[{"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-206":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},146520,236,"Chapter 206: He Has a Job Too","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-206",206,"\u003Cp>Selling the hemostatic spray was a great boost to her Experience Points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More and more people had learned about the hemostatic spray these past few days, and some even wanted to buy it in bulk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had refused them all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Except for members of the rescue teams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs knew that each rescue team had about 150 to 200 members.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A supply of fifty bottles was more than enough for one team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So that’s what it was for. That’s very thoughtful of you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Levi Stone couldn’t help but think more highly of Claire Warner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he left, she even gave him two free bottles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My little shop has an unstable supply, so please keep today’s matter a secret,\" Nina Jacobs said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course. Thanks. But why don’t you open your shop inside the base? Wouldn’t it be safer there?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Levi Stone couldn’t help but ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zombies appeared on this road from time to time. How could this shop owner do business in a place like this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t live in the base, and I’m not a member of the base.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs’s words stunned Levi Stone even more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’There’s a base right there and she won’t go in? People like that actually exist?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then where do you live? It’s not safe out here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t have a permanent residence.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Claire Warner say that, Levi Stone knew he had asked too many questions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’How could someone who sells supplies dare to reveal where they live?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That evening, when Nina Jacobs returned to the base, she noticed the base was already quite crowded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People were coming and going everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The new base needed to recruit talented people, and the recruitment windows in front of the administration building were swamped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone wanted to find a stable job in the new base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some people even got into fistfights over their place in line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A team of people in blue uniforms quickly appeared and restored order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs knew these uniforms belonged to the base’s security patrol.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The security patrol was mainly responsible for maintaining order within the base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The female patrol member leading the team had a sharp, commanding presence and directed her subordinates methodically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She saw Nina Jacobs and broke into a brilliant smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eric Stone?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs hadn’t expected Eric Stone from the Lockwood Squad to have joined the security patrol.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was Captain Pearson who recommended us. Kurt Garrison and I joined together, but he’s on a different team,\" Eric Stone said with a smile, greeting Nina Jacobs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s wonderful. How is Walsh recovering?\" Nina Jacobs asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He’s fully recovered. He’s looking for a job right now,\" Eric Stone replied with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides her and Kurt Garrison, several other Superpower Users from the Lockwood Squad were also accepted into the security patrol because of their combat experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs exchanged a few more words with Eric Stone and then left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speaking of which, it was time for her to get serious about finding some help for her home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Putting aside other chores, she at least needed someone to cook.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo Hale had been in charge of the kitchen these past few days, and the dishes on the dinner table had gradually become terrifying...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Nina Jacobs was back early, she decided to take a look around the base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walking past the administration building and taking the road to its right, she came to the base’s cafeteria.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This place served three meals a day and was what the survivors cared about most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You had to use Points to eat in the cafeteria.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Currently, a single dinner cost 5 Points, equivalent to 30 regular Crystal Cores.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs remembered that the Point cost for cafeteria meals never changed, but the exchange rate for Crystal Cores kept rising.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In less than three months, 5 Points would cost 50 Crystal Cores to exchange...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who the hell are you? Get out of the way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A harsh shout came from up ahead, followed by a figure being shoved out of the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The person was pushed to the ground but got back up indignantly. \"I won the knife skills competition! Didn’t you say the winner would get an interview?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voice sounded a little familiar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Nina Jacobs got closer, she realized it was Walsh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This competition was about overall quality,\" a woman with glasses sitting under a sun umbrella answered, her expression unnatural.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was a full five minutes faster than him, and I won the blindfolded shredding contest. What other ’overall quality’ is there?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walsh was on the verge of tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs listened to the chatter of the crowd and looked at the few makeshift tables set up in the center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It turned out the base cafeteria was also hiring chefs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who passed the cutting skills test would get an interview for a chef position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A job at the cafeteria was a lucrative one, so people had been lining up to participate since morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walsh had already distinguished himself from the crowd of participants, but he wasn’t among those who ultimately got an interview.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The neatly shredded newspaper strips and various other examples of decorative knife work on the tables were Walsh’s creations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the others next to them, Walsh’s work was clearly the most professional.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That silly kid. He doesn’t have any connections, of course he was going to get cut.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know, right? Those other guys paid their way in. They say the interviews are fair and impartial, but a regular person can’t even get a foot in the door.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s go, let’s go. This is pointless...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The setup was quickly dismantled, and no one paid any more attention to the helpless Walsh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a few people who had received interview notices walked past him smugly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can cook?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A voice sounded from beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walsh looked up, and when he saw Nina Jacobs, his surprised expression was mixed with a lingering sense of grievance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, I graduated from culinary school.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walsh remembered Nina Jacobs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his memory of her was hazy. After all, he had been unconscious the whole time the Lockwood Squad was in danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He only knew that Nina Jacobs was very powerful and had saved all of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What kind of food can you make?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs was truly surprised that Walsh knew how to cook.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know all Eight Great Cuisines of China, plus Western and Japanese food... I’ve even won awards in competitions before.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was why he had been so confident during the competition earlier. He never expected this outcome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you know how to make postpartum recovery meals? And baby food.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs’s question caught Walsh off guard for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Postpartum... meals?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t get the wrong idea. It’s for my family,\" Nina Jacobs explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I worked as a chef for two years, but I’ve never made postpartum meals or baby food...\" Walsh answered honestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s fine. Come with me and give it a try first. If it works out, I can find some relevant recipes and books for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs checked the time. It was almost dinnertime, the perfect opportunity for Walsh to do a trial run.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the kitchen, Leo Hale watched in astonishment as Walsh chopped ingredients with lightning speed, his figure a blur as he switched between various pots and utensils.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I’ve only ever seen this on TV and in variety shows before.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, he hadn’t understood why Nina Jacobs brought a stranger home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, smelling the aroma wafting from the kitchen, he instantly understood just how brilliant Nina Jacobs was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’This guy looks like the real deal! A true master chef, no doubt!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And when a table full of dishes that were perfect in color, aroma, and taste was served, even Wayne Warner, standing off to the side, found his mouth watering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What smells so good?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo Hale had caught the scent all the way from the courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Walsh was looking at Nina Jacobs with an anxious expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With no fresh vegetables or meat, he could only make this much using the few ingredients Nina Jacobs had provided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs tasted just one dish. \"You’ve passed. Come to work tomorrow morning.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had made eight different dishes from just three ingredients, and they were all incredibly delicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs also felt that this Walsh was a genius.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Really? I have a job now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walsh could hardly believe it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew how hard it was for an ordinary person without a Superpower to survive in the base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He never thought this opportunity would come from Nina Jacobs.\u003C\u002Fp>",1427,"2026-05-29T03:44:18.636Z","2026-06-01T04:29:06.436Z",1,"novelbin.me","c8d62e8ba94f8c37abb2776bfee7dd9adfeb9ac6aad7cabc660036d31d576f81","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-207","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-205",312,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-cover.jpg"]