Chapter 4 Stockpiling (Part 2)

Lin Anran had another idea—she used her will to divide the river so there would be drinking water. She entered the space and split the river into two sections: the upper part for drinking water, the lower part for aquaculture. She went back to the market and bought 300 jin of various fish fry, 200 jin of shrimp, and 300 jin of crayfish, then stored them in the space and used her will to raise them. Since she was raising them herself, she didn’t need too much and bought a moderate amount, spending three million yuan.

After buying all these, she felt exhausted. Being a doctor, even if she had traveled back in time, she could still treat patients, so medical supplies were essential. She drove to a restaurant and ate a simple meal of beef noodle stew. Seeing it was getting late, she decided to rest and start purchasing medical equipment the next day.

The next morning, the sun rose warmly, and the weather had improved, giving her a pleasant feeling. She drove to a medical equipment company and bought: an ultrasound machine for three million, an ECG machine for 100,000, 500 each of gauze and masks, forceps, surgical tweezers, scissors, hemostats, shadowless lamps, surgical lamps, 1,000 surgical blades, handles, and other supplies. She then bought disinfectants: 500 bottles of iodine, 500 bottles of alcohol, and 300 bottles of bleach. She gave the warehouse address to the vendor and requested delivery the next day.

Next, she went to an outdoor supplies store and bought 20 each of trekking jackets, electric batons, solar lanterns, and solar flashlights. When the online orders for daily necessities arrived, she drove to the warehouse and stored everything in the space.

Entering the space, she saw that the grass for the animals was bare, so she relocated them to another area and used her will to replant seeds on the barren land. Feeling tired, she went to the warehouse, brought a quilt, laid out a four-piece bedding set, rested briefly, and got up. She fed the fish and shrimp in the pond and planted tens of acres of grain.

Lin Anran exited the space. The days were fine, but at night there was no electricity, so she needed solar power. Seeing it was late, she decided to rest and researched solar power generation online. That night, she dreamed again, this time of a place with a simple clay-tiled house, earthen floors, and a dark-red bed and cabinet. She woke up in her apartment, feeling that these strange dreams might be connected to traveling or her bracelet. She decided it was best to prepare in advance.

Without electricity, she realized she needed a diesel generator or a solar generator. After a morning of research, she placed an order, asked the deliveryman about performance, and requested two manuals. She also remembered to buy several boxes of bees and had them delivered to the warehouse. After a full day, she felt utterly exhausted and went to bed with a sense of emptiness.

She entered the space and checked her crops—rice, corn, and wheat were growing well and nearing maturity, with some yellowing. She inspected the pigs, cows, and sheep, which had grown bigger, and decided to buy more feed the next day. She also planned to buy books on feed formulas. At the river, the fish and shrimp in the upper section had grown. She used her will to feed the animals, harvested the mushrooms, and dried them in an open area for storage.

At the dairy cow pen, she noticed the cows were producing a lot of milk. Using her will, she milked them, and since she had no containers, she magically brought bowls from the kitchen and collected three bowls of milk, deciding to drink it for dinner. It was now noon. She stored the milk in lunchboxes and realized she needed containers, so she ordered 100 stainless steel buckets, 50 thermoses, and 50 insulated lunch containers online via express delivery to arrive at the warehouse in three days.

Seeing that time was still early, she prepared two 1TB USB drives to download large amounts of her favorite books, including science, fruit tree cultivation, local customs, and feed formulas. She also bought books on making yogurt and milk tablets.

Lin Anran realized she hadn’t bought medicine yet. No matter how skilled a doctor was, medication was essential. She made a list:

1. Emergency drugs: adrenaline, sedatives, dopamine, hemostatic drugs, anesthetics—only one of each could be purchased, but it was sufficient.
2. Antibiotics and injections: cephalosporin injections, 5% saline, 5% glucose, 250ml and 500ml, traditional Chinese injections for promoting blood circulation and removing stasis—100 boxes each.
3. Oral medications: amoxicillin, cefixime tablets, cold and flu capsules, fluoroquinolones, common cold granules, azithromycin granules—100 boxes each.
4. Chinese patent medicines: heat-clearing and detoxifying medicines, Pudilan oral liquid, Xiaochaihu granules, Chaihu oral liquid, Meilin, paracetamol, protective tonics, etc.—200 boxes.

She hurried to the pharmaceutical company, and the boss was delighted seeing the order. Lin Anran explained that she was opening a pharmacy to dispel suspicion. The boss smiled and said, “Leave a phone number. If you need anything later, I’ll deliver it directly.” She gave her phone number and warehouse location.

After a day of shopping, she was exhausted. She drove back to her apartment and rested for a day. By the next day, the deliveries arrived at the warehouse, including the medicine. Using her will, she stored all the items in her space.

Two months had passed. She drove back, looking out the window at the busy street and reflecting on her life in the apartment with mixed feelings, realizing she would feel reluctant to leave. She stored all items from the apartment into the space—refrigerator, washing machine, daily necessities, cooking appliances, computer, phone, clothes, TV—everything was organized, and she felt relieved.

Just as she was about to sit down and rest, she suddenly heard a knock on the door…