My Days Running a Supermarket in the Apocalypse

"Meow~ I've successfully transcended the tribulation!"

Yamana closed her eyes, trembling with excitement, her fluffy cat ears quivering slightly.

suddenly!

boom-

click -

Dozens of bolts of lightning, as thick as buckets, struck down without warning, all hitting a chubby little orange cat in mid-air that was shimmering with golden light.

Shannai, died.

……

【Ding~】

[A compatible host has been detected.]

[Please bind to this system before you are completely destroyed!]

Shan Nai was struck by lightning and not even a single cat hair remained.

After an unknown amount of time, the strange sound came from the darkness, and the last vestige of his consciousness seemed somewhat lost and helpless.

"Is someone talking? What are the benefits of binding?"

[Can be resurrected! Ten, nine, eight, seven, ...]

A cool, mechanical electronic sound lingered in the darkness.

"Binding...binding".

The temptation of resurrection was too great for Shan Nai. She had finally cultivated to the point of ascension, but before she could enjoy a single day of happiness, it was all gone. She must be very unwilling to accept it.

[Ding, the Apocalypse Supermarket system is binding.]

[Progress 10%—30%—60%...]

[Binding successful! 】

With each beeping notification, Yamana's vision was no longer empty; instead, it was pitch black, and a terrifying dizziness made her feel like she was jumping through time and space.

After a while.

Finally calming down, Shan Nai slowly opened her eyes, and the scene that came into view was both strange and familiar.

Shan Nai is a spirit cat that has been cultivating in the deep mountains and forests of the 21st century.

The cat itself is an orange tabby.

Since I began my cultivation, I have been honest and diligent, practicing the righteous path in the human world and accumulating a lot of merit.

But on the very day she attained enlightenment and ascended to heaven.

It was struck by lightning and disappeared!

She also remembered that after the incident, Little Thunder cried and kept apologizing, saying that it had drunk some peach blossom wine before going out and struck the person without seeing who it was.

Driving under the influence? It's entirely their fault!

What bad luck.

It's a pity that she has such fair skin, beautiful face, long legs, and stunningly beautiful features.

However, what is the situation now?

She recognized the house; it was the small house she had built herself in the mountains.

However, the interior furnishings have changed drastically and are quite dilapidated.

The room is less than 50 square meters, with a central air conditioner overhead, gray walls, and yellowish floor tiles.

On the left are two rows of empty shelves, and on the right, near the window, are two broken tables. Opposite the tables is a food serving area, and in the corner next to the main entrance is a cash register and a water dispenser.

This setup clearly resembles a shop.

Oh right, what system did I just bind to?

Welcome to the post-apocalyptic supermarket. New mission unlocked: devise a new name for the supermarket.

Yamana bit her fingertip, seemingly thinking for a moment, "Lucky Supermarket!"

[Task completed, initial points earned: 100.]

"Huh? Why does your voice sound different?"

The system's voice changed from an electronic tone to a baby voice, but it was impossible to tell if it was male or female.

[I am Supermarket System No. 1105. To better connect with my host's life, I've specially changed to a cute voice pack.]

Yamana nodded, got up from the ground, and walked to the window to look at the view outside.

The supermarket is located in City A of the post-apocalyptic Xia Kingdom. More than three years have passed since the apocalypse, and the names of many places have changed.

This used to be the most bustling commercial street, but now the whole city seems devoid of life.

All that could be seen were abandoned buildings and scenes of utter devastation.

The streets were littered with wrecked cars and some zombies wandering aimlessly with their heads tilted to one side.

Everywhere there were severed limbs and chunks of flesh, the blood had long since turned black and cracked, and the strangely shaped trees were sharp and thorny.

A putrid, stench filled the scorching air...

"Bang!" Yamana slammed the window shut.

"This is truly the end of the world... but when I ascended, Earth was perfectly fine."

Shan Nai was puzzled.

Besides cultivating, she used to go down the mountain to travel. She had read a few post-apocalyptic novels and watched a few movies, but this scene was even more terrifying than the movies.

