The Little Prince in the Ossuary

# Golden Gate (3)

The conversation repeated the disconnection. It was a good time to soothe the boredom of a slow ship. April Pacific has become a deliberate avoidance topic. About the end of the ship.

The sun sets over the sea. The fog doesn't catch on for some reason. Golden Gate shines as gold as its name suggests. A tree that narrows down towards the Golden Gate Bridge. The red cliff bends to the north. Sacks built on high ground were impressive. Decades of propaganda are aiming at the sea.

Winter, when vision corrected, even soldiers along the ridge could see. It was difficult to climb the slope. There was a post and a crab colony on their way up. The Progenitor ripples. It's big enough to be seen anywhere in the Strait.

I see the same flag to the south. The U.S. military was in control of the bridge-linked sheep eye.

How?

Winter felt a natural question.

“Anne. Was there a base like that? I don't think I've seen it on the air. I've never heard of it. ”

The Bay Area of San Francisco is home to North American infections. The United States military was pushed out of the country. Therefore, it is a symbolic event to prepare a crossroads. There is no reason for authorities not to boast. The press is starving for good news.

“I will. It's still a secret.”

“Why?”

Joanna opens her mouth playfully.

“Guess what? ”

Hmm. Winter when I think about my eyebrows. It would be helpful if you could see the base's front door. Runway availability, facility level, size of garrisoned troops and the type of equipment deployed. But what I saw right now was just a part of the ocean.

No, none of that matters. Winter ran with thoughts. Johanna is not the kind of person to play a pointless prank. I could guess, so I told him to guess. Maybe it's a test of abilities. It's an opportunity to impress even if not. She already gave me a little hint.

I thought you said it was a secret. ’

Are you not ready for something? Would it be all right if I told you it was open when the time came? The only reason for the press conference is public opinion. Mutants don't watch TV. There is no evidence that Trickster understands human language. Otherwise, the front would have been in a mess.

Yeah, that, too. Even the "unequivocal liberation" operation was affected by political conditions. Is it a plan to reveal itself at a crucial moment? People will definitely be excited…….

Trying to talk about the election strategy, winter shut up. FBI agents who are keeping an eye on this.

“Something come to mind? ”

“I thought it was an election strategy, but I don't think it's the biggest reason. ”

“Why?”

I said, "I don't want to be out of control because there's so much public opinion. ”

“Why do you think that is? ”

“There are too many people in this city. ”

The people Winter mentioned were not marine refugees. San Francisco's Residents Resist Desolately in the City Knowing that a base was set up here would almost certainly raise an argument to rescue the stray citizens.

“An estimate of 800,000? It's an estimate of the entire pollution area, but it's a metropolitan area this big, at least 100,000. I doubt they'll be able to accommodate us at the base. Resources are also needed to rescue……. We're going to need helicopters in bulk. We won't have any trouble preparing for a clear liberation mission. That's the most important thing in the election. ”

San Francisco, Auckland, San Jose, etc. The bay's neighboring metropolis forms one megalopolis. How many helicopters would it take to transport 100,000 units? Military containers are not very well-maintained. Given its drag range, it also needed to be stationary for a while. It's a serious waste of power.

The FBI investigator objected with an interesting look.

“Wouldn't that reduce the airborne burden? ”

The United States sprinkles 5,000 tons of supplies a day on pollutants, enough to sustain 2 million lives. However, there are only 800,000 survivors. And most of them suffer from shortages of supplies.

It drops supplies into parachutes. More than half of the sheep fell to unwanted places. Even in San Francisco, there were too many dotted survivors in this vast city.

‘It's the hardest way to hold off a building. ’

It was a story I had heard along the way. There are a lot of people, but the area to drop the parachute is too small.

This is exactly where we need to put the helicopter. Given the airborne efficiency, we have to get people out of places like this. Winter was always a question. Is there a reason you're not? Is the helicopter that short? Or while rescuing, I'm worried that fewer people will break through the building's defenses....

Winter answered.

“There's a difference between a helicopter and a transport. Saving aircraft doesn't replace helicopters. Anyway, the Wonder is not a helicopter. There's a fly right there. ”

Two It Yourselves for Patriots. The wooden transport that was introduced by the TV program was crossing the city's deduction line. We will soon unload cargo from the low sky. The pilot hovers around an open parachute. They must be watching it fall properly.

Slow flight has changed direction. Was the pilot satisfied? It was the rest of the winter.

“If we're going to accommodate the helicopter in bulk, we're going to have to change bases. The nature of the appliance will be completely different. Wouldn't it be embarrassing if the base here were prepared for a clear liberation operation? It's less than two months away. Most of all, it's hard to accept survivors and to do their job. ”

By the way, if you ignore the structural opinion, your support rate will drop, so you'll have to keep your mouth shut about the base. So far, Joanna smiles softly.

