February 14, Valentine's Day in the old days.

Leon returned to the base of the Umbrella Company, and Camp Woodbury had completely fallen due to the impact of the loud explosion, surrounded by tens of thousands of zombies around the town.

Dozens of survivors there, along with members of Glenn's team, were placed in a prison stronghold in Tennessee.

The red-haired girl Kevela was also temporarily left there by him as a stronghold.

With the absence of such a caring and capable deputy, Leon suddenly felt less fun around him.

On the base side, after 10 days and hundreds of people, the five floors of the Kohls Department Store Center have been emptied, and the 6,000-square-meter giant warehouse on the first floor of the underground parking lot is almost filled with all kinds of materials.

Amy has officially proposed to Lyon the construction of a warehouse on the ground.

With the gradual implementation of large greenhouses and small chicken farms, the employees of the entire umbrella base have fallen into a state of busyness.

While Leon was still in his office dealing with the accumulated government affairs during this time, Amy once again brought Mitis, a policewoman who had come to visit some time ago, to visit him.

After a brief greeting, the beautiful policewoman handed over a printed document and said:

"Mr. Custer, after our internal discussions, we unanimously want to join your team, join the umbrella company, and become a member of your team."

"Here is a list and CV of all our personnel, as well as a list of all the supplies we currently have."

"All the survivors at Graddy Memorial Hospital are waiting for your call, and I hope you will choose a time for us all to come here for a formal interview and recruitment."

Leon smiled and nodded, he took the document from the policewoman Mitis and flipped through it casually.

Currently, there are 31 survivors at Graddy Memorial Hospital, including 12 Atlanta police officers and 19 survivors, including a doctor and a nurse.

The so-called supplies are also just a little bit of medicine, weapons and food.

The volume of more than 30 people is really not a big deal for the umbrella company with a total number of nearly 800 people.

Leon smiled and said:

"Very well, Ms. Mitis, I see your sincerity."

"It's set for tomorrow, you all come here, and I'll arrange for the head of the human resources department, Ms. Andrea, to take care of this matter, and arrange a suitable job for you according to your past occupation and skills."

After dealing with this trivial matter, watching the policewoman Mitis leave, little Amy handed over another document and said softly:

"Boss, our grain planting base in Oak Village has begun to officially operate, and after the Glenn team left, Mr. Herschel and his family have all moved to Oak Village."

"T-boy and his team, escorting 50 logistics staff who are willing to work on planting tasks, have also arrived at Oak Village, where they will be waiting for a long time as the staff of the Oak Village stronghold."

Amy's words paused, and then she continued:

Mr. Herschel said he would help the workers work together to clear the wasteland and prepare for the spring ploughing mission.

"Hopefully, we can deliver the tools, materials and supplies needed for land clearing and spring plowing to the Oak Village stronghold as soon as possible."

"If we miss the spring plowing time, it will seriously affect the grain output in the second half of the year."

Leon took the document from Amy's hand and read it carefully, which detailed the various agricultural machinery, farm tools, fertilizers, grain seeds and other hundreds of different material needs needed for the Oak Village stronghold.

Fortunately, as former farmers, Mr. Herschel's family supported a significant portion of the items on the list, allowing them to carry out the preliminary work.

However, it is simply impossible to support the development and utilization of tens of thousands of acres of planting land just by relying on the equipment owned by their family.

Leon pinched his eyebrows in distress and said to Amy:

"Tell Mr. Hershel that I will fulfill all of his requests, but I hope he will send Miss Maggie over, and she should have a better idea of where the items on the list are."

"I will organize a special search team to fill in all the items on the list with her."

"We will definitely finish this work before the spring planting."

Either way, spring plowing is a big deal, it has a fairly high priority, and everything else can be postponed.

Little Amy nodded, indicating that she would arrange it soon.

Seeing that Leon was a little distressed, the intimate little secretary brought hot coffee and desserts to the boss, gently helped him massage his back, served him a meal, and finally helped the boss clean up the accumulated fire in his body in the small room.

