Chapter 244: Stella

"I’m just a Space Superpower User,"

why don’t you decide for yourselves?

But if it were me, I’d probably return the items to their original owners."

To save time on her "Facial Adjustment" Skill, she had already turned it off after Caleb Carter left disguised as a driver.

Although Claire Warner could hold out for a little while longer, she had other things to consider.

She was already planning to leave.

Before she left, Claire Warner took out all the supplies she had collected at the activity camp in front of the two of them.

This included the half-finished packs of cigarettes and nuts.

Adding the supplies Ms. Golding had produced, the amount of goods Caleb Carter had obtained this time was no less than what you’d find in an entire medium-sized supermarket.

Since Fern Spencer had also participated, Caleb Carter still planned to give her a small share.

But none of that was her business anymore.

"Let’s work together again if we get the chance."

Caleb Carter walked out with his hands in his pockets.

Claire Warner’s sharp mind proved she was no simple convenience store owner.

"We’ll see if I’m in the mood."

Getting into her beat-up little car, Claire Warner waved to the others.

’Looks like I won’t be doing any business today.’

...

By the time Nina Jacobs returned to the base, news of the activity camp incident had already spread throughout.

The teams that had sent people away to pay off their debts were also being questioned by the base’s administration.

Rumor had it that such teams faced the risk of being disbanded.

And their captains would be permanently barred from forming new teams.

Justin Lawson was furious when he heard the news.

Meanwhile, the systematic management of all teams by the base was quickly put on the agenda.

"Name our team?"

Nina Jacobs looked at the information sheet Chase Gallagher had brought back.

She had never even considered it before.

"Don’t worry, you don’t have to think about it. I’ve already got a bunch of ideas right here,

you just have to pick one."

Leo Hale presented a piece of paper as if it were a treasure, covered in team names he had come up with.

"If we don’t have a team name, we can’t participate in the base’s Superpower competition,"

I heard the base will also be rating teams in the future,

and all of that requires a name."

Chase Gallagher explained.

"We really should come up with a name."

Nina Jacobs nodded, taking the page full of team names from Leo Hale.

But the more she read, the more she felt something was off.

Most of the names Leo Hale had thought of were related to "fire," including, but not limited to, dozens of cringeworthy names like Thunder Fire, Ice and Fire Union, and Dreamy Fire Wolves.

"Once the team is official, you’ll naturally be the captain,

so a name with ’fire’ in it is very important. Well? See any good ones?"

Leo Hale asked expectantly.

Nina Jacobs wanted to say that not a single one was suitable.

But seeing Leo Hale’s earnest expression, she couldn’t bring herself to refuse him outright.

So she said, "How about we combine the concepts from a couple of these? What about ’Stella’?"

Nina Jacobs wasn’t good at naming things either.

She just felt it sounded better, at least.

"Stella? I think that’s great."

Vera Coleman, who was standing nearby, also agreed.

"What do you two think?"

Nina Jacobs asked Chase Gallagher and Jessica Vance.

"It works. At least it’s better than those ones on the list..."

Jessica Vance trailed off, not finishing her thought.

"Alright! Then it’s settled. Stella it is."

Leo Hale grinned.

’At least the name was inspired by his list.’

Once the team had a name, Wayne Abbott and the others felt a stronger sense of belonging.

Previously, Nina Jacobs had given them a seven-day deadline.

But by the fourth day, everyone could last at least three moves against Holden Shaw.

That included Alaric Fletcher, who had previously only managed one.

"From now on, Stella is our team’s name,

I hope we can all work hard together and make the name Stella famous!"

Nina Jacobs went to Building 73 and had Wayne Warner bring over a large number of weapons and supplies.

Some of the weapons had been rewards from the System, but there were only a few of them.

’I need to trigger more System rewards during this time,’ she thought, ’to get more weapons for the team.’

However, besides the System’s weapons, there were plenty of other weapons in the basement of her house.

