Last night Lin Yan didn't come back, nor did he reply to my WeChat.

When I opened my phone, the battery was only 18% left. I actually fell asleep watching outdoor survival videos last night, damn it, I forgot to charge my phone.

Wait... electricity!

How could I forget the most important thing, I opened the shopping app and ordered a lot of power banks, with a note specifying that they should be fully charged and delivered, and if they are low on battery, they should be charged at the fastest speed possible!

I also went out to buy many solar-powered charging gadgets.

Feeling everything is ready while lying on the sofa, suddenly I smelled a stench, a familiar stench... I turned around and indeed Niko had pooped again.

I resigned myself to scooping the poop, thinking about how I would flush the toilet if the water was cut off?

What resulted was me simulating the scene of squatting over his litter box in Niko's mentally challenged eyes.

... Well, I guess I can accept that.

So I ordered more kitty litter to be delivered...

The installation master and the courier master arrived at the same time, I stood by to supervise, instructing the master to install extra layers for me.

The master, while installing, asked me puzzledly, "Boss, why do you want to install so many layers of wire mesh on such a beautiful terrace? It affects the aesthetics. I've been in this line of work for so many years, this is the first time I've installed a balcony."

I caressed Niko in my arms and replied, "I'm afraid the cat will fall off."

Niko is usually not allowed on the terrace, in the past, I would always keep the balcony door locked tightly, resolutely not letting it step foot on the balcony. So, it had a strong curiosity about everything on the balcony. From my arms, it dashed out and lay down near the pool on the balcony, meowing towards the lone goldfish inside, even attempting to extend its claws to catch the fish.

I quickly rushed over to grab Niko and throw it back into the living room, closing the balcony door.

But suddenly, in a moment of inspiration, I caught something.

Looking around at the terrace with only a small pool and a set of table and chairs, I opened my delivery app and ordered soil, fertilizer, seeds, and other materials. Because I didn't know how to grow vegetables, I specifically chose easy-to-maintain plants to grow.

If it comes to doomsday, raising fish would definitely be unrealistic, changing water would consume water resources very quickly. So maybe it's a good idea to fill the empty little pool with soil for planting vegetables, and install some flower beds in the empty space for growing vegetables.

So after discussing with the master, he called his renovation partner and spent an afternoon building flower beds along the edge of the terrace for me.

By the time everything was done, it was already past six in the evening. I took Niko to the pet store to bathe and deworm, and then went to eat a vegetarian meal.

Originally, I was planning on having a feast during this period of indulgence, after all, I didn't know when I would have the chance to eat again.

But thinking about Lin Yan saying that even poultry had been infected last night, I was a bit scared. Life is important. So, I had to settle for eating vegetarian food like it was a delicacy.

It wasn't until a few days later that I learned that this fear of death actually saved my life.

After returning home, I locked the door of the fire escape from the inside and installed the anti-theft lock I bought.

Because it's one household per floor, each household has one elevator card to use the elevator. Only Lin Yan and I have the card for this floor, so the only way up is through the fire escape stairs.

After entering the house with a full stomach, I received a WeChat message from Lin Yan.

This was the first message he sent me today, it seems he's really busy.

- The city C found someone infected this morning, samples of the body fluids have been sent. It's very different from all known infectious viruses, the office currently has no countermeasures.

- What are the symptoms of the infection?

- Dizziness, nausea, high fever, shock. This morning he felt unwell and went to the hospital for a check-up, the hospital thought it was just a normal fever, but in the afternoon organ failure occurred, the cause cannot be identified and has been reported to the higher-ups. All organs are now failing, judging by the rate of failure, he won't last two days.

- When are you coming back?

- Not today, maybe tomorrow. Tonight, I will check if there's any research on this virus.

- Take care of yourself.

After turning off the phone screen, I fell into contemplation.

Not even two days... meaning, if it mutates into a zombie, then I have less than two days to prepare.