In the apocalypse, I possess trillions worth of resources

The thick night sky parted the clouds, and sparse lights spilled into the world below. Outside the tall French windows, the lights of Ruo Hai City twinkled. In the silent room, there was a figure leaning against the window, immersed in silence.

Xiao Qi never dreamed that after dying and spending nearly ten years as a wandering soul in the apocalypse, she would be reborn before the apocalypse, becoming another person entirely - the famous celebrity Shang Yun.

From her earliest memories, she had struggled to survive under a group of criminals who begged with children for money. After finally enduring until the criminal group was wiped out, she was sent to an orphanage for barely a week before the apocalypse arrived. The ugliness of human nature was fully revealed after the disaster struck, and she...

As a defenseless little girl with no one to protect her, she didn't last long before someone took her life with a knife.

Fate truly liked to play tricks on people. She didn't want to experience the apocalypse again, but she didn't dare to die either. She had seen too many people's pain and unwillingness before death, felt the sensation of a knife piercing through her body and stirring her organs, and even though she had exchanged for a new body, she still felt the lingering pain.

But... if given another chance, how could she endure through the apocalypse without looking back?

Almost in the blink of an eye after this thought arose, Xiao Qi felt a flash before her eyes, and the environment around her changed. She seemed to have become much more transparent, appearing in a bright and unfamiliar place. In front of her was a circular land divided into twelve sections.

The land was empty, with a translucent sphere of indeterminate material at the center. In addition, all around were densely packed, spiraling square grids stretching upwards, with each grid emitting a faint yellow halo, like strings of warm-colored lights.

"Where... is this?" Xiao Qi's eyelashes trembled slightly, and her calm heart stirred slightly.

As soon as this question appeared, a line of floating golden text appeared in front of her: #Welcome to the Watch Space~#

"Space?" Xiao Qi's mind flipped through Shang Yun's memories, finding some information. It was a flood of information akin to having a golden finger from a novel, where she could store various items inside.

In the moment she was lost in thought, the line of golden text instantly entered her mind through her brow, and information about the space exploded in her brain.

The Watch Space had twelve levels, with each level containing ten thousand grid spaces, each grid capable of holding up to 8 cubic units of items. To open the subsequent levels of the watch space, a certain amount of special natural elements was needed for each upgrade. Currently, she was in the first-level space, which was in a state of time stillness.

The items stored in the second level of the space would change at the normal rate of the outside world, doubling in the third level, and so on, increasing incrementally. When the space reached the eleventh level, the speed of change for all items in the space would be ten times that of the outside world.

The twelfth level was a bit special, as the speed of change for all items in the space could be adjusted at will.

As the level of the space increased, different plants would automatically grow in the twelve plots of soil within the space.

What caught Xiao Qi's attention was that this rule only applied to the grid spaces, and the soil's function was briefly explained, with no further elaboration.

Unfortunately, as good as the space was, it couldn't be used to accommodate people for idle eating and drinking until death.

After digesting all this miscellaneous information, Xiao Qi's calm heart stirred slightly. She didn't want to die, so she had to strive to survive. And now, she seemed to see hope for a good life.

"Since fate has allowed me to live again, then... I'll try again, living as Shang Yun in this apocalypse." Standing in this space for who knew how long, Xiao Qi, no, Shang Yun, murmured softly.

Her gaze returned to the room once again, looking at the watch on her wrist, feeling a hint of warmth on her chilly body. It was already two-thirty in the morning, July 16th.

Compared to her former self, Shang Yun's identity was like a special pass. She didn't lack money, and she often donated supplies, with the quantity increasing every time. A few years ago, during the Great Earthquake of Wangcheng, Shang Yun's personal donation of goods and funds amounted to as much as twenty million, causing quite a stir in society. Afterwards, Shang Yun would have a large expenditure to donate to remote areas every once in a while. Initially, the bank would call to inquire, but later on, they got used to it and just let her do as she pleased.

Unable to sleep, Shang Yun rummaged through several drawers with the memories of her original self, finding several bank cards. If she wanted to safely survive the apocalypse, she needed to stockpile enough supplies. This way, she could face the devastation in her memories with more confidence.

