Chapter 18 Buy and Stock Up
After two days of fear and trepidation, the earthquake did not occur again, and it felt like it was completely over.
Regarding the impact of this earthquake, there were various news and topics about the current situation of the island country and rescue on the Internet for the first few days. But after a few days, no one paid attention to even these news and topics.
Netizens always like the new and hate the old. No matter how explosive a piece of news is when it appears, once time has passed, most people will no longer care.
Even though several earthquakes of varying sizes occurred in various parts of the world in the following month, similar disasters happen every year, and not many people pay attention to them.
After staying at her place for two nights, Youxi's parents returned to their high-rise apartment.
They bought this apartment just over two years ago. It is a five-meter-high split-level apartment with a ground floor area of more than 100 square meters. The upper floor is on the east side of the entire apartment, running from north to south, and is also more than 60 square meters.
The entire south-facing wall of the apartment is floor-to-ceiling glass, from the top to the ground.
In the southwest corner of the left half of the split-level space is an open study room, with floor-to-ceiling glass facing south and a glass fence connecting to the living room space on the lower floor facing west, which has very good lighting; the remaining space on the split-level is divided into two bedrooms. Youxi's parents live in the room with better sunlight on the southeast side, and the remaining bedroom on the northeast side is Youxi's room.
This newly purchased high-rise apartment is not only large and well-lit, but also decorated in a light-colored, fashionable and low-key style. It is completely different from some older people who like to use mahogany furniture and dark colors.
Because when it was first decorated, Fan Qi followed Youxi's preferences.
She just didn't expect her daughter to be so amazing. More than a year ago, she won a prize in a painting competition and got a lot of money. With her previous savings, she bought a small duplex and moved out to be independent.
Every time she talked about this with her friends and sisters, she was always proud and reluctant.
After her parents went back, Youxi resumed her daily self-defense, physical training, painting to make money, and stocking up on takeout.
Because she had stockpiled a lot of hard food such as rice, oil, instant noodles, compressed biscuits, vacuum canned food, etc. in L Island and later in Flower City for more than two months, so the supplies she lacked now were fresh vegetables, various meats, fruits, milk, eggs, and other foods that were not easy to store.
Of course, the word "lack" here is only relative to the storage of hard food, because these foods were rarely available in the last apocalyptic world, but she had to consume them every day, and the difference between the increase and decrease formed a gap. In fact, there are still a lot of these fresh ingredients in the Star House Warehouse.
After returning, she counted the takeout and fresh ingredients left in the Star House Warehouse last time, and then began to focus on stockpiling these things.
Because she didn't have to go to the supermarket every day, nor did she have to run to many places in a day, she didn't rent a car this time, but discussed with her father to borrow his old car that he had been driving for five years.
She first found an excuse to put a one-way film on the car, then cleaned the trunk and started shopping.
Every three days or so, she would go to the supermarket, and each time she went to a different type of supermarket.
The first one was the warehouse supermarket she went to last time. She mainly bought some fruits and various domestic and foreign snacks and drinks.
A whole box of cherries × 5, a whole box of rose grapes × 5, a whole box of passion fruit × 5, and four freshly peeled durians packed in boxes × 5.
Family pack of original Snickers × 5 barrels, family pack of brown sugar oatmeal sandwich cookies × 5 bags, family pack of chocolate flavored rice cake × 5 boxes, family pack of marble cake × 5 boxes, Glico coated biscuit packages of various flavors × 10 boxes, scallion flavored soda biscuits × 5 packs, and milk hazelnut wafer biscuits × 5 boxes.
Small-packed daily nuts 100 bags per box × 2 boxes, Weilong spicy strips small packs 50 bags per box × 2 boxes, 32 packs of Haipai seaweed × 5 large bags, 20 small bags of cumin beef strips × 5 large bags, nut chocolate in a 1 kg can × 5 cans, walnut juice 12 cans × 5 boxes, Coca-Cola 30 small bottles × 5 boxes, Mirinda 30 small bottles × 5 boxes, room temperature milk 30 boxes × 5 boxes, vanilla and chocolate flavored ice cream 12 small cups × 5 boxes...
