Reborn Cave Queen of the End Times novel Chapter 2

Autumn fought the hunger clawing at her stomach. The smell of food was everywhere. In the end, she had to cover her nose and mouth with both hands to block it out. She lowered her head and hurried into the relocation office.

The place was noisy.

Several residents were arguing with the redevelopment staff. They demanded higher compensation, and both sides were shouting over each other.

Autumn walked over to an employee who was standing nearby and watching the commotion. She pulled out her deed and asked quietly, "Am I the first person to sign?"

The employee's eyes lit up. "Yes! Yes, you are!" she said quickly. "Let me see your deed."

"Wait." Autumn pressed a hand over the document. "I want to confirm something first. Is there an extra reward for the first person who signs?"

"There is," the employee replied at once. "You'll get an extra ten percent on your compensation, plus a bag of rice and a bag of flour." She paused, then added, "Our manager just announced another bonus. You'll also get a gold bracelet. Would you like to sign now?"

Autumn finally let go of the deed. "Of course. Thank you."

"No trouble at all." The employee quickly handed her a form.

Autumn filled out everything she could and skipped the rest. It didn't matter anyway.

Sooner or later, Everjoy Residences would be underwater. When the apocalypse arrived, some people would run, some would scatter, some would die, and some would be injured.

What was there left to hold on to?

Sign the papers. Stamp the documents. Get the money. Take the gifts.

Done in one smooth process.

While several residents nearby were still passionately arguing over compensation, Autumn quietly slipped out through a side door.

She found an empty corner with no cameras and no people around. Then she tossed everything she had received into her storage space.

Suddenly, she stumbled. Her vision blurred for a second.

Autumn immediately straightened and looked around, alert.

What was that? Nothing like this had ever happened before.

She had stored things in the space countless times, and nothing like this had ever happened.

She rushed into a restroom, locked the door, and checked her storage space.

Then she froze. She stretched out her hand and measured the length of the space again and again. Finally, she confirmed it. The storage space had grown by almost two inches.

How is that possible?

Nothing like this had happened in my previous life.

Did I do something different just now?

I simply put the gifts from the redevelopment office inside. Rice. Flour... Wait. The gold bracelet.

Could it be because of the gold?

Could gold upgrade the storage space?

The moment that thought appeared, Autumn's eyes lit up.

So the storage space wasn't fixed. It could upgrade.

To test her theory, Autumn once again ignored the hunger gnawing at her stomach and her desperate craving for food. She rushed home and took out the only piece of gold jewelry she owned—a gift from Phoebe on her eighteenth birthday.

She hesitated for a long time. In the end, she still threw the gold jewelry into the storage space.

She had to be alive before memories meant anything.

Only those who survived were entitled to remember.

The moment the gold disappeared into the storage space, Autumn's heart jumped into her throat.

Yes or no. She would have her answer in a few seconds.

After waiting what she thought was long enough, she grabbed a tape measure and hurried into the storage space.

She measured it again and again. Then she confirmed it. The storage space had really grown.

The width had increased by almost two inches.

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