Socially Anxious Girl Starts Hoarding Before the Apocalypse

Chapter 63

Wen Qian had looked up the local earthquake records, or rather, she had seen the earthquake records of the western provinces. Earthquakes of varying magnitudes were always occurring, such as in the Hengduan Mountains region, which she dared not visit.

In the plateau areas where people lived, there were earthquake records, although not of high magnitudes. Areas without earthquake records were uninhabited.

The uninhabited areas had harsh environments. Whether for adventure or scientific expeditions, it would be dangerous to enter, and some people had not even made it out alive.

Although Wen Qian had spatial abilities, how long could she survive in the uninhabited areas? She would not feel at ease just eating her stockpile and would not choose to go there unless absolutely necessary.

However, the only advantage of the uninhabited areas was that they were uninhabited.

Wen Qian dared not take the risk and would at most live on the fringes of the uninhabited areas.

She would choose a place where she could either farm or raise livestock.

At the very least, there should be a few Xinjiang poplars growing. If there was truly not a single blade of grass, she would have nothing to do every day, and after a long time, even she would likely go insane.

Even if she lived alone in the uninhabited area and finished her stockpile of rice and flour, wouldn't she still have to come out? She didn't have enough supplies to last her entire life.

If she truly had money and her spatial abilities could store supplies, buying enough for a lifetime and directly living in the uninhabited area would be possible.

But it felt like from that day onwards, her life would be over.

If this were a novel, once everything was stockpiled, there would be nothing interesting left to write about, and the story could end right there without anything else to add.

Lying in her tent, Wen Qian checked the local list of protected animals. Speaking of which, any wild animal in this area was basically protected, with the only unprotected one being humans.

Since social order had not yet collapsed, these animals could not be disposed of at will, or one would be jailed.

If a natural disaster truly struck, the animals would suffer even more, wouldn't they? At that time, so-called national parks and protected areas would become hunting grounds.

But it was also possible that plants and animals would adapt to the harsh environment better than humans.

Wen Qian's spatial stockpile even included hunting tools, including those private citizens were not allowed to possess, which she had assembled from components.

Occasionally, joyful laughter came from outside, and for a moment, Wen Qian felt disoriented, as if she had been bewitched by the wind itself.

Perhaps all her actions during this period had been in vain.

When a real disaster struck, even if she had spatial abilities and stockpiles, she might not survive.

This thought would emerge when she felt vulnerable. Wen Qian would not always be determined and forge ahead.

If only there were a paradise like the one described in the Peach Blossom Spring, but such a paradise was meant to escape from war, while a true natural disaster might destroy even that paradise.

In a disaster situation, even grains and vegetables might not grow well. Without anything to eat, everywhere would be a disaster.

Thinking this way, Wen Qian no longer felt that her efforts were in vain, for the Peach Blossom Spring was someone else's imagination, while her own paradise needed to be established by herself.

Having realized this, Wen Qian felt the powerless feeling within her finally dissipate somewhat.

At this moment, she had to be her own psychologist. Upon seeing negative signs, instead of immediately stopping them, she should cultivate positive ideas within herself.

Since she had made her choice and taken action, she should not regret it.

After consoling herself, Wen Qian went out and took some photos, which she sent to Zhang Zixuan, who had been chatting with her.

Zhang Zixuan did not want to travel alone, so she decided to return home and booked a flight back to Jiangsu Province the next day.

Jiangsu Province was coastal, and Wen Qian remembered that there had recently been a typhoon there, so she didn't know if Zhang Zixuan's flight would proceed smoothly.

Zhang Zixuan's reply was to see how it went, and if necessary, she could land elsewhere, as long as she could land.

So Wen Qian told her to check the environmental conditions around Jiangsu Province.

Zhang Zixuan had thought too simply. After chatting with Wen Qian, she checked and found that the airports nearby were also experiencing thunderstorms, so she didn't know if she could land successfully that day.

But it was fine. She had money, so even if she couldn't return home, she could continue traveling in Jiangsu Province and join a tour group to travel around. When Zhang Zixuan said she had no financial burden, Wen Qian felt a bit envious. Although she had some savings before, she had now spent almost everything, with only enough left for transportation.

If she had to walk, it would take ages.

She had no plans to buy a car herself, but in many places in Jiangsu Province, she still needed to rely on trains and buses. In her spatial storage, she had a bicycle, a three-wheeled pedicab, and an old second-hand motorcycle.

However, she was worried that her body couldn't handle riding a motorcycle for too long, so for long-distance travel, she planned to buy train tickets.

After sending the photos to Zhang Zixuan, she deleted them and then changed locations to take more photos and videos, planning to upload them online.

She didn't dare use the same photos. Although she felt the chances of Zhang Zixuan seeing her online were slim, she wanted to be safe.

She didn't want others to know too much about her, so her online persona had to remain concealed.

After taking the photos and videos, she returned to her tent to start editing them. The scenery here was very beautiful, which was why so many people came to travel, and this was also the peak tourism season.

Soon after uploading them, someone left a comment expressing envy.

Someone else wondered how she had the money to travel when she was previously in a rural area.

Others remarked that Wen Qian hadn't posted any cooking videos recently.

Wen Qian did want to continue chopping firewood and cooking, but she was still looking for a place. Once she found one, she would naturally continue, although by then there might not be any internet.

After uploading these, Wen Qian continued to read the latest news about J Country online. Previously, reading such news would make her anxious and trigger negative emotions.

But now, the more she read, the more motivated she felt in her search for a place, and the more urgent her actions became.

It was as if she was trying to convince herself that her actions were justified and appropriate.

In previous disaster movies about J Country, when they were on the verge of destruction, they would request that our country accept their refugees, and our country would indeed agree in the movies.

One has to admit they had a rather beautiful idea.

Now, even before they were destroyed, there were already people internationally advocating for us to accept their people first.

Countries had started engaging in their usual verbal warfare.

For instance, some countries urged us to accept refugees.

Our country stated that we could pay for transportation and send those who wanted to leave J Country to wherever they preferred, like M Country. Of course, if they wanted to go to Siberia, our country would also send them there.

After saying this, of course, more people wanted to go to M Country, as it was the "father" country.

M Country, however, pretended not to hear these intentions and fiercely accused us of lacking compassion.

As Wen Qian read on, her search gradually deviated, and before she knew it, a lot of time had passed, and it was time to eat.

The internet was truly a great time-waster.

Nevertheless, while she still had internet access, she should make the most of it. Once it was gone, she wouldn't be able to use it even if she wanted to.

However, on the plateau, the sunlight was indeed intense, so Wen Qian wanted to try out the solar panels and solar cookers she had bought earlier.

But it would attract too much attention, so she decided to wait until she was alone before taking them out.