After I Fully Prepared for the Apocalypse, the Ungrateful Cried with Regret novel Chapter 196

Chapter 196: Chapter 196: An Offhand Remark

The layout of the City D Base in this life was no different from her past one.

Even though this was Nina Jacobs’s first time entering it, she navigated it with a practiced ease.

Before the apocalypse, this area was being developed into a new type of town, so many of the buildings were ready for use.

Over thirty row houses had already been constructed within the base, each about ten stories tall.

Nina Jacobs recalled that this was the most concentrated dormitory area.

In her previous life, she and her team had lived there for a while. She only remembered that the conditions inside were relatively clean.

Most of the row houses were concentrated on the right side of the base.

Aside from a few main avenues and some functional buildings in the center, the far left side of the base was filled with detached single-family houses that stretched to the other end, covering a considerable area.

These detached houses were mostly rented out to Superpower User teams, and the rent wasn’t cheap.

Following the number on her key, Nina Jacobs arrived at a large gate.

The gate and the surrounding courtyard walls were built extremely high, making it impossible to see the full interior without opening it.

Just as Nina Jacobs was about to use the key to open the gate, a voice from behind suddenly stopped her.

"We saw this place first,

and we’re planning to rent it."

A young woman who looked to be in her early twenties walked over.

Following behind her were several others, all of them unfamiliar faces.

"This house?"

Nina Jacobs thought she must have misheard.

But as she looked around, it was clear this house had the best location among the row of detached houses.

A decorative, openwork partition wall stood behind it, demarcating the area.

It also provided a good degree of privacy.

"That’s right, this is the one.

We plan to rent all the houses here."

The woman tilted her chin up slightly.

"We’re with the Crawford Army. We don’t have to participate in the lottery."

As if worried Nina Jacobs wouldn’t understand, another person added.

They expected Nina Jacobs to take the hint and leave, but she showed no reaction.

"The Crawford Army?

Never heard of them."

Nina Jacobs mused.

’I’ve only been out of the shelter for less than a month, yet so many new factions have already emerged.’

"You don’t even know about the Crawford Army?

I suggest you get out of the way. As soon as we pay the rent, we’ll get the key."

A man behind her waved his hand dismissively, shooing her away.

"You mean this?"

Nina Jacobs took out the key in her hand, turned, inserted it into the lock, and opened the gate.

"Are you the manager here? How else would you have a key?"

the woman asked with a frown.

"Take a guess."

Nina Jacobs smiled, then turned, entered the courtyard, and closed the gate behind her.

She left the group outside looking thoroughly embarrassed.

Inside the courtyard, Nina Jacobs was looking around.

Unlike pre-apocalyptic courtyards, most post-apocalyptic ones lacked things like flowerbeds and lawns.

Although the flat, concrete-paved yard looked a bit stark, it was also cleaner and more spacious.

Nina Jacobs thought a corner of the yard would be perfect for raising Treasure.

The building they would live in was a three-story house.

Or four, to be precise, as there was a basement below the living room that served as a storage area.

It was somewhat similar to the layout of Daniel Hale’s villa before the apocalypse.

The living room had north-south ventilation and connected to the small yard on both sides.

Nina Jacobs looked around and was very satisfied.

There was also a balcony on the top floor. Standing on it, she could see the two houses in front and to the right.

Those two houses had also been given to her by Myra Lawson.

Positioned in front and to the right, they could effectively protect the house in the middle.

Nina Jacobs decided she would take these three houses and make no further changes.

She just didn’t expect that as she was about to leave the base, she would run into the same group of people again.

"She got the key?"

A middle-aged man now stood beside the woman.

There appeared to be a twenty-something-year age gap between them, yet they were holding hands.

Their relationship was self-evident.

"Yes, I looked all around, and that’s the house I set my heart on.

Didn’t you say I could pick any one I wanted?"

The woman swayed, a wronged expression on her face.

After hearing this, the middle-aged man stepped forward and blocked Nina Jacobs’s path.

"I hear you got the key to House 71?"

Nina Jacobs was planning to go meet up with Leo Hale and the others.

So, she asked impatiently, "Who are you?"

"This is our leader, Hugo Crawford," someone at his side answered. "You should show him some respect."

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