Chapter 65
The cafeteria was a very loud place, filled with overlapping voices, clattering trays, and the smell of cooked meat.
Axel sat stiffly at the table. The system's interface was already gone but the number it displayed earlier was burned into his mind.
One hundred thousand CNT.
Kinsey noticed his reaction immediately. She stopped eating and leaned forward slightly, resting her elbows on the table.
"You just shouted a number," she said. "A big one at that. A hundred thousand CNTs. Why?"
Axel hesitated. His fingers tightened around the edge of the tray. He glanced around the cafeteria, making sure no one was paying attention to them. Rick and Ares were somewhat arguing about something across the room, too distracted to notice anything.
"It's not spending money," Axel said quietly. "It's a requirement."
Kinsey asked quietly, matching Axel's hushed tone. "A requirement for what?"
