bookrandom Chapter 7: Stockpiling Continues
Chapter 7: Stockpiling Continues
At midnight, Yu Yao woke up immediately when the alarm rang.
Although she was exhausted from so many days of work, she didn't want to get out of bed at all.
But the tense brain and nerves eventually prevailed.
After dawdling for a minute, I finally got up and quietly climbed out of the guesthouse through the balcony.
Having evaded surveillance cameras all the way to the Jade Mountain Spring, Yu Yao was already drenched in sweat from the heat.
The spring at Yushan is not small, and the water flow is quite strong.
A sizable lake has formed below, shimmering under the moonlight.
Yu Yao cupped some spring water in her hands and put it in her mouth, her eyes lighting up.
Cool and sweet.
I tested it with a test strip, and it's definitely water quality that's safe to drink directly.
Hmm... For health reasons, it's safer to heat it up.
Having confirmed this, she directly used her mental power to touch the spring water and began to channel large amounts of it into the water tank in her backpack.
She doesn't need to touch the items herself when putting them into the compartments of her backpack.
In addition, the weather is hot now, so no one will come to check.
So she leisurely found a flat spot away from the surveillance cameras.
While lying down and looking at the stars in the sky, he used his mental energy to collect water resources.
She can collect water extremely quickly and multitask, filling three three-ton water tanks in less than twenty minutes.
At this rate, the water tank will be full in just a few days.
It was tiring, but the rewards were plentiful.
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The next morning at eight o'clock, Yu Yao slowly returned to the guesthouse with breakfast in hand.
When Sister Chen saw her, she asked in surprise, "Xiao Yu? You went out so early? I didn't see you."
Yu Yao smiled and said, "I went out for a morning run, and there was no one around when I went out."
Sister Chen clicked her tongue in amazement: "It's rare to see a young person as self-disciplined as you."
"You are ridiculous."
Sister Chen laughed heartily: "That's right, you don't need to buy breakfast anymore, we provide meals here."
"Okay, I know."
After forcing herself to finish speaking with Sister Chen, Yu Yao quickly returned to her room.
He didn't even bother to eat his breakfast before kicking off his shoes, lying on the bed, and falling asleep.
She worked tirelessly all night to collect water, and to her surprise, she discovered that her spiritual power was becoming stronger and stronger with each use and exploitation.
She can now collect items within a ten-meter radius, multitask, and collect items much faster.
Overnight, the water level in the lake below the spring visibly dropped significantly.
The price she pays is a splitting headache and seeing stars from exhaustion.
Even when they fall asleep, they are plagued by nightmares and break out in cold sweats.
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Although Yu Yao's sleep was restless, it lasted a long time, and she didn't wake up until after 10 p.m.
She rubbed her temples, which were still throbbing slightly, and decided that she would rest for a while after collecting the water to recharge her energy.
After taking a shower and eating a plate of stir-fried pork with chili over rice, Yu Yao quietly slipped out of the guesthouse again to go up the mountain to collect water.
For three consecutive days, Yu Yao not only filled all the 3-ton water tanks with drinking water, but also filled several 1-ton plastic water towers and water bags.
This water, even if she drinks it all the time, would be enough for her to drink for several lifetimes.
In between collecting the water, she also secretly collected some clean soil.
What if I use it to grow something sometime in the future?
Having settled a major concern, Yu Yao slept comfortably for a day and a night.
Then, on the fifth day after arriving in Yushan Village, we checked out of the guesthouse and left amidst Sister Chen's repeated requests to come back again.
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After leaving Yushan Village, Yu Yao first went back to Haicheng.
Because the online resources she hired to download have all been downloaded and mailed back.
Yu Yao has never had any friends growing up, nor has anyone to eat with.
Therefore, she enjoys using electronic pickled vegetables to accompany her meals, and she has a wide range of interests, including TV series, movies, variety shows, documentaries, and biographies.
In the original owner's memory, after the apocalypse, the internet was paralyzed, and apart from a small group of people with resources, no one had the right to watch television.
The end times are already bad enough, but this is undoubtedly adding insult to injury.
