[{"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-272":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},146436,236,"Chapter 272: Could It Be Treasure?","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-272",272,"\u003Cp>When Nina Jacobs returned to the base, the Superpower User competition wasn’t over yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, she decided to go to the arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It just so happened that a team called \"Mordath\" was facing off against the Superpower User Alliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nina Jacobs, over here, quick!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shirley Lucas was watching with great interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was currently in a rescue team uniform, sitting among the other members, so he didn’t have to worry about anyone recognizing him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he always wore women’s clothing for his undercover missions elsewhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many of the rescue team members recognized Nina Jacobs, and when they saw her approaching, someone immediately made room for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs smiled, thanked them, and sat down next to Shirley Lucas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You got here just in time. The Superpower User Alliance’s little boss hasn’t gone up yet,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shirley Lucas said excitedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Little boss?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs then realized that the \"little boss\" Shirley Lucas mentioned was Tyson Hughes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They seem pretty decent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs watched the match on the field for a few moments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had heard that the people from Mordath might forfeit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they’d shown up after all, and the Wind Element Superpower User on the field right now was certainly not weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If the Superpower User Alliance’s top experts hadn’t been poached by headquarters, these guys wouldn’t have a chance to show off.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shirley Lucas said with a pout.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Poached?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It sounds like the Superpower User Alliance headquarters and Tyson Hughes aren’t on very good terms.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The little boss was forced to agree. How is that not poaching?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shirley Lucas felt a little sorry for Tyson Hughes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eighty percent of the fruits of his hard work had been snatched away by people from headquarters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would have been one thing if they had just transferred him back, but it seemed headquarters only saw him as a tool for making money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tyson Hughes had personally trained those experts. No wonder he was angry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It does seem complicated.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs recalled what Tyson Hughes had said at the convenience store. ’Did he leave the Gold behind because he didn’t want headquarters to take it?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If only I could compete. I wonder what it feels like to absorb a Mystic Ice Core,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shirley Lucas said with envy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, he was just a Space Superpower User with no combat abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The top three winners of the competition would not only each receive a Mystic Ice Core, but also a lot of points. Even their entire teams would earn a good amount of points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Shirley Lucas was only envious of the Mystic Ice Core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Shirley Lucas’s longing gaze, Nina Jacobs remembered all the news he’d brought her about Melanie Lawson. Perhaps she should thank him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’After all, I have a whole bag of Mystic Ice Cores right now...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, it was Tyson Hughes’s turn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His opponent was an Earth Element Superpower User. Just as everyone thought the Earth Superpower would be enough to hold him off for a bit, the Earth Element Superpower User was defeated in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He really shows no mercy,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shirley Lucas said, shaking his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mordath had already done very well. The fact that they never considered forfeiting was admirable in itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Thunder Superpower is truly formidable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention Tyson Hughes was also a Speed Element Superpower User.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I hope he’s not your opponent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Shirley Lucas also noticed that Nina Jacobs didn’t seem worried at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To him, that calmness looked more like confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Want to come over for dinner tonight?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs asked suddenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sure!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shirley Lucas had heard that a master chef was staying at Nina Jacobs’s house and had been wanting to go get a taste of some real food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the chef was much younger and shyer than he’d imagined, after a hearty meal and drinks, he suddenly felt like life was worth living again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the unappetizing soup and rice in the cafeteria, this was real human food!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shirley, it’s been a while. You’ve definitely gotten thinner,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vera Coleman said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last time she’d seen Shirley Lucas was at the shelter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She just remembered that Shirley Lucas got along very well with her daughter, just like sisters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You always know how to spoil me, Auntie. I’ll come visit you and the baby again next time,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shirley Lucas said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I bet you’re just here to freeload a meal,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs said, half-joking. \"Oh, right. This is for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She took something out and placed it in front of Shirley Lucas as casually as if it were a plate of after-dinner fruit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shirley Lucas picked it up casually, but the smile froze on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, a scream from Nina Jacobs’s house could be heard in the adjacent Buildings 72 and 73.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What was that sound?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wayne Abbott was instantly on alert, but then he remembered seeing Nina Jacobs at home with a friend just a moment ago and slowly sat back down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who knows. It was so androgynous, could it have been Treasure?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Warren Ramsey replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shirley Lucas never would have imagined that Nina Jacobs would just give him the very thing that every Superpower User in the entire base was fighting over, right after dinner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To prevent Shirley Lucas from scaring Sabrina Hale and Leontine Hale again, Nina Jacobs had no choice but to pull him into the tea room and close the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you stay with the rescue team, you might be able to get one in the future...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lana and her people had easily given her a whole bag of Mystic Ice Cores. The Bishop Clan probably had plenty of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is different! This is totally different!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh, my friend, you’re just too good to me! From now on, I, Shirley Lucas, will walk through fire for you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shirley Lucas was so moved his eyes welled up with tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When a Space Superpower User absorbs it, does their space get bigger?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I remember Shirley’s space was already pretty big,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo Hale commented from the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shirley Lucas shook his head. \"It’s more than that. Ian Chandler taught me a lot last time. I’ve discovered that to explore the Space Superpower, besides needing a large enough space, you also need a deeper understanding of the Space Superpower itself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The greatest effect of the Mystic Ice Core is probably to deepen a Superpower User’s understanding of their Superpower,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>which allows them to better leverage its advantages.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was something Shirley Lucas had learned at Arisdale Base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, so that’s how it works.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The realization dawned on Leo Hale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Shirley Lucas had already started absorbing it on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time passed until Sabrina Hale and Leontine Hale fell asleep one after another in the living room, but there was still no sign of movement from Shirley Lucas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This made Leo Hale more and more expectant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Could Shirley awaken a second Superpower too?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After another ten minutes or so, Shirley Lucas finally opened his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes were filled with shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How is it? How is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t just Leo Hale; Sherry Renner and Daniel Hale also came into the tea room, looking at him curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shirley Lucas stood up, a look of astonishment on his face, and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My space... I think it’s become infinite?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Infinite space?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs blurted out subconsciously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, no one caught the hidden meaning in her words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had heard of \"infinite space\" in her past life. People who possessed such a space were said to be extremely rare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the space was infinite, the Superpower User could cut off a portion of it and use it on themselves to achieve an invisibility effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs had already verbally relayed the key contents of the system’s Space Element Skill Book to Ian Chandler last time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Ian Chandler had also taught it to Shirley Lucas, he might be able to comprehend all sorts of Skills very soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s best not to let word of this get out for now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daniel Hale said after the initial shock wore off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right! There are too many outsiders in the base these days, and the number of criminal cases has gone up. What if some people have bad intentions?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sherry Renner agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In any case, let’s wait until these next few days are over before saying anything,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daniel Hale added after a moment of thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fact that Shirley Lucas absorbed the Ice Core at Nina Jacobs’s place, as well as the matter of his infinite space, shouldn’t be known by too many people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One reason was for Nina Jacobs’s sake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other was for Shirley Lucas’s own safety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you guys hadn’t reminded me, I honestly wouldn’t have realized.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shirley Lucas finally came to his senses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’What if someone comes after me with ill intent?’\u003C\u002Fp>",1471,"2026-05-29T03:44:18.637Z","2026-06-01T04:29:06.436Z",1,"novelbin.me","4f00b471d42b0c1781d2e01297b789fa420e812a35e099e939f30b189c18fceb","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-273","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-271",312,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-cover.jpg"]