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The Apocalypse Survival Manual Chapter 302
"I've got clients looking to buy antiques, paintings, gold, silver, gemstones, anything like that. Think you could help me source some?" she asked. Sven had already heard plenty about Nicole from Weasel, but meeting her in person still caught him off guard.She was far younger and prettier than he had expected. After what happened tonight, he knew the rumors about her skills weren't exaggerated either.Honestly, he had been prepared for her to demand something outrageous in return. Instead, she wanted antiques?Sure, that stuff used to be worth a fortune, but that was back when the world still made sense.At the start of the disaster, Sven had assumed society would recover eventually. Besides stockpiling cash, he had also hoarded gold, artwork, antiques, and collectibles. He figured he would make a killing once everything returned to normal.Now, all of it just sat there collecting dust.The cash Nicole gave him still hadn't even been burned through as toilet paper yet, let a
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Nicole and Zeph frowned.What the hell? Surviving was already hard enough. Now, people were getting terrorized by outsiders on their own turf?Most people would've kept their heads down in someone else's territory. These guys were out here acting like they owned the place.In the dim alley, several men surrounded three people sprawled on the ground, kicking them over and over while barking out curses between laughs.One carried a long sword, another had a gun, and another swung a baseball bat.Killing somebody would've been quick, but they weren't trying to end it quickly. Every hit came harder than the last, like they were getting drunk on it.The more the victims screamed and begged, the more excited they got. One of them raised his blade high, face twisted with excitement as he drove it down.Thunk!The rush of violence had gone to their heads so badly that they never noticed danger creeping out of the dark behind them.The blade never landed. Instead, the man got skewere
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"Out for a walk. Just passing through." Nicole got straight to the point. "How much for the seawater?""Nothing."Nicole blinked, caught off guard for a second.Weasel grinned, his face carrying that constant half-smile he wore around everyone. "You're my best customer. I'll give it to you for free."Seawater itself wasn't worth much to begin with. Selling it to strangers turned a profit, but selling it to her was different. He would rather do her a favor and earn some goodwill.Nicole didn't smile back. "I'm serious. How much?"Weasel studied her briefly. She didn't look like someone struggling for water, so he answered honestly, "One bucket for half a pound of rice. If you're trading potatoes or sweet potatoes, one pound gets you a bucket. Other supplies work, too."Nicole widened her eyes on purpose. "Why don't you just rob people outright?"Weasel immediately looked offended. "Come on! Don't say that like it's easy money. We drive over 40 miles to the Grayport coast just
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Besides food, the thing people lacked most during the extreme heat was water.Water happened to be the one thing Nicole never worried about, as her storage space came with running water and electricity.Drilling rigs worked nonstop across the city, moving from district to district, trying to dig new wells. At first, they managed to hit water. Sometimes, the crews hadn't even packed up before the water source dried out again.Surface water was disappearing fast enough to be seen with the naked eye.The street where Crownview Residences stood had gotten lucky. Their turn for drilling came relatively early, and residents were initially allowed one bucket of water per day with ID verification.As groundwater levels kept dropping, the ration fell to half a bucket.Now, even that was gone.At first, Nicole still carried empty buckets downstairs now and then for appearances' sake. Lately, she couldn't even bother pretending anymore.The available water barely covered basic human sur
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Even if there were still grain reserves left, the southern coastal regions sat too low geographically to ever qualify as major national grain storage locations. At best, they only kept limited reserves locally, and most supplies had always been shipped in from other states.Now that disasters had hit the entire world, every region was struggling to survive on its own. Nobody was going to loosen their grip on their grain stockpiles and hand food over to somebody else.Even if the central government ordered redistribution, the largest bases would get priority first. By the time anything reached smaller cities, there probably wouldn't be much left.In the end, people still had to save themselves. Nobody could survive forever waiting for handouts.No matter what happened, Nicole believed things would turn out better this time around, even when the earthquake finally came.And so, life continued one day at a time.Jeremy and the others leaving actually made things easier for Nicole
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Nicole stood there in a daze, watching Hughie's group carry their things off the 18th floor and disappear down the stairwell step by step.She hesitated for a moment, then finally lost the fight with herself and hurried to the stairs."Jeremy!"The three of them stopped and turned back."If things don't work out in Halloway, come back."Hughie and Jeremy both nodded. "No matter where we end up, you'll always be our friend."She didn't walk them out after that. She simply stood there watching until they finally disappeared from the 18th floor and even their faint footsteps faded away.Cola let out soft whines, brushing against Nicole from time to time.An hour later, Zeph returned. Seeing Nicole sitting quietly on the couch, staring off into space, he walked over and sat beside her. "You don't need to worry so much. They can handle themselves. I already warned them to stay alert on the road."The two vehicles were supposed to keep about fifty yards between them at all times.
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