The Apocalypse Survival Manual (Three Days Before Doomsday, I Stockpiled Billions) novel Chapter 860

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Joshua and his crew didn’t know for sure. They assumed the senior officers stayed to oversee the evacuation and left on one of the last warships or planes.

Nicole’s expression tightened. “The last to leave?”

Zeph knew what worried her. He asked Joshua, “Do you know what the other military bases were working on?”

Joshua shook his head. Until they met the crew of submarine 2688, they didn’t even know the eastern military base was building a new settlement.

With the weather holding, they took two days to rest. Just as they prepared to leave, the crew of submarine 0945 spotted a ship at three o’clock.

Nicole and Zeph were ready to submerge and continue on, but Joshua’s crew spotted a familiar insignia painted on the hull. It gave them hope, and they wanted to find out who was aboard.

Nicole didn’t like the idea of approaching an unfamiliar ship. She tossed Joshua a megaphone so he

could call out from a distance.

“Hello over there! Where are you folks from?”

Several people emerged aboard the distant ship to look at the submarines. When they recognized the familiar accent, they waved excitedly.

“You’re from Yorwyn! We’re from the northwestern government base!”

Joshua brightened, though he kept his guard up. “What city?”

“Whitefield.”

“Whitefield, huh? Then you should know how to make a proper pulled pork sandwich. Talk me through it.”

Nicole nearly laughed. Even in the middle of the ocean, the conversation somehow came back to food.

Apparently, their answer wasn’t enough for Joshua. “Alright, how about a song? Let’s hear one of those old northwestern folk songs.”

The people on the ship were painfully thin. They barely looked strong enough to stand, much less give him a performance.

In their place, Nicole might have thrown something at him.

To her surprise, someone started singing. Only a few people sang at first, but others gradually joined in.

Joshua watched their faces closely as they sang, his expression turning serious.

He conferred with Nicole and Zeph.

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“A few of our crew are from the northwest. They say the accents and the song sound right, I think we can trust them. Should we let them tag along?”

The ship would remain on the surface while the submarines traveled below. Even if the passengers meant them harm, they could keep a safe distance.

Nicole had no objections. “Sure. You can lead them.”

Joshua was an experienced service member. They wouldn’t have put him in command of a submarine

otherwise.

Several hundred survivors were aboard the ship. As a precaution, he kept the coordinates to himself and simply explained that the government was building a new settlement. They could follow the submarines if they wanted to go.

The survivors were equally cautious. They asked where the submarines came from, then seized the chance to turn the tables when Joshua mentioned the southern military base.

“Alright, then. What do you folks order for breakfast down there?”

“Depends what we’re in the mood for. Biscuits and gravy, shrimp and grits, breakfast burritos, sweet rolls.

That still wasn’t enough for the people aboard the ship. “Let’s hear how you tell someone off.”

“Bless your heart. You don’t have the sense you were born with!” (1

The familiar expression delighted the survivors. After half an hour of discussion, they agreed to join

them.