My Days Running a Supermarket in the Apocalypse

The system chuckled slyly.

[I'll tell the host after I've finished washing up, hehe.]

After the system went offline, Shan Nai's beautiful eyes darted around, and she pouted as she walked into the bathroom. "Tsk, she's even learned to keep people in suspense now..."

*

Xiao Liang came to buy meat again.

In the supermarket lobby, Li Ruizhi was still squatting next to Xiao Liang, rambling on and on.

"You little thing, you're quite unique in appearance, and rather arrogant. Didn't I teach you how to peel crystal cores? Didn't I secretly protect you? Is it a disservice to you to let you join my Qinghui Temple as a guardian fox?..."

Xiao Liang was happily munching on the meat in his rice bowl when he suddenly stopped, looked up, and squinted at Li Ruizhi.

"What do you know, eating, eating, eating? Once you become a Dao Fox, I'll provide you with food and lodging!" Li Ruizhi squatted on the ground, making empty promises.

A 'sizzling' sound—the sound of a stainless steel rice bowl being moved.

Li Ruizhi saw Xiao Liang expressionlessly raise its front paw and push its food bowl towards him, then stare at him.

stare……

"Give me food? I really appreciate that! This attitude... I'll take that as a yes. You have to come with me later, okay? Don't just disappear as soon as we go out. You have four legs, it's tiring for me to chase after you. Or... I could give you a name?"

As soon as Shan Nai arrived in the hall, she heard someone muttering incessantly from afar. Upon closer inspection, she discovered that it was a young Taoist priest diligently trying to subdue a fox.

"Its name is Xiao Liang."

As soon as Xiao Liang heard someone call its name, it immediately turned its head and wagged its tail slightly.

Shannai wore a beige, forest-style, vintage-inspired lace cotton midi skirt. Her long, milky-orange hair swayed lightly as she walked, her soft cat ears tilted slightly backward, and her tail relaxed naturally parallel to her body.

“Xiao Liang? No wonder… so it has a name now. Okay! Xiao Liang it is. If you want to come with me, blink your eyes.” Li Ruizhi held its big head in place with both hands, forcing it to look at him.

Xiao Liang stared at him for a while, then rolled his eyes.

Li Ruizhi was overjoyed and stood up abruptly, "I'll take that as your agreement!"

After he finished speaking, he tried to touch Xiao Liang's head.

Xiao Liang: - ? - (What is this person made of? So annoying.)

"Pfft..." Seeing this, Yamana smiled.

Unexpectedly, Li Ruizhi liked Xiao Liang so much. "The fox is very cunning, you have to be careful."

"Hmph, this one? Don't worry, Boss Cat, I've observed it for three days. It doesn't have any cunning traits; it's incredibly stupid." Li Ruizhi stroked the fox's head again and found its fur to be very dry.

Shan Nai nodded in agreement. This Tibetan fox was indeed a bit different; it might have mutated.

"Boss Cat, top up its membership card with some points, I'll take it for a bath!" Li Ruizhi took out a turquoise bracelet and handed it to Shan Nai.

"..." Shan Nai twitched her ears, took the bracelet, and walked into the cashier's area.

Shan Nai took Xiao Liang's membership card from the cashier's drawer and put the bracelet on the redemption machine.

[Card Balance: 1010 points]

When Shan Nai saw this, she raised her eyelids and glanced at Li Ruizhi. The turquoise bracelet was so amazing, worth a full 1000 points.

"This is made of turquoise and can be redeemed for 1000 points."

Upon hearing Shan Nai's words, Li Ruizhi was slightly taken aback. He looked down, pointed at Xiao Liang, and laughed heartily, "Look how good I am to you! You should be grateful."

Xiao Liang looked completely innocent.

Afterwards, Li Ruizhi also cleaned the shower room and took Xiao Liang to brush the fur.

When Xiao 7 and Xiao 9 saw Shan Nai return, they both rushed over and squeezed into her arms.

"What two wonderful cats!"

[Ha! Trying to snuggle up to your host again while I was away, get lost~ Save me a spot!]

