Golf Course Outpost in Liberty City

Meanwhile.

Near Liberty City, Gregg County, Texas.

On a not particularly large golf course.

Gavin sat wide-legged on a small stool, holding up a string of sausages and slowly roasting them over the campfire.

In front of him, dozens of tents had sprung up, occupying much of the open space on the golf course.

Dozens more men bustled continuously between those tents.

As Gavin roasted the sausages, he glanced at the sun on the horizon.

The sun was about to vanish, with only the last rays of sunset still struggling above the horizon.

While Gavin watched the sky, Eugene approached from behind him with a grin and said,

"Boss, we got a letter from Atlanta. It was from Liana, Jonathan, and his dog!"

"Oh? Is that so?"

At that, Gavin looked seriously at Eugene and gestured for him to sit down.

Eugene did not stand on ceremony. After dropping onto a stool, he continued,

"That's right, Boss. Liana went into great detail, including the New York Council's personnel arrangements and their temporary living arrangements."

"In short, our Alliance advance team has already met up with the New York Council's. They didn't fight, either. Looks like this is practically settled!"

As he spoke, Eugene excitedly pumped his fist.

Gavin nodded knowingly and smiled.

"That's good. I was wondering last night why they hadn't sent us any news. Turns out they couldn't meet until today."

"Since the information about Great Smoky Mountains National Park wasn't a trap the New York Council set for us, we can continue our work from here!"

With that, Gavin raised his hand and waved twice toward the distance.

Jon, who was cooking over there, immediately spotted Gavin's gesture. He hurriedly put down his work, handed it off to the other cooks, and ran toward Gavin.

It was