Chapter 1041
1041. The Conservative Man
However, it is not so easy to live a stable life. First of all, there is the problem of food. Although the plantation was recovered and some residual grain was brought back, it did not solve the fundamental problem of feeding the tens of thousands of residents in New Atlanta. Not only that, as the range of activities of the troops in New Atlanta increased, some survivors began to come to join them.
Tang Yu overcame Cabrera's objections and took in these survivors after careful screening. Those who were eliminated either had an infectious disease or had a problematic origin. These people were all dealt with secretly. In this regard, Tang Yu didn't need the kindness of a woman, because at least for now, the fact that Skynet's forces have not discovered New Atlanta is also a major strategic advantage for them. But with the addition of survivors, the pressure on food is increasing.
The search for food, at least rations until the first Hope Threes matured, was imminent. For Tang Yu, he also hopes to capture Southampton before July 10, 2046.
New Atlanta should not actually be regarded as the core area of Skynet, and there are very few large-scale human settlements around it. Tang Yu still doesn't know how this time-space disorder has changed the world, but the remote New Atlanta is a contradictory place that is both suitable and inappropriate.
To put it bluntly, there are not many activities of Skynet here, and the overall pressure is not too great, and the conflicts are not so complicated. To put it bluntly, Cabrera and Wang Jian want to enjoy life in the last days It's just scum. But at worst, the foundation of this place is too weak, and the help it can bring to Tang Yu is not too great.
Taking advantage of the reduction in combat missions, Tang Yu was going to go directly to Mr. McDonnell, because he found that Mr. McDonnell didn't seem to have the intention to talk to him about the World War II supplies at Southampton Port. He came to Mr. McDonnell's office and saw that he was lying on the table with several civil servants and calculating something.
Seeing Tang Yu coming, Mr. Mai Dao raised his head, took off the glasses he would wear when dealing with documents, and said with a smile, "Hehe, why do you have time to come and see me, an old man today? Tang Yu."
Tang Yu smiled and said, "First of all, you are not an old man, and you are very healthy. In addition, the Terminator around you has been eliminated recently, so I naturally have time to think about the future. What are you doing?"
McDougall pointed to the documents on the table and said: "You know, Cabrera has always been in charge of New Atlanta's internal affairs, but recently it seems that he is deliberately giving us a bad look, which means he is passive and sabotage. No, I'm thinking What is the solution?"
Tang Yu frowned and said, "In the face of his provocation, did you accept it so honestly? In addition, didn't I bring the control terminal back from the sentry tower? After recoding, it is used for material management and personnel dispatching It's not difficult, is it?"
"well,
After what happened with Skynet, who would dare to trust computers..."
"Computers, after all, are tools, and Skynet's rebellion has nothing to do with this tool, because it is artificial intelligence, not a simple computer."
"Hehe..." Mr. McDonnell smiled, noncommittal, and asked, "Then what do you want me to do?"
"About solving the current food crisis."
"Haven't you already solved this problem? I hope No. 3 will mature in three months. Before that, we can just tighten our belts."
Tang Yu frowned suddenly, he shook his head and said, "I hope No. 3 is a long-term plan, but I didn't bring many seeds, and the output of the first phase is not very sufficient, and now our food has begun to be tight , even if you try to save as much as possible, you still have at most one month’s worth of food, so how could it be solved with a single 'tighten your belt'!"
"And what's your opinion?"
"The answer is in your hands!"
Mr. Mai Dao waved his hand to signal all the other people in the office to leave. He looked at Tang Yu, smiled kindly and said, "Hehe, I knew that you are a member of the Guardian Group, and the encryption lock of that computer is naturally difficult to access." I can’t stand you. Then you plan to go to Southampton to dig out this batch of supplies?”
Tang Yu nodded and said, "That's for sure. As long as we get this batch of supplies, we will stand here, advance, attack, retreat, and defend. After Hope No. 3 is produced for three to four seasons, we will never worry about food." In this way, we have the strength to launch a counterattack against Skynet!"
"But do you know what's going on in Southampton? There's a whole division of the Gray Army! According to the least estimate, there are more than 15,000 people, and they are the Gray Army, not those who behave rigidly and will be teased by flexible tactics. The Terminator robot! And this batch of supplies is already a hundred years ago, are you sure you can still eat it? For such an illusory goal, you want me to take the whole of New Atlanta to shake the tree? I do No." Mr. McDonnell also became serious.
"We can't sit still. The reason why the grays in Southampton are not moving is because they want to use the shipbuilding equipment there to transform and produce more terminators! If they wait until they are ready, it will be too late !" Tang Yu said loudly.
"But they don't know we're here at the moment, do they?"
"They don't know our exact location, but they know that there is a human settlement in this area! They will find it sooner or later!"
"But that's not the reason for us to take risks! We don't have any chance of defeating an entire division of the gray army! We are just a group of civilians! Counting Wang Jian and Zheng Hong's former soldiers, there are no more than a hundred of them! "Mr. Mai Dao patted the table and said loudly, and then he realized his gaffe, nodded at Tang Yu and said, "Sorry..."
"Anyway, never talk about attacking Southampton again. I'm planning a food ration plan, trust us..."
Before Mr. McDonnell finished speaking, he suddenly heard a burst of gunfire from outside! Tang Yu and Mr. Mai Dao were shocked and looked at each other. Tang Yu was faster, kicked the broken glass, jumped out of the window, and ran towards the direction of the gunfire!
Tang Yu quickly ran over looking for the gunshots. The gunshots never stopped. He saw a burly man in tattered clothes who was shooting wildly at the crowd with an AK-47 in one hand. People screamed Running around, several soldiers and more than a dozen civilians were already lying in a pool of blood on the ground!
There are also some people who are improvised, firing at the big man with the AK-47 and M-4 in their hands, but the big man is not moving at all, and the metal skeleton is exposed under the skin torn by the bullets! Terminator! t-800! !
At this time, Wang Jian's team, which possessed weapons that could fight against the Terminator, disappeared. Zheng Hong's team was not in charge of internal defense. The gate of New Atlanta is still being repaired, and the machine gun turret planned to be installed on the gate is out of the question!
This t-800 finished firing the bullets of the two guns in its hand, swung the gun and threw it at the person who was resisting, and immediately knocked a person to the ground. It walked over and raised Qianjun's soles towards the person's body Stepped on the chest!
At this moment, with a sudden bang, a black shadow knocked the Terminator to the ground. It turned out to be a metal trash can! Tang Yu walked over with a sharp knife II electromagnetic assault rifle, and before the Terminator got up, he shot more than fifty bullets from a whole magazine on the t-800!
At this moment, the soldiers belonging to Wang Jian who were in charge of defending the settlements arrived late.
"What happened? Tang Yu? It's you again!" Wang Jian walked over with an x-96 blaster, looked at Tang Yu, and his face darkened.
"I want to ask you the same thing! What happened!" Tang Yu asked sharply.