The Apocalypse Survival Manual (Three Days Before Doomsday, I Stockpiled Billions) novel Chapter 656

Chapter 656

Mitchell agreed and quickly passed the rule along.

Starting the next day, anyone going out on house calls had to carry protective gear with them.

There weren’t enough suits for everyone, so whoever checked one out had to keep a close eye on it and make sure it came back.

After another two weeks of nonstop work, Wesley’s research project finally wrapped up for the time being. Nicole then went with Mitchell to Grayport Square for a public clinic.

No one knew when the acid rain might start, and Nicole didn’t want to take any chances. She asked Mitchell for some time off, explaining that she had things to take care of at home and wanted to stay away for a few months after that day’s clinic.

She wasn’t officially part of the research institute anyway, and she had already spent a long time studying there. Mitchell agreed without hesitation.

“Don’t forget to review what you’ve learned when you get home. If there’s anything you don’t understand, come back and ask.”

The weather was brutally hot, so they arrived at Grayport Square early.

A public warning played over the loudspeakers. According to the authorities, changing air currents could bring rain over the next few months. Since volcanic ash had been hanging in the atmosphere for so long, any rain had a good chance of being acidic.

Residents were advised to stay indoors unless necessary, wear proper protective gear when going outside, and keep outdoor trips as short as possible.

The warning played three times a day, morning, noon, and night, so no one could miss it.

Nicole, Mitchell, and the others set up their clinic on the ground floor of the square despite the brutal heat. Since they only came once every two weeks, quite a few people were already lined up for treatment.

The research institute wasn’t a charity. A consultation cost a few ounces of grain, while needle therapy and massage cost extra. Patients over 60 and children under 5 were treated for free.

If the institute had the medicine a patient needed, the doctor would write a prescription and they could pick it up afterward.

But medicine was still in desperately short supply. Unless someone truly needed it, the doctors avoided prescribing anything.

The heat was unbearable, and patients just kept coming. Heatstroke, malnutrition, vitamin and mineral deficiencies, electrolyte imbalances…

One disaster after another had taken a serious toll on people’s bodies, and all kinds of health problems were starting to surface.

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