Reborn in the Apocalypse: A Commoner's Survival Log

Zhou Yang woke up before dawn the next day.

But it was too early to get up, and I wasn't hungry, so after washing up, I snuggled back into bed and started thinking about renting a place and renovating the house.

The safe base he had his eye on was the Baijishan base, which he had built in his previous life on the border with the neighboring Anhui province. Backed by the Baijishan Mountains, it had a natural barrier, and more than 30 kilometers away were the famous Qiandao Lake and Xin'anjiang Reservoir. With its mountainous terrain and water features, it was easy to defend and difficult to attack, making it the largest safe base in the southeast.

The resort and villa area at the foot of the mountain is the central area of ​​this base.

In his previous life, he also lived in this base, but unfortunately he had no house, no supplies, and no special abilities, so he could only live in the outermost slum.

This time, he's determined to get a house in the central area ahead of time and then completely renovate it. The doors and windows not only need to be reinforced and made explosion-proof, but also need to be redone for sun protection, heat insulation, and soundproofing. The apocalypse isn't just about riots and zombies; there are also various natural disasters like cold waves and heat waves.

While the resort houses could be rented long-term, they were unrenovable and would eventually become government offices, offering little value to him. Conversely, the villas in the villa area, which could be rented long-term and renovated, were preferable to being unfurnished, as the landlords wouldn't object to his renovations.

However, he didn't plan to rent a villa; instead, he set his sights on a large, single-level apartment in a high-rise building.

The earlier floods had left most of the houses in the villa area moldy, and with a lack of materials after the apocalypse, most were beyond repair and barely habitable. The high-rise residential areas, however, fared much better; apart from the lower floors, the upper floors were largely unaffected.

He checked online for rental listings in that villa area and actually found a large, unfurnished apartment in a high-rise building. However, it wasn't his ideal one-unit-per-floor layout; it was a smaller one, 180 square meters, with two units per floor. But it was definitely big enough for him living alone. He just knew there might be residents across the street, so he had to be careful.

After looking around again, Zhou Yang realized there were no other options that appealed to her. Without hesitation, she immediately placed an order for a rental online. The real estate agent quickly called to confirm.

Zhou Yang and the real estate agent agreed to go see the house tomorrow, and if there were no problems, they would sign the contract directly.

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Yang went online to check out local renovation companies and finally chose one that was the most efficient and had a good reputation.

After noting down the renovation company's phone number, Zhou Yang called and selected an experienced designer. After arranging a house viewing with the designer the next day, he went online to check out various safe house construction guides from post-apocalyptic enthusiasts, gradually finalizing the renovation plan and the materials needed, as well as a rough price list.

By the time we finished, it was almost noon.

Zhou Yang rolled over and got up, stretched by the bed, and walked towards the kitchen.

Having already missed breakfast, he decided to combine it into one meal and cook something delicious to treat himself.

He even planned to make a little extra, storing the rest in the cellar besides what he needed for this meal. He just needed to get some shelves in the cellar, otherwise it would be difficult to organize the items.

Hmm, I'll go to the building materials market this afternoon.

Take out a bag of silver cod fillets from the refrigerator, wash them briefly, add seasonings, put them in the steamer, and set it to the fish steaming mode.

Next, boil a pot of water and blanch the pork belly cut into small pieces. Then, heat oil in a wok, stir-fry the pork, and add soy sauce, rock sugar, and honey. Stir-fry until each piece of pork belly is coated with the sauce, and finally add a little water and simmer for ten minutes before serving.

Next, I boiled another pot of water, then took out the mung bean sprouts and greens I bought yesterday, washed them, and set them aside. After the water boiled, I added the noodles, and once they were almost cooked, I took them out and rinsed them with cold water. Then I heated oil in a wok, cracked in a dozen or so eggs, added a large handful of greens and mung bean sprouts, and stir-fried them until they were just cooked through. Then I added the noodles, stir-fried them a few more times, and finally added a little soy sauce. A delicious pot of stir-fried noodles was ready.

After the stir-fried noodles are finished, the steamed cod fillets will also be ready.

Keep only the amount of each item he wants to eat, and pack the rest into disposable takeout containers that are left at home, then store them in the cellar of his space.

After lunch, Zhou Yang went directly to the building materials market, where he selected dozens of tall commercial shelves and asked the shop owner to deliver them to the warehouse at 5 p.m. that afternoon.

After buying the shelves, I browsed around inside and bought a lot of lidded porcelain jars, planning to render lard and store it later.

Seeing that there were electrical outlets, heating equipment, and other similar items for sale, Zhou Yang went in and bought some. He also bought a lot of sealing strips, adhesives, hot melt glue guns, electric drills, various hardware parts, and various hand tools sets, just in case he might need them later.

After packing the scattered items into the small building in his spatial dimension, Zhou Yang went straight to the warehouse. The delivery time he had arranged with the wholesale market owners yesterday was fast approaching.

When Zhou Yang arrived outside the warehouse, several trucks were already waiting. He had the drivers unload the goods and pay the remaining balance.

After the craftsmen left, Zhou Yang closed the warehouse door and put a large amount of supplies into his spatial storage.

It wasn't even 1 p.m. when I finished all this.

Since it was still early, Zhou Yang found a car rental company and rented a medium-sized truck, then drove to the countryside.

After driving for more than half an hour, we arrived at the nearest village.

Zhou Yang found a woman in her fifties and asked her if anyone in the village had free-range poultry and livestock, wanting to help her buy a batch.

The aunt first asked about the purchase price, and Zhou Yang quoted a price that was much cheaper than in the city, but still quite high in the countryside.

The aunt immediately slapped her thigh and said that she had one at home, and that Zhou Yang could go with her. With that, she drove her little scooter home.

Zhou Yang immediately drove after them.

In just a few minutes, we arrived at the aunt's house.

The auntie's family had fenced off a very large yard, a full acre. She said that years ago they planned to use it to build a fishpond, but the project didn't work out, so they simply filled it in.

They now grow some fruit trees, raise some poultry and livestock, and sell free-range chickens, ducks, and eggs. Because their livestock are raised well, and are genuine free-range animals that only eat grains, many people in the city are their regular customers.

Zhou Yang glanced at the poultry running all over the yard.

I must say, they have a pretty complete selection; they have several breeds of ducks and geese, as well as quails and pigeons. And judging from the food boxes, they're fed whole grains, so they're definitely not on commercial feed.

There was a fairly large pigsty at the very back of the wall. Zhou Yang went in to take a look and found two litters of white pigs, one litter of black pigs, and 12 cages of rabbits covering the entire wall.

This is something you can buy in one stop.

Zhou Yang didn't hesitate and immediately said he could buy it.

Five of each breed of poultry, four females and one male. White pork is a bit more tender than black pork, but black pork is more flavorful, so Zhou Yang planned to have both. However, he could have more white piglets, so he ordered four white piglets (three females and one male) and three black piglets (two females and one male). Rabbits reproduce quickly, so he didn't need many, and only ordered three (two females and one male).