Surviving the Apocalypse with my Multiplier System novel Chapter 106

A few moments later, he opened his eyes and looked the recruiter straight in the eye. "Yes, sign me up, please."

"Very well, please show me your resident card so that I can register you," he said.

Reginald handed him his card and waited for him to finish the registration process.

"Okay, sir, here you go," said the recruiter, handing back his card. "Please meet here tomorrow before 6 a.m. You are assigned to Team Blue, and you are scheduled to return by 6 p.m. tomorrow evening. Food and water are your responsibility while you’re out."

Reginald committed all the information to memory and went back home.

As he entered, Ella jumped up to greet him. "Hey, Dad, how did it go? Did you get any information?"

"Yes, not only did I get information, but I also signed up for a scavenging mission. I leave tomorrow at 6 a.m. and will come back in the evening," he announced.

His wife stood up abruptly. "Honey, are you sure it’s safe? Why don’t you stay home? I’ll find a job on base; we can get by that way."

Reginald caressed his wife’s cheek with his hand. "It’s safe, honey, don’t worry. It’s going to be a group of us going, and a guard will be leading us. It’s only for a day, and I could potentially come back with many useful things," he coaxed.

Her anxiety lessened when he mentioned that a guard would be accompanying them. "Okay, just be safe. Stay near the guard, okay?" she hugged him.

"Mmm, everything will be okay. I’ll see you for dinner tomorrow," he hugged her back.

The next morning, Reginald woke up early, making sure he wasn’t late. He arrived at the job office and noticed a large crowd.

"Red Team, over here!" shouted a guard.

"Yellow Team, with me!" yelled another one.

Reginald continued to walk around until he heard a man shouting for Blue Team to gather around him. As he walked over, he sized up the man he assumed would be their leader for the day. He was a tall, large man who looked like he had prior military or police experience.

The man was wearing a bulletproof vest and had a handgun strapped to his side, giving him an imposing aura.

"Hello, I’m here for Blue Team," said Reginald, announcing his presence.

The man looked at Reginald and gave him a curt nod. "Yep, you’re at the right place. You can call me Jason. I’ll be the leader for today’s outing."

Jason continued to shout for Blue Team for a few more minutes until all five members assembled.

"Okay, looks like everyone is here. Today, we will be going to a small town about an hour’s drive from here. We are assigned to look for medical supplies—anything from bandages to pills. We got word that there’s a fairly intact hospital in this town, so our haul should be decent. Anything extra you find is yours."

After the quick briefing, Jason led the team towards the base-owned van, motioning for everyone to get in.

Rayne and Julian had just woken up and decided to check out the job office for any leads on finding a chemist.

"Do you think it’s too early to head over?" asked Rayne. She looked out the window and saw that the sun hadn’t even risen yet, and everything was dark.

Julian peeked outside. "Yeah, let’s wait until the sun rises at least before we head over."

They sat down on the small couch as Rayne opened her system panel to get breakfast. She took out two hot coffees and two breakfast bagels that she had stored after making them back at the bunker.

"Do you want the one with sausage or bacon?" she asked, holding two different breakfast bagels in her hand.

Julian thought for a moment. "I want the one with sausage today, please!"

Rayne handed him the bagel in her left hand, then opened hers and began to eat. The warmth from the hot coffee spread throughout her body. "It feels like it’s been getting colder and colder by the day."

Julian took a bite of his bagel and nodded. "Yeah, even I felt the chill this morning."

After they finished eating, Rayne took another peek outside and noticed the start of the sunrise. Turning to Julian, she looked at him with a smile. "Would you like to take a walk around? The sun is about to rise, maybe we’ll get to see a pretty view."

"Yes, of course! Let’s go!" agreed Julian.