[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-sickly-cannon-fodder-spoiled-by-the-powerful-apo":3,"chapter-sickly-cannon-fodder-spoiled-by-the-powerful-apo-sickly-cannon-fodder-spoiled-by-the-powerful-apo-chapter-12":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Sickly Cannon Fodder: Spoiled by the Powerful Apocalypse Bosses",{"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},562863,814,"Chapter 12","sickly-cannon-fodder-spoiled-by-the-powerful-apo-chapter-12",12,"\u003Cp>Manager Williams worked with remarkable efficiency and immediately began making arrangements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after, Suzy and Manager Williams left the private lounge together to sign the contracts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their company primarily handled luxury goods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jewelry, on the other hand, was managed by a different shop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining jewelry had already been appraised and was laid out neatly on the counter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suzy’s gaze swept over the pieces, and she couldn’t help feeling that their luster seemed a little duller than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wasn’t sure whether it was just her imagination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the appraisal confirmed that everything was authentic and valuable—there was no issue there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, a system notification chimed in her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ding! Derek Martin has consumed 1 boxed meal.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Rebate: Boxed meal ×10. Items have been stored in the space. Please check.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suzy froze for a moment, then immediately entered the space with her consciousness to take a look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, ten extra boxed meals had appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes lit up with delight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could practicallyraiseDerek Martin during the apocalypse!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this rebate mechanism alone, the two of them would never starve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her phone vibrated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suzy picked it up to see a message from Derek.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a photo—his boxed meal completely cleaned out, not a single grain of rice left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Derek: Senior, I’ve finished eating. Thanks for the treat!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suzy thought again of that absurdly powerful rebate function.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Suzy: Next time you’re free, Senior will treat you to a real feast.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She waited a bit, but Derek didn’t reply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suzy exited the chat window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Wendy still hadn’t replied either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before long, the manager from the other store arrived with their jewelry appraiser.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They re-examined everything once more. This time, the process was quick—only half an hour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once all the items were appraised, Suzy signed the contract with them as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The total buyback price came to overeighty million. The money was transferred directly into Suzy’s account.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the funds came through, Suzy set off for a real estate agency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, she listed the apartment she was currently living in. Then she inquired about several large warehouses located in the suburbs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that, she asked about properties inStarlight Towers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Starlight Towers was a high-end residential complex built halfway up a mountain, at relatively high elevation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the extreme heat disaster, typhoons and flooding would follow one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By then, the entire city of A would be submerged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Homes in low-lying areas would be completely underwater—forget about building underground shelters or bunkers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Starlight Towers would suffer relatively minor damage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a detail briefly mentioned in the novel, and other cities were said to be much the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first half of the story took place entirely in City A.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of that, Suzy had no intention of leaving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, she was worried about triggering a butterfly effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second, if she left City A, she wouldn’t be able to rely on existing information to make accurate plans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most importantly, Suzy remembered that before Wendy left City A, she encountered a major opportunity...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though that happened only after the disasters were nearing their end. If possible, Suzy naturally wanted to seize that opportunity for herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Miss Kale, there happen to be a few units available for rent in Starlight Towers right now,\" the agent said after checking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let me take a look,\" Suzy replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She accepted the tablet the agent handed her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In reality, she already owned an apartment in Starlight Towers. It was in Building Eight, on the twentieth floor—the very top floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the first disaster to arrive would be extreme heat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the temperatures skyrocketed, the suffering of living on the top floor went without saying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the heat disaster began, the city would soon lose power, making air conditioning unusable, and at that point, it would be downright unbearable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suzy had no intention of moving straight into the top-floor apartment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She planned to rent another unit on a lower floor to get through the extreme heat disaster first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surviving the heat wave itself wasn’t actually that difficult. Among all the disasters, extreme heat claimed the fewest lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that stage, the government would still be maintaining basic order. It wouldn’t be until the second disaster arrived that everything truly collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the top-floor apartment, Suzy intended to transform it into a proper safe house—and only move in once the second disaster began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Conveniently, both places were in the same residential complex, not too far apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tablet showed that Starlight Towers currently had more than a dozen units available for rent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were options on almost every floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After some consideration, Suzy chose an apartment inBuilding Three, fifth floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others were either too high or too low—this one was just right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The real estate agent enthusiastically led Suzy over to view the place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Starlight Towers, Building Three.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several construction vehicles were parked downstairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Workers were installing reinforced glass, targeting the very top-floor unit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suzy lingered for a few extra glances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The agent, Sam Carter, noticed her expression and explained,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The top-floor unit is undergoing renovations. It might be a bit noisy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s quite a setup,\" Suzy remarked casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sam nodded. \"Yeah. No idea what they’re thinking. They were living there just fine, and suddenly they decided to overhaul the entire place.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d brought plenty of clients to Starlight Towers before and was on good terms with the property staff and security.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He even knew several residents and had recently heard quite a bit of complaining about this renovation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you’re concerned, I can show you another unit,\" he offered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suzy felt a faint ripple of unease. \"When did the renovation start?\" she asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just in the past couple of days,\" Sam replied offhandedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suzy’s thoughts stirred. Building Three was part of the first phase of Starlight Towers—constructed earlier, and nearly fully occupied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who would suddenly start renovating for no reason at all?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the glass she’d just seen... it was unusually thick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did the owner sell the place?\" Suzy asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sam shook his head. \"That, I’m not sure about.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they spoke, they reached the elevator. The doors slid open, and a young man in his early twenties stepped out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His features were well-defined, his looks handsome, his pace hurried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same moment, the system chimed in Suzy’s mind:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Suitable target detected: Richard Stone]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Level: S]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Affinity insufficient. Binding unavailable.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suzy paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn’t help glancing at him again. Another suitable target had appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed the system only issued notifications when a person met the evaluation criteria.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sam, for one, had fairly decent features himself, yet the system hadn’t reacted at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Richard’s figure quickly disappeared down the corridor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They entered the elevator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sam swiped his card and pressed the button. \"That guy we saw just now—that’s the owner of the top-floor unit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suzy was momentarily surprised. \"Oh? You know him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sam laughed and shook his head. \"Not really. Just seen him a few times.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Richard Stone was good-looking, and Sam had run into him several times while showing properties, so he’d remembered him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elevator stopped at the fifth floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suzy was very satisfied with the apartment. She signed the contract on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After contacting the landlord, she also received permission to make some basic modifications.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rent was four thousand a month. Suzy paid six months upfront, along with the deposit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another bonus—the landlord lived overseas and rarely returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sam handed over the keys and left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suzy then went to take a look at her own apartment inBuilding Eight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Building Eight belonged to the newest phase of the project, delivered earlier this year, fully furnished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, many owners weren’t satisfied and planned to renovate on their own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire building echoed with constant clanging and drilling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That suited Suzy just fine—when she remodeled her safe house, it wouldn’t draw too much attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without delay, Suzy headed straight for a renovation company in the western part of the city, known simply as\"X.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the plot of her dream, this company specialized in one-stop safe house construction services.\u003C\u002Fp>",1341,"2026-05-30T15:23:36.664Z","2026-06-01T04:31:34.774Z",1,"novelbin.me","e4cda630ee39a0ef64a6ac6b46a9e97ba6346e9cfb37e76d798c54023e246169","sickly-cannon-fodder-spoiled-by-the-powerful-apo-chapter-13","sickly-cannon-fodder-spoiled-by-the-powerful-apo-chapter-11",210,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsickly-cannon-fodder-spoiled-by-the-powerful-apo-cover.jpg"]