[{"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-86":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},146300,236,"Chapter 86: It Was the Two of Them","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-86",86,"\u003Cp>It was from Shirley Lucas that Nina Jacobs learned that there was a Goldsmith’s Shop inside the park, one that bought gold Superpower Users found on the outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pound of gold could be exchanged for 100 points, and 100 points could get you two cups of instant noodles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There’s nothing to be done. Gold is as useless as money these days.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shirley Lucas also felt this exchange rate was a bit of a rip-off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But regardless, many people still took the gold jewelry and Gold Bars they found to exchange for park points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She took out a plate of sunflower seeds from somewhere and handed a handful to Nina Jacobs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where’s the Goldsmith’s Shop?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs took the sunflower seeds, and the two of them started cracking them open in a corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What, you have gold you want to trade too?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shirley Lucas spat out a seed shell and leaned against the table behind her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs glanced at the muscles on her arms and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, I’m just curious.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not far. It’s right next to that RV over there,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shirley Lucas replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs had actually seen a white RV on her way in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So she knew exactly where Shirley Lucas meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was indeed a building next to the RV.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, the award ceremony on stage finally ended. Scott Stone put on a smile and said loudly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Today, we are extremely fortunate to have with us the general manager of our park, Dempsey.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please welcome him to the stage to say a few words.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The audience immediately burst into applause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs finally got a look at the man, Cole Dempsey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked to be only in his twenties, and he was dressed quite fashionably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t really look like a big boss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a strange noise beside her, and Nina Jacobs saw Shirley Lucas quickly hide something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she didn’t pay it any mind. Seeing that Wayne Warner was interested in the sunflower seeds in her hand, she grabbed another handful for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wayne Warner promptly stuffed the entire handful into his mouth and started chewing them, shells and all. CRUNCH, CRUNCH.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Shirley Lucas’s suppressed laughter beside her, Nina Jacobs instantly regretted it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I’d better not give Wayne Warner random things to eat anymore.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cole Dempsey’s speech was less a motivational rally and more a brainwashing session.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...The Superpower User Alliance will expand nationwide in the near future,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And when that time comes, all of you here could very well become the backbone of our Alliance!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"YEAH!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone started an excited round of applause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, a commotion broke out outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cole Dempsey said something to Scott Stone before heading out first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before long, several people who could barely stand were brought in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their lips were chapped and cracked, and their bodies had an unnatural red flush.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were foaming at the mouth and seemed to be unconscious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs hadn’t expected the men she’d locked in the metal shed to be found so quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s going on?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did someone take out these disgusting creeps?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shirley Lucas, sitting beside her, perked up with interest and sat up straight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not taken out. More like roasted,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs added from the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Roasted?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that you mention it, they do kind of look like it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Shirley Lucas was pondering this, Cole Dempsey’s gaze swept across the crowd, and he asked,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just now, someone found these brothers on the back hill. They’d been ambushed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Also, Supervisor Quincy has been killed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want to know if one of you is responsible for this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd was in an uproar, with everyone looking bewildered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shirley Lucas gave Nina Jacobs some more sunflower seeds and explained in a low voice,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That supervisor, Quincy, was no saint.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think he was a relative of Scott Stone’s. He screwed over plenty of people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t know who did it, but they did everyone a favor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think so too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No one’s admitting it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So you have the guts to do it, but not to own up to it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scott Stone’s voice suddenly rose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hall immediately fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shirley Lucas nudged Nina Jacobs, who took the hint and put down her sunflower seeds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"According to our investigation,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Supervisor Quincy was only in contact with two people before he died.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Which of you are Wayne Warner and Summer Warner?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scott Stone continued to scan the hundred or so people below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was already furious, and the silence from the audience made him want to explode.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shirley Lucas also looked around, confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know! It’s those two!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, a long-haired woman stood up, pointing at Nina Jacobs and her companion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs raised an eyebrow. It was Holly Abbott.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holly Abbott seemed agitated, her breathing a little rushed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But her expression was one of excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dempsey, we saw them this afternoon!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She’s Summer Warner, and the one behind her is her brother, Wayne Warner!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, all eyes in the hall turned toward them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shirley Lucas looked at Nina Jacobs in astonishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was actually you two?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’How could I not have thought of that!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Nina Jacobs had no choice but to stand up with a sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re Summer Warner? You did all this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scott Stone frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He never would have imagined Summer Warner would be such a young woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, I’m Summer Warner,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’ve got some nerve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Causing a death on your very first day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s not even certain if these brothers will survive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just wait for your punishment!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Men...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Cole Dempsey present, Scott Stone couldn’t just lose his temper, so he could only order them to be taken away for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Cole Dempsey stopped him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at the pair with great interest and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not so fast. I’m also curious about what exactly happened.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’A brother and sister who just joined the park managed to defeat so many people without anyone knowing?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’The higher-ups told me to promote the strong. I might as well see what these two are capable of.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before long, Nina Jacobs and Wayne Warner were brought into Cole Dempsey’s office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, Nina Jacobs had planned to use an Invisibility Potion to help them escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, facing Cole Dempsey, she changed her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why did you want to kill them?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cole Dempsey sized them up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They started it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs recounted what happened with Hector Quincy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He wanted me to pay for his medical expenses. I told him I’d pay him back after I found some supplies,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"but they didn’t believe me at all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They were even going to have those men take me away.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My brother got angry and couldn’t take it, so he fought back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs wore an indignant expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know where to find supplies?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cole Dempsey asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course. I’m a local.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My home is in the Western Suburbs, but I’m not a Space Superpower User.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Neither is my brother.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs’s words successfully piqued Cole Dempsey’s interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since you’ve come to our community,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"you’re one of us now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As you know, here, everyone works together to find supplies,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"which are then brought back to be distributed fairly and stored properly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is all to ensure that everyone will have enough supplies in the future.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cole Dempsey explained at length, and Nina Jacobs listened very attentively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, you want us to lead you to the supplies?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That doesn’t seem right. I’m the one who found those supplies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then aren’t you afraid someone else will get to them first?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you lead us to those supplies,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>you’ll also receive a large number of our points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I can guarantee that you and your brother will get a share of them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that Nina Jacobs seemed to be convinced, Cole Dempsey pressed on with more enthusiasm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is what you’re saying true?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You wouldn’t lie to me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs pretended to think for a moment before finally agreeing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I have one more condition,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What condition?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In a couple of days, change the dorm for me and my brother.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Nina Jacobs finished speaking, Cole Dempsey burst out laughing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s a small matter. Once you lead us to the supplies,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"you and your brother will be great contributors to our community.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At that time, feel free to make any request you want.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, about this matter... can we go back now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nina Jacobs had guessed correctly; Cole Dempsey did indeed let them go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the hallway, as she was walking, Nina Jacobs clutched her stomach and squatted down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Was the buffet tonight not fresh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can I use your restroom?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1451,"2026-05-29T03:44:18.304Z","2026-06-01T04:29:06.436Z",1,"novelbin.me","1a653ce34fbea42fd5c07073a2fc5f4a4988de1e9913cb8fb75491143c7e8a19","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-87","after-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-chapter-85",312,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-i-fully-prepared-for-the-apocalypse-the-un-cover.jpg"]