Following the road, they slowly moved forward and after about ten minutes, they reached their destination, a warehouse situated between two factories. There were several warehouses, and from the outside, it was not clear which company it belonged to.
Upon entering through the half-open gate, Wei Xuan and Du Hang realized that this was actually a courier company’s transit station! Seeing the familiar logo and specialized delivery vehicles, Wei Xuan felt a sense of time passing. For him, it had been over four years since he last saw these familiar things, three years in his previous life and over a year in this one.
Although he had seen traces of these three-wheeled vehicles with various courier company logos on the roads and in the neighborhoods while searching for supplies, the scattered and discarded appearance couldn’t compare to the time when they filled every street and alley before the apocalypse.
Feeling a touch of emotion, Wei Xuan and Du Hang arrived at the entrance of Warehouse No. 3. Upon opening the door, they found that it wasn’t a general transit center as he had imagined, but rather a warehouse with various goods.
Many warehouses of different types and uses were arranged separately, and all the goods were displayed on their respective shelves, resembling a massive wholesale supermarket. This company’s main business before the apocalypse was self-operated, and many of the goods were purchased directly from various manufacturers and then distributed to different storage points across provinces and cities for fast and nearby sales.
Together with their nationwide logistics distribution, they operated a large-scale business in this aspect.
According to the numbers noted in his little book, Wei Xuan easily found a batch of electronic components. A bright idea came to him, and he quickly led Du Hang around in what seemed to be a warehouse for storing various digital products, where they found numerous unopened surveillance cameras.
In addition to that, there were also phones, computer components, and more, everything they could possibly need.
Seeing all these things, Wei Xuan suddenly remembered that there were more warehouses. He didn’t know what else was in the remaining warehouses.
Thinking about this, he hurriedly pulled Du Hang to explore the other rooms and happily discovered a pile of genuinely “good” things, whole packs of alkaline noodles, several boxes of Italian pasta, and various brands of dried mushrooms.
It seemed that someone had visited this warehouse before, but only the front half had been tampered with. There were some sporadic zombies wandering around, some of them were the original warehouse staff, while others were people who came here to collect supplies.
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Taking a plastic bag from the long operating table in front of the warehouse, Wei Xuan filled it with the two types of dry noodles and various dried goods he wanted to take.
He stuffed a good amount into his and Du Hang’s backpacks.
Wei Xuan’s home was not lacking in common dried goods like shiitake mushrooms, wood ear mushrooms, and cauliflower. However, other varieties of mushrooms, such as boletus, tea tree mushrooms, and even monkey head mushrooms and matsutake that he had only eaten in restaurants before the apocalypse, were no longer out of reach.
Currently, even ordinary vegetables are almost impossible to find, let alone these mushroom varieties. It’s not a loss to collect more.
The quantity of these items wasn’t large to begin with, so Wei Xuan didn’t hesitate to take almost all the mushrooms that were not commonly found in regular supermarkets. However, he left behind most of the dried noodles, as he still needed to take other things, and it was likely that others would come to this warehouse sooner or later. There was no need to burn bridges.
After searching around, the only things that caught his eye were the surveillance cameras, dried noodles, and mushrooms, which were the top priority on his list. However, there were other things that Wei Xuan found interesting as well.
As mentioned before, this was a courier company’s transit warehouse, and among their usual products were fresh produce. If there were fresh items, there had to be a cold storage warehouse, and that was exactly what was capturing Wei Xuan’s interest!
Yes, he really wanted to bring this entire cold storage warehouse back with him!
Whether it was the excellent insulation walls of the warehouse or the remarkably effective refrigeration equipment, however… the devices themselves were too large, and the walls were too heavy to remove easily.
“…Ah, I really want to take it all back.” Standing at the entrance of the cold storage warehouse, covering his nose to endure the strong smell emanating from inside, Wei Xuan squinted his eyes to prevent tears from forming. Though he didn’t dare to step inside for the time being due to the overpowering odor, he hesitated to leave.
The equipment was too far away for him to see the model and power consumption clearly, but even if he could only use the well-insulated panels for his own basement, it would ensure an ample water supply for the future!
