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.
