Surviving the Apocalypse with my Multiplier System novel Chapter 97

After filling the bag, Rayne quickly walked over to the woman and directly placed the handles of the bag into her hands. She didn’t wait for the woman to thank her and walked back to Julian’s side to take care of her own payment.

The woman didn’t realize what had happened until Rayne disappeared from her view. She looked down at the plastic bag in her hands, noticing the generous amount of supplies inside.

She turned her head to look around to find Rayne but couldn’t spot her in the large crowd. Walking over to the counter once more, she placed the goods on the table. "Hi, will this be enough to register me and my children?"

The administrator looked at the high-quality goods in the bag, inspecting each one. "Oh, why didn’t you bring this earlier? This is more than enough!" she said happily.

She even returned a bag of rice and a few cans of vegetables. "Here you are. I’ve finished processing your registration. Here are your resident cards—don’t lose them!"

The mother accepted the resident cards with shaking hands. She felt so lucky and grateful. The journey had finally been worth it. Now she could relax a little, knowing her kids would be safer here than on the streets.

Rayne and Julian had also just finished their registration and received their residency cards. They were registered as a married couple, under the last name of Weston.

"Well, we finally managed to register as residents. I guess now we need to secure a place to live," said Rayne as they walked back to her SUV.

"Yes, we need to be quick about it before all these other people beat us to it. Although this resort is huge, the number of refugees is even greater," agreed Julian.

They quickly got off at the base, driving through the second checkpoint entrance. As they drove in, Rayne was shocked to see the sea of tents set up in every available corner of the base. Only major walkways and parking lots were enforced to not allow any tents, leaving only a few free areas.

Rayne parked her car in the main parking lot and walked over to the main lobby area with Julian. They quickly found the housing office and walked inside, squeezing in like sardines.

Julian frowned at how many people there were. "I hope we’re not too late. I’m not sure if there will be any free rooms left."

Thankfully for them, they quickly learned that the cost of renting was astronomically high. The line in front of them dwindled quickly after everyone learned of the cost.

The administrator saw the chaos inside the office and stood up, making an announcement. "Hello, everyone. To save time, I would like to announce that the cheapest room to rent is currently 600 points. Based on the current conversion chart, that’s over 100 cans of food a month."

The room quickly erupted into an uproar. "What? I was just here two weeks ago and the cost was 450 points! The cost went up again!"

Another person yelled out, "Yeah! I was here just three days ago and it was 500 points! Why is the cost skyrocketing so much?!"

The administrator felt flustered. "Hello, the cost fluctuates with supply and demand. We don’t have many rooms available. I’m sorry for any inconvenience." _{ƒrēewebnovel.com}