The next afternoon, Li Yao received the things she had requested.
The interstellar staff handed the items to Li Yao: “These are the things Director Zhou prepared for you. Please confirm if these are what you requested.”
There was a bank card and a bracelet.
The staff turned off the live stream and explained to Li Yao: “Everyone knows your requests, but please keep the details confidential.”
He told her: “There are 1 billion credits on this card. The two beads on the bracelet are space storage; the weapon is stored inside as well.”
Li Yao thanked him and then handed a delicate paper bag to the staff: “This bakery’s bread is delicious. Thanks for making the trip.”
The staff told Li Yao that although everyone was officially allowed only three requests, the production team would privately provide a bit more.
Li Yao nodded. From now until the apocalypse, she probably wouldn’t have time to care about others.
She remembered the first disaster to come was heavy rain that lasted three months, turning the city into a vast ocean, followed by extreme heat.
After the heat came half a year of acid rain, and after that, extreme cold.
In previous years, natural disasters came and went repeatedly, but humanity survived. When the disasters ended, people thought better days had arrived—only to find it was the start of even greater catastrophe.
The zombie outbreak occurred, turning many animals and humans into zombies. The numbers were huge, making survival even harder for the remaining humans.
Li Yao made a plan. She took a taxi to a nearby car dealership, rented an eight-seater vehicle, and had all the seats removed.
She did nothing the whole afternoon except rent a storefront and a warehouse, planning to open a large supermarket to stockpile supplies—giving herself a reasonable excuse.
[Comment: Feels like she’s playing something very novel.]
[Really, Earth in 2023 is so backward.]
[I really want to go.]
[Is the production team going to stream their life on Earth? I want them to go out more, try delicious food—such a beautiful place, but only forty days left.]
The production team booked rooms for three days. During this time, the other eleven guests reported their requested items.
Li Yao had already experienced an apocalypse once and naturally knew what she wanted.
The most important thing now was to solve accommodation and prepare supplies. Luckily, the director was generous.
She had clear goals, but people in the star system didn’t understand what she was doing, so they quickly gave up watching her livestream.
The assistant director sighed watching Li Yao’s live viewer count; she had the lowest popularity among all guests.
The most popular were the actor Huo Liang and the rising starlet enjoying holidays on an island.
These people had heard about Earth’s apocalypse but didn’t take it seriously. They traded with the production team for transport, money, and weapons.
They believed their star system identities would let them dominate Earth easily.
Eleven of the twelve shared this mindset, confident in their interstellar power.
That night, Li Yao contacted a foreign renovation company, offering 10 million credits for their services.
The foreign team would leave after completing renovations. Choosing a domestic team risked leaks, and under disaster conditions, human nature was the biggest test.
The renovation team agreed to arrive within a week. Li Yao then found a second-hand apartment on the 35th floor. In the apocalypse, with scarce food and low energy, who would want to climb 35 floors?
She also rented another apartment in the same community, keeping a low profile by listing the properties as rentals.
Money talks; after signing contracts, she waited for the renovation team to start.
Li Yao proceeded steadily. Many people couldn’t understand what she was up to.
Most online viewers were focused on Bai Shuya, where life seemed peaceful.
Bai Shuya and Zhou Chengxing requested money, self-defense weapons, and a standalone villa.
She decorated her room warmly, even cultivating a backyard garden. She murmured, “The gene for planting vegetables in my DNA is waking up.”
Her plan was to plant flowers in half the backyard.
[Comment: Wow, I can already imagine how beautiful it will be.]
[I really love this place. Capital Star land is so expensive; I can’t even afford a house.]
[So cozy.]
The assistant director worriedly asked Zhou Chengxing, “Director, should we warn them about the severity of the disasters?”
Zhou Chengxing sneered, “We already told them it’s Earth survival. We gave them chances to back out. The brutal history is in the star system museum and online. Look how calm they are—they just don’t care. It’s their sixth day on Earth. Tomorrow, we’ll take the spaceship away, leaving only an emergency ship outside Earth.”
These celebrities had fanbases; they couldn’t act recklessly. But the show focused on realism, and they were paid, so they should be professional.
Earthlings can live over a hundred years, and star system people are physically a hundred times stronger. Plenty of entertainment to come.
He stroked his chin: “I’m curious how Li Yao will survive these ten years. She’s known in entertainment as just a pretty face—pretty faces can only do pretty. Hehehe.”
Assistant director thought, no one understands. The show just started, and the director’s already gone crazy. This variety show is doomed.
Bai Shuya was curious about Li Yao but unfortunately couldn’t watch her livestream.
On second thought, what could that airhead know?
Li Yao took two photos with some disdain—Earth phones were clunky, but this was the best communication device available.
She sent photos to her two teammates. She was lucky both were men with martial arts backgrounds, so even if the apocalypse came, they could survive a long time.
Bai Shuya touched her neck, having secretly hidden ten years’ worth of nutrient fluid, fearing accidents.
Li Yao drove to a slaughterhouse and spoke directly to the owner. For the next month, they would supply fresh pork, beef, and lamb, including offal, paying a 5 million deposit on the spot.
She then bought chickens, ducks, geese, and other poultry, truly experiencing what it meant to spend money like water.
After all orders were placed, every morning she drove over to pick up fresh goods. The star system’s storage spaces were very useful, especially since she had two huge spaces.
In the afternoon, she went to the fruit wholesale market. Buying large amounts made fruits cheap. Apples, bananas, oranges, and other common fruits were loaded box after box onto her vehicle.
Li Yao decided to place a standing order for fruit delivery to her rented warehouse, arranging a time to receive them the next day.
As a major customer, the wholesale owner wanted to maintain good relations, seeing her supermarket as a stable supply partner.