[comprehensive] superior skills

"Do you have kids, and if your kids could have lived in this world any other way, would you want someone with a knife to their head?"

On the tree-lined road leading to the prison, Rick, who was driving the lead car, looked in the rearview mirror at the woman with dreadlocks who had been in a state of confusion since leaving Woodbury, "What are you thinking?"

"Nothing, just a few insignificant things."

Although she has the experience of fighting side by side, Michonne has long been used to bearing everything alone, and she has not yet decided whether she should join this seemingly peaceful survival team.

Rick was unwilling to give up the opportunity to win over new comrades-in-arms, and said in a slightly relaxed tone: "Are you worried about Andrea? I know you have lived together for a long time, and it would be uncomfortable to separate suddenly. But the town and the prison The distance is so close that she will never have more trouble wanting to see you than going to the supermarket."

Michonne still frowned, "Do you believe the Governor will allow her to travel as she pleases?"

"Why not?"

Rick pursed his lips, "If it was 24 hours ago, I would not have believed that the governor would be a kind and enlightened person. But now, neither the prison nor Andrea has any meaning to him. "

Michonne thought of the little girl whose nails were sharper than a knife, and had to agree with Rick's thoughts in her heart, "So should we thank him for his mercy?"

"No, we should thank Penny for showing up in time."

Rick, who just lost his wife, understands the importance of a child to his loved ones better than anyone, especially a child who is so different.

Although she will make the town that can crush its own team with super firepower even more powerful, it barely maintains a ray of peace.

At least until the Governor figured out how to use his daughter's talents to run the town well, the jail would be safe.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but miss those comrades who were forced to carry out the destruction plan. If he had been able to firmly believe that the sick relatives would recover one day like the Governor and Hershel, he wondered if the ending would be different. .

As the car approached the gate of the prison, Rick stepped on the brakes without warning.

"what happened?"

Darryl, who was riding next to him on a motorcycle, knocked on the car window. Before leaving the town, he had a big fight with his brother who disagreed, and his tone was inevitably a little impatient.

"I think we need to come to a consensus."

Rick took a few steps in place, pursed his lips and looked at the teammates who automatically surrounded him, "At least don't tell your friends in prison about Penny until a suitable opportunity arises."

Darryl instantly understood what he was struggling with, "You're worried about Carl..."

Everyone clearly remembers that it was Karl who killed his mother who was about to turn into a dead body during the prison riot.

"And Hershel and Carol..."

Rick looked at Maggie apologetically, and said with difficulty: "Those people in the barn, Sophia, if they can live till now..."

"No if, Rick, you should know how cruel the reality is."

Maggie covered her lips and tried to be objective, "The farm is over, we can only flee all the way."

Glen put his arms around his girlfriend's shoulders, "But now we have a new home, as long as we can keep the prison, who knows if God will give us a miracle?"

"Hey Rick!"

Darryl tapped the hillside with his chin, signaling him to be wary of the zombies staggering along the road.

Rick subconsciously pulled out the dagger pinned to his waist, but was stunned when he saw the walking corpse clearly, just because there was a line of scrawled handwriting on the man who could no longer be called a human.

"My name is Jason."

Rick raised and lowered his knife, "Hello, Jason..."

Darryl patted him on the shoulder, stepped forward to tie the walking corpse's arm, dragged it to the side of the road, and tied it to a big tree.

The silent team members watched this scene quietly, and waited for the emotionally agitated Rick to calm down before continuing the interrupted journey under Glenn's silent hint.

Karl, who was guarding the watchtower, was the first to discover the returning convoy. He hurried to the gate, hoping to give his father a warm hug when he returned from the danger.

Carol, who came later, counted the number of people carefully, and only smiled and stretched out her arms when she saw the wounded hero, "It seems that you have met a lot of barbarians!"

Glenn, with a bruised nose and a swollen face, really didn't know how to explain this dramatic change, so he could only spread his hands in embarrassment: "The people in the town are really not friendly to outsiders, thanks to Rick for convincing them!"

"that's it?"

Carol didn't quite believe it, "You didn't even use a single bullet?"

