Shawn quickly opened his system backpack.
Inside, as expected, a row of almost entirely new parts and items lay quietly.
"You have obtained the blueprint for 'Security Camera' *1."
"You have obtained Visual Camera *5."
"You have obtained Speaker *5."
"You have obtained Motion Sensor *5."
"You have obtained Detonation Cord *10."
"You have obtained Wire Relay *10."
"You have obtained Wiring Tool *1."
"Wiring 101" *3.
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Aside from the first item being a blueprint and the last being a magazine, all the others were parts.
Compared to the previous 'Farm Bundle,' the items and parts given in this bundle were much more abundant.
What surprised Shawn the most was that among the parts, the Motion Sensor, Relay, and Speaker were all blueprints that could only be unlocked at magazine level Lv50.
Now, obtaining them directly through the bundle saved Shawn a lot of effort.
The system's evaluation of the bundle was: This is a device that can detect incoming enemies.
This also explained why the bundle even contained components like 'Detonation Cord' and 'Wire Relay.'
Automatic detection, and it can instantly activate traps for detonation upon detection.
Shawn even wondered, after seeing this item, if it could also be used with the Electric Barrier?
When there are no enemies or movable objects, it automatically cuts off power to save energy, and only connects power after detecting movement?
"That's also a direction worth researching."
Shawn rubbed his chin. The reward for this mission to destroy the Camp wasn't particularly generous, to be honest.
But it could, more or less, generate income for him at this time, which was still good.
Adding the weapons, gasoline, diesel, and labor taken from The Terminus.
This back-and-forth trip had been quite fruitful.
Ah, don't ask why he didn't bring back food. The food at The Terminus was a bit too hot to handle.
If they had a normal food source, they wouldn't have become a Cannibal Tribe.
After tallying his gains, Shawn reclined the passenger seat halfway and leaned back.
He narrowed his eyes, silently uttered "map," and instantly, a topographic map with text and icon markers appeared in front of Shawn's field of vision.
He casually swiped the map with his mind. At this point, he was only 50 kilometers from the Prison, having already driven more than half the way.
In at most 2 more hours, he would be back at the Prison, and he could still make it for lunch.
Shawn interlaced his fingers on his abdomen and tapped them.
"Perfect."
This operation was swift, taking less than 24 hours to wipe out The Terminus, and there were no casualties, which was perfect.
Before leaving, Shawn even deliberately left a message on the largest wall of The Terminus.
—Only one predator feeds on this soil. Thank you for vacating the niche.
Translated, it means: The nutrients in this land are only enough to support one predator. Thank you very much for voluntarily vacating your ecological niche.
The words carried a hint of sarcasm, and even more, a display of powerful confidence.
The Prison was the predator, and The Terminus was the weaker party that lost the competition.
This sentence was enough to show that Shawn didn't just eliminate The Terminus because they ate people and violated moral ethics.
This was merely a struggle between survivors; the strong survive, and the weak are destroyed—it's that simple.
Do you remember Shawn's initial reasons for deciding to set out?
Apart from the apocalypse mission, it was also because the people from The Terminus had set their sights on the people of the Prison.
And in the past, Shawn wouldn't even have cared about The Terminus, let alone their cannibalistic behavior.
What Shawn had always cared about was the development of the Prison and the expansion and growth of his subordinates.
Before the possible future war, he would do his best to expand overall strength and influence.
Other than that, Shawn had no time to be an apocalyptic sage, constantly criticizing others' ways of survival and their philosophies.
So the reason for The Terminus's destruction was simply that they provoked Shawn.
And Shawn, under the impetus of the apocalypse mission, simply took them out along the way, that's all.
If we delve deeper into its essence.
It was that they ate people, and Shawn devoured them completely with irresistible 'force.'
Of course, Shawn did not intend to scare passing survivors.
So he specifically left the words 'Southern Prison' as a signature, and then deliberately circled the words 'Cannibal Tribe' and marked it with an arrow pointing to the piled-up Walker corpses.
The Terminus was the first battle to establish the Prison's reputation.
Named 'Terminus,' but it was Shawn's starting point.
Shawn planned to gradually spread the reputation of the Prison, at least to let the active survivors in this land know about the Prison's existence.
With the current strength and influence of the Prison, there was no need to develop discreetly anymore.
Shawn wanted everyone to know about the Prison, and to use actual actions to make survivors with ulterior motives towards the Prison tremble with fear!
The Prison was never afraid of challenges and crises; if there was a fight, then they would fight!
In the apocalypse, the simplest and most direct act of violence was more effective than any words.
It was that simple.
Thinking of this, a curve appeared at the corner of Shawn's mouth, causing Sean, who was driving in the main seat, to involuntarily glance at him.
Sean recognized that smile.
Shawn smiled like that after fighting off the zombie horde.
As if noticing Sean's gaze, Shawn lightly coughed.
"I'll sleep for a while. Call me when we reach the Prison."
Shawn hadn't slept all night; although his body wasn't tired, his mind needed a brief rest.
"Alright." Sean nodded, reducing the car's speed slightly.
A lower speed would make the car more stable, allowing Shawn to rest longer in the car.
Since Sean became Shawn's deputy and the person in charge of the army.
It seemed even Sean himself hadn't realized that Shawn's status in his heart had risen linearly to an extremely high position.
He treated Shawn as his own, always thinking for Shawn and wishing him well.
The car was quiet for a while.
But this leisurely calm did not last long.
Shawn suddenly propped himself up, raising an eyebrow and looking forward, appearing somewhat surprised.
Sean's expression tightened: "Something happened?"
He also quickly looked ahead, but besides scattered withered yellow leaves, there were only Walker corpses lying by the roadside.
Other than that, there was nothing.
"Nothing, I just suddenly remembered something."
With that, Shawn unbuckled his seatbelt.
"Stop the car."
Sean slammed on the brakes, and the car instantly stopped. The armored vehicle behind it also made a considerable noise as it scraped against the ground.
"Leave the car. You go into the armored vehicle and return to the Prison with the army first."
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