[{"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-212":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},146526,236,"Chapter 212: Harvest","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-212",212,"\u003Cp>\"Is that really happening?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the first Leo Hale had heard of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because they present well-reasoned arguments, many people can only swallow their anger and hand over their supplies, or they’re forced to join.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was why Arthur couldn’t help but warn them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few Superpower Users had been tricked at this small supply point just a few days ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t expect to pass by today and find Nina Jacobs’s group here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once those people latch onto you, they’re like leeches you can’t shake off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Especially for groups like yours with so many women...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isabelle Quinn trailed off, her meaning clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No wonder the Crawford Army has grown so strong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The question in Chase Gallagher’s mind was finally answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to what he had gathered over the past few days, the treatment in the Crawford Army was quite poor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet, it was growing faster than any other faction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So this place is a trap.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs guessed that someone was probably watching this place from the very beginning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Celandine Young and his people were waiting nearby to provide support.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder she’d felt something was off after entering the small store earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The supplies had indeed been planted there later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Forget about us. Won’t they cause trouble for you, too?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wendy Marshall asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s fine. We don’t have many supplies anyway, and the new base is big. We can just hide if we need to.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man behind Arthur said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You just said there are other places like this nearby?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs asked with interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We know of a few more, but usually, everyone gives them a wide berth when they see the mark,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"except for people like you who don’t know any better.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Interested in a little cooperation?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Nina Jacobs spoke, Arthur noticed the eyes of the people behind her light up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Cooperation?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It couldn’t be what I’m thinking, could it?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a scorching afternoon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On a deserted street.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two men sat in their car, observing their surroundings with an air of boredom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of someone fighting zombies came from not far off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two looked over and saw it was a few Superpower Users.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looks like another fish is about to take the bait.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The area was full of abandoned buildings, with only a small convenience store diagonally across the street.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyone killing zombies here was only doing it for the supplies in that store.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This must be the fourth group in the last few days.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They don’t even think about it. How could a place like this possibly have supplies just waiting for them to collect?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man beside him took out a signal flare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to the cover from the buildings, those people would never notice if he fired a signal from this position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell me about it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But that last fish was a big one. All it took was a little scare, and they coughed up so much good stuff, hehehe...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the two were talking, the man in the passenger seat had already gotten out of the car with the signal flare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the driver quickly noticed something was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, what’s wrong with you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing his companion collapse on the ground, he quickly got out of the car to check on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sudden sharp pain shot through his side, and he too collapsed, unconscious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not far away, Leo Hale looked at the syringe in his hand with an excited expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where did you get this thing? It works way too well!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In less than three seconds, the two men were completely unconscious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"City J. From a veterinarian, I think,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A vet...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo Hale suddenly felt a bit of sympathy for the two guys on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he still followed Nina Jacobs’s instructions and threw the two men back into the car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an inconspicuous alley, Arthur and his group sat anxiously in a minibus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is it really going to be okay?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s just them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isabelle Quinn looked out the car window in the direction Nina Jacobs’s group had gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t worry, they’ll be fine,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holden Shaw said from the driver’s seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, in less than half an hour, Nina Jacobs and her group returned, completely unscathed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Done. On to the next one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Leo Hale’s words, Holden Shaw let out a cheerful whistle and started the car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These are for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yvonne Willow took out several boxes of supplies from her space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was Nina Jacobs’s idea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After discovering the lookouts, they each coordinated their roles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs and Leo Hale went to deal with the lookouts, while Yvonne followed Wayne Warner and the others to collect supplies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had collected all the supplies from that convenience store.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This... but we didn’t do anything.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isabelle Quinn was suddenly embarrassed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had just waited here for Nina Jacobs and her group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since we’re cooperating, this is what you’ve earned,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t worry, they’ll have no idea who did it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How did you find their lookouts?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur asked curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s not hard to find them if you observe your surroundings carefully,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs replied. She had used her Five Senses Enhancement, making it easy for her to hear any movement nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「By the end of the afternoon.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur and his group felt like they were in a dream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs and her group had somehow, without anyone noticing, cleared out a full seven of the Crawford Army’s supply points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although they were all small shops,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the combined supplies were quite substantial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Remember to lie low for a few days after you get back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If anyone asks, just say you don’t know anything. If you run into trouble, come find us at Building 72.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs wasn’t worried about Arthur’s group saying anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>None of them seemed like deceitful people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, even in the worst-case scenario, they had taken supplies and led the way. That put them in the same boat as her group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t worry, we’ll take it to our graves!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isabelle Quinn made a zipping-the-lips motion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These supplies were enough for their small group to live on in the base for half a year. Only a fool would talk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To prevent anyone from getting suspicious,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs also found a small, working minivan for them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a deserted spot, they parted ways with Arthur’s group and took separate routes back to the base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Today was so awesome.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even after getting home, Leo Hale was still savoring the feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Turns out being the bad guy feels pretty good.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did something good happen?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vera Coleman asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing much. Just a pretty good haul.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo Hale didn’t dare say more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daniel Hale was home on leave and was currently in the kitchen helping Walsh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uncle Hale, could you come here for a moment?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs walked in. She had decided to tell him about the incident with Celandine Young.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, she didn’t mention Arthur and his group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"None of you were hurt, were you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daniel Hale instantly grew anxious upon hearing that his group had been cornered by the Crawford Army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, no.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t worry, Dad. We just...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo Hale glanced at Nina Jacobs’s expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Killed a few of them?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daniel Hale had already guessed from his son’s expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, Dad. Someone was shooting at us with a gun.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If it weren’t for Wayne Warner and Nina Jacobs, we would’ve been in real danger.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo Hale was trying to make the killing sound as justifiable as possible, but he was surprised when Daniel Hale simply stood up after hearing him out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t worry. No one will give you trouble over this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m going out for a bit,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daniel Hale said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where are you going?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo Hale asked, confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daniel Hale paused and said, \"To beat them to the punch and file a complaint first, of course.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Beat them to the punch and file a complaint first?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo Hale blinked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Uncle Hale is going to file a complaint? With who?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When something like this happens, you have to seize the initiative,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vera Coleman explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uncle Hale has become more and more decisive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs could see the change in Daniel Hale recently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to before, Daniel Hale now had more of the calm and composed aura of someone in a position of power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If he knew you were praising him, he’d probably be too happy to sleep tonight,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vera Coleman couldn’t help but laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>",1409,"2026-05-29T03:44:18.636Z","2026-06-01T04:29:07.188Z",1,"novelbin.me","a920b3c1cd8e550dd01b5d0b87fac327af8c388e6d2ad97632fcf77441155c41","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-213","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-211",312,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-cover.jpg"]