The following morning, Rayne and Julian woke up early to set off on their journey into the city. Rayne took out a whole set of clean, new clothes made from nanofibers and handed them to Julian.
This would save time by not having to wash the previous clothing they wore. Rayne had long gotten used to this handy feature of her system.
"These nanofibers really work well. The temperature difference when I’m not wearing them is night and day," said Julian after getting dressed.
While Julian was getting dressed, Rayne was checking the footage from the cameras. She was happy to see that no one came out or approached the RV.
"Ready?" she asked Julian.
"Ready," he smiled.
They both exited the RV and noticed that there was already movement inside the farmhouse. Fred walked outside and noticed that Rayne and Julian were also awake.
"You all wake up early too, huh?" he said cheerfully. After a short greeting, he walked off toward the barn, stating that the animals started their day even earlier.
Rayne told him that they planned on going into the city and would be gone for an unknown amount of time, asking for him to help watch over their RV. ƒrēewebnovel.com
After everything was settled, the two of them set off toward the city.
City R was a relatively new city and had a standard grid layout. The path that Molly suggested was over a small bridge leading straight into Ice Tiger territory.
The bridge was a decent distance away, so after they walked a good way from the ranch, Rayne pulled out a pair of white motorcycles.
"Oh, I remember this motorcycle from when I first met you in the valley," said Julian. He smiled, remembering the fun moments they had together.
They hopped on the motorcycles and drove off toward the bridge, but as they made it a little over halfway down the bridge, a group of armed men walked over to stop them.
"Halt!" shouted the man leading the group.
Rayne and Julian parked their motorcycles and raised their hands above their heads.
"We’re here to request a deal for passage into the city," stated Julian.
The man looked at them for a moment and saw their motorcycles. "Fine, follow me. Bring your motorcycles."
Rayne and Julian complied and wheeled their motorcycles over to the group of men, who then led them across the bridge.
They stopped in front of a large office building. Rayne looked up and realized that this must have been a bank office previously, but now it was one of the few tall buildings that still stood.
"Leave the motorcycles here. I’ll bring you to meet the boss," said the man coldly. Before they stepped further inside, two men walked over and patted Rayne and Julian down, looking for any hidden weapons.
They checked through Rayne’s backpack, noticing that it was pretty empty with only a water bottle inside.
After passing the check, the leader of the group led them into a stairwell and brought them up to one of the top floors.
"Boss, I have people here wishing to make a deal with us," said the man.
Rayne expected to see an older man sitting in the executive office chair, but instead, it was a woman... and a young one.
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