“Good judgment. The more I know about winter, the more amazing it is. ”

It's more surprising than talent. How can there be someone like you? To her who praises calmly, winter smiles less. Moderately ashamed, moderately pleased.

Is this enough? ’

I feel a slight anxiety every time I make a face. It was because of the FBI supervisor's competence. That insignificant attitude of analyzing April Pacific maniacs. How to read people.

Deep insights pierced the feelings that were made up. I have never experienced it again in my first few worldviews. But it was empty these days. It was so empty that I needed a darker smoke. Agents with knowledge become cautious. If we are caught, we will live in disbelief.

So I don't want to think about last night anymore. In case they find the stone inside. The Governor has messed with you too much.

Johanna leans against the ledge and looks at the city.

“That's right. You're worried about the polls. There are other reasons. ”

“What's that? ”

“If you remember the confidentiality pledge, I'll tell you. ”

Winter tilted its head and took the smartphone out of its arms.

“You don't want to divulge secrets. They must be watching everything. There's a limit to the amount of impact you can inflict if you listen to me. You can rest assured against me. I wasn't going to tell you in the first place. ”

Radios were being picked up around here. This means that the Nett Warrior relay, a military smartphone network, is nearby. I expected it. There's no way the CIA and Special Forces are working together on a communications network.

All I wanted was to communicate with the Winter Alliance. But I couldn't. Radios were picked up, but there were restrictions on contact. This is a military network. Provisioning individual terminals shouldn't be too difficult. Even a trolley needed a network password separately from the startup.

Joanna looks like she doesn't know English.

“Do you mind if I take a look? ”

She tries to manipulate the handset, confirming that most of its functions are locked.

“I'm sorry. Even if I were an FBI agent, I wouldn't know everything. I didn't think it would be like this. Are live applications Battle Support related features? ”

“Yes, ballistics drop calculator, coordinate calculator, video reporting system, firepower support network. ”

“It wasn't like this before.... So much has changed since the beginning of the Civil War, including its functions. Excuse me. You must have been offended. I was just trying to remind you that it's confidential. ”

What a pathetic way to treat a patriot. Winter shakes her head at her muttering.

“No, not at all. Don't mind me, it's for the best. I'm comfortable here, too. ”

Rather than buying up unnecessary doubt. As you struggle, winter crashes your phone back.

“So, why else? ”

“It's an unofficial hypothesis, but it looks like the mutants are deliberately keeping the survivors in the contaminated area alive. ”

“On purpose?”

“Our scouts show that mutants do not proactively attack urban survivors. Despite the increasing number of people in North America every day, aggression has declined. ”

“Strange. That's not how the attack on the base went down. ”

“Exactly. If you have attacked civilians at the level of attack on military bases, there are very few survivors in the contaminated area. ”

Winter reminded me of San Diego on TV. Even at the North Island base, which is the headquarters of the 1st year hospital district, there is no quiet day for mutants to attack rough waves. But in the town square on the other side, the citizens are flagging it. No matter how armed they were, the civilians were no stronger than the army.

I had a mild feeling. But it was not important for winter. It was just a story flowing off the stage. So far, I have understood with choice and focus. Instinct to strike a strong enemy when strength remains. It's unreasonable, but we still don't fully understand the variant. This was the reason for the winter.

After a review by the bear, winter nods.

“The motive must be food. ”

“Yes. They eat the wrong food. like ants that keep aphids alive. ”

“It means we know the causal relationship between the supplier and the survivor group……. Not surprisingly, assuming the family is right, it will be very difficult to rescue the citizens. ”

How could the mutants just let him go? We anticipated that the rescue process would become vulnerable unless we could save them all at once.

“I've already tried a few times. ”

You don't look so good. You don't have to ask about the results.

The beautiful landscape ended abruptly.

The wind has changed. What used to be the bay in the sea is now the reverse direction. I felt a terrible stench. Smells of dirty, resting, rotten things mixed up in chaos.

The closer you get to the bay, the more pronounced the cause of odor. Ships of all sizes that fill the bay. A myriad of anchored vessels formed a single maritime city. Ships tied together in chains, nets and ropes. It was also a way for people to and from. I was impressed by the flurry of flags.

Trash from the city has been pushed under the Golden Gate Bridge. Among them were many human corpses. Maybe it's a mutation in metabolism.

Ta-da-da-da.

The gunshot rings sharply. There are many directions. There is also someone screaming in the wind.

Looking at the city drifting in waves, winter thinks.

I don't think anything pleasant will happen here.

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