The enormous quantities made all the shop owners think Su Yu had gone mad.
But Su Yu simply paid upfront, swift and direct.
The bosses: Respect!
The amount of cooked food was indeed massive. Su Yu had no choice but to exchange her comfortable coupe for a small cargo truck.
And she still kept her daily routine of clearing out all the fried chicken and burgers sold by Ken Jide and McLaodang.
The total cost amounted to seven million.
For the next half month, Su Yu had to drive her truck every day to collect the goods from these shop owners.
In the scorching summer heat, ice cream and milk tea were indispensable.
She bought:
For milk tea brands—TeaXi, Naixue Tea no, DianDian1, Cooc, Mixue Ice City, Cha Yan, Shu Yi Burned Plant Jelly, Cha Dao Bai, Aunty Hushang, and many others—she ordered 1,000 of every product on their menu.
Total cost: 11 million.
With this, the food storage phase was complete.
Although time was frozen inside her space, most bottled drinks, barreled water, and fruit she stored were at room temperature.
In extreme heat, ice-cold drinks and chilled fruit were lifesaving.
Thinking of this, Su Yu went onto online shopping platforms and bought five large 300-liter household freezers.
These could be placed at home to chill food.
Total cost: 10,000 yuan.
Next, she needed to prepare for power and water outages after the disaster.
Diesel generators and solar panels were the best power-generation options.
Especially with the burning sun on the way, abundant sunlight could be fully converted into electricity through solar panels.
Su Yu contacted an installation company and covered the entire rooftop garden of Mingyue Huafu with solar panels.
Installation cost: 60,000.
As for diesel generators, she found a manufacturer.
Su Yu purchased 100 high-performance silent diesel generators, along with coolant and diesel fuel used with them.
Although private bulk diesel purchasing was restricted, money solved everything for Su Yu.
She acquired 10,000 tons of diesel and 1,000 liters of coolant.
Total cost: 62 million.
During a global blackout, power usage needed extreme caution.
Soundproofing was essential.
Su Yu purchased a batch of soundproof boxes and shock-absorbing stands for the generators.
These devices would significantly reduce the noise produced.
When Su Yu arrived at the warehouse to inspect the goods, it was stacked high with all kinds of daily necessities:
— 1,000 boxes each of
Shujiafu pomegranate-scented soap, Baili laundry soap, Blue Moon laundry detergent, Yunnan Baiyao toothpaste, Slili lavender shower gel, TingPan shampoo, facial cleansers, conditioners, hair oil, hand wash, etc.
After the apocalypse, these products were practically luxury items for women.
With power outages, water shortages, natural disasters, and insect/snake attacks, they barely had the chance to wash or clean themselves.
There were also 1,000 boxes each of bath towels, wash basins, plush slippers, sandals, hair dryers, toothbrushes, hangers, cups, disposable face towels, bath bags, etc.
Cost for these hygiene items: 17 million.
Common daily essentials:
— 10,000 boxes each of toilet paper, sanitary pads, and garbage bags;
— 3,000 boxes each of dish soap, air fresheners, mosquito repellent, pens, ink, desiccants, wet wipes…
Total cost: 11 million.
During extreme weather, skin dries and becomes irritated easily—skin problems could not be ignored.
Su Yu watched as her mother casually dumped thousands of boxes of luxury skincare products into the warehouse, not even blinking.
Brands like
La Mer, HR Helena Rubinstein, Kiehl’s, Estée Lauder, II-SK, Laniber all filled the warehouse—over a thousand boxes each.
They included sunscreen, face cream, eye cream, sheet masks, acne gel, essence serums, and toners.
Total cost: 200 million.
As for makeup, since it looked too conspicuous to use in the apocalypse, her mother stocked only a few sets for emergencies.
The cost wasn’t even worth calculating.
Su Yu stored everything into her space.
A piercing wave of distortion struck again.
The space had upgraded!
With the expanding oxygen-supply area, this meant Su Yu could even raise cows and sheep inside her space.
The new functions thrilled her.
The farmland space was essentially a portable vegetable garden.
Su Yu squatted down and pinched some soil.
It was black, sticky yet light—good aeration and drainage.
Growing fruits and vegetables in such fertile soil would shorten growth time and increase yields.
After inspecting the farmland, Su Yu walked over to the duplication space.
She had to admit—the duplication space was incredibly powerful.
Though only 0.5 m³, anything placed inside would be duplicated after 24 hours.
This meant Su Yu now possessed unlimited resources—just slower to produce.
Twenty days remained before the catastrophic disaster.
But Su Yu felt increasingly uneasy.
Suddenly, a breaking news alert popped up on her phone:
“According to forecasts, the city will experience high temperatures in the coming week. Some areas may reach 35–38°C, with local temperatures exceeding 40°C…”
Su Yu frowned deeply.
The high-temperature warning had arrived.
The first sign of entering extreme heat conditions was the issuance of the orange high-temperature alert.
After that, temperatures would only keep climbing.
A month later, global outdoor temperatures reached 45°C.
Scooters left under the sun burned people; car steering wheels became scorching hot.
Eggs could be fried on asphalt in minutes, and all sorts of “ice-cream assassins” became the norm of extreme heat.
Then temperatures reached 46°C.
Daytime heat made going outside nearly impossible.
Even the night breeze carried scorching heat.
Without air conditioning, people could barely survive.
Businesses and companies switched to night-shift operations.
Highways and city asphalt roads began to crack, and cars burst their tires from the pressure.
It felt like the entire Earth had been placed in a steam cooker.
But this was merely the beginning of the heat invasion.
With temperatures rising continuously, factories would reduce production output.
Su Yu had to stockpile supplies even faster.