[{"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-76":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},146290,236,"Chapter 76: Return to the Shelter","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-76",76,"\u003Cp>But Ian Chandler looked confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My mom is just a government employee.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’What else could she be?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Really?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo Hale was skeptical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he and Ian had killed those people earlier, Myra Lawson hadn’t reacted like a typical government employee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nina, where are you going?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ian Chandler asked, seeing Nina Jacobs take the Fire Roaring Blade out of the car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m going to kill some zombies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs felt like there was nothing left for her to do here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Since I’m idle anyway, I might as well go grind some experience.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Count me in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo Hale could feel that some of his Superpower had recovered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chelsea Walsh wasn’t in the mood, but Ian Chandler planned to go along too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re going to kill zombies again?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the pleading look on Ian’s face, Myra Lawson immediately gave in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rescue team was currently killing zombies just outside the parking lot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, there weren’t many zombies around, so Ian shouldn’t be in any danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine, fine. You can go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ll have Owen Lewis protect you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Ian happily run toward the two people waiting for him in the distance, Myra Lawson suddenly felt an inexplicable urge to cry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn’t forget the feeling of losing Ian in her dream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ian in her dream couldn’t laugh or cry, like a puppet drained of all life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He must have been sick, but she couldn’t cure him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Ian before her now was so alive. He could laugh, act cute, and even had a sly, mischievous streak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’This is so much better,’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Myra Lawson suddenly thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That same day, Chester Pearson and Myron Sinclair, who were part of the search and rescue operation, led a team to save over ten more people from Ardmore University.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three of them were members of Rescue Team 3.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forrest Walsh was among them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Forrest’s condition was critical. His wounds were severely infected, and he was already in a dangerous state of shock by the time he was brought to the shelter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t just Forrest; the other rescued survivors were also in life-threatening conditions to varying degrees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had reportedly been without food or water for nearly six days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Antibiotics! Inject him with antibiotics, now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The patient also needs rehydration with Electrolyte Water! We need a large supply of medical-grade Electrolyte Water!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The infirmary instantly descended into chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wayne Warner, what are you doing here? Are you injured again?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Josie Joyce was running around, completely swamped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Wayne Warner’s massive frame was too conspicuous among the crowd, and she spotted him immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wayne Warner didn’t answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He just placed the two boxes he was carrying in front of Josie Joyce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Josie Joyce cried out in pleasant surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the medical-grade Electrolyte Water they desperately needed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the scarcest resource in the shelter, and it would be a huge help to the survivors rescued today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Josie Joyce was busy for several hours straight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she finally remembered Wayne Warner, she realized he had already left the infirmary long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nina Jacobs must have sent him,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Josie Joyce said with a smile, pulling down her mask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs hadn’t expected the Electrolyte Water to be so effective.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a single afternoon, she had already received over ten bottles of Healing Potion from the System.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And there were only a dozen or so survivors who had been rescued by the helicopter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Not that surprising, since I added a little something to it.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs had already changed into clean clothes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had added Healing Potion to the Electrolyte Water, and now she had earned it all back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The box on the table had just been delivered by Ian Chandler. Inside was a container of cleaned Crystal Cores.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today was the first time Nina had tried using the \"Superpower Energy Stone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While she was killing zombies outside the parking lot, the \"Superpower Energy Stone\" had successfully replenished her Superpower after she had completely exhausted it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, however, the Superpower Energy Stone had turned a deep gray.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked no different from an ordinary rock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs placed it in the box with the Crystal Cores, and just as she expected, the stone began to glow faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In less than a minute, the gray stone transformed into a jade-like green.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the hundred-plus Crystal Cores in the box had been completely absorbed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s a real energy hog...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs hadn’t expected the Superpower Energy Stone to consume so many Crystal Cores.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, her haul today had been substantial. In between killing zombies outside the parking lot, she had picked up and dug out two to three hundred Crystal Cores.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On top of that, the System was about to level up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina was eager to upgrade the System as soon as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had already accepted Freebie Mission 14.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mission 14 was a Five Stars mission with high difficulty and a large amount of supplies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her remaining inventory slots weren’t enough to hold it all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Time to get serious.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After putting everything away, Nina Jacobs walked out of her room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside, only Wayne Warner and Vera Coleman were in the living area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wayne was eating the food on the table, while Vera wore a look of astonishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shelter distributed food rations for each person at every meal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wayne Warner had devoured a lunch meant for four people all by himself and still didn’t seem full.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the leftover lunch from the people who hadn’t returned at noon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vera wasn’t worried about the food, but she was afraid Wayne didn’t know his own limits and would eat himself sick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe Strength Element Superpower Users burn more energy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What Nina didn’t say was that she had already fed Wayne over a dozen meat buns when he went to her car to move the Electrolyte Water...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All because he had taken the initiative to say the word \"hungry\" to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As long as he doesn’t make himself sick, it’s fine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vera had warmed up to Wayne considerably after learning that he proactively protected her daughter when they were outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you know who I saw today?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vera Coleman rarely left their rooms, but she would sometimes take walks in the hallway outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I saw Wyatt Jacobs. It looks like he’s living in the room at the very end of this corridor,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and he was with that ex-boyfriend of yours,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vera couldn’t fathom why Wyatt Jacobs would be with Liam Grant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh? So they’re living that close?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina’s interest was piqued. It seemed her \"Five Senses Enhancement\" would come in handy again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And it seems Liam Grant’s parents are here too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They argue with people at almost every meal, always complaining that the food they’re given is terrible...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vera told Nina everything she had encountered during the day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is Uncle Hale busy?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had noticed that Daniel Hale seemed to be getting busier and busier these past two days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not really.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lawson wants him to get involved in the shelter’s internal management. He probably wants to keep him around to help,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vera replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daniel Hale used to manage a company and was named a model city-level business leader year after year. Justin Lawson was short-staffed, so he thought of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s a good thing, isn’t it? Doesn’t Uncle Hale want to do it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina was interested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Managing the shelter now meant managing the future base later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He’s willing to help Lawson, but he’s not really interested in any official position,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vera said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll ask Uncle Hale about it later. He should really consider it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina remembered from her past life that among the most developed bases in Drakonia, the City D Base was one of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many other bases were either overrun by zombies or lost their supply lines and devolved into private strongholds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the later stages, the City D Base was targeted by too many people, which was why its management became so chaotic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in this life, many things were developing in a better direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Daniel Hale could establish a foothold in the base, the pros would far outweigh the cons.\u003C\u002Fp>",1349,"2026-05-29T03:44:18.304Z","2026-06-01T04:29:06.436Z",1,"novelbin.me","38b05527022971c54d22c08995683c47290e60e90c9daf7ab53e97a2e96281ad","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-77","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-75",312,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-cover.jpg"]