Of course, this thought only flashed through everyone's minds briefly before the main event commenced, as discussions began regarding their respective share allocations.
The sum of eight million pounds was enormous in the post-apocalypse. Only farm owners possessing diverse supplies and food in a technologically advanced city like Austin could amass such wealth.
However, Dr. Bo stipulated a one-time delivery of this vast quantity of supplies. This inevitably posed a challenge for some to gather everything quickly, especially since food had become hard currency. Why were many cities declaring independence and issuing their own currency? It was to control more food and supplies, a favorite practice of the powerful and capitalists.
But this was an opportunity that comes once in a lifetime; what could be done? So, while these people were committing large amounts of supplies, they also started borrowing food—from the authorities in Austin, and from relatives and friends.