When he returned to his office refreshed, he saw Professor Jacob holding a laptop and sitting on the sofa with a solemn face waiting for him.

Leon was a little curious, this senior professor who is very influential in nuclear energy actually had something to ask him, it stands to reason that with the current level of the umbrella company, it is basically difficult to get in touch with such a high-end thing.

He still has a good impression of the old professor, and I heard Peggy say that in the shelter of the Polytechnic University, the old professor has always been a positive faction, constantly encouraging and protecting the young people around him, and finally even willing to give his life for the young people to perform the most dangerous tasks by himself, and he is a respectable old man.

He ordered little Amy, who was still a little flushed on her face, to bring them hot coffee.

"Is there anything looking for me? Professor Jacob. ”

The old professor had a solemn expression on his face, and there was no superfluous greeting, but he said directly:

"Leon, remember what you talked to me about the nuclear power plant?"

Leon nodded, he had thought about this matter, but more than half a year had passed, and there was no reaction from all over the world, and he gradually forgot about it.

Professor Jacob pushed the glasses on the bridge of his nose and said:

"In recent months, I've been researching the issue of nuclear power plants, and I've been looking through a lot of information."

"At present, there are 445 nuclear power plants in the world, and we have 107 in America alone, which is about a quarter of the number of nuclear power plants in the world."

"Now the whole world is under the fall of the zombie virus, and all the large facilities are not functioning properly."

"According to the design drawings of most nuclear power plants, without the maintenance of employees, they will have an accident within six months to a year, and there is a risk of leakage or even explosion."

"And if all of these nuclear power plants leak or explode, the damage and nuclear contamination they cause will wipe out all life on the planet in a short period of time."

The old man opened the laptop in his hand, pointed the screen at Leon, and said:

"I've marked the location of all the nuclear power plants in America."

"As the strongest force in the human race that I know of at the moment, I want you to send someone to the nuclear power plant to take a look and see what is going on?"

Leon looked at the map on the screen with a solemn face, and he found that most of these nuclear power plants were built around the Mississippi River, the largest inland river in the United States, and there were also a considerable number of them near some major large cities and coastal areas.

And there are more than three nuclear power plants in Georgia, where their umbrella base is located.

Looking at these marked places, thinking of the power of the nuclear bomb, the strongest weapon of mankind, Leon felt that his throat was a little itchy.

With a somewhat ugly face, he asked Professor Jacob:

"Professor, isn't the location of our umbrella base quite dangerous?"

Professor Jacob sighed softly as he pointed to the map of three nuclear power plants near Atlanta, Georgia, and said:

"According to my speculation, if these three nuclear power plants leak or explode, the nuclear contamination they cause will directly affect the ecological environment around Georgia or Atlanta."

"It's almost impossible for humans to survive on the surface."

"So, if possible, we need to go to these three nuclear power plants as soon as possible and see what's going on inside."

"If the nuclear power plant is still functioning and you can escort me into the inside of the nuclear power plant, we should be able to find a way to shut down these facilities."

After listening to Professor Jacob's words, Leon only thought for a few seconds before immediately agreeing:

"No problem, Professor."

"Without further ado, I'll send someone to the nearest nuclear power plant tonight."

"If I get the information there, I will organize people as quickly as possible to escort you to shut down those nuclear power plants."

This matter is related to the safety of the entire umbrella base, and if it is not dealt with as soon as possible, Leon will definitely have trouble sleeping.

Professor Jacob looked into Leon's eyes, nodded with a little relief, and said with emotion:

"Leon, you are really a person who takes care of the overall situation, I also have to go back and prepare early, and once you are ready, I will go to those nuclear power plants with you."

Leon stood up and took Professor Jacob's palm, and said sincerely:

"Thank you, Professor Jacob."

After Professor Jacob left, Leon did not hesitate and immediately called for Sister Peggy and Daryl.

