Runemaster in the Last Days

Ciera hated this kind of live.

But does Mr. Taylor himself like it?

He himself also hoped that these days could pass and that they would be able to live better. But at the same time, he realized that his current status was no longer the same as how it used to be.

He had to bow down his head to reality.

City A Base was still quite humane and arranged for people who couldn't pay any contribution point a place to stay. But the place was nothing more than a block of buildings with four beds placed in one room. In other words, they would have to stay with two other people.

There were still the difference between room for women and men unless they were a family of four where they could stay in one room together. The rest had to follow the rules.

So Ciera would live separately from Mr. Taylor.

"Is there no better place?" Ciera asked, her tone was desperate.

Seeing the room with only four bed, in which it was the bed like in the dormitory where one bed was below and the other one was above them. After that, there was also one cupboard with four sections, clearly arranged for them to put their belongings inside. One table and one chair in the middle between the two beds.

It was very narrow and they almost couldn't move around the room in the slightest bit.

"The better places have been arranged for those who come here earlier," one of the women who stayed in the same room as Ciera raised her head and sneered. "Newcomer, don't think that you can live comfortably here. This building is made for the sake of housing people who couldn't afford any contribution points. As long as you can afford at least one contribution point per day, you can stay in a small room by yourself."

The rooms in this building would not be directly full from the very beginning. At first, there were only two women in this room and the two of them slowly adapted to the situation in City A Base.

But now they have two newcomers.

It was estimated that the room would be even more crowded and live.

"That…" Ciera opened her mouth and then closed it again.

At this moment, she felt some resentment for her father.

Why did he not pick City A Base from the very beginning?

Considering that they have some resources at that time, they would be able to trade those things with contribution points. Afterwards, their lives would definitely be far better.

Not like now where she had to stay in one room with two other people like this.

Ciera hated this.

But no matter how much resentment Ciera had, no one cares for her.

"Are there no other jobs that's easier to do?" The other newcomer asked worriedly. She had only heard about scavenging and construction job, which was not easy to do.

"Not for the time being." The woman who answered Ciera before said, "There are more and more people coming. We have only come here two days before you and there are more buildings being built every single day. This area is located at the outer edge and will be the place for the poor people."

The poor people?

Ciera took a sharp breath and looked at her surroundings.

The street was dirty, the place was dirty, there were many people who didn't play attention to their hygiene at all.

How could she stay here?

Ciera felt like collapsing immediately.

She couldn't stand it!

"How about bathroom?"

"There's only one bathroom per floor, so you have to line up to use it. Moreover, you can't use it for more than 15 minutes or you will be accused of using public resources for nothing. Each person are only given one bucket of bath water per day." The woman paused and sneered. "Of course, if you want to drink it, it's up to you. The base will not care too much."

"Drinking the bath water?" The other woman who had just arrived almost faint when she heard that.

"Well, the water isn't that dirty. Besides, you only get one glass of free water every day from the canteen along with a bowl of porridge. If you want more water or food, you have to pay with contribution points."

There were not many things that could be given for free.

Even though City A Base was expanding rapidly and had obtained a lot of resources, they still has to manage the resources well.

People who didn't do any work at all would not be given any resources as they simply didn't deserve it.

Of course, for people who really couldn't earn enough, there was still some free food and drink every day. In this way, these people would not starve to death without being unable to do anything.

But that was already the limit.

Ciera listened as the woman explained to the newcomer about the few things in City A Base.

The more she listened, the more she felt that her future will be bleak.

City A Base's policy was simply that you have to work if you want to eat. But as long as you did well in your work such as the construction work or the scavenging work, earning five points of contribution points are not impossible.

With these 5 points, they could use 1 for a small room and then two for cool talisman and then the last two for food.

It would be enough for their lives day by day.

But for a former young miss like Ciera…

It's hell.

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Riya's side

Riya naturally didn't know about the arrival of her father and half sister in City A Base. Besides, even if she knew, she would not care too much and would simply avoid seeing them.

Her relationship with them was not good enough.

Right now, Riya was busy in her world, making a few more paper dolls to help her with her work in the farm.