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

“I don’t have anything to ask. If you’re willing to talk, I’ll listen. If you don’t want to talk, I won’t ask. Just like you never ask me who I am, where I come from, or what I’m doing.” Wei Lie looked at Mu Jiuyue honestly: “I know you’re different from other girls, and I won’t cross your bottom line or principles.”

Mu Jiuyue smiled.

well.

Wei Lie has been upgraded to a strategic partner.

Mu Jiuyue said vaguely, "If you have anything that needs to be kept safe, and if you trust me, you can entrust it to me. As long as I live, your things will always be there."

Wei Lie's eyes crinkled with laughter: "Okay."

The matter of the space was something we both kept quiet about. You didn't ask, and I didn't say anything. But we both understood.

In the afternoon, Mu Jiuyue heard a clanging sound outside. She ran out to see what was happening and saw several men, shirtless, banging on the stones at their feet.

"What are you doing?" Mu Jiuyue asked.

"Manager Wei said it's going to rain in a few days, and the road is so narrow, it's not safe for pedestrians, so he asked us to install a safety net and guardrail. That way, we won't have to worry about slipping and falling on snowy days," the other party replied.

Mu Jiuyue glanced at it twice and then went back.

That's quite thoughtful.

Old Hou was so bored he was practically rolling on the floor. When he heard he could teach and earn some supplies, he excitedly grabbed his gear and headed next door to teach that group of rough men.

Mu Jiuyue lay bored on a recliner, swinging her legs, drinking milk tea while admiring the empty, green mountains outside.

It swayed twice, then suddenly stopped.

Mu Jiuyue turned around and went next door to ask Wei Lie for a huge LED screen, which she then hung on the wall of the cafeteria where everyone ate.

I connected my laptop and started playing the TV series "Da Ming Dynasty 1566" for everyone.

You really don’t want to say that.

Once this TV series starts, everyone who has nothing else to do comes over to watch it!

The entire cave became lively.

Mu Jiuyue generously contributed sunflower seeds, popcorn, pine nuts, and cola, which received unanimous praise.

The first friendly interaction between the two sides was well received.

It's twelve o'clock at night.

A raindrop suddenly fell.

Then came the crashing down.

Mu Jiuyue, who was playing a game, heard the commotion outside and immediately went out to check.

A curtain of rain had already formed outside, and water was pouring down from the cave entrance on the mountaintop.

Fortunately, during the day, someone from Wei Lie's side came over to help inspect the cave entrance and made some adjustments to cleverly divert the rainwater falling from the entrance to a reservoir on one side.

It's filled with water and can be used to water flowers and vegetables.

Any excess was discharged through the hidden ditch outside the cave.

It is quite ingenious that it allows for observation of the rain without affecting the cave living experience.

Mu Jiuyue couldn't help but admire how Wei Lie's side truly had all sorts of talented people!

There are people who understand architecture, mechanics, medicine, information engineering... it's a real mixed bag, and I even benefited from it all, wow.

Old Hou was also awakened by the sound of rain. He put on his clothes and came out: "It's so late, aren't you asleep yet?"

"I'm not sleepy," Mu Jiuyue replied. "If this rains, the whole world will be flooded."

Old Hou paused for a moment, then said, "We're just ordinary people. We can't control so many people. We just need to take care of ourselves. If we're neighbors with Boss Wei and help each other out, maybe we can survive this damn apocalypse."

Mu Jiuyue smiled and nodded: "Yes."

"Alright, go to sleep early."

"Ah."

When I woke up the next day, it was still pouring rain outside. The rain was so heavy that it felt like knives were cutting into the mountainside.

Fortunately, the cave was thick enough to block out the noise from outside, which actually helped me fall asleep.

Opening the WeChat group for residents of Xingfu Community, one can see that the residents have been celebrating since the day before yesterday, and even this morning, some people are still happily rejoicing that the high temperature and drought have ended.

They just didn't know that too much rain can also be a natural disaster.

"This rain is too heavy! Although there's no shortage of water, the drainage is too slow! The water has already overflowed the steps. If this continues, the basement will be flooded!" Someone in the group couldn't help but complain: "I don't know what the people upstairs are thinking. Why can't they do a better job with underground drainage like some other companies?"

Someone spoke up: "Oh, you still live at home! I'm different, I live in a luxury apartment in the shelter. This place is high up, it won't flood for the next hundred years."

"Tsk tsk tsk, we're all residents of the same complex, how come there's such a big difference? But I'm doing alright, even though I live in a shared dormitory, I've saved enough money to upgrade, and I can move to a high-end apartment complex by the end of the month!"

"Stop talking nonsense! There's no place like home, and it's always more comfortable to live in your own house! You may be comfortable now, but you're still living under someone else's roof and have to pay rent every month!"

Different conversations, but similar content, appeared in every neighborhood chat group.

Some people are optimistic, thinking that this rain is a good thing, as it can completely end the hot and dry weather and allow production to resume.

Some people are pessimistic, feeling that the rain is too fierce and is not a good omen.

But because of the noise and commotion, people feel that there is still warmth in the world.

However, the latest news brought by Wei Lie made Mu Jiuyue's heart sink.

“Eighty percent of the coastal cities have already been affected by flooding. K City, being far from the coast, has not yet been affected, but some areas of the city are already flooded,” Wei Lie said to Mu Jiuyue. “There are also disagreements at the higher levels. Some advocate a nationwide relocation, moving all the eastern coastal cities to the west. Others oppose it, saying it would be a waste of resources and manpower.”

"Our neighboring country, being an island nation, has lost half of its land and suffered heavy losses. It has sent out distress signals to several neighboring countries, and our leaders are divided on the issue. Some advocate helping, while others advocate preserving themselves."

"The worst news is that the top leader has suddenly fallen ill. He is already quite old, and if he can't pull through this time, I'm afraid the top leadership will fall apart."

"The changes in the Earth's magnetic field you mentioned are already beginning to emerge. Ten satellites worldwide have experienced varying degrees of malfunction, and more and more satellites are encountering problems. It started with civilian satellites, and then military satellites."

"It's only the first day of rain, and so many problems have already occurred. How long will this rain last?" Wei Lie asked.

"It won't be long, maybe a month or two," Mu Jiuyue replied silently. "Will you tell the higher-ups about the subsequent natural disasters?"

“If I tell them, will they believe me? No. They’ll only question my motives.” Wei Lie chuckled self-deprecatingly. “I’m just a businessman.”

Mu Jiuyue smiled helplessly: "There are always a group of self-important people!"

The two of them fell silent.

The rain outside was still pouring down, and the air felt as heavy as my mood.