Chapter 51: Empty the entire fresh food warehouse, leaving not a single vegetable leaf!
Following the direction of Lin Xingwan's finger, Huo Yuan's gaze landed on that holographic map, and a wild, predatory gleam instantly ignited in the depths of his dark eyes.
East Coast International Deepwater Port.
That was not merely a port; it was a super-wealth black hole with a throughput capacity of hundreds of millions of tons.
And the first stop Lin Xingwan had circled in red pen was the province's largest international fresh food distribution center attached to the port!
"Your appetite is truly not small."
Huo Yuan chuckled, his chest vibrating.
"The goods in there are enough for us to eat for several lifetimes."
Lin Xingwan raised an eyebrow, her eyes revealing a cold, calculating look.
"In The Apocalypse, apart from water and calories, vitamins are what's most lacking."
"Those high-end vegetables and imported fruits, rather than rotting in the warehouse, might as well go into my pocket."
The second night.
At two in the morning, the armored vehicle roared out of Star Fortress once again.
At seventy-degree heat, even the night wind scraped against the glass face masks of their hazmat suits like knives.
The scene on the streets was even more tragic than last night.
Some people, collapsing in despair, had actually jumped to their deaths, their bodies slamming onto the scorching asphalt and emitting a nauseating, charred stench.
The armored vehicle sped all the way and finally arrived at the East Coast International Deepwater Port fresh food distribution center.
Before they even got close, a thick, putrid, sour stench rushed toward them.
The several ordinary warehouses on the surface had lost their refrigeration due to the power outage.
Tons of seafood and vegetables inside were rotting rapidly in the high heat, with flies circling like dark clouds.
"So disgusting."
Lin Xingwan frowned, not even glancing at them.
Her target was the special-grade cold storage warehouse buried deep underground.
"Bang!"
Huo Yuan kicked open the heavy iron door leading to the underground cold storage warehouse.
The insulation here was done extremely well, and being deep underground, although the temperature had risen, the items inside hadn't completely spoiled yet.
Borrowing the light from the armored vehicle's searchlight, Lin Xingwan saw the scene inside clearly, and her breathing instantly hitched for a split second.
It was magnificent!
Rows of heavy-duty shelves, five meters high, stretched to the very end of her line of sight.
They were piled high with crates upon crates of Chilean cherries, Thai durians, and New Zealand kiwifruit.
There were also tens of thousands of tons of potatoes, onions, and carrots—hard currency that was durable for storage.
There was even an entire area filled with high-end organic vegetables and all kinds of rare edible mushrooms!
"We've struck it rich!"
Lin Xingwan's eyes were as bright as two-hundred-watt lightbulbs.
She didn't hesitate at all; her Mental Power, like an invisible giant net, instantly enveloped the entire cold storage warehouse.
"Collect!"
"Swish—!"
With her low shout, the dozens of rows of shelves closest to the door, along with the mountain of imported fruits piled on them, instantly vanished into thin air!
This overwhelming speed of clearing the area was even cleaner and more efficient than a typhoon passing through.
Huo Yuan stood guard at the door with his gun, watching Lin Xingwan weave between the shelves like a ruthless devouring machine, and he couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips.
"Take it slow, don't burst your space."
He kindly reminded her.
"Burst? You're underestimating it too much."
Lin Xingwan didn't even turn her head, her consciousness sweeping frantically.
"My principle is to not leave a single leaf of vegetable behind!"
"Even if it's rotten, I'll take it back to feed those five Tibetan Mastiffs, and I will absolutely not leave a single bite for those scum outside!"
As soon as she finished speaking, "Swish!" Another large section of shelves filled with high-end vegetables disappeared.
In less than twenty minutes, the originally packed special-grade cold storage warehouse was completely emptied.
Even the few potatoes that had fallen on the ground were casually picked up by Lin Xingwan and tossed into her space.
This was truly scraping the ground three feet deep!
"Done."
Lin Xingwan walked to an independent freezer in the deepest part of the cold storage warehouse and clapped her hands in satisfaction.
This was the last area, where extremely expensive imported chilled seafood was stored.
She had just collected an entire crate of bluefin tuna weighing several hundred catties into her space when, suddenly.
"Rumble—!"
A piercing, intense roar of engines came from above the ground!
Accompanied by blinding modified xenon headlights, over a dozen pickup trucks and off-road vehicles, flying skull flags and welded with steel plates, rushed into the courtyard of the fresh food distribution center like a pack of rabid wild dogs!
The screeching of brakes rang out in unison.
A full hundred gang members, holding machetes, homemade guns, and even a few AK47s, jumped off the vehicles, directly blocking the exit to the underground cold storage warehouse completely!
"Damn it! Who's down there!"
A bald man with a scarred face and a bare torso roared into the basement using a megaphone.
"This territory belongs to our Black Dragon Gang! If you're smart, hand over everything!"
"Otherwise, I'll roast you alive down there!"
Inside the underground cold storage warehouse, Lin Xingwan stopped what she was doing, her eyes instantly turning cold.
She turned to look at Huo Yuan, who was guarding the door, and raised an eyebrow.
"Boss Huo, it seems our restocking operation has encountered a little trouble."
Huo Yuan held a heavy assault rifle in one hand, the corners of his mouth curling into a cruel arc.
Not only was he not the least bit flustered, but he looked like a beast that had just spotted its prey.
"Trouble?"
He pulled the bolt of his rifle; a crisp "click" echoed through the empty basement.
"Just a bunch of insects who don't know their place."
Huo Yuan looked up, his pitch-black eyes churning with bloodthirsty killing intent.
"Wanwan, you stay behind."
"I'm going to teach them what real rules are."