[{"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-232":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},146546,236,"Chapter 232: Can You Give Me a Discount?","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-232",232,"\u003Cp>\"What they want is a chance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs was looking at Sabrina Hale and Leontine Hale sleeping soundly in their cradle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every time she looked at them, she had the illusion that she wasn’t living in the apocalypse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nina still knows best. Your old-fashioned ideas were useless.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vera Coleman praised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daniel Hale had previously suggested helping those people rent a dormitory, and she had agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Wayne Abbott hadn’t agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn’t expect them to have so much pride.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Daniel Hale was also worried the Crawford Army might make another move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, I’m feeling uneasy too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That incident last time was suppressed, but I always feel like those people are up to no good. What if...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vera Coleman was referring to the time Nina Jacobs and the others had killed a few members of the Crawford Army in self-defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Daniel Hale reported it, the base had already stepped in to resolve it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The matter seemed to be over, but she was still worried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s why I let Wayne Abbott and his people move in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs didn’t think Vera Coleman’s worries were unfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She also believed Hugo Crawford wouldn’t let the matter drop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t tell me you’re planning to...\" Only then did Vera Coleman and Daniel Hale understand their daughter’s deeper meaning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wayne Abbott and his group already had a feud with the Crawford Army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That meant they had a common enemy to deal with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One of Wayne Abbott and his group’s important responsibilities is to protect us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs nodded in response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just Daniel Hale and Vera Coleman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But also her two younger sisters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They won’t dare pull any stunts inside the base,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but outside, no one can control them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You all have to be careful.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daniel Hale hadn’t expected Nina Jacobs to have thought of everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But from what he knew of Hugo Crawford, he was certain he wouldn’t dare let his own people cause trouble inside the base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Outside?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs smiled. \"They’d have to be capable enough first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to its special function, the Procurement and Management Department of the City D Base was located in a separate three-story office building connected to the warehouse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry Dixon was covered in sweat by the time he emerged, having passed through the warehouse’s many checkpoints.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although their offices were connected to the warehouse, to ensure the security of the supplies, entering the base warehouse from any entrance required passing through a full six checkpoints and fingerprint-secured doors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry Dixon had no complaints about this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had even moved his home into his office, saying it was to better guard the warehouse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The higher-ups have finally agreed to prioritize electricity for the warehouse.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry Dixon walked quickly; he still had a huge pile of documents to review.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If the warehouse doesn’t get power soon, we really can’t guarantee the shelf life of the supplies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the power is on, we can move forward with the cold storage warehouse.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lewis almost had to jog to keep up with Henry Dixon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re right. I just don’t know if this solar equipment will actually work...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the way, did you just say someone was looking for me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Henry Dixon remember why Lewis had come running to find him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, it’s someone I think you should see directly, sir.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lewis said mysteriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who wants to see me? Don’t tell me it’s another request for a supply allocation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry Dixon asked with a frown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when he saw the person waiting in his office, his eyes instantly lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Willow Warner?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s really you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Probably due to his excitement, Henry Dixon’s words were tinged with a thick accent, but Nina Jacobs just smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s me. How have you been lately?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was also Nina Jacobs’s first time visiting the new base’s Procurement and Management Department.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She discovered it was mostly managed by smart systems; the number of staff could be described as scarce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had heard that after the base was built, this was the first place to receive a limited power supply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was done to run the base’s warehouse management system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good, good, very good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry Dixon quickly told Lewis to pour some tea while he pulled Nina Jacobs over to a seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why do I feel even better after seeing you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hahaha.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry Dixon laughed heartily, as if he weren’t the same calculating person from before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I dreamed about you after I came to the base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guess what I dreamed?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry Dixon found it a bit funny himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He actually dreamed that Claire Warner had saved his life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It must be because I missed you so much, young lady.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shelter only moved supplies on the second day, there weren’t any people! Hahaha!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs smiled after hearing this. \"Since you’ve missed me so much, Mr. Dixon, you’ll have to go easy on me when we do business later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Henry Dixon was instantly and pleasantly surprised:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have new goods?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, I’ve acquired some.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But some of them are short-shelf-life items, and I’m afraid some may have already expired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others are about to expire, so...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs said frankly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Supplies stored in her inventory space naturally wouldn’t expire, but the packaging on many short-shelf-life foods showed they were past their expiration dates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rather than explaining it to customers every time at the convenience store, it was better to just hand it all over to the base to handle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No problem, no problem at all! In this day and age, who cares about expiration dates?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as it doesn’t kill you, it’s fine!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry Dixon believed that expired food just didn’t taste as good; it wasn’t inedible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, how many people were starving and couldn’t get anything to eat?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Henry Dixon naturally wouldn’t pass up this golden opportunity:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since we go way back, do you think you could give me a bit of a discount?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs feigned difficulty. \"A discount... of course, that’s possible. But I’d like to ask you about someone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A person?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s easy, easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People aren’t worth much these days. Supplies are what’s valuable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry Dixon was also curious about who Claire Warner wanted to ask about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Someone named Tina Sullivan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The person at Superpower User registration window #3 in the shelter was Tina Sullivan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was also the contact Blondie Keith Dempsey at the convenience store had told her to find after getting the medicine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs had originally wanted to ask Adrian Shaw to help investigate this person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she felt it would be more convenient to investigate using Claire Warner’s identity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And by a greater coincidence, this Tina Sullivan was now working right here in the Procurement and Management Department.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tina Sullivan? I think she’s a statistician the base assigned over a while ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why do you ask about her?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There weren’t many people in the department, so Henry Dixon still remembered the name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s nothing. I just heard some things before and got a little curious about her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s easy. I’ll have Lewis pull up all her files for you later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry Dixon was already eager to see what goods were available for trade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs didn’t delay any further and directly took out a pre-prepared list.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The list was printed from her printer and included information like quantities, prices, and discounts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the long list, Henry Dixon immediately started writing an application.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The last application was personally approved by the base commander.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, it goes through that Shaw guy. Who knows how long we’ll have to wait!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry Dixon specifically called for Daisy Dixon, a Speed System Superpower User who was also his daughter, to deliver the application file.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Roger that. Mission accepted.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Daisy Dixon finished speaking, she dashed out of the office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The one named Shaw?\" Claire Warner feigned ignorance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A fellow named Adrian Shaw. He’s a real pain, has to get to the bottom of everything.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry Dixon pursed his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He got a headache just thinking about Adrian Shaw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, not even ten minutes later, Adrian Shaw arrived at the Procurement and Management Department in person, holding the application.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re Claire Warner? The Space Element Superpower User who runs the convenience store?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1372,"2026-05-29T03:44:18.636Z","2026-06-01T04:29:07.188Z",1,"novelbin.me","17a65ba90cd322341a4315eeb15a401187df4b4827afcc8f39cdc4d7fff5f04c","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-233","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-231",312,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-cover.jpg"]