Since all products are in large quantities, although the quantity is mostly 5, the actual amount is about 10 or so in other supermarkets.
Of course, she tries to buy snacks with sub-packaging, so that it is very convenient to carry them in a backpack or pocket after unpacking.
Later, she found that bottled purified water was on sale, so she used her mobile phone to access the supermarket's APP and directly ordered ten boxes of 5L×8 barrels of purified water, ten boxes of 550ml bottled water×24 bottles, and finally eight boxes of 200-pack ×100-gram solid alcohol cubes, and asked the supermarket to deliver them to her door.
Of course, so many boxes of water were seriously overweight and could not be delivered at once, so she placed the order in batches.
During her later stay in Huacheng, the water, electricity, and gas in the apartment she rented were not stable, and would stop for several hours from time to time. The solid alcohol cubes, combined with the windproof alcohol stove and the fireless self-cooking pot, were simply the most powerful tools among tools.
In this way, 100 grams of solid alcohol blocks can burn for about 50 minutes. If four blocks are consumed per day, one box can last for 50 days. Eight boxes plus the one and a half boxes left in the Xingwu warehouse can last for 475 days, which is enough for now.
Of course, she can also buy fruit snacks online using the APP, but it is not as fun as pushing a shopping cart in a physical store, wandering among the two or three meter high shelves, and choosing snacks to her heart's content.
Except for the disadvantage that the shopping cart is not big enough, every time it is full, it has to be checked out, pushed to the garage, loaded onto the car, and then returned to the supermarket entrance, there are no other problems.
Two days later, she went to another fresh food supermarket that was famous for selling a variety of delicious cooked food, fresh meat, fresh seafood, and exclusive desserts and pastries.
This supermarket was not far from her small apartment, located on the basement floor of a newly opened shopping mall.
This supermarket was famous for its focus on fresh food, and you could buy many things that you couldn't buy in other supermarkets.
For example, beef, the general market would not divide the grilled beef and hot pot beef so finely, but here not only did they considerately separate the grilled meat and shabu-shabu meat, but each type of meat was also classified according to different parts of the cow.
The beef for hot pot can be divided into parts: spoon handle, hanging dragon, tender meat, fat callus, etc.; according to the texture (marble degree), there are from M1 to M9, but the larger the number, the better the meat quality and the more expensive it is. Marbled meat from M9 and above is not available here. She usually buys M4 to eat, and occasionally buys M9 for a treat.
The beef for barbecue can be divided into: marbling, beef ribs, beef ribs, eye ribs, small filets, thick-cut beef tongue, fat beef slices, etc. Different beef has different ways of eating, and the taste and satisfaction are different. It mainly depends on personal taste.
When it comes to barbecue, she prefers eye ribs, marbling, beef ribs and beef tongue.
She bought a cart of various boxed hot pot beef, grilled beef, original cut beef, fat lamb rolls, scorpion bones, lamb ribs, chicken wings and legs, boxed eggs, sausages, bacon and other fresh meats in this supermarket.
After that, there are all kinds of fresh seafood and river fish.
This seafood supermarket is connected to the production of finished products, which means that she can buy seafood and river fish and have them made directly, and then pay a little processing fee.
Some simple dishes, such as steamed sea fish, soy sauce shrimp, spicy fried swimming crab, pepper and salt shrimp, stir-fried clams, steamed scallops with garlic vermicelli, steamed oysters... and other dishes, she can make them by herself, but some dishes that require special skills still need to be made by regular chefs to taste good.
For example, fried crab in the typhoon shelter, fried cuttlefish with XO sauce, seafood big coffee, flavored lobster, cheese baked Australian lobster... and so on.
After Youxi counted out these seafood that required special skills and specified the methods, she continued to go shopping in the supermarket while the kitchen was preparing and packing the dishes.
Since she was here, she would definitely buy some of the supermarket's main cooked food, sashimi, desserts, pastries, and fresh dairy products. Many of the cooked foods are produced and sold by the supermarket itself, and are famous for their fresh ingredients, delicious finished products, and affordable prices.