If she hadn't fought many monsters herself, she would have fainted from fright upon seeing this scene.

[This is three years after the apocalypse on Earth. The other systems are also unaware of this. Please familiarize yourself with this world as soon as possible and prepare to begin your mission.]

Subsequently, the system transmitted some data and images to Yamana's mind.

Three years ago, an apocalyptic event struck, with glaciers and snow-capped mountains around the world suddenly melting, followed by earthquakes, tsunamis, torrential rains, flash floods, and extreme cold and heat.

The massive natural disaster caused countless deaths and injuries to humankind.

As the glaciers of the North and South Poles melt, an unknown virus quietly emerges, turning most of the infected into zombies, and causing mutations in plants and animals.

A very small percentage of people develop supernatural abilities.

Water and land pollution, power and internet outages, resource scarcity—less than 30% of the world's 80 billion people have survived…

"This is even scarier than being struck by lightning... So is this supermarket safe? I've lost my cultivation now..." Shan Nai was very concerned about safety.

[Host, please rest assured, the supermarket is absolutely safe. You also have your own protective shield. Your task is to earn money and upgrade the supermarket to the highest level. You don't need to worry about anything else.]

"Okay! That's great, I'm going to lie down now. I'm so tired after a thousand years of hard training." Shan Nai sighed and raised an eyebrow.

She tried, but there was no spiritual energy here, so cultivation was impossible. She decided to live the life of a Buddhist cat.

I just don't know if her cultivation level will return after the supermarket is upgraded.

[Please complete the task: Organize and clean the supermarket.]

"it is good."

She's doing tasks to upgrade her shop, right? She can do it! It's good that she's alive.

Yamana looked around again.

Although the layout has changed, it's still a house she used to live in, so it feels very familiar.

She ran to the bathroom, found a small basin, filled it halfway with water, and then found a rag, intending to clean up.

It's so dirty, it looks like no one has lived here for hundreds of years.

"The water outside is polluted and there's no electricity, but we still have water and electricity here! System, what kind of organization are you? You're amazing."

Looking at the clean water, Shan Nai suddenly felt that the system had a very strong backing.

Even a little cat who cultivates immortality exclaimed "Wow!"

The system originates from a more advanced technological dimension.

Shan Nai nodded without asking any more questions, picked up the basin of water, and cleaned the entire shop spotlessly.

In addition to the main hall, the supermarket also has a single bedroom and a storage room in a small back corridor.

The bedroom is simply furnished with a single bed, a small desk, and a chair.

Opposite to them are the bathroom and kitchen.

"Ah!" A gasp came from the bathroom.

just now!

After emptying the dirty water, Yamana also wiped the mirror on the sink, but when she looked up and caught a glimpse of her reflection, she was startled.

"My body... has shrunk!"

To be honest, she only realized then that she had become much smaller and her hands had shrunk considerably.

The girl in the mirror looked soft and sweet, with a fair oval face, big double-eyelid eyes, a delicate and elegant upturned nose, and rosy lips. She was 1.55 meters tall, but fortunately, her body proportions were very good.

This girl is clearly my appearance when I first took human form; converted to human age, she would be about fourteen or fifteen years old.

[That's right, the host's physical body has been reduced to ashes. This body was the best the system could do for the host, therefore the system's energy is also exhausted. Otherwise, the initial state of the supermarket wouldn't have been so dire.]

The system quickly and patiently explained.

"Ah, well... okay... thank you." Yamana thanked her silently.

"The peaches are gone... they've replaced them with kumquats, boohoo..."

Life is not easy, Maomao sighed.

Yamana pouted and touched her flat chest.

Although it's still her, now that she's lost her cultivation, it's almost impossible for her to return to her former self, which makes her feel somewhat complicated.

[But she looks even younger this way, host, just bear with it, she's very cute!] You could tell the system was genuinely praising her.

Yamana wanted to cry but had no tears.

But it was no use.

She could only turn her grief into strength; she tied her long hair into a bun, rolled up her sleeves, and continued working.