Сhарtеr 6: Sееds
Befоrе lеаving thе school, Jiаng Сi took оut the cаmеrа shе hаd рreраrеd eаrlier аnd photоgrаphеd the еntirе сamрus.
Аfter glаnсing аt hеr suррliеs list, she first drоve thе minivаn to the car rеntal аgenсу аnd еxchаnged it for а саrgо truck.
Тhe dеstination оf thе саrgо truck wаs the seed mаrkеt.
Тhеrе was no land in Jiаng Сi’s sрaсe, sо she cоuldn’t grоw аnуthing.
Even if shе сould, she didn’t wаnt to.
Still, she wаntеd tо stоckрilе a batch of seeds.
In her рreviоus lifе, shе diеd аfter thrеe yeаrs of nаtural disаsters.
In this lifе, what if one day the disasters passed and civilization was restored?
By then, she would anonymously donate all the seeds.
Even if they weren’t used, it didn’t matter. After all, she had plenty of money and wouldn’t miss the cost of buying seeds.
She knew nothing about seeds, so she simply asked the shop owner to give her one fertilizer bag of each type.
The owner and his employees loaded bag after bag of seeds onto the cargo truck.
Suddenly, she remembered hearing that the seeds saved by farmers were better.
After settling the bill with the owner, she drove to the countryside.
On the way, she stopped in a secluded spot and stored the entire truckload of seeds into her space.
Arriving at the village, she found the village chief for help and collected another batch of saved seeds from the villagers.
After gathering the seeds,
Jiang Ci drove for a long time before finding a large slaughterhouse.
She found the owner and placed orders for livestock such as pigs, chickens, cows, sheep, ducks, and rabbits.
She wanted them in bulk—as much as the owner could supply, all freshly slaughtered.
She placed an order for one month’s worth.
She would come to collect the goods every two days.
All the existing stock at the slaughterhouse was taken away by Jiang Ci.
On the way back, she stopped to eat a bowl of wontons, a fresh meat pie, and bought a cup of milk tea.
Looking at the milk tea in her hand, Jiang Ci quickly took out her supplies list and pen, jotting it down.
How could she survive the natural disasters without milk tea!
The renovation company called her, saying they would arrive at her house in half an hour.
She hurriedly drove to the car rental agency, switched back to the minivan, and headed home.
As soon as she arrived, the renovation team showed up.
Jiang Ci asked the workers to replace all the windows in her house with bulletproof glass and install an additional security door.
The workers sized her up and down several times.
A delicate and beautiful girl, she didn’t seem dangerous or like a criminal.
More like a wealthy young lady.
Probably from a rich family, afraid of being kidnapped.
It couldn’t be because she had a persecution complex, could it?
She seemed like a perfectly normal girl, not someone with issues.
Oh well, as long as there was money to be made. The more you knew about the affairs of the wealthy, the more dangerous it was.
With that thought, their perspective broadened.
The team enthusiastically began removing and replacing the glass and installing the security door.
Jiang Ci had already explained everything clearly over the phone the night before, so there were plenty of skilled workers, and the work progressed quickly.
By the afternoon, all the doors and windows had been replaced.
After settling the final payment and seeing the workers off, Jiang Ci carefully inspected the bulletproof glass and security door.
The sense of security was overwhelming.
It was already dark outside, and she didn’t plan to go out again.
Sitting at the dining table, she spread out her supplies list.
There were still many items she hadn’t purchased.
She reviewed all the supplies she needed to buy once more.
Among clothing, food, shelter, and transportation, clothing remained unresolved. As for food, she had only bought ready-to-eat items and still needed to purchase various vegetables, meats, snacks, fruits, and more.As for housing, there’s the house in her space and the one she currently lives in. If worse comes to worst and both collapse, she’ll deal with it then.
For transportation, a dual-expansion RV, a Hummer, a helicopter, and a yacht—all modified—should be enough.
She made a note about gasoline and diesel, planning to source fuel from abroad.
For clothing and food, Jiang Ci would go to other provinces. She had already researched thoroughly, planning to buy in bulk from the country’s largest wholesale markets.
Hit and run—no one would recognize her. She’d buy and leave immediately.
During disasters, medicine is always in short supply, so she needed to stock up more.
Bulk purchasing medicine wasn’t easy.
She picked up her phone, scrolling through her contacts from start to finish, then did the same with her messaging app.
Surprisingly, she found something useful.
In her messaging app, someone had the username “Pharmaceutical Representative.”
She couldn’t remember when she added them—it had been three years.
Anyway, asking wouldn’t hurt.
Jiang Ci sent a message to this person.
[Hello, are you a pharmaceutical representative?]
The other party replied instantly.
[Yes, who is this?]
Jiang Ci quickly typed a reply.
[I want to purchase medicine in large quantities. Can you handle that?]
[Sure, what specific medicines and how much?]
[Yunnan Baiyao, erythromycin ointment, ibuprofen, amoxicillin, antibiotics, ascorbic acid, tetanus shots, rabies vaccines, insulin, fast-acting heart relief pills, 75% ethanol, bandages, gauze, medical tape, and other common medicines.]
[No problem. How much do you want?]
[50,000 units of each medicine.]
The other party kept showing “typing…” for a long time before finally replying.
[Are you messing with me?]
Jiang Ci: …
[I’m serious!]
The other person ignored her.
Jiang Ci typed furiously!
[How about this: bring 50 units of each first. Tomorrow at 10 a.m., we’ll meet at Linjiang Car Rental. Cash on delivery.]
She hadn’t even mentioned that she was worried about being scammed too!
Finally, the other person replied.
[Alright.]
Jiang Ci put down her phone. Tomorrow, she’d find out if this person was a fraud.
With medicine sorted, she still needed weapons.
Although she had learned Taekwondo at the youth center since childhood and was now a ninth-degree black belt,
two fists couldn’t beat four hands!
In her previous life, she was also skilled in fighting, but in the end, she was still captured by a group.
Part of the reason was her long-term malnutrition—she was as thin as a skeleton and couldn’t fight at full strength.
But the bigger reason was simply that there were too many of them. Even at her peak, she couldn’t win against such numbers.
So she needed to arm herself well!
How could flesh and blood compare to bullets?
But guns were banned domestically, so she planned to source weapons abroad.
The 21st FIFA World Cup was held in Qatar, and she had gone to watch the games in person.
There, she met a wealthy older brother and even stayed at his house for two days with friends.
Not only did this brother keep lions and tigers as pets, but his collection room was also filled with firearms and ammunition.
He clearly wasn’t an ordinary rich guy.
At the time, she didn’t pay much attention, thinking it had nothing to do with her. But now, she could go and make a weapons deal with him.
After celebrating Ms. Wen Qianyue’s birthday, she would travel to the Middle East.
For weapons and gasoline, nowhere was better than the Middle East.In addition, there were some other important miscellaneous items, such as: bulletproof vests, stab-proof clothing, radiation suits, rubber boats, skis, and so on.
Jiang Ci rubbed her forehead—there were still so many things to buy.
After organizing the supply list and having a clear plan in mind, Jiang Ci finally felt a bit more at ease.
After taking a shower, she leaned back against the bed, opened the game “Honor of Kings,” played several rounds, and then put down her phone before slipping under the covers to sleep.