With a sleepless night ahead, Shang Yun took out her tablet and made a procurement plan for each disaster according to her memory route. By around seven in the morning, her assistant brought breakfast. Looking at the young assistant who had been helping her tirelessly, Shang Yun spoke in a manner that she was not accustomed to:

"Xiao Zhou, let Lan handle all the activities for me this month. It's been a long time since I've had a rest, and I'm planning to go home."

"Huh? Do you want me to book your flight tickets, Miss?"

Hearing Shang Yun's words, Xiao Zhou was initially stunned, but then she remembered that Shang Yun hadn't been home for almost a year due to being constantly busy, so she thought it was understandable.

"I've bought a ticket for tomorrow morning. You go back home, and I'll tidy up the house today."

"Oh, okay. Remember to call me if there's anything, Miss."

Today, Shang Yun's eyes seemed a bit cold, and Xiao Zhou was a bit puzzled, but after a few reminders, she obediently left.

Due to hunger, Shang Yun cherished a box of steamed dumplings, finishing it cleanly, and drank the soy milk until it was empty before leaving the house. Shang Yun's life was monotonous, but she was often pulled by higher-ups to participate in various positive propaganda campaigns.

If someone tried to secretly photograph her, they would be pulled away immediately. Not only was it unprofitable, but there were also quite a few paparazzi who were suspected of malicious intentions and were sent to the police station by Shang Yun on suspicion of following her.

Over time, Shang Yun became someone the paparazzi ignored. Although the original self could drive, Shang Yun had never driven before. For safety reasons, she chose to take a car.

"To Yanghe Wholesale Market."

Once in the car, Shang Yun quietly looked down at her phone, exuding an aura that kept strangers at bay. The Yanghe Wholesale Market was where Shang Yun went to wholesale goods every time she came. Every time she purchased goods, Shang Yun came in person, so as soon as she entered, enthusiastic bosses crowded around her.

"It's been a long time since Shang Yun came. Are you here to prepare supplies for the landslides in Nanchun County this time? What do you need? Same rules, lowest price, we'll prepare them for you as quickly as possible."

Over the years, Shang Yun had bought a lot of goods here, and with her own efforts, she had helped them make enough money to buy houses in the outskirts of Ruo Hai City in just a few years. Moreover, when Shang Yun bought these items, it was for a good cause. Although they didn't have the ability to donate as much, they still donated thousands of yuan. As for Shang Yun, a girl who loved to do good deeds, they deeply admired her from the bottom of their hearts.

The words of the bosses stunned Shang Yun. Landslides in Nanchun County?

Even the excuse for stocking up on grains was directly provided to her, leaving her with no chance to come up with a lame excuse herself? Shang Yun calmly glanced at her phone. Her assistant had sent her this report yesterday, but at that time, she was still reeling from the shock of being reborn before the apocalypse and hadn't had the mindset to care about anything else.

"Well, Nanchun County is not small, so I'll prepare more items to send over."

Following the tone she had used when ordering goods in the past, Shang Yun calmly continued, "Uncle Wang, ten tons each of rice and flour, and two tons each of other grains and legumes. Auntie Zhou, six hundred units each of oil, salt, soy sauce, and vinegar, and five hundred bags of various other condiments. Brother Zhang, one thousand boxes each of self-heating instant noodles, self-heating hot pot, and self-heating rice, five hundred boxes of pickled vegetables, and five hundred boxes of ham..."

As a crowd gathered around her, Shang Yun continued speaking calmly.

This morning, all she had to do was stock up on food. Originally, the budgeted quantity wasn't this much, but with the excuse of Nanchun County, she could stockpile more supplies. To avoid suspicion, she still needed to genuinely donate some of them. Shang Yun had enough money, and those numbers would soon lose their significance. To avoid unnecessary trouble, she didn't mind spending that money.

