Snowstorm: I'm Super Rich in the Apocalypse-Chapter 74 - A New Foothold

Chapter 74: Chapter 74: A New Foothold

Chapter 74 -74: A New Foothold

After making sure everything was alright, the two returned to the dilapidated factory and updated everyone on the situation.

Then, after they all put on protective suits, they unloaded the supplies from the vehicle, disinfected everything, and placed it in a ventilated area. They planned to use their folding carts later to move them quietly, as driving there would be too loud and attract unnecessary attention.

They didn’t plan on everyone moving at once, so Gu Pan and Lu Ruisheng started by relocating their own items to the three-story villa in the south. The remaining people stayed to watch over the supplies.

Gu Pan and Lu Ruisheng moved in two trips using their cart, then returned to the factory and swapped with Chen Shaonan and his wife, who moved to the second building in the south, near them.

They moved in pairs, all wearing protective suits. To outsiders, it might always seem like only two people were involved, but they actually switched four times.

The third time was Feng Zhekai and his wife, and finally, Cheng Yang and Chen Lang took their turn.

They weren’t trying to hide their actual numbers permanently, just during the move. They didn’t want to reveal everything at once and didn’t want to draw too much attention, cause panic, or provoke hostility and direct conflict with guarded individuals.

Once everything settled down, it wouldn’t matter as much because they were merely there to reside without any ill intentions. It was better for both sides to have a period of adaptation and acceptance.

After moving the existing supplies, they all returned to the abandoned factory. Three hours had passed, and yesterday’s supplies in the vehicle had been ventilated and disinfected, so they could now check what was available.

There really was a lot of stuff: ten bags of vacuum-packed rice, each weighing fifty kilograms, eight bags of flour, and ten boxes of noodles and instant noodles combined, along with self-heating meals, self-heating hotpots, freeze-dried vegetables and dried fruits. Most importantly, there were ten large barrels of mineral water, which were crucial, and some daily necessities that would come in handy.

They couldn’t move all these supplies to the new location because they were too much and would attract unwelcome attention. So they decided to keep them hidden here, but not in the vehicle.

Lu Ruisheng and Cheng Yang walked around the factory and found a suitable spot, a shipping container that was worn on the outside but clean and sealed on the inside. No snakes, bugs, rats, or ants could get in.

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Thus, they decided to store the supplies in the container, planning to secretly transport them back at night. Their house was on the very edge, which made it easier to come and go without being noticed, which was a good thing.

Gu Pan’s Space, apart from his spouse, wasn’t meant to be known by a third person, so as for the supplies, they would just distribute them in the most normal, best, and fair way possible with everyone else.

As for the vehicle, they also hid it there and drained its fuel. They weren’t short of vehicles now, but without fuel, there was no need to worry about it being stolen.

It wasn’t until noon that they finally got everything sorted and returned to the villa district.

Initially, the surrounding neighbors thought it was just two people, but later the nearby residents realized they occupied four houses. Upon closer observation, they could tell it wasn’t just two people.

However, by now, they had also recognized that these people had come together companionably without any aggressive intentions, so they felt more at ease. No one came to greet them, given the ongoing epidemic, and everyone was consciously maintaining their distance.

They also noticed that their supplies weren’t abundant, so there wasn’t much envy, thinking they were merely seeking refuge in a less populated area due to the epidemic.

The building that Gu Pan and Lu Ruisheng occupied came furnished and was free of corpses and rats, probably because there wasn’t any food to attract the rats.

The first floor showed signs of water damage, but the water hadn’t risen high. The area was elevated, so the water had only just entered the houses, not even reaching knee-height, which didn’t majorly impact the buildings.

The security of the house was high, with anti-theft bars on all the windows; although the door had been broken, Gu Pan and the others weren’t worried about it because Lu Ruisheng could fix it, and they had many heavy chains and locks to reinforce the door.

They planned to live on the top floor, so they just needed to add an iron gate at the staircase on the second floor to increase the safety factor.

