Xiao Wen pulled Wen Le into his embrace and rubbed his head with his chin. His Lele was still so kind and warm.
Wen Le blushed slightly when he was rubbed and pushed Xiao Wen away solemnly, coughing.
Xiao Wen looked at the red tips of his ears and the person who was trying to hide his feelings, swallowing his laughter and sitting up straight.
“I’ll take care of picking up people. Let’s prepare the supplies first. I’ll take care of the military vehicle, and we’ll use one as a backup while we drive the other.”
“If we can get a few more vehicles, that would be great. Even if we don’t end up using them, there will be a way when the car reaches the mountain. It’s always better to be prepared.” After speaking, Wen Le thought for a moment and muttered quietly, “It would be even better if we had an armored car.”
Xiao Wen raised an eyebrow. An armored car? He was certainly daring to think so. But… it wouldn’t be bad if they could get one.
“After signing the contract tomorrow, I plan to travel around the country to collect supplies. I’ll give you the key to my house, and you can put the things you collect there. It’s safe and secure there, and the security is better than your old place since everyone here is rich.”
“Should I ask Mo Yan to accompany you? It’ll be safer on the road.”
Wen Le shook his head. How could Mo Yan accompany him with all the things they were collecting for the space? “No need. I can handle it alone. I’ve traveled around the country enough, and I’m familiar with the places.”
Xiao Wen nodded. After all, Wen Le was also a man.
“Okay, then keep this with you just in case.”
Wen Le took the gun from Xiao Wen.
Even though it was dangerous, he could always hide in his space.
Let Xiao Wen be reassured.
Besides, it wouldn’t be easy to disappear into thin air with so many people around.
The next morning, Old Zhao, the purchaser of the company, arrived at Wen Le’s residence with his lawyer and cash, afraid that Wen Le would change his mind.
Seeing Xiao Wen there, he didn’t say anything and nodded with a smile. Everyone knew that Wen Le was protected by Xiao Wen. Whenever Wen Le went out for transactions, he was always accompanied by Xiao Wen’s trusted men. This time, it was an entire company’s transaction, so it was reasonable for Xiao Wen to be present.
The transaction was completed quickly. Since they didn’t discuss any details, Wen Le directly transitioned the sources and factories, which made the process surprisingly smooth.
After the transaction was completed, Wen Le handed over 20 million yuan in cash to Xiao Wen. Old Zhao’s eyes flashed with a gleam, realizing that Xiao Wen was the one who needed the money. There have been rumors that Xiao Wen had a crush on Wen Le, which is why he was so willing to help. As it turns out, both of them had their own intentions.
After Old Zhao and his men left, Wen Le wasted no time and was sent directly to the airport by Xiao Wen to fly to the northeast to start collecting the first step of resources… food.
In each city, Wen Le would change his appearance a bit, wear sunglasses, and dress in loose clothing so that people couldn’t recognize him. Then, he would find someone locally to buy food on his behalf, while he went to supermarkets, slaughterhouses, seed shops, pharmacies, clothing factories, etc., and stayed in each city for two days. After running around five cities in the northeast, Wen Le headed towards the coastal cities. Sitting on the plane, Wen Le was filled with mixed emotions.
In the Apocalypse, some people would risk their lives for a pound of rice, while he bought thousands of tons of rice for just a few million yuan.
Of course, this was only because he was holding nearly a hundred million yuan. A few million was just a drop in the bucket.
After running around five cities, he had bought all kinds of food in quantities of thousands of tons. Don’t ask him why he bought so much, although this food was probably enough for him to eat for countless reincarnations.
He was just afraid of the Apocalypse after a year of torture.
He also hoarded all kinds of vegetables, fruits, meats, medicines, and daily necessities that he could get his hands on. Of course, the premise of this hoarding was that he accidentally discovered that the space could keep food warm and fresh. When he first arrived in the northeast, he ate some street food and found it delicious, so he bought another portion to eat later. He forgot about it and only remembered it two days later. When he found it, it was still hot and couldn’t be eaten.
