Natural Disaster: I Started By Hoarding Tens Of Billions Of Supplies

Chapter 206: I Have Someone Important To Protect



Watching the famous stoic captain now smiling gently at a young woman, Wu Lian felt he was witnessing something shocking.

After introducing Wu Lian to Yao Ran, Long Yu turned to him and asked, "Captain Wu, why did you invite my girlfriend here?"

Hearing this, Wu Lian's eyes widened in surprise. After a moment's silence, he coughed lightly to hide his surprise and said, "I heard that this young lady was the one who provided the liquid fertilizer to my subordinate."

Yao Ran nodded, and then Wu Lian asked, "Young Lady, may I ask where you obtained the liquid fertilizer?"

When Yao Ran made her plan, she had already decided to hide her identity just in case The Ark investigated this matter, so she calmly replied, "I'm sorry, but I can't disclose the source to you."

Hearing her response, Wu Lian felt disappointed.

He glanced at Long Yu for a moment, then looked at Yao Ran and said, "To be honest with you, those at the top are eager to get more of your liquid fertilizer. Is there any chance we could buy more from you?"

Yao Ran nodded. "I can help you get the liquid fertilizer if you want, but I don't wish to be identified. If you can keep my involvement in this matter a secret, I will help you obtain more of it."

Wu Lian's eyes flickered briefly when he heard this.

Most people would be eager to gain control over something as crucial as this liquid fertilizer and establish their power. For her to want to conceal her involvement in this matter, Wu Lian suspected the source of the liquid fertilizer might be linked to black market dealers.

He thought for a moment and said, "Alright. I will keep your involvement a secret."

Yao Ran nodded in satisfaction and asked, "How much do you need?"

Wu Lian replied, "As much as you can provide."

When Yao Ran heard his answer, she raised her eyebrows slightly and asked, "What can you offer as payment?"

When she asked this, Wu Lian didn't answer directly. He thought for a while and asked back, "What do you want?"

Yao Ran doesn't actually need anything, but she needs to upgrade her space. Thinking that the military might be able to find more antiques than Ling Yi, she said, "Antiques or gold."

The moment she said this, Long Yu realized she wanted to upgrade her space. Thinking about the incoming natural disasters, he understood that they needed to gather as many antiques as possible before they were destroyed.

Since most museums were government-owned, she might secure more antiques from this transaction. As Long Yu considered the pros and cons of working with the military, Wu Lian looked at Yao Ran thoughtfully.

After a moment of silence, he said, "Alright. I will prepare the antiques for you. As for the gold, I will need to report to my supervisor first."

Yao Ran was satisfied with his answer and nodded, "I will see how much I can get for you."

With that, Yao Ran stood up, followed by Long Yu, and added, "I will contact you once I have the goods."

Wu Lian reached out to her and said, "Then I will wait for your good news."

Yao Ran shook his hand, then left with Long Yu.

Before Long Yu closed the door, Wu Lian asked, "Captain Long, are you sure you don't want to come back?"

Long Yu stopped on his track and replied without looking back, "No. I have someone important to protect."

After saying that, Long Yu closed the door. Staring at the closed door, Wu Lian could only sigh before returning to his desk to deal with his work.

After leaving the military compound, Long Yu and Yao Ran went home. Upon arriving on the 20th floor, Long Yu asked, "How much will you give Wu Lian?"

Yao Ran opened her door, and the two of them walked into her apartment.

As she closed the door, she said, "I believe they are using the diluted lake water I gave them to create the nutrient solution. I might give them a lot so they can distribute the nutrient solution to the public. It will help more people to hoard more food before the extreme heat arrives."

Hearing this, Long Yu asked, "Ran Ran, why do you suddenly want to help them? Are you planning to work with the military to fight against The Ark?"

Yao Ran paused at his question. After a moment of silence, she shook her head and explained, "Not only that. What I fear isn't just The Ark but also the future mutations. No matter how strong we are, we can't survive alone."

She turned to look at Long Yu and added, "If too many people die now, humans will face extinction when the mutation hits. You know how hard it is for ordinary humans to combat the mutants."

"For every thousand survivors, only one ability user appears. With the low success rate of ability users surviving the mutation process, we need more survivors to increase the number of ability users. What I'm doing isn't just for my revenge; it's for our future."

After hearing her explanation, Long Yu took her hand and said, "I will help you. We will survive and live to old age."

Yao Ran nodded and smiled at him, "Mhm."

After having a simple lunch, Yao Ran and Long Yu went into her space and began preparing the diluted lake water. Since their goal was to help as many survivors as possible, Yao Ran decided to give Wu Lian one thousand liters of diluted lake water.

Standing beside the lake, Yao Ran moved five plastic drums from her warehouse. Each drum could hold two hundred liters of water.

She opened the lids and said, "Long Yu, please help me fill these drums with two buckets of lake water each."

Long Yu nodded, picked up a bucket from the ground, and began scooping lake water into the drum.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om