Janet's words carried pride and admiration for the unknown base leader.
Ron refused to comment. To test the water, he went to the special department Janet had told him about, and after confirming his identity and background check, he received a key.
Even after opening the door to a relatively well-to-do apartment and sitting on the sofa, Ron was in a daze.
"This... this... is so good to be true..."
The special department clerk had told him that he could stay in the apartment for the next month for free. After that, he needs to give 500 crystals every single month until he reaches the age of 16.
Once he turns 16, he will have to pay for his rent on his own.
But to Ron... this was already the biggest mercy. Even before the apocalypse... the conditions in the orphanage weren't as satisfactory as they are now.
He had parents, but his mother was a drug addict and his father had run away long ago.
