5 Chapter 5

The next day, Tong Shu's family embarked on another large shopping trip.

Since her grandparents didn't know how to shop on their phones, Tong Shu let them stay on the island, earning some Senbi (a type of currency) while checking the goods. If they thought of anything they needed to buy, they would write it down on a list, which Tong Shu could then take out of her bag to check at any time.

Tong Shu and Tong Songming drove to different courier points to pick up their online purchases. After filling their car, they drove to the underground parking garages of various shopping malls, quickly packed the items into bags, and finally sent the courier packaging to recycling stations.

Shu Hua kept in constant communication with Tong Shu and her father at home, purchasing different supplies using different accounts and supplementing the purchases according to the list.

At noon, Tong Shu took Tong Songming to the third floor of the mall for lunch. They went into a sushi restaurant, and as they watched the plates of sushi swirl past them, Tong Shu felt a little sad.

There might not be any sushi left after this month.

Tong Songming, true to his father's nature, whispered in Tong Shu's ear, "Shushu, should we pack some of this sushi and put it in our bag to take home?"

Tong Shu's eyes lit up, and she nodded vigorously.

After lunch, the father and daughter took away a box of freshly made sushi. Tong Shu casually put it in her backpack, and also tossed in a small note, asking her grandparents on the island to keep an eye out for any boxes of sushi appearing on the shelves.

Then he and Tong Songming continued to wander around the third floor of the mall.

After a while, Tong Shu took out a note from her backpack.

"Not on the store shelves."

Before Tong Shu could even feel discouraged, she noticed a small line of text: "New sushi on the restaurant menu."

Tong Shu and Tong Songming exchanged a glance, their eyes burning with intensity.

The father and daughter split up again, using the guise of team building to pack food from different restaurants.

"Don't forget the coconut chicken that your mom likes to eat."

"I know, I know, Dad. You live near the Spicy Shrimp and Crab restaurant, so bring me some on your way."

"My grandparents prefer light flavors, so the set meals at Cantonese tea restaurants are suitable for them."

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When the father and daughter returned to the car with their bags full, they were panting heavily, but they didn't dare to rest. They quickly finished loading the items in the car and rushed to the next courier station.

After three days of busy work, Tong Shu's family had already lit up their basic daily necessities, household appliances, emergency supplies, and a guide to the best restaurants in Z City. Apart from the appliances, the rest of the items didn't cost much, and the Tong family still had over a million yuan in their account.

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On the evening of June 20, the family sat down at the dinner table to discuss their next steps.

Tong Songming said, "The ground fissure should not be the disaster itself. The sudden increase in radiation is the key to this disaster. Shushu encountered the ground fissure more than ten kilometers away from home, where the Shinkansen subway line was being dug.

Tong Shu nodded: "We can get in the car first and keep an eye on the situation. If something goes wrong, we can drive away. If our house wasn't affected by the earthquake, hiding in an underground air-raid shelter is actually the best option."

The community has a basement with a bulletproof air-raid shelter that can accommodate a thousand people, making it very safe.

"But modern cars simply can't operate in such high temperatures; it's the kind of temperature that could bake a person dry..."

The whole family fell silent for a moment.

"Shushu, your aunt and the others..." Shuhua hesitated before speaking.

Tong Songming is an only child. In the years since Tong Shu's parents have been away, it has been Tong Shu's two older sisters, who are Tong Shu's aunts, who have occasionally taken care of Tong Shu and her grandparents.

"Mom, don't worry, I know," Tong Shu comforted Shu Hua. "There are still more than 20 days until July 13th. If we tell Aunt and the others too early, it will be hard for them to believe it. Even if they do believe it, they've already moved into our house, and the neighbors will inevitably be suspicious."

“Then…this…” Shu Hua’s face was full of worry.

"Let's get everything almost ready first, then we'll invite my aunt and uncle over for a get-together. But we can invite my cousins ​​first."

"What's wrong?"

“My cousin is a doctor. I think if we need to stockpile medicine, he can help us. Besides, if the island is to open a hospital, it needs a doctor. In the face of disaster, a stockpile of medicine is essential.” Tong Shu had obviously been thinking about this for the past few days. “My older cousin is a pharmacist. I heard she passed the nursing exam last year. She’ll definitely be able to work as a nurse. With them in the lead, it will be easier to persuade my aunt and the others later.”

Shu Hua breathed a sigh of relief and nodded repeatedly.

"Mom, call your aunts now and ask your cousins ​​to come over and visit. Tell them I miss them. I'm going to the island now to see what kind of jobs I can arrange for them."

"Okay, okay." After saying that, Shu Hua took out her phone and made a call.

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[Congratulations, Island Owner, on accumulating 38,956 completed illustrations! You have received the following rewards: 1000 Forest Coins, 1 Advanced Engineer Professional Design Manual, and 1 Forest Island Premium Off-Road RV]

As soon as she entered the island, Tong Shu received a system notification.

Upon seeing the reward details, Tong Shu's eyes widened in surprise.

It seems this is a reward for completing a long-term task to complete the encyclopedia. There are three rewards in total, probably one for every 10,000 collected items.

Tong Shu put the Sen Coins into her balance and carefully looked at the remaining two rewards.

[Advanced Engineer Professional Design Manual: For advanced engineers only. Allows for the modification of items, resulting in amazing special effects!]