The system bounced and landed on Little 9's head.

However, Little 9 didn't take it seriously, and with a 'pia' it grabbed the system and slammed it to the ground.

"You think you're so tough? Humph!" Little 9 said angrily.

Looking at the system sprawled on the ground, Shan Nai couldn't help but laugh. "The importance of size, haha."

The system got up looking aggrieved, flapped its little wings on its back, and flew back to Shannai.

[Tch~ You two step aside, I'm going to introduce the prize for first place in the competition to the host.]

The system opened a blue screen, clicked on "Boss's Warehouse," and pointed to a brand new slot in the backpack.

[Ta-da! Special Seed Selection Machine! Includes seeds of various grains, fruits, and vegetables, plant-based effervescent tablets, and fertilizers and pesticides.]

Shan Nai's eyes flickered slightly as she took out the special effects seed machine and examined it carefully.

This seed machine looks a lot like a gashapon machine. Inside, there are only three rows of small shelves: one row of seed packets, one row of effervescent water tablets, and one row of fertilizer bags.

The machine casing has an electronic touchscreen, allowing users to select different products.

Of course, it is currently level 1 and can only purchase "rice or corn" seeds. It will automatically upgrade as its machine accumulates sales points, increasing the variety of seeds available.

"Specialty seeds, resistant to both high and low temperatures, with a short growth cycle and high yield! Just one plant-based effervescent tablet per acre is enough to solve water pollution problems. A grain seed gift pack is worth 6000 points, and fruits and vegetables 3000 points..."

Shannai carefully read the description and licked her lips. "This is another product that's suitable for selling to large bases."

The price is not low, ordinary customers can't afford it, and there's nowhere to grow it.

"The plant-based effervescent tablets are really good. Can the filtered water be drunk?" Shan Nai touched her smooth and delicate chin.

[It's okay to drink it directly, but the taste is terrible. It only filters out harmful pollutants and is used for basic watering of plants. It's purchased together with a seed gift pack.]

After Shan Nai roughly understood the features of this seed machine, she asked Xiao Jiu to carry the machine to an open space in the right corner of the wall by the door.

Then, briefly introduce the advantages and selling points of the seed machine in just a few sentences, and then stick this handwritten product introduction next to the machine.

It is rich in pictures and text, and easy to understand at a glance.

She believed that customers would understand, so she didn't need to explain further.

In addition to the seed machine, 10 points were also awarded.

Upgrading to a Level 6 supermarket requires 1 million points and 100 random tasks.

"The 10 points are still the best deal." Shan Nai looked at the extra 10 points in her account and felt very happy.

[The host's golden pistol has also been upgraded.]

Shan Nai lay half-reclined on the boss, looking rather uninterested. "I already have a complete defensive shield, so whether I have a pistol or not doesn't really matter, hehe."

It still smells amazing.

However, Shannai still opened the second drawer of the cash register to see what the golden pistol had been upgraded to.

As soon as the drawer was opened, Shan Nai was dumbfounded.

The golden pistol is gone.

"They said it was upgraded, but they've taken all my guns..." Yamana rubbed her eyes, making sure there was no sign of a pistol in the drawer.

There's only one small rose gold cat head and pinky ring!

Shan Nai picked up the small cat-shaped ring, held it between her fingers, and waved it in front of the system. "This little cat ring...could it be..."

[Haha, you got it right! Isn't it amazing? This is custom-made based on the host's situation. The effect is the same as the Golden Pistol, but with several additional punishment methods, such as immobilization, drowning, drying out, being unable to breathe, and infinite compression...]

"Wow, such a violent little ring, it sounds so scary~" Yamana exaggeratedly covered her mouth with her hand, her eyes sparkling, then she smiled mischievously, "But I love it! Hehehe..."

Shannai reached out, put on the rose gold kitten ring, looked it over in front of her, and became more and more satisfied.

"From now on, I can eliminate a bad guy with just a wave of my hand!" As she spoke, Yamana even made the standard Sailor Moon hand gesture and movements, which was extremely cute.