Doomsday America.

Chapter 307 Who Learned What?

"cope?"

Upon hearing Gavin's words, Edward pondered for a moment, then hesitated before speaking to Gavin.

"Boss, the environment on our farm is not suitable for dealing with the kind of biker gang that Rudy is talking about, which can come and go like the wind."

"Considering their numbers, even with light machine guns in the watchtowers providing some suppression, our outposts alone pose a significant risk." "We can't drastically increase the number of outposts, nor can we deploy skilled personnel to monitor all possible directions from which they might approach." "Even setting up roadblocks wouldn't be effective, because our farm is surrounded by such open terrain that any vehicle could easily drive in, let alone a road!" "Therefore, for now, our only option is to try and close the Richard Bridge. But closing the bridge would hinder our movement in and out, and our exploration of the area north of Lake Richard." "In short, boss, if our goal is simply to eliminate them upon encountering them, we have a hundred ways to do it."

"But early warning, especially extending the warning distance to a radius of three to five kilometers in cultivated areas, is really too difficult for us right now!" Edward shook his head as he said this.

Given the environment of Gavin Farm, unless the farm can muster hundreds or even thousands of people to work together to build a large, multi-layered defensive fortification, stacking barbed wire on all sides, there's simply no way they could stop a motorcycle gang in such an open environment!

Of course, that's a bit of an exaggeration, since the environment at Gavin Farm isn't that bad.

The main advantage of Gavin Farm lies in Gavin's estate, a nuclear-proof facility that provides extensive protection for the residents. In addition, the farm's abundant land and water resources make it ideal for farming, which is Gavin Farm's true strength.

However, this advantage is also a disadvantage. The terrain is too wide, making it impossible to deal with sudden attacks such as those by biker gangs.

So, she listened to Edward's words.

Gavin nodded thoughtfully and then spoke.

"Indeed, Edward is right."

"Let's put ourselves in Rudy's shoes. Imagine a biker gang roaring onto the farm and crashing into it." "Even if they couldn't launch an effective attack on our estate, their swift and unpredictable nature would make it difficult for the sentries to stop them from destroying our facilities after they've been informed." "Whether they throw Molotov cocktails at our land or bypass the sentries and set our forests and grasslands ablaze."

"This kind of behavior can easily cause us enormous harm..."

At this point, Gavin carefully rubbed his hair.

This is indeed a problem that needs to be considered.

Before Rudy arrived, especially before Rudy was attacked by the biker gang.

Gavin hadn't really given much thought to the possibility of the camp being attacked.

In the past, his only concern was the casualties among the camp's personnel; he never worried about that. As long as his men guarded the manor, this pre-apocalyptic nuclear-proof manor would naturally protect their lives. But what about the land?

If the attackers were to light just a few fires on the perimeter, the fire could easily spread around the camp, destroying all of Gavin and his men's efforts over the past few months! Seriously, nothing is easier than setting fire to a meadow or a forest.

A cigarette butt fluttering in the wind, a Molotov cocktail, a little alcohol, a little gasoline—that's all it takes to do those things.

and so……

Gavin then banged heavily on the table.

"We need to prepare early, guys. Over the next few days, I expect you all to have enough manpower to dig a certain number of firebreaks across our grasslands." "By digging these firebreaks to divide the grasslands, even if attackers come and set fires nearby, the fires won't spread completely." "That's right, boss!"

Not far away, Martin smiled and raised his hands, clapping them in the air.

"That's exactly what I was thinking. Nothing is better for preventing grassland fires than firebreaks, and they're very easy to make—just use a bulldozer to remove a certain width of turf in the middle of the grassland." "Anything else, sir!"

As soon as Martin finished speaking, Thomas stood up and spoke to Gavin.

"We still have some liquid nitrogen left over, and it's currently stored in a warehouse near the farm town." "After all, that stuff is a bit dangerous, and keeping it near the manor would be a safety hazard, so I had it moved away." "But now, I think we should prepare some liquid nitrogen, bring it back, and place it on our ceiling, where we can build a makeshift storage center for it." "That way, if the sentries discover a fire, the helicopter can quickly take off with the liquid nitrogen to carry out firefighting operations!" After saying this, Thomas stood behind Gavin, awaiting Gavin's evaluation.

