Chapter 658 (2/2)

When Croaker saw Black Hatchet step forward a tinge of fear struck hirim face responded “Well look who it is The man Cloudhawk himself commended as a er of the wastelands, but your ”

A week ago Cloudhawk had stood before the people and awarded a group of citizens Hatchet was aave Croaker the amh there werethem a new lease on life, there were as ht exactly alike So where there were supporters there were certainly detractors – especially those who had suffered at the hands of the Green Alliance like Croaker

Black Hatchet was one of those who adored Cloudhawk He wasn't going to let this piece of shi+t spit on his leader's na a houn' let you ruin this one!”

“Look at this rabid ani his ht be willing to die but are you going to force all these people to go doith you?” The fear was gone Croaker even stretched out his neck theatrically “Go on, cut my head off if you think you can Show everyone what you are”

Black Hatchet's eyes were so wide the skin at their edges threatened to split

“Hah! You don't have the fuckin balls Why? Because killing is against the rules There's no freedoet for what you're giving up?” Croaker turned to the rest of the crowd “Better to take your chances out in the wastes Soets in your face, you kill them! You want someone's woman, you take her! Booze, food, water – there is no lirab it”

Croaker's arrogance was in full bloom

“Yeah?” A calm suddenly caht wanna hear Leader Cloudhawk'stoday our stores have doubled”

The clai the crowd

Croaker looked back at him in disdain “Bullshi+t”

Greenland had enacted strict liht – two liters for every hundred kilos It was enough to ensure survival but ita dozen liters a day

It sounded like a lot, but really it was just enough to survive The wastelands were hot and dry, water evaporated quickly While the water they were given was enough to survive it wasn't enough to be healthy, much less to wash Not that it mattered at that level, most wastelanders had never washed in their lives

But if the a else! That would be enough to drink their fill and have some left over The quality of life would improve dramatically

The question was, could this be true? Water was precious! Where could Cloudhawk find so much of it?

Black Hatchet raised his voice so everyone could hear “I just heard it It's true, they're called Water Towers and they're built already Ya'll can go get water right now See for yourself”

Everyone's eyes lit up It made sense, if water really was in short supply why hadn't they reduced rations already? Instead they were increasing the ru his eyes back toward Croaker “As for you standin' there talkin' shi+t, nore I'm part of Greenland's police force now, and as captain I' you for stirrin' up trouble!”

“You…!”

Croaker hadn't seen this co around for a way to escape

Black Hatchet shouted, “Grab hiroup of people leaped out from the crowd to cut off Croaker's escape Ru Theyaround and watch the scene Now Croaker had nowhere to go Hiht

That evening, the reservoirs were officially revealed to the people The so-called toere relics of Cloudhawk's own design After so in Greenland's labs they were produced and revealed as Greenland Water Towers The people called them Miracle Towers

The first one Cloudhawk had made was a three meter tall pot set on a trapezoid base Its open top made evaporation a problem and plenty of dirt found its way in to contaot her hands on the design andwith a lid It was now an oval-shaped reservoir with devices to test water pressure installed on the inside A tap at the bottom allowed the water to be extracted

But ere they called Miracle Towers?

Because those who came to draw from it quickly discovered that the water seemed limitless! Suddenly everyone's heart was put at ease With these tohat had they to fear of a water shortage?

Those popular, naysaying rumors were totally put to rest

The next day At the execution grounds

Croaker and thirty others charged with spreading dissent were marched into view Black Hatchet announced their crimes, relayed the evidence then in accordance with the city's laws sentenced theuillotine

The execution raised his hand Thirty heads fell to the sound of roaring cheers In troubled times severeand snakes still hid in the bushes Agitators needed to knohat their actions would reap, otherwise there was nothing to stop the next bunch of assholes fro