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    Meanwhile, in Dicang village, in what was once used to be a temple, the three commanders of the outpost in Dicang village are having a video call with someone important. Hugo has managed to make this area have internet access which will be able to have video communication with people from other safe zones and outposts. The three commanders are looking at a big computer screen, where three windows are shown on the screen. On one window is displayed the face of a man, shaved, cut hair and glasses, sitting on a chair, revealing he wears an office costume that looks like it was washed. On the second window it shows the image of an older man, with long beard and bald, wearing sunglasses and having a cigar in his mouth. This man, judging by the peak of the uniform, looks like to be either a soldier or a general. And the third window did not display any face, only the logo of The Organization, that looks like an eye watching straight at your soul if you look longer at it.


    "Good morning, General Razor and Mr. Twenty." says the Commander of Turbo squad, doing a small bow.


    "Good morning, General and Mr. Twenty!" says the other two commanders, doing a small bow as well.


    "Good morning!" says Mr. Twenty to his people.


    "Good morning, commanders!" says General Razor to his commanders. "How are things going out in the outpost?"


    "Things are going as planned, sir." says Turbo squad commander. "We''ve achieved around 0.350 kilometers squares of area."


    "Good to hear." says General Razor. "What about the water supply?"


    "We have a built two wells in this area, sir." says El Tigro commander.


    "Ingenious." says Mr. Twenty. "Have you decontaminated the water?"


    "Yes, sir." says El Tigro commander. "The two wells we''ve built will supply fresh water for the people of this outpost."


    "What about electricity?"


    "We have it," says El Tigro.


    "Supplies?"


    "Yes, sir." says Shi Huang commander. "Also weapons and ammunition."


    "Watchtowers?"


    "We don''t have it at the moment." says the El Tigro commander.


    "Make it as soon as possible." says Mr. Twenty.


    "A watchtower is not something obligatory to build." says General Razor. "Heard you are situated on a high altitude area."


    "Not exactly high altitude, sir, but enough to give us a heads-up." says El Tigro commander.Stolen from its rightful author, this tale is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings.


    "That is good enough for me." says General Razor.


    "Walls?" asks Mr. Twenty.


    "Yes, sir." says El Tigro commander.


    "Number of fighters?"


    "Thirty three, sir." says Shi Huang commander. "Two have perished this morning as our reports suggest."


    "How?" asks General Razor, intrigued by this.


    "We sent a squad of twenty people to check Xiahe province, but they were ambushed by savages. Only eighteen escaped without injuries, while two have perished in the attack."


    "That''s sad to hear," says General Razor. "Have you arranged an airstrike in that province? As our protocol."


    "We did. The airstrike should happen in any minute." responds Shi Huang commander.


    "What about radio communication?" asks Mr. Twenty. " Look to be working fine as I can see."


    "It is, sir." says Turbo commander.


    "And lastly, how many survivors have you taken?"


    "Only two." says Shi Huang commander.


    "Are they trustworthy?" asks General Razor, looking concerned.


    "They are." says Shi Huang commander.


    "Well, that''s reassuring." says Mr. Twenty. "I''ll log off and report it to Mister One."


    The window where Mr. Twenty was shown to disappear, together with the other window that displays the logo of The Organization. After the two windows have closed, the General is looking at his commanders, with a smile.


    "You three have done a good job, so far." says General Razor to his three commanders. "It''s a shame I cannot be here personally to shake you all''s hands."


    "We are flattered, general." says Shi Huang commander. "How are the things outside?"


    "Looking far better than what it was in the beginning of the apocalypse, Cleetus. Outposts have started to appear all around Europe, artificial islands have been filled with survivors and by the reports, we''ve managed to deliberate one city. "


    "You mean a city without zombies?" asks Turbo commander, surprised by this.


    "Yes. You heard it right." says General Razor looking proud.


    "Where''s that city?"


    "It''s in Greenland. I believe it''s named Nuuk or something on the map. From the sources, it states there are about five hundred survivors so far and fifty fighters."


    "It is expected." says Turbo squad commander. "Greenland it''s known to have a cold environment, and so far, zombies seem to not be able to face the cold."


    "We''re entering Winter, my pupils. Soon, we''ll face zombies who will be slower than what we are facing now."


    The three comrades and the general Razor have spoken for a bit more about the situation outside before they were logging off to end this meeting, which was only a checking situation like many outposts are having the moment on their establishment. But this outpost had one a little late because they were having problems with electricity in the first days, but thanks to several working solar powers who were placed on the rooftops, they now have working electricity for the day and a little for the night. But there is not enough electricity to help them make this palace be classified in the documents as a safe zone and more like an outpost.


    When you look at the map of Dicang village, you can say this place enters the category of a safe zone, if everything were to meet their criteria. Like I said earlier, the issue with electricity, there is also the issue with watchtowers, which every safe zone should have at least two built watchtowers, or improvised, but on this outpost they should be built when the needed materials will be provided. Another issue is the number of fighters. Thirty-three fighters is a good amount, but not enough to make this a safe zone, and getting more fighters is costly, hard and a long tedious process. The other issue is food sources, but this can be resolved easily if they can use some land for farming activities. But this issue is one that even safe zones are experiencing. And this one will be a little harder due to the climate and terrain of this outpost.


    After the close call, the commander leaves this temple and goes outside to meet their squad mates who are coming tired from Xiahe province, empty-handed and without two good fighters who have perished in this ambush. Some of the fighters are looking angry, while others are sad thinking about Eduardo and Rajak.