Yu Yao didn't want that, so she bought a lot of hard drives and mailed them all to a hacker she found online.
He was instructed to download all video resources, both domestic and international, from the internet within half a month, using whatever method he chose.
Categories include, but are not limited to: TV series, movies, variety shows, documentaries, biographies, various types of instructional videos, craft videos, recipes, and maps.
This workload may seem huge, but it's not difficult for hackers.
She demanded that all videos be downloaded three times, categorized, and stored on different hard drives, with each video clearly labeled.
When encountering paid videos, she would try to bypass the restrictions if possible; otherwise, she would pay for them and get reimbursed.
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Back in Haicheng, after retrieving the hard drive, Yu Yao randomly checked over a dozen of them.
This hacker is really powerful; she has video resources that she's heard of and those she hasn't.
Furthermore, all the videos are in the highest resolution available.
The other party was also very organized, not only categorizing and storing various videos on different hard drives according to Yu Yao's requirements.
It is also categorized by country, region, year, and creator, so you can find what you're looking for very quickly.
Although these things cost her nearly a million, she felt it was worth it.
Satisfied, I stored all the hard drives in the storage space.
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After finishing here, she happily boarded a plane to Jiangcheng and arrived at the famous Qiuxi Lake.
Qiuxi Lake is a natural lake formed by the melting snow of the nearby Nanjia Mountain, which is covered with snow all year round. The lake water is clear and of very good quality.
I tested it, and the water quality is slightly inferior to that of the spring water in Yushan Village, but it's more than enough for daily use.
Perhaps due to the hot weather this year, the snow line on Mount Nanga has risen significantly, revealing large areas of the dark green mountainside.
Yu Yao stood by Qiuxi Lake, openly collecting water while quickly using her phone to record the appearance of the snow-capped mountains.
Because in just over ten days, all the snow on these mountains will melt.
Not only here, but also in the Arctic and Antarctic, this was the main reason why the tsunami suddenly occurred and many coastal cities were submerged.
Having enjoyed the scenery to the fullest, Yu Yao simply chose a flat spot to pitch her tent, intending to camp directly by the lake.
Once upon a time, this place was also a legendary camping paradise.
But now, because of the strangely high temperature, this place has become unusually quiet and empty.
Yu Yao was happy to be free and spent seven days in a row either collecting water or practicing her sword.
When you're too tired to continue, take a short nap, then wake up and continue gathering water and practicing your sword.
She collected all the 5-ton water tanks and the remaining plastic water towers and water bags.
After traveling to several surrounding cities to buy local specialties, supplies, and food, I had less than 50,000 yuan left in my savings.
When they returned home to Haicheng with a full harvest, there were less than ten days left until the apocalypse.
For the rest of her days, she didn't plan to work hard or travel around anymore.
Aside from occasionally going out to get takeout food and snacks, she spends her time checking for any missing items and exercising.
I also order takeout and do some online shopping every day, and then stay at home to receive supplies.
Anyway, she doesn't plan to live here after the apocalypse, so she's not afraid of her address being exposed, and she doesn't care at all about what her neighbors think.
When there are no deliveries or takeout orders, she will go to the dock again and again.
They scouted locations in areas that would be swallowed by tsunamis in the future to find the most suitable delivery routes in order to maximize the use of resources.
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And so, they leisurely enjoyed the last few days of comfort and freedom before the apocalypse.
A week before the apocalypse began, Yu Yao finally made a phone call to Aunt Liang.
Taking advantage of the increasingly rampant apocalyptic rhetoric, she asked Aunt Liang and her family, who ran a logistics business, to help her stock up on supplies at home, claiming that she was a little scared and wanted to hoard some supplies.
She will go to pick it up another day.
Aunt Liang had initially advised her not to believe the rumors.
But she was adamant, and Aunt Liang had no choice but to agree to stock up on the list she provided.
Yu Yao then happily said several sweet words, making Aunt Liang chuckle repeatedly.
After hanging up the phone, she kept only a few thousand yuan for herself as a reserve, and transferred the rest to Aunt Liang.