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    Compared to the weary, resentfulborers back in their own camp, here were like a different species entirely.

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    the people

    It felt as if this ce was on the verge of returning to how life had been before the apocalypse.

    The prosperity of Theresa’s camp stunned them all over again.

    A sudden buzzing overhead made them nce up.

    Small UAVS circled above them several times before finally drifting away at Theresa’s casual wave.

    “What’s that?” Morgan asked.

    “Our UAVs,” she replied.

    Only then did they notice–Theresa’s camp was full of them.

    “Those are not ordinary UAVs,” Brian said with recognition and awe in his voice. “They’re multifunctional unmanned aerial vehicles.”

    “Multifunctional unmanned aerial vehicles?” Horace echoed.

    “Yeah. Theybine reconnaissance and strike capabilities. No operator needed— they can lock onto and hit a target on their own.”

    That made everyone’s eyes sharpen.

    Even something that looked so ordinary turned out to be exceptional here.

    Multifunctional unmanned aerial vehicles flew all over the camp, quietly monitoring the territory.

    Security here wasn’t just about the towering wall. They had a constant aerial watch that could engage threats instantly.

    It was stronger than the defenses of their own camp.

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    Morgan kept studying Theresa.

    “What is it?” she asked.

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    “I saw the fighting outside your wall today… Were those carefully trained teenage soldiers?”

    “Oh, no. Those were students from our school. Today was their final exam.”

    That answer drew another wave of disbelief from the group.

    “You’ve restored a school here?” Horace asked in shock.

    Theresa noddedzily. “Mm–hm.”

    By now, they werepletely convinced–andpletely outssed.

    In food production, her camp had brought a thousand acres back under cultivation, with fresh fruits, vegetables, fish, and meat in steady supply. Ark Camp One couldn’te close.

    In security, she had towering steel walls and an endless patrol of multifunctional unmanned aerial vehicles, while they hid underground.

    Inbat, they had always known Kl Camp’s soldiers were strong.

    In civilian life, her camp had revived the night market, where ordinary people could buy food that only their own upper–ss elite could afford.

    And now a school, with real sses for real students. That was something they had never even dared to imagine.

    They were being crushed in every possible way.

    They had thought Theresa’s camp was small, ragged, short on supplies, always one step away from being overrun by zombies.

    The stark contrast left Horace and Brian flushed with embarrassment after the initial shock.

    They remembered boasting in the helicopter that they could wipe Theresa’s camp

    out with ease.

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    Now, they were her prisoners, and Ark Camp One didn’t have a single advantage.

    left.

    Their faces alternated red and pale, the humiliation twisting deeper with every thought.

    Morgan, however, never looked away from Theresa. His eyes gleamed with a quiet light.

    At first, he had simply thought she was capable and confident. But the more he saw, the more he realized–there was an even greater power behind her.

    How could a man not be drawn to a woman like that?

    Day’s passed.

    After taking Morgan and the others out twice, Theresa ignored them, leaving them in the vi to figure out their own next move.

    That afternoon, she was going over a development report Bennie had delivered.

    “The second defensive line should be finished in about a month,” Bennie reported. “I rmend keeping the crews on after that and having them build a fleet.”

    “A fleet?” she repeated.

    He nodded. “Right now, all our resources arend–based. We’re well–prepared for groundbat, and your UAVs cover us in the air. But we have nothing at sea. Building a fleet would let us reach several isted inds overseas. And if the maind suffers another massive zombie surge, we could evacuate by sea.

    “And there’s another thing. In our eastern waters, there’s an offshore oil field. Once we have a fleet, we can secure it.”

    “Oil is critical for us,” he added.

    Theresa thought over his proposal. “All right. Make it happen.”

    It was a necessary move–one that could bring in resources and give her another card to y if things turned bad.

    It had to be done.

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    Bennie went on to outline several other industrial upgrades.

    But with them came one major problem.

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