She liked the yellow rice jelly cake the most. There were eight pieces in a box, sweet, sticky, and cool. She bought twenty boxes in one go, emptying the shelf.
She also took five boxes of the store's freshly made original mochi, mochi cheese sticks, and Japanese-style popping puffs, as a way of showing mercy. At the same time, she told herself that this was only the second supermarket she would visit after a long time of shopping, and she would have to go to many more stores later, so there was no need to rush.
Finally, she also bought a lot of semi-finished products with ingredients, seasonings, onions, ginger and garlic. These semi-finished meals can only be stored for one or two days at most. For ordinary people, it is not as convenient and durable as buying frozen meat directly. However, she has a Xingwu warehouse, which can keep things fresh forever. As long as the things are convenient and delicious, the last thing she needs to worry about is the shelf life.
As for vegetable seasonings, as well as more common meat and fruits, because there is no need for production technology, she plans to buy them at the agricultural and trade wholesale market, where the things are fresh, large in quantity, and cheap.
The third time she went to the supermarket, she chose a household goods supermarket that mainly sells various daily necessities and kitchen utensils. This type of supermarket is not big, but there are many creative household products that cannot be bought outside.
For example, solar adsorption lamps do not need to be plugged in or batteries, and can be adsorbed anywhere on the wall or ceiling.
Another example is a power bank with super storage capacity. After one charge is fully charged, it can charge a mobile phone more than ten times.
Another example is a hand-cranked generator flashlight, which fundamentally solves the battery problem. As long as the user has the strength to shake the handle, there will always be power.
Later, she also saw a multi-functional escape bag, which contained an N95 mask, a multi-functional knife, a folding water bottle, a compass, a whistle, a lighter, a durable candle, a rubber raincoat, a small first aid kit (common medicines for colds, fever, diarrhea, antibiotics, bandaids, bandages, iodine, etc.), a moisture-proof mat, a rope, a flashlight, etc. It is a relatively complete escape backpack.
The backpack itself is waterproof, has a large capacity, and is very sturdy. It can also be used to store other things on a daily basis, so she bought three sets in one go.
One set was left in the Xingwu warehouse, and two sets were filled with five days' worth of compressed cookies and chocolates and sent directly to the parents' apartment. The purpose and usage of the various tools in the bag were introduced, and they were asked to put the bag in a convenient place for easy access, just in case.
Because they had just experienced an earthquake, You Feng and Fan Qi did not think that their daughter was spending money indiscriminately, and they carefully understood the functions of all the items one by one.
Afterwards, You Xi thought of the fuel problem again. Because of the last experience, she decided to include fuel in the stockpiling list. She found a gas station that sold portable gas barrels, and while refueling her father's car, she bought 6 barrels of 30L gasoline.
This gasoline can fill up the car about three times, and a car with normal displacement can run more than 2,000 kilometers without any problem.
...
"System, you know, for the female organic life forms on Planet G, going to the supermarket to stock up on supplies is probably the most physically and mentally enjoyable part of the doomsday mission - except for the only drawback of high expenses. So next time, why not pick a simpler mission with more star coins? Only when I have more star coins will I be willing to exchange them for our currency here, and then I can buy in larger quantities, which will make me more enthusiastic about the doomsday mission."
[...]
The takeout stocking is still once for breakfast and dinner, but the quantity has been changed from ten servings each time to four servings each time, because this time she has a full month to prepare, and she won't know the type of the next doomsday world until the last day.
She had no idea at all. If the next apocalyptic world she went to had not yet experienced a disaster or her world identity had savings, she could still continue to stock up on various food and drink supplies in the apocalyptic world.
In addition, she also spent time entering the Star House to study the star tools currently available for purchase in the Star House Mall.
Among the dozen or so technological star tools (the fantasy ones were too expensive to buy, so they were temporarily excluded), most of them were things with strange names like [Translation Gum] and [Disguise Lipstick].
