[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 would only be rewarded at the start of the disaster, and alien beasts would 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 Pearl City on the holographic screen, especially the places where the manufacturing companies were located.
If she buys 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 stockpiling, she entrusted the list of specific requirements and sent all of it to a reputable decoration supervision organization to help her monitor the renovation process.
Lu Nanzhi paid the hired supervisor extra fees.
The entire process would be videotaped by the supervisor, which made it more reliable.
She rented a closed Volvo medium truck that could transport 2,000 kg of freight weight with built-in convertible shelves in the back that could be removed anytime.
Subsequently, she also contacted 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 was a six-hour drive from her new home.
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 her shop was at the end, it received less attention than the others. This led them to offer discounts.
Lu Nanzhi lifted her head at the mention of the discount. "How much are you selling per catty?"
"It's not expensive, just 4 yuan per catty." The auntie smiled sincerely.
Four yuan per catty was not a bad deal, especially when the rice appeared 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. How much of a discount can I get?"
Apart from alien beast cores, grains were a hard currency that could be traded for rare resources such as weapons and gasoline.
"Thirty thousand catties?"
The aunt's smile widened, and she directly offered a 20% discount. However, the shop's warehouse was too small, and the shop owner could 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 96,000 yuan and also bought 3,000 catties of glutinous rice, 7,000 catties of flour, rice noodles for 2,000 bags of 100 catties, and 1,000 barrels each of rapeseed oil, sunflower oil, and olive oil from the same shop at a discounted price of 139,000 yuan.
"If the customers like the grains and oil and the sales are good, I'll make sure to put a good word in for you with my boss and make your shop our long-term supplier," Lu Nanzhi said, just in case the shop owner tried to mix in shoddy products like molded grains.
It was better to be cautious.
The auntie beamed and nodded sincerely, taking Lu Nanzhi's words to heart. "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, 1,000 boxes of energy bars.
This cost her another 365,000 yuan.
For various seasonings like pepper, cumin, garlic powder, spices, cinnamon, star anise, garlic sauce, soy products, vinegar, and hot pot bases for the winter, she purchased 300 boxes of each, with each box containing 100 catties. The total came to 120,000 yuan.
Lu Nanzhi then drove her truck to the butcher shops, where she ordered 2,000 catties of various poultry, pork, beef, mutton, and scaled and gutted fish. She paid a deposit of 320,000 yuan. Due to the large order, she would need to collect the rest the next day.
Seafood required a trip to coastal areas for fresher quality and better prices. According to the map, there was a suitable location a few miles north.
Setting this matter aside for the moment, Lu Nanzhi drove to a nearby village, planning to stay the night. The road passed by Pearl City's airport, where she intended to buy vegetables and fruits.
Halfway there, a system notification popped up.
[System Mission: Rescue the injured person from a car crash.]
[System Reward: 500 EXP]
Five hundred EXP?!
Lu Nanzhi was stunned.
A second later, a thunderous sound filled the air.
She saw a silver car speeding and swerving off the road before crashing into a light post with a loud bang.