Chapter 18: 10 Days to the Apocalypse

Chapter 18: Chapter 18: 10 Days to the Apocalypse Leaving the factory with the rolls of material that had already been loaded into the truck, the duo drove for a short distance and parked along the road in a place without CCTV. They didn’t care if there were other cars on the road as they wouldn’t be able to tell what Chu Miao was doing once she got into the back of the truck. She put the materials in the space and went back to sit with her mother in the front of the truck. "Mom, where are we going now? It looks like we are done with clothes." "Yes, we are done. We’ll just go to collect the blankets and bed sheets we bought today in the warehouse your father rented later. Now, let’s go buy daily necessities and feminine products." Saying that they spent the rest of the day in factories buying shampoo, shower gels, body oils, lotions, body creams, sanitary pads, tampons, wet wipes, shaving razors, and shaving creams for the men in the house. They also bought large quantities of toothpaste, toothbrushes, hand sanitizers, hand wash, toilet paper, and portable toilets. They had a quick lunch and continued with their shopping spree until 4 o’clock when they went to collect the supplies that had been delivered in the warehouse before going home. That evening after dinner, the family met again in the study to take stock of everything they had bought before entering the space to cultivate. In the space, Chu Miao remembered that she had forgotten to give her family members the spirit awakening pills the day before and brought them out. "I forgot to give you guys spirit awakening pills. They can help with opening up meridians and hastening the process of starting cultivation. Just take one and the results will be better." "That’s great. With such pills, we can become stronger faster." Chu Hao said as he took his pill. "Pills are good, but they should be taken in moderation to avoid accumulating pill poison in the body, which might hinder future progress. I have more types of pills and will give them to you when needed. For now, let’s make sure everyone introduces spiritual energy into their bodies tonight." After giving directions on how to use the pills and cultivate, Chu Miao sat down in a meditative pose to cultivate. All of them opened their eyes at 5.00 am and stopped cultivating. They had all managed to draw spiritual energy into their bodies and officially became cultivators. "Now that everyone can cultivate, I can give you some space rings. Use your divine sense to imprint them with your aura then you can use them. This way, you don’t have to wait for me to collect the supplies you buy and can do it yourself." While saying this, five rings appeared in Chu Miao’s hand. The rings had different designs, but one thing was apparent. The designs were different from what is seen in the market nowadays. After handing out the rings, she taught them how to use divine sense to get the rings to recognize them as owners and how to store things inside. Once everyone had succeeded, they left the space and appeared in the study again before going to their rooms to prepare for the day. For the next few weeks, the family worked together to stockpile resources. The weapons had been delivered and collected; they had bought all types of food, including different types of rice such as long-grain rice, basmati rice, jasmine rice, black rice, brown rice, glutinous rice, and pearl rice. They had also stockpiled other grains including wheat, barley, oats, millet, and sorghum. They had also bought a lot of wheat flour, cake flour, bread flour, quinoa, cornstarch, and rice flour without forgetting the yeast, baking soda, and baking powder used for baking. Mother Chu went overboard and bought fifty tons of sugar and ten tons of salt, there were also ten tons of brown sugar and rock sugar. All types of condiments, soy sauce, oyster sauce, white vinegar, red wine vinegar, rice vinegar, and other seasonings were bought in tons. There were also thousands of gallons of sunflower oil, rapeseed oil, sesame oil, peanut oil, canola oil, olive oil, corn oil, and other types of oil used in cooking and salads. Proceeded food, including sausages, ham, bacon, noodles, pasta, self-heating meals, canned meat, fruit, beans, and vegetables, were also included. Grandpa Chu even contacted a person he knew who owned a factory producing food for the army and bought tons of compressed biscuits, energy bars, military-grade food packs, and canned fruit. Chu Miao did not forget about all types of snacks, such as crisps, chocolate, beef jerky, and dried meat. She also included milk powder, protein powder, peanut butter, almond butter, and cashew butter. There were also carbonated drinks as they didn’t need to watch their weight since they could cultivate and would need drinks that provided energy fast in the apocalypse. Due to Grandpa Chu’s love for tea, there were also tons of different types of tea, coffee, drinking chocolate, and other powered drinks for everyone. They stockpiled tons of beef, pork, chicken, ducks, and geese. Whatever type of meat you can think of, it was there in enormous quantities. They had acquired the weapons ordered and picked up the modified vehicles and a fighter jet. The gasoline and jet fuel Chu Hao had gotten was enough to last for decades if used well. In addition, the medical supplies that Father Chu had asked his friend for had been delivered. There were all kinds of drugs, including antibiotics, anti-inflammatories, painkillers, wound medicine, children’s syrups for various conditions, vaccines, surgical equipment, bandages, and many others. Father Chu had also given Doctor Yu a hint and had him stockpile supplies too. The amount of food prepared by the chefs at home was also staggering and more had been ordered in several restaurants. Chu Miao had even gone beyond and bought a lot of street food. She claimed that since after the apocalypse starts they won’t be able to taste such foods again, it’s better to buy more. Now, it was only ten days to the apocalypse and the day all the servants at home would be dismissed. Chu Miao and her brother also had to go to Pearl City to buy seafood and fill the 50 water tanks with water at the water reservoir. So, on this day early in the morning, all the servants were asked to meet in the living room. It was Grandpa Chu who decided to pass the message as they respected him a lot, and his identity as a general, even if retired, gave his words more credibility. Moreover, the government had already given some hints about the changes occurring and encouraged citizens to stock up on food and water. Unfortunately, not everyone took such warnings seriously, and some just ignored them, claiming that they could order takeout if they had no food at home. Takeout? In the apocalypse?