For example, [Dizziness Powder], the way to use it is to apply the powder to an object (it can also be yourself), which can make them feel dizzy and dizzy for an hour.
"This is really useless. Instead of sprinkling powder on the other person, I might as well just use a stun gun to stun the other person!" You Xi complained as he watched, "Why do these products have to be named after girls' items? Is the person who designed these things a pervert?"
[…]
And the [Translation Gum], I originally thought it was an invincible artifact, but after using it, I found that the translation function only works in front of a single object.
If there are two people from different countries standing opposite her, no matter how she opens her mouth, the words that come out are still her native language, and people from both countries can't understand.
No wonder these things are not expensive, most of them are priced at 2 to 3 star coins, and the [High Temperature Perfume] is a little more expensive, costing 6 star coins.
"And this [Strong Anti-Sugar Pill], can I become more beautiful after taking it——" Youxi's voice automatically stopped after seeing the introduction of the star tool behind it.
[Strong Anti-Sugar Pill: A one-time item, after taking it, it will enhance the physical fitness by 50% (permanently), and the enhanced attributes can be brought into the apocalyptic world, price: 20 star coins, upper limit: 5]
"What does 50% physical fitness mean?"
[Strength, physical strength, endurance, speed, vision, hearing, recovery, jumping ability, etc. All your abilities, based on your current basis, will be increased by 50%. ]
Youxi: ...! !
Mom, isn't this the elixir that humans dream of! ?
20 star coins is a bit expensive, but the increase after taking it is permanent. For example, it takes her 11 to 12 seconds to run 100 meters now. After taking this [Strong Anti-Sugar Pill], she can increase her speed to 7 to 8 seconds, which is faster than the world champion!
Not to mention that after the physical strength and endurance are improved, there will be a bonus to speed, as well as vision and hearing. If it can be improved by 50%, she will soon become a clairvoyant and a super-ear!
"Can this [Strong Anti-Sugar Pill] be used in combination?"
[Yes, the effect of each dose is based on the host's current base, increasing by 50%. The upper limit is five pills.]
Therefore, the further you take it, the greater the increase. For example, if her current physical strength is set at 100 units, the first dose will increase by 50%, becoming 150 units, but the second dose will increase by 75 units on the basis of 150 units, becoming 225 units.
By analogy, the effect can be imagined.
Even if there is an upper limit, after five purchases and doses, she will become a "superman"!
You Xi did not hesitate and immediately spent 20 star coins to buy [Strong Anti-Sugar Pills].
Afterwards, she noticed a star tool called [Air Hair Dryer]. Just looking at the name, she really had no desire to buy it, but the introduction of the star tool later made her inexplicably excited again.
[Air hair dryer: pink handheld model, one charger can fire air bullets 100 times. Fingerprint unlock, laser aimer. Price: 8 star coins. Only effective in the apocalyptic world.]
Youxi: ...!!!
Ahhhhh!
Buy it, buy it, buy it!!!
"I don't understand, why does such a magical device with almost unlimited bullets and automatic aiming only cost 8 star coins?"
[This is a more common technological product. As long as the technology is in place, it can be mass-produced. The powerful anti-sugar pill is similar to a genetic drug, and the production process is much more complicated.]
"So in the world you came from, technology is the least valuable?"
[The host's question is beyond the scope. 】
Youxi chuckled twice, and without wasting time asking further questions, she raised her hand and clicked to buy the [Air Hair Dryer].
The overall length of the [Air Hair Dryer] is about 10cm, and the handle is about 8cm, which is very delicate and compact. She first entered her fingerprint, and after the fingerprint was fixed, it could only be used by herself. The method of use is very simple, fingerprint unlock, aim at the target (laser dot appears), and press the button with the index finger.
She put a can in the kitchen and wanted to try it, but was stopped by the Star House system.
[It is not recommended to use in a narrow space. ]
Youxi:...
She thought about the effect of the [High Temperature Perfume] and gave up.
