Stockpiling in the Apocalypse: Supplies Forging a Legend of Survival

The departure time was set for early the next morning. In the evening, Liu Ruyan took out that mountaineering backpack again and began to check the things inside.

The things she had put in it last time hadn't been taken out. Liu Ruyan had thought at that time that there might be a time when they would be needed again in the future.

Unexpectedly, just a few days had passed, and they were really needed again.

Liu Ruyan didn't know how long this trip would take, so she had to bring enough food, and it couldn't be too conspicuous.

After all, there were surely going to be a lot of people going this time, which was completely different from the situation when she and Zhang Yuan went out alone last time.

Liu Ruyan put a lot of compressed biscuits and ham sausages in the backpack, and also put some instant noodles in it.

She also found a small bottle of seasonings and stuffed them all into a side pocket of the backpack.

After packing up the things, Liu Ruyan then lay down on the bed.

The ceiling light had been turned off, and only a small night light on the bedside table was still on.

Liu Ruyan didn't close her eyes and go to sleep immediately. Instead, she stared blankly with her eyes open.

Since she was reborn in this life, most of the time she had been alone, and almost everything she did was done alone.

Now that she was suddenly going to act collectively, thinking about it made her feel quite complicated.

In her previous life, Liu Ruyan had participated in many collective actions like this.

But each time left her with a not-so-good impression.

She didn't know what would happen tomorrow either.

After thinking for a while, Liu Ruyan put these complicated thoughts behind her.

It was useless to think too much. It was better to just go to sleep.

However, with something on her mind after all, she didn't sleep well that night. Instead, she dreamed about quite a few things from her previous life.

Early the next morning, when it was just getting light outside, Liu Ruyan opened her eyes.

Although she hadn't slept well, the moment she opened her eyes, the sleepiness in her eyes disappeared in an instant, and she became clear-headed.

Zhang Yuan had said yesterday that the departure time would be rather early and asked Liu Ruyan to get up early and get ready quickly.

Therefore, Liu Ruyan didn't dare to waste time. After quickly washing up, she put all the heating equipment in the room into her space.

Moreover, Liu Ruyan also found an iron bucket and put the burning charcoal in the stove into her space as well.

She hadn't thought of it before, but after coming back from going out last time, Liu Ruyan had thought of this.

Usually, she would take out some of the burning charcoal, put it into the iron bucket, and then put it into the space.

In this way, when it was needed, taking it out directly from the space, it would still be in the state of burning vigorously, without any delay in use.

After putting away the charcoal, Liu Ruyan then took some breakfast that didn't have much smell and ate it. Carrying a big backpack and holding two 4-liter thermos flasks, she went out the door.

Almost as soon as Liu Ruyan came out of her home, the door of Zhang Yuan's room across the hall also opened.

The two of them looked at each other and nodded at the same time.

"Good morning!"

"Good morning!"

Seeing the two thermos flasks in Liu Ruyan's hands, Zhang Yuan stretched out his hand. "Let me help you carry one."

Zhang Yuan also brought a thermos flask, but it wasn't as big as the two that Liu Ruyan was carrying. His was on his back.

Liu Ruyan also had one on her back, but she still brought these two large-capacity ones.

When away from home, it's better to be well-prepared for the journey. One must bring enough things.

Otherwise, when you want to use something but can't find it, you'll just be in a hurry.

The two of them went out of the iron fence gate together, locked the big lock, and then went downstairs together.

When they walked to the fifth floor, there was a soft sound from the door of the fifth floor.

Hearing this sound, Liu Ruyan immediately quickened her pace and went downstairs.

Liu Ruyan had just gone down a few steps when she heard Guan Hui's voice from behind.

"It's you guys!"

The voice was full of surprise at first, but then it became quieter. "What are you guys going to do?"

The cautious tone made it seem as if Liu Ruyan and Zhang Yuan were really scary.

Liu Ruyan didn't stop or slow down her pace at all.

"Wait for me!"

Zhang Yuan's voice came from behind, and then there were the sounds of quickened footsteps.

The two of them just went downstairs one after the other like this, and neither of them answered Guan Hui's question.

Guan Hui stood at the stairway entrance on the fifth floor, with her eyes downcast. She could vaguely see Liu Ruyan and Zhang Yuan going downstairs.

The sounds of their footsteps going downstairs gradually faded away and finally disappeared.

"Huihui, who were you talking to just now?"

Hearing this, Guan Hui's breath stopped for a moment. When she turned her head, her voice had returned to normal. "It's those two people living upstairs from us. I saw that they were carrying backpacks and seemed to be going out, so I wanted to ask them if they were going to search for survivors like us. It's a pity that they didn't pay attention to me!"

Speaking of this, Guan Hui lowered her head. "Brother Chen, do you think they don't like me? Is it because I talk too much?"

Chen Peng walked two steps to Guan Hui's side and patted her on the head. "How could that be! Our Huihui is so kind-hearted. Everyone likes you!

They may just not like to contact strangers.

Huihui, you also know that it's the apocalypse now. Everyone's life is not easy. It's normal to be on guard against others. You don't have to take it to heart."

Guan Hui raised her head and looked at Chen Peng hesitantly. After a while, she said in a somewhat low voice, "But I saw that sister was dressed very well. Her clothes were nice and warm. She didn't seem to be living a hard life...

Maybe she looks down on me!"

As she said this, Guan Hui looked at her own black and dirty down jacket.

This jacket didn't fit her well and wasn't hers.

It hadn't been cleaned since she put it on. It had been smoked and burned by the fire, and it was even starting to shine on the surface.

Thinking about how Liu Ruyan looked yesterday, Liu Ruyan was wearing a clean green military overcoat outside and beige coral fleece pajamas inside.

That beige color was really nice!

It was fluffy, looked warm at a glance, and was also clean.

Chen Peng looked at Guan Hui with her head down and looking unhappy, and quickly put his arm around Guan Hui's shoulders. "When we go out this time, besides searching for survivors, we can also look for supplies along the way.

When we encounter clothes that you like, we'll bring them all back for you to change into!"

Hearing this, Guan Hui then raised her head and looked at Chen Peng with surprise in her eyes. "Really? Brother Chen, you're so nice to me!"

"Huihui is so nice. Of course, you deserve the best in the world!"

The door wasn't closed, and the voices of the two people at the door clearly reached inside the room.

Zhang Qiao and Li Juan, who were packing their things, stopped what they were doing and looked at each other. Both saw disdain in each other's eyes.

Liu Ruyan and Zhang Yuan went downstairs and didn't mention Guan Hui at all.

Liu Ruyan looked around. Everything was white with snow. "How are we going this time?"

On the main roads in the base, there were snowplows clearing the snow on the roads.

As long as they could find a way to start the car, they could still drive it.

However, outside the base, no one cleared the snow on the roads. It probably wouldn't work if they wanted to drive their own cars out.

While Liu Ruyan was thinking about this, she heard Zhang Yuan say, "Those of us who go on tasks with the base all drive our own cars.

The base's snowplows will clear the road in front, and we'll just follow behind.

Let's just drive one car. We'll drive mine since it has a larger space."

While Zhang Yuan was speaking, he saw that Liu Ruyan's eyes looking at him gradually changed. "What's wrong?"

Liu Ruyan gave Zhang Yuan a look as if she were hating that he couldn't be made into steel. "Why didn't you tell me about this yesterday?"

"Yesterday, you didn't ask me either!"

"..."

Liu Ruyan put the things in her hands on the ground. "Then wait for me here for a while. I'll go back and get something and come down in a moment."