The inside of the house had been ransacked, leaving no useful supplies. However, the large pieces of furniture remained. Blankets and such were gone, likely stolen during the extreme cold. As for the original owner, perhaps they didn’t stay here often? That wasn’t important anyway.

The houses occupied by Chen Shaonan and Feng Zhekai had old bloodstains inside, but no bodies and no rats. They had also been turned over. They opened the windows and threw out everything they could, then sprayed disinfectant all around.

Cheng Yang’s place was easier; it was half-renovated. There had been a fully renovated one next door, but Cheng Yang said this one was fine because it saved the trouble of throwing more things out, and all you had to do was bring in a bed.

Gu Pan and the others did the same, throwing out the soft furnishings from their previous house, including mattresses and sofas.

The remaining cabinets and beds were also temporarily moved out to the yard to air out. After spraying disinfectant inside the house and keeping the doors and windows open, they weren’t going to sleep inside tonight. They set up tents outside, as airing out the house for another day was safer.

The next morning, they moved the furniture back in, and then Gu Pan took out new mattresses, bedding, and temporary clothes from “Space.” Once everything was arranged, the house finally felt like a home.

Of course, she couldn’t take out too much; otherwise, their own people might become suspicious. There was no rush; they could wait until the epidemic was over before taking out more things and claim they were scavenged resources cleaned for use, which was perfectly normal during a pestilence like this—they had to be careful.

When going out to throw things away, Gu Pan and the others saw a poster on a wall, weathered by wind and sun, its words slightly blurred but still faintly legible. It talked about plague warnings and protections.

The plague hadn’t widely spread in this area; it seemed not only because there were few people here, but also because someone had anticipated the post-disaster situation and informed everyone in advance, burnt the corpses and trash, and made protective measures. It was very likely that this person was from the Inner Circle, where there might have been someone with leadership skills, perhaps a former leader.

Certainly, the natural barrier of their villa complex being separated from the city center helped with protection and was easy to manage. As long as everyone was aware and cooperated, it was easy to control, thus avoiding an outbreak here.

There was also no contact between people here; at least from what they saw, people besides their own families hardly went out to talk, so even if there was an epidemic, it was not easy to spread.

This made Gu Pan and her companions quite relieved; they planned to safely get through the epidemic and extreme heat here.

Cheng Yang got everything in order and found Gu Pan: “Sis, get some seeds. We all have yards, so we should start planting veggies quickly. The meat has all melted, and thinking about it makes my heart hurt. But life is important. Next time we’ll probably just have a vegetable hotpot.”

Gu Pan looked at Cheng Yang helplessly, “You might not even get to eat a vegetable hotpot; we only have that little bottled water to drink, how can we water plants? Even though the epidemic isn’t serious here, the groundwater has been contaminated. Who dares to use that? Let’s just wait, we’ll talk after the epidemic is over.”

Cheng Yang realized, “Right, we can’t use the water. We had stored some before, and now we’re down to so little. Sis, what if the epidemic lasts for months? Aren’t we going to die of thirst?”

Gu Pan naturally couldn’t disclose what she knew from her previous life, she only said, “We’re close to the mountains; we can go up there and look. Teacher Chen and Teacher Duan might know methods for filtering dew or something; we definitely won’t die from thirst, but growing veggies is off the table.”

Hearing that they wouldn’t die of thirst, Cheng Yang breathed a sigh of relief: “Being with you really is my good fortune, and I must cherish it.” After speaking, he looked into the distance: “I wonder how my parents are.”

Gu Pan said, “When the base starts recruiting, we’ll go there, and we might find them then.”

Cheng Yang’s eyes lit up: “Yeah, I’m sure I’ll see my parents again.”

Lu Ruisheng handed Cheng Yang a piece of chocolate. He didn’t say anything, but as Cheng Yang tasted it, he felt this moment wasn’t so hard; sometimes, just a little sweetness could really comfort the heart.