Volume One, Chapter Five: The Frenzy of Hoarding (2)

After the marrow-cleansing, Yu Yue’s physique had greatly improved. She devoured all the food on the table with the force of a whirlwind, yet still craved more. She beckoned the waiter over.

“I want to take away all the remaining barbecue you have in the store.”

The waiter was startled by her request. “Miss, you’ve already eaten quite a lot. If you eat more, you might upset your stomach.”

Feeling a bit troubled, the waiter brought over the owner of the barbecue shop.

“Young lady, are you sure you want to pack all of it? We still have enough ingredients for at least a hundred people.”

“Yes, boss, your barbecue is delicious. I’m preparing for a big family gathering. We have a lot of people at home... and they eat quite a bit,” Yu Yue said with a shy smile. Looking at the large pile of skewers on her table, the owner believed her.

“Alright then, but it might take an hour or two to prepare all that barbecue.”

“That’s fine,” Yu Yue licked her lips with lingering satisfaction. “I’m not full yet. You can grill and serve as you go. I can pay right now.”

“Got it! I’ll arrange it in the kitchen right away!”

The owner’s eyes twinkled with delight. What a generous customer! Once this order was done, he could probably take the day off tomorrow.

He helped arrange to have the packed barbecue delivered to Yu Yue’s apartment. While it was still steaming hot, Yu Yue immediately stored it all in the time-stopped area of her Peach Garden space.

After a refreshing shower, lying on her bed, Yu Yue opened her shopping app. She had eyed many household items that morning, but hadn’t ordered because she hadn’t rented a warehouse yet.

She changed the delivery address to a suburban warehouse, emptied her morning shopping cart with one click, and began pondering other supplies she needed to stockpile.

Drinking water, toilet paper, body wash, shampoo, toothpaste and toothbrushes, sheets and duvet covers, pots and pans, laundry detergent, facial cleanser, skincare products, seasonal women’s clothing and shoes, and the essential feminine sanitary products for every month—Yu Yue bought thousands of boxes of each.

“And all kinds of snacks. After the apocalypse, food is scarce, and snacks have become a luxury.”

Chips, shrimp sticks, crispy cones, rice crackers, seaweed, pork floss pastries, snowflake crisps, gummy candies, maltose, brittle candy, sesame candy, chocolate, marinated eggs, quail egg cans, fish-skin peanuts... Before her rebirth, Yu Yue never realized she had such a foodie side.

But after enduring the harsh four years of the apocalypse, where she once thought these junk foods were unhealthy, now Yu Yue could only say they were irresistibly delicious!

Besides snacks, instant noodles and pre-made dishes were truly a blessing for post-apocalypse survivors.

Though fresh food was still Yu Yue’s preference, there was rarely time to cook during the apocalypse. Pre-made meals tasted good enough and were great for filling the stomach occasionally.

Taiwanese braised pork, fish-flavored shredded pork, garlic ribs... every dish was added to her cart in thousands of bags.

She also added electronics. After the apocalypse, with no internet or power, life was truly grueling for someone who had lived in modern civilization for nineteen years.

Thinking of this, Yu Yue added several latest-model smartphones and tablets to her cart. As for novels, games, dramas, she didn’t want to spend time downloading them, so she bought ready-made resource USB drives online.

Of course, the most crucial supplies were medicine—scarce and precious after the apocalypse.

Anti-inflammatory drugs, fever reducers, cold medicine, iodine, medical gauze—especially in the early days when factories had yet to resume production, a simple fever reducer could be worth a hundred pounds of rice!

Yu Yue ordered all these common medicines. Though her powers had enhanced her physique, as a human she would still face headaches and fevers. She had to be fully prepared.

There were so many items to choose from that she shopped until the early hours of the next day, even ordering five sets of mobile homes at the end.

Looking at the nearly hundred million worth of supplies in her shopping cart, Yu Yue smiled with satisfaction and cleared it with one click.

Early the next morning, after a simple breakfast, Yu Yue went straight to the largest 4S dealership in Jiang City and sought out the sales manager.

“Hello, I need five top-of-the-line, highest performance, most durable off-road vehicles, ready for full payment.”

Manager Wang was taken aback, staring at this young girl as if she were joking.

The dealership’s top off-road models each cost seven figures. This girl wanted five, paid in cash, totaling thirty to forty million yuan. He doubted she could actually afford it.

He was stunned into silence for a moment. Yu Yue lightly furrowed her elegant brows.

“What, you can’t sell them? Aren’t you the biggest 4S dealership in Jiang City?”

“Well, we can...” Wang managed.

With a rehearsed smile, he was figuring out how to brush off this presumptuous young lady, but the next moment his eyes widened.

Yu Yue pulled out a black VIP card from a certain bank, waving it impatiently in front of Wang.

“If you can sell, just swipe it. I’m in a hurry.”

“Alright, alright.”

His forced smile instantly turned obsequious. He had seriously misjudged her—this was obviously a wealthy second-generation heiress!

If he took good care of this cash cow, the commission alone would be more than his annual salary!

“Please follow me. We’ll look at the cars, and if you’re satisfied, I’ll prepare the paperwork.”

The salesman led Yu Yue through the lineup of vehicles. While their performance was decent, Yu Yue felt they still fell short against the terrifying zombies of the apocalypse.

The total price for these five vehicles was 45 million yuan. After paying, Yu Yue didn’t rush to leave. Instead, she asked Manager Wang about places that specialized in modifying such off-road vehicles and whether he had channels for buying gasoline and diesel in bulk.

Private gasoline purchases required real-name registration and were limited, but Yu Yue knew Wang, who worked in this industry, would have ways to obtain them.

Although these resources were tightly controlled, as long as there was profit to be made, there were always people in the business—whether shady underground black oil workshops or mysterious overseas sources. As long as the quality was guaranteed, Yu Yue didn’t care about the price.

After all, she had money and could afford to be extravagant!

Having just earned a fortune from Yu Yue, Manager Wang was naturally eager to please this generous patron.

“I happen to know a friend who specializes in off-road vehicle modifications. If you trust me, Miss Yu, I can connect you directly... As for gasoline purchases, I do have channels, but the prices might be much higher than the market rate. I hope you can accept that.”