I Have A Countdown To Natural Disasters, But I Won’t Say It

Shen Hanyin is a sophomore archaeology student at Haida University who leads a quiet, solitary life. Orphaned at nineteen after a car accident kills both parents, she is forced to navigate a bitter inheritance dispute with her biased grandmother and uncle. She secures nearly ninety million yuan by selling her stake in the family real estate company, a sum that becomes the foundation for her future survival preparations. Shen Hanyin is emotionally detached, having spent years performing a cheerful persona to please her demanding mother. Now free from that obligation, she is cold, pragmatic, and deeply independent, preferring isolation over superficial social connections.

One week before the story begins, Shen Hanyin discovers a pocket dimension inside her consciousness. The space contains a massive three-story building with frozen time, surrounded by open land and a floating countdown timer reading "Catastrophe Countdown: 365 Days." Initially suspecting a psychological break, she consults a doctor who finds no mental illness. Convinced the space is real due to its physical properties and the countdown's persistence, she decides to prepare for the impending disaster in secret. She recognizes that revealing her knowledge would only lead to ridicule or institutionalization, so she chooses to act alone.

Shen Hanyin begins an extensive stockpiling campaign. She rents a warehouse and an apartment to store goods, purchasing vast quantities of water, food, medicine, clothing, and outdoor equipment. She hires chefs to cook and preserve meals, buys yachts and vehicles, and siphons fuel from cars to create hidden reserves. Her preparations are meticulous; she buys seeds to grow vegetables inside the space, acquires firearms and crossbows through illicit channels, and reinforces her new apartment with blast-resistant doors and bulletproof glass. Throughout this process, she maintains her normal university routine, attending classes and participating in club activities to avoid suspicion.

As the countdown progresses, the space undergoes a mysterious evolution. After Shen Hanyin stores a peachwood sword in the dimension, the first floor of the building transforms into an exact replica of her apartment. This upgrade allows her physical body to enter the space, where time flows normally but is limited by a two-hour timer. Additionally, she gains a teleportation ability linked to locations she has visited, marked by coordinates that appear in her mind. These powers significantly enhance her survival strategy, allowing her to store fuel in a newly formed attic and travel instantly between key locations.

In the final days before the countdown reaches zero, Shen Hanyin sells her remaining properties in her hometown to liquidate assets. She acquires more weapons, including a Miao Dao and a Tang Hengdao, and practices martial arts and archery intensively. She also adopts a stray kitten named Xiaobai, providing it with vaccines and supplies, though she remains cautious about keeping pets in the space. On the day the countdown hits zero, torrential rains begin across the country, leading to catastrophic flooding. Emergency alerts flood her phone as cities are submerged and rescue operations are overwhelmed.

Trapped in her high-rise apartment, Shen Hanyin observes the chaos from her fortified unit. She joins a local food exchange group on social media to monitor her neighbors, adopting a male persona to appear less vulnerable. When a group of neighbors plans to loot a nearby supermarket, she joins them, disguising herself as a man to blend in. The story concludes as the group prepares to enter the flooded streets, marking the beginning of the post-catastrophe survival phase where Shen Hanyin must navigate a dangerous new world while keeping her space and resources hidden.