The apocalypse began with a rain, initially a normal downpour, followed by strong winds, hail, and acid rain. The severe weather effectively paralyzed societal functions.
Next, temperatures plummeted rapidly, reaching as low as minus fifty degrees Celsius.
There was no snow, just immediate ice!
Many people froze to death in the extreme weather.
Before the bodies could even be cleared, the temperature abruptly rose to forty-two degrees Celsius, filling the cities with the stench of decay, and viruses began to spread rapidly among the living.
Within a month, species started to mutate.
Edible food became scarcer and scarcer, eventually down to one compressed biscuit every two days.
What An Nuan wanted most was to eat.
To eat ravenously!
An Nuan first called the hotels she frequented.
She ordered 10 portions of braised pork, 10 portions of sweet and sour pork ribs, 10 portions of Peking duck, 10 portions of braised lamb shanks, 300 portions of oil-braised prawns, 300 portions of steamed prawns, 500 portions of flavored prawn balls, and 500 portions of grilled lamb skewers, meat tendons, beef fat, shrimp.
300 portions of grilled leeks, eggplant, and stinky tofu, 200 portions of enoki mushrooms, cucumber, and chili.
Stir-fried clams, grilled gluten, fried crispy dumplings, grilled hot dogs, grilled pig trotters, stewed soft-shelled turtle with beef tendon, spicy crab pot…
Fatty intestine taro chicken, chuan chuan hot pot, pickled cabbage grilled fish…
Stir-fried noodles, beef noodles, steamed buns, large shaomai…
After ordering 100 portions of each item, An Nuan also added 100 portions of milk tea.
She decided to order takeout every day, storing all her favorite foods in her spatial ability.
An Nuan was so hungry.
It was a hunger of the soul.
Eight years in the apocalypse, she had barely had a full meal!
She just wanted to experience the pain of eating until she threw up, and then throwing up to eat again.
An Nuan hadn't expected that such a large order would completely baffle the owner and the delivery drivers.
She had monopolized the takeout in the entire area, with all the delivery drivers rushing to An Nuan's house. Drivers from outside the area were also mobilized to assist.
This indirectly led to others not being able to get food.
Many struggling eateries were revived by her, treating her like a precious ancestor.
After throwing up twice, An Nuan was too full to eat anymore.
She decided to do something practical first.
An Nuan assessed her fixed assets, starting with her designer bags.
Useless, could do nothing but show off, sold them all for 200,000 cash to save.
Then, three limited-edition sports cars.
The most useless of the useless!
Too low to the ground, all speed and no collision resistance.
A few zombies bumping into them would instantly flip them.
An Nuan decided to sell them through a car club, first trading for a Mercedes-Benz G-Class SUV, then adding a 2 million yuan difference to purchase a Cadillac Escalade.
Considering the terrain, off-road vehicles were also essential, so she decisively bought a Wrangler.
With her daily driving needs covered, An Nuan considered outdoor living and spent 800,000 yuan on a multifunctional outdoor camping RV.
“Meow~”
Juanzi jumped over and pawed at her phone.
The screen switched to the electric scooter page.
An Nuan scooped it up and showered it with kisses!
“Right! There are times when large vehicles can’t be used. You’re so smart, my baby!”
An Nuan didn't want to deal with charging, so she ordered a hundred electric scooters.
After solving her transportation issues, came the accommodation problem.
Apartment buildings were out of the question; those wooden doors couldn't even withstand the claws of mutated dogs, let alone zombies.
She promptly listed them for sale and sold them all at half the market price within two hours.
Villas weren't safe either. An Dong and Mo Shu were too familiar with this place, and being in the city center, she was bound to be targeted.
An Nuan decisively sold her villa at a bargain price and quickly purchased a villa in the suburbs.
The yard covered 100 square meters, the house 200 square meters. There were three levels above ground and two levels underground, a total of five floors.
Due to its location and poor advertising, occupancy was extremely low; it was like a ghost town.
Even at a price as low as 3 million yuan per day, no one bought it. An Nuan bought five units directly, sectioning off her living space to prevent unwanted individuals from getting close.
An Nuan spent a day designing.
First, she reinforced the exterior walls with bulletproof steel plates, then covered them with frosted matte tiles, all treated with a special coating.
They were wear-resistant, fire-resistant, and acid-resistant.
This way, acid rain, axes, and saws would pose no threat to her home!
Next were the doors and windows. An Nuan called in favors from friends, paid 30 million yuan, and got the most advanced bulletproof glass to replace all the windows in her house.
Even the window frames were replaced with steel from safe doors, welded shut.
The main door was made of vault materials; as long as she didn't open it, not even a mosquito could fly in!
With the upper defenses secured, the two underground levels couldn't be neglected.
The first underground level was half converted into a freezer. Below the freezer, a hidden door led to a room, which then led to a suite.
It was equipped with a refrigerator, TV, and washing machine – essentially a small apartment.
Inside the small apartment, there were three hidden doors leading outside.
As the saying goes, a cunning rabbit has three burrows; if the fortress were to be breached, she would still have places to hide and escape.
The entire house's air filtration system and constant temperature system utilized the best and most advanced technology, ensuring she wouldn't suffocate even if she lived there for 100 years.
After the house's environment was modified, the power supply problem was also resolved.
After the design was completed, she sent the blueprints and deposit to a German team.
Because she demanded they come quickly and finish within a month, she provided a 10 million yuan deposit, with another 20 million yuan upon completion.
The design team immediately assembled and flew to China overnight.
Indeed, money makes the world go round!
The reason An Nuan hired a foreign design team was that with the outbreak of the apocalypse, transportation had ceased.
She didn't believe they would fly from abroad to snatch her house!
After the house renovation issues were addressed, the next concern was energy.
First, electricity.
A week after the disaster, the power grid failed.
Without electricity, there was no heating or cooling; she might survive the deep freeze, but she would certainly perish in the heat!
An Nuan bought 10 diesel generators and 20 high-capacity lithium batteries.
She removed all the plants from the rooftop and replaced them with solar panels, then installed an arched retractable canopy.
For the deep freeze, she would rely on diesel generators, and during the hot periods, she would use solar panels for power.
When she needed to remain hidden, she would extend the retractable canopy, forming a natural arched roof that would make it difficult for anyone using drones to discover her situation.
After resolving the power issue, An Nuan, still uneasy, specifically purchased smokeless stoves and converted her bed into a kang (heated brick bed).
After completing all these orders via phone and internet, An Nuan had to resort to her connections for fuel.
“Hey, Brother Chao, your grandfather is a high-ranking official, right? Get me 10,000 tons of 98 octane! Deliver it in barrels to my old villa, I'll pay 400 yuan per ton!”
“Hey, Sister Chen, what's your husband's current price for diesel? I'll buy 10,000 tons from you for 150 yuan.
“Uncle Zhao, you own a gas station, right? Give me 10,000 tons! Five days? Okay, okay, I won't let Uncle Zhao down!”
An Nuan offered prices slightly higher than the market rate; this wasn't foolishness, but intelligence.