Before, Wei Xuan had managed to create a room full of ice during the winter. Though the ice was fairly durable, the lack of rain in T City during the spring season meant that the supply was used up by the time May rolled around. Only occasional rainfalls started then, so the stored ice had been almost completely used up. Wei Xuan had only managed to conserve it for so long thanks to careful rationing.
Now, there were only three small boxes left at home, and all the ice inside had already melted, making his idea of having ice stored from winter for use during summer an unattainable dream.
But now, after seeing this cold storage room, his little idea resurfaced.
After the weather warmed up, whether they could collect rainwater entirely depended on the whims of the heavens. If it rained more frequently, they would naturally have more rainwater to use. However, if the heavens were in a bad mood and it didn’t rain all year, Wei Xuan and the other survivors would have to endure without a proper water supply.
When the time comes, forget about using water for planting vegetables; having enough to drink and not dying of thirst would be great. Especially in T City, where the precipitation isn’t significant.
Therefore, if he had a sufficiently large water reservoir at home, even if it didn’t snow heavily in winter, Wei Xuan could bring Du Hang and the zombie from the community to collect snow-water from other places to store and use it slowly!
“…In a few days, I must come back again,” Wei Xuan said firmly after seeing this intact cold storage warehouse. Originally, he thought he wouldn’t return after this visit, especially since he just had a close encounter with the little zombie girl nearby. What if the zombies turned back and passed by this place again? He might not be able to escape unscathed.
However, now that he was dealing with this warehouse, Wei Xuan had to change his mind.
One might say that he had lost his mind, or that he was being arrogant and reckless, but Wei Xuan knew that even if he turned into a zombie and took a long time to regain his senses, he would still retain his obsession with cleanliness. Even if he became a zombie and didn’t need to eat anymore, he wouldn’t be able to stand not bathing or brushing his teeth for an extended period!
Just like how he treated Du Hang, even though Du Hang couldn’t sweat anymore, Wei Xuan still cleaned him regularly. Especially after discovering various intimate postures with Du Hang, he brushed Du Hang’s teeth at least once a day, fearing that he might accidentally “get intimate” with him someday… Even if it meant turning into a zombie, he didn’t want to have any unpleasant encounters.
In his previous life at the base, this was why he was even more unwilling to live there. The water crisis inside the base was worse than outside, and everyone had unkempt appearances. Wei Xuan tried hard to blend in with the others even if he didn’t want to attract attention.
But now…
“Yes, I must come back in a few days, bring them all over,” Wei Xuan firmly affirmed his belief in water conservation. He took a deep breath and led Du Hang away.
When leaving, he deliberately left the door open, allowing the smell inside to dissipate quickly.
The room was well sealed before the apocalypse, but the power supply inside quickly ceased. It was the height of summer at that time, and the room was tightly sealed. Although people had been here before, one could easily imagine what kind of smell would waft out if someone opened the warehouse door.
Wei Xuan speculated that even if someone had been here after the apocalypse, they would immediately close the door upon smelling the terrible odor inside to contain the “toxic gas” and prevent it from leaking out to pollute the environment.
However, he will return in a few days, so it would be necessary to ventilate the place by opening the door.
“Um… I should bring a gas mask next time,” Wei Xuan pondered as he returned to the warehouse for electronic products.
Yes, he had to bring it! The ventilation system inside had stopped working a long time ago, and the smell inside wouldn’t dissipate by the time he returned next time. It would be safer to wear it.
With the necessary equipment listed in his notebook loaded into two backpacks for himself and Du Hang, and the bags of dried noodles and dry goods collected earlier dropped onto the sides of their backpacks, Wei Xuan and Du Hang took shelter in a small cabin near the entrance and waited for nightfall to return home!
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I’m curious as to how he will move everything. Thank you for the updates!!
Sled-zombies? On dasher, on dancer…
Haha!! 🦌
Thanks for the chapter!
Another exciting shopping adventure! Thanks for the update 🤣❤️🤣❤️
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