Snowstorm: I'm Super Rich in the Apocalypse-Chapter 200 - Leaving the Base Again
Chapter 200: Chapter 200 Leaving the Base Again
Chapter 200 -200 Leaving the Base Again
Lu Xuerong placed the items she always carried into her backpack, then left a note for Feng Zhekai.
Afterward, they knocked on the door across the hall, informing Yang Jia and Chen Fengzhou about the situation.
Yang Jia and Chen Fengzhou assured them they would definitely keep an eye on Dr. Feng and told them not to worry.
With their promise, Lu Xuerong felt relieved and followed Gu Pan down the stairs.
Next, they went to the place for issuing identification, where Cheng Yang and Lu Xuerong got temporary access permits—valid for five days and good for a single use, meaning they could leave only once and had to return within those five days.
If the permits expired, they would have to go through the whole procedure again upon their return.
Anyway, Gu Pan and the others were aware of the time constraint and wouldn’t exceed five days.
After sorting that out, they went to the storage warehouse’s parking lot and took out a truck—a massive one, the largest model aside from trailers. So, no matter how much they managed to scavenge, it would all fit. With everything prepared, the four of them set off.
Upon reaching the entrance’s weapons storage, they retrieved the weapons they’d stored upon entering.
Gu Pan and the others always kept their weapons in the Space, so they could just take them out when needed and there was no need to mention it now if they weren’t being used.
After exiting the base, they noticed more people at the entrance than before. Many had come to seek refuge at the base, but a lot of them, lacking identification, had to settle on the outskirts, obtaining a temporary residence permit and only gaining entry after three months.
With Cheng Yang driving, basically handling the task by himself, Gu Pan and the others didn’t need to worry about it.
Since the spinning equipment and the fertilized eggs were in Gu Pan’s Space and not urgent, they decided to head in a direction they hadn’t explored before to search for supplies. They could just pick up the equipment and eggs on their way back.
This time, they went in the opposite direction from their last outing, and didn’t spot a city until the sun had set.
They didn’t enter the city; it was too chaotic with little of value left to find. Now, they were focusing on scavenging for equipment, specifically small to medium-sized machines.
Although many factories had been looted, and simpler machines producing popular products were taken, there were also devices that nobody wanted because they didn’t have the technical expertise to use them—those were the items Gu Pan and her team targeted for salvage.
Such items were easier to transport, and once back at the base, the specialists could repair and operate them.
These were not on the scavenging army’s priority list, so they stood a good chance of finding good equipment unclaimed by others, perhaps even discovering something valuable that had been overlooked.
Sticking close to the outskirts of the city, they searched for small factories and equipment. Metal alone was a precious find.
Gu Pan made sure they never came back empty-handed. Even casually picked up scrap metal was valuable.
Factories near the suburbs had been ransacked countless times. Some machines might not be operational, but their parts were scavenged for weapons, traps, or other purposes.
They moved further out, where fewer people had been, as most scavengers were on foot with limited range and capacity to carry heavy items.
With less competition, Gu Pan and her team began their earnest search.
Repair shops, ice cream plants, delis, small craft workshops, weaving factories, straw fields…
None of these turned out to be valuable, and as night fell, they decided to rest on the spot.
Of course, they had no idea how many items Gu Pan had casually stashed in her Space along the way—straw frames, winnowing fans, brooms from the weaving factory; she spared none of them.
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She also collected small crafts out of sheer fondness, thinking there was space to store them for now; they could always be discarded later. For now, she took pleasure in just having them.
Especially the crystal balls—truly beautiful and near impossible for a girl to resist. Gu Pan amassed quite a collection.
They spent the night in one of the factories, with Lu Ruisheng fetching tents and air mattresses from the truck.
Gu Pan then took out self-heating meals; one for each person.
After dinner, they took a short walk to aid digestion before taking turns sleeping.
Far from the city center, the night was exceptionally quiet and undisturbed.
The next day, they continued their search.
By noon, they stumbled upon a waste processing plant, mainly for plastics, which surprisingly excited them all. Even in the apocalypse, there was no shortage of plastic waste. Processing it into usable materials would be invaluable for the base.
The issue was the size of the equipment. If it had been just Gu Pan and Lu Ruisheng, they could have simply stored it in the Space and then moved it onto the truck, but it wasn’t possible with others present.
So, they had to disassemble and transport the equipment by hand. This process, admittedly, was how normal people would do it.
Luckily, their truck was large enough to accommodate everything. At first, they had thought it was too big and wasteful on fuel, but now they appreciated its size.
Without discussion, they got to work, not familiar with the machinery but knowing disassembly was necessary to load it up. It didn’t matter if they damaged anything—back at the base, there were people skilled enough to fix it.
While they disassembled, Gu Pan went to look for any transportable items nearby.
In a secluded spot, she brought out an unloading godsend from the cruise ship—it seemed useless before, but now it was just what they needed. Gu Pan found that things appearing trivial often became useful when least expected, like now.
After placing it on the ground, she excitedly called Lu Ruisheng and the others over.
Lu Ruisheng, having seen the device on the cruise ship, feigned excitement, “With this, we’ll save a lot of trouble.”
Cheng Yang inspected it, “A cargo lift?”
Gu Pan nodded, “Seems so.”
Lu Xuerong was also delighted, “We’re really lucky.” While talking, she noticed the barrels under the shed ahead, “Isn’t that oil?”
Gu Pan hadn’t paid much attention at first, only thinking of finding a private space to bring out the unloading device, but now she turned to look.
Lu Ruisheng had already reached the barrels, and after checking, he was stunned, “It’s all oil—two barrels of diesel and three of gasoline, all full.”
Gu Pan looked at Lu Xuerong, “Sis-in-law, your eyesight is too good. With these, you won’t have to worry about money for ten years.”
Lu Xuerong quickly waved her hands, “This trip was to lend you a hand; we don’t want anything.”
Gu Pan frowned and asked, “Sis-in-law, saying that hurts worse than insulting me. What we find together is for everyone. I won’t share what we had hidden before, but if you say that, aren’t you making it impossible for me and Ruisheng to be decent people?”
Indeed, they had found these supplies together. Although Gu Pan and Lu Ruisheng intended to take care of them, even just the two of them couldn’t guarantee finding treasures every time. The materials discovered now belonged to the whole group, as they were found jointly.
