Having secured a channel to purchase firearms, Zhang Yi felt much more at ease.
In the face of the apocalypse, having such a device meant a significant boost in confidence, whether dealing with humans or non-human entities.
The next day, Zhang Yi packed up some important items from his house into his space.
The house was to be reconstructed into a safe house, so he needed to temporarily move to a hotel.
Early in the morning, three black vans drove into Yuelu Community.
A bunch of workers from Zhanlong Company in work clothes got out and began measuring Zhang Yi's house.
Many curious neighbors watched the scene.
"What's gotten into Zhang Yi lately? Why all these shenanigans?"
Some colleagues even joked, "Right? The other day at the supermarket, I saw him with three shopping carts full of food!"
"Haha! Anyone would think the end of the world is coming, hoarding so much food. Won't it all go to waste once it's expired?"
"Maybe he's got some mental issue?"
Everyone found Zhang Yi's unusual behavior puzzling but didn't really care, treating it as a joke.
Even Fang Yuqing and Li Caini thought Zhang Yi had lost his mind.
Li Caini seemingly had a realization, "Now I get it, that's why he was dining at the Michelin three-star restaurant the other day. His brains must be scrambled!"
Fang Yuqing frowned, feeling very displeased.
Recalling the day she proactively approached Zhang Yi and helped him carry so much stuff home until her legs were sore, she was full of irritation.
"What on earth is Zhang Yi up to?"
Li Caini expressed her concerns, "He promised us a lavish meal. He hasn't forgotten, has he?"
She was eagerly anticipating a meal at the Michelin three-star restaurant!
Fang Yuqing scoffed, "Forget it! Given his recent mental state, I wouldn't go even if he invited me."
"What if people saw us eating with him? It would be so embarrassing!"
She had plans to marry rich and couldn't afford to ruin her reputation.
Hearing Fang Yuqing, Li Caini, despite feeling reluctant, had no choice but to let go of the idea.
Meanwhile, Zhang Yi didn't care at all about the neighbors' opinions.
In a month, they would see who the real joke was.
Zhang Yi left his home and drove towards the Walmart warehouse.
It was Monday, and it was time to go to work, and also a good opportunity to thoroughly inspect the warehouse to facilitate future actions.
Walmart's warehouse was located in the economic development zone at the edge of Tianhai City.
Due to the cheap land prices here, many large corporations from Tianhai City had their warehouses concentrated in this area.
Even some pharmaceutical enterprises had their warehouses here.
This made it convenient for Zhang Yi to later procure some special medications.
Upon arriving at the Walmart warehouse, Zhang Yi clocked in for work as usual.
As the warehouse manager, he was very familiar with the place.
He could say that he knew every single warehouse and every shelf like the back of his hand.
Usually, he would find coming here to be incredibly boring.
But today, looking at these enormous warehouses and the materials worth tens and hundreds of billions, his heart brimmed with unstoppable excitement.
Soon, all these items would be taken by him to become the most crucial resources for his survival in the post-apocalyptic world.
As Walmart's main warehouse for Southern China, the abundance of materials here exceeded anyone's imagination.
Just the stockpiles of cola alone numbered tens of thousands of cases!
The entire warehouse spanned millions of square feet, filled to the brim with all sorts of living supplies.
Aside from food, clothing, and hardware tools, there were even cars, drones, diesel generators, and barrels of gasoline.
It could be said that anything a supermarket was allowed to sell could be found here.
Zhang Yi, having worked here for many years, knew every item on each shelf like the back of his hand.
He was also intimately familiar with the work shifts and the location of security cameras.
While the surveillance was tight, he knew the system's loopholes well enough to disable the entire monitoring network within ten minutes.
Then, using his spatial abilities, he could take everything from here!
However, Zhang Yi wasn't in a rush to act just yet.
There was plenty of time, and he didn't want to startle the snake by hitting the grass.
After strolling around the warehouse, he left.
With a pack of Yellow Crane Tower cigarettes in hand, he headed next door to the Ruining Pharmaceutical Company's warehouse.
Since they worked in the same area, he was familiar with the staff there.
After arriving, Zhang Yi found the warehouse manager, Zhou Hairun.
Everyone was an open book to one another here.
In the warehouses of big corporations, it was common for people to live off the inventory.
Zhou Hairun, whose brother-in-law was a vice president at the Ruining Group, often sneaked some medications out of the warehouse to sell.
After catching up with Zhou Hairun, Zhang Yi subtly hinted at his purpose, hoping to secure several boxes of emergency treatment drugs.
Zhou Hairun was initially cautious.
But later when Zhang Yi offered to pay double the market price for the drugs, Zhou couldn't contain his excitement.
Eventually, they struck a deal for five boxes of medicine at a price of three million yuan.
With the medication acquired, Zhang Yi had nearly prepared all the resources needed for the upcoming apocalypse.
With less than a month to go before the end of the world, he certainly wasn't in the mood to continue working.
So, he went to the warehouse manager's office, lied about a great-uncle's death back home, and asked for twenty days off to attend the funeral.
Zhang Yi, who was well-liked and had a good relationship with the manager, easily got the leave approved without any trouble.
For the next while, Zhang Yi planned to lie back and relax in a five-star hotel.
He would wait for his purchased supplies to arrive and for the construction of his safe house to be completed.
As Zhang Yi walked out of the manager's office, he saw Fang Yuqing bending over as she poured coffee from the machine.
Undeniably, the woman had the makings of a "green tea" type, exuding a natural charm.
Even when simply pouring coffee, she would sway her hips enticingly.
No wonder she attracted some of the younger male "dogs" to eagerly fawn over her.
Beside her, a man chuckled while inviting Fang Yuqing to a concert by Zhou Jielun, waving the tickets ostentatiously in hand.
This man was named Zhou Peng, and Zhang Yi had a particularly vivid memory of him.
They lived in the same community, and Zhou Peng was one of Fang Yuqing's devoted followers – a lapdog, to be precise. In Zhang Yi's past life, among the people responsible for his demise, Zhou Peng played a part.