"Various brands of cigarettes, totaling 500 tons."
"Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, totaling 32,000 tons... soybeans 10,000 tons..."
Beverages include but are not limited to baijiu, red wine, beer, fruit juice, soda, energy drinks, soy milk, and dairy drinks...
However, most beverages have relatively short shelf lives.
If the base cannot produce them independently, supplies will only dwindle until completely exhausted.
Baijiu has a longer shelf life, so among these beverages, high-proof baijiu accounts for the largest quantity.
Followed by red wine.
"Over 1,000 types of items including: monosodium glutamate, oyster sauce, chicken essence, vinegar, white sugar, pepper, Sichuan pepper, dried ginger, fresh ginger, dried chili, star anise, clove, bay leaf, cinnamon, dried tangerine peel, fennel, aniseed, mint, cooking wine... approximately 3,000 tons."
These over 1,000 items are mainly seasonings and spices.
Because many spices can no longer be produced—or may even go extinct—during the Extreme Cold Apocalypse.
Thus, the Shelter Base needs to establish related Ecological Parks and Ecological Mega-Greenhouses to cultivate these spices.
Seasonings go without saying—without them, humanity would lose much of its joy.
These supplies are only part of what's stored in the base's warehouses.
Additionally, numerous daily necessities essential for survival in extreme cold have been stockpiled.
Such as:
Cold-proof clothing, underwear, pajamas, thermal wear, insulated shoes, thermal socks, toiletries, diapers, sanitary pads, shampoo, body wash, toothpaste, soap, cups, electric blankets, bowls, chopsticks, trash bags, electric kettles...
Just these daily necessities alone, even if Li Dong procured them at wholesale factory prices, would exceed 10 billion in total value.
By May, when news of the meteorite spreads through society, their value will soar to tens of billions.
Prices for all kinds of supplies will rise, especially emergency goods.
Even if factories nationwide ramp up production to full capacity, they still won't curb the skyrocketing prices.
During the decades—or even centuries—of extreme cold and endless night, the amount of supplies consumed daily by surviving humans will be staggering.
"The base's canned food factory can process 10,000 cans daily... with a monthly production capacity of 300,000 cans..."
"...3,000 insulated down jackets per day..."
"Electronic components, mechanical metal parts, etc.—current production capacity is hard to estimate, as it mainly depends on staff, smart equipment, raw material supply, technical processes, and production management..."
"...The base can currently conduct small-scale trial production..."
The meeting, which started at 10:30 a.m., continued until 12:30 p.m.
After lunch and a half-hour break, everyone resumed discussions.
The focus was on adjusting the base's operations, as well as individual daily tasks and responsibilities.
New managers were appointed, and the base's production schedules were reorganized.
The authorities aren't easy to fool.
Coordination must be seamless.
Moreover, the talent pool and technological resources controlled by Pengcheng's officials far surpass those of the Shelter Base, with heavyweight figures backing them.
Even the smallest scraps from their fingertips could leave the Da Qin Heavy Industries Shelter stuffed.
Days of continuous meetings shifted the entire base's atmosphere.
Most people in the base now carried a heightened sense of urgency.
Many employees at the base would call home after work, video chatting or calling their parents or close friends, often reminding them to stay safe.
They also urged them to spend all their savings stockpiling supplies.
...
Time quietly arrived at May 6, 2029, in the Western calendar.
Li Tiang told Li Dong today that something major would happen tonight and advised him to keep an eye out.
So after dinner, Li Dong grabbed his phone and started scrolling through various news updates.
Around 8:30 PM.
On the country's largest short-video platform and the biggest social media platform.
A trending topic instantly surged to the top of both platforms:
Meteorite to Impact Blue Star! [HOT]
Search popularity exceeded 110 million.
And the popularity was still skyrocketing.
A simple click revealed multiple hot news reports about the meteorite's impending collision with Blue Star.
Simultaneously, this news also topped other media platforms.
At this moment, everyone in the country who was still awake saw this trending topic.
Even those who hadn't seen it were bombarded with notifications about the meteorite from various apps and media platforms based on trending popularity.
The news was first leaked by an amateur astronomer with the online handle [Photography-Chen Master] in an astronomy enthusiasts' group chat.
This amateur astronomer had been observing with a telescope for several consecutive days and noticed something off about the comet's trajectory. After a series of calculations, he finally confirmed that the comet he had observed were actually meteorites heading straight for Blue Star.
Initially, he shared this discovery in the astronomy enthusiasts' group chat.
But many in the group were skeptical at first.
Because a meteorite impact on Blue Star? That was just too absurd.
The last time a meteorite hit Blue Star was 65 million years ago.
How could the Earth Online Server update so quickly?
That didn't make sense.
So, the astronomy enthusiasts in the group joined in, setting up their telescopes to observe the increasingly bright meteorite comet in the night sky.
They soon realized the news was true.
And so, they forwarded the news about the meteorite impact to more group chats.
Meanwhile, some melon-loving netizens, upon seeing such explosive news, also didn't believe it at first.
But since they were always on the frontline for the melon, they forwarded it without a second thought, regardless of its authenticity.
Thus, the news about the meteorite impact spread even faster through fission propagation.
In less than half an hour.
At least tens of millions had already seen the news about the meteorite impact.
Due to the rapid spread.
Even if the authorities wanted to block the news, it was impossible.
So, they simply stopped trying.
After all, the news wasn't fake—those massive meteorites were right there in the sky. As they drew closer to Blue Star, amateur astronomers worldwide could easily spot the increasingly bright comet meteorite with just a basic telescope.
On some media platforms, even official accounts began to forward this message.
Even authoritative media outlets joined in forwarding.
Wasn't this the authorities indirectly confirming the news about the meteorite impact?
This was no rumor.
It sparked endless discussions online.
Comments flooded under the trending news shared across major media platforms and official outlets:
"Holy shit, someone please tell me this isn't real."
"Wake up, dude. It's real—it's already on the news, even breaking in mid-broadcast."
"I've got strong piss—let me wake him up properly."
"Oh god, no way!"
"No way! I barely managed to flee back from abroad a few months ago, and now you're telling me I have to face an even bigger disaster? Can't we catch a break?"
"Everyone better get ready. There's no escaping this—Blue Star is getting hit by a meteorite."
Every trending post was buried under an avalanche of comments, still growing at a frantic pace.
It was impossible to scroll to the bottom.
Hundreds of thousands of comments poured in every second. Even major media platforms, let alone smaller ones, couldn't handle the overwhelming traffic—some even started lagging.
The Great Xia Empire's embassies worldwide swiftly issued statements on international media, urging overseas citizens and students to return home as soon as possible.
For example:
[Embassy in the Europa Federation] posted on a certain platform: Cabinet directive—Our nation is launching a major industrial plan. All citizens and students abroad must return home immediately!
The message was extremely brief.
Embassies in other countries released identical statements simultaneously.
Of course, those who chose not to return were free to stay—dying abroad would save the nation a lot of trouble anyway.
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