My Days Running a Supermarket in the Apocalypse

When Shan Nai opened her eyes again, she had already arrived at the gathering place for hosts of management systems.

She looked down to check herself and was surprised to find that she was no longer the cute catgirl, but had turned back into her original form, a big orange cat!

"Oh my god, my paws...so cute..." Yamaha stood there, retracting her paws back and forth, her emerald eyes wide and round.

When she suddenly transformed back into her original form, Yamana felt a little uncomfortable. Although she was covered in hair, she still felt bald and was rather shy.

Since it's a battle between hosts, the system can't participate, so Yamana could only look around and observe first.

The ground was covered with soft grass, and towering trees surrounded the area. Looking up, all you could see was the sky through the gaps in the leaves, making it impossible to tell where you were or what was so special about it.

Gradually, the number of people on the field... oh no, not just people, but other races began to increase.

A half-human, seven-colored deer was teleported in, and the next second it transformed into a screaming chicken, yelling, "Ahhhhhh!"

"Where am I?! You lousy system, let me out! I'm the master, I don't want to participate in the event! You're despicable, shameless, and unreasonable! LuLu is so scared! Ahhhhhh!"

"Shut up, you monster, you're so noisy!" another tall and imposing ancient warrior shouted angrily.

A woman dressed in primitive attire crouched nervously on the ground, clutching her head. "Oh no, oh no! Why didn't my system come along? We were supposed to come together! Will my beast husbands miss me...?"

It's obvious they were tricked into coming here by her system.

"I'm dead and I'm still being forced into this system! Heavens above! All I did was level up a little slowly, and they just knocked me unconscious and sent me in like this, waaaaah... What a cruel system!"

The woman biting her fingers and sobbing felt a bit like a human from Earth.

However, it's hard to say for sure; there are countless smaller worlds and planes within the three thousand great worlds.

There are also quite a few hosts who chatter away, but Yamana can't understand what they're saying.

As beams of white light appeared on the field, more and more hosts surrounded Shannai.

[Welcome hosts from all worlds to participate in the once-in-a-century management-type host competition!]

The competition format is simple and straightforward: whoever earns the most points wins! There are no rules; it all depends on individual strategy and problem-solving.

This event has only 1000 slots available, with 100 slots in each room.

Only the top three finishers will receive a prize.

Alright, enough chit-chat, the competition is about to begin.

A mechanical voice, almost identical to that of a supermarket system, came from the air; the sound was loud and deafening.

As soon as the notification tone ended, the scene erupted again, with people whispering among themselves.

"Hey, little kitty, did you understand what I meant?"

Yamana felt someone pat her on the shoulder and turned around to look.

A humanoid host with green light emanating from its head and no legs, floating along, looked at her pitifully.

"No." Yamaha is an orange cat now, so you can't tell what expression she has. She's very relaxed and at ease refusing to cooperate.

Its voice sounds exactly like that of Pleasant Goat in the cartoon. Shan Nai's lips twitched and her ears twitched.

Who wouldn't be confused by what he just said? It was so casual, like he was just joking around.

The green-light creature lowered its head as if deep in thought. It quietly followed behind Shannai, saying, "How about... we form a team, help each other, and develop together?"

Shannai turned around again, glaring at him. "This is a one-on-one fight. Don't follow me."

Don't think she didn't see that the green-lighted person had already quietly gathered around and had a chat with several petite hosts who didn't seem to have much fighting power.

Who knows what it's up to?

She's an orange cat now. Although she's only a size bigger than a regular cat, doesn't she look a lot like chives?

The green-light man stopped, his face deathly pale. "We're all hosts, why are you being so cold? I hate you."

Shanna rolled her eyes at her, "I hate you too, you ugly thing!" She then made a face at it.

Its whole face was a purplish color, its eyes were almost bulging, and there was a green glow coming from the top of its head. It scared the cat to death.

Yamana turned and walked away, still analyzing the notification sound that had just played.

Meanwhile, a thick red fog began to appear in mid-air.

