Chapter 23

【System Prompt: Detected medical material reserve is 0, doomsday infection risk assessment increased to 45%】

Just as Lin Chen sat in the car, the system prompt popped up.

He frowned, staring at the screen—his mind had been full of finding a high-rise just now, and he had actually forgotten the most critical medical supplies.

Colds and fevers are minor issues in the apocalypse, but if scratched or bitten by a zombie, without antibodies and antibiotics, one would die faster than being gnawed.

He fished out his phone and clicked on a delivery app, searching directly for "emergency medical kit," his fingers flying as he placed the order: "100 tourniquets, 50 antibody serums, 30 boxes of anti-shock medicine, 20 bottles of anti-allergy medicine, 20 boxes of each type of antibiotic, buy cold and fever medicine by the box."

【System Prompt: Order successful, expected to be delivered to the designated warehouse in 30 minutes, medical material reserve progress 10%】

"Go to the garage first."

Lin Chen started the car and sent a text to Su Qing, "Guard the garage at the warehouse, receive the medical supplies, you're responsible for any missing item."

Su Qing's text returned quickly, with only the word "Mm."

Lin Chen ignored her, clicking on the real estate agency app, filtering for "above 40 floors," "unfinished house," "transferable immediately"—the agent Su Qing found wasn't reliable, he had to do it himself.

Just as the call went through, the agent answered in a second: "Mr. Lin? The 40-floor listing you wanted, I just received one! Tianyu Building in the city center, 45th floor, great view, complete security system, it's just the price..."

"How much?" Lin Chen interrupted him.

"8 million, if paid in full, I can give you a 10% discount," the agent's voice carried a probe.

Lin Chen didn't hesitate: "Can I see the house now?"

"Yes! I'll be there right away to wait for you!"

【System Prompt: Locked potential safe house "Tianyu Building 45th Floor", safety rating 85%, transaction to be completed after on-site confirmation】

When the car arrived at the warehouse garage, the delivery truck had just arrived.

Su Qing was squatting to the side, watching the workers move the boxes.

Lin Chen stopped the car: "Count the quantity, move them to the innermost compartment of the basement."

Su Qing stood up, just about to speak, when Lin Chen had already closed the car door: "I'm going to look at the house, you guard this place, don't let any trouble happen."

【System Prompt: Su Qing triggered temporary quest "Material Guarding", failure will deduct 50% physical fitness value】

Tianyu Building was in the city center, not far from the warehouse.

When Lin Chen arrived, the agent was already waiting downstairs, clutching the keys: "Mr. Lin, this building was just completed, no one has lived in it yet, the 45th floor is the top floor, comes with a terrace, can install protective railings."

In the elevator, Lin Chen stared at the floor numbers: "Can water and electricity be independent?"

"Yes! I asked the property management, the top floor can install independent generators and water tanks, it's just that you have to find someone to do it yourself."

The agent introduced diligently, "And the walls of this building are reinforced concrete, strong impact resistance, even if there are zombies outside..."

Lin Chen didn't listen to his nonsense, walking out as soon as the elevator door opened.

The layout of the 45th floor was very square, the living room spacious, every room had windows, and the terrace could see most of the city.

He walked to the window and looked down—downstairs was the main road, convenient for observing the zombie horde's movements in the apocalypse, and also convenient for evacuation.

【System Prompt: Safe house "Tianyu Building 45th Floor" on-site assessment passed, safety rating increased to 90%, suggest completing the transaction immediately】

"This one."

Lin Chen turned to the agent and said, "Full payment, transfer the title now."

The agent's eyes lit up: "No problem! I'll contact the landlord right away, we can handle the paperwork today!"

The paperwork was handled very quickly, the landlord was a businessman anxious to cash out, not saying much.

After signing the contract, Lin Chen put the keys in his pocket: "I'll send people to install protective railings and generators tomorrow, have the property management cooperate."

The landlord nodded and bowed: "Don't worry, Mr. Lin, I've already greeted the property management, you can go directly tomorrow."

Lin Chen didn't waste any more breath on him, turning and leaving.

Just out of the building, his phone rang—it was Su Qing calling.

"The medical supplies are missing 10 antibody serums," Su Qing's voice was very calm.

Lin Chen's footsteps paused: "Did you ask the delivery person?"

"Asked, said it might be a warehouse shipping error, told us to contact the platform for a reshipment."

【System Prompt: Medical supplies missing, reserve progress dropped to 8%, must be replenished within 24 hours, otherwise infection risk will rise again】

"You contact the platform, tell them it must be delivered tonight."

Lin Chen said, "I'm going back now, and I'll buy some povidone-iodine, gauze, and scalpels while I'm at it."

Hanging up the phone, Lin Chen drove to a nearby chain pharmacy.

The pharmacy owner saw him and immediately greeted him: "Mr. Lin? Do you still want the cold medicine you bought last time?"

"50 bottles of povidone-iodine, 100 rolls of gauze, 20 scalpels, and sutures, the more the better."

Lin Chen finished reporting his needs and added, "Also take 10 first-aid kits, pack all these things into them."

The owner hurriedly directed employees to pack: "Alright! Please wait a moment, it'll be ready right away."

【System Prompt: Replenished medical supplies, reserve progress increased to 15%, infection risk decreased to 35%】

When he returned to the warehouse, it was already 10:00 PM.

Su Qing was sitting at the basement entrance, checking the list in her hand.

Seeing Lin Chen return, she stood up: "The platform said they can't reship tonight, it'll have to be tomorrow morning."

Lin Chen placed the medicine box on the ground: "Go get it first thing tomorrow morning, come back immediately after getting it, we're going to Tianyu Building."

Xia Nuan poked her head out from the pile of materials: "Found the high-rise?"

"Yes, 45th floor, going to install protective railings tomorrow."

Lin Chen opened a pack of cookies and handed them to Xia Nuan, "Take turns guarding tonight, Su Qing takes the first half of the night, I'll take the second half, you sleep first."

Su Qing didn't speak, leaning against the wall and closing her eyes.

Xia Nuan took the cookies and asked in a low voice: "What about the medical supplies? Can they be replenished tomorrow?"

"Yes," Lin Chen took a bite of a cookie, "If they can't be replenished, we'll go buy them at other pharmacies."

【System Prompt: Apocalypse countdown: 8 days, 5 hours, 12 minutes, safe house preparation progress 30%, medical material progress 15%, weapon reserve progress 80%】

At 3:00 AM, Lin Chen switched with Su Qing to guard.

He leaned against the Gatling gun, looking at the countdown on his phone, his fingers tapping the gun body unconsciously.

Suddenly, the phone screen lit up—it was a text message from an unknown number.

"Tianyu Building, 45th floor, watching quite clearly."

Lin Chen sat up straight abruptly, staring at the text for a long time, then deleted it.

He looked up at the window, the moonlight shining in through the cracks in the warehouse, casting mottled shadows on the ground.

Who sent the text?

How did the other party know he bought the house on the 45th floor of Tianyu Building?

Lin Chen gripped the gun in his hand.

He knew that finding a high-rise was only the first step, trouble might have already set its sights on them.

Must speed up tomorrow when going to Tianyu Building.

Otherwise, let alone the apocalypse coming, there might be danger tonight.