They immediately organized a group of men to go with him to the nearest nuclear power plant, the Senas Nuclear Power Plant in Roberta County, 80 kilometers away.

To Leon's regret, Kevira, the only one who could fly a helicopter, was left in the prison stronghold by him, otherwise, they would have saved a lot of time by flying the helicopter directly to investigate.

Due to the urgency of the situation, no one dragged the mud and water, and in just three hours, Lyon organized a team of 30 people to Roberta County, 80 kilometers away from the base.

This is a small European and American town similar to King's County, where Rick is located, with a permanent population of about 20,000. The scenery is beautiful, the vegetation is luxuriant, and the land is vast and sparsely populated.

Without time to enjoy the scenery, Leon led his team straight to the Senas nuclear power plant, 10 kilometers from the town.

But before they could get there, Peggy's footage through the reconnaissance drone surprised Leon.

Through the camera of the high-altitude drone, Leon saw that this small nuclear power plant built on the edge of a small lake was surrounded by tens of thousands of zombies.

According to common sense, a place like a nuclear power plant, where there is neither noise pollution nor the presence of living people, is unlikely to attract so many zombies.

What is it that makes these stupid monsters all concentrated here?

Thinking that this was a nuclear power plant, a strange thought arose in Leon's heart.

He looked at the Peggy siblings who were still operating the drone next to him, took out the walkie-talkie, and said to Daryl:

"Daryl, you and the others are here waiting for my orders."

"Peggy and I will scout around and make a decision later."

Daryl's voice hesitated for a few seconds before it came.

"Please be safe, boss."

With the help of reconnaissance drones, the three Leons spent more than ten minutes on a hidden high ground about 1 kilometer away from the nuclear power plant.

At this distance, even with the naked eye, tens of thousands of zombies can be clearly seen around the perimeter and interior of the nuclear power plant.

They were crowded together, and the black pressure formed a large dark cloud, and this scene alone could scare off all the survivors, and no one dared to provoke them.

Leon comes to Peggy's side, and through the camera and monitor, the girl is watching the zombies up close through the reconnaissance drone.

Soon, through the screen in the display, the three of them discovered the difference between these zombies.

Peggy's eyes widened, she pointed to the computer screen, and exclaimed in a low voice:

"Boss, these zombies don't seem to be the same as what we've seen before."

"They don't have many signs of decay, as if they just turned into zombies."

Leon was also very surprised in his heart, and he put his hand on Peggy's shoulder, signaled her not to be too surprised, and said:

"You let the drone get closer, fly a few more places, and see if all the zombies look like this."

The girl nodded, her right and left prosthetics working together, and she quickly typed the code on the keyboard.

Under her control, the reconnaissance drone was lowered to a height of only a few tens of meters from the zombies, slowly passing over the corpses.

In the footage captured by the camera, Leon and others were surprised to find that the zombies above the nuclear power plant were indeed different from those in other places.

At the outskirts of this corpse group, there are still many zombies who are decomposed, with broken hands and feet.

But the closer you get to the center of the nuclear power plant, the fresher the flesh and blood of the zombies in those places becomes, as if they have just changed from living to zombies.

And Leon can see through the casual movements between these zombies that the speed of these zombies is definitely much faster than the zombies in the outside world.

Whether it is the speed of movement, the speed of arm swinging, or even the speed at which they roar and bite, they are several times faster than ordinary zombies, and have almost reached the level of normal humans.

Leon was secretly frightened, if the power of the zombie virus was not weakened, with the strength and speed of these zombies, their combat power would probably be many times stronger than ordinary zombies.

If they were still able to run, then for ordinary survivors, without the help of guns, even one-on-one, they would no longer be the opponents of these zombies.

Leon frowned, the arm on Peggy's shoulder tightened slightly unconsciously, and said:

"Peggy, send out an assault armed drone to test the combat power of these zombies."

(End of chapter)