LIGHTNOVELSTORY Chapter 6: Stockpiling (1)
[System Rewards: +10 EXP]
Lu Nanzhi was greatly surprised.
In the early stages, it was hard to get experience points. Apart from the system missions, the second method was converting survival points into EXP, and the last one was hunting alien beasts.
Survival points will only be rewarded at the start of the disaster, and alien beasts will only appear after the disaster; thus, system missions were extremely important to Lu Nanzhi, especially when she needed to unlock more of the system functions early on.
She hoped more system missions would be issued within the buffer time.
Lu Nanzhi studied the map of the Pearl City on the holographic screen, especially the places where the manufacturing companies are. If she buys it directly from the source, it would be much cheaper. She studied the City Map and planned her route for the rest of the day.
The renovation contract was signed, and Uncle Zhang brought his crew. Because Lu Nanzhi would be busy in stockpiling, she entrusted the list of specific requirements and sent all of it to a well-known decoration supervision organization to help her watch the renovation process.
Lu Nanzhi paid the hired supervisor extra fees.
The entire process would be videotaped by the supervisor, which makes it more reliable.
She rented a closed Volvo medium truck that can transport 2000 kg of freight weight with built-in convertible shelves in the back that can be removed anytime.
Subsequently, she also called a different intermediary agency to sign a contract for renting a large warehouse for two months. It was located in an abandoned factory in the suburbs.
After receiving the key to the warehouse, Lu Nanzhi's first destination was the largest grain and oil wholesale supermarket, which is a six-hour drive from her new home.
The rows of shops selling a wide variety of rice, oils, fruits, vegetables, and other perishable goods packaged in different brands instantly entered her sight.
She stopped by a shop with fewer customers and inspected the quality of the grains and oil.
[Unrated Japonica Rice]
(A/N: 1 catty, 0.6 kg)
"Young Lady, are you buying rice? We have a current promo. If you buy 100 catties at once, we'll give you a 2% discount and 200 catties for 3%," the aunt enthusiastically offered. Because their shop was at the end, it received less attention than the others. This led them to make discounts.
Lu Nanzhi lifted her head at the mention of the discount. "How much are you selling per catties?"
"It's not expensive, just 4 yuan per catties." The auntie sincerely smiled.
4 yuan per rice is not a bad deal, especially when the rice appears to be freshly harvested.
"My boss is planning to open a supermarket in his hometown, but since he's busy with other things, I came in his stead. I want to buy 30, 000 catties but how much discount can I get?"
Apart from Alien Beast cores, grains are hard currency and can be traded for rare resources such as weapons and gasoline.
30, 000 catties?
The aunt's smile widened and she directly offered 20%, but the shop's warehouse is too small, and the shop owner can only provide 15, 000 catties at the moment.
As for the rest, Lu Nanzhi gave the shop owner the address of the factory warehouse.
She paid the 96, 000 yuan and also bought 3, 000 catties of glutinous rice, 7, 000 catties of flour, rice noodles for 2000 bags of 100 catties, 1000 barrels of rapeseed oil, sunflower oil, and olive oil from the same shop at a discounted price of 139, 000.
"If the customers liked the grains and oil and the sales are good, I'll make sure to put a good word for you in front of my boss and make your shop our long-term supplier." Lu Nanzhi said these words just in case the shop owner tries to mix in shoddy products like molded grains.
It's better to be cautious.
The auntie beamed and nodded sincerely, taking in Lu Nanzhi's words, "Don't worry, Miss! Our producers are trustworthy, and we'll make sure to deliver only the best quality!"
Roaming the wholesale market, Lu Nanzhi further bought 3,000 boxes of canned goods, 3, 000 packs of quick-frozen food, 10, 000 catties of sugar, 3, 000 catties of salt, 10, 000 catties of milk, soy milk, coffee, and cocoa, 5, 000 boxes of assorted compressed biscuits, and 1,000 boxes of energy quick-filled bars, spending another 365, 000 yuan.
For the various seasonings like pepper, cumin, garlic powder, spices, cinnamon, star anise, garlic sauce, soy product, vinegar, hot pot bases for the winter, and so on, Lu Nanzhi purchased 300 boxes each, which contain 100 catties each, totaling 120, 000 yuan.
Lu Nanzhi drove to the truck to clean butcher shops and ordered 2, 000 catties of various kinds of poultry meat, pork, beef, mutton, and scaled and gutted fish and paid a deposit of 320, 000 yuan. Because of the large orders, she will have to fetch the rest the next day.
Other seafood will need her to travel to coastal areas for a fresher quality and cut-rate cost. Based on the map, there's one a few miles on the north.
Lu Nanzhi set aside this matter for the mean time and drove to the nearby villages, where she plans to stay for the night. The road towards it bypass the Pearl City's Airport, intending to purchase vegetables and fruits there.
But halfway, the game system sent her a notification.
[System Mission: Rescue the injured person from a car crash! ]
[System Rewards: 500 EXP!]
500?!
Lu Nanzhi was stunned.
A second later, she heard a thunderous sound ahead. She witnessed a silver car speeding and swerving off the road before crashing onto a light post in a loud bang.