“The property management staff came by earlier and said tomorrow’s high will reach 43°C. They said there might be a power outage. But don’t worry, it’ll only be temporary power rationing.”
“Xinxin, with temperatures this high, don’t go outside. You might get heatstroke.”
Ye Xin froze.
“Did they say how long the power outage would last?”
Su Jing shook her head.
“This has never happened in previous years. Even the property management doesn’t know how long the power will be out.”
“If it gets too hot, just come to my place. We have solar panels.”
After saying that, Ye Xin lowered her head and continued eating.
Once she had eaten her fill and returned to the rental apartment, Ye Xin immediately began measuring the dimensions of the security door and the window glass.
All of these had to be replaced!
The extreme heat had already begun causing panic among people. Once the apocalypse truly arrived, social order would completely collapse.
Her rental apartment had to be fortified like an impregnable fortress to ensure that no one could break in.
The building-materials wholesale market wasn’t exactly nearby, so she measured everything first. Tomorrow morning, she could go straight there and place the custom orders.
She ordered the best security door and the best anti-theft locks—the kind that couldn’t be picked or smashed open even with a sledgehammer.
The total cost came to more than 50,000 yuan.
Likewise, she refused to let the installers come to her apartment.
After surviving for six years in the apocalypse, this kind of simple work was completely within her abilities.
Not only would she save on installation fees, but she could also ensure her own safety.
For the windows, she chose the thickest bullet-resistant glass available.
She had heard that even bullets couldn’t leave a mark on it.
The only problem was the price—it cost more than 800 yuan per square meter!
But for the sake of surviving the next several years, Ye Xin gritted her teeth and bought it anyway.
All these things had to be custom-made, and even with expedited production, the earliest they could be delivered to the warehouse was the day after tomorrow.
But even with all this, it still wasn’t enough.
She hadn’t bought any outdoor equipment or supplies for extreme cold weather yet!
Ye Xin sat down in front of the computer and started making a list.
Everything she could think of that she hadn’t bought yet went onto the list.
She would cross each item off as she purchased it.
But once she finished making the list, she was shocked!
She hadn’t bought any outdoor equipment.
For example: tents, high-powered flashlights, headlamps, generators—and if she had a generator, she would also need diesel fuel.
First-aid kits, fire axes, climbing ropes, binoculars…
Then there were the supplies needed for extreme cold:
Polar-grade winter clothing, sleds, goggles, thick winter hats, heat packs, hot-water bottles, coal, gas, and so on.
For heavy rains, she would need inflatable boats, rubber rafts, raincoats, waterproof clothing, and diving suits.
And most importantly:
Weapons for self-defense!
She would also need fresh vegetables, fruits, meat, seasonings, and countless other supplies.
After calculating everything, even another 2 million yuan wouldn’t be enough!
She still didn’t have enough money to spend.
Those scumbag men and women actually wanted to hire people to deal with her?
And they still wanted to cheat her out of that 1 million yuan?
Not a chance!
Ye Xin found music resources, movie resources, and offline maps.
She clicked Download and then went to bed.
That night, Ye Xin slept very restlessly.
She got up at the crack of dawn.
First, she entered her spatial storage and organized all the things she had stored over the past two days.
She needed to prevent everything from being piled up in a mess and taking up unnecessary space.
It took her a full two hours to organize everything.
By the time she finally emerged from the space, her back was aching from exhaustion.
Suddenly, she heard a voice from the space:
“First-time space organization completed. You have received a Space Gift Pack. Would you like to claim it?”
Ye Xin froze.
She could get a gift pack just for organizing the space?
She didn’t remember having this in her previous life.
Oh, right!
Back then, she had so few belongings that there was hardly anything to organize.
“Claim it!”
As soon as she spoke, several lines of text flashed through her mind.
Space Gift Pack:
1 Primary Body Enhancement Pill: After consumption, it comprehensively improves physical abilities. Speed increases by 20%, strength increases by 20%, resistance to impact increases by 20%, and the healing rate of external injuries increases by 20%. Space System Enhancement: The space can now automatically organize stored items according to the host’s wishes. The host can also freely rearrange items using mental power. Space Points System Activated, Space Mall System Activated.
Complete designated tasks within the specified time to receive corresponding points. Points can be exchanged for goods in the mall.
From this moment onward, every 10,000 yuan worth of goods stored in the space will earn the host 10 points.
Ye Xin’s spirits immediately lifted.
This was fantastic!
The food and daily necessities she had purchased yesterday could all earn her points.
