My Days Running a Supermarket in the Apocalypse

"Uncle, I'll give you one more chance. Reorganize your words." Shan Nai smiled, a perfect smile that didn't reach her eyes.

Whom does she want to study? Yamana stared at him intently with her dark, emerald-green eyes.

The imposing aura emanating from him sent a chill down the Straw Hat Uncle's spine, making his hair stand on end. "Oh, sorry, I understand now, you must be Boss Cat, my apologies..." He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

His mind raced, and he remembered that the Lucky Supermarket had a cat owner, which was mentioned in a previous technical department meeting.

He always thought it was a nickname, but he never expected it to be a girl with cat ears and a cat tail.

“He meant no harm. He’s just old and inexperienced. Please forgive him, Mr. Cat.” Yu Linyin also tried to comfort him, and then said to him, “Mr. Cat is a mysterious cultivator, so he is naturally different from others. Professor Wang, there’s no need to make a fuss.”

“Cultivators… my goodness… I’m sorry, I was narrow-minded…” Professor Wang’s face turned pale and he almost lost his balance.

There are always higher heavens and more capable people; the old saying passed down from our ancestors is always trustworthy.

At this moment, Professor Wang didn't care how much of what he said was true or false; he was completely bewildered, as technology had indeed limited his imagination.

Seeing that his attitude was alright, Shan Nai didn't want to make things difficult for him, and her expression returned to normal, so she stopped paying attention to him.

She turned to look at Yu Linyin, "Let's go, let's find a place to put vending machines."

Yu Linyin also breathed a sigh of relief. The deputy commander should have given everyone a heads-up and shared some basic information about the cat boss. This was so impolite.

The deputy commander kept sneezing in his office.

As soon as he returned, he was assigned to a mission at another base. There was no time for meetings.

After systematic analysis, the most suitable location was the square in the very center of the First Base where the national flag is raised.

Shannai stood in the central square, turned on her smart bracelet, and began the distribution process.

After wandering around the base for a while, the news that the Lucky Supermarket Cat Boss had come to the base had spread quite a bit.

By this time, a large crowd had gathered in the square, all watching intently as Shannai performed her amazing feat.

[Beep, smart vending machine deployment complete. Welcome to Lucky Supermarket.]

An unmanned smart vending machine appeared out of thin air, the operating interface started normally, and a ring of colorful lights lit up.

A gasp rippled through the crowd.

"Where...where...did you pull this out? Does it need to be powered on?"

"It's so big, and it even has parcel lockers..."

"This is outrageous, so outrageous! I wouldn't even dare to dream of such a scenario."

"Lucky Supermarket truly lives up to its name, Boss Cat is awesome..."

"I immediately believed that Boss Cat was a cultivator! Does anyone else not believe it?"

Everyone shook their heads like rattles.

There was a constant buzz of discussion at the scene.

Shan Nai ignored it; she had heard too many similar sighs and was numb to them.

"Ms. Yu, could you please come over here?" Shan Nai planned to explain to her how to use it.

Yu Linyin pursed her lips tightly and stepped forward excitedly.

This was also the first time she had ever seen such an amazing and enormous vending machine.

Following Yamaha's tutorial, Yu Rinyin frowned deeply during the learning process, not daring to slack off in the slightest. "You mean... I can buy all the items in Lucky Supermarket online? And then they'll appear at this pickup locker at nine o'clock the next day??"

Shanna nodded. "That's right. It's very easy to operate, just like the vending machines before the apocalypse. You should also be familiar with the online shopping process. I'll say it again: please keep in mind the precautions on the sign." She pointed to the sign above the vending machine.

"Okay! Thank you so much, Boss Cat! Please stay tonight, our boss..."

"No, no, I don't like eating with strangers. You should just sign up for a membership first, since there are so many people." Shan Nai waved her hand, declining her invitation.

[Beep beep beep, suspected special mission item detected. Please monitor and confirm.]

The smart bracelet vibrated slightly, and the voice of the backend system echoed in Shan Nai's mind.

【Great! Host, there are some quest items we need nearby! Go and find them!】

The system was overjoyed. If it could successfully complete the special mission, the host's protective shield would be fully upgraded, and it wouldn't have to worry about the host when going out to play.

Shannai opened the map on her bracelet, looked at the red dot quest notification, and found that the quest item was within a certain range, clearly not at the first base.

She glanced at the crowd surrounding her, then decided to leave. "I have to go now. I'll let you know if I find anything good next time."

Yu Linyin looked somewhat disappointed, not expecting Boss Cat to leave so soon. "Okay, I still want to thank Boss Cat for coming all this way today. I'll arrange for someone to take you home right away!"

After saying that, Yu Linyin took out her walkie-talkie, but Shan Nai stopped her from taking another step. "No need to see me off. I have other things to do. I can go back by myself after I'm done. Goodbye~"

Yu Linyin was stunned, not knowing how to respond. She felt like she and Boss Cat were from different worlds.

She nodded mechanically, instructed her men to clear a path through the crowd in the square, and watched Yamana leave.

The people in the first base were all focused on the vending machine. Although they usually managed to make ends meet, the goods displayed in this brightly lit machine were too tempting.

Since it was an official base, the personnel were quite well-behaved, and many soldiers stepped in to maintain order, so the chaos at the scene only lasted for a short while.

As Shan Nai was leaving, she saw that they had been quickly divided into several teams and were starting to register as members. Meanwhile, announcements about the Lucky Supermarket's rules and vending machines were playing in the plaza within the base…

[Host, placing the vending machine here seems like an excellent choice.]

"Indeed, more and more people are coming out of the base. This is the first time I've seen so many living people. I'm so moved!"

Shan Nai rubbed her eyes and added, "Our supermarket's revenue has reached a new high! Hahaha~"

The system chuckled along.

This city map has been unlocked and completed. You can teleport anywhere. Yamana zooms in on the red circle for the mission and clicks on the nearest location to teleport there.

They landed safely in the blink of an eye.

“This used to be a nuclear power plant…” Yamana stood in front of an abandoned gate and looked around.

The nuclear power plant is located near the coastline, where the dark green seawater is bubbling and emitting a pungent odor that makes Yamana frown.

[Activate the air purification shield for the host; both radiation and pollution levels in this area are abnormally high.]

"Okay, I'll go look for it first. The red dot has become clearer; it should be inside!" Shan Nai pushed open the rusty door and walked into the nuclear power plant.

The factory was in an extremely chaotic state, with piles of corpses and a number of zombies. If it weren't for Shan Nai's protective shield, she would have been surrounded by a group of zombies long ago.

Moreover, the zombies here look different from those outside; they seem more disgusting. It's not hard to imagine what happened here three years ago.

There were many obstacles on the road, making it unsuitable for driving, but the nuclear power plant was so large that Yamana had been walking for ten minutes and still hadn't reached her destination.

She sighed and decided to take out the most basic small electric motor, which was flexible and effortless.

Honestly, those cats are really lazy.

If you can sit, don't stand; if you can lie down, don't sit; if you can ride a bike, don't strain your legs.

Following the red dot directions, Shannai arrived at a large open-plan factory.

She got off her electric scooter, and before she could put it away, a strange creature fell from the sky and landed hard at her feet with a 'thud'.

"puff--"