Surviving the Apocalypse with my Multiplier System - Chapter 31

Chapter 31: Surprise Visit
Rayne arrived at the water filtration store. Although it was labeled a “small business,” the store itself was very large, displaying all sorts of water tanks and filtration systems.

Rayne walked through the aisles looking for the smaller items first. She marveled at how many different types of water purification tablets there were, not to mention other items!

She quickly got down to business, discreetly adding one of every type to her system, replacing the missing item along the way.

After storing all of the tablets, Rayne moved on to the next section. The display shelves were filled with different kinds of water bottles and pitchers with built-in filters. Once again, she bent over slightly and used her trench coat as cover, then began to store one of everything that was on display.

She continued throughout the store until she had stored every water filter, purification tablet, and water container that was available. The only things she didn’t add were the jumbo water tanks the size of a small house, but she didn’t mind skipping those.

Along the back corner of the store was a small variety of rainwater collection barrels. These barrels were designed to work independently, without the use of a complex water collection system.

Unfortunately, they were rather large, about the size of Rayne, so she wasn’t able to store them discreetly. After thinking for a while, she decided that she would buy one of the barrels. She picked out one of the smaller ones, knowing it would fit in the back of her new SUV, and went to find an employee.

The employee was very efficient, quickly loading the rainwater collection barrel into Rayne’s SUV. After paying, Rayne went on her way, trying to decide whether she should go home or stop by the supermarket first.

“Since I’m out and about already, I’ll stop by the supermarket and stock up on as much as I can. That way, I can cook different foods in my spare time until the apocalypse comes,” she said to herself and drove towards the top supermarket in the area.

As Rayne pulled into the parking lot of the high-end supermarket, she noticed that all of the cars parked here were luxury vehicles.

“Seems like this place really is as expensive as they say. Only the rich can afford to shop here.”

Rayne parked her car and entered the store. When she entered, she realized how different a luxury supermarket was from a normal one.

Everything was clean and organized; all of the fruits and vegetables were the best of the best with no pesticides or chemicals. The prices also reflected their “luxury” status, with a small head of cabbage selling for almost $10!

Rayne felt that even with her new billionaire status, this store was too expensive! She calmed herself with the existence of her system, or else she would go broke shopping here today.

She began in the vast vegetable section. There were vegetables from all over the world on display, and all of them looked perfectly ripe. Walking over to where the cucumbers lay, Rayne pretended to pick a few up and inspect them while secretly stashing one in her system.

She walked around the entire section, repeating this process, making sure to store multiple of every vegetable. Before long, her system gained many new vegetables: tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, potatoes, carrots, asparagus, radishes, kale, lettuce, cabbage, spinach, avocados, etc.

She stored every variety of every vegetable available, some she’d never seen before.

To prevent suspicion, Rayne walked around with a shopping cart and occasionally placed a vegetable inside.

Rayne continued to the fruit section, adding apples, oranges, limes, lemons, kiwis, bananas, guava, pomegranates, melons, grapes, pears, peaches, etc.

She had stored over twenty different kinds of apples alone!

Walking past the produce department, Rayne spotted a small stand with beautiful fresh cut flowers. Although they would not serve much purpose in the apocalypse, she still wanted to store them in her system. Flowers had the ability to improve one’s mood, and that feature alone made them important.

The next section was the meat and seafood market, where Rayne stored two of everything available: chicken breasts, chicken thighs, ground chicken, pork chops, ground pork, steaks and ground beef, white fish, pink fish, oysters, clams, crabs, turkey, bacon, ham, duck, etc.

The reason she chose to store two of everything was in case one of the packages was bad, although that was unlikely.

She weaved through the aisles, storing pantry items, canned goods, cereals, grains, biscuits, sugar, salt, spices, bread, granola, all types of snacks, candy, sodas, etc.

Even the items in her cart started to form a small pile, making Rayne nervous to see what the bill would be by the time she was done.

The supermarket even had a prepared food section that had salads, soups, pizza, sandwiches, chicken, fruit, and cultural foods from different countries! Rayne, of course, stored everything possible. Prepared foods would no doubt become a lifesaver in situations where cooking was impossible.

By the time Rayne finished “shopping,” it was already dark outside. Running around all day had left her hungry and exhausted.

As soon as she got back to her car, Rayne took out a sandwich she had found appetizing in the supermarket earlier. It was a simple turkey breast, cheese, lettuce, and tomato sandwich, but it was large in size, filling her empty stomach.

Once she finished eating, she went straight home. While there was a lot left for her to do, she knew she shouldn’t push herself too much. Rest was important to keep her mind sharp.

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Rayne slowly walked up to her apartment and unlocked the door.

“Yo.”

Rayne jerked her head towards the voice and saw a shadowy figure sitting on her couch.

She froze, staring at the figure until he spoke once more.

“Aw babe, you don’t recognize me? You don’t know how sad I was seeing that all the photos of us are gone.”

“Dillon?” asked Rayne, relaxing slightly.

She went over and turned on the light, revealing Dillon. He looked up at her and smiled, not hiding the pent-up desire in his eyes.

“Dillon, what are you doing here? I thought I changed the door lock…” asked Rayne.

“Ah, you see, I picked up a rather handy skill from my new boss, but that’s beside the point. You’ve been out for a while; I’ve been waiting here for hours,” said Dillon.

Rayne’s eyes grew cold hearing him talk about his new “boss.” She pictured the sketchy-looking man from the bar.

“What do you want from me? If it’s about the money, forget it. Take it as an advanced wedding gift from me to you and Krissy,” she said.

While Rayne was still angry that he took so much of her money, she was now a billionaire, and a measly $30,000 wouldn’t affect her in any way. She only wanted Dillon to leave her alone, especially now that he’s clearly involved with some bad people.

Dillon’s expression stiffened at her words. “Rayne, I’m here to see you. I think we should start over. I know I was dumb before and hurt you, but I really can’t stop thinking about you.”