After I Fully Prepared for the Apocalypse, the Ungrateful Cried with Regret novel Chapter 398

Chapter 398: Chapter 398: Reverse Discouragement

"Alright. Do one thing for me, and I won’t kill you."

Nina Jacobs said.

Silas Crowley hesitated. He pulled her aside and said,

"Edmund Lawson and his people can’t be trusted. It would be too easy for them to go back on their word."

"I know what I’m doing."

Nina Jacobs knew that after being tricked once, Silas Crowley would never trust these people again. But some things just needed to be done.

"I want you to spread the word for me—that people shouldn’t be so quick to go to Tomorrow Base."

Nina Jacobs looked at the twelve people before her.

She couldn’t even name them, but she didn’t need to.

"Tomorrow Base? What’s that? Where is it?"

Edmund Lawson had honestly never heard of the place.

"You don’t need to worry about that. Just do as I say and spread the message.

If you do a good job, not only will I not kill you, but you can also stay here."

Nina Jacobs said.

"That’s not hard, not hard at all. We can all do that."

Watching the three of them leave, Edmund Lawson and the others, still kneeling on the ground, all breathed a sigh of relief.

’It seems those three must have some grudge against this Tomorrow Base.’

"But where on earth is this Tomorrow Base?"

Edmund Lawson muttered as he watched their retreating figures.

Walking through the base, Silas Crowley was also completely bewildered.

’Weren’t we here to promote the base? Why is Nina actively discouraging people from going?’

Hearing Silas Crowley’s confusion, Nina Jacobs smiled.

"Isn’t there a saying from your old entertainment circle? ’Bad press is still press’?

If I had them promote the base, it would confirm we’re from Tomorrow Base. That would inevitably attract the attention of certain people.

So it’s better to muddy the waters first, just to let everyone know Tomorrow Base exists."

Once they knew about it, their curiosity would inevitably be piqued.

"I get it now."

The corner of Silas Crowley’s mouth twitched.

’It’s a good thing Nina wasn’t an agent back in the day. He used to think agents who loved reverse-marketing stunts were devious.’

But seeing Nina do it, he suddenly understood. No wonder those people ended up becoming top-tier agents.

Nina Jacobs had wanted to investigate Lornwood Base a bit more, but when the three of them reached the dormitory building, they found it in chaos.

"...Heard they ran into zombie lizards. They’re lucky to have made it back alive."

"What’s the use of coming back? The Healers won’t treat people like us. At best, they’re just waiting to die."

"..."

Listening to the surrounding chatter, Nina Jacobs noticed several people lying on the ground up ahead, covered in blood.

This was the communal dormitory building of Lornwood Base. Although the onlookers showed sympathy, they were powerless to help.

They couldn’t even offer them a simple sip of water.

"Is that you, Killian Hayes?"

Cordelia and Reginald Sutton had spotted Nina Jacobs’s group returning from the railing upstairs. They hadn’t expected to come down and find that the people on the ground looked slightly familiar.

As a Space Superpower User, Cordelia had often helped people transport or temporarily store supplies in exchange for a small reward.

Thanks to her good reputation, she had always been well-liked.

Killian Hayes used to take her along when going out to kill zombies and scavenge for supplies.

Although they were just partners, Cordelia had always enjoyed going out with Killian Hayes’s team because they were a rare group that showed genuine warmth.

"You know them?" Nina asked.

Cordelia nodded and sadly explained their connection.

"Fatty’s not going to make it either."

Like Cordelia, Reginald Sutton also recognized these people.

Just then, another commotion erupted in the distance.

A battered sedan pulled up, and a man with a fierce expression jumped out, dragging a woman with him.

The woman seemed frightened but still said angrily,

"You just wait, Lynch! If you dare touch me today, I’ll..."

The man walked up to the injured people and stopped. "I’m not going to touch you. Heal them."

The onlookers were surprised but then looked at the man with pity.

"That’s one of the base’s Healers. Isn’t private treatment forbidden by the base?"

"Looks like he kidnapped her. This Cassian Lynch is a dead man."

Prolonged lack of food and water had left them not only without strength but also without the resolve to help others. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

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