Chapter 165 - Rebuilding (1/2)
Chapter 165 - Rebuilding
"Rebuild this city? Haven?' said the ex-policeht be tiht? He wants to build up Haven again?"
'Yeah, that's what he said," said the younger police us and the city,' said the retired policeman "But up there, the reality is that there is no h of it forbut waterlogged rubble and broken streets, but I still see Haven A place you all can still call ho to stay here and help me with it"
Silence descended upon the crowd as they looked at each other Aldrich had just issued a call to action, asking those willing to stay and help rebuild if they wanted But even if most of the people here had called Haven hoe of the city above an desolate and destroyed was still seared into their e made the They probably thought that as individuals, especially with their injuries, what could they possibly do to help in rebuilding an entire city? It was delusional
"I can help," said one of the injured policerey wall as she chewed on a radon bar "My
power's bumed out, but once it comes back online, I can haul ass and carry a few bricks here and them ICs not like I have the credits to really ned to a different department in another city," interjected another police up a whole city brick by brick?"
"Lucky you," responded a young teenager lacking an arround with a dejected stare aiet to run froned' What a nice word
Wish that one I have nothing" He balled his hand over the necklace in a tight fist "Nothing but this wreck of a place that I used to call a houtters of soned n the useful ones I sure as hell can't afford the cybernefics to get new legs, and without that, I'll be cut fro out loud while lying down froes rapped around two stus "And let's be real, most of you that are fine are still lazy buht the variants back and the villains to regulate their own criher tier cities aren't going to take low level cops like you to feed on the taxpayer dime"
Despite his horrific injuries, the polices and sotta say, I'll need a bit of a leg up to be really useful"
A couple of his friends nearby hireed 'We grew up here, and we'd like to stay
He stared at Aldrich "I know you have power, but nobody knows you, sir Where are your funds? Your support? Don't be mistaken, I'd like for you to build this place up, I really would, but I just want to kno"
"Call it a leap of faith," said Aldrich
"A leap of faith "The older ambler Wife made a racket about it every weekend when she was still alive, bless her heart But I realized that gaht, this is a gamble," said Aldrich "But let me overn with the Panopilcon will keep this city supplied while they search for potential survivors, cleanup corpses, assess daes, and start the relocation process for confirotiate to get the support I need to rebuild this city If I can't, then you all can go on living your lives as if I had never existed I won't ask you all to stay beyond your means or out of the bounds of reason If you want to leave, you can leave anytiet relocated, your life will be over Very few of you will be able to survive in a new city with your injuries, paying for treatet desperate and want loans, but no bank will lend to people with no prospects like you
You'll turn to crin your lives away
But that's for those of you that are lucky Most likely, the vast majority of you aste away in the sluovernrew silent as they looked at each other, Iht have survived, but their lives as they kneere over
"In summary, most of you are in a position where you have to bet all in," said Aldrich "Because otherwise, you have nothing So go all in on me Trust in your hand, in me, to payoff"