[First a tsunami, then volcanoes. Is the world ending next???]
[Don’t spread panic upstairs. Volcanic eruptions and tsunamis are regional disasters. We don’t have volcanoes or tsunamis here, so how is it the end of the world?] www.x33xs.
[Forget the death toll, millions of livestock have already died in these disasters. Meat and dairy prices are definitely going to skyrocket again. Food prices already rose after the tsunami. Even without disasters, we’ll eventually go broke anyway.]
[Just quietly saying this, but neither of these disasters seemed to have been predicted in advance. Isn’t that kind of terrifying…?]
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Jiang Lang continued scrolling through the comments.
Unbeknownst to her, another piece of news quietly climbed upward, instantly replacing the current headline as the number one trending topic.
[Volcano Erupts on an Eastern Island of Our Country, Entire Island Submerged!]
Naturally, everyone on the island was swallowed along with it.
Three volcanoes erupted within a single day and night.
This time, even people living deep inland, far from any direct impact, were truly panicking.
Not to mention places already prone to natural disasters.
The phones at government departments were flooded with calls. People’s moods grew heavier and heavier, yet there was nothing they could actually do.
The authorities issued announcements to calm the public.
There was still panic, but because no disaster had directly struck them yet, people gradually settled down again.
Jiang Lang remembered this news from her previous life as well.
But back then, it hadn’t happened today.
It occurred three days before the apocalypse.
Which meant… five days later.
Why had it happened earlier now?
Did that mean the apocalypse itself would also arrive earlier?
Jiang Lang tightened her grip around her phone.
To be safe, it was best not to leave the house from now on.
She opened her contacts and pressed the call button.
“Hello, Mr. Rong?”
“Little Sister Jiang, it’s Ying Jiashi. Second Brother isn’t here.”
“Did something happen to him?”
Ying Jiashi’s voice sounded emotional and filled with lingering fear.
“Second Brother’s about to undergo surgery. Speaking of this, we really have to thank you for your reminder, Little Sister Jiang. Second Brother went for a check-up, and there really was a problem with his eyes. Luckily it was discovered in time, so it’s fine now.”
“You don’t know this, but his family has a hereditary illness. Even the physical examination from a few months ago showed nothing wrong. We almost overlooked it.”
Jiang Lang suddenly understood.
So this was why he had gone blind in the previous life.
Ying Jiashi recalled the scene from that day.
His second brother had suddenly insisted on going to the hospital.
“Brother, where are you going?”
“To the hospital. To check my brain.”
“???”
The man stared ahead. His dark eyes seemed strangely gentle, even his expression softened slightly.
He said calmly, “You shouldn’t treat someone else’s concern as meaningless noise.”
Ying Jiashi: “???” Second Brother, wake up! She was insulting you! So many people have reminded you to take care of your health before, and you ignored every single one of them!
Double standards much?
Ying Jiashi returned to reality.
“Little Sister Jiang, did you need something? Once the surgery’s done, I can pass along the message for you.”
“Ah!”
Ying Jiashi cried out.
His phone had suddenly been snatched away.
Turning around, he saw Rong Yan wearing a hospital gown. He gave Ying Jiashi an expressionless glance before placing the phone to his ear.
“Second Brother, your surgery hasn’t even started yet. Why did you run out?”
“Tell the doctor to wait. You go out too.”
Jiang Lang could hear Rong Yan had arrived.
“Mr. Rong.”
“Miss Jiang, did you need something from me?”
“Yes. There’s something very important I need to tell you. I only want to discuss it with you alone. I’d also like to propose a partnership.”
“Go ahead. There’s nobody around me.”
“Do you know about the tsunami and volcanic eruptions?”
“Yes.”
“It may sound absurd, but very soon, the entire world will suffer disasters. Humanity will lose its living environment… and eventually perish.”
She told him about many of the future catastrophes.
Rong Yan was the most suitable person she could think of.
She trusted and respected his character, and she was grateful that he had returned the jade pendant to her.
Rong Yan lowered his voice, unable to hide his shock.
“So this is why you’ve been stockpiling supplies? What kind of cooperation do you want?”
So he already knew about the stockpiling.
That made sense.
Her mother had sold shares and several apartments, and her father had taken leave from work. Their family’s actions were too noticeable.
“You believe me?”
“You don’t know how to lie. Besides, some signs have already appeared.”
Jiang Lang pursed her lips.
“I’ll provide you with this information and contribute part of the funding to build a safe base. Once it’s completed, I hope my family can reserve places there.”
She would contribute money and information.
Meanwhile, the Rong family had wealth, manpower, and influence.
She actually felt she was the one benefiting from this arrangement. Both sides would win.
In the previous life, the Rong family had been one of the ultimate victors.
When she died, the Rong family’s eldest young master was still alive and thriving, eventually becoming the leader of one of the world’s Ten Great Bases.
Those Ten Great Bases were places every survivor dreamed of entering.
What puzzled her most was this:
The elder brother had become a leader.
So why had the younger brother died together with her in the wilderness?
She needed food to survive.
Did a man like him also need to scavenge for food?
Rong Yan fell silent for a moment before his tone rose slightly.
“I agree. But you don’t need to contribute money anymore. Convert it all into supplies instead.”
Jiang Lang was just about to object when the man continued,
“Your information is already the most valuable thing. I’m the one taking advantage here.”
Only then did Jiang Lang stop insisting. A satisfied smile appeared on her face.
“Thank you. I hope your surgery goes well and you recover soon.”
As for contracts and agreements, there was no need.
Once the apocalypse arrived, if someone no longer wished to honor their word, no clause in the world would matter.
Jiang Lang hung up the phone.
On the other side.
Rong Yan called Ying Jiashi back in.
“Go make preparations. Sell all the real estate under my name. Gather all the brothers back here.”
“What happened?”
“Also, buy these.”
He continuously wrote things down in a notebook.
Steel bars, cement, ceramic tiles, lumber…
First, they needed to find a suitable place for a safe base, most likely somewhere in the suburbs.
There might already be existing buildings there, but they would still require enormous amounts of construction materials.
No matter what, while there were still a few days left, they needed to get everything into their hands first.
“Brother, are we building a house?” Even building a house wouldn’t require this much stuff. What the hell? This looked more like building an entire fortress city.
“Besides construction materials, buy food, clothing, daily necessities, and weapons. It doesn’t matter if the cards get maxed out. Also, sell everything flashy but useless… except jade.”
“In short, buy everything you’d want after the end of the world arrives. Have it all ready before I come out of the operating room.”
“…Oh.”
“Be careful recently. If anything happens before I wake up, ask Jiang Lang.”
“Oh~?!”
The amount of information was too overwhelming for Ying Jiashi to process.
Provided by Qing Youyou’s Natural Disaster Apocalypse: After Rebirth, I Hoarded Hundreds of Billions of Supplies and Lay Flat