Resource Starvation: A LitRPG System Apocalypse

The System calls people resources. Gary Sullivan is about to find out what happens when the supply says no.Two weeks after the apocalypse, Gary finally reaches governed territory-and learns that order can be worse than chaos. Halverton has power, markets, protected trains, and a mayor whose authority rests on human ownership. The System approves. The numbers are green. The suffering is within tolerance.Gary can't outfight a city, and the Operator tools that carried him across the frontier don't work on provisioned ground. To continue north toward his daughter, he must audit a hierarchy designed to repair itself, exploit its hidden permissions, and turn given trust into the one resource the mayor cannot replace.With Stan, his literal-minded daemon; Reyes, a combat medic with a personal reason to enter Halverton; and Sofi, a photographer learning that evidence can hit harder than a bullet, Gary faces human villains, cheerful corporate cruelty, and a System functioning exactly as designed.Crunchy progression, clever system exploits, found-family teamwork, real danger, load-bearing humor, and no harem.Resource Starvation: A LitRPG System Apocalypse is Book Three of the Operator series. Begin with Root Cause.Perfect for readers who enjoy the corporate absurdity of Shopocalypse Saga, the grounded economics of power in Street Cultivation, and the community-first survival of Apocalypse Parenting.