By the time Ren Xiaosu had visited a dozen or so gold shops, he had 430,000 yuan in cash on hand. To be honest, he had probably earned more money today than he had in the previous 17 years of his life combined.
This was the first time he felt so rich. Most people in the stronghold probably only had this much money saved up by their families. In fact, they might not even have as much money as he did.
But all of a sudden, the voice from the palace said, "It has been detected that the amount of money on the host exceeds the limit to unlock the storage space. Do you want to unlock it?"
Ren Xiaosu was stunned. He had unlocked the storage space once in the Jing Mountains. At that time, he had exchanged 20,000 yuan in cash for a cubic meter of storage space.
At that time, Ren Xiaosu knew he could continue unlocking the storage space. However, he was not sure how much money he would need to unlock it to the next level. As such, he could only wait for the palace to notify him again.
And now, the time had finally come.
No matter how much Ren Xiaosu liked money, he understood that compared to the storage space he could carry around with him, the storage space was definitely more important.
Moreover, they were going to be on the run soon. If the storage space was bigger, he could easily bring more supplies and clean water with him. If he came across any of the ruins again, he could even find more gold.
But what Ren Xiaosu could not understand was that while he could exchange the Kyung Clan's money and the Li Consortium's money, the palace actually accepted money from any bank.
But why would the palace want money for?!
"Can you tell me what you want money for?" Ren Xiaosu asked in his mind.
The palace said, "Unauthorized to answer."
"You just can't stand the sight of me being rich, right?" Ren Xiaosu asked curiously.
The palace said, "… Unauthorized to answer."
Ren Xiaosu pondered it for a long time. "Then do you accept money for the dead?"
This time, the palace did not say anything.
"Hur hur." Ren Xiaosu said unhappily, "Isn't the currency issued by the Underworld still considered currency? Are you looking down on the Underworld?"
He thought that if the palace wanted to accept money for the dead, he might be able to unlock the storage space to the highest level!
What a pity.
Ren Xiaosu no longer hesitated and said in his mind, "Unlock!"
The next moment, the storage space in the palace, which was originally only one cubic meter, immediately expanded outwards. Then, Ren Xiaosu watched as his 430,000 in cash turned into 150,000!
Wait a minute! Ren Xiaosu was shocked. How did he lose so much money?
He carefully observed the storage space and roughly calculated that it was about 14 to 15 times larger than before.
After doing some mental calculations, Ren Xiaosu immediately understood that the size of the unlocked space was equal to the amount of money.
Opening one cubic meter of space = 20,000 cash.
Adding 2 cubic meters of space = 40,000 cash.
An additional 4 cubic meters of space = 80,000 in cash.
An additional 8 cubic meters of space = 160,000 cash.
So this time, Ren Xiaosu spent 280,000 yuan in cash to expand the storage space to 15 cubic meters!
Ren Xiaosu smacked his lips. This space was quite empty.
He still had 150,000 yuan left. Ren Xiaosu felt that it was enough for him to buy supplies to escape from the famine.
…
He was fully prepared for this escape. What kind of things would a person need to survive in the wilderness?
When Ren Xiaosu arrived at the grocery store, he bought more than a dozen bags of salt, as well as countless other sweets and compressed biscuits. When the owner of the grocery store saw this, he realized he had a big customer.
The owner smiled and said, "Why did you buy so much salt, sugar, and food? Normal people can't afford to buy so many things. "
Ren Xiaosu glanced at him. "It's better to be prepared."
The owner was amused. "In the early years, there were people like you who kept saying that the stronghold wasn't safe and that we had to prepare supplies. But in the end, nothing happened to the stronghold even after the supplies got spoiled. Look, hasn't the stronghold been fine for decades?"
"I'm just being prepared in times of peace." Ren Xiaosu glanced at the owner.
"Young man, I really advise you not to buy so much. What if they get spoiled when you get home?" the owner advised.
Ren Xiaosu thought to himself that the owner was quite kind-hearted. Instead of trying to persuade others to buy their supplies, he was trying to persuade him not to buy them. However, Ren Xiaosu could not possibly tell the owner that something would definitely happen to the stronghold in the next few days. Even if he did, the owner would have to believe him.
When the owner saw Ren Xiaosu being so stubborn, he did not say anything else. After Ren Xiaosu paid the bill and left, he said to the store's staff with a smile, "I think this young man is crazy. Just wait and see. I'm afraid nothing will happen to the stronghold even if he leaves all this food at home for decades."
This situation was not only limited to the grocery store. When Ren Xiaosu went to the pharmacy to buy medicine, it was the same. When the shopkeeper saw that he wanted to buy so much medicine, he was a little puzzled.
The medicine Ren Xiaosu bought was also targeted. He definitely did not need the anti-inflammatory drugs, but the anti-viral ribavirin was useful. The anti-fungal ketoconazole was useful, and the anti-diarrheal montmorillonite powder was also a necessity in the wilderness.
Especially the anti-diarrheal powder. If one did not pay attention to their diet in the wilderness, they might end up having diarrhea more than 20 times a day and die from it.
The rest of the items were tools like hammers, saws, shovels, pliers, ropes, plastic buckets, toilet paper, toothpaste, toothbrushes, and soap.
There were also several people's backpacks, dozens of boxes of matches, compasses, and blankets.
Ren Xiaosu spent the entire day shopping. Only people who had survived in the wilderness before would know what they needed. If a person had never survived in the wilderness before, the only things they could think of were general concepts like "food," "water," and "knives." Then they would immediately panic when they arrived in the wilderness.
Throughout the day, Ren Xiaosu was questioned many times due to his large purchase volume. However, he never explained anything.
He did not return to the store. Instead, he took the streetcar to the westernmost part of the stronghold where he had rented a house. Yan Liuyuan and the others were already there.
While he was on the streetcar, he overheard a young man on the streetcar mention that a small music festival would be held here in a few days. Apparently, a certain idol and a certain goddess would be coming to perform.
Some people were whispering gossip about the celebrities in the stronghold. For example, they heard that a female celebrity named Cicada liked to cook. They also heard that a female celebrity named Fang Yujing had actually studied Chinese medicine in her early years.
As the streetcar rumbled along the tracks in the afterglow of the setting sun, a yellow pillar of light shone down from the sky through the gaps in the clouds. Ren Xiaosu suddenly felt like he did not fit in with the term "music festival."
It was as though everything that was prosperous and peaceful in front of him was about to be destroyed right before his eyes.
Ren Xiaosu was not one of those ignorant people. He knew the Experimentals were about to arrive and that the various forces would be preparing to go to war with the Li Consortium within three days. As such, he was prepared for it.
The entire stronghold might be plunged into misery and suffering at that time, but Ren Xiaosu was confident he would definitely have the upper hand over the others.
But when he thought about how many people would die, Ren Xiaosu suddenly felt this might not be something to be happy about.
This era had always been tinged with sadness.
When they arrived at the rented house, Ren Xiaosu was stunned because Jiang Wu was also there.
Yan Liuyuan whispered to Ren Xiaosu, "I brought Ms. Jiang here. We can ignore the others, but we should still give Ms. Jiang and the others a heads up."
"Mhm." Ren Xiaosu patted his head. "You didn't do anything wrong."
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