[Senjima Premium Off-Road Motorhome: Doka's masterpiece! A double-decker, heavily equipped motorhome with a retractable terrace, extra-large off-road run-flat tires, and a spacious interior! After all, Doka's dream is to take all his friends from the island on a world tour!]

Tong Shu was completely stunned by this huge surprise.

They were discussing the lack of suitable escape tools last night, and now a super RV is lying in her inventory.

Looking at this advanced engineer's professional design manual, it seems only Tong Songming can use it. Tong Shu quickly called her father onto the island.

"Hmm...this is a catalog of modifications to existing items..." Tong Songming flipped through the catalog. "It only mentions the materials needed for modification, but it doesn't explain the modification methods."

Tong Shu noticed that Tong Songming had just turned to the page about chopsticks, and she pointed at the chopsticks and asked, "Dad, how should we change the chopsticks?"

"It says above that we need the stem of a silk grass." Tong Songming was completely baffled; he had never heard of silk grass before.

But Tong Shuke knew all too well that the island was covered with silk grass.

Tong Shu squatted down, plucked a chopstick, and handed it to Tong Songming. She also took a pair of chopsticks from her bag and handed them to her father.

The chopsticks and wisps of grass automatically intertwined in Tong Songming's hands, emitting a burst of white light.

A moment later, a pair of green chopsticks appeared in Tong Songming's hand.

【Chopsticks (Reinforced): Chopsticks reinforced with silk grass can easily pick up smooth objects without dropping them.】

Tong Shu: ...

"Shushu, look, here are the tire modification design drawings." Tong Songming unfolded a page and looked at the tall RV parked next to them with Tong Shu.

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"10 Stardust particles, a bottle of Dongdong Spring water, 4 Brilliant Ore..."

These are all raw materials from the island, which Tong Shu is very familiar with.

Raw materials don't need to be purchased; you can just collect them from specific locations. Tong Shu used to collect them frequently when she played games to craft furniture.

After Tong Shu and Tong Songming gave their introductions, they went their separate ways to collect materials.

As dawn broke, the father and daughter piled up the materials they had collected in front of the RV.

"Dad, go back and rest first. We'll come back to make the changes after you've rested."

Tong Songming rubbed his stiff back and nodded. At over fifty years old, working all night like this was really taking a toll.

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A knocking sound came at the door, and Tong Shu opened her eyes from the bed.

"Auntie!"

"aunt."

It seems my cousins ​​have arrived.

Tong Shu quickly changed her clothes and went out.

"Shushu! Long time no see!" Her cousin came up and hugged Tong Shu, her forehead covered in sweat. "It's so hot. If you, my little homebody, hadn't called me, I wouldn't have wanted to come out."

Tong Shu smiled shyly and welcomed her cousins ​​into the house.

It wasn't until everyone was seated on the sofa that Tong Shu's cousins ​​realized something was wrong.

Why is this whole family so serious?

Why isn't anyone saying anything?

Wang Jie and Qin Xiaoxiao exchanged a puzzled look.

Finally, it was Tong Shu who broke the awkward atmosphere.

"Brother, sister, it's too hot. Let's have some cold drinks."

"Okay...okay." Qin Xiaoxiao nodded in agreement, but didn't see anyone stand up. "What would you like to drink? Is it in the fridge? I'll go get it?"

Tong Shu pressed down on Qin Xiaoxiao, who was trying to get up: "No need, what would you like to drink?"

"How about... how about some lime tea?" Qin Xiaoxiao joked, suggesting a new drink from a bubble tea shop.

Tong Shu nodded, turned around and took out a cup of steaming bubbly lime from her backpack.

Qin Xiaoxiao's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

Tong Shu ignored her and turned to ask Wang Jie, "Brother, what would you like to drink?"

Wang Jie thought his cousin was performing some kind of magic trick. He guessed that Qin Xiaoxiao and Tong Shu had conspired to play a prank on him.

He thought about it carefully, then grinned mischievously: "I'll have a Long Island Iced Tea."

"No way, Wang Jie, you're driving!" Qin Xiaoxiao stopped worrying about the fruit tea and scolded Wang Jie.

Tong Shu nodded again and started taking things out of her bag.

She first took out a huge ice bucket.

Then there was an ice shovel.

It's another cup.

Next up are gin, rum, tequila, vodka...

Finally, Tong Shu placed two lemons on the coffee table.

The coffee table is already completely full.

The backpack next to Tong Shu was still flat, just like before, and looked unremarkable.

"Is this... magic?"

Wang Jie and Qin Xiaoxiao exchanged a glance, both looking incredulous.

Tong Shu handed over two employee badges with frog-shaped card sleeves.

"What I'm about to say is unbelievable, but it's absolutely true..."

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Wang Jie and Qin Xiaoxiao's expressions changed from initial distrust to understanding. As medical professionals, they felt that Tong Shu was probably suffering from some kind of mental illness.

My aunt called them over, probably hoping they could talk some sense into my cousin.

They were about to say something when Shu Hua spoke up: "Shu Shu, take A Jie and Xiao Xiao there. They'll know once they go."

Tong Shu could tell from their expressions that they didn't believe her at all. She sighed, grabbed their arms, and pulled them onto the island.

...

Qin Xiaoxiao kept twisting Wang Jie's arm, listening to him yelling in her ear, trying to process this unbelievable fact.

My cousin doesn't seem to be joking.

Is all of this really true?