Cave Refuge

In terms of food, besides the essential compressed biscuits and long-lasting emergency foods for the end of the world, Dong Tianyu also stored many ordinary foodstuff such as rice, flour, grains, oil, and various canned foods in the warehouse.

Compared to the smaller personal space in the previous underground refuge center, this time, having a whole floor space to use meant they had more room to store additional supplies.

Aside from the indispensable food, Dong Tianyu stored water purification filters and materials in the warehouse.

After the flood hit, water was plentiful, but clean water became a luxury item.

At the very beginning of the flood, it was manageable. The water that flooded the land was just muddy, and after fishing out and allowing it to settle for a while, it could be safe to drink.

But after a while, the everywhere floodwaters became considerably polluted.

Not to mention, the survivors hiding in the office buildings had no option but to throw their daily waste directly into the floodwaters.

Although the turbulent waters would carry away the waste, who knew whether the refuge centers upstream would also dump their waste into the water as they did?

Without even thinking about it, it was certain they would.

Despite this, the survivors in each refuge center had no other choice but to deceive themselves. They had to fetch water from the floodwaters on one side of the center to drink while disposing of their waste into the floodwaters on the other side of the center.

Some clever people used charcoal to make rudimentary water purification devices, while many others in the later stages merely gave up and directly drank the fetched floodwater after allowing it to settle for a while.

As for boiling water, it was inevitably a 'luxury' only a few could afford.

Unlike the endless supply of coal in the underground refuge center from a coal factory, the floodwaters quickly inundated these places.

The survivors who hastily moved into the office buildings could initially rely on the items within the buildings to start a fire, but over time, the amount of combustible materials steadily decreased, making fire a luxury as well.

Thankfully, the officials found a suitable solution in the later stages; otherwise, the survivors of Pengcheng would have to return to ancient ways of survival.

For the sake of his family's health, Dong Tianyu stored a lot of water purifying materials in the warehouse.

There were manual water purifiers that could directly turn water into potable water, and purification tablets that could be dropped into the water to automatically decompose impurities, thus allowing water to meet the standards for domestic use.

One thing that most people never think about is the fact that many cities use recycled water sources for their tap water, which is achieved by treating wastewater in various ways before allowing it to fill up the pipes again, thus serving the homes of consumers.

To be more specific, the water we sometimes drink could actually be the water that was just disposed of, but has been purified through various means before being delivered to our hands.

Of course, there's no need to worry too much about this, since tap water is ubiquitous. Even in luxury restaurants, they typically use tap water sources, even if it's purified - but at the core the water quality of the source is similar.

Anyway, we've been drinking it for many years. The only difference now is that instead of other people adding chemicals to purify the water, we're doing it ourselves.

Besides water purification supplies, Dong Tianyu also prepared a lot of fishing gear. Although the flood brought destruction to the city and washed away many resources,

Survivors soon realized that there were surprisingly many fish in the floodwaters. It's unknown how these fish survived the Cold Catastrophe.

The presence of these fish provided a new source of food for survivors who had hastily taken shelter in the higher floors of office buildings.

With water and food, and suitable temperatures, the casualties of the survivors in the flood weren't as severe. Compared to the Cold Catastrophe, the floods were less lethal to humans.

Dong Tianyu not only stored a large amount of supplies in the warehouse, but also put a lot of items in the rest area inside his parents' CEO office.

Compared to the essential survival items stored in the warehouse, the items stored in his parents' room were comparatively 'luxurious'.

Five cases of cigarettes (repackaged, a hundred per case), a hundred boxes of wine (six bottles per box), two boxes of chocolates, ten boxes of end-of-the-world canned food, two arm crossbows, a hundred crossbow bolts, and five cleaver knives.

In addition, when the others were not around, Dong Tianyu added a set of protective measures to this floor.

It wasn't some high-tech product or some mysterious objects, but thick steel bars were used to install a couple of barrier gates at the escape route and elevator entrance.

The method of locking these barrier gates was not through locks, but the most primitive form of bolt latches. Of course, the bolts were made from solid steel.

With these protective measures, he believed it would be very hard for outsiders to break into this floor without damaging the building structure.

Of course, if someone were malicious enough to try and break in from the floors above or below, there wouldn't be much they could do - no matter what, this place was just a temporarily modified refuge center.

He believed that as long as his parents and relatives didn't attract too much attention, it's unlikely anyone would go to such extreme lengths. Plus, this place was in the higher floors, and without the elevator, it would be very inconvenient to go up and down.

Given the scarcity of food, Dong Tianyu couldn't imagine anyone having the spare time to cause trouble this high up.

This time when Dong Tianyu returned, he also learned about what his relatives were thinking. To put it bluntly, he couldn't help but wish that everyone else had similar ideas.

When the time comes, he could directly bring his parents and grandfather into his own refuge center, invite ten or so pretty ladies, and then....

Frankly, Dong Tianyu hadn't expected his relatives to leave after the end of the Cold Catastrophe.

In his previous life, everyone went through a lot together, not only did they not part ways after the Cold Catastrophe, but they also stuck together until the eternal dark, when Dong Tianyu died.

He didn't expect that after the Cold Catastrophe this time, his relatives had their own plans. The things he had prepared in advance weren't much, but his standard of living should be much higher in this life compared to his previous life.

Could it be true what they say about suffering together but not enjoying the riches together?

First his uncle and aunt left at the subway station refuge center, then the indifference of Mr. Thompson's brothers after the end of the Cold Catastrophe. This undoubtedly proved the old saying was right.

At this point, Dong Tianyu felt that his well-meaning acts had inadvertently backfired. The current situation at home had strayed from his original plans.

It wasn't easy for three families to occupy one floor due to the limited number of people, and this floor area was significantly larger than the L-shaped area of the underground refuge center.

Although the usable area in the office building had increased considerably after the flood, the number of people hiding here was not as concentrated as in the underground refuge center.

However, in Dong Tianyu's view, one floor for three families was a bit much. It would have been more suitable for a large group of relatives to occupy the entire floor.

However, inviting others to live on this floor was unacceptable to not only Mr. Thompson but also the other relatives. After all, Dong Tianyu had stored so much in the warehouse.

When the time comes and they open the warehouse to use the supplies, should they share with outsiders?