Xia Ning didn't have time to wallow in melancholy; if she really started preparing, even a week wouldn't be enough.
She was preoccupied with something on her mind when, just as she stepped out of the room, a fluffy little white ball rushed out of the kitchen and into her arms. However, because its legs were too short, it only reached her knees.
Xia Ning: !!!
White dumpling: "Woof!"
Xia Ning: The system didn't say there was a dog in the family!
She tugged at the Pomeranian's hind legs, revealing a tough, unyielding man.
Xia Ning squatted down and said in a complicated tone, "Okay, from today onwards your name will be 'Little Sister.' I'll call you that a couple more times, you can get used to it."
Xia Ning: "Sister, sister, sister."
A Pomeranian that underwent sterilization and sex reassignment: "Woof! Woof! Woof!"
The fluffy little dog was adorable and exceptionally affectionate towards Xia Ning. However, to be honest, Xia Ning's first reaction upon seeing it was not surprise, but shock.
At least for now, she has not considered getting a pet to relieve her loneliness.
In a life-or-death situation, there's no time for feelings of loneliness or isolation.
Not to mention, she's someone who's only ever kept artificial flowers alive. Cats and dogs—for Xia Ning, the best distance is the distance of the internet; she's never even considered being a cat owner.
Trouble is one thing.
Taking responsibility for life is another matter.
Xia Ning considered for two seconds before deciding to continue raising the Pomeranian. It wasn't out of love or any other noble reason; it was purely a matter of self-interest. Since the system had forced it on her, it might be a side quest. After 30 days, the dog and the human might trigger a hidden reward.
Moreover, she has a portable supermarket, so she can afford to keep the dogs. If the investment fails, she can bear the loss of a few bags of dog food.
After making a decision in a minute and naming her temporary teammate, Xia Ning stood up and continued exploring her new base.
This is a standard two-bedroom apartment, with a kitchen, a bathroom, a living room, a small balcony, a master bedroom, and a guest bedroom, covering approximately 70 square meters. The decoration is simple, and it is equipped with basic, inexpensive appliances.
Xia Ning searched everywhere and only found five hundred yuan left to her by her "parents" for food expenses. Thinking about how the protagonist of a hoarding novel has billions of assets as soon as he appears, Xia Ning had to shed another tear of bitterness.
Xia Ning considered online loans, after all, who would care about debts if a natural disaster were to strike in the future?
It turned out that the novel was a lie; you could only borrow up to 2,000 yuan with your ID card, but online you had to use real estate as collateral. There was only a household registration book in the drawer of the master bedroom, and Xia Ning couldn't find any property certificate.
Her adoptive parents seemed to have foreseen the impending doom and fled, taking everything of value from the house, leaving only the appliances and furniture that couldn't be moved and a few old clothes.
It seems the system doesn't intend to provide players with funds to hoard items for shopping sprees.
Fortunately, she has a personal convenience store, which means she must have assets worth tens of millions.
Xia Ning didn't have high expectations. As a player who started with a tricycle and had a bad face, she was just grateful that her home internet wasn't overdue.
Xia Ning checked nearby pawnshops, took a taxi with 500 yuan, and took out the gold from her spatial storage to exchange for money.
Time is the most precious thing these days, and money will soon become worthless.
The gold she brought had no bank receipts and could only be transferred through a shady channel with high fees. Before exchanging it, she had already planned to say that it was her family's heirloom gold.
As it turns out, they received plenty of gold and silver treasures of dubious origin, and didn't ask any questions at all; as long as the gold was real gold, that was enough.
It's certainly not a good deal, but Xia Ning's gold wasn't obtained at market price either. In case of urgent need for money, this is the simplest and fastest way.
And she'll have plenty of opportunities to take it back later.
After getting the money, the first thing to do was to raid the pharmacy.
Department stores and supermarkets do have a wide variety of products, but they are not Doraemon's otherworldly pocket, and many things are missing.
Xia Ning secretly told herself not to rush, that sharpening the axe wouldn't delay the work of chopping wood. She first copied the hoarding guide summarized by online experts, and then opened two hoarding novels to fill in any gaps.
Learning from the experience of a predecessor who ordered 500 steamed buns but couldn't receive them in time, Xia Ning didn't dare to spend the majority of her money on online shopping and focused on buying in-stock items.
Shopping during the day and downloading anime, novels, and movies at night, this seasoned homebody isn't afraid of being stuck at home, but rather of lacking intellectual nourishment.
Basic necessities do not need to be purchased; anything beyond that needs to be added.
1. Medical supplies: masks, protective suits, first-aid kits...
2. Outdoor tools...
3. For extreme environments: cold-weather clothing, heat-insulating curtains, inflatable boats...
...
New money seems to flow away like water; no matter how much you buy, it never feels like you have enough.
When I used to read novels, I always felt that there were billions of resources all the time. Now, Xia Ning wishes she could have hundreds of billions.
If Ji Li saw the cosmetics on her shopping list, she would definitely grumble, "Some people, you know, you can tell them to tidy up their appearance all the time and they just ignore you. Now that no one appreciates their makeup, they've started to care about their looks, but it's too late."
Xia Ning thought to herself, this is her genius. No one understands that she buys cosmetics not to look good, but to look ugly! When everyone is starving and unable to sleep, becoming pale and thin with purple lips, she will be the only one with a rosy complexion. Is that reasonable?
Therefore, after careful consideration, Xia Ning deliberately bought dark foundation, purple lipstick, and even a lot of weird-smelling perfumes for pranks, as well as tools for dyeing her dog's fur.
In addition, Xia Ning contacted a technician to install thicker tempered glass, replaced all the doors and windows, and added a security door to the outside of the inner door. The electrical wiring also needed to be modified so that it could be connected to her purchased home diesel generator or solar battery during power outages.
When I get busy, there's always something to do.
Xia Ning looked around and thought, "This isn't safe, and that needs to be modified."
They even couldn't help but complain that houses couldn't be like vehicles, with data that could be visualized and upgraded.
Xia Ning had been thinking about how to explain if the neighbors asked, but she completely overestimated the neighborly relations these days. The young couple living on the left worked overtime until midnight every day and had no idea that they were doing renovations. The old lady on the right, on the other hand, had run into them once but hadn't said hello.
My sister probably realized that it would be difficult for it to leave the house again in the future. Every time Xia Ning took it out shopping, the little short legs would move very fast, only wishing that it didn't pee enough to cover all the green plants in the community.
Xia Ning pinched its cheek: "Please guide me for the next month."
Sister: Woof!
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