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

As expected, Wei Lie accepted his neighbor's request to make the deal.

I received a huge pile of all kinds of fish.

Meanwhile, the person next door received the coal and moisture-proof, cold-proof tent they wanted most.

The rain gradually subsided that day and seemed to be stopping.

People on the neighboring hilltop are cheering, celebrating the end of the rain.

Meanwhile, Mu Jiuyue and Wei Lie immediately began inspecting the facilities on the entire mountain, reinforcing and installing cold-proof netting.

All internal pipes were cleaned, and the heating device was started for trial operation.

Because of the addition of several engineering and science teachers, the heating equipment has been upgraded by two levels, and any unsuitable parts need to be repaired and modified as soon as possible.

Mu Jiuyue also benefited from it.

The small cave was built to be warm and cozy.

Even in freezing temperatures of minus 100 degrees Celsius, it can be handled with ease.

Putting everything else aside, growing flowers and vegetables in a cave is absolutely no problem.

Upon seeing Wei Lie's ambitious actions, the people on the neighboring hilltop immediately stopped celebrating and cheering. They seized the time, followed closely behind, and raced against time to build fortifications to keep warm.

They didn't have many tools, so they could only make use of the existing terrain, digging trenches three meters wide and eight meters deep, and then connecting the trenches together, making it look like a tunnel warfare operation.

But you know what, it's actually quite good at keeping warm.

While it's not as comfortable as the one next door, it's still not freezing cold.

They sped up the logging process, cutting down all the nearby dead trees that could be felled and dragging them back. For those that were too far away, they could only wait for the trees to freeze over and then cross them on the ice.

These things have nothing to do with Mu Jiuyue.

She lay comfortably and leisurely on the recliner, listening to music, eating fresh fruit, and drifting off to sleep.

Suddenly, a cheer came from outside: "The rain has stopped! The rain has really stopped! Look, isn't the sun about to come out?"

Mu Jiuyue's eyes snapped open, and she jumped up and ran to the cave entrance to take a look.

The rain has really stopped.

This means the rainstorm is about to end.

But a truly cruel world is about to arrive.

Mu Jiuyue called Wei Lie: "How many satellites are still usable now?"

“I was just looking for you,” Wei Lie said. “I just received news that the satellites in the sky have suddenly gone out of control, broken free of Earth’s gravity, and are escaping into outer space. Right now, apart from a few communication and weather satellites that are still operational, all the other satellites have malfunctioned. Even some military satellites have suffered varying degrees of damage and are beyond repair. I estimate that our communications will be cut off soon. I’ve had some walkie-talkies prepared, and I’ll send them to you later.”

"Um... okay." Mu Jiuyue did not refuse the other party's kindness.

"As you said, the Earth's magnetic poles have malfunctioned." Wei Lie sighed. "The real test is about to begin."

"Okay." Mu Jiuyue didn't say anything more and hung up the phone.

Wei Lie looked at the phone that had just been hung up, and was about to give instructions to Secretary Cao when a familiar number called in.

Wei Lie hesitated for a moment before answering the phone: "Hello."

"What? You won't even call me 'Father' anymore?" A stern voice came from the phone. "Do you not even want the surname Wei anymore?"

"Not at all. I am but a dissolute son who has been expelled from my home. I would never dare to tarnish the honor of the Wei family," Wei Lie replied sarcastically.

"You bastard!" A furious curse came from the other end of the phone, and someone quickly snatched it away: "Hey, big brother, let's not talk about the past. What time is it now? We've heard that things are going to get chaotic up there. Dad has decided to take us and leave Beijing together. Come with us!"

"Leave? Where to?" Wei Lie's mocking smile flashed across his lips.

"Dad has stockpiled supplies in the southwest, so we'll definitely be fine once we get there. Although we won't be as carefree as before the apocalypse, we'll definitely survive. Big brother, please come back soon, or it might be too late." The young man's urgent voice on the phone sounded genuinely concerned for him.

"No need, I'm doing fine on my own. I'm fed and my family isn't hungry, so I won't go back and take your jobs." Wei Lie coldly refused.

"Brother, don't say that. We are family after all."

“I’m not family with you,” Wei Lie said sarcastically. “The moment I was kicked out of my family, apart from my grandfather, no one was family with me. Now that my grandfather is gone, I have even less family.”

"Big brother..."

"Don't bother me unless it's absolutely necessary. That's all." Wei Lie hung up the phone immediately.

At this time, in the capital city, at the Wei family residence.

When Mr. Wei saw that his eldest son dared to hang up on him, he was so angry that he smashed his phone.

Madam Wei quickly comforted him, "It's not worth getting angry with your own child. Xiao Lie just has a bad temper and is a bit irritable, but he's actually a good child."

"You still think he's a good person! Back then, he pointed his finger at you and called you shameless. You haven't forgotten all that, have you?" Mr. Wei blurted out.

Lady Wei looked very uncomfortable.

The current Mrs. Wei is the impoverished female student who was sponsored by Wei Lie's biological mother back then.

After graduation, under the pretext of repaying a debt of gratitude, she came to Wei Lie's biological mother's side and then stole her benefactor's husband.

Wei Lie's biological mother couldn't stand this insult, so she hired someone to teach this shameless woman a lesson. However, the woman was more cunning and struck first, framing Wei Lie's biological mother for causing her miscarriage. In her emotional state, Wei Lie's biological mother fell for the trap. On her way back, due to brake failure, she plunged off a cliff and died.

Wei Lie was only eight years old at the time.

Six months later, Mr. Wei married this mistress and became Mrs. Wei.

Wei Lie was sent to Old Master Wei's place and left unattended.

Wei Lie was raised by his grandfather.

Upon reaching adulthood, as the eldest son, he is entitled to inherit the family business.

However, Mr. Wei used the excuse that Wei Lie was disrespectful to his wife and intended to murder his brother to directly expel him from the house.

Wei Lie's grandfather was so angered that he fell ill and passed away the following month.

From that moment on, Wei Lie harbored a deep hatred for the entire Wei family, left for distant lands, and never returned.

Madam Wei said somewhat awkwardly, "Can you really take a child's few angry words seriously?"

On one side, Wei Yao, the son of Madam Wei and Mr. Wei, spoke with an innocent and naive air: "Brother, are you still bothered by what happened back then? I was young and ignorant at the time, so I didn't stand up for you. If I had known that this misunderstanding would make you hold a grudge, I would have made things clear long ago."

"This is none of your business!" Mr. Wei slammed his fist on the table in anger. "That unfilial son is just my nemesis!"

"But Dad, if my brother doesn't come with us to the Southwest, our meager supplies won't be enough for us to live a life of luxury," Wei Yao said, feigning innocence. "I heard that my brother sponsored a lot of supplies for the K City shelter. If he can afford to sponsor so much, he must have even more hidden away. If we add his supplies, we can continue to live a life of luxury in the Southwest."

Mr. Wei, who was initially furious, calmed down immediately.