Photovoltaic solar panels and their supporting equipment were quite expensive, costing over 20,000 yuan per square meter.
She purchased 2,000 square meters, and just like that, 40 million yuan was gone in a flash.
These costly solar panels were intended for use inside her dimension.
After all, sunlight was abundant there.
Buying extra now would make it convenient to replace any damaged panels that couldn't be repaired in the future.
She also bought 500 tons each of liquid hydrogen fuel and natural gas.
Although she could control all items in the dimension with her mind, Jiang Yan still felt a twinge of apprehension when storing these two materials inside.
It was like keeping two massive ticking time bombs in her dimension.
Additionally, she purchased 1,000 tons each of various grades of gasoline and diesel, 500 tons of engine oil, and 10 tons of antifreeze.
Jiang Yan had researched online and found that one ton of anthracite coal could last an ordinary household 1-2 months. She wouldn't really need it, but to prepare for potential extreme cold weather in the future, she still bought 1,000 tons of anthracite coal and stored it in her dimension.
She also stocked up on a variety of heating supplies: 3,000 units each of electric heaters, warm air blowers, barbecue heaters, radiant heaters, graphene underfloor heating mats, electric blankets, thermal blankets, and large, medium, and small oil-filled radiators, as well as electric firepots. She also bought 1,000 boxes each of heating pads, hand warmers, mugwort knee patches, warming uterus patches, and hot water bottles.
Since the air would likely be polluted in the later stages of the Apocalypse, she purchased 300 high-powered air filters and purifiers.
In anticipation of heavy rain and cold waves, she bought 50 high-capacity water pumps and 20 dehumidifiers.
Besides stocking up on seeds and saplings, she also bought a large quantity of cigarettes and alcohol.
From premium to budget options, she didn't miss a single category—baijiu, red wine, beer, and imported spirits.
However, the quantities varied. For baijiu, red wine, and imported spirits, she bought 1,000 cases of premium-grade, 3,000 cases of mid-grade, and 5,000 cases of budget-grade.
As for beer, she purchased 5,000 cases of standard beer and 3,000 cases of craft and imported varieties with higher alcohol content.
For cigarettes, she bought 5,000 cases each across premium, mid-grade, and budget tiers.
Though cigarettes and alcohol might seem insignificant in daily life, they could become valuable hard currency in critical times—essentially serving as "Liquid Gold."
So she decided to stock up on them as well, just in case.
After all, the future was long and unpredictable, and she had no idea what challenges lay ahead.
Clothing was another essential category for stockpiling.
But she divided her clothing stockpile into two categories: everyday wear and specialized gear.
Specialized clothing and accessories included items like windbreakers, down jackets, thermal wear, cold-resistant suits, heat-resistant suits, temperature-regulating garments, hazmat suits, radiation-proof suits, protective earplugs, face masks, and goggles. Since functionality and quality were crucial for these items, she bought only the best brands but opted for the most inconspicuous and plain-looking designs.
The colors were uniformly black, white, or gray. She purchased 1,000 sets in her usual medium size and 200 sets each in extra-large, large, and small sizes.
She didn't buy too many specialized outfits, saving some for overseas purchases.
For everyday clothing, she no longer shopped at high-end or even mid-range malls. Instead, she went straight to wholesale markets for clothing, shoes, and accessories.
Style and brand weren't important—comfort, durability, and practicality were the top priorities.
After all, in the Apocalypse, strutting around in a luxurious Little Fragrance Style outfit was basically screaming to the world:
"Hey, I'm rich! I've got supplies! I'm naive and loaded—come rob me, quick!"
Aside from skirts, she bought ten thousand pieces each of clothes, pants, shoes, hats, socks, underwear, scarves, gloves—covering all seasons.
As for sizes, she couldn't guarantee her body wouldn't change over time, so she mainly stocked up on medium sizes, with the remaining 30% split between small, large, and extra-large.
Some seasonal clothes weren't available in physical stores, so she ordered them online.
She knew online shopping was more cost-effective, but she was wary of the "seller's photo vs. buyer's reality" trap, so she ultimately gave up on that idea.
For in-store purchases, she had one additional requirement: everything had to be dry-cleaned before being packed and delivered to her designated warehouse.
Of course, she paid for the service.
The shop owners were stunned, but turning down business would be foolish, so they complied.
The wholesale market for clothing, shoes, and hats also sold bedding.
So, she bought a thousand sets each of latex mattresses, cotton mattresses, down mattresses, cashmere mattresses, duvet covers, bed sheets, pillowcases, pillow protectors, fitted sheets, down comforters, cashmere blankets, wool blankets, cotton quilts, summer quilts, and more.
To guard against insects and for temporary outdoor stays, she also purchased five hundred mosquito nets and tents in small, medium, and large sizes.
During this time, she also shuttled between pharmacies—both online and offline—leaving no stone unturned.
Her top priority was potassium iodide tablets for nuclear radiation protection—she ordered three thousand bottles in batches. She also bought a thousand bottles of Prussian blue as an auxiliary treatment for radiation exposure.
Learning from the mask shortage during the pandemic, she stocked up on every possible medication:
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For colds: Lianhua Qingwen, cold-relief granules, compound paracetamol and amantadine tablets, etc.
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For fever: ibuprofen, paracetamol, Xiao Chaihu, etc.
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For diarrhea: norfloxacin, smectite, ofloxacin, etc.
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For stomach issues: compound aluminum magnesium tablets, digestive tablets, etc.
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For heatstroke: Huoxiang Zhengqi Shui, Shidi Shui, etc.
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For altitude sickness: rhodiola rosea.
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For heart conditions: fast-acting heart relief pills, nitroglycerin tablets, etc.
She bought as much as she could of everything.
Additionally, she stocked up on other daily medications: amoxicillin, Fenbid, Yunnan Baiyao, safflower oil, trauma ointments, medicated plasters, Wu Ji Bai Feng Wan, motherwort, bandages, gauze, alcohol, iodine, assorted sizes of band-aids, Lung-Clearing and Phlegm-Resolving Pills, cough syrup, Lung-Nourishing and Qi-Boosting Pills, Banlangen, various functional eye drops, condoms, antibiotics, anti-inflammatory drugs, and even hemorrhoid treatments like Mayinglong.
She also bought a massive stash of vitamins, lutein, liquid calcium, liver-protecting supplements, fiber, protein powder, anti-glycation pills, blood-tonifying oral solutions, and more.
Due to domestic drug regulations, the quantity of Western medicine she acquired wasn't as substantial as the traditional Chinese herbs.
For Jiang Yan personally, it was more than enough.
Still, she planned to stock up even more after traveling abroad and returning.
Beyond medications, she also bought a ton of medical equipment: glucose monitors, cervical and lumbar traction devices, medium-frequency therapy devices for arthritis and cervical issues, magnetic therapy devices for muscle spasms, pulse oximeters, oxygen concentrators, ventilators, nebulizers, foldable wheelchairs, full-body massage chairs, and more.
She even secretly bought several fully-equipped negative pressure ambulances and stored them in her dimension.
Some of the furniture and appliances from the villa could be moved to the new home, while the rest that couldn't fit were all tossed into her dimension.
(End of Chapter)