The red fog descended very quickly, and because it was thick and dense, the sky was soon completely obscured.

[Note: None of the participating hosts will have any skills from their bound systems. Each participant will initially receive a weapon and a storage space randomly. A surprise awaits after 10 minutes of the countdown; please pay attention to changes on the field.]

[600, 599, 598…]

"What the heck? What does this mean? What's with this thick fog? And what's this countdown? Damn, how did I end up with a brick in my hand?"

"Damn it, mine is a toilet seat... Can you be more specific...?"

“％*＃《～＆*/@:)9:％!”

"Seriously, it's just like my system, acting so cunningly. Would it kill it to explain something?"

"Damn it, mine's a spatula! What kind of weapon is that?!"

Shan Nai had no interest in the nagging and complaining of the other hosts around her.

"In a competition for management-type hosts, the one with the most points... Hiss... Fish! Harpoon? Is this my weapon?" Shan Nai was startled to see a harpoon appear out of thin air on her pink paws.

That's really entertaining...

However, she still gripped the harpoon tightly and ran forward quickly.

She noticed a faint green light flickering near a large tree not far away.

When the mountain nymph runs, all four legs are on the ground, which makes her much faster than when she is standing.

"Phew~ It's a treasure chest." Shannai squatted down in a treasure chest that was flashing with green light, blinked, and as soon as she reached out to touch the chest, its lid opened instantly.

"Potatoes??" Inside, there was only a box of round, plump potatoes. Shan Nai was stunned for a few seconds, but still quickly carried it into the space warehouse.

This is definitely a refresh item, but Yamana doesn't know exactly what it's used for.

Fortunately, she usually plays a lot of games; it seems that this kind of competition is more or less inseparable from this kind of routine.

The main purpose of management systems is to earn points, so... should I sell potatoes?

Shannai's big eyes rolled around as she tried to find the next new item box.

While most of the hosts were still confused, Shan Nai had already found 3 white treasure chests (lettuce, socks, cream), 3 green treasure chests (radish, big carp, fruit knife), 2 blue treasure chests (meatballs, dried chili peppers), and 2 purple treasure chests (Simmons bed, 4 wheels).

The red fog was getting lower and lower, and the visibility around it was getting worse and worse.

But other hosts who were close to her gradually discovered something amiss.

"Ah, so the map refreshes treasure chests!"

"What? Where is it? What does the treasure chest look like? Oh, I see it! It's gray!! What a rip-off, it's just a bar of soap?!"

"Idiot, louder, pfft..."

The cold-tongued merman was standing to the left of Yama. He picked up the blue treasure chest from the grass, his face full of disdain, and scurried away, flicking his beautiful fishtail.

【500…499…】

The countdown is slowly ticking away.

The hosts on the field were all engrossed in frantically searching for and grabbing treasure chests.

And treasure chests are becoming increasingly difficult to find.

The treasure chest really has everything. The host standing next to her just opened a box of glycerin suppositories. It's so bizarre.

"Purple!" Shannai exclaimed, her eyes shining as she squatted on the tree.

Stand tall and see far.

She saw a purple light emanating from a bush.

Shannai nimbly ran along the tree trunk, her claws gripping the bark firmly like hooks, and soon arrived at the location of the purple treasure chest.

"Big fat cat, put down the treasure chest!"

Just as Shannai was about to reach for it, a voice behind her called out to her.

Big fat cat?

She's not fat at all!

Shannai angrily turned her head and saw the green light and its two 'partners' pointing weapons at her.

But without hesitation, she immediately put the purple treasure chest into her spatial storage.

"Ah! You cat, how could you do this? We found this purple treasure chest first! You...you hand it over!" The green-light man's voice became shrill.

Shannai licked her paw and said, "You say you'll go first? Whoever has the ability to get it gets it."

And she saw it when she was standing on the tree.

"Hmph, steal hers!" the green-light man said, raising the screwdriver in his hand.

The other two hosts beside them also picked up their chopsticks and frying pans.