Rebirth: 100 Days Before Doomsday - Chapter 31

Chapter 31: Sci-fi Movie

Grace didn’t spent too much time thinking about Mr. Parker or the past and secrets she shared with him. She had much important matters to handle other than wasting her precious time thinking about her fake husband.

Since she wasn’t feeling hungry yet, she decided to visit the biggest factory in the city producing construction supplies. Since Mrs. Parker had already bought the island, it was understandable for her to purchase construction materials since she was planning to build a mansion on the Starfall Isle.

Once the factory head got to know that she was Mrs. Parker, he was more than eager to sell her everything she ordered.

Grace first bought the products that could be used for constructing houses or other buildings – High-strength concrete, Steel beams and columns, reinforced concrete, metal framing, cement, waterproofing materials, steel rebar, gravel, sand, bricks, blocks, wood panels, insulation materials, wood trusses, metal sheets, shingles, tiles, frames, concrete panels, metal or glass facades, drywall, glass partitions, and acoustic panels.

There were also – commercial glass windows, aluminum or steel frames, automatic doors, High-capacity HVAC, plumbing systems, electrical wiring, fire alarms, security systems, hydraulic or traction machines, and control panels.

She also ordered glass panels, hardware, paint, plaster, flooring materials, pipes, fittings, faucets, sinks, bathtubs, toilets, wires, outlets, switches, circuit breakers, lighting fixtures, ducts, vents, AC and heater units, thermostat, foam, fiberglass, and spray foam insulation.

Then she ordered materials that could be used for contructing roads, streets, bridges, and water reservoirs – Crushed stone, geotextile fabric, asphalt, road base materials, stormwater drainage pipes, manholes, catch basins, asphalt curbs, reflective paint, guardrails, road markings, steel pilings, epoxy coatings, clay, synthetic liners, pumps, motors, control panels, etc.

She then ordered equipment like – concrete mixer, drills, saws, ladders, scaffolding, levelers, measuring tape, hammers, pliers, safety equipments, cranes, concrete pump, welding equipment, scaffolding, power tools, safety harnesses, heavy-duty saws, graders, asphalt pavers, rollers, dump trucks, concrete cutters, paint applicators, excavators, concrete mixers, compactors, welding machines, etc.

After making the downpayment, she left the factory and found a restaurant to have lunch and rest for a while. In the meantime, she decided to do some online shopping as Ms. Brown.

This time, she decided to gather clothing supplies. She ordered – Thermal undergarments, moisture-wicking tops and bottoms, sports bras, waterproof jackets, insulated jackets, windbreaker, fleece jackets, pullovers, wool sweaters, hoodies, durable cargo pants, thermal leggings, work pants, overalls, and convertible pants.

She got 50,000 pieces of all these clothes in all the available sizes for men, women, and children before moving to order some heat resistant and cold resistant clothes. She also ordered military jackets and leather jackets.

Next, she ventured into footwear section and ordered – Waterproof boots, Insulated boots, lightweight trail shoes, water shoes, sandals, slippers, hiking boots, sports shoes, snow boots, and skates.

She also purchased socks and accessories – wool socks, synthetic blend socks, thermal socks, normal socks, wool beanie, wide-brim hat, ski mask, cap, bandana, insulated gloves, work gloves, and lightweight gloves.

In the Protective and Specialty Clothing section she bought – raincoats, life jackets, gaiters, ponchos, coveralls, and compression clothing.

She made sure to choose neutral colors for all the clothes and avoided bright colors that might attract attention.

She also bought space blankets, reflective vests, survival ponchos, silk blankets, wool blankets, cashmere blankets, and diving suits.

She ended her long list of online shopping with the order of extra shoe and boot laces, clothing repair kits, and dry bags.

With these done, all that left was for her to get herself some customized clothing. After all, she couldn’t survive the apocalypse in her expensive dresses. She planned to visit her personal designer later that evening.

As she finished her lunch, she received a message from Aleena who had successfully stored the supplies that Grace wanted her to buy. All the goods were safely place inside the warehouse Aleena rented in the neighboring city.

In that list of supplies, there were different types of – rice, flour, salt, seasonings, vinegar, more nuts and seeds, sugar, edible oils, vegetables and fruits – ranging from as high as 300 tons to as low as 20 tons.

Grace immediately called Aleena who picked up on the very first ring. “Well done. I will meet you at the warehouse tomorrow morning. Till then, I need you to order another set of supplies.”

[Sure, Boss.]

Ending the call, Grace sent another list of supplies to Aleena. This list contained miscellaneous tools and equipment like – Multi-tool with knives, can openers, pliers, duct tape, rope, zip ties, shovel, small axe, flashlights, headlamps, batteries, solar-powered chargers, hand-crank radio, whistle, stationary items, matches, lighters, flints, fire starters, binoculars, and sleeping bags.

Since half of the day was gone, Grace headed to the warehouse as several shipments of her orders from the day before were about to be delivered.

By the time she arrived at the warehouse, one of her orders had already arrived there. After that, she got occupied with receiving the orders, making rest of the payments, and then shifting all the goods inside the space before organizing them in different sections in the warehouse.

By the time she finished, she had successfully earned 400,000 more points, making her total points reach 1,230,000.

Finishing her work, she returned to real world before driving straight to the boutique of her personal designer. For next an hour, she and her designer were busy working.

“Why I feel like you are making clothes for someone who’s going to star in a sci-fi movie?” Her designer asked as he added heat and cold resistant fabrics to the list of other kinds of special fabrics that Grace had already listed down.

“You aren’t far from the truth.” Grace replied as she checked the quality of the thermal fabric that would be used for making her undergarments and inner clothes.

“Are you really going to star in a sci-fi movie? But even then, what’s the need of going as far as making the undergarments of these fabrics?” The designer was at a complete loss.

Grace turned to face the man and with a calm expression, she replied, “Not only me, we all are going to star in a sci-fi movie soon.”