Before Gavin could speak, William suddenly clapped his hands from a short distance away and whispered to Gavin.

"Boss, we can also prepare some wind-powered fire extinguishers. Those things are very suitable for dealing with grassland fires and are extremely efficient."

"If I remember correctly, many farms in Texas keep wind-powered fire extinguishers. Our camp should have some too, right? I think I saw one in the supplies inventory!" "Yes, we do, boss!"

On the second-floor corridor, Bella, who was passing by, heard William's words and immediately stopped carrying dishes. She came to the edge of the corridor and looked towards the hall. Although she didn't know why everyone was talking about wind-powered fire extinguishers, Bella and Doris were the first to summarize the camp's supplies, and Bella was also the first to handle the camp's supplies. She remembered roughly what the camp had!

As Bella expressed her opinion, Steve nodded and echoed her words.

"Wind-powered fire extinguishers? I know those, boss. Our cowboys even did some training on how to use them for firefighting and joint defense." "I remember we have over a dozen single-person wind-powered fire extinguishers in our basement, and we also have them in the basement of the old manor and several warehouses in Farm Town and other places." "Even before the apocalypse, fire prevention was our top priority, so I remember quite a few contingency plans for fires, including even..." At this point, Steve paused mysteriously for a moment, his gaze involuntarily turning to the window, looking towards Lake Richard, which was now invisible in the distance. As he silently gazed into the distance, he continued speaking.

"This even includes the extreme plan of using Lake Richard to extinguish the fire in an emergency. Boss, after all, the Richard Chandson Hydroelectric Power Station is also part of our farm's assets. Your father has always had an extreme contingency plan to destroy a large area downstream by releasing water and then carry out emergency firefighting work!"

At this point, Steve couldn't help but lick his lips.

Admittedly, releasing the floodwaters is the last resort. After all, Lake Richard is nearly 50 kilometers long, almost 8 kilometers wide, and deep enough for large ships to navigate freely. The lake contains an enormous amount of water. Even though Gavin Estate's location on the north side largely avoids the flood zone, the forests and vast grasslands west of the road in front of the estate would likely be completely washed away, not to mention the risk of fire.

However, Gavin was relieved to hear that his colleagues had many fire prevention plans.

In a few days, if the camp successfully digs out an isolation zone and manages to set up fire extinguishing equipment and liquid nitrogen, then they can at least feel a little more at ease. So, Gavin let out a soft sigh, then nodded and smiled.

"Great, guys, I'm glad to see you using your brains. That makes me feel like I can have a relaxing lunch." Gavin glanced at the time; it was already past 11:20.

So he simply clapped his hands.

"Guys, it's almost 11:30, lunchtime is really just around the corner."

"I hope Doris knows that with the increased number of people, we can prepare enough cutlery for our new recruits."

"Thomas, take the new guys to find their rooms, and while you're at it, organize the remaining rooms in the camp and bring them to me after lunch." "Everyone else, go and rest, or wash your faces or hands, and get ready for lunch and a nap. After the nap, work will resume as normal!" With that, Gavin clapped his hands loudly, dispersing all the guys gathered in the hall.

As the newcomers were led away by Thomas with nervous expressions, the field staff left one after another.

Gavin sat on the sofa and looked at the map in front of him again.

His map is of Texas, and it doesn't include the terrain or routes of Oklahoma.

So, Gavin glanced at Nikita and instinctively patted the soles of her feet, which were clad in white socks.

"Nikki, help me..."

Gavin suddenly stopped talking, and his hand unconsciously stopped on Nikita's foot.

Seeing this, Nikita wiggled her toes, then stretched her curled-up legs under the sofa, kicked off her slippers, and asked.

"Honey, would you like a refill of your milk tea?"

"what?"

Upon hearing this, Gavin couldn't help but pause in surprise.

This performance... isn't quite Nikita's usual level, because Nikita should have been able to tell that what he needed was a map of Oklahoma... However, Gavin didn't want Nikita, who was confirmed to be pregnant, running around everywhere. Although he supported the idea that pregnant women should exercise appropriately, Gavin didn't want to trouble his lover with small tasks like finding things.

