Chapter 32: A City-Wide Sweep of Takeout and Home-Style Dishes, Space Freezes—Absolutely Amazing!

"My requirements are very simple."

Lin Xingwan looked at the countdown clock hanging on the bedroom wall, its bright red numbers ticking away mercilessly.

"The food must be freshly made, and packed into insulated boxes the moment it leaves the pot."

"It is not allowed to get cold; I won't take a single portion if it's cold."

Old Zhou on the other end of the line was full of doubts, but for the sake of the money, he slapped his chest with a resounding thud.

"Don't worry, Boss Lin! With your triple-price premium, let alone getting them to serve hot food..."

"Even if you asked them to cook the pots along with it, those chefs would do it happily!"

After hanging up the phone, Lin Xingwan didn't idle.

She immediately opened all the food delivery apps on her phone.

"Order everything from every highly-rated private kitchen and century-old restaurant in the city that offers delivery."

Her slender fingers slid rapidly across the screen, not even glancing at the prices.

"Ten thousand servings of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, using the highest quality shark fin and sea cucumber."

"Ten thousand freshly roasted Peking ducks, complete with thin pancakes and sweet bean sauce."

"Fifty thousand servings of spicy crayfish, half with thirteen-spice and half with garlic."

"And those exquisite French desserts, Black Forest cakes, matcha mille-feuille... as long as the shop has them, clear out the entire stock."

The consequence of this frantic ordering was that the city's entire delivery system nearly collapsed.

The kitchens of major private restaurants and Michelin-starred establishments were in complete chaos.

"What? Ten thousand servings of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall? Tonight?"

The manager of a certain century-old establishment looked at the order, his jaw nearly hitting the floor in shock.

"How long does that have to stew! Even if every stove in the kitchen were lit, it wouldn't be enough!"

"Manager, they left a note saying they'd add one thousand yuan per serving, cash on the spot!" the waiter said, trembling with excitement.

Upon hearing this, the manager's eyes instantly turned red.

"What are you standing there for! Call back all the chefs on leave! Start cooking through the night!"

That night, the entire city's catering industry went completely crazy because of Lin Xingwan alone.

Lin Xingwan didn't have Old Zhou hire people to pick up the meals.

If piping hot food couldn't be stored in her space immediately,

the taste would be greatly diminished once it cooled down.

What she wanted was the ultimate enjoyment of taking a bite that still released steam, even in the freezing, snowy The Apocalypse.

Four in the morning.

Lin Xingwan rented a refrigerated box truck with a huge amount of space.

However, she didn't turn on the refrigeration.

She drove the truck, personally shuttling between the kitchens of major restaurants and private kitchens across the city.

The first stop was that century-old establishment.

Rows of steaming, fragrant Buddha Jumps Over the Wall were neatly stacked in insulated boxes.

"Boss Lin, the goods you ordered are all here."

The manager wiped the sweat from his forehead, smiling so hard his eyes disappeared.

After Lin Xingwan scanned the code to pay the balance and everyone else had left,

she walked to the insulated boxes and closed her eyes.

"Store."

With a thought.

Hundreds of huge insulated boxes filled with Buddha Jumps Over the Wall instantly vanished from the truck.

They landed steadily in the absolutely static plaza within her space.

Under the effect of the stasis law,

even the boiling broth, fresh from the pot, was instantly frozen in time.

Even the wisp of steam rising from it seemed to be frozen by time, suspended in mid-air.

"This is amazing."

Lin Xingwan curled her lips in satisfaction.

With this god-tier cheat, even if she took it out ten years later, this Buddha Jumps Over the Wall would still be piping hot!

For the next few hours, she was like a tireless ghost.

Wandering through every corner of the city.

She collected ten thousand roasted Peking ducks dripping with oil.

She collected mountains of spicy crayfish.

She didn't even spare the thousands of exquisite mousse cakes just made by that top-tier French restaurant.

In the stasis zone of the space,

the food piled up into colorful little mountains.

The rich aroma of the dishes and the milky scent of the desserts mixed together, making it a veritable paradise on earth.

Until the horizon began to turn a grayish-white.

Lin Xingwan finally rubbed her sore shoulders, satisfied, and drove the empty truck, preparing to return to the Half-Mountain Villa.

The car drove onto the mountain road.

The surroundings were silent, with only the roar of the engine.

Lin Xingwan rolled down the window a little, wanting to let in some air.

Suddenly.

"Plop."

A drop of water landed on the windshield without warning.

Lin Xingwan paused slightly.

Is it raining?

It was the end of May; logically, morning dew was normal.

But when she reached out and touched the drop of water sliding down the windshield,

the sensation on her fingertips made her slam on the brakes abruptly.

"Screech—!"

The off-road vehicle dragged a long black mark on the mountain road.

Lin Xingwan looked at the drop of water on her fingertip, her pupils constricting sharply.

It wasn't cold.

It was even somewhat warm.

It was as if someone had breathed hot air onto the glass.

Moreover, this drop of water carried a hint of an extremely pungent, salty, fishy smell.

It was like... the smell of seawater after it had been boiled and evaporated.

"Something is wrong."

Lin Xingwan's expression was grave as she looked up at the sky.

The sky, which should have been turning a pale grayish-white, now presented a depressing, dark yellow color.

It was like a piece of moldy, tattered cloth covering the top of the city tightly.

The humidity in the air was shockingly high.

Extreme heat.

Heavy rain.

The epic flood from her previous life that swept across the globe and submerged countless skyscrapers.

Instantly surged into her mind.

In that world of vast oceans,

even if you lived in the world's safest underground The Fortress,

once it was flooded, or if you needed to go out to find supplies,

without a vehicle that could dominate on the water, you could only wait for death like a living target!

"Water transport."

Lin Xingwan gripped the steering wheel tightly, her breathing slightly rapid.

Her attention before had been entirely focused on heavy trucks and armored vehicles on land.

But she had overlooked that in the next half year,

the entire world would turn into a vast ocean!

Those steel behemoths on land would be worth less than a pile of scrap metal in water several meters deep.

"Assault boats, rubber dinghies... no, these aren't enough."

Lin Xingwan's gaze became extremely wild.

Since she wanted to conduct a dimensionality-reduction strike in this The Apocalypse, she had to play big.

Ordinary boats would be completely vulnerable before mutated water monsters and those crazy water bandits.

She needed something stronger, faster, and more indestructible.

Lin Xingwan took out her phone and dialed Huo Yuan's number without hesitation.

The phone was answered after half a ring.

"What's wrong?"

Huo Yuan's voice was hoarse and deep, carrying the laziness of someone just awake.

"Boss Huo, do you have any connections on your end to get military-grade big toys?"

Lin Xingwan took a deep breath, her tone filled with undisguised excitement.

"Things that swim in the water, things that fly in the sky—I want them all."