[{"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-208":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},146522,236,"Chapter 208: Justin Lawson’s Investigation","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-208",208,"\u003Cp>\"Is there a problem?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Curious about the look on Nina Jacobs’s face, Sherry Renner walked over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Most of the deceased were Gold or Thunder Element Superpower Users. I just find it a little strange.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs was indeed puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her previous life, she and her group had also arrived at the City D Base around this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the month that followed, she’d never heard anything about this string of vicious crimes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it had been common knowledge, there was no way she wouldn’t have heard about it in her past life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, this serial murder case hadn’t happened in her previous life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s right. Seven Gold Element Superpower Users,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>three Thunder Element Superpower Users,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and one each from the Fire and Wind Elements.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They were all mainstream Superpower Users. For them to die just like that... it’s a real shame,\" Sherry Renner said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where did it happen tonight?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the southwest sector of the base. It happened in a newly constructed, unfinished dormitory building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s awaiting renovation, so it’s been empty for the past couple of days.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Personnel had finished moving into the new base, and the dormitory occupancy rate was already as high as ninety percent. More dormitories were still being hastily constructed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So why would she go to a place like that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs muttered to herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s what we’re wondering, too. And her family is clueless.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were still many survivors in the base without a place to live.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there were designated shelters, so logically, no one should be going into an unfinished building like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, the deceased and her family had already rented a dorm room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Get some rest. Looks like you’re going to be busy again tomorrow.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs couldn’t figure it out either, so she said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re the only one who really worries about me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh, right. That Adrian Shaw fellow asked me to give this to you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sherry Renner then pulled a letter from her pocket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The letter was just folded a few times, unsealed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if he were deliberately trying to show he had nothing to hide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not that Sherry Renner had a habit of prying into other people’s secrets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s a map of the base.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Nina Jacobs unfolded it, she found a small slip of paper tucked inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was only a single line of text on the note.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"An up-to-date map, no less. He’s a pretty decent guy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sherry Renner examined the map closely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the small note in Nina Jacobs’s hand turned to a wisp of ash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adrian Shaw was informing her that Liam Grant apparently intended to use the base’s resources to search for a special substance in City J.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The corners of Nina Jacobs’s lips curled up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’So they couldn’t wait any longer, just as I thought.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Late that night, inside the base’s administration building.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liam Grant and Renee Strong were sitting in a conference room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Excitement was written all over their faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mystic Ice Core?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Justin Lawson looked at the pair, acting as if he’d never heard of such a thing before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s right, the Mystic Ice Core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Superpower Users can absorb it. Not only can it enhance their Superpowers, but it might have other effects as well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liam Grant noticed that Justin Lawson wasn’t as shocked as he had expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What does it look like?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Justin Lawson asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Liam Grant mentioned it, Justin immediately thought of the special Crystal Cores Nina Jacobs had brought back from City J.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, Liam Grant was talking about the very same thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What they didn’t know was that, including the three absorbed by Ian Chandler and his two companions, Nina Jacobs had already contributed a total of eighteen of them...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, intelligence about these special Crystal Cores had already been reported to the General Command in City A, under the name of the City D Base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, all of this was done in secret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s black, with a stone-like texture, slightly larger than a Mutated Crystal Core.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liam Grant wasn’t in a rush.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the existence of something like a Mystic Ice Core was difficult for most people to fathom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’If he wanted Justin Lawson to trust them more...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’...he had to find a Mystic Ice Core and prove himself as soon as possible.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You said this thing would appear in City J. Did you see that in one of your dreams, too?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Justin Lawson fell silent for a moment, appearing deep in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s right. This thing must be extremely important.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later on, many people will be fighting over them. If our City D Base can get them in advance, we’ll surely be unbeatable in Drakonia!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liam Grant hoped his words would make Justin Lawson take him seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Justin Lawson did indeed nod, seemingly in agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But the situation in City J is currently unclear,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and we have no idea where to even look for this thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would be extremely dangerous.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Justin Lawson feigned difficulty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Commander Lawson, perhaps once we get to City J, Liam will be able to dream about it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Renee Strong quickly interjected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’The Mystic Ice Core was something they had desperately wanted in their past life.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Now that Liam Grant hadn’t awakened a Dual Element Superpower, perhaps the Mystic Ice Core could help.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’But they didn’t want to go to City J on a suicide mission by themselves.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You want to go to City J to find this thing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Justin Lawson asked again, confirming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s right. We’re both from City D, so it’s only right that we contribute to the base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But our team is small, and if we go... we’re not sure we’d make it back alive...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liam Grant’s brow furrowed as he spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is the first time I’ve heard of what you’re talking about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How about this...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you and your team, Mr. Grant, want to go to City J to find this for the base, the base will naturally offer its support.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Justin Lawson had, of course, seen through their intentions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after the two had left did Adrian Shaw emerge from the adjoining room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems they’re a bit dissatisfied with me as their liaison.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adrian Shaw picked a seat and sat down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Still, since they’ve been so forthcoming,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are you not planning to believe them, Uncle Lawson?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could tell from the other room that Justin Lawson’s reaction had been decidedly cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just a shame Liam Grant and his partner were completely oblivious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shaw, there’s nothing wrong with being selfish,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but when someone insists on acting under the guise of helping others, that’s the kind of person you can’t trust.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Judge a person by what they do, not what they say.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having reached his position, Justin Lawson naturally had a sharper standard for judging people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some people don’t say much, but when trouble arises, they’re the ones you can count on most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others can talk all they want, but it doesn’t change the fact that they’re selfish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If they were truly thinking of the base, why did they only try so hard to get in touch with you after you arrived?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They just want to get something out of you, that’s all,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Justin Lawson said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uncle Lawson, you mean...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adrian Shaw was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’That’s right, why me, of all people?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’He’d only been at the base for a little over a month.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"His precognitive dreams... there’s definitely more to them than what he’s letting on.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Justin Lawson said with a cold smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had always taken the matter of precognitive dreams very seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had already had people investigating Liam Grant for the past several days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This included people who had contact with them or had seen them before the apocalypse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, a little digging and the restoration of some undamaged surveillance footage were all it took to uncover some anomalies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liam Grant and Renee Strong had rented multiple warehouses before the acid rain started.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And they had insisted on renting them for only one month, at a high price.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three days before the acid rain began, Liam Grant had urgently brought his parents and younger sister from his hometown to City D.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Renee Strong, meanwhile, had borrowed large sums of money from several university classmates and relatives, and multiple gold jewelry stores had surveillance footage of her purchasing Gold...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was also a short video clip from inside a mall during the acid rain, apparently filmed unintentionally by a passerby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the video, Liam Grant was warning Nina Jacobs about something, and was heard saying that a certain man would contract an infectious disease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterward, however, Nina Jacobs had resolutely pulled the man who’d been drenched by the acid rain away with her...\u003C\u002Fp>",1459,"2026-05-29T03:44:18.636Z","2026-06-01T04:29:06.436Z",1,"novelbin.me","9150a543c3c6bc38831038209c74a0243b5dffdb212b36833542155109e13232","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-209","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-207",312,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-cover.jpg"]