This made Wen Le happy and he started his hoarding journey. Every time he finished eating, he would buy dozens or even hundreds of portions of what he liked, and every shopkeeper was happy to see him, even staying up late to make the food for him to pick up the next day.
It’s worth mentioning that when Wen Le arrived in the first city, he rented a factory building and installed four layers of steel plates, arranging for people to install clothing processing machines. He promised to deliver finished products in a month under a payment of one million yuan, which made the workers very happy.
When he arrived at the coastal city, Wen Le went directly to the seaside after getting off the plane. He arrived at a seafood farm where he saw the muddy sea water and almost lost his desire to eat seafood.
Compared to the clear water in the space… it was just…
Never mind, I won’t bother describing the taste of the food. After describing it, I might lose my appetite.
However, looking at the densely packed floating balls in the sea, Wen Le guessed that they were probably used for aquaculture. Wen Le intended to buy seafood and throw it into space to slowly cultivate, why would he need to buy floating balls and pull nets himself? That’s a joke!
Wen Le hesitated for a long time and finally decided to have the seller sell the seafood to him in a container. He would fill the container with seawater and spend a little extra money. After throwing half of the seafood into space and letting them breed freely, he would keep the rest in the container. When he wanted to eat, he could just scoop them out! After all, they won’t spoil in the container.
The space is so large, there shouldn’t be too much fishy smell, right?!
Wen Le silently prayed.
Seafood is easier to buy in large quantities than grains, as buying too much grain at once may attract government attention. Therefore, Wen Le bought grains in installments, under the guise of opening a food processing factory. Seafood, on the other hand, can be bought without much trouble. He bought all he could.
However, Wen Le still traveled around the coastal cities of China to place orders, as different species can be found in different regions. As for seafood from other countries, he had Xiao Wen place the orders and promised to have them delivered in a month. Of course, Wen Le magnificently ignored the nearly ten minutes of silence from Xiao Wen upon hearing the huge order he had placed.
After collecting goods inland, Wen Le headed back to the coast for pickup. He repeated this process over and over, zigzagging1 across the entire country of Z.
The person who had just fallen in love with Xiao Wen reported in with him on every stop and took the opportunity to chat on the phone.
At first, Xiao Wen didn’t think Wen Le could travel to so many places.
How much could he stockpile?
Even if he filled the entire plane with goods, how much could he fit?
Why not just buy in the city?
But seeing Wen Le’s high spirits, he let him be.
Even when Wen Le suddenly called and asked him to stockpile seafood from overseas, he took note of the types seriously. But upon hearing the amount to stockpile, he remained silent for ten minutes.
Even Mo Yan, who was usually uninterested in anything, leaned over to ask him. He responded to the phone call with a calm voice, hung up, and wrote down the amount, giving it to Han Ya. The few people who had gathered to watch him were all silent that day. It wasn’t until the evening that Yin Chengyang couldn’t help but break the silence.
“Boss, half a ton of king crabs…are you kidding me?!” Yin Chengyang laughed twice, but when he saw Xiao Wen’s calm expression, his face twisted.
Half a ton of king crabs…it was just one of the species on the list!!
How long does Wen Le plan to eat them for??
Later, Xiao Wen silently hung up a map of Z in his study. Every time Wen Le went to a new place, he marked it off. He had already covered the entire country, except for the highland region.
As doctor, Zhou Quan exclaimed in admiration: “It’s hard to imagine that Wen Le, who seems fragile, was able to fly continuously for a month and a half. This exceeds the average endurance of the human body. Even strong people may not be able to handle it!”
While Zhou Quan was admiring Wen Le’s endurance, Wen Le himself was huddled over a toilet in an airport bathroom on a grassland, feeling extremely sick. Four days later, he was eventually rescued by Xiao Wen and Mo Yan at the grassland airport and carried onto the plane.
Thus ended their journey of collecting supplies.
- “Zigzagging” means to move in a series of sharp turns, back and forth, not in a straight line. ↩︎
Thanks for the update!! 🤭🤭