After leaving, Shi Jinwei took a taxi home.

Shi Jinwei took out cucumbers, ham, and kimchi from the refrigerator, opened a vacuum-packed bag of cold noodles, and made a bowl herself.

While having dinner, I watched the news and noticed that within an hour, news such as "food prices have suddenly started to rise" and "major supermarkets are experiencing supply shortages" began to appear online.

The citizens in the video who thought nothing of it yesterday are now going on a shopping spree in the supermarket.

The shelves where food was displayed were completely emptied, and many people were even arguing over who owned a carton of milk.

Clearly, everyone had realized something was wrong and started making preparations.

But Shi Jinwei knew that it was already a bit late to start preparing at this point.

Just as I was thinking this, the room suddenly went dark; the power had gone out.

Immediately, the sound of cursing and swearing rose from outside again: "How are we supposed to live without power in this weather?"

On the phone, an official push notification pops up, the content of which is:

This period is the peak time for electricity consumption in the city.

In addition, due to the high temperature, the city's electricity consumption surged, and the power system was unable to handle the current electricity demand, resulting in a citywide power outage.

Relevant departments are working urgently to repair the power supply, but power rationing will be implemented in stages afterward, so residents are advised to be prepared.

Even without going online, Shi Jinwei could imagine how many people were cursing after this news came out.

Fortunately, the sun had already set, but the coolness left by the air conditioner in the room hadn't dissipated yet and could still be maintained for a while.

But the power was not restored that night, and many people forced themselves to sleep in the heat while cursing the power company's repairmen.

On the sixth day of the game, the temperature was already 40 degrees Celsius early in the morning.

Shi Jinwei couldn't stand it anymore in the middle of the night, so she took some ice from the basement and put it in the room, which made her feel much better.

As for why she didn't use a generator, it was because she found that generators were too noisy; even underground, they could make a considerable sound.

Solar panels can only charge mobile phones and small appliances.

It can't power high-power appliances unless the entire ceiling is covered with them.

That would be too conspicuous.

During the day, the noise outside might not be noticeable, but at night it becomes very noticeable.

But it's impossible for her to just leave it unused; I'm going to go out today to buy some soundproofing materials.

When I went out in the morning, the temperature was around 45 degrees Celsius.

Because there have been so many incidents of spontaneous combustion, many people are afraid to drive to work anymore.

However, some people live too far from their workplace, making walking impractical, so many have opted for shared bicycles.

Shi Jinwei's goal in playing the game was to survive, so she eventually joined the cycling army.

She was panting and sweating profusely the whole way. She felt like a crab in a steamer, cooked through.

It took about an hour to reach our destination.

Then, on the boss's recommendation, I bought sound insulation cotton and sound insulation boards.

Besides the engine in the basement needing to be equipped, the master bedroom where the air conditioner outdoor unit is located also needs to be soundproofed.

Otherwise, if the power goes out later, and your air conditioner's outdoor unit is still running, wouldn't that be an obvious indication to others that something is amiss with your home?

After buying the items, new problems arose.

That means she bought too many, and she couldn't possibly carry the bicycles back.

Because it was too hot and the boss couldn't find anyone to deliver the goods for the time being, Shi Jinwei had to figure out a way to take these things back herself.

She has space, and games can help her conceal it.

But you don't even have a bag right now, so even if the game wanted to help you, it wouldn't be possible.

Left with no other option, she went out to a nearby shopping mall, bought a huge plastic duffel bag, and put all her belongings inside.

The shopkeeper no longer had any doubts, but simply asked Shi Jinwei where she bought the bag.

He plans to buy a few afterward; they're so damn spacious.

Shi Jinwei left with the bag, then threw all the things into her spatial storage, and huffed and puffed as she rode home.

The sun was already fully up, making her feel dizzy from the heat.

Sweat poured down my face, and I could feel the air I was breathing in was scalding hot.

Realizing something was wrong, Shi Jinwei quickly got out of the car and rushed into the nearest store.

Fortunately, the store didn't have a power outage. After Shi Jinwei went inside, she felt the cold air and immediately felt much better. She even sneezed.

Under the boss's strange gaze, she calmly took out several frozen drinks from the refrigerator and went to pay the bill.

Putting a few bottles of drinks in my pocket makes me feel much more comfortable when I go out.

Although it was still very hot, the continuous coolness in several parts of her body made her much more awake.

At this time, there were very few pedestrians on the road, and most outdoor workers had stopped working.

Shi Jinwei left clear tire tracks on the soft road as she rode her bicycle.

When I got home, I found that the power was back on, so I immediately turned on the air conditioner.

I sat on the bed for a while to recover before getting up to take a shower.

Her clothes were completely soaked with sweat, so Shi Jinwei changed them all and threw them in the washing machine to wash.

Feeling refreshed, Shi Jinwei decided to cook herself a fish stew.

They then discovered that the water flow from the pipes had also decreased that day.

Without hesitation, she picked up the bucket in the house and started filling it with water.

It is a foldable model. When stretched, the bucket is 1.3 meters high and 1 meter in diameter, and can hold about 1000 liters of water.

A person's daily drinking water and domestic water usage is conservatively estimated at around 60-80 liters, so one large bottle is enough for her to use for more than 10 days.

She still has ice in her basement, and she can use the water for daily use after the ice melts.

1000L of water would last for 50 days if you were to consume it for food and drink.

Two days ago, we filled a bucket and placed it in the living room. We filled another bucket today just in case.

While connecting water with a pipe and cooking, Shi Jinwei felt that this instance was much more comfortable than the one in the torrential rain instance.

I don't know if it's because of the upgraded space, but I feel safer now.

However, this bucket is too big; even after cooking 1000L of rice and water, it still couldn't be completely filled.

It took her more than 10 hours to fill one bucket before, and she estimated that it would take at least 10 hours today.

Thinking about it that way, I wasn't in a hurry anymore. After lunch, I lay down on the bed and used the sound of water as a lullaby to start my afternoon nap.

She made a conservative estimate that the bucket wouldn't be full until the second half of the night.

The timing is roughly the same.

As she used the space to move the bucket to a suitable position, someone shouted, "The water is cut off."

Then the cursing started again, and then the power went out.

Fortunately, the daytime temperature did not rise above 45 degrees Celsius, and the nighttime temperature remained around 35 degrees Celsius.

Although it's tough, it's not like I can't get through it.

But since Shi Jinwei bought the soundproofing cotton, she wouldn't just leave it there as decoration.

I spent an afternoon installing the sound insulation cotton and sound insulation panels, and after testing it, I found that the sound was indeed much, much quieter.

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