Chapter 252
Ste nced up to see Amber queuing ahead.
Amber quickly walked over, "What a coincidence, are you guys here for house selection too?"
Ste nodded, "Has Katie recovered from her illness?"
"Much better." Amber was delighted and lowered her voice, "Ste, we owe it to your medicine.
Katie stopped coughing and her concussion symptoms have eased. She''s in good spirits now.
The life-saving medicine wasn''t cheap and she doesn''t have much valuable stuff. She''ll pay you
back with groceries in a few months, is that okay?"
The Moore family was working and once the research institute moved in, Amber’s job could be
restored. They could save some money by tightening their belts.
Ste gave it without intending to take anything from the Moore family, but she didn''t want anything
could foster a sense of dependency.
"No rush, let''s focus on getting Katie back to health. Everything else can wait."
While they were together, Ste curiously asked, "Did you guys get a two-bedroom?"
Amber nodded, "ording to the policy, a researcher is entitled to a two-bedroom unit. Both my
husband and my son are at the research institute, so we got two units in the institute’s residential
building. The conditions there were pretty bad before, and we moved into an unfinished building a
while ago. Today, we came to register and get our certificates."
They were fortunate that both father and son had good jobs, otherwise they would have ended up
sleeping on the streets.
Ste was surprised that the authorities provided free housing for researchers. This policy was
commendable.
The queue slowly moved forward, Ste and Amber chatted from time to time. Newtown had more
than houses, it also had factories, schools, and other relevant units.
"Many units have merged with those in Swan Hill. The two cities are developing towards each other.
The Agricultural Institute of Swan Hill has been merged into Griffith, and the Herb Medicine
Research Institute is in Swan Hill. Once the second and third phases are built, the two Newtowns
will be connected."
Schools and factories?
The reconstruction n was wonderful, but whether it could be sustained was not guaranteed.
If the two cities were connected, safety would rtively improve, but by the time Newtown was
completed, the eternal night would likely have arrived.
Darkness would be a haven for criminals.
Ste hoped she was overthinking, and that the authorities had put in a lot of effort into rebuilding
and would likely make corresponding arrangements.
When she saw Ste again, the staff member reminded her while registering, "If you want to sell or
rent your house in the future, you cane to the Housing Center to register. We can help you
connect with potential buyers or renters, but we will charge a certain service fee."
Ste couldn''t resist gossiping, "If a detached house is well decorated and put up for sale, how
much would it be?"
"It depends on the willingness of the buyer and seller. If houses are in high demand, the price will at
least double."
The housing information had been entered into the electronic card, but the paper house certificate
would only be avable in a month.
The staff reminded, "The detached houses will bepleted the day after tomorrow. You can move
in and decorate then."
Ste thanked them and returned to Eastwood Eden. In return, as soon as she got back to building
5, she told Mark the news, "Mark, you guys can go choose a house now. You have to be quick to
get the good ones."
By the time the message was officially released, all the good properties would have been taken.
Mark had actually thought of this, and was discussing with Christian how they could soften up the
staff.
But there wasn''t much to discuss. If you had enough resources, you could make the impossible
happen, even in the end times.
After dinner, Ste discussed, "When should we start decorating?"
Jasper thought for a moment, "Let''s wait until the house ispleted."
First, they would check the site, then discuss the specific renovation n. They didn''t waste the
remaining two days. The vacant cornfield was re-cultivated, this time they nted wheat on all six
acres. With the seeder and the tireless Jasper, it was quickly done.
On the day the house waspleted, Ste drove over and happened to meet Mark and Christian
at the neighborhood entrance, so she gave them a lift.
The number of peoplemuting to and from Newtown had increased, and the road was much
better. It only took a little over an hour.
After dropping them off at the work center, the two of them drove to the vi area.
Wow, it really paid off to mix with the high society. The road in the vi area was actually a cement
road with a green belt on both sides.
However, even the upper ss was divided into different ranks.
Ste was astonished. The king of the vis worth 500,000 points was located in the best position.
Just the main building upied over a thousand square feet and had four floors, not to mention the
large garden in the front yard and the swimming pool in the backyard.
This was no longer buying a house with points; it was clearly high-end customization.
From the best position extending to both sides, the status was clear at a nce. The further back
you went, the less impressive the specifications.
Thest two buildings were simple two-story courtyards with three rooms and a living room. They
were barelyparable to pre-apocalyptic apartments; the only good thing was that they had their
own bathrooms.
There was a cement path on the side, and beyond that was the courtyard wall. Presumably, the
authorities also knew that the vi was too conspicuous and had purposely built a courtyard wall for
protection.
The corner position was not easy to n, leaving a triangr wastnd that looked about a
hundred square feet.
Ste made a quick decision, "Let''s build a wall and enclose our yard, and include this part as well."
The vi originally had a backyard, and with the wastnd, it would be over two hundred square
feet.
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The two vis were about 30 meters apart, so splitting it in half would be the fairest.
Jasper nned ahead, "We build a three-meter stone wall in the outer courtyard. Put nails and
broken ss on top, so ordinary people can''t climb over."
Ste had no objections. Arcadia had a lot of stones, more than enough.
"We can build a sshouse on the roof and in the backyard. It can be used for nting and can
withstand acid rain erosion."
Acid rain would be continuous for half a month, destroying the soil and making it impossible to nt.
The cement wall also couldn''t withstand the erosion, leaving pits and holes. The thinner walls were
even eaten through.
Considering this, they would also need to stock up on ntable soil. Otherwise, even if they built a
sshouse, the soil in the backyard would be destroyed by acid rain.
The two nned their future home, one room on the first floor would be a garage, one would be a
storeroom, and one for Cooper.
The second floor would be the master bedroom, one room for Rosie, and one as a study.
Ste patted the wall, "It''s too thin. It won''t keep the heat."
The temperature was around freezing during the pr day, and the temperature difference was
getting bigger. By the time of the pr night, it would be even more obvious, down to negative thirty
or forty degrees at night.
Jasper nodded, "Yeah, it doesn''t soundproof either. We need to thicken it."
At his words, Ste blushed.
After roughly nning the renovation direction, the two drove away from the vi area to pick up
Mark.
When they arrived, Mark had finished his business and seemed in good spirits.
After handing over half a sack of corn, the task of selecting a house was finally settled. The entire
team of Eastwood Eden managed to secure rooms in the same building.
Christian was all smiles, "Mark really is clever. Our house is right across from the police station, and
three-fifths of the building is taken up by the Eastwood Eden crew. If anything goes wrong, we''ve
got strength in numbers."
Ste, who also had a room across from the police station, could only nod in agreement.