Early the next morning, Xie Lingruo prepared to mortgage all the properties under her name at the bank.Mainly because selling houses now would be time-consuming and would result in lower prices.
So instead, she chose to directly mortgage the properties to the bank — it would be quicker and attract less attention.
But before that, she needed to clear out all the valuable items from her current house and store them in her space.Even if the gains were small, every bit counts, and many of the original owner's belongings were high-end brand items.
For example, the bed she was sleeping on — reportedly hand-carved by artisans hired personally by the original owner's father — was a definite keeper.
On the nearby table were rows of unopened luxury cosmetics — into the space they went.The branded clothes in the wardrobe, many still with the tags on — into the space.All the home appliances — also taken.
In the end, the only things left in the house were fixtures that couldn't be removed — doors, windows, and floor tiles. The place now looked like an empty model home.
She also had another reason for taking the bed — she planned to live in the warehouse later.She would move the big bed into the warehouse rest area — that way she wouldn't need to travel back and forth, and could spend more time training.
Just then, Xie Lingruo suddenly thought of a critical issue:According to the original novel, drinking water would become scarce in the apocalypse.So she immediately ordered large-capacity water tanks online.
To reduce delivery time, she chose sellers located close to her location.
She also ordered camping and outdoor survival gear online.To avoid drawing suspicion, she split the orders across several trustworthy shops, scheduling staggered deliveries.
All delivery times were set for after 7 PM, and the delivery address was her rented warehouse.
It wasn't until she started hoarding supplies in earnest that she realized her original warehouse wasn't big enough.So she used the scumbag's ID again to rent two more warehouses.
Her new plan:
Warehouse 1: food
Warehouse 2: daily necessities
Warehouse 3: online orders
This separation ensured better organization and made managing her stock easier.
Once everything was arranged, it was already 8 AM.Xie Lingruo grabbed a piece of bread from her space fridge, got in her van, and drove to the city's largest bank.
She used the VIP channel, and the bank manager personally received her.Once he learned she wanted to mortgage multiple properties, his attitude immediately became much more enthusiastic.
After all, closing such a big deal would earn the manager a huge commission.When all the paperwork was done, Xie Lingruo walked out with 120 million yuan.
After leaving the bank, she headed to a different wholesale market to avoid stockpiling everything in one location — which would draw too much attention.Plus, different markets allowed for a greater variety of items.
According to her plan, today's mission was to buy daily necessities —She purchased huge quantities of:
Toothpaste and toothbrushes
Sanitary pads, toilet paper
Shampoo and body wash
She estimated she bought enough for 10 people to use for 200 years.
She also bought a ton of takeout containers — useful for storing food without needing cleanup. Truly a lazy person's dream.
Additionally, she stocked up on:
Clothes of all sizes and for all seasons
Shoes, socks, bedding sets
Various fabrics in different colors and patterns
As usual, she paid deposits first, arranged delivery times, and had everything sent to her Warehouse No. 2.
Xie Lingruo was hoarding supplies so aggressively because, based on what the system had told her earlier —
"You can bring space-stored items into future mission worlds."
So she decided she'd spend every last cent before the apocalypse, going on a hoarding spree without worrying about cost.
Once the apocalypse broke out, while others were still panicking, she'd go out and "zero-dollar shop" a few rounds.
That afternoon, she went to the training center again, just like the day before.But Coach Yu had other matters to attend to, so he sent one of his military disciples to train her instead.
Thanks to Coach Yu's heads-up, Xie Lingruo had mentally prepared to meet a new trainer —But she was still shocked when she saw him.She hadn't expected the disciple to look so young.
His name was Zhou Yi, and he had a baby face with a height of 1.9 meters (6'2").His body was muscular and tanned — an adorable contrast.Despite being 29 years old, he looked just like a college student.
But while he looked gentle, his training was far more intense than Coach Yu's —Still, Xie Lingruo gritted her teeth and endured it.
Whenever she felt like giving up, she forced herself to remember the tragic fate of the original owner —She had to grow stronger to survive the apocalypse.
Actually, Zhou Yi was strict on purpose —He hoped she'd give up early, so he could get out of doing this favor for his master.
By the end of the half-day training, Xie Lingruo had changed clothes twice.Luckily, she had brought a large travel bag, so no one suspected anything.
The training was so intense that she soaked through her clothes twice.
After each session, Coach Zhou would have her do stretching exercises to promote muscle recovery.
That evening, Xie Lingruo bought several boxed meals from a roadside stall.She kept one out to eat, and put the others into her space.
She was running an experiment — to test whether the space could preserve food freshness.
Later, back at the warehouse, she was delighted to discover that the meals stored in her space were warmer than the one she left out in the car.
That meant… her space had preservation functions!
Now, she'd need to revise her stockpiling strategy a little.