[{"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-195":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},146359,236,"Chapter 195: The More You Sell, The More You Have","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-195",195,"\u003Cp>This was a tenfold dilution of the Healing Potion. It wasn’t that she was a profiteer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rather, it was a formula she’d developed after a series of experiments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The formula’s hemostatic effect wasn’t bad, it just didn’t heal wounds as quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The price she set was also just 50 regular Crystal Cores for a small vial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can I buy a few more vials?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fern Spencer asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Claire Warner shook her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There’s a limit of one vial per person.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She did this to prevent people from hoarding large quantities of the hemostatic spray.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, I’ll just take one then.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fern Spencer understood the reasoning; good things couldn’t be in unlimited supply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, although the spray vial was small, it could be used many times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, bleeding out in the open was a death sentence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as it could stop the bleeding, it was life-saving medicine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the way, that blondie named Keith Dempsey is probably one of Hugo Crawford’s men.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fern Spencer said before she left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who’s Hugo Crawford?\" Nina Jacobs asked, confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don’t even know who Hugo Crawford is?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Claire Warner shake her head, Fern Spencer was at a loss for how to explain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then you must at least know about Daniel Hale, the Spiritual Element Superpower User in our shelter, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sharon Thorne chimed in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I know a little about him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs was surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’How is Uncle Hale involved in this?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hugo Crawford used to be on the rescue team. Once, when he and Daniel Hale were on a mission and ran into danger, he just up and abandoned him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Luckily, a few other Superpower Users happened to pass by and rescued Daniel Hale. The whole incident caused a huge uproar at the time, and Hugo Crawford was stripped of his position.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fern Spencer explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Something like that happened?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs frowned. She’d never heard Daniel Hale or Vera Coleman mention it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It must have happened while I was in City J.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anyway, the point is that Hugo Crawford is not a good guy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’s formed his own team now. Probably because his Superpower is strong and he used to be a rescue team captain, a lot of people have joined him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Fern Spencer was explaining, they could hear someone knocking impatiently on the door outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right. And Fern is warning you because those guys you beat up the day before yesterday afternoon also work for Hugo Crawford.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sharon Thorne added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I understand. Thank you both.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs made a mental note of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that, a few more groups of customers came to the little shop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs was pleasantly surprised to find her system was ready for an upgrade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, she decided to finish the day’s business first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door of the tin shack was pushed open again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A young man with a head full of bleached-blond hair walked in alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heard you sell everything here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Keith Dempsey sized up the inside of the tin shack, then looked at Claire Warner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not everything. Depends on if I have what you’re looking for.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs didn’t look at him again, instead pushing a price list across the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My name’s Keith Dempsey. Nice to meet you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recognizing that he was trying to get chummy with her, Nina Jacobs looked up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you’re not buying anything, I’ll have to call in the next customer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rebuffed, Keith Dempsey had no choice but to ask in a low voice,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I just heard Fern Spencer mention that you sell medicine here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What kind of medicine are you looking for?\" Nina Jacobs asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’This guy looks shifty. He’s probably not up to any good.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, Keith Dempsey gave a sly chuckle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know, that kind of medicine... an aphrodisiac, something to get a man’s blood pumping...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the color drain from Claire Warner’s face, Keith Dempsey quickly added,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Or something that can make a person fall asleep would work too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Price is no object.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A large bag of Crystal Cores was placed in front of Nina Jacobs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs said coldly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I only sell regular medicine for treating illnesses here, not what you’re looking for.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I do have some of that stuff in my storage space, things I just happened to pick up.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’But I have no intention of selling it.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can pay more. To be honest, my superior ordered me to find this stuff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m not the one trying to hurt anyone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Keith Dempsey tried to explain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your superior must have some interesting hobbies,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but I don’t have what you’re looking for.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s not for him! My superior is getting it for someone else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t go spreading rumors.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Keith Dempsey hastily clarified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh? Is that right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina recalled Fern Spencer’s words. This was almost certainly Keith Dempsey looking for drugs for Hugo Crawford.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that Claire Warner didn’t sell what he wanted, Keith Dempsey had no choice but to buy some other supplies first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the way, I might have some connections,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I could ask around for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs said, pretending to think.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Really?\" Keith Dempsey perked up immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But you’ll have to tell me what it’s for.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs was trying to fish for more information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I definitely can’t tell you that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I can only say it won’t kill anyone. At most, it’ll just ruin a few reputations.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Keith Dempsey thought for a moment, willing to reveal only that much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good enough. If I get my hands on some, how would I contact you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Keith Dempsey thought for a moment, then leaned in close. \"My friend works at window number 3 in the Superpower User Registration Office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just go there and tell him you’re looking for Keith Dempsey, and you’ll be able to get in touch with me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Got it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Even though I didn’t get the answers I wanted, it’s clear this Keith Dempsey really has connections.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Or rather, Hugo Crawford’s connections?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’But Hugo Crawford was already kicked out of the rescue team...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs thought for a moment but decided to keep this matter in mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tin shack was soundproof, so people outside couldn’t hear the conversation within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Keith Dempsey had confirmed this from the outside before daring to discuss such things with Claire Warner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his eyes, Claire Warner was just a Space Superpower User with a few connections.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Fern Spencer’s advertising was a great success.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Throughout the afternoon, Nina Jacobs sold dozens of vials of the hemostatic spray.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as she was about to close up shop and retract the safe house, the system sent another notification:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Detected that the host’s current actions will lead to the rescue of 36 humans in several days. Triggering the \"Selfless Savior\" title. Reward: 36 vials of \"Healing Potion\".]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Selling supplies can save people?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs suspected this was a direct result of her selling the hemostatic spray.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, the more she sold, the more Healing Potions she would get.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It’s a truly virtuous cycle...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was still some time left in the day, so she decided to go to the base and check things out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The road leading to the base had been cleared and was remarkably clean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Driving her SUV, Nina Jacobs soon arrived outside the base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nina Jacobs? You’re back?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A somewhat familiar voice called out. Nina Jacobs turned to look, a hint of surprise on her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Timothy Renner and his group hadn’t expected to see Nina Jacobs here either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Renner, you all are...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs realized that besides Timothy Renner, almost everyone from the abandoned construction site in City J was present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were all wearing matching orange vests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs recognized the vests; only volunteers participating in the base’s construction wore them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh heh, thanks to you, we’ve all found jobs at the base now,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Timothy Renner replied with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After they had parted ways at the abandoned construction site in City J,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they had followed the map Nina Jacobs gave them and managed to find the City D shelter without too much trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although they lost a few people along the way, it was the best outcome they could have hoped for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later, following Nina Jacobs’s advice, they signed up to help with the base construction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This life was much better than lazing around at the abandoned construction site.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m so glad you all made it here safely,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs said sincerely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you here for the lottery, too?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eve Lewis asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m just planning to go in and take a look.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs said a temporary goodbye to the group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Myra Lawson had already given her the keys to three apartments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she wasn’t satisfied with them, she could look at others.\u003C\u002Fp>",1445,"2026-05-29T03:44:18.636Z","2026-06-01T04:29:06.436Z",1,"novelbin.me","d849bda7d65f58a237f7d1b036255ebd22e19efad13674abf9401ba7a5386362","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-196","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-194",312,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-cover.jpg"]