Lin Ran turned her head and saw Lin Ze holding a gleaming golden brick in his hand.
The shape, the luster—wasn’t this exactly a gold brick?
Xiao Ze, you succeeded so quickly?
“Whether it’s a gold brick or not, ask me! I’m familiar with this—I can test it right away.”
From the moment Lin Ze produced the gold brick, Lin Ba’s heart had been pounding with excitement. Now, he stretched out his trembling hand before Lin Ran could react and, under everyone’s expectant gazes, took a crisp bite.
Sure enough, two rows of tooth marks were left on the gold brick.
Lin Ba stared at the marks, his voice trembling with emotion: “I’ve tested it… this really is a gold brick.”
As his words fell, everyone’s eyes shifted in unison to Lin Ze.
The gleam in their eyes was as if they were looking at a goose that laid golden eggs.
No—a goose that laid gold mountains.
Lin Ran rubbed her hands together excitedly: “My dear brother, how are you so amazing? Come on, make another gold brick for your sister.”
Lin Ma chuckled: “Mommy’s precious boy, Mommy doesn’t want a gold brick—I want a gold mountain. Can you do that?”
Lin Ba planted a kiss on Lin Ze’s cheek: “Daddy’s sweetheart, Daddy wants a gold mountain too. Quick, keep using your superpower—our family’s fortune depends on you!”
Under their overly bright, intense stares, Lin Ze nervously swallowed.
“I’ll try my best. But when I made that gold brick earlier, I noticed the gold particles in the air that I can manipulate seem to be running low. The synthesis speed slowed down toward the end. I’m afraid a gold mountain might be a bit difficult right now?”
Lin Ran had a sudden inspiration: “I know how to solve this! I know where there are more gold particles—I’ll take you there.”
Half an hour later, the family drove to a small alley near Cloud Metropolis’s largest private bank.
“Xiao Ze, try it now. Aren’t the gold particles much more abundant here?”
If you asked where gold particles were plentiful, wasn’t it obviously the bank? They have vaults here, after all.
Lin Ran had already checked—this alley had no surveillance cameras.
Lin Ze tested it and nodded vigorously: “Yes, this is the place! The gold particles in the air are incredibly dense. Mom, Dad, just watch—owning a gold mountain is no longer a dream.”
Lin Ran glanced toward the bank and spotted the sign on the rooftop: Ye Shi Private Development Bank.
She curled her lips into a smile: “Xiao Ze, I’ve heard this Ye Shi is a black-hearted bank. Over the years, they’ve swindled who knows how much money from depositors. Don’t feel any psychological burden—drain them dry. Don’t hold back.”
Hearing Lin Ran’s explanation, Lin Ze’s spirits lifted even higher: “In that case, I, Lin Ze, shall rob the rich to aid the poor today! Ye Shi, your time is up!”
Sitting in the back seat, Lin Ze began to work. Soon, another gold brick materialized in his hand.
Indeed, relying on Xiao Ze to build their fortune was no pipe dream.
Witnessing this, everyone’s confidence soared.
With Lin Ze as their ultimate golden ticket, financial worries were truly a thing of the past. They could indulge in shopping and stockpiling to their hearts’ content.
The family sprang into action again. Lin Ma had countless supplier and manufacturer contacts in her phone. She distributed several numbers to Lin Ba and Lin Ran, and they resumed their purchasing spree.
Refrigerators, washing machines, air conditioners, solar water heaters, solar panels, solar generators, gasoline generators, gas stoves, and sewage treatment systems—they bought 100 units of each.
Rice cookers, microwaves, pressure cookers, stew pots, frying pans, woks, kettles, humidifiers, thermos pots, health pots, air fryers, ovens… 100 units of each small appliance were purchased.
2,000 gas cylinders were acquired.
10 tons each of smokeless coal and silver silk charcoal were bought.
5,000 jin each of brown sugar, rock sugar, milk candy, and white sugar.
An additional 10,000 jin of salt was ordered.
Rice, flour, grains, and oil also had 100,000 jin each added.
These items are all hard currency that can be used for trade after the apocalypse.
10,000 jin each of fresh pork, beef, mutton, fish, chicken, and duck…
5,000 jin each of various seafood including shrimp, Boston lobsters, crabs, mantis shrimp, flower snails, clams, and scallops…
5,000 jin each of fresh chicken eggs, goose eggs, duck eggs, pigeon eggs, and quail eggs.
Only 1,000 jin each of various vegetables and fruits were purchased.
Lin Ran didn’t buy too much in this category since her Dimension can grow vegetables. She bought some just to be prepared.
5,000 portions each of various instant foods: instant noodles, luosifen, sour and spicy noodles, rice noodles, self-heating meals, self-heating hot pots, hot dry noodles, ham sausages, luncheon meat…
1,000 jin each of favorite snacks: rice crackers, potato chips, shrimp chips, jelly, spicy strips, biscuits…
5,000 jin each of available dried goods from north and south: dried wood ear mushrooms, dried daylily, dried radish, dried cowpeas, various mushrooms, dried squid, dried fish…
5,000 cases each of various tissues: facial tissue, toilet paper, kitchen paper towels, wet wipes, sanitary pads, overnight pants, diapers, training pants…
5,000 cases each of red wine, white wine, and grape wine.
1,000 cans each of senior milk powder, pregnant women milk powder, protein powder, honey, and infant formula…
200 units each of baby bottles, children’s clothes, swaddling blankets, bath towels…
These were ordered by Lin Ma. She wasn’t sure what the future would hold – whether her two children would marry or not – but she just wanted to be prepared in case she could one day hold her little grandchildren.
10,000 cartons of various cigarettes that could be obtained.
These items are much more useful than gold in the apocalypse.
Lin Ran had even seen someone trade a pack of cigarettes for a handful of Crystalline cores.
Of course, the more of these things, the better.
Beverages also needed to be stocked up more, since these are the happy “fatty home” drinks that will be their source of joy while staying home.
As someone determined to be a “fatty宅” youth, how could she face the apocalypse without her fatty宅 drinks?
5,000 cases each of cola, orange juice, coconut juice, Fanta, milk tea…
1,000 jin each of newly available green tea, black tea, jasmine tea…
1,000 cans of coffee also purchased.
Even when the apocalypse comes, they shouldn’t give up enjoying life.
Lin Ran thought about it and bought another 1,000 of the 50L large barrels.
They wouldn’t need to store water in the apocalypse, but gasoline and diesel are scarce commodities.
The fuel pumped from vehicles each time can be stored in these large barrels.
It’s just that three months is too short – she didn’t know if she could fill all these barrels.
She could only try her best.
Then she ordered another batch of shelves to place in her Dimension, making it easier to organize and store the supplies.
Besides these food, drink, and daily necessities, the most important thing is medicine.
Lin Ba happened to know a long-term client from a pharmaceutical company. With one phone call, he asked them to prepare a batch of common medicines.
Considering the potential outbreak of plagues during the apocalypse, Lin Ba also requested them to prepare medications for treating and preventing epidemics.
Lin Ba paid promptly, and the client readily agreed.
They arranged for the delivery to their warehouse within three days.
After finishing a round of calls, Lin Ma glanced at everyone’s order lists and shook her head.
“It’s still not comprehensive enough.”
She then continued making calls, ordering daily necessities: shampoo, conditioner, laundry detergent, soap, bath soap, facial cleanser, toner, essence, eye cream, day and night cream, face masks… 1,000 boxes of each.