They operated under the nose of the New World Order, none of them chipped or marked. A fact that made it impossible to buy or sell even basic needs. The struggle for survival was getting harder with each passing day.
Elezar Aronivich was a Jewish raised agnostic on a collision course with his own destiny after the NWO police killed his father and destroyed his home. Somehow, he survived certain death only to face the harsh reality of survival without the mark in the Beast's marked society.
His only surviving relative was an estranged uncle, Benjamin Ben-Hadid who owned the local bread factory. Ben, although an unmarked Christian, managed to survive because his factory catered to the Beast and his cronies.
Elezar showed up on Ben's doorstep begging for a job, his only chance for survival. Ben takes Elezar on as a quality control inspector but Elezar was totally unaware of Ben's involvement with the underground economy. Ben's bread provided survival sustenance to hundreds of people every day and the numbers were exploding as the drought and pestilence spread.
Frieda, Ben's main operative, was being overwhelmed by the enormous task of supplying the nutrition her people needed, so Ben decided to enlist Elezar to help.
Sparks-and knives-fly when Elezar and Frieda meet. Frieda and Ben lead Elezar to discover the Way. Elezar is given gifts (abilities) never before entrusted to humankind that allowed him to lead the Eden to prosperity while the rest of the world is consumed by the last great battle;
Armageddon!