Reborn in the Apocalypse: A Commoner's Survival Log

Within minutes, the group arrived at the service center by car.

This was Zhou Yang's first time here, and as soon as she walked in, she couldn't help but look around.

The service center is mainly divided into two parts. One side is the office responsible for affairs within the base, such as card issuance, room rental, and redemption of points and materials. Now there is also a team registration. The other side is the task center, which is used to post or receive tasks and settle rewards.

They were there to register their team, so they went directly to the office.

However, they thought they would be the first team to register, but to their surprise, there was already a line of people ahead of them who also needed to register.

There were quite a few people, about a dozen, all men, and several of them looked like they hadn't graduated from university yet.

After waiting for more than ten minutes, the group finally registered and left together.

Zhou Yang and the others quickly stepped forward to complete the registration procedures.

After receiving a team registration form from the clerk, Shen Zechuan filled in the team name, and then each person filled in their own basic information.

Everyone unanimously voted for Shen Zechuan as the team leader, while Yan Fei was chosen as the vice-captain.

After filling out the form, submit it to the clerk for review.

There weren't many of them, so the whole process only took them a few minutes.

It was not even 8 o'clock when I came out of the service center.

So Lu Xingye suggested that they go to the flea market that had recently become popular at the base, which was said to be quite lively.

Anyway, we wouldn't be able to sleep if we went back now, and no one else wanted to go anywhere else, so we just listened to Lu Xingye's suggestion.

The so-called flea market originally consisted of a few survivors taking their unwanted or surplus supplies and setting up stalls in crowded places at night to exchange them for the supplies they needed.

Later, more and more survivors saw that others had traded for supplies and started setting up stalls as well, and gradually this small market was formed.

The location is a small square in a commercial street at the intersection of several residential areas.

It wasn't too far; it only took a few minutes to reach the destination.

As soon as I got off the bus, I saw that many stalls had been set up on the sidewalks on both sides of the commercial street and on the roadway in the middle. There were also many survivors wandering around with large and small bags of supplies, looking for the supplies they needed.

Some people wander around empty-handed; these people are either just watching the show, have points in their accounts, or are planning to steal something.

Zhou Yang looked at the nascent trading market with great interest.

He had actually heard of such a market before, but since the elevator was out of service and he didn't lack supplies, he was too lazy to go out unless necessary, so he had never been there.

Today is a good day to see it for myself.

As Zhou Yang followed the group, he looked with great interest at the various stalls on the ground, which sold a wide variety of things.

Almost no one puts out food to sell; it's all about clothes, household items, and toys. Luxury goods that were unaffordable before the apocalypse have become unwanted junk. Only some big-name skincare and cosmetic products are still being bought by some wealthy women.

"Young man, do you need any tables, chairs, or benches? Do you need any secondhand furniture? I have some spares on hand, feel free to contact me if you need anything!"

"Boss, take a look at these wild ginseng! They're all from the mountains I used to dig up, completely natural!"

"Boss, how about buying some color magazines? Look, they have all kinds of styles..."

Seeing Zhou Yang and his group, all dressed neatly and full of energy, with even the little girl they were holding being well-fed, chubby, and very pretty, it was clear that they were a wealthy family.

The surviving vendors then began to enthusiastically hawk their wares to them, one after another.

They weren't interested in the things in front of them; they only glanced at them before leaving.

Later, they encountered someone selling erotic magazines, who even showed them the magazines. Yan Fei was so frightened that he quickly covered Gu Yaoyao's eyes and walked away.

They only stopped and strolled around when the magazine seller was out of sight.

Just then, a woman selling jewelry at a nearby stall called out to them: "Young men, would you like to take a look at some necklaces and hair clips? Some of them would be perfect for such a pretty little girl. She can wear them when she grows up."

The woman looked to be in her early thirties, quite petite. Although she appeared disheveled, she possessed a gentle and refined demeanor, completely out of place in the noisy market. Even her fingers were well-maintained, making her look like a wealthy woman from before the apocalypse.

"Brother, I want to see that shiny thing!" Gu Yaoyao spotted a small, glowing object on the table and pulled Yan Fei to look at it.

The woman immediately knew that Gu Yaoyao was referring to her honeycomb bracelet covered in diamonds, and quickly picked it up and handed it over: "Little sister, you have such good taste! This bracelet is so beautiful. Mine is the small size, so it will fit you perfectly."

Yan Fei took the bracelet and put it on Gu Yaoyao's wrist. Although it was a small size, it was still too big for a child.

"It's a bit too big, I can't wear it now, do you still want it?"

