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

"What do you mean by that?" Old Hou asked.

"I want to resign," Mu Jiuyue said. "I've made some money and I need to stockpile some supplies before the apocalypse comes."

Mu Jiuyue poured her heart out to Lao Hou, the only person she could open her heart to: "You'd better trust me."

Old Hou's hand, holding the cigarette, trembled more and more violently: "September, tell your uncle the truth. Do you know something?"

Mu Jiuyue hesitated for a long time, thinking that she had already told Lao Hou the biggest secret of the space, so there was no difference.

We might never have the chance to meet again.

Mu Jiuyue began, “Old Hou, I’m not lying when I say I’m a survivor. I’ve come back from my past life. In my past life, I was on the run for fifteen years. Drought, torrential rain, cold waves, insect plagues, toxic fog, acid rain, sandstorms, earthquakes, tsunamis… The entire planet’s population was almost wiped out. No, it should be said that they were all wiped out. I was one of the two thousand who survived to the last stage, but none of us could withstand the final heavenly fire…”

Old Hou was trembling all over, and he could barely hold his cigarette: "What about me? When did I die?"

"Just as the natural disaster began, you were beaten to death by a group of thugs who were collecting supplies. I collected your body."

"Hahahaha! So I died so young! How pathetic!" Old Hou suddenly burst into wild laughter, then started coughing violently. "I must have been too kind-hearted again, didn't I?"

Mu Jiuyue didn't speak.

Old Hou wiped his face hard and pounded his chest: "Thank you for telling me all this. September, what are your plans for the future?"

"After gathering supplies in K City, I'll head to Z City. Z City has many mountains and abundant resources. Once I find a place to stay in Z City, I'll head west, collecting as many supplies as possible to ensure a complete range," Mu Jiuyue said sincerely. "Old Hou, if you have a better place to go, then hurry up and do so."

"Where can I go?" Old Hou gave a bitter smile and said, "I'm all alone, just like you. September, if you don't mind my age and clumsiness, I'll listen to you from now on. Of course, if you do mind..."

"Old Hou, you're the second person besides the Dean who's been kind to me without any reason. As long as you trust me." Mu Jiuyue's heart stirred. In the apocalypse, it's actually very difficult to survive by fighting alone.

She was just an ordinary person, with no advantages other than being a little stronger and having a higher combat skill level.

She can't be as invincible as the female lead next door, nor does she understand astronomy and physics, nor can she constantly modify wind turbines to improve her life, and she doesn't have medical skills to bring people back to life.

So if you want to survive, you have to stick together.

In her past life, she had also worked with many teams, overcoming the most difficult and darkest moments time and time again.

Old Hou's character is absolutely impeccable, except for his slightly soft-hearted nature.

If Lao Hou doesn't change this habit in the end times, then we can just part ways then.

Mu Jiuyue has never been one to be complacent or stuck in her ways.

"Old Hou, welcome to my team." Mu Jiuyue extended her hand to Old Hou.

Old Hou shook hands with her: "Don't worry, I'll listen to you. Whatever you ask me to do, I'll do."

“However, Uncle has a better suggestion.” Old Hou tossed his cigarette butt into the trash can and said, “Since the apocalypse is coming, nothing beats stockpiling food. Food is the most important thing for people. We have ready-made restaurants…”

Mu Jiuyue's eyes lit up instantly.

"Leave this to your uncle. I promise I can cook enough meals for us uncle and nephew for a lifetime!" Old Hou waved his hand and said, "Alright, go outside and hang up a sign that says 'Closed for today, no, from now on!'"

Mu Jiuyue sighed and ran out.

I was going to resign, but now I don't need to. I'll just drag Lao Hou along to stock up on goods!

Old Hou's action and decision-making abilities are top-notch. He said he would close the business and did so without hesitation, which shows that he truly trusts Mu Jiuyue completely.

The chefs and waiters in the restaurant were stunned and didn't know what to do when the owner suddenly announced the closure.

Old Hou said, "Don't worry, even though the shop is closed, the workload won't be reduced at all; in fact, it will be doubled. To be honest, I've landed a big deal outside—delivering takeout. It involves a thousand boxed meals a day, plus twenty banquet tables. You all work hard, and starting this month, everyone's salary will be doubled!"

The employees cheered immediately.

There's work to do and wages to receive.

For an ordinary person, this is already an excellent life.

Everyone believed the boss's words and went to work with great enthusiasm.

Although Lao Hou's restaurant is a Hunan cuisine restaurant, it doesn't only serve Hunan dishes.

Lao Hou was originally a master chef of Shandong cuisine, but after becoming a boss, he no longer had time to toss the wok.

Now he has to personally take to the field, working alongside the chefs in the restaurant, sweating profusely and frantically cooking.

The meals were all packed into food storage containers, and then Mu Jiuyue used the excuse of delivering food to transport them out of the restaurant and put them into her spatial storage in a secluded place.

With Lao Hou in charge of the meals, Mu Jiuyue was able to completely let go and go stockpile other supplies.

These days, items ordered online have been continuously delivered to Xingfu Community, keeping Mu Jiuyue extremely busy.

The frantic rush to receive packages has attracted the attention of quite a few people.

The neighbor lady pulled Mu Jiuyue aside and asked, "Little Mu, are you trying to ruin your life? Why did you buy so much stuff?"

Mu Jiuyue immediately laughed: "Auntie, how could I afford so many? I bought all of these for others! I found a part-time job to help people buy things. Many people don't have time to buy things or receive packages, so they write their addresses here. I receive the packages and deliver them to their homes, earning a delivery fee. Look, with this whole garage full of packages, I only earn about ten or twenty yuan for groceries."

Upon hearing that it was such a small amount of money, the neighbor lady immediately lost interest and turned to gossip with others.

"Hey, have you heard? The richest man in K City is in big trouble lately!"

"What happened? Tell me quickly."

"I heard he lost something very important and was taken away by a group of mysterious people. His whereabouts are still unknown, and we don't know if he's alive or dead."

"Tsk tsk tsk, the world of the rich is really fancy! It must be that his wife found out about his affair and sent people to arrest him."

"Come on, even the richest man is divorcing his first wife, why would he be afraid of her? I heard they're a group of people from out of town, quite mysterious."

"Hey, did the richest man lose something from this group?"

"I think it's almost the same."

As Mu Jiuyue listened to the gossip of her neighboring aunties, her heart sank slightly.

She just said it.

How could a mere rich man in K city have so much gold? It seems he was collecting it for someone else.

If I take this gold, they'll probably find out about it sooner or later.

Fortunately, I have always been cautious and have not sold gold too openly or hoarded it. The amount of supplies I purchased was within the consumption range of ordinary people. Otherwise, the other party would probably have found me very soon.

Old Hou's restaurant provided the perfect excuse for all the goods he had stockpiled.

However, I will have to leave here for a while.