Chapter 10: Signs of Doom
With less than a month left until the apocalypse, Yu Miaomiao started exercising with Lu An every day after returning from the United States.
In my previous life, I was forced to endure and compromise because I was too weak. I even tried to resist when I could no longer bear it, but I was powerless to do so.
Therefore, one must have a strong physique in this life to be able to face the cannibalistic world after the apocalypse.
I get up at 6 a.m. to run for an hour, then come back, take a shower, have breakfast, and then go to the studio to pick up packages and supplies.
The temporary worker the studio hired was named Link. He was very hardworking and organized the studio's packages neatly while they were away. When they returned, Yu Miaomiao couldn't believe it was the same studio that used to be filled with clutter.
She was very satisfied with his work and gave him an extra 10,000 yuan bonus in addition to the originally agreed-upon pay. Link wasn't very talkative, but he kept saying thank you, boss.
Yu Miaomiao then told him that the weather had been unusual lately, and to buy more food and drinks to keep at home before sending him home. She couldn't reveal anything about the apocalypse, but she hoped that this kind, simple, and hardworking person could live a long life.
After lunch, we rested for an hour and then went home to take the three little ones to a park in the suburbs or a city park near our neighborhood for exercise. Coach Lu trained the three little ones in exercises such as circling and bite force, while Yu Miaomiao did aerobic and anaerobic training on her own.
Sesame paste is the most cooperative during training. In contrast, since Tuanzi and Yuanzi gained their senses, they have become more and more opinionated.
What used to be a matter that could be resolved with cat treats now requires three cat treats to barely get them to cooperate.
With her cat treat stockpile dwindling, Yu Miaomiao quickly stocked up on a large quantity of cat treats, canned food, and dog snacks online.
Besides training, we've started doing a final check and replenishment of supplies during this period.
We purchased a batch of emergency reserve kits, which contain standard emergency supplies such as windproof tarpaulins, radios, and windproof lighters. In particular, in addition to lighters, we also prepared waterproof matches and other ignition devices.
In addition, there are bedding items. I stocked up on 100 four-piece sets, and hundreds of sets of down comforters, silk comforters, summer comforters, cooling mats, electric blankets, and pillows. This will be enough to cope with both extreme cold and extreme heat.
The hand warmers and hot water bottle were also purchased hastily when I remembered them during the later stages of the process of checking for any missing items.
Lu An also bought a bunch of game consoles and cartridges, insisting that the spiritual realm should also be rich and colorful.
Yu Miaomiao initially thought games were boring, but after playing Zelda, she became completely hooked. After exercising at night, she would run around the map in bed looking for Zelda. Haha, you know what, it's really fun!
I paid the final payment and brought back the outdoor gear I bought from the store.
Lu An's house was sold, and the two of them now have a total of more than 20 million yuan left. Part of this money was exchanged by Yu Miaomiao for building materials, such as steel and concrete, which will be needed in large quantities for the later construction of the base. The rest was exchanged for rare metals and stored in the corner at the very edge of the space. They may not be used, but they will definitely be useful.
The two had tens of thousands of yuan in cash and over a million yuan in gold bars on them.
The money was all spent just like that.
The weather is getting colder and colder. It's not even November yet, but the temperature has already dropped below zero. As a southern city, Ningcheng, where Yu Miaomiao lives, this temperature is truly unusual.
There's a lot of discussion online about the unusual temperature.
My fate is in my own hands: This year's temperature is so high it's practically freezing me into hibernation.
Rabbit Lord: The water pipes have all frozen and burst. Is anyone going to do anything about it? We've had no water for days.
My heart aches: Friends from the south, why don't you come to Harbin for the winter? At least we have central heating. (Just kidding!)
Amid the discussions, there were some doomsday predictions, but they were quickly scrolled down. Yu Miaomiao quietly commented using an anonymous alternate account: Better safe than sorry, I'll stock up on food and drinks first.
Some people chimed in: "I'll go buy some food too. It's good to go out less often. I won't regret stocking up."
Yu Miaomiao turned off her phone with satisfaction. She and An'an had discussed it and planned to send an anonymous letter to the government about a week before the apocalypse, writing down everything they knew. That was all they could do.
Yu Miaomiao still felt uneasy about the apocalypse, because in her previous life she only lived for three years, and she had no way of knowing or planning what would happen after that.
The unknown is the source of all fear.
Yu Miaomiao's uncle and sister are currently busy with fundraising. They heard that Yu Miaomiao used the money from selling shares to go abroad and have a good time before returning to China. They even called her and made sarcastic remarks about her.
She hung up the phone, pretending to be nonchalant, but the smile in her eyes faded slightly; it was time to deal with them.
In their previous life, before the apocalypse, they seized control of Miao Miao's parents' company. After the apocalypse, they met again at the official base, where they forcibly occupied the small house that Yu Miao Miao had saved up to buy at the base.
Yu Xianghe used her beauty to get a job at the base registration center, and it had become a habit for her to embezzle Yu Miaomiao's base exchange points for her own pocket.
(Asian Crystal: A substitute for currency used in the base for circulation, exchanged for resources, and stored in the base's bracelet).
My uncle was a debauched man who brought all sorts of women home and even tried to climb into Yu Miaomiao's bed at night several times.
He also gambled in the underground casino at the official base, accumulating a large debt of Asian crystals before selling Yu Miaomiao to the casino.
Yu Miaomiao was imprisoned by the casino staff and forced to sell her body to cheat the gullible gamblers in the casino.
If she refused, they would break her legs and then put them back on, break them again and put them back on, until she pretended to agree and found an opportunity to escape.
After that, she left the official base and went to the military base.
It's time to settle all accounts in this lifetime. Yu Miaomiao decided to take action a few days before the apocalypse.
Time flies, and there are less than two weeks left until the apocalypse.
The two closed their studio, emptied their office space and terminated the lease, and quietly dropped the letters they sent to the government into the government's petition box.
Yu Miaomiao discovered that the apocalypse seemed to be approaching earlier than expected. It had been raining for more than a week, and the temperature had dropped to minus twenty degrees Celsius. These signs were about a week earlier than in the previous life.
She lay sprawled on the fluffy sofa, eating strawberries and watching survival videos, when outside, a fierce wind howled and snowflakes began to fall. "An'an, it's snowing."
She went to the kitchen and stuffed a strawberry into Lu An's mouth while he was chopping vegetables. When Lu An heard that it was snowing, he paused in his chopping. He looked up at the window and saw large snowflakes falling continuously in the gray sky.
"The end of the world is really coming, and I'm suddenly a little scared."
"Don't be afraid, I have a spatial ability, and you have superpowers. We've already won at the starting line."
Yu Miaomiao was also uneasy, but she was someone who had been given a second chance at life, and she couldn't back down.
Lu An's cooking skills are ten thousand times better than Yu Miaomiao's, so the power to cook was handed over to Lu An. Yu Miaomiao only exclaimed that An An's cooking was the best food in the world when eating.
When it comes to CPU, Yu Miaomiao has never lost.
It's become a habit to turn on the TV and watch the news while having dinner.
Recently, the government issued a proposal advocating for working from home and reducing outdoor activities during extreme weather events.
However, capitalists don't care about the lives of ordinary workers; the traffic flows continuously during rush hour, and everything remains as usual.
It wasn't until news reports began showing the rising death toll from going out due to extreme weather that companies started implementing work-from-home policies.
Yu Miaomiao lives in a high-end community where you rarely see anyone. Now it's even quieter, but the community's WeChat group has recently become lively.