The six people who agreed to keep the secret looked at each other, "Yes, you can check the equipment if you don't believe me."

Carol raised her brows, "Although it's unbelievable, at least the other party knows how to bandage Glenn's wound, doesn't he?"

"Look there!"

Carl's exclamation diverted Carol's attention, "What is that?"

She reached out and untied the binoculars hanging from Carl's collar, "Hydrogen balloon? It's really good equipment for traveling! Oh, there are banners hanging under the basket!"

Glenn raised his hand to block the direct sunlight, "That direction seems to be Woodbury..."

Carol's words proved his inference from the side, "Welcome to the town, Home of Survivors."

"Is the governor crazy?"

Darryl was very worried about Moore who stayed inside the high wall, "Does he know how many robbers he will attract by being so ostentatious?!"

Those who rob for a living will try their best to storm the town and destroy everything they can see.

"It will also attract more living people who yearn for a peaceful life!"

Rick's expression was more serious, "I think this is also the signal sent by the governor, surrender or destroy."

He believed that Petunia must have given the governor more confidence, so the other party would use this method to speed up the pace of expansion.

Karl, who was in charge of the prison, didn't know what kind of person the town's leader was, so he joked, "I think it's more appropriate to call him the chief!"

Rick grabbed his son's shoulders and looked him straight in the eyes, "Promise me, Carl, never underestimate your opponent!"

Then, Rick looked up at Hershel who came out on crutches with the support of Beth, and said in a deep voice, "Notify everyone to go to the lounge. I think this matter needs to be decided by all of us."

At the same time, in Woodbury, not far from the prison, the governor who finally got rid of the nightmare was also issuing the latest order.

"Destroy the walking corpse?"

Milton looked at his immediate boss in surprise, "You mean to clean up all the zombies in the cage?"

The gentle doctor wearing glasses has been studying the activity patterns of the walking dead in the secret laboratory of the town, hoping to find the source of the disaster.

"Yes, I don't need them anymore."

The governor smiled and glanced at the little girl sitting obediently on the chair, "How to make the town safer is what we need to care about. As for the research on the origin of zombies and the preparation of antidotes, I will leave it to the government to worry about it. If the bombastic politicians survive."

Milton, who hadn't heard any news beforehand, couldn't help but feel a little at a loss, "But, what else can I do if I don't study zombies?"

The governor looked around, "Penny found a lot of animals, we can turn this area into a small ranch. When the ranch develops, the soldiers don't have to risk their lives to hunt outside. Compared with the research results like castles in the air, Don’t you think it’s more meaningful to see a hopeful future?”

Milton nodded obediently, "Speaking of which, I haven't congratulated you on the reunion of your father and daughter yet..."

"Fortunately, it's not too late."

The governor reached out and hooked his tie, "There is a celebratory dinner tonight, remember to dress up beautifully!"

The father and daughter who said goodbye to the doctor had just left the dark laboratory when they met the lingering blonde at the gate of the administrative building.

"Hi, Philip."

Andrea bit her lip, "I want to talk to you, alone."

Although she had seen the family portrait in the office a long time ago, she still felt uncomfortable facing the little girl who suddenly appeared.

"Oh fine."

After belatedly understanding the subtext of the blonde girl, Song Ci, who thought he was quite witty, imitated alternate walking postures with two fingers down, "I'm going to the playroom to tidy up the animal toys."

This is a code word agreed between her and the governor, as long as there are outsiders present, she cannot tell the truth.

The governor kept a close eye on his daughter and repeatedly confirmed that she would never be harmed before letting her go, "Don't play for too long."

Song Ci nodded, turned around and went back to the room the governor had arranged for his daughter a long time ago, and jumped out of the window after locking the door.

On the way to and from the ice field, she also relied on the condescending convenience to look for traces of the regular army. Unfortunately, there were only some weapons and equipment abandoned in the sea of ​​corpses along the way that showed that some strongholds had been garrisoned.

Song Ci didn't know whether the remaining soldiers hid in underground bunkers or kept their strength in other secret bases. At least according to the blonde girl's description, the whole country was in a state of anarchy a long time ago.

The current surviving team is more like a tribe in the wild period, relying on hunting men and farming women to maintain the basic conditions of survival.

