After I Fully Prepared for the Apocalypse, the Ungrateful Cried with Regret novel Chapter 428

Chapter 428: Chapter 428: Promotion on the Side

After receiving the boxes of Crystal Cores from Cordelia’s water sales, her system’s upgrade progress was nearly complete.

The spot she chose was beside a small road.

General Hughes and his men used a side gate for their daily comings and goings, which happened to bypass this road. As a result, only the base’s regular survivors ever passed this way.

Nina Jacobs waited inside a deserted, abandoned building for a full twenty minutes. Once she was sure no one had followed her, she used her Facial Adjustment Skill.

She set up her usual sheet-metal house, but this time, she also placed a vending machine and a giant, full water tank outside.

This was the vending machine she had acquired from Cognito Tech.

She had already programmed it.

All one had to do was insert a sufficient weight of Crystal Cores, and the spout would automatically dispense a set amount of water.

Normally, not many people passed down this small road.

However, the giant water tank was a living advertisement. Just moments later, two cars screeched to a halt in front of Nina Jacobs.

"Th-th-th-this..."

Several people scrambled out of the cars, their eyes locked on the enormous water tank.

"It’s a vending machine. Put in Crystal Cores, and you get water,"

Nina Jacobs explained from nearby.

"You’re selling water?!"

a woman exclaimed in shock. She quickly realized something and clapped a hand over her mouth.

Selling water was forbidden in Lornwood Base, after all.

"Cynthia, stop asking so many questions! Hurry!"

A rugged-looking man immediately told the Space Superpower User traveling with them to take out a large bag of Crystal Cores and some buckets.

In a frantic scramble, they poured all the Crystal Cores in.

"The machine only registers weight. You can pick out the Mutated Crystal Cores,"

Nina Jacobs offered kindly.

This type of vending machine couldn’t distinguish between regular and Mutated Crystal Cores.

"We can’t worry about that now! As long as we get water, the Mutated Crystal Cores are worth it!"

Cynthia Rhodes replied.

Sweet water was already flowing from the vending machine’s spout, and the group immediately started collecting it in their buckets.

"It’s really water!"

one person said, licking their chapped lips with a look of pure thirst.

"Quick! Are there any more Crystal Cores? Bring them all over!"

Seeing more people being drawn to the spot, the first group began to panic.

This wasn’t the first time Nina Jacobs had done business with people desperate for water.

But seeing their desperation, she silently set out three more machines, each connected to a water tank.

"You’re not from Lornwood Base, are you?"

After they had used up all the Crystal Cores they had on them, Cynthia Rhodes walked over to ask.

Nina Jacobs nodded. "I’m from Tomorrow Base."

This was another reason she was selling water today—to do a little promotion for Tomorrow Base.

Looks of pleasant surprise appeared on their faces.

"Does that mean Tomorrow Base really isn’t short on water?

What’s it like over there?"

Hearing this, the surrounding people quickly gathered closer to ask.

For the past two days, talk of Tomorrow Base had been spreading like wildfire through Lornwood Base, and more and more people were privately getting eager to check it out.

It was just that many still worried it might be some kind of scam.

"We aren’t short on it, at least for now. Plus, there are a lot of job openings right now,"

Nina Jacobs replied.

"Job openings?!"

The news hit them like a bombshell.

"So it’s first come, first served?" Cynthia Rhodes sounded like she wanted to leave right that second.

"You could say that."

Nina Jacobs said, retracting several of the now-empty water tanks.

"If we want to buy more water from you, where can we find you?"

Seeing that Nina Jacobs seemed ready to leave, the crowd hurried over to ask.

"Yeah, why don’t you leave an address? We’ll bring Crystal Cores next time,"

one of the men said, his eyes darting around.

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