I'm the Villainess in the Apocalypse
The anticipated engagement party turns into a broken engagement announcement and a notice of expulsion from the house. In one day, Anna lost everything. She accidentally activated a space and took the business’ supplies for revenge. But who would have thought that natural disasters will come? The world is changing and resources become scarce. So, the style of painting changed. When other people are scrambling to find something to eat, Anna was still cooking at home. When other people are fighting for food, Anna was lying on her bed while snacking her favorite chips. When other people are working hard to get some water, Anna was lying on her bathtub comfortably. The relatives came to the door for help. Anna only looked at them coldly and spat out, "Scram!" Her ex fiancé also came, asking for reconciliation and love. Her new man kicked him out of the door and slammed it shut. He then looked at Anna with a pitiful look. "Wife, do you not want me anymore? I'm easy to raise." Anna looked at the puppy like man and pulled him closer with a smile on her face. . . . It was only later she realized that the puppy is actually a big bad wolf... But the goods couldn’t be returned! … Notes: the cover is an AI image. I only edited it a bit.
561. Improvement and Battle
Even then, there was not much envy in Uncle Darien's eyes.
Because he had no intention to go out and fight those big mutated animals on his own. Even if he was already powerful, it was mostly to serve as deterrence because there would be more and more awakened people who become the leaders in the future.
These people rise through the ranks through fighting and betting their life by fighting those big mutated animals.
How could they be weak?
But they also couldn't be let to be complacent so the current leaders of these bases also had to get stronger.
If they couldn't really get stronger on their own, then smash resources.
In this way, the three leaders were 'forcefully' raised through ranks with the help of the resources from the research institute.