Perhaps it is much more difficult than that era, because zombies are gender-neutral when biting people, and they will not be afraid of bonfires that can drive away wild animals.

The nearest city of Atlanta has been reduced to a paradise for zombies, and the nearby towns have no surplus food to share. The mountains and dense forests surrounding the ring railway and the interstate highway have become one of the important sources of food for the survivors.

Song Ci didn't intend to compete with ordinary people for survival resources. She just wandered around in the woods, watched the fields planted by her neighbors, and then rushed towards the deepest part of the mountains.

According to her current teleportation ability, it would only take a few minutes to cross the entire mountain range.

In the depths of the stream formed by the waterfall, a group of white-tailed deer are gnawing on the fresh and juicy grass in the valley beside the bank, and several lactating cubs are surrounding the mother animal and acting like a baby.

Before coming to the waterfall following the sound of the water, Song Ci had already found many birds suitable for short-term captivity, and now he suddenly felt that it would be good to bring a few pairs of live deer back.

When she was considering whether to take the cub or the big deer, she swooped down a half-sized black bear from the steep hillside, rolled and crawled into the stream.

The frightened deer immediately fled in all directions in a panic, trying to avoid the terrifying beast.

Just as Song Ci was about to grab the buck's antlers, a swarm of wild bees followed, stung the black bear lying in the water and screaming in pain.

Looking at the black bear hugging its head tightly, Song Ci somehow thought of Xiong Da in the Unnamed Canyon. Feeling a little sad, he couldn't help but took out his clarinet to help him.

With the comfort of the flute, the frenzied bee swarm immediately calmed down, instead of chasing after the fool who ate honey, they formed a formation and danced around the little girl.

Song Ci didn't stop, he still stood by the stream and played softly, until the deer herd that had just run away and the pigs, sheep, and hares living nearby all surrounded them before picking out the most suitable couples for breeding.

The rest of the small animals didn't know that they had just escaped a catastrophe, so they reluctantly left the valley.

However, the black bear who had just been rescued did not go far, and followed a few steps away, but it was not known whether it was to repay the savior or to be reluctant to part with the bee colony that could produce sweet honey.

Song Ci pretended not to know, and followed the bee colony back to the tree hole where they lived to take away the beehive, and collected some fruit-bearing tree species and sugar maple in the forest to complete the task.

The fawns and goats were afraid of the beehives and dared not approach them, so Song Ci didn't force them. He only let them carry light branches and leaves, while the wild boars carried the heavy wild fruits.

After assigning work to the transportation team, the sky also darkened, and the howling of wolves could be heard faintly in the distance.

Released a picked-up school bus, Song Ci patiently guided the fawn, which was shivering from the sound of natural enemies, to step on the escape door set in the rear compartment.

"One pair, two pairs, three pairs..."

At the end of the count, there happened to be a stupid guy pretending to be naive and cute, grabbing the car door and refusing to let go.

The little girl with green eyes on purpose bared her sharp fangs, "Don't go and drink your blood!"

The black bear shrank its shoulders humanely and let out a grievous cry, as if asking why they could all get in the car but me.

"Idiot, use your brain!"

He patted the black bear's forehead lightly, and Song Ci raised his head and taught: "Raising animals is for survival. What's the use of raising you? Can you fight zombies or block bullets? Your appetite alone is more than all of them combined. More!"

As if to prove that he is not a useless person, the black bear raised its palms and raised its head, howling, and opened its mouth to show off when the sound was overwhelmed by the wolves.

"Are you really afraid of you? If the wolves know that the opponent who challenged is just a half-grown cub, they might even think about eating you."

Seeing that he couldn't understand, Song Ci could only push the heavy bearskin to squeeze into the carriage, "Ugly words come first, if you can't adapt to life in a small town, don't expect me to take you home!"

The black bear, who had succeeded in his trick, occupied the entire row of seats as soon as he climbed in, and beat the windows repeatedly to urge him to go on the road.

Fearing that the turbulence would ruin the crowd, she didn't dare to rush like she did when she came here, so she still flew all the way back to the town with the help of the airship.

