Back at the entrance, everyone was working together to unload the goods, and delivering them to the warehouses.
Noah went around with Fred, assigning houses to each of the families, and even after getting everyone situated, there were still empty houses left over.
Rayne walked around, watching as everyone came together to build furniture and get settled into their new homes. There were smiling faces all around which greatly lifted her mood.
She walked over to the kitchen area where Mila was showing Rita all of the available tools and how things worked.
"Rayne! How are you?", asked Mila.
Rayne took a peek at the chopped vegetables on the table and smiled.
"What are you making? It looks good!"
"Oh, just prepping the vegetables for a stir fry, feel free to come by and have some when it's finished", said Mila.
Rita watched happily from the side, amazed at the variety of produce that was available in the kitchen.
"Setting up this kitchen house is such a good idea. It's amazing! Look at all of these spices you have!", she exclaimed.
While food was never a huge problem for them at the ranch due to the cattle, they certainly only have a very limited variety compared to here.
Mila turned to look at her, "It's all thanks to Rayne and Julian. They're so skilled at finding all of these high-quality items when they go out scavenging.
Rayne shook her head, "No, we're just lucky. Most of the smaller towns we've visited were empty, allowing us to get a few useful things".
"I don't know. Before we joined you we had our own fair share of looking and scavenging, but we never had your kind of luck", said Mila.
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Rayne walked over to the newly constructed barn where the majority of Fred's group currently was. They were unloading the cattle into the new pasture.
Rayne watched as the cows weakly limped out of the trailers, looking very weak and tired.
"Are they okay?", asked Rayne.
She walked over to Fred's side where he was watching the process from.
Fred frowned slightly, "They're not great, but I believe that after a few days of settling down here, they'll go back to their original healthy states."
"Oh, that's good to hear. Let me or Noah know if there is anything specific you need to help them get more comfortable here. We'll try to find it for you", said Rayne.
She wanted the cute cows to feel better and happy in their new home.
Fred smiled, looking over at her. "Thank you, we brought everything they need. It should just be a matter of time."
Rayne trusted his judgment. They were all cattle ranchers for generations and knew what they were doing.
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On the other side of the base, Julian was meeting with Noah and a few people from the construction/carpentry team.
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