Chapter 569
Evan took a good look at Stella. From her fresh-faced youth to her confident thirties, her appearance hadn't changed much, but her aura was something else entirely.
"Were you just on the supply ship?"
Even after all these years, his gaze was as sharp as ever-nothing escaped him.
Stella nodded, "Yeah, my team ran into a group of survivors from Goldbridge while looking for the Kindle Chest a few days ago. Must've been you guys."
Evan nodded, "Thanks for the assist. We might not have made it to the base otherwise."
Stella, curious, asked, "Ocean Point Naval Station is pretty advanced. So why Griffith?"
Evan smiled, "Just a hunch."
Stella paused, then burst out laughing, "Ocean Point is definitely high-tech, but your hunch was spot on. There are old friends here, the kind you can really look forward to."
She extended her hand warmly, "Evan, welcome to Griffith."
Evan had met all kinds of people, and from her demeanor, he figured she held some serious sway in Griffith. She wasn't the same person she used to be.
She had transformed.
Evan reached out, and their hands clasped together.
Just as they let go, another figure approached, "Evan."
A hand clapped his shoulder.
Evan looked closely, "Bran?"
Was this the old friend Stella mentioned? The spark of hope quickly fizzled out.
But Bran in uniform was a far cry from his past self.
Bran's flattery was always on full blast, "Sis, Evan's arrival is like adding wings to a tiger for us here in Griffith. The good times are just around the corner."
He boasted without a filter, "Evan, I was just telling Mark about you yesterday. He said you're a whiz at keeping the peace and handling criminal cases. Griffith could really use someone like you. And here you are!"
he managed
to know each
retreating figure,
home, Jasper was there when Stella mentioned
in both their lives-an upstanding yet flexible
he had always
and Jasper held him in high regard, "I'm sure
old friends in Griffith
believed many were still alive, just scattered around the globe. In
ten days, and the
much better than tents-spacious and
was the heat, but a shade on the
lot of time out at sea salvaging, hardly
their contributions to
potatoes, greens-they got a
thinking-only pricey canned goods
from missions that allowed them
to make these exchanges,
cans, Spam,
a successful mission, nothing Stella did surprised
team got busy, preparing a hearty housewarming
and eggplant
།
sourced from South Base. When they got to the bamboo shoot cans, Amelia couldn't hold back her tears, "As a kid at boarding school, I'd often buy this brand
shared by many, and even Jake and the others
"Once the base is up and running, canned food will be the least of
weren't convinced it wasn't
sky.
had indeed improved-with greenhouses, poultry farming, and the Kindle Chest treasures promising a
Griffith was on the up and
good times were yet to come,
other was the
joy, but they knew better than
the feast, the special team set off
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