Alle Kapitel von The Endgame Chronicles: Kapitel 101 – Kapitel 110

The concept of keeping the people tired was simple. Hayley would keep everyone busy every day, chasing a goal. That was what Hayley had done with her point system. Every resident had to hand in ten points a day as the base's living fee. If they fell short, interest would be added. If they missed it for several days in a row, they would be kicked out. Hayley made earning points the center of everyone's lives. That was what it meant to tire the people. Then came the next rule: keeping the people humiliated or humble. Hayley introduced a monitoring-and-reporting system, encouraging residents to supervise one another. That way, punishments could be enforced efficiently, keeping everyone cautious, hard-working, and obedient to the rules. And finally, keeping the people poor. This meant stripping away wealth beyond basic survival. Before the apocalypse, the world had been full of workers who lived paycheck to paycheck. These people labored their whole lives yet never manag

When Hayley got back to her shelter, she immediately started counting her loot for the day. As usual, she first traded 1,000 level-1 crystal cores with the system for points. In addition to today's territory expansion of the old factory, her total points had now reached 150,000, plus a crystal core reward pack. She decided not to open the reward pack just yet. Rubbing her excited hands together, Hayley exchanged 100,000 points for a full radar system. With a sharp electronic hum, a new section expanded behind the second-floor tower. Several radar stations appeared on top of her bunker. The entire radar network was now linked across her second floor. Built by the system itself, it would automatically adjust its range as her territory expanded. Any unusual activity within the area would be detected and reported directly to Hayley. It was way more precise than the Territory Link. Even better, the radar worked together with her recon-strike drone system. If it detect

Hayley decided to make Cloudia exempt from taxes as her form of salary. That way, Hayley wouldn't be considered taking advantage of a kid. In times when resources were scarce, everyone had to pull their weight. In her last life, back at that tiny base she used to live in, kids were treated like adults, and adults were treated like slaves. There was no such thing as protecting children or the elderly. If you couldn't work, the base would kick you out without hesitation. No one wanted dead weight. Even kids had to earn their keep. Honestly, if the people from other bases saw how organized everyone at Haylight Base was, they would fight each other just to get in. Most other settlements were already a mess. Refugees kept pouring in, food was scarce, and resources were stretched thin. People couldn't even find a way to survive, let alone eat properly. But here, even kids had jobs to do and earned points for it. This place was like a paradise, a real haven in the middle of

Hayley touched the electric kettle. The glass surface was still warm. Beside it sat a half-eaten cup of instant noodles, stuffed with ham, jerky, and all kinds of seasoning packets. It looked like whoever had been here was waiting for the water to boil to make their noodles. Only now, the whole thing had gone bad. Even the highly preserved ham and jerky were moldy and spoiled, the stench filling the air. Whoever was about to eat that cup never even got a single bite. Hayley found it oddly unsettling, as if the people here had just vanished into thin air. She scanned the room and spotted a few computers. Maybe she could dig up some information. But unlike the open doors, every single computer was locked tight behind a high-level security password. After a few minutes, she realized she wasn't getting anything useful out of them. Instead, she started searching the rest of the office and ended up finding a stash of supplies: instant noodles, canned ham, and jerky. N

For a split second, the young man froze, then his eyes widened in disbelief. "Boss?!" Hayley blinked. It was Derek, the guy who used to end up in tears every time she pissed him off. "Leonard!" "Ms. Reid!" The other guy pinned under the dogs, Gavin, also recognized them. Both men looked absolutely stunned to see Hayley and Leonard here. Then, from the shadows ahead, came a shout. "Did the elevator get here yet? We can't hold the line much longer!" "Ethan, look who just showed up!" Derek called out immediately. Ethan, heavily armed, ran over. When he saw Hayley, his tense expression broke into pure shock and relief. "B-Boss!" His voice trembled slightly with excitement. "Why are you all standing around? Didn't the elevator get here yet?" Before anyone could answer, a sharp, commanding female voice rang out. A woman in military uniform came running toward them. Her eyes narrowed the moment she saw the new arrivals. "Who the hell are you?" "Captain Ba