[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un":3,"chapter-after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-119":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","After I Fully Prepared for the Apocalypse, the Ungrateful Cried with Regret",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},146483,236,"Chapter 119: It’s Really Him","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-119",119,"\u003Cp>Actually, Leo Hale hadn’t held a grudge over the incident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was especially true after Daniel Hale’s business grew larger. He even collaborated with Bryce Dolan’s family, and the two of them had shared meals together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one ever mentioned what happened back then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bianca White had even asked him out later to apologize, hoping the three of them could still be friends.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he had refused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He just never expected to run into the two of them again during the apocalypse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Something like that actually happened?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why didn’t you tell me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daniel Hale had absolutely no idea his son had gone through something like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Is this really my impulsive son, Leo Hale, the one who can’t stand the slightest provocation?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There wasn’t much to say about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who doesn’t have a past?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What Leo Hale didn’t say was that the incident had a profound impact on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was brought up as a joke at every class reunion, which was why all his close friends were people he’d met after entering the workforce...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few days after returning to the shelter, both Bryce Dolan and Bianca White had come looking for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he’d made excuses and avoided them every time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you afraid of them?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No way. Why would I be afraid of them?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A guilty look flashed across Leo Hale’s eyes again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you’re having a hard time turning them down,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>next time your dad and I will say it for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vera Coleman could see it too; Leo Hale was simply running from the problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don’t have to. I’ll go talk to them and make things clear myself,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo Hale said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daniel Hale clapped Leo Hale on the shoulder. \"You have to clear the air sooner or later. It’ll stop them from waiting outside our door every day.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Nina Jacobs was heading out, she noticed Wayne Warner following her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re staying home today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m just going to see a friend. I won’t be long.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs said, turning around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had left Wayne Warner a tablet and plenty of snacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wayne Warner really loved his tablet. Seeing him nod, Nina Jacobs felt relieved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait for me, I’ll be back,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, she needed to go to the Supply Ops Department using Claire Warner’s identity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I just don’t know if that man, Henry Dixon, will agree to see me.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After using \"Facial Adjustment,\" Nina, as Claire Warner, walked into the administration building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since all the departments were just temporary setups, there were no access controls separating the different areas yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All you had to do was register at the front desk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A supply trade? You came by yourself?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A girl with a ponytail at the registration desk looked Claire Warner up and down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She even wondered if Claire Warner was a con artist. After all, who would dare to come here to make a trade these days?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the more she looked, the less she seemed like one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My dad’s still busy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you’re not in a hurry, I can take you over there to wait?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the girl finished speaking, she was standing right in front of Claire Warner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your dad?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs instantly guessed that this girl must be the one who had gotten into a fight with Mr. and Mrs. Grant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’She must be a Speed Element Superpower User.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s right. I’m Daisy Dixon. Come on, hurry up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I have a lot of work to do later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the blink of an eye, Daisy Dixon was already down the hallway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Claire Warner also quickened her pace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daisy Dixon led her to a very plain room. A handwritten wooden sign hung on the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three words were written on the wooden sign: Supply Ops Dept.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t mind the mess. I’m juggling six different jobs here, so I’m really busy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You can just sit here. I’ve got to get back to it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before she even finished her sentence, Daisy Dixon had already sped away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Juggling six jobs...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’She really must be busy.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs looked at the time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On a nearby desk were stack after stack of handwritten reports.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs only took one look and was already impressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reports clearly recorded the movement of every single supply item.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything from weapons down to a single pair of socks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’This isn’t something I should be looking at.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs found a spot to the side and sat down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She activated her \"Five Senses Enhancement\" and immediately heard a familiar voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Myra Lawson’s voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It sounded like a meeting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Since we’ve reached an agreement, this matter is no longer up for debate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The people of our shelter are not yours to lure away as you please.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since Miss Lawson insists,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it seems we have no choice but to concede.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cole Dempsey stays, but we will be taking everyone else who is willing to return to The Alliance with us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another voice said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’That voice... Is that him?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs remembered the man who had blocked her and Wayne Warner’s path the day before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their voices were identical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can, of course, after we’ve inspected the weapons,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Myra Lawson replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, I am curious, Mr. Hughes. Where did your group acquire so many weapons and so much equipment?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s a trade secret,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the other party replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mr. Hughes?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs was surprised. ’Could the man who blocked my car really be Tyson Hughes?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’No, that’s not right.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She remembered Cole Dempsey saying that Tyson Hughes was a Thunder Element Superpower User.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the man from yesterday was clearly an Earth Element Superpower User.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Did I mishear something?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Or could it be that this Tyson Hughes is actually a Dual Element Superpower User?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a little while longer, Nina’s \"Five Senses Enhancement\" picked up the sound of a group of people walking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Looks like the meeting is over.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, right. I’d like to ask, Miss Lawson...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>do you know of Quinn Manor?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man suddenly asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Quinn Manor?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m sorry, I’m not from around here. I’ve never been there,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Myra Lawson replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well then, Miss Lawson, we’ll see you at the new base...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs could hear footsteps in the hallway outside the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door to the Supply Ops Dept. was open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs watched the figures passing by outside the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, she saw the man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It really is him.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs lowered her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Superpower User Alliance really was going to merge with the base... then this man was a threat to her and Wayne Warner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And you are...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thin, middle-aged man wearing thick glasses walked in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind him were a man and a woman, their arms full of documents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My name is Claire Warner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m a Space Superpower User, and I’m here to talk to Director Dixon about trading some supplies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina wasn’t sure who he was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A supply trade?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m Henry Dixon. What do you want to trade?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry Dixon eyed Nina suspiciously as he set down his documents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His expression was identical to Daisy Dixon’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have some supplies I’d like to exchange for Crystal Cores.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was wondering if the Supply Ops Department would be interested?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a wave of her hand, Nina produced a bag of rice and a bag of flour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some of the rice and flour had come from supermarkets, but much of it had been salvaged from grain depots that were about to be flooded by acid rain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was just too much in her storage space, and large, 55-pound bags of grain weren’t convenient to sell at a market stall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would be better to trade them directly to the shelter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was safer and more reliable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SLAP.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The documents in Henry Dixon’s hand fell to the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice trembled as he pointed at the two bags on the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Grain like this... you want to trade it for Crystal Cores?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man and woman behind Henry Dixon also looked astonished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These days, grain was far more precious than Crystal Cores.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You could get Crystal Cores from killing zombies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it might never be possible to grow grain again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A price! Name your price!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We’ll take as many bags as you’ve got!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry Dixon decided on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait right here. I’m going to file the request right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marshall, get an application form filled out for me, immediately!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry Dixon grabbed the application form and rushed out in a flurry of motion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Miss, where did you get so much grain?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marshall asked curiously while picking up the documents off the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I just pick it up whenever I come across it,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How about you fill out this form first?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s for the quantity and unit price. Director Dixon should be back any minute.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1474,"2026-05-29T03:44:18.636Z","2026-06-01T04:29:06.436Z",1,"novelbin.me","7c8b6abbda740337465028834b5def791309db23785b7dcbef0da0ef30c3d3af","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-120","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-118",312,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-cover.jpg"]