Chapter 579
Harold and everyone's curiosity got piqued when I ntioned that I want him to look out for soone I know that might be in his area. It wasn't a secret in its entirety but I still haven't had the chance to look for that person actively.
I started, “Nas won't do you any good but you'd see him wearing an eyepatch even if he could see from both of his eyes clearly. It would be better to approach him discreetly instead of openly by slipping a paper with my na on it or sothing similar.”
Harold tilted his head, “What? What kind of person does that?”
I chuckled, “He's a friend. All I ask is you don't spook him. He could be alone, in the camps, in other groups, or might be already in your fold.”
“Hmm, just an eyepatch? What if by so chance he's not wearing it anymore?”
“Trust , he'll be wearing one at all tis. Worst cos to worst, he's wearing heavily tinted glasses on one side or a spare rolled-up handkerchief. If you want to ask, it's his rule he set in himself just in case he needs to shoot when it gets dark instantly.”
Kaley interjected, “Is that the one you and Oscar talked about last ti? You know, the owner of a gun store?”
I replied, “Yep, that's the guy.”
Harold asked, “Owner? Gun store? Then why is he so slippery? If he owns a shop, he should've people skills or sothing.”
“That's true… but like I said, he's the owner. I never said anything about him being the guy in the front. He'd do sales from ti to ti but- nevermind…”
Morales interjected, “Are you about to say sothing?”
'Cheh, I almost told them his talents lie on acquiring more guns from his connections. I'm not sure if his connections are still around but he'd be definitely pressed by the army to reveal them. It's not like all of them are from legal channels…'
I just waved them off, “Not important… I just wanted to say that he'd sotis go by Benjie, Riley, or Tony but he's good with keeping his poker face. Anyway, let's just say that he's a lot like . Having people skills is one thing but knowing what the custor wants and needs without giving out a bright smile or performance is another. Anyway, Morales, you do have sothing for us, right?”
Morales cleared his throat before he stood up, “Yeah, I wanted to give everyone here a rundown about my designated area.”
“Go on…”
“Sure. My soldiers have blockaded the entrances to my city from the Bulacan Area and the City of Malabon except for Valenzuela City which will never happen because your group is right on it. Guards are obviously posted in those areas but our daily jobs have been putting down the dead and paving our way towards the City of Manila. With that said, we mainly get our supplies from scavenging runs and fishing. However…”
“Hmm?”
“I'll admit that my soldiers are more skilled with dealing with the dead compared to hooking so fish in their mouths or netting a bunch at a ti. In all honesty, your uncle has brought the greatest haul we ever laid our eyes on even if all of them are eels. Furthermore, I heard you've started breeding them and we're looking forward to another fishing trip led by your uncle. So of my soldiers are ready to learn from him and he's always welco to commandeer our fishing boats.”
I turned to Unc Zeidrick, “Unc, I think you're the one that should answer this.”
Unc Zeidrick instantly answered, “Eh~ Depends when I feel like it. I still haven't tasted the barbecued eel with that special sauce you promised.”
“Ah… a-anyway. U-Unc… if you'd make your fishing trips regular, how often can you do it? I know you still have your job here working with Raphael and Anthony so it's best to hear your decision on it.”
“You'll make those eels or not?”
“Unc…”
“Kid, I hate getting delayed promises. If you tell sothing that you'd do on that day, you f.u.c.k.i.n.g do it on that day. No excuses.”
Half my group was chuckling but Unc Zeidrick was f.u.c.k.i.n.g serious about his eels, “Fine. I'll make a batch tomorrow night and we'll have it with beer.”
“You sure?”
“Yup.”
“Really sure?”
“Yes!”
“With the sauce?”
“Yup…”
Unc Zeidrick's eyes instantly lit up, “It's a deal then! Morales, we could fish two-to-three tis a month… four if I'm not too busy. We'll split what we get evenly but I get the first pick of a handful of fish that we caught. Anyway, I'd teach anyone that wanted to learn and we'll do everything my way. It'll sotis span a few days and we'd sotis go at night.”
Morales replied as he nodded a few tis, “That sounds agreeable. We'll do the sa thing as last ti but do give a call first.”
“Sure, sure.”
I asked, “Anything else you'd want to say, Morales?”
“Yeah. The city my group is at is built to be more focused on fishing and whatnot but I'd like to have a test run of those indoor gardens you have with the hydroponics system. However, I'd also like to grow root crops in my place but the land and location is the issue.”
I suddenly had an idea, “Oh! Morales, have you heard about potato boxes?”
“What?”
“Potato boxes or spud boxes.”
“I heard you the first ti. I'm asking what are they.”
“Ah… Well, it's a way to have around 100 pounds give or take of potatoes in a few square feet by using wood from pallet boxes or sothing similar. In short, it's making the potatoes to umm… stretch upwards as it grows. I think we have built a few of those in the past month but I could show you or your people how to make and maintain them.”
“A few square feet? How few are we talking?”
“Hmm~ Around four square feet? Wait, I'm sure. It depends but I'm recomnding sothing in that dinsion. Don't worry, you could make more of them and just place them in a good spot where people wouldn't bother it. Oh! I'll also send in a few sacks of potting soil, compost, and mulch to get you started.”
“Hmm, so what'll be the damage for that?”
“Heh, are you f.u.c.k.i.n.g serious?”
“Excuse ?”
“We're a f.u.c.k.i.n.g team. Just keep sending Unc Zeidrick and the people he ca with back here safe and sound to enjoy the fish that they will hopefully bring a f.u.c.k ton back. Other than that, if you fish sothing good that you have no use for, give a call and I'll take it off your hands.”
Morales let out a faint smile, “Hmm. Sounds overly generous. Just give us a call if you need anything from . There's nothing wrong with a few extra hands as we've discussed last ti.”
“Sure, sounds fair to .”
Harold interjected, “Hey, kid. That potato box or whatever… is that also included in the files that you'd be sharing with us? You know… the diagrams, instructions, and etc…”
I chuckled, “Yeah, everything's there. Don't worry, it's not as complex as compared to setting up a hydroponics system. You'd just need a few pieces of wood, so screws, a drill, and the other organic stuff.”
We talked about a few more things but we eventually ended the eting. With that said, I left the hard drives we collected to Ken so he could retrieve everything from them but I left Rin in charge of organizing all of them. She would take a while in doing that but she could arrange everything according to my taste.
Ti continued to pass until we were in the gym with everybody but as discussed earlier this morning, I had to coach soone. However, the person in question wasn't cooperating one bit and we could start with the attire he… or they ca up in. Not only was I so f.u.c.k.i.n.g embarrassed being right next to a guy wearing Joji's Pink Guy costu, but the whole squad also ca in solidarity.
“WHAT THE F.U.C.K?! ARE THEY MAJIN BUU OR PATRICK?!”
“I'm gonna puke…”
“My eyes are over here, perverts!”
“Kid, I think I could get used to this. I'll wear this tomorrow!”
“ too, brotha!”
“We definitely didn't drink a few swigs before coming up here.”
“Definitely.”
“Mine's so loose.”
“It's because you have a 1-inch d.i.c.k!”
“WHAT?! I'M A GROWER, DAMMIT!”
“Sure, sure… of course~”
“MY EYES~ MY EYES~”
No one was able to do their workouts properly and Kaley started puking blood the mont she saw her dad in the attire. She wanted to attack them but the visual horror was too much for a human to handle.
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