Doomsday America

Chapter 46 Everywhere I look, it's all my home.

Seeing that everyone had boarded the car, Gavin looked ahead, started the car, and said.

"This view is fucking amazing."

As soon as he finished speaking, Gavin stepped on the gas, and the breeze gradually became stronger.

Gavin pursed his lips, feeling the cold February wind sweep across his face.

"This ventilation is fucking powerful."

"Haha, at least we still have a car to drive, that's pretty good, boss!"

Eugene slapped his thigh and chuckled mischievously until he coughed twice from the cold wind, then stopped laughing and asked Gavin.

"Stop joking, buddy, what's our next step?"

"You used to have so many detailed explanations, but this time you haven't given us much. Does that mean the road ahead is even more dangerous than before?"

"how come."

In response to Eugene's question, Gavin raised his hand, breathed on it, and spoke to Eugene in a slightly louder voice.

"I won't talk about plans this time, because the road ahead really doesn't need any plans."

"Once we get past the Costa Rica hurdle, we'll be completely out of the Dallas-Fort Worth and Larrington metropolitan area."

"If you drive straight ahead for 180 kilometers from here, you probably won't find a small town with a population of one or two thousand along the way."

"Besides, we can see Chambers Reservoir just past the airport. Apart from a loose resort area surrounded by the reservoir, there are no other obstacles in front of us, so there is no need to make any plans."

As soon as he finished speaking, Gavin slowed down slightly.

The cold wind blowing at speeds of over 100 kilometers per hour is too harsh on my face.

Upon hearing Gavin's words from the passenger seat, Eugene opened his mouth excitedly and exclaimed.

"That's good, it's good that there's no danger. But what about the airport? Isn't there another airport up ahead?"

"Yes, there is an airport, but as long as we don't go into the airport, it'll be fine, right?"

Gavin looked at Eugene as if he were an idiot and teased him.

"You've never been to Costa Airport before, have you? After the main road branches off from the airport, it extends for almost 600 meters to reach the airport."

"As long as we don't go that way, do you think the zombies on night duty at the airport can fly 600 meters and jump into our car?"

"I told everyone to be vigilant, but I just hoped they wouldn't let their guard down too much."

After saying that, Gavin shook his head and continued driving.

After walking for six kilometers, the Costa Airport came into view.

Just as Gavin had said, their two cars only made one turn before heading away from the airport and continuing towards Chambers Reservoir.

Looking towards the airport in the distance, Gavin pursed his wind-dried lips and said.

"It's alright. The airport is much safer than I thought. My only worry before was that a plane might crash on the road and block the way."

"This kind of ridiculous thing happens way too often in movies, but reality is definitely not that dramatic. We're lucky!"

As Gavin laughed, Eugene's gaze also fell on Chambers Reservoir.

Chambers Reservoir may sound like just a reservoir, but it is actually a fairly large lake. Locals also call it Richard Lake because it is located in the nearby Richard County.

The reservoir is shaped like the Chinese character "人" (ren), with two strokes separating the left and right sides. It is nearly 28 kilometers long and has an average width of about 6 kilometers. The narrowest part of the lake is between 2.3 and 2.6 kilometers.

Of course, bridges and roads were also built across the lake at its two narrowest points.

As for the Chambers Resort that Gavin mentioned, it is located between the two legs of the Y-shaped lake.

Gavin's next step was to pass between the two legs of Chambers Reservoir and then cross the long bridge over the lake on the east side.

Looking at the clear, bright lake water, Eugene licked his lips and spoke calmly.

"It looks quite peaceful here. If I had known, I should have brought my sister and nephew here for a camping trip."

"Yeah, this place is really nice. You should have come camping a long time ago. You should also rent a house in the resort area."

Gavin nodded, agreeing with Eugene's statement.

Upon hearing this, Eugene looked at Gavin suspiciously and asked.

"Why should I rent their house? Wouldn't it be better to just bring a camping blanket? Or are you renting their house to send male and female models along, and also arrange a 36D wet nurse for my nephew?"

After making a joke, Eugene leaned back in his chair and shifted a couple of times before reaching behind him to pull out a scrap of leather and throwing it out of the car.

As for Gavin, after thinking for a moment, he began to explain to Eugene.

"Trust me, renting a room at this resort is definitely worth the money."

