Chapter 102. Designing for Survival

Helping a lot of people was beyond Red’s capability. It was like being a candle for others and eventually burning out. The analogy of being the sun might help more people, but how much power would Red need? Red couldn’t close her eyes and ignore the people who didn’t know how to live on Ohm. Giving away the eire she had wasn’t a solution.

Thousands of people had to learn to survive on that ship. If they couldn’t survive, they’d be weeded out. That was the law of nature.

“Meet us in the central park near the New York district. Whether you come or not is up to you. But for now, there’s something we need to do,” Jonah said suddenly.

Red looked at Jonah in bewilderment.

“For now, just try to survive until tomorrow afternoon. Okay?”

Jonah’s eyes briefly flashed blue, making the people around them step back. They hadn’t seen the power of the Metaphysic, didn’t even know about it. Seeing someone capable of that shocked them all. One by one, they turned and