Natural Disaster: I Started By Hoarding Tens Of Billions Of Supplies - Chapter 66

Chapter 66: Prioritizing Medicine (1)
Shi Xuan looked at his friends and said, “On our way here, I heard a lot of news. The government worked day and night to salvage supplies from the wholesale grain and oil market. Even if our country does not farm, our food reserves are enough to feed all citizens for two years.”

He paused for a second and looked at the others, “Why does the government salvage spoiled grains from the water to feed the citizens? I also heard that the government only provides those who stay in the rescue center with two meals a day while the government dries and stores all the remaining food.”

Huang Zhihui thought for a while and said, “Maybe it’s because it rains every day, and food can’t be delivered.”

Huang Qian shook his head when he heard his younger sister’s words. “You must never underestimate the power of a country.”

He frowned and added, “If what is happening now only happens in Juncheng City, the national rescue team should have arrived by now. Unless…”

“Unless this is a national disaster or even a global disaster.” Jia Xiang finished Huang Qian’s sentence gloomily.

When the Internet was still online, Shi Xuan followed the news and browsed forum posts to collect information. He found that many other provinces were also affected by natural disasters to varying degrees.

If major natural disasters break out everywhere at the same time, what else could it be but the end of the world is here?

Even if the floodwaters recede one day, it will take a long time for everything to return to normal. That’s why the government is rushing to salvage and stockpile supplies. They must have some information that is unknown to the public.

After a long silence, Jia Xiang said, “In the past few days, many people have gone out to salvage supplies from water. Why don’t we go out and try our luck?”

Long Yu looked at Yao Ran and asked, “Yao Ran, what do you think?”

Yao Ran shook her head and replied, “The water is too deep. It is difficult for even professionals to salvage supplies, let alone ordinary people without skills and equipment.”

She doesn’t want to compete with those people for the time being. With so many people going out to salvage supplies right now, it’s hard to say whether they can get anything. Even if they manage to find something, it is too dangerous for them, and they may not be able to bring the supplies back safely.

Yao Ran looked at the others and added, “Even if we are lucky enough to salvage something, there may not be a way to bring it back safely. It’s best to think of a solution from the water’s surface.”

Everyone fell into silence when they thought of the group of people who had followed them back from the department store three days ago.

“But the malls and supermarkets have been looted. Where are we going to find supplies now?” Huang Zhihui asked after a moment of silence.

When Yao Ran heard what Huang Zhihui said, Yao Ran smiled, “We don’t necessarily have to find food. As long as we have something that others don’t have, we can trade it for food later.”

Huang Zhihui knew that it was better for them to find things that others didn’t want. But what do these people want besides food?

“Medicines.” Long Yu said calmly. “Everyone is looking in malls and underwater. We could try office buildings.”

There are only companies in the office buildings and basically no supplies. People won’t go there looking for food or clothing.

Shi Xuan shook his head and said, “I heard that many Ling Yuan residents raided office buildings yesterday. Most of the office buildings in the city center have been looted.”

Huang Zhihui raised her hand and said, “I know a place that people may not go to.”

As soon as she said this, six pairs of eyes turned to look at her.

“Where is it?” Huang Qian asked curiously.

Huang Zhihui explained, “I went on a field trip with my professor and classmates last month. We went to a company that produces new cancer medicines. The office building was in a remote location, and the road conditions were complicated. Usually, not many people go there.”

“Coupled with the heavy rains, it may be difficult to get to that office building now. The location of the office building is also quite far from here. People without gasoline for their motorboats could only look around the city, and the odds were high that no one would go and loot this office building.”

Deng Qiqi agreed and said, “Hui Hui is right. We can try our luck there. If we can find the medicine, we will have a greater chance of surviving in the future.”

Companies have no warehouse but usually have an exhibition hall. Although the quantity of medicines is not large, it is a significant gain for a small group like them. Moreover, it seems that there is more than one pharmaceutical company in that office building.

Yao Ran was not interested in ordinary medicines, and there were many such medicines in her space. However, the new medicines for treating cancer that Huang Zhizhi mentioned just now piqued her interest.

When nuclear power plants around the world explode in the future, there will be radiation bursts that will spread around the world. The air, water, and soil will be polluted, and no living thing can escape.

She should get more rare drugs if she can, just in case she needs them in the future.

Although Yao Ran is not sure whether this new medicine can work against diseases caused by radiation, who can complain about having too many medicines? In the future, one pill can save lives!

The seven people looked at each other and decided to go to the office building to try their luck. They needed to act quickly. If they waited too long, they might not be able to find anything.