Doomsday Pillars

Chapter 5 - Shopping List

The third day passed. Only 27 days left, until Doomsday. 

The plague was not the only cause of panic and chaos. On New Year, a massive storm covered the Earth. Lightning, thunders, ran wild through the skies that it created an electromagnetic pulse and fried all electrical equipment around the world; cars crashing unto one another, airplanes falling down from the sky, TV, mobile phones, it even stopped and rendered all the satellites in the orbit useless. All communication was severed. These created mass panic and chaos. Only a few governments around the world managed to regain control of their country after a few weeks.

Time was short. Tomorrow, he planned to fly to Bali, but there were still some affairs Alex needed to prepare before he left Jakarta.

Alex called for another meeting and began giving out task.

Rina, his Human Resource manager, had a background in psychology. Her current job was to prepare the transition of all 200 employees and their families moving to Bali. She would prepare them to be moved to a temporary lodging before the base is ready.

Tony, his construction manager, had a background in engineering. He would be in charge in buying and delivering the list of construction materials, equipment, and tools Alex needed to build the base. This list was comparable to the project development of a small city, the tools itself were enough to keep 2,000 workers busy.

Lastly, once everyone was gone, Alex had a private meeting with Nina. He listed the things they needed one by one and made her face pale. The first list was food, lots of foods, but all of them were oddly a combination of canned goods and packages of dry food. The amount was enough for 10,000 people to consume for more than a year. This would not be hard to get, but its sheer amount was the problem. It would take 30 trucks to deliver all of it.

The second list was medical supplies; antibiotics, antiseptics, alcohol, vitamins, and bandages.

The third list was gardening tools and seeds, which also included a few sets of hydroponic gardens.

The fourth list was general necessities like blankets, plain clothes, camping gear, all in huge numbers.

But on the fifth list was where it started to become more complicated; solar panels, power generators, water purifications, gas masks, radio transmitters.

And then, the list of weapons; knives, hatchets, axes, and even a flame thrower. This list finally pushed Nina's panic button, although she completely trusted Alex, she had to make her objection.

"Don't you think this list is a bit excessive?"

"Yes, you are right, the flame thrower may be a little hard to get, but I think they sell just about anything online these days, I'm sure you can find it somewhere."

"I don't mean just about the flamethrower! I mean, are we really building a real estate project or are we preparing for World War 3?!"

Alex just smiled, he knew it would be very hard to explain it to her, she's not stupid of course. "I really need you to trust me on this. At the moment, I really can't say anything about this, but I really need you to know that this is very important.

"Actually I still have a few more things that will be more tricky to find. I need a few unique vehicles and boats."

He realized that some of these items might not survive the electromagnetic pulse, but Alex knew there was a few way that could counter an EMP surge.

"Lastly, it's important for you to send all these items in a few batches separately. We don't want to bring any unnecessary attention. I also need you to send them to 2 different locations."

Nina was speechless, but she still followed Alex's requests. She asked, "I never knew that our company has assets in Bali. Where should I send all of this to?"

"About the location, I actually am just about to see and buy them when I visit Bali tomorrow. I will give you the information later."

"...I really am worried," Nina said as a headache was about to hit her, her boss really weird today.