[{"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-229":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},146543,236,"Chapter 229: Wayne Abbott","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-229",229,"\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs hesitated for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’This was a friend she had no intention of making.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’But she remembered hearing in her past life that some high-level executives within The Aegis Conclave had connections to Aeridor.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s wonderful! I have a new friend.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Icarus Golding was clearly delighted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The passage between the two cities has been cleared. I’ll come visit you in City D,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"my new friend.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Icarus Golding said with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs gave a slight nod. It was time for them to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, Irene Palmer called out to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is there something you need?\" Nina Jacobs asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Would you be willing to come to our Falken Base?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Irene Palmer spoke, the expressions of everyone around them changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially Chester Pearson’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, Nina Jacobs rejected her without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why not think about it a little more?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you come to our base, your treatment will definitely be better than at City D Base.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Irene Palmer ignored Percival Miller and Wyatt Vance’s attempts to dissuade her and insisted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’She hadn’t managed to secure any supplies, but if she could bring a powerful Superpower User back with her, that would be a gain in itself.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Besides, if Nina came, Icarus Golding wouldn’t have to go to City D Base.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Irene Palmer even stepped in front of Nina Jacobs, blocking her path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs hadn’t wanted to pay her any mind, but seeing her way blocked, she had no choice but to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just a moment ago, you were treating us like thieves,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"and now you want us to be one of your own?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You sure do change your tune quickly, miss.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Besides, you were the ones who led those Zombie Rats here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being your companions doesn’t seem very safe.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs’s words plunged the scene into silence for several seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one had expected that Nina Jacobs, who seemed so easygoing, could be so blunt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chester Pearson started to laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’As expected, Nina holds a grudge and is fiercely protective of her own.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’She was still upset about what Irene Palmer had said to Leo Hale and the others earlier.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You... Those Zombie Rats were already headed in this direction!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if we hadn’t run into them, you wouldn’t have been able to escape!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it weren’t for us, how would you have discovered them so early?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Irene Palmer argued defensively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’She knew Wyatt Vance was a Spiritual Element Superpower User.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’As they were fleeing for their lives, Wyatt must have been the first to spot them.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh? Are you telling me you weren’t trying to lead those Zombie Rats right to us just now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chester Pearson glanced at Percival Miller and the others with a look of pity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Captain Miller, having to go on missions with someone like her...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...we offer you our deepest sympathies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ignoring Irene Palmer’s furious words, Chester Pearson simply called for his group to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You really meet all sorts of weirdos these days.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the car, Leo Hale couldn’t help but complain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could see in the rearview mirror that Irene Palmer was still arguing about something with Percival Miller and his team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She’s a Dual Element Superpower User, and I hear she’s the base commander’s childhood sweetheart,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"so she holds a very high position at the base.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chester Pearson said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Percival Miller had told him this back at the industrial park.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She’s a Dual Element Superpower User, but not even a tenth as strong as Nina.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I just wonder who cleared out that cannery,\" Ian Chandler said with a hint of regret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s better than her getting it,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs said. Ian Chandler immediately thought she had a point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, Nina Jacobs didn’t mean anything else by it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just that the system had notified her that the supplies there would be depleted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most likely reason for this depletion was Irene Palmer’s group, who had arrived at almost the same time as her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for how they were depleted, she had no way of knowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That guy from Aeridor doesn’t seem like a good person either. Nina, don’t let him fool you,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chester Pearson said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mm, don’t worry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After returning to the base, Nina Jacobs, Leo Hale, and Wayne Warner headed straight for the base hospital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they discovered that Daniel Hale wasn’t at the hospital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He went out for something. He should be back in a little while.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vera Coleman seemed to hesitate, as if she wanted to say more but held back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But seeing how exhausted the two of them were, she didn’t say anything further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she went to see Sabrina Hale and Leontine Hale, Nina Jacobs resisted the urge to touch them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was only because she reeked of smoke and fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hurry back, wash up, and get some rest. I’ve already prepared water for you at home.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vera Coleman urged with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every day, she would walk from the hospital to their home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She would fill up their water storage tank and also replenish the water at the place next door where Chase Gallagher and the others lived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her goal was to make sure everyone had water available as soon as they returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay, we’ll head back first, then.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’ll come back tonight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The solar panel mission was complete. Walking through the base now, Nina Jacobs felt quite relaxed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dad?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo Hale, standing to the side, looked astonished. He had just seen Daniel Hale walk out from a building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re back?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Daniel Hale saw the three of them, he walked over, overjoyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dad, what are you doing here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo Hale pointed at the temporary shelter behind his father.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The temporary shelter had been set up by the base to house survivors who had nowhere else to live.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of them were people who couldn’t support themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s nothing, I was just bringing some food to a few friends...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daniel Hale’s expression was a little unnatural.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Friends?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo Hale didn’t know his father had friends like these.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Hale.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A rather childish voice came from behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A small boy ran out and tugged on the corner of Daniel Hale’s shirt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sawyer? Why did you come out?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daniel Hale was startled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy looked to be about seven or eight years old. He took Daniel Hale’s hand and placed a few Gold Coins in his palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Daddy said we can’t take this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This belongs to Mr. Hale.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little boy looked up at Daniel Hale, his eyes clear and bright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is a gift from me to you. You should take it, Sawyer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Daniel Hale tried to put the Gold Coins back in the boy’s hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Hale, we can’t accept this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A tall man walked out and took the little boy by the hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man appeared to be in his thirties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo Hale was still wondering what was going on, not noticing the slight change in Nina Jacobs’s expression beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs hadn’t expected it either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To see Wayne Abbott here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, when she was selling supplies on the second floor of the shelter under the identity of Claire Warner, Wayne Abbott had come to her to buy cough medicine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had even helped her out of a tight spot, driving away Kevin Holden and others who were trying to cause trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’But how did he and Daniel Hale know each other?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that Wayne Abbott and his son absolutely refused to accept the items, Daniel Hale had no choice but to give up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then introduced the father and son to Leo Hale and Nina Jacobs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So it was you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo Hale’s face instantly filled with gratitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It turned out that Wayne Abbott and his teammates were the ones who had saved Daniel Hale outside the base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’That explained why Daniel Hale was trying to give him Gold Coins; it was perfectly reasonable.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’But he remembered their team being quite large and strong. Why were they living in the temporary shelter now?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Abbott and his team were probably dragged into this because of me,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daniel Hale said with a sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Hale, you don’t have to say that. The more people there are, the more conflicts arise.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We already had a grudge with them. Adults can take responsibility for their own actions. It’s not a matter of being dragged down by anyone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wayne Abbott didn’t seem to agree with what Daniel Hale was saying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Helpless, Daniel Hale could only say goodbye to them for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was when Nina Jacobs learned the truth of the matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hadn’t realized that the people who saved Daniel Hale were Wayne Abbott and his group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then what Chase Gallagher had said before—about their team’s Space Superpower User taking all their supplies—must have happened to Wayne Abbott’s group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They’ve had a rough time lately.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Space Superpower User on their team was poached, several of their vehicles were smashed, and other teams treat them like a plague, refusing to offer any help.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now, they can only live in a place like this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daniel Hale explained helplessly.\u003C\u002Fp>",1511,"2026-05-29T03:44:18.636Z","2026-06-01T04:29:07.188Z",1,"novelbin.me","6bd23d2edec88b96c8656111da4d63011df4757baf48a5a4ada34d153c68fe73","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-230","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-228",312,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-cover.jpg"]