Stockpiling in the Apocalypse: Supplies Forging a Legend of Survival

Liu Ruyan had a good memory and naturally hadn't forgotten about this matter.

"You gave it to me. Do you still have one for yourself?"

"Of course!"

Hearing this, Liu Ruyan didn't say anything more and took it directly. "Thank you. I've just lit the fire. You can take some of the burning charcoal back with you."

"Sure!"

Zhang Yuan agreed, but he didn't mean to go inside. He just waited at the door.

Seeing him like this, a smile appeared in Liu Ruyan's eyes. She carried the range hood and went back to her bedroom.

Liu Ruyan directly took out an iron bucket from her space, and it was filled with burning charcoal.

She handed the bucket to Zhang Yuan and said, "There's no need to rush to return it to me."

"Okay, we'll talk about it tomorrow then."

The two said goodbye and went back to their respective homes.

After coming back earlier, Liu Ruyan had already turned on all kinds of heating equipment and filled the stove with charcoal. The temperature had risen quite a bit.

Thinking that it was time to have a meal and also wanting to try the range hood given by Zhang Yuan, Liu Ruyan turned on the range hood and placed it beside the stove. Then she took out a spicy hot pot soup base from her space and put it on the stove.

The soup base was already boiling hot. The moment it was taken out of the space, the hot steam drifted out.

Once heated by the burning charcoal, the soup base gave off more steam, and the fragrance became even stronger.

However, Liu Ruyan soon found that the swirling smoke only drifted around the stove and would be quickly sucked in by the range hood instead of floating to other parts of the room.

Liu Ruyan left the side of the stove and stood beside the bed. She couldn't even smell a trace of the hot pot.

Even though she had been mentally prepared before, she was still shocked when she saw this scene.

This was definitely black technology!

Although she didn't know where Zhang Yuan got such a good thing, it was really useful anyway!

Liu Ruyan walked back to the side of the stove and sat down. She took out a plate of hand-sliced mutton from her space and put it directly into the pot.

Every time she ate a dish, she would take it out from her space and put it into the pot to cook.

This ensured that the ingredients were absolutely fresh!

Before the end of the world, there were statistics on the Internet saying that eating hot pot alone was the fifth level of loneliness.

But now, Liu Ruyan was sitting alone beside the warm stove, eating the steaming and spicy hot pot.

Not only did she not feel lonely, but she was also filled with a sense of happiness.

Was there anything happier in the world than this?

As it turned out, there was.

After finishing a plate of hand-sliced mutton, Liu Ruyan took out her iPad and played her favorite "My Own Swordsman".

Eating while watching made her even happier!

The meal took a full hour. Fortunately, it was hot pot, and she could add more soup by herself, so there was no need to worry about it getting cold at all.

At the end of the meal, Liu Ruyan cooked noodles in the hot pot soup and also put in a bunch of green vegetables.

After eating a small bowl of noodles, the meal was considered complete.

After taking a short rest after the meal, Liu Ruyan took out the tent and the bathtub and took a bath.

There had been all kinds of inconveniences when she was away from home. Now that she could finally take a good bath and change into clean and soft clothes, Liu Ruyan felt as if she had come back to life.

Although it was just after eight o'clock, Liu Ruyan went to bed after drying her hair.

Having not been able to sleep in her own bed for two days, Liu Ruyan rolled around a few times in the soft quilt before finally settling down.

Sure enough, nowhere was better than her own little nest!

If it weren't for the earthquake that would happen two years later and she didn't know whether this small building could be preserved at that time, Liu Ruyan would definitely try to transfer the ownership of this house to her own name.

Early the next morning, after getting up, Liu Ruyan resumed her previous routine.

She trained first, then washed up, and ate after that.

By the time she was done, it was already past ten o'clock in the morning.

Liu Ruyan took out the unopened mobile phone and iPad from her space and went to find Zhang Yuan.

When Zhang Yuan saw the mobile phone and iPad brought by Liu Ruyan, his eyes immediately filled with smiles.

After taking them and looking at them, he put them aside and said to Liu Ruyan, "I'll go to find Captain Kong in a while. Do you want to come with me? He still owes us some contribution points and hasn't given them to us yet. After getting them, we'll go directly to the service center and transfer the contribution points to our own cards."

This was a serious matter and something that concerned both of them, so Liu Ruyan naturally didn't refuse.

Liu Ruyan went back home first, changed into clothes and shoes for going out, and then went downstairs with Zhang Yuan.

Although they were just inside the base, the distance was relatively long, so the two still chose to drive.

Zhang Yuan poured the gasoline he had pumped out yesterday back into the fuel tank and got into the car with Liu Ruyan.

The car was preheated for a while before it started successfully.

Zhang Yuan drove the car and drove slowly on the road. Along the way, they could see many people walking slowly.

When their car passed by, many people would look up.

There was envy, jealousy, and resentment in their eyes.

Liu Ruyan didn't have the time or the interest to understand these people's complicated feelings.

It was really cold outside, and she just wanted to finish the matter quickly and go home.

More than twenty minutes later, Zhang Yuan parked the car in front of a building.

This building should have existed before the end of the world. It was decorated in a modern style and equipped with a central air conditioner.

Even though Liu Ruyan was sitting in the car now, she could hear the sound of the air conditioner's outdoor unit whirring.

Hearing this sound, Liu Ruyan couldn't help feeling a bit envious.

It would be great if she could also use the air conditioner.

Unfortunately, it was already very good that they could still use electricity now. If they installed an air conditioner, it would probably trip the circuit breaker immediately.

Zhang Yuan didn't say that Liu Ruyan should follow him in, and Liu Ruyan was naturally quite happy about that.

She didn't want to go in the first place.

Although there was no sign hanging here, people were constantly coming in and out, and they were all dressed very warmly and decently.

Presumably, this should be an official workplace of the base.

Liu Ruyan was waiting a bit bored when she heard someone knocking on the car window.

She turned her head and saw a man standing outside, looking in with his head down.

Liu Ruyan lowered the car window and raised her eyebrows at the man. "What's the matter?"

"I saw that you've been parked here for a long time. Do you have something to handle? Maybe I can help."

The man who spoke had a fairly modest and polite tone.

But just from what he said, one could tell that he was a bit arrogant.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have said that he could help without even knowing what Liu Ruyan was going to do.

Liu Ruyan shook her head. "No, thank you."

Regardless of what the man's purpose was, at least he was polite, so Liu Ruyan was also polite when she spoke.

While Liu Ruyan was speaking, the man had already clearly seen Liu Ruyan's clothes and appearance, and his eyes became even brighter than before.

"You don't have to be embarrassed. I still have some status and say here. I can handle most things."

The man said this, with a look of pride on his face.

As long as the young girls heard that he worked here, their attitudes would change 180 degrees.

He had experienced such things too many times before.

But those women couldn't compare with the one in front of him!