"You saved our warriors,"
"which means you’ve saved our people. To us, you are The Celestial,"
"so this bag of The Celestial’s Prayer Stones should be yours."
Lana said.
The others in the vehicle all voiced their agreement, and no one objected.
"For me?
But this stuff is so valuable."
Nina Jacobs had never seen so many Mystic Ice Cores.
This bag had at least a hundred of them.
"There are other places on our lands where Prayer Stones fall, but they’re all guarded by ferocious Aberrant Beasts,"
"so we can’t get to them."
Greg Unger said regretfully.
"The Celestial’s Prayer Stones" were no longer useful to them, so they hadn’t tried to acquire more.
Nina Jacobs finally understood. To the Bishop Clan members, Zombie Crystal Cores were more valuable than Mystic Ice Cores.
After all, the so-called "Celestial’s Prayer Stones" could only be absorbed once.
But Crystal Cores could be absorbed an infinite number of times...
That was why on this trip, they had only brought a large number of Crystal Cores, along with a small handful of the "Celestial’s Prayer Stones."
"Listen, once we get to City D Base, don’t say a word about this to anyone. Got it?"
Nina Jacobs said after a moment of deep thought.
No wonder people from every country had flocked to Drakonia in her past life, searching for Mystic Ice Cores.
The "Mystic Ice Cores" might have originated from off-world.
According to their satellites, which were still functional back then, the highest concentration of fallen Cores was in Drakonia.
’In my past life, the Bishop Clan was probably wiped out, which was why no one knew their tribe possessed such things, even five years into the apocalypse.’
’If word got out, it could bring another disaster upon the Bishop Clan...’
Lana and the others exchanged glances before turning back to Nina Jacobs.
"You’re the hero The Celestial sent to save our people. Of course we’ll listen to you."
Nina Jacobs nodded.
She accepted the bag of Mystic Ice Cores. The next second, her eyes lit up.
[Host has triggered the "Heart of Gratitude" title. Bonus Reward: Earth Attribute Weapon, Diamond Sand!]
’Heart of Gratitude’ usually just gave me System Experience Points. I never thought it would give me an Earth Attribute Weapon.’
Right after she had helped them into the vehicle, the system had also triggered the "Selfless Savior" title.
The reward matched the number of people she’d saved.
Along the way, Nina Jacobs explained the importance of the Ice Cores to them.
She also told them about the current situation at City D Base.
"There’s a special event at the base for the next few days. When you get there, focus on recovering from your injuries first.
If you want to trade for supplies, I know someone outside the base who sells them. You can trade with Crystal Cores or Gold."
Hope dawned on their faces at Nina Jacobs’ words.
"Where is that person? Can you tell us?"
Greg Unger asked immediately.
"Ahem, her name is Claire Warner."
Nina Jacobs said, referring to her alias.
Strictly speaking, there was nowhere within City D Base to purchase supplies with Crystal Cores.
The base had shops, but they only accepted base points for exchanges. Furthermore, the shops were retail and didn’t do wholesale.
So, if these people wanted to trade Crystal Cores for supplies, their only option was Claire Warner.
"That’s wonderful...
Our tribe can be saved."
The injured Shawn managed a weak smile.
The others also began murmuring after hearing this.
They were thanking The Celestial in their native tongue, grateful that he had sent Nina Jacobs to protect their tribe...
But Nina Jacobs couldn’t understand what they were saying...
「It was nearly nightfall when the group arrived at City D Base.」
The bustling crowds inside the base left them in awe.
But they hadn’t forgotten the urgent need to get their injuries treated.
Nina Jacobs took them straight to the base hospital.
"Nina? You’re finally back."
Pascal Paige was just about to leave for the day when he saw Nina Jacobs arrive with several strangers.
After Pascal made the arrangements, the injured members of the group were able to receive treatment.
This included the still-unconscious Trevor.
Nina learned that several smaller bases had arrived that day and Myra Lawson was busy playing host, so Nina decided to have Trevor and his companions stay at the house where Chase Gallagher and the others were living.


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