The electromagnetic interference caused by the island nation's volcanic eruption lasted for six hours.
Once the world's radars and other observation methods were back online, the Beautiful Country government was the first to explode—The Theodore Roosevelt was missing!
No matter what methods they used, they couldn't find any trace of the Theodore Roosevelt! In the eyes of the Beautiful Country government, it was surely related to Summer Country! They believed only Summer Country had the capability to completely sink or hide the aircraft carrier.
In response to such irresponsible remarks and accusations, the Summer Country's foreign ministry spokesperson issued a strong condemnation, warning the Beautiful Country not to pursue hegemony during a global disaster, or they would become the enemies of the world.
Of course, the Beautiful Country didn't back down. They quickly mobilized their military forces around Summer Country, heading to the area where the Theodore Roosevelt disappeared to investigate.
By this time, Zhou Lin was already on a high-speed train to Deep City. He planned to sell his house there and convert it into supplies before society completely collapsed.
Just as the train started, Zhou Lin received a message from Ai Bing, asking where he was and why his phone was unreachable yesterday.
"On a business trip." Zhou Lin, of course, wouldn't tell Ai Bing what was about to happen. He was considering whether to deal with Ai Bing before returning home.
Ai Bing sent a message: "Haven't seen you in two days, don't you miss me?"
Zhou Lin sneered and couldn't be bothered to type, so he used voice messaging, "Miss you? I could almost die missing you!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a soft laugh came from the seat next to him. Zhou Lin turned and saw a young, beautiful woman.
"Sorry, I usually don't laugh, unless..."
"Couldn't help it?" Zhou Lin raised an eyebrow, thinking that soon, young and beautiful women like her, without some skills, would face a grim future... What a pity.
Maybe his eyes revealed too much, Wu Xue's beautiful eyes slightly narrowed, and her smile faded, almost asking Zhou Lin a question.
Just then, Ai Bing sent another message, asking Zhou Lin when he would return.
"Probably found something else for me to take care of again," Zhou Lin thought. He then estimated his experience points should automatically increase by 1 point per day but wondered if there were other ways to gain experience, and how his abilities would evolve with each level up, whether he could increase the number of symbiotic vehicles...
Thinking about it, Zhou Lin fell asleep. Perhaps from exhaustion over the past two days, he slept for seven or eight hours, waking up to find it almost dark.
Wu Xue was curious, wondering what kind of immortal Zhou Lin was to sleep like a log on a high-speed train. Before she could ask, Zhou Lin, having eaten something randomly, dozed off again until the train reached its destination at midnight.
At this time, neither Zhou Lin nor Wu Xue imagined that they would have another chance encounter in the future.
After a full day of sleep, Zhou Lin felt refreshed. Instead of rushing home to sleep, he began his grand shopping spree.
With over thirty thousand in savings and the wool from online loans and credit cards to pull, he temporarily had an extra 200,000 yuan in cash, with more expected in the next couple of days.
He found a 24-hour supermarket and began buying up supplies.
First were the unique Summer Country seasonings, loading up a cart with various sauces and oils. After checkout, he stashed them in "Laifu's" warehouse in a secluded staircase without surveillance, then continued shopping.
Frozen snacks, loaded a cart;
Specialty snacks, loaded a cart;
Rice, loaded a cart;
...
If it weren't for the cashier's strange looks, Zhou Lin would have shopped till dawn. Even so, he maxed out two credit cards with a combined limit of 100,000 yuan.
With time still early, Zhou Lin gritted his teeth against his aching legs and went to another supermarket to continue buying.
Affordable and high-quality intimate wear, got some;
Alcohol stoves and solid alcohol, must-have;
Sturdy camping tents, bought;
Outdoor tools, need;
Electric tools, several sets;
Mosquito and insect repellents, prepared...
"Damn, out of money..."
Zhou Lin didn't expect 200,000 yuan to run out so quickly. It wasn't even dawn, and his cards were down to a few hundred yuan.
Back home, Zhou Lin collapsed from exhaustion, falling asleep until the phone ringing woke him up.
"Brother, someone wants to buy your house!" The real estate agent was excited over the phone.
"Oh, I'm home. Bring them to see it."
Zhou Lin's house had a good location, convenient for transportation, schooling, and medical care. He bought it two years ago for 4.5 million yuan, with his parents paying in full. This house was a major reason Ai Bing hadn't completely dismissed Zhou Lin.
In the current market, Zhou Lin's two-bedroom could easily sell for at least 7 million yuan. But to quickly liquidate, he settled for 5.6 million yuan, netting around 5 million yuan after fees and commissions.
At 3 PM, leaving the property center, Zhou Lin had over 5 million yuan in his bank account, with the wool from loans arriving too.
Checking the time, Zhou Lin began online shopping, setting the delivery address to his hometown, then called his mom, Cheng Yali.
"What, you're coming back?" Cheng Yali was puzzled. "It's not a holiday or anything, why are you coming back?"
"Mom, don't you want me to come back?"
"No, but young people should focus on their careers. Bringing Bingbing back?"
"She has something to do, maybe next time. By the way, I bought some packages, keep an eye out for them. Our big garage at home hasn't been sold, right?"
"No, it's empty." Cheng Yali replied.
"Keep it for me." Zhou Lin thought about it but didn't tell Cheng Yali about the apocalypse. He booked an early high-speed train ticket—civil flights along the entire eastern coast of Summer Country had been grounded.
Zhou Lin stored everything he thought useful in "Laifu's" warehouse. Just as his takeaway arrived, opening the door to get it, he saw Ai Bing.
"What are you doing here?"
Ai Bing looked furious. "You... You sold the house?"
Zhou Lin couldn't help but laugh, "So what?"
"So what?" Ai Bing rushed forward a few steps, "You said this house was..."