After I Fully Prepared for the Apocalypse, the Ungrateful Cried with Regret novel Chapter 448

Chapter 448: Chapter 448: Protective Puppet

Forever?

Nina Jacobs frowned.

There was something about the way Julia Hughes grinned that made her feel uneasy.

"Let’s go."

Upon hearing this, General Hughes glanced at Arcadia White.

Nina Jacobs followed.

She had noticed on the way here that the entire journey had been through deep, old-growth forests. Even before the apocalypse, the caves in these mountains would have been difficult for outsiders to access.

It might not be completely cut off from the world, but it could certainly be considered a hidden, ancient village.

After traversing a narrow, winding path, a collection of buildings appeared before them.

Nina Jacobs noticed that all the buildings were made of wood.

Aside from the houses, the most unsettling thing about the town was the wooden puppets walking around.

The puppets wandered aimlessly, varying in height and build, and dressed in different clothes.

They added a strange sense of liveliness to the streets.

It made one feel as if they had stepped into the middle of a grand puppet show.

But those puppets...

Nina Jacobs suspected they weren’t just wandering; they were more like sentinels, monitoring the town.

"Oh, Arcadia White, you’re back?"

A woman with her hair in a bun walked out of a large courtyard house.

She enthusiastically welcomed them into the courtyard.

"Dinner is ready for you. Hurry inside," the woman said.

The courtyard was bustling with people, and the aroma of food wafted through the air, leaving Nina Jacobs momentarily dazed.

It was as if she had escaped the zombie-infested apocalypse.

This place felt like another world.

"We Whites love seclusion. We don’t want to get involved in worldly affairs. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to live here forever?" Arcadia White said with a smile to Nina Jacobs, who was beside her.

Nina Jacobs remained silent. The courtyard before them was so lively that even if she said something, her voice would be drowned out by the cheerful chatter and laughter.

’Seclusion?’

’Bought with all of Keldorn’s supplies and human lives.’

’It certainly is wonderful for them.’

A flicker of mockery crossed Nina Jacobs’s eyes.

Since it was a family banquet being prepared in the courtyard, Nina Jacobs and Wayne Warner knew not to go any further inside.

Besides, she noticed that Thane Trevor and his men had also stopped. After exchanging greetings, they all retreated back outside.

"Diana Tate, take these two to rest first," Arcadia White instructed a tall woman.

"Understood."

Diana Tate was only a fist’s-height shorter than Wayne Warner. She was tall and sturdy, and it was easy to see she was the one who had been with Thane Trevor outside the train that day.

She didn’t say anything to Nina Jacobs, but she did ask Wayne Warner a few questions.

But Wayne Warner ignored her, and she dropped the subject, realizing it was pointless.

She led the two of them to a row of wooden cabins. "Pick any empty room you like inside."

"Alright, thank you."

Nina Jacobs chose the room furthest down the row, and Wayne Warner’s room was next to hers.

She noticed that Diana Tate didn’t leave until they had both chosen their rooms.

Although they were wooden cabins, the interiors were quite spacious.

Nina Jacobs realized these weren’t cabins created by a Wood Element Superpower, but rather by ordinary carpentry.

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