However, she had her principles. Both the money and the space were obtained from the original owner, so she felt responsible for stocking up supplies for the original owner's family. Moreover, it was quite a coincidence. She was born in Yun City, died in Yun City, and she was most familiar with the disasters encountered by the Yun City Expeditionary Force over the past ten years of migration. Not to mention that the villa area where the original owner's parents lived was relatively safe within a year and a half after the apocalypse. Returning as Shang Yun was the most appropriate choice.

Except for staple foods, the outer periphery of the wholesale market mainly sold stationery, furniture, and other items that weren't necessary. Shang Yun ignored these items. After ordering from the surrounding bosses based on her memories, the bosses excitedly went back to prepare, and she continued walking inside.

According to past rules, the bosses would coordinate the delivery time themselves and deliver the goods to the warehouse the next day. Then, after counting the goods, Shang Yun would swipe her card, saving her a lot of time when shopping.

Inside was the fruit and vegetable market. Similar to the bosses at the entrance, the bosses here knew that Shang Yun had come to prepare relief supplies, and she easily sorted everything out with a few words.

It seemed inappropriate to send seafood to the disaster area, so Shang Yun could only pretend that she had been persuaded and ended up buying several pounds of common seafood from the seafood market.

At ten thirty, Shang Yun took a taxi to the slaughterhouse.

"I guessed you'd come these two days after seeing the news yesterday. How much are you preparing this time?"

Seeing Shang Yun, the person in charge was all smiles.

Shang Yun's shadow could be seen wherever there was a disaster nationwide, and each time she bought a lot of meat to send over. So, after seeing the news yesterday, he started preparing.

"Pork, beef, and chicken, six hundred pounds each, and two hundred pounds each of mutton, duck, and rabbit."

The original owner's family didn't eat much meat. They couldn't finish thirty pounds of meat in a month, and with the space, they could feed animals as well, so Shang Yun ultimately gave a compromise.

"As usual, tomorrow morning at nine?"

The quantity seemed a bit more than estimated, but the person in charge just smiled lightly and didn't say much.

"Yes."

...

With the grain issue solved, Shang Yun went to buy water barrels in the afternoon. During the apocalypse, besides food, the biggest problem was water. She died in winter when the weather was too cold and the water pipes burst. She belonged to the type that would melt snow in her mouth if there was no water to drink. After she died, the water supply became scarcer. Later, she saw too many people fighting for a pack of instant noodles or a bottle of mineral water worth a dollar in private.

Large water storage plastic barrels are rarely used, and it took Shang Yun almost half an hour to gather five hundred barrels that could hold 1200 liters each from several stores. These horizontal cylindrical water plastic barrels came with valves and pipes, making them the most convenient option.

An individual consumes about three to four tons of water per month, so five hundred barrels would only be enough for her for about ten years. However, since it was difficult to buy horizontal cylindrical barrels, Shang Yun decided to customize a batch online and have them delivered to the Shang family. Anyway, by then, she would have returned home, and it would be easy to quietly store those things away.

After that, she went to a place to order purified water directly, ordering two thousand 10-liter bottles of purified water. If these purified waters were only used for drinking, she could send out a few hundred bottles, and the remaining amount would be completely sufficient for her and the original owner's family to drink.

After ordering these goods that could be stockpiled by facial recognition, Shang Yun returned home. It had only taken her half a day to spend over a million yuan, and that was without buying the truly expensive items.

Medicines were not included in the original owner's collection of supplies, and going to pharmacies everywhere with Shang Yun's face would easily attract attention. If she were found appearing in several pharmacies one after another, she would probably end up trending on social media again.

For safety reasons, Shang Yun simply returned home and opened the flash purchase app on her phone, which could deliver goods to her doorstep within forty-eight hours. She selected pharmacies in various counties around Ruohai City and ordered dozens of boxes of commonly used cold and flu medicines, anti-inflammatory drugs, digestive aids, as well as disinfectants like alcohol, iodine, cotton swabs, gauze, adhesive bandages, and topical sprays for treating bruises and promoting blood circulation.

These items were not numerous, and they didn't take up much space. After placing the order, Shang Yun began browsing other items.