[Air Hair Dryer] needs to be used with a charger, which needs to be purchased separately and is also priced at 8 star coins. Fortunately, when you buy [Air Hair Dryer], a fully charged charger will be delivered, which is the configuration of 100 air bombs. After these 100 times are used up, you have to buy a new charger yourself.
"Can't I charge it myself?" She felt bad at the thought of spending star coins.
[Currently, in all the worlds that the host has accessed, there is no connection source to charge the charger.]
You Xi thought about it and felt that this sentence could be understood in this way. There is no connection source in the world she has accessed, but there should be in those worlds she has not accessed yet. For example, the world to which the Star House system belongs.
So, she made a bold guess: "The Star House does not belong to the technology of this world, so is there a connection source inside the Star House that can be charged?"
This time, the Star House system did not perfunctorily give her a definite answer.
[After the Star House is upgraded, it can be charged. ]
"You have to complete three doomsday missions to upgrade the Star House. It seems that this should be your way of encouraging the host to actively complete the mission." Youxi understood.
In short, after the Star House is upgraded, many new functions that she cannot know now will be unlocked.
Now it is useless to ask more questions, so I should work hard to stock up and prepare for the mission.
Because I have the [Air Hair Dryer], Youxi set aside some time to apply for a membership card at the shooting club and practice three times a week.
Although there is a laser sight, it is always better to have a better aim.
A month has passed quickly. Compared with the last time, her physical fitness has improved significantly this time due to the [Strong Anti-Sugar Pill] and various physical and fighting training.
If we use the number of people she fights as an analogy, last time she was confident that she could fight two normal adult men at a time with bare hands, but now she can fight four to five at the same time.
In the Xingwu warehouse, there are also 6 more aluminum alloy racks like the last time. Each rack is still 2 meters high, 1 meter wide, and 30 centimeters deep. A rack is divided into seven layers and is neatly suspended above the last rack.
There were all kinds of take-out cooked food, drinks and milk tea, desserts and bread, cold drinks and snacks, all kinds of fresh vegetables, fresh fish, shrimps and crabs, meat and eggs, fruits, semi-finished dishes, all kinds of seasonings, as well as pots and pans, kitchen utensils, personal hygiene utensils...
In short, all the items that were not in a whole box were here. At a glance, everything was clearly classified. For someone with obsessive-compulsive disorder, this was really a visual feast.
And the rubber boat she bought in the last world was also deflated and stored by her, and placed in the storage cabinet with other tools.
At midnight on November 6, she appeared in the star house on time to receive world data.
[The second apocalyptic world:
Difficulty: Medium-low.
World type: Biochemical apocalypse, Type: Zombie (elementary).
World identity: Senior high school student.
World mission: 1. Escape from school and arrive home safely (20 star coins for completion), 2. Save the parents of the world identity and bring them safely to Shelter No. 28 (80 star coins for completion).
World mission failure: Death. 】
Youxi: ...
What is coming has come.
Fortunately, this is the second mission, and the system has unlocked the mall. The two artifacts [Strong Anti-Sugar Pills] and [Air Hair Dryer] have made her feel more or less safe.
In the last 24 hours, she didn't go anywhere. She watched zombie movies and TV series at home all day, from "Resident Evil" to "Dawn of the Dead", from "World War Z" to "Train to Busan", from "The Walking Dead" to "Kingdom", and finally even revisited several classic shots of "Home Sweet Home"...
She let her eyes and ears fully adapt to their appearance and sound.
At midnight, she entered the star house five minutes early and began to travel through the world.
****
When Youxi regained consciousness, she found herself in a classroom. Occasionally, there were deliberately suppressed voices around, both male and female voices, but more of them were the rustling sounds of pens rubbing against paper.
Looking around, most of the students in the classroom were doing exercises, and of course there were also students like her who were lying on the table to take a break.
This should be a self-study class. She sat by the window, the fourth row from the front. She turned her head to the right and could see the playground and other buildings outside.
The air was very hot and muggy, and there were constant cicada chirping outside the window. It should be a summer afternoon, the sky was gloomy, and it seemed that a heavy rain was about to fall.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