“Every unsold house in the resort comes with a free small boat and a full set of fishing equipment after a short-term rental. You can also request to rent a horse from the resort for free and ride it to my farm.”

"Is it?"

Hearing this, Eugene said to Gavin with amusement.

"No wonder you're here promoting these products; it turns out they have some connection to your farm." "You think it's just a little connection?"

Upon hearing this, Gavin suddenly turned his head and looked at Eugene with a very strange expression.

Eugene couldn't understand the emotion in that look, but he felt offended, so he muttered something unpleasantly.

"Quarterback, what are you looking at me for? Didn't I pick my teeth?"

"Heh, I'm looking at a penniless wretch with no imagination. You actually didn't realize that the resort was mine too!"

"Fuck, damn rich people..."

Upon hearing this, Eugene instinctively cursed, but as soon as he finished cursing, he suddenly thought of something, so he quickly asked Gavin in shock.

"Wait, what did you say? You're saying this resort that stretches as far as the eye can see is also yours?"

"So, you're fucking home already? Isn't your home a farm? So where the hell is your home, you piece of shit!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Eugene's features tightened, and he stared intently at Gavin.

Meeting Eugene's shocked yet expectant gaze, Gavin smiled, raised his right hand, turned to face the howling cold wind, and spoke.

"Yes, I'm home now."

"The land stretching from here for eighty-five kilometers and about twenty-five kilometers in width is all mine."

"Nearly a third of the land was completely acquired by me through farm consolidation, forming a large farm covering 140,000 acres."

"As for the other large tracts of land centered around the reservoir, I leased them to the state government for development."

"Brilliant!"

Upon hearing Gavin's words, Eugene slapped his thigh hard and exclaimed excitedly.

"I never expected you to be so rich. Damn it, I can't even afford a brand new car. This shitty America!"

"Haha, you're too quick to judge."

Gavin interrupted Eugene with a smile and continued speaking to him.

"This shitty America not only makes you unable to afford a new car, but it also lets me renovate my resort without spending a penny."

"Don't forget, this place was commissioned to me by the state government for development. Because of this commission, not only do I get super high tax exemption policies, they also gave me an airport as a gift!"

"In general, just from the land tax I save each year, I save more than $60 million a year, which is enough to build a resort."

“Since I already own land, why would I need to use my own money to build projects? Of course I should use land loans to get things done.”

"So here's the question: who should I return the money to now? Should I just throw two tons of gold down and smash the roof of the White House? Haha!"

Amidst the laughter, Gavin turned a corner and arrived at the sign for Chambers Resort.

Looking at the lush green resort before him, Gavin continued speaking to the silent Eugene.

"Alright, stop rolling your eyes. We're safe here for now."

"Although I wasn't specifically involved in the planning and construction of the resort, I at least know about it."

"In this natural scenic area that stretches for a full ten kilometers, only twenty-four large manors were built along the roadside and sixty-four lakeside villas close to the lake."

"As for the remaining area, it is filled with those so-called natural parks and amusement parks, a dozen small docks, and a bunch of snack shops and gift shops."

"The purpose of building this resort is purely for tax exemption. Otherwise, do you expect this kind of unremarkable scenic spot to become as popular as Disneyland?"

"Besides, I didn't advertise this place using my own name, so the houses here are selling very poorly, and there are very few tenants."

As soon as he finished speaking, Gavin recklessly stepped on the gas and sped straight into the resort area.

Around the road, each manor is at least 160 meters away from the road by a tree-lined path, and the manors are generally at least 300 meters apart.

Looking at the manors passing by on both sides, Eugene swallowed hard and said with a shocked expression.

"The luckiest thing that ever happened to me was meeting a damn capitalist like you on the very first day of the apocalypse!"

"I even think every single house here would be perfect as our campsite. The mattresses inside must be softer than the prostitutes I paid fifty dollars for!"

"Do not."

Gavin suddenly interrupted Eugene, and continued speaking with a smile.

"Although this place is sparsely populated, the vegetation coverage is too high, which severely limits the field of vision."

"Besides, we have better options."

“We must go to the farm, not only because my parents are there, but also because my guns are there!”

"Not to mention the countless Angus cattle there."

"Of course, we should pray at times like these."

"Let's pray we don't run into tens of thousands of zombie cows!"

(End of this chapter)