Subconsciously, she cared most about food and drink. Shang Yun selected seventy to eighty types of spicy snacks online, buying fifty boxes of each. Then, she bought various snacks such as potato chips, bread, instant noodles, jelly, nuts, melon seeds, AD calcium supplements, dried tofu, and beverages, purchasing one hundred boxes of each type.

Feeling that she wouldn't have trouble with food in the days to come, Shang Yun finally started looking at other things with satisfaction.

Apart from food and drink, she didn't buy many other basic living supplies. Shang Yun then purchased two hundred packs of toilet paper, fifty boxes of sanitary pads, and several sets of toiletries from over twenty household goods stores online.

After buying quite a lot of things intermittently, Shang Yun finally fell asleep.

The next day, Shang Yun casually put on a refreshing outfit, heated a box of milk from the refrigerator, drank it, and left the house again.

Time was tight, and she would fly back to Yun City tomorrow afternoon, so after receiving the goods today, she had to go out and buy some more things.

This summer, the temperature across the country had generally risen, but no one had realized it beforehand.

It was only 7:30 in the morning, and Ruohai City, which usually had temperatures in the twenties at this time of year, had already reached thirty-five degrees this morning.

There was also the sudden outbreak of mudslides in Nanchun County...

In fact, the number of disasters occurring worldwide this year was higher than in previous years. The warning signs of the apocalypse had already appeared, but no one had thought about it or dared to think about it.

Getting out of the taxi, Shang Yun immediately felt a wave of heat washing over her.

Speaking of which, the temperature in Yun City was almost the same as in Ruo Hai City now. Who would have thought that on the day when the era of the apocalypse officially began, the first thing to come would be a cooling blizzard?

Putting aside all those messy thoughts, Shang Yun calmly opened the two connected warehouse doors and waited for the goods she had ordered yesterday to be delivered.

After 8 o'clock, the goods were gradually loaded onto large trucks and delivered.

The bosses, along with a few young men helping with the loading, energetically organized the goods and neatly placed them in the warehouse, one by one.

By eleven-thirty, the two warehouses were almost packed to the brim.

After swiping her card and seeing off all the bosses, Shang Yun took away most of the goods from the warehouse, locked the warehouse doors, and went back out to continue shopping and stockpiling.

There were still at least two or three trucks' worth of goods left in the warehouse. She would send a message to her assistant when she had some free time to have them delivered to Nan Chun County.

After that, she would have her agent donate the money earned by the original body that month directly to Nan Chun County. Perfect.

For the rest of the time, Shang Yun had a casual bite to eat in the city center and then started browsing on her tablet.

She bought a round of common items used for various disasters such as high temperatures, insect plagues, heavy rain, and air pollution, which were available in physical stores but not in large quantities.

Diesel and gasoline were strictly controlled, so she only managed to buy a few barrels. She decided to figure out how to get these things after the apocalypse.

Shang Yun spent extra money on delivery for all the items. Many people knew where she lived in the mansion. After giving it some thought, she decided to leave the address at the apartment she had bought privately.

After finishing shopping, Shang Yun glanced at her watch and saw that it was already half-past five in the afternoon.

The temperature was still high at this time. Under the scorching sun, Shang Yun wiped away the sweat on her face for the umpteenth time and entered a KFC with her damp back.

Sipping on ice-cold cola and basking in the cool air from the air conditioner, she finally felt alive again when she sensed a slight chill on her back.

The hamburger and chicken legs unlocked a new taste for Shang Yun.

So, on her way to the apartment to pick up deliveries, Shang Yun opened the food delivery app and ordered KFC from all over Ruo Hai City. Then she started browsing winter supplies on the online shopping app.

It was the height of summer, and all the winter items were out of stock. She could only buy them online.

She would be heading home tomorrow, so she changed the delivery address to Yun City for the remaining items.

Down jackets, cotton pants, winter boots, hats, scarves, space heaters, warming patches, hot water bottles, non-slip devices...

With most of the supplies prepared, Shang Yun set her sights on the commonly used radiators in northern winters.

