SURVIVORS
208 Chapter. Vertical White Light
Very morning.
Dean's team moves to the dead city. Dean, Alan and Sunil have taken the women there. Also Indra and Michael. Not to forget Cloudy was brought along.
Dean and Alan raised their large table to the dead city for a place to serve food.
Dean even cut quite a few small wooden logs to use as makeshift benches. Arranged in the empty area in front of the two new houses, on the left of Yabie's old house.
They cooked a variety of food in Yabie's old house. This they did to welcome Laras and welcome the new inhabitants of the dead city.
Yabie even yesterday allowed Dean to cut one fat lamb for today's event.
Sunil has brought his wheelchair to Laras and Liam's new home. Widuri and Niken have also made a wildflower arrangement to hang on the 2nd door of the new house.
They're all set. Some dishes were also arranged on the large table. The atmosphere of the city so cheerful with the sound of children's crisp laughter.
The children who were originally afraid to see Cloudy, now played cheerfully and ran around together. Cloudy who is getting fatter, looks happy to chase them here and there. For a long time he could not run freely.
Suddenly the screaming sounds of the boys stopped. Cloudy roars. Indra and Michael immediately looked at the gate of the small town.
Sure enough, Yabie and Yoshi have brought back Chandra and Laras doctors. Widuri welcomes him on the edge of a rocky road. Sunil has taken his wheelchair there.
Laras felt very moved to see the welcome. Widuri hugged him gently.
"Do you want to see your new home?" tanya Widuri smiled sweetly.
"certain."
Baras smiles back and receives the hugs of Niken, Nastiti and Marianne.
"Did you miss me?" liam asked with a big smile.
"Yes, I miss you" Laras shed tears.
"Don't grieve. It's a happy day we're occupying a new home in a new city" Liam said.
The wheelchairs pushed towards their home. He took Laras to look around the house.
"Do you like this house?" ask Indra.
"Like. This is. it's great. I like it." Face Laras beaming.
"Liam, help me grow vegetables in this backyard. Then I want to plant the flowers in the front yard" said Laras enthusiastically.
"Ready lady!" liam replied spontaneously. His expression was very excited.
"Ehem...." Michael cleared his throat and smiled slightly.
"Liam, you said that... Are you shooting Laras?" Alan Goda.
"Ahh. Just be null," elak Liam with a reddened face.
"Laras, you must taste our cooking. I've been cooking since morning blind."
Niken pushes the wheelchair out of the house, saving Laras and Liam from the awkward atmosphere.
Niken and Nastiti were busy chattering about the various foods they had cooked. It made Baras smile again. He also laughed at the cuteness of Cloudy playing with the children.
"This town looks fun now. You even kept a tiger," he commented.
"Cloudy is not a tiger. He's just a big cat" Nastiti argued. Laras chuckles at hearing it.
But it's true said Laras, "cut Kenny.
"This city feels good" he added.
"And after you grow some plants, then the name of this city is no longer a dead city," said Yoshi optimistically.
"The empty land after the water channel can be used as a garden or whatever is appropriate later" Yoshi added.
Mangosteen barrel. Amazed by the great work of Dean's team and others.
"Your work is fast too" he said in amazement.
"Yeah. There are superhumans here" said Michael with a funny mimic.
Barrel smiled. I thought Michael was making a joke.
"Sak Laras, we're glad you're healthy again" one boy said.
"Can we learn again like in the village?" ask the others.
Laras nodded happily and hugged them.
"of course. You have to learn to be smart. I'll be your next teacher" Laras replied solemnly.
"Here it's safer, there's no war. If only my father and mother could come here...." One of the children looked sad and sad.
Niken hugged him immediately. His heart was wound imagining these little children who had already lost this old man.
"Isn't there a lot of older sisters and aunt Marianne. So don't be too sad anymore huha..," persuaded Niken.
"Ayooo let's start eating. Come on, Yabie, you need to get some food first. It's the inauguration of your little town. You're the host here." Nastiti pulls Yabie towards the table.
"Yaa. let's eat.. My stomach is hungry" cried the children spontaneously.
"Haha...."
Everybody laugh. And the mood returned boisterously low. They chatted with each other cheerfully.
Dean discusses the continuation of the dead city planning arrangement with Yabie, Mattew, Kenny and Liam. Because they are the ones who will pass on the small details.
By midday, all activities were finally completed. Anyway, Laras needs enough rest. Or he'll feel extreme pain in his back. Liam brought Laras to rest in his room.
The place was quiet again. The women have been driven back home in the middle of the forest. The big table has also been moved back. Yabie and Yoshi stayed there.
With Yabie's permission, Dean brought a pregnant sheep to their residence. Dean was hoping the women could get some more milk, like they did on a rock.
A lactating cow and her cubs have also been removed for Kenny to care for. Placed on the right side of Yabie's residence. Dean built a guardrail to keep the cows from playing too far away that might slip into the waterways.
"You can get milk every day from this cow. Milk can be made into butter and cheese" Dean said.
"Yes, we used to make butter and cheese in the village" Kenny said.
"OKAY. Then this plan is right. You can keep it." Dean nodded happily.
"Maybe later I can find in the village some chickens for you to keep here" said Yabie.
"Thank you sir" said Mattew happily.
Choosing to live and start a new life here is the right choice for them. As villagers who also live from farming, they become more free here. Because the land that can be cultivated is still very large.
"Okay Mattew, Kenny. We have to get back, right away" Dean said.
"alright. Tomorrow we will plant a garden there. The rice plants inside can already be moved to a wider area" Mattew said.
"Good!"
"But, for rice plants, it's good to make a water channel first. Because rice needs a lot of water to grow properly" Dean suggested.
"good. We'll do it like that" Mattew said.
"I want to go back. Do you still want to be here?" dean asked Yabie and Yoshi.
"I'm coming, uncle," said Yoshi quickly.
"Me too!" Yabie.
The three of them shot quickly to the city gate. Open it with a single touch, then close it back from the outside.
"Do you want to go straight home?" dean asked while flying.
"No. I want to go to uncle and aunt's place first. I haven't seen your new home yet" Yoshi said.
"Come on then." Dean sped faster, followed by Yoshi and Yabie.
"Uncle, look over there!" point Yabie towards the center of the island.
Dean and Yoshi stopped and saw a bright white light appear in the middle of the island, among the dense forest.
"Yoshi, take this sheep to my house. Yabie and I are going to check the light" Dean said.
Yoshi immediately took over the sheep brought from the dead city.
Dean shot towards the light. Vertical light perpendicular from the forest to the sky.
Dean then remembered that Alan had seen him, too, but they found nothing.
Yabie flies faster to chase Dean. Dean didn't want to lose the direction the light was coming from. That must be something big. It's a very large device that can transmit such high light. It is not just a laser light.
'Is that a signal barrier jammer in this forest?' thought Dean.
The light is gone. But Dean had locked the spot and was concentrating on getting there.
"Hopefully this is our search answer. Hopefully we can go home soon and get back to modern civilization" Dean said.
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