[{"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-299":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},146463,236,"Chapter 299: Still From City F","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-299",299,"\u003Cp>\"The Commander said only the representatives need to go in,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"the representative for your Bishop Clan, and the one from the base.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aiden Gordon said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shirley Lucas and the others were all shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’We haven’t mentioned our origins at all. How do these people know we’re from a base?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You should go. You’re the representative for Falken Base, after all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Adrian Shaw look at her, Nina Jacobs said this intentionally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adrian Shaw froze for a second before nodding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed they were from Falken Base after all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shirley Lucas and the others exchanged a look. Since Aiden Gordon didn’t question Nina Jacobs’s words, they all understood instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’These people know we’re from a base, but they don’t know which one.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Trevor and Adrian Shaw followed Aiden Gordon inside, one of the men tasked with watching the group couldn’t help but glance at Nina Jacobs again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young woman seemed so quiet, yet all the big, strapping men around her were watching her for cues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Could it be...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs had no idea what he was thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, a man’s appearance caught Nina Jacobs’s eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man was tall and rather handsome. He walked straight toward the conference room, and the guards didn’t seem to have any intention of stopping him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, lady, that’s our Commander’s man. The guys you have are already pretty good; I’d give up on this one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the men assigned to watch them said, standing beside Nina Jacobs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>???\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina’s gaze was baffled. ’What is he talking about?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I get it, though. In this apocalypse, women are a rare commodity. One woman with several men is pretty normal...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, right. My name’s Joshua Singer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn’t the first time Joshua Singer had seen a group like this; he was used to it. That’s why his mind immediately went to the gutter when he saw both Adrian Shaw and Trevor looking to Nina Jacobs for direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs wasn’t an idiot; she understood what he was implying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But instead of explaining, she said with a knowing look, \"No wonder he can go right in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Exactly. No wonder our Commander likes a man like that. He’s a smooth talker, obedient, has a great body...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard you have five top experts here. Is he one of them?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs realized that Joshua Singer was quite the chatterbox.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’d ask one question, and he’d give ten sentences in reply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’s not. He’s a Space Superpower User, which is why he’s so obedient. But our Commander isn’t stupid; she doesn’t keep most of the supplies with him. Says it’s for his own safety, but who knows, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Joshua Singer prattled on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs nodded. ’It seems Oceane Sutton doesn’t fully trust him.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the room, Adrian Shaw found Oceane Sutton’s words laughable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oceane Sutton was the Commander here, and she had just demanded that they stay and join her group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s impossible. Our people will never leave their homeland.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trevor replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oceane Sutton, who sat to one side, looked to be about twenty-eight or twenty-nine. She had curly hair, red lips, and a classic tweed miniskirt that made her look mature and sophisticated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when she saw the man enter, she immediately rose to greet him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let me introduce you. This is my husband, Edric Holden.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Walter, this is Mr. Trevor of the Bishop Clan,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"and this is Mr. Sterling, from Falken Base.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oceane Sutton introduced them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aurelius Sterling was a name Adrian Shaw had made up on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Falken Base?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Edric Holden sized up Adrian Shaw and asked, \"I heard your Commander has been recuperating at the base for the past two months. Is his health any better?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adrian Shaw looked puzzled. \"What are you talking about? Our Commander Donovan is in excellent health. He was just at another base for an event a short while ago.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Kael Dolan is perfectly healthy; he hasn’t been recuperating.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’This guy is testing me.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that, Edric Holden smiled. \"I must have misremembered. Things have been hectic lately.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced at Trevor, then said to Oceane Sutton, \"Oceane, I know how much you value talented people, but the warriors of the Bishop Clan can’t leave the Bishop Tribe. We should respect that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So you’re planning to let them leave, Walter?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oceane Sutton asked, tilting her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course we have to let them leave.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Edric Holden’s words made Trevor wonder if he had misheard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past, he might have started to let his guard down. But before he even came in, Nina Jacobs had told him not to trust a single person here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, with Oceane Sutton playing along, Edric Holden stated his conditions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What business do you have with the Bishop Clan?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Edric Holden’s words, alarm bells went off in Adrian Shaw’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’This Edric Holden wants to go to the Bishop Clan with them?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Does he know something?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I just have an appreciation for the Bishop Clan’s culture. Let’s just say I’m trying to satisfy my own curiosity.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Edric Holden said with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How can you go alone? Besides, if something were to happen to you, there’s no telling what I might do.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oceane Sutton turned back to Trevor. \"So, warrior, can you take our people with you to the Bishop Clan?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the door, Nina Jacobs also heard their conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn’t help but frown. Something about this felt wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she heard Oceane Sutton try to appeal to their emotions:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard about what happened before. It was indeed Aiden Gordon and his men’s fault.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But Miss Maya Warner from your tribe wasn’t harmed at all, was she?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maya Warner should never have been in a position to be harmed in the first place.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trevor said, his voice tinged with anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Maya Warner, and all the tribe members who died... they should all have been safe and sound.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, you’re choosing to do this the hard way?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oceane Sutton’s voice turned cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Edric Holden immediately stepped in to mediate. \"This is all just a misunderstanding. Oceane, everyone, let’s not get angry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s getting late. Why don’t we let the warriors rest here for the night?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe by tomorrow morning, this whole misunderstanding will be cleared up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adrian Shaw looked at Edric Holden with amusement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’He’s quite the peacemaker.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after all this, it was indeed getting late. Remembering Elara Thorne’s advice, Adrian Shaw held his tongue for the time being.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adrian Shaw refused the accommodations that Oceane Sutton had her people arrange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Separating our people? Not a chance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After leaving the conference room, Adrian Shaw told Nina Jacobs what had happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oceane Sutton had offered them rooms, but Adrian Shaw had insisted they would just rest in the courtyard beneath the high walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because if their group was split up, they would likely fall into a trap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If they want to go to the Bishop Clan, why don’t they just go themselves?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shirley Lucas asked, confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because the path to the Bishop Clan can only be found with a clansman to guide you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Greg Unger held Maya Warner’s hand, as if afraid she might run off again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In any case, Maya Warner was safely back with them now. The trip hadn’t been for nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you think someone could have leaked information about the Prayer Stone?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs voiced her suspicion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That Edric Holden had no reason to go to the Bishop Clan, and it certainly wasn’t for some \"cultural exchange.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only thing she could think of was the Mystic Ice Core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come to think of it... they did ask me about a type of stone before.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maya Warner, who was sitting with the others on a bus, immediately remembered something when she heard what Nina Jacobs said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you tell them?\" Greg Unger asked quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>",1300,"2026-05-29T03:44:18.637Z","2026-06-01T04:29:06.436Z",1,"novelbin.me","2f69f26946f0d2b60968d38cbfb4a1fec43cbeec417eb0cc8545239ece70cf0c","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-300","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-298",312,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-cover.jpg"]