Apocalyptic Rebirth

29.tenth day

The words from the rich second-generation, Lin Hao, caused a commotion in the entire chat group!"What? 2,000 yuan for a pack of instant noodles? Am... Am I hearing this right?""Hey, can't you guys stop inflating prices like this? I'm getting scared."Some people spoke shakily, "The snow disaster, it will surely pass, right? There's really no need for this."Although it was a voice message, the trembling tone conveyed the inner turmoil.People hadn't completely given up hope yet. Every morning, when they opened their eyes, they hoped to see the heavy snow stop and the sun rise, returning them to normal life.However, the incident of Bao Mama Xie Limei and the rich second-generation Chen Hao buying food at high prices had deeply touched the fragile string in their hearts.Some people pretended to be calm and said, "Don't joke around, 2,000 yuan for a pack of instant noodles? It's just that the snowfall is a bit heavier this year, and winter came early! It's not like it's a zombie apocalypse, come on!"Zhang Yi saw this message and couldn't help but chuckle and shake his head.Zombie apocalypse?Don't compare that low-level stuff to this icy apocalypse.Zombies might be terrifying, but they could still be countered by human force. However, in the face of the forces of nature, humanity was as fragile as ants in the vast universe.They didn't yet realize the terrifying nature of the disaster they were facing.Xu Hao, who had been swaggering in the group, said arrogantly, "Don't worry about all that! I'm rich anyway, can't I just spend money to buy peace of mind? If you're willing to sell, send me a private message. If you're not, that's your business!"Xu Hao acted as if he didn't care.But Zhang Yi could see through his facade. In reality, he was already scared. Otherwise, he wouldn't have offered such an exorbitant price of 2,000 yuan for a pack of instant noodles!It wasn't difficult to think about it.Although Xu Hao was very wealthy, with assets of several hundred million, in the current apocalypse, he couldn't even enjoy the life of a rich man, let alone order takeout.Rich people might not necessarily be kind, but they definitely weren't stupid.Realizing the seriousness of the crisis, Xu Hao began buying supplies from many neighbors.The quantity wasn't large, but it would be enough for him and his girlfriend to survive for several weeks.Zhang Yi sneered, "This is the last remnant of what money can do in the apocalypse."It probably wouldn't take long before people, along with their dwindling supplies, realized that money had turned into worthless paper, and supplies were the absolute king!By then, he wondered how many people would regret their actions of selling off their supplies.Undoubtedly, Xu Hao had set a bad precedent in the homeowners' group. Furthermore, because many of the homeowners in the entire residential building were friends and colleagues, Xu Hao's high-priced purchase of supplies affected everyone around him.When he used his real gold and silver to set such a high price for supplies, everyone realized how scarce supplies had become.Each person became even more reluctant to part with their precious resources.At the beginning of the snow disaster, some people were willing to share and exchange food with their neighbors, but now they had become more miserly than Scrooge.Even if they met their best friend who asked for some food, they would come up with various excuses to refuse.The icy apocalypse had arrived on the tenth day.At this point, in the homes of Fang Yuqing and Lin Caining.Their supplies had been nearly depleted.Two people, who had previously been picky eaters and enjoyed gourmet food, were now quarreling over a single pack of instant noodles.The food they had purchased before, along with what had been delivered by the loyal follower, Zhou Peng, had dwindled to almost nothing.The way things were going, they could last for at most another week, and then they would starve to death!Sitting on the couch, wrapped in blankets, their faces were pale. On the coffee table in front of them lay an opened pack of compressed biscuits.Lin Caining glanced at the compressed biscuits and said to Fang Yuqing, "Yuqing, this is our last pack of compressed biscuits."Pain was evident in Fang Yuqing's eyes.In the past, she wouldn't have allowed such coarse food to enter her delicate throat, even if she were beaten to death.However, now she ate every piece of it meticulously, not wasting even a single crumb, and even the crumbs that fell on the ground were too precious to be discarded. They had to be picked up and eaten.