[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-zombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower":3,"chapter-zombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-zombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-chapter-693":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Zombie Apocalypse: I Have Safe Zone Superpower",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1241499,1668,"Chapter 692: Gold","zombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-chapter-693",693,"\u003Cp>Not only was the government allowed to stay on the land surrounding Ivy’s territory, but they could only borrow the land temporarily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They would never possess the right to purchase it from her permanently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, Ivy made another condition absolutely clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The government could not suddenly enforce unreasonable taxes on her base or other bases under her protection simply because they felt like doing so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The negotiation dragged on for several exhausting hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silas sat there calmly the entire time, squeezing as many benefits out of the government as possible for Ivy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every single loophole Carter attempted to leave behind was immediately sealed by Silas without mercy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the end of the negotiation, Carter’s entire expression had darkened terribly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, despite the frustration burning inside him, he could only force a fake smile onto his face before leaving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment they stepped outside the mansion, Lina suddenly stopped walking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned toward Silas with an ugly expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want to talk with you,\" she said coldly. \"Come with me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Silas could even respond, Ivy calmly spoke first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My husband only listens to me,\" she said with a faint smile. \"So whatever you want to say, you can say it directly in front of me. Why drag him away separately?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lina’s face immediately darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She narrowed her eyes before replying sharply,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you had stepped up more during the negotiations, your husband wouldn’t have looked like the actual representative of this base.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her tone grew increasingly mocking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m honestly beginning to wonder whether he already has thoughts about taking over your authority.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Ivy merely chuckled softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of her laughter was gentle, yet strangely confident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she calmly replied, \"The one who will inherit and rule this base in the future is our child.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She smiled faintly before continuing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So trying to sow discord between us won’t work.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she finished speaking, Ivy leaned slightly closer and rested her head comfortably against Silas’ shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her action, Silas immediately grinned smugly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Lina’s face became uglier and uglier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, she angrily stomped her feet before turning around and leaving without another word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once she disappeared completely, Ivy finally pulled back slightly before looking toward Silas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are too many dangers involved in cooperating with them,\" she said quietly. \"The government is the definition of a perfidious ally.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silas nodded slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are definitely risks,\" he admitted calmly. \"However, the government still possesses enormous connections and influence.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He leaned back slightly before continuing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With their help, reclaiming the surrounding regions will become much easier. At the very least, it will buy us more time to focus on these superior beings.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing that, Ivy could only sigh softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If only things were simpler,\" she murmured quietly. \"Maybe then we could actually spend more time together like a normal couple.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment she said those words, Silas’ gaze softened slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, not far away, Felix instantly covered his eyes dramatically before running straight toward Annie’s house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nowadays, he constantly felt as if Annie might agree to his confession at any moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of that, his actions had become noticeably more proactive lately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Carter, he moved surprisingly fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the next two months, the antidote had already spread throughout almost the entire nation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Ivy was slightly shocked by how terrifyingly efficient the government’s network truly was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before long, the entire nation gradually stopped fearing ordinary zombie infections as much as before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Carter also revealed another terrifying capability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Loans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using the government’s reputation and authority, Carter continuously borrowed enormous amounts of gold and resources from wealthy families and influential factions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, almost all of that gold eventually ended up flowing directly into Ivy’s hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the antidotes themselves belonged exclusively to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Ivy absolutely refused to accept ordinary paper currency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silas had already warned her beforehand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Carter gained complete control again in the future, he could simply manipulate the economy however he pleased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could pay enormous amounts using paper currency during the crisis, only to later devalue or discard the currency entirely once stability returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that point, Ivy would suffer tremendous losses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, Carter would probably compensate afterward by giving honorary titles or public praise, but that would never truly recover the actual value lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of that, Ivy never lowered her guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She only accepted gold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, the amount of gold stored inside her reserves gradually became terrifyingly enormous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, her private reserves almost rivaled the gold reserves of an entire country.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After seeing how much gold Ivy possessed, even the temporary storage continuously offered various exchanges and mysterious options in return for those gold reserves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After learning just how important gold was to the superior beings, Ivy immediately decided to hold onto it instead of trading recklessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, two months quickly passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The antidote spread successfully across major cities, and humanity’s situation finally began stabilizing slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, Ivy was genuinely thrilled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, another matter soon started troubling her deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The portal investigations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The search teams sent to locate the hidden portals encountered enormous difficulties. Days turned into weeks without meaningful progress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not until the end of the second month that they finally discovered one of the hidden sites.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The formation for the portal was concealed deep inside the ruins of an abandoned structure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the team arrived there, they immediately recognized the familiar sacrificial formation engraved across the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, they destroyed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, nobody knew whether the portal had already been activated before they found it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to their assumptions, an activated portal should contain black markings similar to the terrifying formations Ivy had previously witnessed in the reports.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the investigation report finally reached Ivy, she did not feel happy at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, an uncomfortable feeling slowly spread through her chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Somehow... she felt as if something was terribly wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if they had overlooked something extremely important.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Or maybe this is all a distraction,’ Ivy thought grimly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, how could they possibly locate the formation so easily if it had not even been activated yet?\u003C\u002Fp>",1019,"2026-06-05T15:12:51.769Z",1,"novelbin.me","2ef9eaa2048903fd1d454b8fe4c02099e3827163630b94a5d96dbd9ed1b4e848","zombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-chapter-694","zombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-chapter-692",706,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fzombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-cover.jpg"]