"Having a suitable weapon is very important,

you’re all Superpower Users, but you still need to find a weapon that fits you."

"Gold Element Superpower Users, for the next few days, you’ll go outside and practice with Leo Hale."

"Wind Element Superpower Users will go with Jessica Vance...

Wayne Abbott, you and Kyle Keaton are both Earth Element Superpower Users. I have some notes here on Earth Element Superpowers. Maybe you can make sense of them."

Inside Building 73, Nina Jacobs created a training plan for everyone.

Wayne Abbott didn’t know why Nina Jacobs, a Fire Element Superpower User, would have notes on Earth Element Superpowers.

But as soon as he saw the notes, he was completely engrossed.

He didn’t even react when people around him called his name.

"Anyway, I’ve already chosen a training location for you all for tomorrow,

your task now is to improve your own abilities as quickly as possible."

Nina Jacobs also left behind some Mutated Crystal Cores.

As for the Superpower Enhancing Potions, she would only bring them out when they needed a boost.

"Yes! Captain, don’t you worry,

we definitely won’t let you down."

Alaric Fletcher shouted, the most excited of them all.

Everyone laughed. Nina Jacobs glanced at Althea Coleman, who was standing beside Eleanor.

Noticing her gaze, Althea Coleman immediately shot her a grateful smile.

Nina Jacobs said nothing more. Just then, Sawyer Abbott ran in from outside.

"Thank you for giving us beds to sleep in, miss."

Sawyer Abbott had been playing in the yard and had somehow wandered inside.

"This child, always looking to cause trouble."

Wayne Abbott’s wife, Rosamund Hayes, came over resignedly, wanting to pull her son away.

Seeing that Nina Jacobs wasn’t annoyed and had instead knelt down to pat Sawyer Abbott’s head, Rosamund Hayes was a little surprised, but also relieved.

’Nina Jacobs doesn’t seem as cold as I thought.’

"Miss, can I go play with the big doggy tomorrow?"

Sawyer Abbott knew there was a big golden retriever next door, but Wayne Abbott and Rosamund Hayes wouldn’t let him go bother it.

"Of course you can. You can go whenever you want."

Nina Jacobs was also very fond of Sawyer Abbott.

From the moment she met him, the boy had been very well-behaved.

"Can I go now, then?"

Sawyer Abbott asked again.

"Sawyer," Wayne Abbott shot his son a glare.

"Yes. There are two little girls over there, too,

you can go play with them anytime."

Nina Jacobs indicated she didn’t mind; Vera Coleman also liked having people around.

Hearing this, Sawyer Abbott happily pulled Rosamund Hayes along and ran outside.

Although Rosamund Hayes still wore an apologetic expression, she had no choice but to follow.

"Um... Captain Jacobs,"

this old woman has been causing you a lot of trouble by staying here,

I made some leavened flatbread. Would you like to take them and try some?"

An old woman with graying hair, who looked to be in her sixties, walked over carrying a plate.

Nina Jacobs remembered she was Alaric Fletcher’s maternal grandmother and that she usually did chores like laundry and cooking for the team with Rosamund Hayes.

"Grandma, she has a chef at her house,"

Alaric Fletcher said in a local dialect.

"Oh... right. I forgot."

The old woman looked embarrassed.

"It’s alright, I love these,

they’re convenient to take on the go. Thank you, Granny Hart."

Nina Jacobs accepted the plate of incredibly fluffy flatbread.

Only then did Granny Hart relax.

She was just an old woman with no special skills. She had only survived this long because Alaric Fletcher had protected her the entire way.

In her eyes, this was her way of helping her grandson, Alaric Fletcher.

After leaving Building 73, Nina Jacobs pulled Chase Gallagher aside.

"Help me keep a close eye on Althea Coleman."

Chase Gallagher was a bit surprised. Although he didn’t understand why Nina Jacobs was saying this, he made a mental note of it.