Rise of the Phoenix - Apocalypse Rebirth

Chapter 50 - Preparing for the Deep Freeze (6) [End of Part 1]

October, 3031 - Country C

City S - Greg Hu

Greg Hu was very happy to have won an all expense paid trip with his whole family to Country C. He doesn't know how his name got on the list but he recognized his friend Joseph Chen at the hotel when they gathered up all the winners. But it wasn't long after they arrived that people started panicking about the weather. Sure it was getting colder but honestly, it's nothing to worry about. He looked at the group chat to see everyone was off line and a last message from Sandy.

[Sandy]: Are you really not coming? They said this is the last bus to the safe place. They're also taking our phones so we won't be able to communicate in the future.

Greg scoffed at the overly dramatic words. So what if they all left on the bus to nowhere. He'll just book for a flight for tomorrow if the temperature drops again. Today they had fun touring the city and eating the good food. It's hard to find good spicy ethnic food in Country M to his taste. So they visited a few bakeries, restaurants, and snack shops. His 14 year old twins both had a blast. Although it did get colder than the day before, a new jacket for each person fixed that real quick.

People were clearly overreacting.

Paula: "Dad, I'm bored. Can we go shopping again today?"

Greg: "Of course! Let's go buy more stuff!"

The family happily went to the popular mall and enjoyed their day walking from one store to the next.

But Greg started noticing the local's tension. The ones shopping were buying a lot of warm clothes and accessories, and many of the food shops were all sold out of things. Some doubts started to take root in his mind as he looked at the empty shelves.

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City S - Li Family

Lily was puzzled by the hectic actions of everyone around her. Why is the whole LinClan all back in City S? She was still trying to figure out how to sell off the drugs she had in her possession so having so many people back on the property is quite an inconvenience.

There were constant construction sounds and foot traffic coming in and out of the house. It looked like Grandpa hired a whole construction company to work on the house and reinforce the outside wall. She was told to stay in her room and out of the way but she snuck around and heard the maids talking.

Maid1: "When are you leaving?"

Maid2: "Tonight is my last shift. I am taking the last train to City J later. I just don't have enough time to buy food before then."

Maid1:"Here, see if you can fit these in your space button. I bought a ton this morning right when the prophet account made its newest pin post."

Maid2: "Ah. Really? This is a lot! Thank you! Hopefully this freezing temperature won't last long..."

Curious to know what they're talking about, Lily went into the group chat to see if there's any news there. She was surprised to see that it's busy there too. Talks of the freezing temperature, what food to buy, warm clothes to wear to survive this.

One of the most popular item mentioned was the warm personal tent. It's big enough for 4 people and keeps the air abd temperature inside the tent warm for 8 hours before every charge. Unfortunately the price kept rising.

Seeing how everyone in the chatroom is clamouring to buy one at a lower price, Lily saw the price and wince before buying 3.

[Lily] Did you buy the tent?

[Dolly] Of course. I bought a lot of them this morning and resold them for twice the price. I am very rich right now.

Lily should have thought of that!