After I Fully Prepared for the Apocalypse, the Ungrateful Cried with Regret novel Chapter 516

Chapter 516: Chapter 516: The Little Mouse’s Discovery

"Just a little longer. Tomorrow, we can trade the extra supplies we can’t carry for Holy Water, and we’ll leave as soon as the trade is done."

Justin Stone looked ahead and continued, as if a great weight had been lifted from his shoulders,

"Our efforts weren’t in vain. We’re finally getting the Holy Water."

"Thirty tons of supplies. We’re letting her off cheap."

Chloe Ainsworth said in a reluctant tone.

Justin Stone scoffed. "It only sounds like a lot. One ton of grain is just twenty 50-kilogram bags of rice.

Thirty tons of grain is 150 bags of rice. We got lucky a while back and cleaned out the entire granary in Quelldra County. What are 150 bags of rice to us?"

Chloe Ainsworth seemed to feel a bit better after hearing that.

"That’s true. If you go by weight, that granary had tens of thousands of tons. Trading a little over a hundred bags for six bottles of Holy Water is definitely a good deal."

"So... are we not waiting for those merchants?

If we waited for them, we could have traded for ten bottles at once."

"...With this god-awful weather, it’s a question whether those guys will even show up. If we wait any longer, the people from the command center will be back, and I won’t be able to escape even if I want to." 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

"Besides, this Nina Jacobs is a well-known figure in City D Base. She’s one of those hero types who likes to show off. For the sake of her reputation, there’s no way she’d try to trick me with fake Holy Water."

As their conversation continued, Nina Jacobs listened, her mind racing.

’Those merchants Chloe Ainsworth mentioned are probably the ones selling the Holy Water, just like the two who sold it to Mordecai Quinn back at Meridia Base.’

’So Justin Stone was waiting here for those merchants.’

’But I got here first, and I also brought Holy Water.’

’The people from the command center being away gave Justin Stone an opportunity, a window to prepare. The reason he’s so desperate for the Holy Water is just so he can make a run for it as soon as possible.’

’So it’s very likely Aidan Keaton did something, which is why the command center sent people to investigate, or maybe to remove him from his post?’

’No wonder he’s in such a hurry.’

’But the supplies from the Quelldra County granary... so Justin Stone was the one who took them?’

Nina Jacobs didn’t find it that strange, since Riventon Base wasn’t too far from Quelldra County.

After taking tens of thousands of tons of grain, giving up thirty tons was truly a drop in the bucket for him.

"Still too naive,"

Nina Jacobs muttered to herself.

’At least, in her opinion, Justin Stone wasn’t going to get away so easily.’

However, this wouldn’t affect her trade the next day.

The next morning, Nina Jacobs found that Nia had locked herself in her room again, showing no signs of coming out.

Chloe Ainsworth brought a lavish breakfast for four and also informed them of the time for the upcoming trade.

"I understand. I’ll have my friend, the Space Superpower User, handle the trade in person,"

Nina Jacobs stated.

’Thirty tons of supplies was indeed just over a hundred bags of grain.’

’But it was unrealistic for her to transport such a heavy load by vehicle, so she still planned to use her Claire Warner identity for the trade.’

Chloe Ainsworth was a bit surprised, but after consulting with Justin Stone via walkie-talkie, he agreed.

"Only my friend will be going to the trade. You have nothing to worry about,"

Nina Jacobs said.

She had already snuck a Little Zombie Rat into Justin Stone’s office late last night, hiding it behind a large potted artificial plant.

’If they tried to pull any tricks, she’d know in advance.’

"Miss Jacobs, you jest. It’s just that the competition for Holy Water is fierce, and the Base Commander doesn’t want too many people to know. So, we can’t help but be a little more careful."

After speaking, Chloe Ainsworth glanced up at the railing on the upper floor. She seemed to see a figure appear there.

’But since it was Nina Jacobs’s friend, and Nina herself would ultimately be the one taking the supplies, it was none of their business whether the friend overheard the details of the trade or tried to snatch the supplies for herself.’

Chloe Ainsworth left quickly.

The trade was set for two hours later in the same office Justin Stone had used yesterday.

After Chloe Ainsworth left, Nia, who lived upstairs, finally came pattering down the stairs.

Nina Jacobs knew the person who had appeared upstairs was Nia, but she wasn’t worried about Nia overhearing.

Nia, however, stared at the closed door with a puzzled expression.

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