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

Mu Jiuyue didn't respond, but said with a smile, "I heard the shelter has been built?"

"Hmm," Wei Lie replied, "They asked me when I was moving in. I don't plan to move, but they sent over a dozen people to occupy the villa. My things can be given away or not, but they absolutely cannot be left idle. What? You want to go to a shelter?"

Mu Jiuyue waved her hands frantically: "No, no, no, I must be crazy. Isn't living in my own sanctuary great? I can have whatever I want, I'm free and comfortable."

“That’s what I think too,” Wei Lie said with a smile. “But we also need to have our own people over there so that our information can be accurate.”

Mu Jiuyue nodded, "That makes sense."

“A lot more people have died recently,” Wei Lie said. “Our domestic statistics show that nearly 100 million people have died. It’s even worse abroad, where half of them have died. And this is just the beginning.”

“Yes, this is just the beginning.” Mu Jiuyue held a cup of lemon tea, comfortably munching on ice cubes, and said, “In another half month, humanity will have a buffer period. But, not much. The humans who survive are becoming more and more like wild beasts.”

Wei Lie didn't follow Mu Jiuyue's lead. Instead, he said, "Shelters all over the country have opened, but there are conditions for entering. There are no restrictions on living in large dormitories, with forty-eight people sharing a room. If you want to live in a better high-rise, you either need to provide 100 catties of grain per person or 50 grams of gold per person. Outside, money has become almost worthless, and most people have started bartering. Luckily, I followed in your footsteps and stockpiled a lot of gold, which is why I was able to acquire so many supplies."

"The shelter is preparing to implement a points system. The points can be used nationwide. I've pre-deposited 10,000 points for you. If you want to visit the shelter, just let me know in advance." Wei Lie said calmly, as if 10,000 points were nothing at all.

However, Mu Jiuyue knew that these points were truly valuable.

In my past life, an ordinary worker earned ten points a day. That was enough for a family's basic living expenses.

Ten thousand points is roughly three years' salary for an average worker.

That's incredibly generous.

“Okay.” Mu Jiuyue readily accepted Wei Lie’s offer and said, “Let’s go to the shelter when it’s not so hot.”

Let's do a trade on the side.

The WeChat group for Xingfu Community is not as lively as it used to be.

After two months of high temperatures, almost every household in the community has experienced deaths.

Two months of consumption had basically depleted their inventory, and various struggles and underhanded tactics had begun to emerge.

Such acts of bullying men and women are all too common.

Even if the current order is still there, there are not enough people. Unless it is a serious crime, they will basically just mediate for a while and that will be the end of it.

Of course, if someone actually commits a crime, they'll just eat peanuts.

In times of chaos, harsh measures are necessary; this principle has never been wrong.

While Mu Jiuyue was enjoying her carefree life in the cave, she always watched the fun stories from Happiness Community as her dinner show.

Today, the residents' WeChat group for Xingfu Community finally became lively again.

"The shelter is built! I'm going to the shelter! I've finally made it out of this! I don't have to suffer in this sweltering place anymore!"

“Our whole family is going to the shelter too. I heard they provide food and lodging, and even have air conditioning. Isn’t that better than here? We’re cut off from water and electricity every day. This is just too much!”

“I’m not going! No matter how good the shelter is, it’s not as comfortable as my own doghouse. So many people crammed into one room, how can that be good? Even if my own home isn’t great, at least I have my own place to live.”

"Yes, I'm not going either. I heard that to stay in a luxury apartment, you need 100 jin of grain per person. If I had that much grain, why would I need to live in a shelter?"

Those who chose to go and those who didn't immediately split into two camps.

The two groups immediately started arguing in the group chat.

Finally, a neighbor lady stepped in to mediate: "Alright, everyone, stop talking. It's hot and everyone's got a temper; things can get heated quickly. Whether you go or not is your decision!"

Someone chimed in, "Exactly! Everyone should make their own decisions. What's there to argue about?"

The next night.

Some people packed their bags, took their families, and joined the relocation to the shelter.

However, a considerable number of people chose to stay behind. These were people who still had some supplies at home and were hoping that the natural disaster would end and everything would return to normal.

The shelter is located on a large, gentle slope in the northwest of K city.

The location is alright.

It used to be an abandoned, unfinished building complex.

After being designated as a shelter, it was built as a semi-above-ground and semi-underground shelter.

The wealthy live underground, where it's cool, comfortable, and spacious.

People without money live on the ground, in cramped and hot conditions, suffering all sorts of misery.

Whether you're rich or poor, you can get two free meals every day just by showing your ID card. For those who aren't rich, this is definitely a benefit.

As a result, more and more people who could not survive chose to go to shelters.

Mu Jiuyue held her binoculars and looked at the long, seemingly endless queue, her heart completely unmoved.

Secretary Cao arrived with several people, each carrying a large bag.

"Miss Mu, this is a motorboat that Mr. Wei asked us to deliver." Secretary Cao smiled innocently, but Mu Jiuyue didn't think he was really innocent.

None of the people around Wei Lie are useless.

"Please thank President Wei for me." Mu Jiuyue nodded with a smile.

Secretary Cao had the others leave the things at the cave entrance and then spoke again: "Eighty percent of the residential areas in K City have already been relocated. In rural areas, almost no one has chosen to relocate; everyone has stayed in their original homes."

Mu Jiuyue frowned for a moment, then relaxed.

She understood what Wei Lie meant.

She accepted Wei Lie's kindness.

"I get it, thank."

Seeing that Mu Jiuyue understood his meaning, Secretary Cao smiled, nodded, and left.

"What does Wei Lie mean?" Old Hou leaned closer, his eyes gleaming like mosquito coils.

"Old Hou, why do you think those people in the countryside refuse to go to the shelters?" Mu Jiuyue asked in return.

"Why else? They have houses, wells, land, food, chickens, and ducks. Why would they go to a shelter and suffer like that?" Old Hou chuckled. "Oh, I understand what Wei Lie means. He's telling you that there are still supplies in the countryside. But we don't lack anything, so why would we need to go to the countryside to buy things?"

“You can’t buy seeds saved by farmers in the city, nor can you buy various agricultural machinery.” Mu Jiuyue laughed: “This Wei Lie is quite interesting. He’s really smart.”

Wei Lie discovered that Mu Jiuyue had asked Lao Hou to buy a batch of vegetable and fruit seeds, and guessed that Mu Jiuyue must have land where she could grow them.

Then this message was given to Mu Jiuyue.

Agricultural machinery is not only expensive, but you also can't buy it without a certificate.

Large harvesters, in particular, can easily cost millions of yuan, and buying one casually will definitely attract unwanted attention.

So Mu Jiuyue didn't stock up on this, planning to buy it for free later.

Luckily, Wei Lie reminded her, otherwise she really was planning to buy a harvester for free when it rained.