She quickly focused her consciousness on the Space Mall.
But the moment she looked at the prices, her heart sank.
The things inside were insanely expensive!
One bottle of water cost 10 points.
One long knife cost 1,000 points.
An AK required a whopping 10,000 points!
And it got even more outrageous.
One Primary Body Enhancement Pill cost 5,000 points.
An Intermediate Body Enhancement Pill cost 10,000 points.
An Advanced Body Enhancement Pill cost 100,000 points!
Ye Xin came back to her senses.
Forget it! I’d better focus on stockpiling supplies in the real world!
Seeing that it was getting late, she went out to buy breakfast.
The sun was already unbearably hot early in the morning.
The moment she stepped outside, she was covered in sweat.
Ye Xin frowned.
Was the temperature already higher than it had been in her previous life?
Splendid Garden was considered an upper-middle-class residential community in A City.
The surrounding facilities were well-developed, and there was a food street just 300 meters from the residential complex.
So finding breakfast was naturally no problem.
Ye Xin ordered two youtiao (Chinese fried dough sticks), a bowl of doufunao (silky tofu pudding), and a tea egg. After eating and drinking her fill, she packed up breakfast for her son and took it home.
Before leaving, she turned around and looked at the breakfast shop.
In one month, she would never be able to eat breakfast like this again!
“Boss, help me fry a batch of youtiao and make a batch of doufunao. Pack them separately. I’ll come pick them up the day after tomorrow.”
“How much do you want?”
Ye Xin gave him a quantity that left the owner dumbfounded.
“Are you sure you want that much? Even if you ate it every day, you wouldn’t be able to finish it in three years!”
Ye Xin nodded.
“I hired some workers. There are quite a few of us, and they can eat a lot. Can you have everything ready by the day after tomorrow?”
The owner thought for a moment, then gritted his teeth.
“Fine! Come pick it up the evening after tomorrow.”
After Ye Xin had walked some distance away, she could still hear the owner muttering,
“In weather this hot, what kind of people would risk their lives just to make money? They’re still working at a time like this!”
For the next two days, Ye Xin never saw the breakfast shop open again.
They were probably working at full capacity to prepare all the food she had ordered.
The same thing happened at two other breakfast shops—one that sold steamed buns and another that sold crispy baked pastries.
When she reached another breakfast shop a little farther away, she ordered two more batches of youtiao and doufunao.
There was no other way.
She didn’t know how to make youtiao or doufunao herself, but they were her parents’ favorite breakfast foods.
It couldn’t hurt to prepare a little extra.
When she returned home with her son’s breakfast, her son had already gotten up and washed himself.
Looking at him, Ye Xin felt as though he had suddenly grown up overnight.
She felt deeply comforted.
After watching her son finish breakfast, she headed out under the scorching sun and went to the building-materials wholesale market.
First, she had to get the security door, door locks, and windows taken care of.
There were very few pedestrians on the streets.
Even those who were outside hurried toward shaded areas to escape the heat.
By the time Ye Xin walked from the residential complex to the building-materials market, her arms had already been burned red by the sun.
They stung painfully.
When the shop owner heard that she wanted to install bullet-resistant glass, his eyes widened like saucers.
“An ordinary household doesn’t need something like this. Besides, this stuff is very expensive!”
Ye Xin rubbed her temples and pretended to look uncomfortable.
“I’ve been having a bit of anxiety lately. I keep feeling like someone is trying to hurt me. Just install it. It’ll give me some peace of mind.”
The owner didn’t say anything else.
Why would he turn down a customer who was practically bringing money to his doorstep?
A gullible customer with money to spare was still a customer.
He promptly used the dimensions she provided to custom-make the bullet-resistant glass.
He even asked worriedly whether she would be able to handle the installation by herself.
After purchasing those two things, Ye Xin hurried to a specialty outdoor-equipment store.
There, she only bought tents, high-powered flashlights, headlamps, a generator, first-aid kits, a fire axe, climbing ropes, binoculars, and an inflatable boat.
As for the motorized inflatable boat and the other outdoor equipment, she didn’t dare buy them.
Because—
She was out of money!
However, she memorized the location of the store.
Once the apocalypse began, she could come back and take everything for free!
After finishing all of this, she looked up and saw that it was almost noon.
Ye Xin thought for a moment, then picked up her phone and called Liu Ying.
“Miss, have you prepared the money? I’ll send you my bank account number in a moment.”
A furious roar immediately came from the other end.
“Ye Xin, I advise you not to push things too far!”