After communicating with customer service and purchasing a sufficient quantity for the three-story villa of the original body's family, she also ordered ten tons of coal and five tons of sand.

As the purchased items were delivered one by one, Shang Yun signed for each of them and then stored everything in her space.

The wristwatch space was quite convenient. All the items placed inside would be automatically categorized and placed in compartments, with each compartment displaying a label automatically, making it neat and visually pleasing.

However, what ultimately troubled Shang Yun were the items for self-defense.

She bought some pepper sprays and electric batons online. While these items were useful for dealing with one or two people catching her off guard, they would be troublesome against a larger group.

As for firearms and ammunition, although they were effective, the original body's family were all law-abiding citizens. It wasn't easy to acquire such items discreetly, so she might have to wait and see if there were any opportunities in the future.

After spending a night at the apartment, Shang Yun packed up everything that could be dismantled and taken away before leaving.

Instead of leaving things behind for others to benefit from later, she decided it was better to clear out everything now and make use of them while she still could.

After having a simple breakfast at a nearby breakfast shop, Shang Yun returned to the mansion. The items she had ordered online two days ago were also being delivered one after another.

Looking at the storage compartments in her space, which were now nearly a third full, Shang Yun couldn't help but feel a bit more at ease.

At least now, she had a sense of confidence in facing disasters.

In the afternoon, after cleaning out all the items from the apartment, Shang Yun took her documents and set off lightly. She first went to a real estate agency and then headed to the airport.

At half-past six, Shang Yun appeared in the familiar yet strange city of Yun City from her memories.

Unlike the dry heat of Ruo Hai City, Yun City was humid and hot due to its numerous lakes and rivers, causing one to sweat profusely within a short time of being outdoors.

Unlike the people in this city, most of whom wore gentle smiles, Shang Yun's eyes held only coldness.

Although the money on the original body was still enough to spend for a while, the two houses would no longer have the opportunity to be lived in. She decided to sell them online at a low price and make some quick cash.

Before the temperature dropped and snow fell on July 29th, there would only be rising temperatures in Yun City. Shang Yun didn't plan to go out unless absolutely necessary.

Standing in front of the familiar yet unfamiliar villa, after her facial recognition was successful, Shang Yun walked through the gate into the courtyard.

With not many people in the Shang family and everyone enjoying company, the villa's yard wasn't large. Half of the yard was filled with roses, the favorite flowers of the original mother, while the other half had a gazebo and swing chairs on the lawn.

After roughly observing the surroundings, Shang Yun used her fingerprint to unlock the door of the villa and walked in.

The hall was quiet, with only intermittent sounds of aerobics coming from the TV.

After changing her shoes and walking over, Shang Yun saw the original body's parents: Shang Bancity eating fruits and reading a book, occasionally smiling as he glanced up at his wife, Ye Rou, who was enthusiastically following along with the TV exercises.

Next to Shang Bancity was a child, also engrossed in reading. That was Shang You, the original body's younger brother.

Glancing past Ye Rou and Shang Bancity, Shang Yun's gaze finally fell on Shang You.

The memories of the original body were recalled.

Shang Yun felt a sense of familiarity with the child. As she reminisced, the child's eyes lit up when he looked up and saw her, and he immediately ran over, abandoning the book in his hand.

"Sis, you're back!"

The voice and smile that transcended time and years unlocked memories long buried in Shang Yun's mind.

It was over a month after the apocalypse when she was chased through the streets by several people for stealing a ham. Just as they were about to catch her, a child got off an unfamiliar car and helped her out.

He gave those people hundreds of dollars and then treated her to steaming hot beef noodles.

It was the most delicious meal she had ever eaten in her life. Whenever she was starving and on the verge of collapse, she could always recall the taste of that bowl of delicious noodles, drenched in spicy oil and sprinkled with chopped green onions.

Even at the moment of death, she still couldn't forget that taste.

"Yeah, I'm back."

After practicing a fake smile in front of the mirror for two days, Shang Yun's smile carried a hint of sincerity when she recognized Shang You.