After a day of stockpiling, Bai Yaoyao looked over her checklist that evening and realized that, despite all her running around, she had barely bought anything.
She had only covered some of her food needs. There was still far too much left to buy.
She did some targeted research and decided against buying water, meat, vegetables, or fruit in R Country. The nuclear radiation was too revolting.
Tomorrow, she would focus on everyday supplies. To save time, she did not want to go shopping for them herself.
She drafted a text and sent it to Li Hua: "Two thousand each of microwaves, induction cookers, electric cooking pots, woks, and frying pans; five thousand sets of tableware; one hundred thousand sets of disposable tableware.
Fifty thousand tents, fifty thousand sets of bedding and pillows, ten thousand cases of large toilet paper rolls, ten thousand cases of small tissue packs, ten thousand cases of soft cotton wipes, ten thousand cases of masks, and five thousand cases of sanitary pads.
Ten thousand hot-water bottles, ten thousand insulated water flasks, five thousand cases of laundry detergent, ten thousand toothbrush-and-toothpaste sets, and ten thousand each of combs and hair ties.
Also, twenty thousand each of sunscreen, facial cleanser, toner, lotion, and cream."
After making sure she had listed everything she needed, Bai Yaoyao hit send, opened her navigation app, and checked the location of Yasukuni Shrine. It was not far from her hotel, so she planned to scout it out tomorrow.
Before bed, she called Fat Brother. Once they had confirmed that both of them were safe, she felt reassured.
Bai Yaoyao felt that her thoughts were clear now. She had shaken off the confusion of her initial rebirth. However unbelievable it was to be reborn, she would seize this chance and do everything she could to lead her comrades through the apocalypse.
Early in the apocalypse, the zombies were fairly stupid. They did not gather in groups, and they moved sluggishly. Any normal person with a tool and the nerve to fight could beat them.
That made a stable place to live essential. It would let them rest better at night and make absorbing crystals easier.
She opened a map of Huaguo on her phone and decided to establish their first base in H City, practically the northernmost part of the country. It was remote, but a special mutated tree had appeared there in her previous life.
After devouring who knew how many people and zombies, it had eventually gained the ability to move. Even by the time she died, neither the ability users nor the authorities had managed to destroy it. It had become a grave threat to humanity.
This time, she would simply go subdue it or destroy it as soon as it awakened.
They would travel from H City toward Huaguo's Main Base in A City. The resources along the way would be enough for everyone to level up, as long as they reached A City in the fourth year of the apocalypse.
Starting in the fourth year, intelligent zombies had emerged and begun launching large-scale, organized assaults on cities.
Some people might think that, given a second life, it would be better to stock up on enough food, drinks, and entertainment, then stay in the spatial dimension forever. There would be no danger, and life would be pretty enjoyable.
But Bai Yaoyao loved adventure and refused to admit defeat. I lost once. I won't lose a second time.
She hoped that once the apocalypse ended, she could go back to being a laid-back assassin, taking jobs when she had nothing else to do and going on vacation when she was tired. Or she could take the exam for a public-sector job: nine to five, five types of social insurance, and a housing fund. Just thinking about it felt comfortable.
After settling on their first base, Bai Yaoyao called Peiqi back home.
"Hello, Sister Yao! I miss you! I haven't seen you in a whole week! I want kisses and hugs!"
Bai Yaoyao smiled. Peiqi was a little sweetheart, adored by everyone. Her cover profession was psychiatrist, and she was excellent at hypnosis. In their previous life, she had awakened a healing ability and served as the team's support-commonly known as the healer.
"Peiqi, I have a task for you."
"Okay, Sister Yao. Tell me." The voice that had been dripping with sugary affection returned to normal in a second.
"Sell every property in your name, then go buy a large villa near Phoenix Cry Mountain in H City. It needs to be big enough to house everyone in our organization.
Then renovate it to the highest security standard. Make all the glass and doors bulletproof. Ideally, it should be secluded, with few people nearby.
Once that's done, keep enough money for your basic living expenses and transfer everything else to my account."
"Understood, Sister Yao. I'll get started right now!" After listening, Peiqi hung up without another word or a single question. If Sister Yao could explain, she would have done so outright. Since she had not, it meant the time had not come yet. There was no need to ask.
That trust and understanding had been built over twenty years together. The apocalypse was harsh, but Bai Yaoyao felt blessed to have her comrades by her side.
Bai Yaoyao loved traveling all over the world and had never bought a single home. Peiqi preferred a slightly quieter life. Except when she was out on a mission, she dutifully went to work, collected her monthly salary of 6,800, and bought properties whenever she had nothing else to do.
At current property prices, they would be worth close to a hundred million at the very least. Not selling them would mean a massive loss.
Only after arranging everything did Bai Yaoyao finally let herself lie down and sleep.
Early the next morning, Bai Yaoyao left the hotel. She first went to yesterday's restaurant to collect the meals she had ordered, then took a taxi to the area around Yasukuni Shrine to scout it out. The bomb's blast diameter was two hundred meters, but the shrine covered roughly a hundred thousand square meters...
She had become quite proficient at controlling her spatial dimension, and the farthest distance at which she could place an object was also two hundred meters.
She found the Main Hall and carefully examined the key points around it. The Main Hall was where the "pieces of shit" (war criminals) were enshrined, and the mirror and sword symbolized those "pieces of shit."
She therefore chose this spot for the bomb, confident that her client, Wang Fugui, would be satisfied as well.
Once the bomb exploded, she would have to flee immediately amid the chaos. If she could not get out, she would put on an act. Her records were spotless: she was just an ordinary young woman who had grown up in an orphanage.
The shrine had so many visitors every day that there was no way suspicion would fall on her.
With her plan settled, Bai Yaoyao went to the factory building she had rented yesterday.
Li Hua called to say that the items she had ordered were already on their way and would arrive shortly.
The timing was perfect. The delivery truck arrived just as she did.
The workers left after unloading everything. Bai Yaoyao randomly inspected some of the goods and found no problems. It seemed Li Hua was reasonably reliable.
Bai Yaoyao spent a whole boring day in the factory building while trucks came and went. Only at eight that evening did the last of yesterday's order arrive, including the items she had texted Li Hua about last night and the sugar Xiaomi had bought on the black market.
Bai Yaoyao put anything perishable into her spatial dimension as soon as it arrived. Rice and flour blocked the view from the entrance, so even if someone came in, they would not notice anything.
Once everything had arrived, Bai Yaoyao quickly stored it all away, locked the warehouse door, and prepared to leave.
As soon as she left the warehouse, she noticed someone following her. Their concealment skills were quite good. If her spatial perception had not become more sensitive, she might not have spotted all of them right away. One look told her they were seasoned criminals.
She did not know whether they had guns, so Bai Yaoyao dared not make any rash moves. She had not even walked fifty meters before they lost patience. There were five men, none carrying weapons, and no one waiting in ambush.
Once she confirmed that, Bai Yaoyao attacked without hesitation.
She transferred her dagger from the spatial dimension into her pocket and went straight for the kill. There were no wasted moves; almost every strike was fatal.
Bai Yaoyao had been trained to kill. Showing mercy was out of the question. Still, she left one alive to question him about what was going on.
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