It was still at the intersection back then, the little girl driving the school bus ran over countless walking corpses and slowly came to the outside of the high wall, turning on the lights as a signal.

"Wow, look who this is, our little princess!"

Moore, who was still out of shape, greeted with his remaining left hand, "If I had a child as cute as you, I would never let her go out on an adventure alone!"

As soon as the school bus came in, Moore couldn't wait to lie on the car glass and look in, "I heard from Milton that a ranch is going to be built in the town?"

When the black bear sitting by the window saw the stranger, it opened its sharp teeth and roared in a demonstrative manner.

"Oh, God!"

Moore was taken aback by the deafening beast roar, and took a few steps back before questioning, "What is this, and why is it different from what I imagined?"

Song Ci came to the escape door with the honeycomb in his hands, and just opened a gap, the wild bees lying quietly on the roof of the car flew out in groups, and then there were animal tour groups of different sizes.

They seemed to have had enough of the gasoline smell in the carriage, and as soon as they landed, they rushed to the green space not far away, wantonly eating/carefully sown flowers and plants.

Seeing that a pair of boars were about to rush into the corn seedlings, Moore finally came to his senses and immediately gave an order, "Stop them!"

Song Ci threw the key in his hand to another little soldier who hadn't yet grown up, "I think you should know where the warehouse is? There are still some fruit seedlings and maple syrup in the carriage."

As soon as the boy was about to respond, Moore snatched it away, "Hey, don't forget, I am the boss here!"

Seeing that the opponent did not dare to fight, Moore put the key back into the little soldier's hand with a sinister smile, "Now it's yours!"

With the help of guards, the fleeing animals were quickly restrained.

Milton, who came here after hearing the news, did not expect that there were so many wild animals that needed to be domesticated. He quickly ordered the team to tie the docile herbivores to the guardrails on both sides of the road, and lock the ferocious wild boars alone in the vacant warehouse.

The most difficult thing to deal with was the black bear, because it refused to leave the tree branch where the beehive was hanging. Milton had to find an oversized wooden box to protect it from wind and rain, so as to prevent the black bear from violently hurting people.

From the moment the roar of the beast first appeared, more and more residents were led onto the street by the fleeing and screaming animals, and now they are all looking at the giant beast still spinning around in the wooden box with curious and frightened eyes.

It was also at this time that Song Ci discovered that there were several children of her age in the town, plus a pregnant woman who was about to give birth.

The governor, who arrived belatedly, walked into the small circle formed automatically by the people, followed by Andrea in a gorgeous dress.

"I think it's time to announce the good news to you!"

The governor kissed his daughter's tender little hand, and then raised his head and cheered: "This is my daughter Penny! It is she who has found a new source of food for all of us! In half a year at most, we will have the largest private ranch in the entire city !At that time, whether it is the elderly or children, or newborn babies, as long as they guard Woodbury, no one will have to take risks in order to find food!"

In the crowd, a timid little girl suddenly shouted: "Penny, thank you! If only I could be as brave as you..."

Song Ci smiled shyly, "There is only one Petunia in the world, and there is only one you!"

The children's innocent words made the survivors in the town smile with joy, and some even hugged and kissed uncontrollably.

"Oh, they may have lost their minds!"

The governor blocked his daughter's eyes, and joked with a smile: "Although the cinema is no longer open, we should still follow the grading system to restrain minors!"

"I agree with your opinion."

Andrea hesitated: "I'm just curious, where did Penny find those animals? You must know that I have been to many places when I was wandering with Michonne, and even the squirrels in the woods are so fast. It was eaten up."

The most important thing is how a child can live in harmony with a group of animals. When the residents of the small town calm down, maybe they will also realize the unusual and special features

The governor was silent for a while, and then replied in an indescribably strange tone: "Andrea, we must admit that there are many things in this world that are used to break rules and challenge beliefs. ..."

The author has something to say:

Song Ci: Woodbury's tribal totem should have fangs, why did a big stupid bear come out~~

In addition, the zombie Jason who played in friendship is the leading actor in a certain series of horror movies. I don’t know if there are any friends who can guess who it is~~

Flying fairy outside the sky, okay~~