He patted Nikita's ankle, then got up and went to the library on his own.

Nikita paused for a moment as she watched Gavin's retreating figure.

Wait, what was I thinking just now?

Gavin's glass was still half full, how could it be a refill? Gavin always likes to finish his drink before getting a refill.

So... he's looking for a map?

That's right, it should be a map!

I made a stupid mistake!

Thinking of this, Nikita rubbed her temples in annoyance.

For some reason, ever since I found out there was a little life growing inside me, I haven't been able to concentrate on many things! It's not that pregnancy makes you stupid for three years, after all, I'm only about a month and a half pregnant, so I won't become stupid that quickly.

She was simply not concentrating enough, and her attention had involuntarily drifted to the little life inside her, and incidentally, to her fantasies and dreams about the future. As for Gavin, he quickly went to the library and pushed open the door.

In the library, Hela naturally raised her head, her gaze passing over the three children and Xiaoying in front of her, and landing on Gavin.

"Boss! You're here!"

Seeing that it was Gavin who had arrived, Hela smiled happily and waved to Gavin from afar.

Gavin glanced at Hela's men, then said to Xiao Cao in surprise.

"Oh my gosh, Xiaoying, you're here too? Are you learning English?"

"That's right, boss!"

Xiao Ying replied to Gavin with a strange expression.

She couldn't help but find it strange; even now, she hadn't gotten used to Gavin's extremely authentic Northeastern Mandarin.

After all, Gavin's Mandarin was far superior to that of foreigners like Da Shan; it was as authentic as someone who grew up eating corn and sauerkraut on the black soil! However, Xiao Cao still tried his best to control his expression and continued to explain to Gavin.

"Boss, Ms. Hela contacted me earlier and said she's going to teach the kids a literature class today, which is basically a language arts class? An American language arts class?" "Anyway, she's going to teach the kids spelling and grammar, so she asked me to come and learn with her too~"

As soon as she finished speaking, Xiaoying lowered her head awkwardly. After all, what she was doing right now was memorizing vocabulary words with a group of kindergarten children... This was indeed a bit unnatural for an adult like her.

And Gavin.

After figuring out why Xiao Cao was there, he nodded slightly and continued to ask.

"That's great. Hela can teach you and the children together. So, how much have you learned? Can you communicate with them now?" "Uh... well... uh..."

Faced with Gavin's question, Xiao Cao lowered his head even more awkwardly and swallowed hard.

Judging from Xiao Cao's expression, Gavin knew that Xiao Cao was a poor student.

Xiao Cao remained awkwardly silent for a long time before finally turning to Gavin with a sullen face and speaking softly with a shifty gaze.

"Boss, well... Hela can indeed communicate in simple Chinese now..."

"Oh? Really? You can already communicate simply... Wait? Who? What do you use to communicate? Holy crap?"

Gavin was a little surprised just a second ago, wondering if Xiao Cao was learning English so fast.

But then, Gavin's expression started to betray him!

Did he hear that right?

What the hell is Xiaoying talking about?

Hearing Gavin utter the shocking "Holy crap!", Xiao Cao's head drooped even lower...

Good heavens, this is so embarrassing.

After studying English with Hela for two whole months, her teacher has mastered a large vocabulary of everyday Chinese, including phrases like "Have you eaten?", "Good morning/afternoon", blessings, and even swear words. Hela can even communicate with her in simple Chinese now!

They're talking quite convincingly!

But to myself... English still seems like a foreign language to me!

I guess I really am not good at continuous learning...

For a moment, Xiao Cao wished she could carve a three-bedroom apartment out of her shoe with her toes, squeeze herself inside, and lock herself away, so she wouldn't have to face this embarrassing situation. And Gavin…

He remained silent for a long time, then burst out laughing, and then said with a speechless smile.

"Haha, okay, people really do laugh when they're speechless, hahaha!"

"You did a really good job, you fucking did. Maybe you're more suited to be a teacher than Hela, at least a Chinese teacher."

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Amidst laughter, Gavin walked past Hela and the others' desks, went to the map section, found a map of Oklahoma and a map of the southern United States, and left the library. Only Hela's giggling laughter continued to echo in the library.