Semua Bab Surviving the Apocalypse in Style: Bab 1 - Bab 10

Clara spotted a large wholesale market next to the regular market, easily the biggest one in the city.She went straight in, buying almost anything she saw.Winter coats, tracksuits, loungewear. She checked the fabrics for comfort and durability and picked dozens of sets. She had the vendor deliver them to her home, telling him she was buying for resale. Her height and weight were fairly average, so she just ordered all standard sizes.Then, she moved on to all kinds of dried goods. There were beans, lentils, sun-dried tomatoes, dried mushrooms, and seaweed. Everything was sold in bulk at wholesale prices. Then came the seasonings, including olive oil, vinegar, tahini, soy sauce, and stir-fry sauce.The biggest surprise came when she stumbled upon a vendor selling foraged greens. These grew high up in the mountains and were usually hard to gather. Perfect for stuffed dishes or soft buns, they were a rare treat. Normally, only farmers from the nearby mountains sold them, so Clara co

Clara gathered herself and let two quiet tears slip down her cheeks. "I just need a couple of days to be alone. I've been thinking about my parents a lot lately."Derek tried to step closer, but Shadow suddenly stood up, baring his teeth and positioning himself firmly between them.Derek stumbled back. "Clara, when did you get a dog this big?"Clara inwardly gave Shadow a mental high five. Good boy. He could tell she wasn't exactly thrilled to see Derek."I-If you're really uncomfortable living alone, you could come stay with me," Derek said.The words practically made Clara want to spit in disgust. What a joke.In her past life, Derek had appeared right when the apocalypse struck, bringing Clara a stash of supplies and claiming he wanted to survive the disaster together with her.But that very night, his true colors showed. He had only come for one thing, and that was to sleep with her.Though a bit naive at times, Clara hadn't agreed so quickly. She wanted to take things sl

After the signing of the lease, Clara had gotten to know Colin better over the past few days and decided he wasn't so bad after all. She even thought about asking him to help sell her old apartment."The price should be two hundred thousand dollars below market, and my only condition is that it has to sell fast," Clara said seriously.Colin's eyes immediately lit up. "Ms. Summers, you do realize your building is a hot property, right? Typically, buyers rush to purchase properties like yours as soon as they hit the market. And if you're pricing it this low..."He rubbed his hands together, eyes glinting with excitement. "Hold on, I'll run this by our boss."While Colin made his call, Clara hurried downstairs. Shadow was still in the car, and it had been a couple of hours. She wondered how he was doing.To her shock, she saw a crowd gathered around the car as she reached the bottom of the building, snapping photos through the windows.Her heart leapt, and she sprinted over.Among

In an instant, Clara had a plan. After checking the prices at the pet store and comparing them with the countless options online, she decided to order everything from the internet.She ended up placing an order for thousands of bags of litter, a mix of every type she could find. Each bag averaged just over eight dollars. Just handling all those deliveries was going to give her sore arms.By then, her stomach was growling. In fact, she had been starving for hours.Just as she was about to leave, she felt a sudden warmth spread across her chest.Her heart skipped a beat. She hadn't felt that sensation since the last time she touched a stone that upgraded her space.Clara frantically looked around. On the service counter sat a small stone with a sign that read "Mount Iron Guardian Stone".It was no bigger than a palm, gray-black, and unremarkable at first glance. However, Clara knew there was something special about it.She circled the stone a few times as if fascinated, then turne

Clara saw Shadow sitting beside her, clearly fed up with all the noise, but there was nothing that could be done about it. She gently stroked his big puppy head, trying to calm him down.At the same time, she tore pieces of meat and skin off a fried chicken drumstick and slowly fed them to him."Don't eat too much, okay? You still need your boiled meat and dog food. Too much salt will make you lose your fur, and then all the other female dogs will avoid you," she warned.Shadow didn't even lift his head while eating. Only when he was finished did he glance up at Clara with drooping eyelids, clearly saying, "More, now!"Well, it seemed Clara's warning had completely gone in one ear and out the other.Before going to bed that night, Clara took out her hidden knife and ran through the martial arts moves she had practiced before the apocalypse. Her arms and legs ached like crazy.Her body felt completely out of shape. Tomorrow morning, she would start running. She would train, practi