My Days Running a Supermarket in the Apocalypse

"Who...who are you? Don't shout..." Shan Nai looked at the man lying on the ground, her brows twitched, and she subconsciously took two steps back.

The gray-robed man was slender and appeared to be in his early twenties. His hair was loosely tied in a topknot. He tilted his head back and winked vigorously at Shan Nai. "I am Li Ruizhi, the fifty-sixth generation disciple of Qinghui Temple on Yuling Mountain. I was passing through this place when I observed the unusual celestial phenomena..."

"Speak like a human!" Shan Nai put her hands on her hips and gestured with her lips.

This is like a time-travel drama set in ancient times, all so literary…

Li Ruizhi scratched his head, scrambled to his feet, and looked slightly aggrieved. "I just... picked up an advertisement card from Lucky Supermarket and came to take a look. Suddenly, I detected a fluctuation of spiritual energy... and then I saw how incredibly powerful the fairy was! It's the first time I've ever seen a real cultivator... She's amazing!"

"Where is this spiritual energy coming from? I can't sense it..." Shan Nai frowned.

"Is the system's energy similar to spiritual energy?" Shan Nai asked the system quietly.

[I don't know, the system hasn't cultivated immortality.]

“I’m not mistaken, you are definitely a fairy! I’m not making this up, this is my Taoist certificate, this is the spiritual energy plate passed down in our Taoist temple… and a peach wood sword, a demon-suppressing ruler, talismans…”

With an air of certainty, Li Ruizhi pulled out one strange and unusual item after another from his supernatural space to demonstrate his identity.

Before the end times, Qinghui Temple was a small temple in the mountains, which usually took on small jobs to make a living.

Later, when the apocalyptic disaster struck, his master died to save him. He vowed to uphold his faith and continue to pass on Qinghui Temple no matter how bitter or difficult it was.

My master once said that their Taoist temple had produced a grandmaster who successfully achieved the Foundation Establishment stage.

It turns out that there really are cultivators in this world!

However, as the spiritual energy on Blue Star dwindled, cultivation became impossible. But his ancestral Bagua spiritual energy disc had clearly rotated several times clockwise just now, so it couldn't have been wrong.

If it rotates counterclockwise, then there must be a demon appearing. However, according to his master, this Bagua plate has not been moved for many years.

Therefore, this fairy must be a powerful cultivator; Master was right.

Li Ruizhi was incredibly excited at that moment; he never imagined he would encounter a true, mysterious cultivator in his lifetime…

I am so honored.

With Li Ruizhi's words stirring things up, everyone present, including the customers who had just arrived to shop, dared not look directly at Shan Nai. Even those who stole a glance at her were filled with awe.

"No wonder Boss Cat is so powerful, with so many resources... a... immortal... fairy! Wow..."

"My goodness, we're lucky enough to encounter a deity descending to earth! How about we build a temple for Boss Cat? People are living in fear during the apocalypse, and I think we need some faith. Let's pray to Boss Cat for protection!"

“That makes sense… My great-grandfather’s generation believed in gods and ghosts, and now even I am a superpowered person, so it’s normal for others to be cultivation masters.”

"Yes, yes, yes, we used to believe in this in our rural area, it was really amazing..."

“...…”

There were only a few dozen people scattered around, but they started chatting and got more and more excited, even becoming much more enthusiastic and lively towards Li Ruizhi.

Shannai almost rolled her eyes; her identity was now even more mysterious.

She dared to guess that the news that "#LuckySupermarketCatOwnerIsTheRumoredCultivator#" would soon spread, become a hot topic, and even become more and more outrageous.

"Haha~ I'm giving up on the system. That's good. No one will dare to cause trouble on purpose anymore."

Shanna shook her head, ignoring their heated discussion, and turned to enter the supermarket.

[Yeah, yeah, anyway, our supermarket is invincible, host can brag about it~]

Having strength gives you confidence.

It wasn't that she was unwilling to admit it, but since she currently had no cultivation at all, how could she possibly admit it...

Ren Hao and the other person were also rescued. They had already gone to the cashier to book the hot spring room and were about to send Xia Wan there.

Yu Linyin led the Fierce Tiger Squad into the supermarket in a daze, intending to have a good meal to calm their nerves first.

Since the deputy commander had already left, she could only wait in place for the time being, waiting for headquarters to send someone to pick them up.

The remaining people at Dawn Base also joined as members of Lucky Supermarket, and they even agreed to go back and transform Dawn Base into a normal community for mutual support.

It was already ten o'clock, and the heat in the air was extremely intense.

The shuttle buses from various bases happened to meet in City A, while outside the city, many self-driving convoys were also flooring their accelerators, and the roar of the cars attracted many zombies blocking the road to chase them frantically.

Meanwhile, scattered throughout the city near Lucky Supermarket, individual riders were riding uniformly colored, rusty shared bicycles. Some fell apart after only a few steps, and some even had their wheels fly off while riding...

The wobbly line of bicycles was relatively quiet and a little safer, since zombies usually stay in dark places during the day and won't expose themselves to the scorching sun.

The first wave of customers were still those stationed at the Lucky Union building near the supermarket and some individual shoppers.

When Cheng Xu and his group rushed over excitedly, they found the supermarket still calm and peaceful, and realized that Boss Cat had already taken care of everything.

It seems they'll have to learn to take things in stride and not be surprised by anything anymore.

After all, Boss Cat is too powerful.

"Great! Boss Cat is alright, and Lucky Supermarket is fine too~ Look what I brought~" Lu Ya held up a clean lunchbox and shook it.

Last night, after everyone was rescued, they got back quite late, so they put the ingredients for making dumplings into the small refrigerator that Uncle Fugui had bought. This morning, Yang Liu started preparing the dumpling filling early, and many people joined in making dumplings.

A loud tremor suddenly came from the direction of the supermarket, and a group of people rushed over in a panic. When Lu Ya saw the fresh and plump dumplings, she couldn't resist bringing them to Boss Cat to try.

Since witnessing Boss Cat's strength yesterday, Lu Ya admires her even more and is convinced that nothing will happen to her.

Through the glass lid of the lunchbox, Cheng Xu saw two neat rows of dumplings inside and understood Lu Ya's intentions. A smile played on his lips. "You certainly have a lot of faith in Boss Cat. Let's go in and take a look~"

Lu Ya blushed slightly and lowered her head. It was just a sudden thought, and she didn't know if Boss Cat would dislike the dumplings she made.

"Oh my god, Fairy Maiden, this huge supermarket is all yours?? That's amazing! I want to become a member! Right now~" From the moment Li Ruizhi entered the supermarket, he was like a lively monkey, jumping around and exclaiming at everything he saw.

“Call him Cat Boss,” Yamana said with a smile.

"Okay, Fairy Maiden~"

Shan Nai covered her eyes, then put on a fierce expression, "Just call me Boss Cat! Little Taoist!"

In her early years of cultivation, she encountered several skilled Taoist priests, but since she was a genuine spirit cat, the priests all respected her.

Li Ruizhi blinked and nodded frantically, "Mmm-hmm-hmm-hmm, Boss Cat!"

The fairy is angry; he'd better behave himself.

"Hmm, take out the crystal core. It's not like you need to sign up for a membership."

Li Ruizhi pulled a black bag from his inner pocket and handed it over, "We've run out of crystal cores, will this work?"