My Days Running a Supermarket in the Apocalypse

A blinding white light flashed before its eyes, so bright that the cat couldn't open them.

Yamaha instinctively tried to raise her claws to block, but in an instant, the surrounding scenery changed again.

It was the same forest I had been teleported into three days ago, but the number of hosts on the field had been greatly reduced.

She remembers the last time the room's host count was announced, it was over 300 remaining, and then there were no further announcements.

Shanna looked down at her feet and blinked.

It stretched out its paw to look at the pink paw pads, then sat on the grass and couldn't help but lick them a few times before grooming its beautiful fur.

[Congratulations to all hosts present for completing the 48-hour competition. Thank you for your enthusiastic participation, but the prizes are only for the top three.]

After the transfer of wealth and resources across different dimensions, the winners will be announced next.

The third place winner, host number 1314, earned a total of 16 points.

Second place, Host No. 007, earned a total of 19 points.

First place, Host No. 1105, earned a total of 25 points.

The rewards will be distributed shortly. The top three hosts are invited to come to the rising golden platform in the center of the arena for a group photo.

"Ugh, what a lousy competition! They don't say anything at the start, just tell you to earn points, and then they just collect a bunch of junk—who are they going to sell it to?!"

"Yeah, I was teleported to the bottom of the ocean, and white radishes were the best-selling item in my inventory..."

"Pah, I'm speechless... I have so many prop fruits, and they sell really well, why do I only have 10 points?! Is there some kind of rigged operation?!"

"What did the number one seller actually sell? 25... the difference is huge, I only sold 5.7..."

Listening to the complaints of the other hosts, Shan Nai secretly rejoiced.

Having a wide variety of items isn't necessarily a bad thing; they can sell just as well in a general store. But! As I said before, this is ultimately a timed competition, so selling quickly is more important than selling well.

In my experience as a foodie cat, selling food is the most reliable business!

[Is Host No. 1105 here? If so, please come to the center of the arena quickly. It's 2\u003d1, please hurry.]

"Number 1105..." Yamana's ears perked up, she silently recited the number in her mind, and sighed inwardly, "It's me!"

Yamana thought she would be called by her name, and didn't realize for a moment that 1105 was her serial number!

"Here I am, here I am!" Shannai raised her paw high, jumped up, found the glittering golden podium, and ran quickly towards the center of the field.

The surrounding hosts stared wide-eyed as a soft, adorable orange cat swept past them like a gust of wind, its agile figure and flowing ears so cute they seemed to fly away.

"Meow~ I actually got first place! Thank you, my buddies from the underworld!" The announcement was made too quickly, and Shan Nai didn't really listen carefully.

Shannai ran to the podium, slowed down, proudly stood up with her little tail wagging, and stepped onto the empty seat in the middle for first place.

[Okay, all three hosts, please look straight ahead, smile, and say cheese.]

A few 'click-clack' sounds.

"Ugh, this is so frustrating! I wonder what the reward will be. I'm only 1 points away from third place..."

"Haha, you guys are really working hard. I'll just lie flat the whole time, refuse to compete, and focus on driving the system crazy. Who told it to punish me all the time?"

"The number one player gets a real body, and my player is driving me crazy because of that!"

[This business-type host activity has ended. Teleportation will begin shortly.]

"I didn't expect you to be so amazing, little kitty."

While checking if the rewards had been sent, Shan Nai heard someone talking next door, so she looked up to see who it was.

The veiled woman?

"Oh, it's you. You're not bad either." As Yamaha spoke, her silver mustache trembled slightly.

The veiled woman frowned and sighed, "In competitions, there's only first place. What's the point of second or third?"

"However, I thought that merman would make it into the top three. He's quite smart. It's a pity that third place went to Peppa Pig. How funny." The veiled woman glanced at the third-place table out of the corner of her eye.

Peggy next door was bewildered in the wind.

He transmigrated into the world of Piggy Hero! He's not a real piglet! He used to be a respectable human being, okay?

The merman was reviewing his performance at the back of the crowd.

He checked his score and realized he was only 2000 points behind the third-place finisher! He was stunned.

He, who always prided himself on his handsome appearance, chose to sell clothes, and the items he refreshed were all very good. For the past three days, he felt good about himself and thought that taking first place would be a piece of cake.

Unexpectedly, they didn't even make it to third place.

For someone who had always been proud and strong-willed, this was a truly humiliating disgrace!

Before Shan Nai could hear the two people next to her say more, she was teleported away.

??? *

[Host~ You're finally awake! Waaah~]

Yamana opened her eyes groggily and found herself back at the supermarket.

A bouncy object was stuck to her face. She instinctively reached out to pull it off, but found the texture strange. "Huh... what is this? It feels like a gummy candy!"

[It's me! Your loyal friend, number 1105.]

"Ah...you've materialized?" Yamana suddenly sat up, ripped the QQ candy off her face, and admired it in her palm.

This appearance…

It still looks like a light blue bubble, except it has a pair of small transparent wings on its back.

Size...

It's only the size of a palm, with arms and legs shaped like circles, and a tiny flower growing from its head.

Its eyes, nose, and mouth are all small, making it look like a pet baby from a game.

Shan Nai reached out and rubbed the system with her other hand, "You absolutely have to try the QQ candy from our supermarket, because you feel exactly like it! Haha."

[Um… host, stop rubbing your eyes, you're rubbing them in.]

Upon hearing this, Shan Nai stopped what she was doing, twitched her ears, placed them on the bedside table, buried her head in the pillow again, and muttered, "Finally back! I'm number one!"

The system was deeply moved and sobbed to itself.

[Yes, yes, the host is the best in this world, no, in all time-space dimensions! Number 1105 is truly grateful to the host.]

Because the host won first place, all the rewards have been distributed on time, and it immediately gained a physical form, able to freely switch between virtual and physical forms. Although it was just a small bubble, it was very happy.

Moreover, this achievement will be recorded, and once the supermarket is fully upgraded, it will be able to get a promotion and a raise.

That's great! Now it can stick close to its host!

"Hmm, I turned back into my original form after I got there, and you have no idea how much of a rip-off your headquarters is, organizing a competition and saying absolutely nothing..."

As Shan Nai lay in bed, she rambled on to the system about her experiences selling spicy hot pot at the Naihe Bridge over the past three days.

The system sat next to Shannai, listening attentively.

In fact, it was watching and accompanying her the whole time, but it couldn't contact the host and could only cheer her on in its heart.

But the system still listened with great interest.

"In the end, our top three all sold food! The other two hosts sold desserts and stinky tofu, respectively. Isn't that amazing? Great minds think alike!"

She briefly recounted the more interesting events that had occurred during those three days.

After saying that, Shannai got out of bed, wagged her little tail from side to side, and went to the bathroom to take a bath.

I dressed up nicely before going, hoping to impress the system, but I never expected to start as a nobody!

"What was my reward again?" Shan Nai walked to the bathroom door, suddenly remembered this, and turned her head to ask the system in a daze.