Natural Disaster Strikes: I Stockpiled Billions and Carved My Way Through the Apocalypse

Wei Lie said, "Judging from his rise to become the director of the Southwest Shelter, he probably had a plan from the beginning: to establish himself in a corner of the country and then conquer the world. By the way, Director Lin, how did you become the director of the K City Shelter?"

“When the Eastern Kingdom built shelters, not only did each region have a large shelter, but each city also had its own medium and small shelters. The number of shelters depended on the size of the city. Shelters like the Southwest Shelter and the Capital Shelter were large shelters, mainly prepared for people of ten to twenty million.”

“K City is a relatively large city, so the K City shelter is considered a medium-sized shelter. At the time, the K City shelter was designed to accommodate between three and five million people.”

"Below are small shelters, which are shelters built in some third- and fourth-tier cities. These shelters are relatively simple and can only provide basic survival protection, not a good living environment. They are designed to accommodate around one million people."

"Why is it set up this way? It's because we've taken into account population consumption. It's very difficult to collect enough supplies in a short period of time. Therefore, the directors of each level of shelter are all transferred from the Resource Management Bureau. Before I became the director of the K City shelter, I was the director of the K City Planning and Resource Management Bureau, the one with real power."

“Then, similarly, the directors of large shelters usually start at the provincial or ministerial level. But we all have one thing in common: we’ve all spent a certain amount of time in the officialdom,” Director Lin said. “Like me, thanks to my father’s and brother’s connections and resources, I was almost forty years old before I finally got the position of director of the Resource Management Bureau.”

“Then, according to age, Qi Wuguo wouldn’t qualify. I remember he’s only thirty this year, and he was only twenty-eight before the apocalypse,” Mu Jiuyue said.

"Yes." Director Lin nodded: "So, Qi Wuguo was only one of the three deputy directors of the Southwest Shelter at the beginning, and the director was someone else."

“However, in less than two years, Qi Wuguo got rid of the head and the other two deputies, successfully taking over and becoming the sole ruler,” Wei Lie said. “It’s clear that his abilities are in no way inferior to Director Lin’s. After all, Director Lin also got rid of the top two leaders before he truly took control of the K City shelter.”

“No comparison, absolutely no comparison.” Director Lin waved his hands repeatedly: “The scale is completely different. One Southwest Shelter is equivalent to five K City Shelter. The Southwest Shelter has one head and three deputies. The K City Shelter only has one head and one deputy. It can be said that I have absolute say in the K City Shelter. But Qi Wuguo, starting from a mere deputy, not only eliminated one head and two deputies, but most importantly, he also took away the military’s say and management power in the Southwest Shelter.”

“I understand,” Mu Jiuyue said. “Although Director Lin eliminated the top two leaders, he maintained peaceful coexistence with the team represented by Lin Zhen. He also maintained friendly relations with us. Qi Wuguo essentially eliminated the top two leaders at the same time, and then conveniently eliminated Lin Zhen and us as well.”

“That’s right, that’s exactly the point,” Director Lin said. “So this Qi Wuguo is truly capable, and he’s very good at controlling his subordinates.”

“I suspect that Qi Wuguo’s initial deputy position was just a smokescreen. In reality, his main post and the military were already under his control,” Lin Zhen said. “That’s why he was able to so easily take control of the entire Southwest Shelter. This kid has been playing dumb all along. He’s very good at hiding his true strength.”

“That’s very likely.” Wei Lie and Mu Jiuyue nodded in unison. “Otherwise, there’s no way to explain how he managed to take control of a large shelter of tens of millions of people without shedding a drop of blood.”

"So, we're facing off against the Southwest Shelter. Our enemy is formidable," Director Lin sighed. "Natural disasters and man-made calamities make survival truly difficult."

"We want to conquer the world, and so do they. We'll clash sooner or later," Mu Jiuyue said. "I won't allow myself to become a test subject for the Southwest Shelter. There's something you might not know: the Southwest Shelter is conducting human experiments, grafting genes between humans and different animals and plants to create mutant humans."

"What?!" All three were taken aback. "What are mutants?"

“I’ve fought mutants a few times. They seem to have intellectual deficiencies, but they’re completely obedient to Xue Yuan and will protect her with their lives. I don’t know if they were subservient to Xue Yuan from the beginning, or if they only became subservient to her after being modified,” Mu Jiuyue said. “They are incredibly strong and extremely powerful in combat. Without firearms, they are practically humanoid machines. A single punch can easily penetrate a 36-centimeter-thick solid brick wall. Lin Zhen, can your men do that?”

Lin Zhen shook his head decisively: "No way! That's a joke! No matter how strong an individual soldier is, he can't punch through a 36-centimeter solid wall. That thickness is more than enough to stop a bullet."

"But I saw it with my own eyes," Mu Jiuyue said. "If I hadn't relied on my spatial ability, I wouldn't have been a match for them at all. In the end, I only managed to narrowly defeat them by using spatial jumps and a dagger soaked in acid rain. And there should be many such mutants in the Southwest Sanctuary. What do you think we would do if we met a team of mutants on the battlefield in the future?"

"September, is there something you want to remind us?" Director Lin seemed to have thought of something.

"Yes," Mu Jiuyue said seriously, "In the future, the sun will suddenly explode, causing the Earth's magnetic field across the entire planet to become chaotic, and all electronic products will instantly fail. In other words, we will have to return to the era of slash-and-burn agriculture. Cars will not start, all communication tools will be paralyzed, and solar panels will become scrap metal. At that time, all firearms and ammunition will be unusable. Combat will only be hand-to-hand."

The three of them gasped in shock: "When will they arrive?"

"It's hard to say." Mu Jiuyue tried her best to recall her past life's experiences: "It should be during the period of polar day and polar night, or it could be after the polar day and polar night. Polar day means it's daytime all day long, with no night. Polar night means it's nighttime all day long, with no day. From this time on, the geomagnetic disturbance will begin. Judging from the time, it will be here in about two months. Whether it will be polar day or polar night is still unclear, it will happen randomly."

"Two months." Director Lin said solemnly, "That means we must get to the designated location within two months. Otherwise, with so many of us, we won't be able to move an inch."

“That makes sense.” Lin Zhen nodded: “The men are alright, but the elderly, children, and those who are seriously injured or ill can’t go very far.”

"And the rate of seawater intrusion is accelerating," Wei Lie said. "If we slow down even a step, we will be swallowed up by the ocean again."

Mu Jiuyue said, "So we need to speed things up. While the electronic devices are still usable, we must hurry on our way. Even if we have to travel day and night, we can't afford to delay."