Stockpiling in the Apocalypse: Supplies Forging a Legend of Survival

Even with a mask on, Liu Ruoyan still felt that every breath of air she inhaled into her lungs was extremely cold, causing her internal organs to twist into a knot and the stinging sensation to grow stronger.

Liu Ruoyan let out a bitter laugh. Even though she had been mentally prepared countless times, this body that hadn't experienced extreme cold before still couldn't get used to such weather in a short period of time.

Liu Ruoyan huddled up and walked quickly towards the front door.

Before Liu Ruoyan could reach the front door, she heard the sound of the door being knocked on, and then Zhang Yuan's voice came from outside.

"Liu Ruoyan! Liu Ruoyan, are you awake?"

Liu Ruoyan quickened her pace and reached out to open the door.

The metal doorknob was freezing cold, and the chill could faintly be felt even through the gloves.

Liu Ruoyan yanked the door open and saw Zhang Yuan outside, almost wrapped up like a bear, with only his eyes showing.

As Liu Ruoyan was looking into Zhang Yuan's eyes, she saw his eyes curve into a smile. His voice came through the mask, sounding a bit muffled but with a tone of delight.

"I'm glad you're awake. I was afraid you might be sleeping, so I came to wake you up."

Liu Ruoyan smiled upon hearing this.

The two of them had actually thought of the same thing!

"Have you lit your stove?" Liu Ruoyan asked.

"Yes, I have." Zhang Yuan nodded repeatedly. "You've lit yours too, right? It's freezing outside. You'd better hurry back inside!"

"I know. You should hurry back too!"

Just standing there for a short while, their voices had already started to tremble.

After bidding farewell to Zhang Yuan, Liu Ruoyan closed the door properly and quickly returned to her bedroom.

When she was in the bedroom earlier, Liu Ruoyan had even complained that the temperature wasn't rising fast enough and the room wasn't warm at all.

But after staying outside for a while and entering the bedroom again, Liu Ruoyan felt a warm air blowing towards her. Previously, she could only curl up her body due to the cold, but now she dared to stretch out.

First, Liu Ruoyan used an iron hook to lift the iron ring on the stove. She took a look at the fire inside and, seeing that the fire was already burning well, she then put the iron ring back on with relief.

Liu Ruoyan took off her snow boots and placed them against the wall. Then she took out a pair of hand-knitted indoor shoes from her space and put them on.

The outside of these shoes was hand-knitted with wool, the lining inside was furry coral fleece, and the filling in the middle was cotton.

The soles were of the multi-layer type, which were extremely soft to wear and very warm.

Liu Ruoyan saw some rural women making these shoes by hand when she went to the countryside.

The moment she saw these shoes, Liu Ruoyan liked them and bought all the shoes in her size at once.

Although these shoes weren't waterproof and couldn't be worn outdoors, in a situation like now, they were very comfortable to wear indoors.

The soles were clean, and when she stepped on the wool carpet, Liu Ruoyan didn't feel the slightest bit sorry.

Although the carpet was furry, it still felt hard and cold when sitting directly on it.

Liu Ruoyan took out a ten-centimeter-thick cushion from her space, placed it against the bed, and then sat on it.

The three small suns were all shining on Liu Ruoyan's side, and the temperature in the room gradually rose.

After being warmed by the heat for a while, Liu Ruoyan felt warm all over. She stretched out and lay down on the cushion.

Although the window was tightly closed, Liu Ruoyan could clearly hear the howling wind outside. It should have started snowing already.

The extreme heat only lasted for one year, but the extreme cold persisted for a full two years.

In the two years from today onwards, everything people saw was a vast expanse of whiteness.

Originally, due to the extreme heat, crops, fruits, and vegetables couldn't be grown, and people's bodies had already begun to lack various vitamins.

After it had snowed for a while, many people suffered from snow blindness.

Liu Ruoyan had also suffered from snow blindness in her previous life...

Thinking of the hunger and cold in her previous life, Liu Ruoyan closed her eyes and drove those images out of her mind.

That was all in the past. In this life, she would never be reduced to that situation again!

Liu Ruoyan turned over and sat up, then took out the small dining table.

There were still ice-cold beer and kebabs on it.

The ice-cold beer definitely couldn't be drunk anymore, so Liu Ruoyan simply put it away.

The kebabs had already cooled down a bit, so Liu Ruoyan simply carried the kebabs to the side of the stove.

She lifted the iron ring on top and placed it aside, then took out the grill net from the barbecue grill and put it on.

Then she placed the kebabs one by one on it. In no time, the kebabs that had already cooled down a bit started to sizzle with oil again, and the aroma filled the whole room.

Liu Ruoyan took out a bar stool and simply sat down by the stove.

She ate while grilling, and in no time, she ate up more than a dozen kebabs.

Just eating these wasn't enough to fill her stomach. Liu Ruoyan went back to sit on the cushion and took out a bowl of spicy and sour rice noodles from her space.

The spicy and sour rice noodles were both spicy and sour. After a few bites, sweat broke out on Liu Ruoyan's nose, and she felt warm all over from the inside out.

After eating and drinking her fill, Liu Ruoyan took out two humidifiers.

Previously, she had only been focused on the cold and had forgotten that with all the heating devices on in the room, the air would quickly become dry.

So the humidifiers were a must. Otherwise, it would be warm indeed, but people could get nosebleeds from being too dry.

Liu Ruoyan took off her coat and pants and lay down on the bed.

The electric blanket had already warmed the bedclothes, and with the furry four-piece bedding set, she felt an instant burst of happiness when nestled inside.

Liu Ruoyan didn't like light down comforters or duck down comforters. She preferred thick cotton comforters.

Covering herself with a thick cotton comforter and then a cashmere blanket on top, she didn't feel cold at all.

The iPad was placed on the small table beside the bed, playing a lively variety show.

Liu Ruoyan turned the volume down a little and watched it while lying on her side.

Probably because she had just eaten, the room was warm, and she was feeling comfortable at the moment, Liu Ruoyan gradually closed her eyes.

When Liu Ruoyan woke up, the variety show was still playing automatically.

Liu Ruoyan took a look at the alarm clock on the bedside table. It was already six o'clock in the morning.

Before today, this was usually the time to go to bed.

But today, she had just woken up.

Liu Ruoyan lingered in bed for a while before reaching out to put on her pajamas.

The first thing she did after getting up was to add charcoal to the stove.

When she opened the stove, she saw that the charcoal inside had almost burned out, with only a thin layer at the bottom still flickering with sparks.

Liu Ruoyan quickly added charcoal and silently made a note to herself that she should add charcoal once before going to bed every day from now on.

Fortunately, with the other heating devices still on, the temperature in the room hadn't dropped.

Liu Ruoyan took a look at the room thermometer on the wall. It showed that the temperature in the room was around five degrees at the moment.

This was still because the stove wasn't burning properly. After the stove had been burning for two days, Liu Ruoyan thought that the temperature in the room should be able to get a bit higher.

She didn't ask for much. As long as the room temperature could reach a dozen or so degrees, she would be satisfied.

A dozen or so degrees didn't sound very high, but compared to the minus dozens of degrees outside, it was so warm that it could make one want to cry.