My Days Running a Supermarket in the Apocalypse

Secretary Wu looked at the surging crowd and rubbed his temples.

"Excuse me, please let me pass."

The guards squeezed through the crowd to clear a path for her, and Secretary Wu made her way to the vending machine with great difficulty.

She looked at the bright and dazzling girl and thought about how to start the conversation.

"Hello, young lady, this place belongs to the fortress base. Foreign items are prohibited from being placed here without permission." Secretary Wu thought for a few seconds before deciding to get straight to the point.

Based on her analysis and observations, she has determined that this vending machine will impact the economic development of the fortress base.

"Secretary Wu...why can't we put it up? This is a great thing for the people!"

"Yeah, does that mean the people in our base have to buy from the shops you open? There are plenty of private supply stores operating in the base these days!"

“Secretary Wu, don’t forget that the fortress base used to have more than 5000 survivors! In less than a year, half of them couldn’t afford the high prices and left!”

"Hmph, Mr. Meng, you're too narrow-minded. Are you afraid of competitors? We all agree to put vending machines here! Don't you agree?"

"Correct!"

"agree!"

Secretary Wu's face darkened slightly. He waved his hand at everyone and said, "Quiet down. Anyone who doesn't want to stay can leave at any time. No one will force you to stay. But those who want to live in the fortress base must follow President Meng's arrangements."

"Young lady, please don't make things difficult for me. I'm just an employee, and I have to obey my boss's orders." Secretary Wu's gaze then turned to Shan Nai, his tone cold and indifferent.

“I see… But this is the apocalypse, so it’s hard to define territory ownership directly. Besides… is your name written on this land? If you call it, will it respond?” Shan Nai blinked her big eyes, looking completely innocent.

She was wearing a soft, fluffy bunny outfit, her little face nestled inside the bunny ear hat, her hands in her pockets, her petite body wrapped in fur, looking cute and innocent.

Li Ruizhi almost laughed at Shan Nai's cute and gentle tone.

The cat boss used to be so fierce, but now he's acting like a little kitten. He's a classic case of playing dumb to fool the enemy!

Secretary Wu narrowed his eyes, thought for a moment, and then spoke again: "There's no point in arguing about this here, but since you're now on the territory of the fortress base, you have to abide by our rules. Want to set up a stall? Sure, one thousand white crystals per month."

Everyone gasped.

Secretary Wu was clearly making things difficult for Boss Cat. After all, most of the stalls were set up by the Meng family, and the business of other people's stalls wouldn't be very good, so the base couldn't be bothered to manage them.

"How about this, Mr. Cat, you can put the vending machine outside the base, so we can buy things outside too!" someone enthusiastically suggested.

"Yes, that's a great idea! I agree!"

Upon hearing that many people were defending Shan Nai, Secretary Wu sneered.

“Placing it next to the fortress base is not acceptable either. Please leave this place,” Secretary Wu said calmly.

Shanna laughed upon hearing this, "I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you. I'm not going anywhere; I'll just leave it here!"

To be honest, she did consider moving the vending machine to the entrance just now. After all, she couldn't be too arrogant inside someone else's base.

But I didn't expect them to not even let me put it at the door, which is a bit too much.

Shan Nai wasn't exactly an honest person either. Since they were in the apocalypse, he figured whoever had the strongest fist would have the final say.

[Host, don't worry about them. They can't do anything to our vending machines anyway, hmph.]

"Then I'm sorry, let's get started."

Secretary Wu stepped aside, making room for the guards behind him, intending to test her strength first.

A team of 20 guards quickly surrounded Yamana. The two in the middle tried to use their mental abilities to control Yamana and prevent her from activating her powers.

Shan Nai licked her lips, and was about to retaliate when Li Ruizhi blocked her from behind.

He used his hands to unleash a torrent of lightning, sending the two psychic beings flying and knocking them to the ground.

"How about it? I'll protect Boss Cat! Hehe." Li Ruizhi turned his head and winked at Shan Nai in a playful manner.

His lightning-type ability is at the late fourth tier, which is a relatively powerful attribute among combat-type abilities.

Shanna showed her little white teeth and nodded, giving him a thumbs up.

But before Li Ruizhi could even feel happy, Shan Nai raised his hand and instantly shocked all 20 guards and Secretary Wu with electric shocks, making them foam at the mouth.

The fastest and coolest way to get an electric shock is in 3 minutes.

Li Ruizhi swallowed hard. They were both lightning-type, but the difference was too great!

Although I knew the cat boss was powerful, witnessing a group of people being electrocuted and suffering a fate worse than death up close was still quite shocking.

When the crowd saw that so many guards had been subdued, their gazes towards Shan Nai immediately changed.

No wonder this young girl dared to challenge the Meng family; her strength is extraordinary.

Everyone was eager to become a member of Lucky Supermarket and hurry up to buy supplies, fearing that they would be gone if they were too late.

The scene suddenly became noisy.

Many people went back to retrieve their bags and funds, spreading the joyous news to each other.

They did the math: the rent they paid just for the fortress base, if they used it sparingly, could buy enough supplies from the vending machine to last them a month!

Even the poor can afford basic necessities like instant noodles and water; isn't that a blessing from heaven?

Three minutes later, Secretary Wu stood up shakily, his face pale and his body weak.

She took out her walkie-talkie, pressed the button, and said weakly, "Calling Mr. Meng, the opponent is very strong, and the vending machine is also very strange. I suggest not using brute force!"

Meng Huainan sat in the monitoring room, frowning deeply.

If he wasn't mistaken, this cat boss was the strange girl who single-handedly took down several bases a while ago.

"Such a young girl, not even as old as Fufu, wow... how is she so amazing? Opportunity! There must be an opportunity!" Meng Huainan slapped his forehead and sighed.

The business battlefield before the apocalypse made him incredibly hardworking, and although he was only in his early forties, his hair was already completely white. In the years since the apocalypse, he has become much more relaxed.

Anyway, it's great that the family is together and has enough to eat and drink. Meng Huainan actually wants to relax and doesn't want to fight to the death to protect the family business like before the apocalypse.

As a businessman, Meng Huainan was not stupid. After thinking for a while, he made a decision, "Well, Secretary Wu, thank you for your hard work. I'll go over there."

Secretary Wu felt like she had been waiting for an eternity. Finally, she received a reply and breathed a sigh of relief. She told the guards to step back and then walked to a quiet corner by the wall and slid down to sit on the ground.

Looking at the excited faces of the crowd, Secretary Wu felt deep down that the emergence of vending machines was indeed a good thing.

She had seen too many people starve to death because they couldn't get supplies, and too many people who went to extremes for resources...

The consumption level at their own base is not low, which has driven away wave after wave of survivors. If this vending machine can be successfully installed here, that would be great.

But she couldn't make the decision.

People in the wealthy neighborhood also heard the news and came in groups to see what was going on.

They have no shortage of food and clothing, and their material lives are rich and colorful. They just want something new and want to join in the fun.

But to their surprise, a group of elegantly dressed wealthy people arrived in a sightseeing vehicle and were dumbfounded.

There were too many people; you couldn't see the vending machine at all.

Meng Huainan also arrived at the scene.

"Mr. Meng is here to watch the fun too?" The wealthy man, wearing a mink coat, raised an eyebrow.

Meng Huainan adjusted his golden nanmu glasses and smiled politely, "Yes, I've heard that vending machines are quite mysterious. Let's take a look together, Mr. Zhang, please."

His bodyguards pulled out a megaphone and shouted for the crowd to make way for Meng Huainan.

Meng Huainan led a group of people and the wealthy into the crowd.