"Ah... never mind then..." Gu Yaoyao shook her small, slender arms, a little disappointed.

Seeing the little girl's disappointed look, Zhou Yang immediately said, "It's okay, your big brother Zhou bought it for you. You can wear it when Yao Yao is a little older, okay?"

Gu Yaoyao nodded her head vigorously: "Yes! Thank you, Brother Zhou!"

"No, I'll buy it for her. I brought my points card, and I have a lot of points on it." Yan Fei stopped Zhou Yang.

"Oh, did you bring any supplies? This lady obviously can't afford a credit card machine, so she can't use her points card."

"..."

After a long pause, Yan Fei said awkwardly, "Then I'll return it to you later."

“Okay.” Zhou Yang didn’t stand on ceremony; after all, even brothers need to keep clear accounts.

"How much is it?"

Zhou Yang squatted down to ask the woman the price, and then casually looked at the other items.

"10...no, 8 packs of instant noodles?" Remembering that she hadn't sold a single one before, the woman quickly changed her mind and hesitantly quoted a price.

Seeing that Zhou Yang remained silent, and thinking of her youngest son who hadn't eaten for several days, she quickly added, "If not, you can give me whatever you think is best?"

“Eight packs of instant noodles will do. But you also need to add these two pearl necklaces and this gold bracelet to my collection.” Zhou Yang said, picking out two pearl necklaces, one large and one small, and the only gold piece from a pile of jewelry.

The woman nodded repeatedly: "Okay! Okay! Okay!"

Zhou Yang took eight packs of instant noodles from his spatial storage and gave them to the woman. Then he picked up three pieces of jewelry, stood up, and gave them all to Gu Yaoyao.

"Hey! Yao Yao, take a look and see if you like it?"

"I love it! Thank you, Brother Zhou." Gu Yaoyao clutched the necklace and bracelet tightly, then turned to hand them to Yan Fei. "Brother, please keep them for me, and give them to me again for my next birthday."

"Pfft! You're so kind, you've saved me the trouble of thinking of a gift." Yan Fei pinched Gu Yaoyao's cheek before helping her put her things away.

The group chatted and laughed as they continued walking.

As soon as they left, the woman behind them stuffed the instant noodles in her hand into her backpack, hurriedly packed up her stall, and rushed home.

Seeing that the woman had successfully sold her goods, the other survivors from the vegetable stalls also started to call out to Zhou Yang and the others.

"Hey guys, wanna check out some celebrity-endorsed sneakers? I even have autographed ones!"

"Would you like to take a look at Van Cleef's mother-of-pearl necklaces and bracelets? We also have Hermès bags and scarves, Chanel bags and clothes, and all kinds of designer perfumes!"

"Bosses, want to check out these watches? These are all world-renowned brands: Patek Philippe, Vacheron Constantin, Rolex! Each one can last for many years, and they're only 20 points each!"

"..."

Zhou Yang noticed that the down-on-his-luck elite man selling watches had several really nice watches, all of them handmade mechanical watches and deeply waterproof, so he spent his points to buy three of them.

Although he had prepared several mechanical watches in advance, their quality was indeed not as good as these, after all, the prices were different. Since there were better options available, he naturally chose to use the better ones.

He spent 60 points on the three watches.

"You like watches?" Shen Zechuan asked curiously as he approached Zhou Yang, who had bought three luxury watches in a row.

He was thinking that if Zhou Yang liked it, he seemed to have several luxury watches, which he had left in a safe, and he would find them and give them to her later.

Zhou Yang put away the watch and shook his head: "I don't particularly like it, I just think they're good quality and durable. It'll be convenient to use them to check the time when I go out on missions, since cell phones can't be used anymore, what am I going to do without a watch?"

"I see..." Shen Zechuan said with a hint of disappointment.

"Oh right, should we go buy a watch too? I don't have one."

After Lu Xingye finished speaking, he ran to the watch stall to look through the watches, but he had never paid attention to watches before and could not tell the difference between good and bad ones, so he had to go back and ask Zhou Yang to help him choose.

Zhou Yang asked the stall owner to pick out all the remaining purely mechanical watches that were also waterproof, so that Lu Xingye could take his time choosing. Then, he turned to the others and asked, "Do you want any of these?"

Shen Zechuan, of course, didn't need it; he had over a dozen luxury watches at home, so he simply said he already had one. Yan Fei and Xu Zhiyi also shook their heads, indicating they didn't need it.

In the end, only Chai Jin, who also never wore a watch, followed Lu Xingye and each bought one.