Chapter 14 – Liquid Gold

Photovoltaic solar panels and their supporting equipment were quite expensive—over 20,000 yuan per square meter.

She bought 2,000 square meters worth, and 40 million yuan vanished in an instant.

This hefty batch of solar panels was meant to be used inside her space.

After all, sunlight there was abundant.

Buying more now was also for convenience—when some inevitably broke down and couldn’t be repaired, she could simply replace them.

She also purchased 500 tons each of liquid hydrogen fuel and natural gas.

Although she could control all items inside the space with her mind, Jiang Yan still felt uneasy when storing those two things inside.

It was like putting two giant ticking time bombs in her space.

In addition, she bought 1,000 tons each of gasoline and diesel in various grades, 500 tons of motor oil, and 10 tons of antifreeze.

Jiang Yan had looked it up online: one ton of anthracite coal could power an average household for 1–2 months. She probably wouldn’t need it much herself,

But to prepare for the possibility of extreme cold weather in the future, she still bought 1,000 tons of anthracite coal and 1,000 tons of smokeless coal to store away.

For heating, she stocked up massively:

3,000 each of heaters, warm-air machines, barbecue heaters, “little suns,” graphene heating mats, electric blankets, thermal blankets, and oil radiators in small, medium, and large sizes.

1,000 boxes each of disposable heating pads, hand warmers, moxa knee patches, womb-warming patches, and hot-water bottles.

She also considered air quality. In the late stages of the apocalypse, the air would very likely be polluted. Thinking of that, she bought 300 large-capacity air filters and purifiers each.

For heavy rains and cold waves, she bought 50 high-powered water pumps and 20 dehumidifiers.

Aside from seeds and saplings, she also stocked up on cigarettes and alcohol.

Baijiu, red wine, beer, foreign liquor—from premium to cheap—she didn’t leave anything out.

Quantities varied:

• Baijiu, red wine, and foreign liquor: 1,000 cases premium, 3,000 mid-range, 5,000 low-end.
• Beer: 5,000 cases regular, 3,000 cases craft and high-proof imports.
• Cigarettes: 5,000 cases total, high, mid, and low grade alike.

Normally overlooked, tobacco and alcohol could become hard currency in critical times—liquid gold.

That’s why she stocked up—better safe than sorry.

After all, the days ahead were long, and she had no idea what she might encounter, or what might happen.

Clothing was another key category for stockpiling.

She divided it into two parts: everyday wear and special gear.

Special gear included items like outdoor jackets, down coats, thermal wear, windproof clothing, cold-resistant clothing, insulated suits, constant-temperature wear, protective suits, radiation-proof clothing, protective earplugs, masks, goggles, and more.

For these, functionality and quality were paramount. She only bought the best brands, but chose the most low-key, ordinary-looking styles.

Colors were strictly black, white, and gray.

She bought 1,000 sets in medium size, plus 200 sets each in small, large, and extra-large.

She didn’t buy a huge amount of special clothing, planning to leave some for overseas purchases later.

As for everyday clothing, she no longer went to high-end or even mid-range malls. She went straight to wholesale clothing and shoe markets.

Style and brand didn’t matter—durability, comfort, and practicality came first.

After all, in the apocalypse, walking out in a full luxury outfit was the same as announcing:

“Hey, I’m rich, I’ve got supplies, I’m a fool with too much money—come rob me!”

So, aside from skirts, she bought 10,000 each of shirts, pants, shoes, hats, socks, underwear, scarves, gloves—for spring, summer, autumn, and winter alike.

Sizing was mostly medium, with small, large, and extra-large making up about 30%.

For seasonal clothing unavailable in stores, she bought online.

She knew online was cheaper, but worried about “expectation vs reality,” so she stuck to physical stores.

From physical stores, she required all purchases to be dry-cleaned and packaged before delivery to her designated warehouse.

Of course, she paid for the service.

The shopkeepers were stunned—but business was business, and they did it all.

The wholesale markets also sold bedding.

So she bought 1,000 sets each of latex mattresses, cotton mattresses, down mattresses, cashmere mattresses, quilt covers, bed sheets, pillowcases, pillow towels, fitted sheets, down quilts, cashmere quilts, wool quilts, cotton quilts, summer quilts, and more.

For mosquito and insect prevention, as well as temporary outdoor shelter, she also bought 500 mosquito nets and 500 tents each in small, medium, and large sizes.

During this period, she ran endlessly between pharmacies, leaving no physical or online store untouched.

First priority was potassium iodide tablets (for nuclear radiation protection)—she ordered 3,000 bottles in batches. She also bought 1,000 bottles of Prussian blue (used for treating radiation exposure).

Learning from the mask shortage during the pandemic, she stocked up on medicines for every common ailment:

• Colds/fever: Lianhua Qingwen, Ganmao granules, compound cold remedies, ibuprofen, acetaminophen, Xiao Chai Hu, etc.
• Diarrhea: Norfloxacin, montmorillonite powder, ofloxacin.
• Stomach issues: Compound aluminum hydroxide, digestive tablets.
• Heatstroke: Huoxiang Zhengqi water, Shidi Shui.
• Altitude sickness: Rhodiola rosea.
• Heart disease: Suxiao Jiuxin Pills, nitroglycerin tablets.

She bought as much as she could get.

Other daily-use medicines too: amoxicillin, Fenbid (ibuprofen), Yunnan Baiyao, safflower oil, injury patches, herbal tonics, Yimucao (motherwort), bandages, gauze, alcohol, iodine, plasters in all sizes, phlegm-relieving pills, cough syrup, tonics, Banlangen, eye drops of all types, condoms, antibiotics, anti-inflammatory drugs—even hemorrhoid ointments like Mayinglong.

She also bought tons of vitamins, lutein, liquid calcium, liver-protection tablets, fiber, protein powder, anti-sugar supplements, blood-enriching tonics, and more.

Due to domestic drug regulations, the quantities of Western medicines weren’t large compared to the traditional Chinese medicines she hoarded.

But for Jiang Yan herself, it was already plenty.

Still, she planned to buy much more abroad when possible, and again upon returning.

Besides medicine, she bought glucometers, neck and back traction devices, mid-frequency therapy machines for arthritis and cervical spondylosis, magnetic therapy devices for muscle spasms, pulse oximeters, oxygen generators, ventilators, nebulizers, foldable wheelchairs, and even fully automatic massage chairs.

She even secretly bought several fully equipped negative-pressure ambulances to stash in her space.

The furniture and appliances from her villa could be partly moved to her new home. The rest? All tossed into her space.

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