Stockpiling in the Apocalypse: Supplies Forging a Legend of Survival

Who knows if there are any valuable things inside these.

Fortunately, Zhang Yuan was quick in his actions. It didn't take long for him to move some boxes out and clear the space.

It was already half an hour later when the two of them finished installing the stove together.

"How much charcoal do you want?" Liu Ruoyan asked.

Zhang Yuan shook his head. "I don't want any. I'll buy some from the base later."

Hearing Zhang Yuan's words, Liu Ruoyan could only nod.

Zhang Yuan had said before that the base had given him quite a lot of contribution points.

Plus, in these two months, Zhang Yuan should have also been helping the base with things, and surely there would be new contribution points added to his account.

Even if Zhang Yuan wasn't extremely wealthy now, it would definitely be no problem for him to buy some charcoal.

Zhang Yuan walked to the wall, opened a box, and took two boxes out and walked back.

"I have weapons, and I also have these. See which one you prefer."

As he was speaking, Zhang Yuan handed the two boxes in his hands to Liu Ruoyan.

These were two rectangular boxes, flat and black, with no words or patterns on them. It was impossible to tell what was inside.

Just by the shape, they looked a bit like the packaging of thermal underwear.

Could it really be thermal underwear inside?

Liu Ruoyan thought so and opened one of the boxes. Sure enough, she saw black clothes inside.

"Don't look at these clothes as being very thin, but they are extremely effective in keeping out the cold and retaining heat. Of course, if you don't want this, you can also choose a weapon instead."

Liu Ruoyan had already closed the box. "I'll take it."

"As long as you like it."

Liu Ruoyan raised her wrist and took a look at the watch on it. It was already four o'clock in the morning.

It was already quite late. The sky outside had already brightened. It was just that they hadn't opened the curtains, so they couldn't see it.

"Now that the task is done, I'll go back first." Liu Ruoyan said.

"Okay, I'll see you out."

Zhang Yuan really did see Liu Ruoyan to the front door as he said.

Liu Ruoyan didn't know what was the point of seeing her off for just these few steps. After getting home, instead of hurrying to look at those two sets of clothes, she tidied up the messy boxes in the living room.

These had all been accounted for at Zhang Yuan's place. Liu Ruoyan didn't plan to put them back into her space. She simply piled them up in the living room.

Anyway, she spent most of her day in the bedroom. The living room wasn't really of much use to her.

After tidying up these, Liu Ruoyan went to wash up and then went straight back to the bedroom.

She had been tired enough this night. Liu Ruoyan didn't plan to enter the kitchen again.

Back in the bedroom, she sat down at the small table and took out a bowl of cold noodles from her space.

Besides the cold noodles, she also took out a plate of Korean fried chicken with honey mustard dipping sauce.

This kind of dipping sauce was the most comfortable to eat in summer. Paired with ice-cold beer, one sip would send a cool feeling straight to the top of your head.

After having a comfortable meal, Liu Ruoyan didn't rest immediately. Instead, she leaned against the bed and looked at the installed stove not far away.

Liu Ruoyan had bought quite a lot of such stoves.

Besides these charcoal-burning stoves, Liu Ruoyan also had electric oil heaters, small suns (infrared heaters), warm air blowers, electric blankets, and water heating blankets.

She didn't even know how many warming pads she had bought.

There were also charcoal, firewood, straw and tin foil for starting fires, and so on. There were countless of them.

Even though she had prepared so thoroughly, when Liu Ruoyan thought of the feeling of being so cold that one's blood would almost freeze during the extreme cold, she still couldn't help but shiver.

Just then, Liu Ruoyan's gaze fell on the two boxes beside her.

Previously, she had been too focused on eating and hadn't had the time to take a careful look at the clothes inside.

Now that she saw them, Liu Ruoyan immediately picked up the boxes, opened them, and took out the clothes inside.

These clothes looked like ordinary black thermal underwear. They even felt thinner than ordinary thermal underwear when touched. But after getting them in her hands, Liu Ruoyan finally felt the difference.

The texture felt different from any fabric she had ever bought.

It was a bit like... the kind of fabric Zhang Yuan was wearing when she first met him.

Liu Ruoyan put her hand into the sleeve. It didn't take long before she felt her hand getting slightly warm, and it was getting warmer and warmer.

Before the apocalypse, many advertisements for thermal underwear claimed to use certain fabrics and that the clothes could generate heat on their own after being worn. But most of them were just gimmicks.

But the clothes Liu Ruoyan was holding in her hand now were truly generating heat.

Thinking of Zhang Yuan, Liu Ruoyan soon felt at ease.

If someone else had taken out such clothes, Liu Ruoyan would have wanted to find out the source.

But since it was Zhang Yuan, forget it.

It was good that they were getting along like this now. It was better not to cross the line and touch each other's secrets.

Liu Ruoyan took out both sets of clothes and washed them, then hung them in the living room.

The sun had already come out outside, and the temperature was rising rapidly. The temperature in the living room was also gradually increasing.

It was estimated that by the time Liu Ruoyan woke up in the afternoon, the clothes would have been completely dry.

And that was exactly what happened. After waking up in the afternoon, Liu Ruoyan came to the living room and saw that the clothes were completely dry. She then put them away and temporarily stored them in her space.

Liu Ruoyan didn't plan to go out again. After washing up, she went to the kitchen to cook.

Liu Ruoyan took out beef brisket and planned to make a stewed beef brisket with tomatoes.

To make a delicious stewed beef brisket with tomatoes, one must master the heat well.

Liu Ruoyan had plenty of time, so she wasn't in a hurry. She stewed it over a low heat, and soon the kitchen was filled with a delicious smell.

It wasn't until it was almost dark outside that Liu Ruoyan finally finished stewing a large pot of stewed beef brisket with tomatoes.

Liu Ruoyan found a two-layer stainless steel lunch box. She put rice on one layer and filled the other layer with the stewed beef brisket with tomatoes.

After putting the lunch box and the remaining stewed beef brisket with tomatoes into her space, Liu Ruoyan went to take a bath to wash off the strong smell on her body, changed her clothes, and then walked towards the door.

Just as she reached the door and before she had a chance to open it, she heard voices outside.

"Zhang Yuan, what did you buy? Why are people from the base helping you carry things?"

It was the voice of the aunt on the fifth floor.

Liu Ruoyan hadn't seen the aunt downstairs for more than two months. She didn't expect that this aunt even knew Zhang Yuan's name.

It was just that why was this aunt still so gossipy?

Just as she was thinking this, she heard the aunt ask again, "That girl opposite you, why doesn't she go out every day? What does she do at home all day long? I saw you helping her carry a lot of things yesterday. Were they all food?

Where did she, a young girl, get so much food from?"

Liu Ruoyan frowned. Just as she was about to open the door, she heard Zhang Yuan's voice.

"Auntie, haven't you heard that the temperature is going to drop? Instead of spending time prying into these things, you'd better go and stock up on some things for the winter."

"What's there to stock up on?" The aunt's voice was full of disdain. "This damn weather is going to roast people to death soon. If only it could really cool down!

It would be best if it dropped by fifty or sixty degrees! When I moved here, I brought all the things from my home. I have enough winter clothes to wear!"