"I’m just a Space Superpower User,"
why don’t you decide for yourselves?
But if it were me, I’d probably return the items to their original owners."
To save time on her "Facial Adjustment" Skill, she had already turned it off after Caleb Carter left disguised as a driver.
Although Claire Warner could hold out for a little while longer, she had other things to consider.
She was already planning to leave.
Before she left, Claire Warner took out all the supplies she had collected at the activity camp in front of the two of them.
This included the half-finished packs of cigarettes and nuts.
Adding the supplies Ms. Golding had produced, the amount of goods Caleb Carter had obtained this time was no less than what you’d find in an entire medium-sized supermarket.
Since Fern Spencer had also participated, Caleb Carter still planned to give her a small share.
But none of that was her business anymore.
"Let’s work together again if we get the chance."
Caleb Carter walked out with his hands in his pockets.
Claire Warner’s sharp mind proved she was no simple convenience store owner.
"We’ll see if I’m in the mood."
Getting into her beat-up little car, Claire Warner waved to the others.
’Looks like I won’t be doing any business today.’
...
By the time Nina Jacobs returned to the base, news of the activity camp incident had already spread throughout.
The teams that had sent people away to pay off their debts were also being questioned by the base’s administration.
Rumor had it that such teams faced the risk of being disbanded.
And their captains would be permanently barred from forming new teams.
Justin Lawson was furious when he heard the news.
Meanwhile, the systematic management of all teams by the base was quickly put on the agenda.
"Name our team?"
Nina Jacobs looked at the information sheet Chase Gallagher had brought back.
She had never even considered it before.
"Don’t worry, you don’t have to think about it. I’ve already got a bunch of ideas right here,
you just have to pick one."
Leo Hale presented a piece of paper as if it were a treasure, covered in team names he had come up with.
"If we don’t have a team name, we can’t participate in the base’s Superpower competition,"
I heard the base will also be rating teams in the future,
and all of that requires a name."
Chase Gallagher explained.
"We really should come up with a name."
Nina Jacobs nodded, taking the page full of team names from Leo Hale.
But the more she read, the more she felt something was off.
Most of the names Leo Hale had thought of were related to "fire," including, but not limited to, dozens of cringeworthy names like Thunder Fire, Ice and Fire Union, and Dreamy Fire Wolves.
"Once the team is official, you’ll naturally be the captain,
so a name with ’fire’ in it is very important. Well? See any good ones?"
Leo Hale asked expectantly.
Nina Jacobs wanted to say that not a single one was suitable.
But seeing Leo Hale’s earnest expression, she couldn’t bring herself to refuse him outright.
So she said, "How about we combine the concepts from a couple of these? What about ’Stella’?"
Nina Jacobs wasn’t good at naming things either.
She just felt it sounded better, at least.
"Stella? I think that’s great."
Vera Coleman, who was standing nearby, also agreed.
"What do you two think?"
Nina Jacobs asked Chase Gallagher and Jessica Vance.
"It works. At least it’s better than those ones on the list..."
Jessica Vance trailed off, not finishing her thought.
"Alright! Then it’s settled. Stella it is."
Leo Hale grinned.
’At least the name was inspired by his list.’
Once the team had a name, Wayne Abbott and the others felt a stronger sense of belonging.
Previously, Nina Jacobs had given them a seven-day deadline.
But by the fourth day, everyone could last at least three moves against Holden Shaw.
That included Alaric Fletcher, who had previously only managed one.
"From now on, Stella is our team’s name,


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