After Rebirth, Dormitory 806 Survives in the Apocalypse Through Stockpiling

The apocalypse arrives, but the five girls in Dormitory 806 haven't realized how serious the situation is until their roommates die one by one before their eyes. It wasn't until Cheng Zhi h...

Chapter 24 Repeated Setbacks

The streets were a mess after being ravaged by a typhoon, torrential rain, and floods.

Huang Yiyi stopped joking and started driving seriously, avoiding the obstacles on the road.

Chen Siyu leaned against the car window, looking at the broken kapok tree, feeling very sorry. "This tree was so tall, and it had the most flowers every year. It's a pity that it was also broken by the wind."

Cheng Zhi looked at it and patted Chen Siyu's hand reassuringly, "Its roots are not broken. Kapok trees are very strong. Maybe it will grow new branches next year and bloom again the year after."

Upon hearing this, Chen Siyu's eyes lit up. She thought to herself that she hoped that 806 could also survive tenaciously in this apocalypse, just like the kapok tree.

As the car drove slowly, Cheng Zhi didn't stop working; she made a long list.

"The farm is just ahead. Let's go down and rummage around to see if there's anything we can use. After the farm, there's a big market, then we'll get to the city, do some more shopping at the mall, and then head straight to our destination, Honey Lake Manor!"

Upon hearing the word "big villa," Huang Yiyi couldn't sit still. She shook her head and exclaimed from the driver's seat, "Wuhu~ Big villa! Big villa!"

Zheng Wan, standing nearby, quickly calmed the restless person down, saying, "Why are you so excited? The property certificate isn't in your name. We're just staying temporarily, and there might not even be any rooms available for us. They might all be full."

Cheng Zhi shook her head. They had lived there in their previous lives. Most of the original owners of the houses were no longer there, and a small number of them had been vandalized, looted, and burned. The entire villa area was deserted.

Hearing this, Zheng Wan was puzzled. "Most of the homeowners aren't here? That's strange."

Xiao Feiran, who was fiddling with his slingshot with his head down, replied, "Actually, it's not that strange. That villa area is halfway up the mountain. Most people buy it to spend the weekend there. Only a small number of people who don't mind the hassle live there."

Having just answered one question, Huang Yiyi immediately raised a new one, "So how did you know about this place in your past life?"

At this point, all three of them couldn't help but smile wryly.

In their past lives, the three of them lived in constant fear, risking their lives for a single bite to eat. Finally, they couldn't bear that kind of life anymore, so they packed their belongings and headed up the mountain, hoping to retire into seclusion. Little did they know that a criminal gang lived in a villa area up in the mountains. They hid in the bushes and witnessed wealthy people being robbed and murdered. They fled back down the mountain that very night. After two days of this ordeal, all they accomplished was climb the mountain and nothing more.

This startled Huang Yiyi. "If we go over there now, wouldn't we possibly run into those bad guys?!"

Cheng Zhi denied it, saying, "When I met them, it was more than half a year into the apocalypse. Their criminal gang shouldn't have been around for that long."

Of course, it's hard to say for sure, but things are different now. This time they have food and weapons, so killing a few of them would be more than enough.

When they arrived at the farm gate, the large iron gate had long been blown away, and the gatekeeper had disappeared without a trace.

The five people got out of the car, stored it in their spatial storage, and headed into the farm. Along the way, there were many carcasses of cattle and sheep, rotting in the water and emitting a foul stench.

Cheng Zhi covered her nose and walked forward, trying to find some living creatures. Chen Siyu, who was behind her, was dizzy from the stench. "Zhi Zhi, don't go. Even if there are any alive, after staying in this place for so many days, they'll either die or get sick and definitely won't be edible."

Finally, Cheng Zhi stopped. The five of them didn't linger at the farm and went to the next location.

The situation at the market was also terrible. After wandering around for a long time, the group only found a few bags of meatballs and two jars of pickled cabbage.

After two unsuccessful attempts, 806 seemed rather sluggish overall.

Chen Siyu quickly adjusted her mindset and encouraged everyone, "It's okay, there will definitely be lots of things when we get to the mall."

Everyone remained silent. Cheng Zhi sighed, "There are so many people in the city. After being trapped for so many days, they're definitely all rushing down here looking for food. I think there will be a lot of people in the mall. It's really hard to say whether we can get anything useful."

Zheng Wan, sitting in the passenger seat, looked ahead with deep eyes. "If anyone's going to take anything, it should be ready-to-eat food. Right now, there's no water or electricity, so nobody can cook. Not many people will take rice, flour, or cooking oil right away. We'll stock up on those later."

Xiao Feiran stopped playing with his slingshot and reminded everyone, "Since we're already at the mall, let's stock up on heatstroke prevention and cold protection items."

Everyone started making lists, and even Huang Yiyi, who was still driving, joined in, asking Zheng Wan to write down whatever came to mind.

With the skyscrapers right in front of them, everyone in 806 was on tenterhooks. Cheng Zhi suggested that they get off the bus so that people could move around more easily and it would be less noticeable.

As I approached the mall entrance, the glass doors were indeed smashed, and people were occasionally seen carrying bread and water out.

While the five people were still observing, a passing woman reminded them, "If you want to eat, hurry up and go in and grab some; there's not much left."

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately split up in twos and threes to search for supplies.

Zheng Wan and Xiao Feiran went to the supermarket on the basement floor to buy rice, flour, and cooking oil. The other three went to find other supplies.

Cheng Zhi grabbed ten down jackets that reached her ankles, while Chen Siyu took a lot of quick-drying clothes. Huang Yiyi's collection was more haphazard; she didn't care about men's or women's clothing, just grabbing whatever was a designer brand.

Looking at the sleek fur coat in front of her, and glancing at the price tag, Huang Yiyi couldn't help but exclaim, "I never thought I'd be able to wear something so expensive in my lifetime!"

Chen Siyu pulled the price tag over and glanced at it, then sighed, "We're stockpiling it now. If the natural disaster ends someday, we can take it out and sell it, and we'll make a fortune."

"..." Cheng Zhi looked at her two roommates who had started daydreaming again and really admired them. They were about to die and they were still thinking about money.

After everyone finished collecting their belongings, they got back into the car and headed towards their destination.

Whether it was a coincidence or not, the 835 bus, which was driving the campus bus, took almost the same route as them, but because it was a step slower, the 835 bus didn't get anything.

Looking at the only six bags of dog food they found, Chen Yi smiled wryly, "If we still can't find anything to eat, we'll have to eat fries. Dog food shouldn't be too bad, right?"

Lu Yuan also looked dejected and patted the back of Qi Yanche's chair, "Brother Yan, give up. The supermarket is empty. Let's go to the flower market now and I'll plant some fresh."

Qi Yanche, who was driving, remained silent for a while, then turned around and said to everyone, "Let's stock up on rice, flour, and cooking oil, and then get a human-powered generator and an electric cooker. We can't get fast food, but we should still have some of these left."

The other three people looked at each other, indicating that none of them knew how to cook.

Qi Yanche said matter-of-factly, "There's nothing I can do about it."

"..."Then there's no point in stealing it!