It was officially the next day, and just as Daemon had said, with the layout established and everything built on a solid foundation, the shelter's operations quickly picked up speed.
Safe zones were mapped out, along with important resources and vital buildings. Everything progressed smoothly except for one critical weakness: the military.
It wasn't that weapons were completely unavailable. While hot weapons like guns were scarce, cold weapons were plentiful. Knives, machetes, and other melee weapons could be found in decent numbers.
The base itself continued to expand, but the military strength lagged behind. In order to avoid being swarmed by zombies, they couldn't push farther out to secure better positions for defense. The battalion could only protect scavenging teams sent to supermarkets for food, and even then, either Mai or Lucien had to accompany them personally.
That was when Lucien realized the core problem.
