Snowstorm: I'm Super Rich in the Apocalypse-Chapter 118 - Origins

Chapter 118: Chapter 118: Origins

Chapter 118 -118: Origins

Gold was still in circulation, a major commodity being traded. Someone might have exchanged gold for food today and then exchanged it back for food the next month, so even the leaders among the second-hand dealers didn’t have large stockpiles.

This acted as a kind of circulating capital, but they leaned more toward storing food, considering it gave more peace of mind during the apocalypse, even with the risks of spoilage, mold, and other issues.

In this city, they had expanded their Space by 1,700 square meters, adding to the previous 10,960 square meters, making a total of 12,660 square meters.

They had reviewed materials regarding cruise ships, large ones covering an area of sixteen or seventeen thousand square meters, so they kept striving because no one knew how large a ship they might find. What if it was the largest one? If it was slightly too big, they couldn’t just cut it down, so bigger was better than smaller.

After various calculations, they planned for their Space to be between eighteen thousand and twenty thousand square meters before searching for a cruise ship, considering they also had to accommodate a helicopter, speedboats, and various vehicles which couldn’t all be piled on the cruise ship’s deck.

Before dawn broke, they arrived in the next city where the weather wasn’t great. So, the two found an abandoned house to fix up temporarily, feeling safer inside the house even with the Space available.

They had been rushing these past two days, so today they decided to rest, neither traveling nor hurrying to make any exchanges.

When they woke up in the afternoon, it was raining outside, still very much like sauna weather. It was around fifty degrees Celsius, and it felt like sitting on a steamer, making it very suffocating to breathe.

Gu Pan and Lu Ruisheng quickly returned to the Space, finding it more comfortable.

The rain continued into the evening, and it still felt steamy outside.

Gu Pan and Lu Ruisheng spent the day resting in the Space and began building a wooden house.

Even though acquiring a cruise ship would provide rooms, the feeling of this house was different. They had the Space, so they decided to build one, feeling that a house gave more of a sense of home.

While building the house in the Space, they talked.

“Honey, what do you think happens if I die? Would all this stuff be released, or vanish with me?” Gu Pan asked Lu Ruisheng. This was the reason she hadn’t completely placed the jade pendant in the Space and instead destroyed it—what if the Space disappeared after her death, releasing everything inside?

The Space would disappear, but it didn’t specify what would happen to the items inside; there’s no way to test it, and it seems the instructions were not very comprehensive.

Lu Ruisheng frowned at Gu Pan, “Don’t talk about dying. It’s bad luck.”

Gu Pan laughed, looking at her husband, “Come on, bro, when did you become superstitious?”

Lu Ruisheng replied, “It’s not superstition; it’s a mindset.”

“You’re handsome, so whatever you say goes. Let’s not talk about this anymore. Once we gather enough area, shall we stay for a few days before heading out?”

“Let’s see how things are at the base. If there’s no issue, we’ll leave sooner.”

“If only we had lived a few more years in our past life, we might have known more about the future.”

“In our last life, we merely scraped by. Living longer wouldn’t have necessarily meant knowing much more.”

“That’s true. The lower class always just fills numbers, never leading their lives. This time we won’t just be filling numbers.”

“Right, whether the apocalypse ends or not, we’ll live this life significantly.”

They continued working while talking, not going to sleep until late at night.

The weather cleared the next day, and the intense sunlight made it feel even hotter. They continued to stay in the Space; the ultraviolet rays outside were unbearable.

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Only as evening approached did they venture out, finally feeling a bit more comfortable.

Previously, the air would have felt fresher after rain. But now, the air carried a fetid smell, so both wore masks.

Few cars were seen on the roads, mainly pedestrians. After a day of rain, many were hungrier than usual, increasing the number of people outside.

Many were in tattered, dirty clothes, mostly with short hair due to water scarcity. Although it occasionally rained, the collected water was not enough for daily needs, barely preventing dehydration, let alone enough for bathing or washing hair, so most had cut their hair short.

Because of malnutrition, their hair was dry and yellow, and people appeared gaunt and weak from the lack of fruits and vegetables, their complexions sallow.

Most looked ten years older than their actual age, those in their early twenties already had deep wrinkles.

Suddenly, someone on the street fainted, but no one approached to help. It wasn’t only for fear of a trap but also because most lacked the ability to help, struggling to secure their meal.

Gu Pan and Lu Ruisheng were used to such sights and didn’t approach, unsure if the person was suffering from an illness, malnutrition, or had fainted from hunger. If it were a contagious disease, they couldn’t take the risk.

Moreover, such incidents were too frequent; truth be told, how long could one keep saving others? In the apocalypse, no one could rely on others for survival.

It wasn’t indifference but a lack of choice.

Gu Pan and Lu Ruisheng learned of a night market, looked around, and gathered information, choosing someone trustworthy to trade with first before having them contact their leader to exchange for gold.

Today’s efforts were fruitful; they exchanged a total of 120 kilograms, expanding by 2,400 square meters, making a total of 15,060 square meters with their previous acquisitions.

Leaving the city, they continued onward, the next stop being the provincial capital, hoping to complete their goal there.

As they entered through the expressway, the desolate scenery was a common sight.

The two had switched to motorcycles early on, aiming to enter the city with a smaller target.

Some areas in the city had faint lights still shining—some wealthy individuals still had generators or emergency lights. Others, like Gu Pan and their group, technologically adept, had crafted their power-generating devices.

Larger cities were more likely to retain such items, especially this city with its university community, enabling many technically skilled individuals to thrive.

Once in the city center, they continued to inquire about trading posts and looked for a place to settle near one.

They had visited this city many times before, and choosing it this time had personal reasons for Gu Pan.

Lu Ruisheng had initially been adopted from an orphanage in this city. Later, due to internal conflicts in the orphanage among other reasons, he moved to other cities with the director and a few children. Although he claimed not to care about his origins, he had kept things that could prove his identity, indicating he still held some hope. So, she thought to visit again, regardless if they found any clue; it was psychological comfort. After all, going anywhere was the same, so they might as well come here.

Of course, she couldn’t tell Lu Ruisheng this. They had met in this city, so she simply said they were here to revisit old memories.