My Days Running a Supermarket in the Apocalypse

Wasn't that why he betrayed me back then?

Pei Yuanqing reminded himself not to become annoying, to cherish Li Ruizhi as a friend, and not to have any illusions about him.

Don't let him... disgust himself too.

“Pei Yuanqing? What are you daydreaming about! This is the cat owner of Lucky Supermarket.” Li Ruizhi grabbed his arm, put his arm around his weak shoulder, and smiled brightly.

"Ahem... Hello, Mr. Cat, please help me register for a membership."

Pei Yuanqing snapped out of his daze, cleared his throat a few times, and politely took out his exchanged items and placed them on the cashier's counter.

Having just heard Li Ruizhi say that this was a new fellow disciple he had recruited into the temple, Shan Nai tilted her head and glanced at Pei Yuanqing a few more times, her round, emerald-green eyes sparkling.

"Wow, your Qinghui Temple is quite unique! Senior Brother Zanghu Xiaoliang, now you have another handsome junior brother. Great job, little Taoist priest, you have a bright future!" Shannai clapped his hands sincerely.

She didn't use the wrong words. Although men are usually described as handsome, when Shan Nai saw Pei Yuanqing for the first time, the phrase "beautiful as a flower" involuntarily popped into her mind.

With his looks, I'd give him an 8.5 out of 10! Too high, and I'm afraid he'll get arrogant.

Pei Yuanqing exuded a cold and aloof aura, his sickly expression and dim eyes aroused pity in people.

Pei Yuanqing's Adam's apple bobbed. He had naturally fair skin, and his cheeks would flush red if he was even slightly embarrassed.

He was someone who couldn't stand being praised, and he felt a little embarrassed just from hearing Shan Nai say that he was beautiful.

"You flatter me. In terms of looks... compared to Boss Cat, I'm just average."

Shanna waved her hand, chuckled a few times, and then said, "A total of 1800 points. Please keep your membership card safe~"

Although they chatted for a bit, it didn't affect Shan Nai's normal work. She still quickly processed Pei Yuanqing's membership card and handed it over.

Pei Yuanqing used several second-tier crystal cores to exchange for points.

These crystal cores were ones he had saved up last year. Although they had been controlled and used by Zeng Hong for the past six months, his personal belongings had not been confiscated.

The two first bought some daily necessities, and Pei Yuanqing gradually immersed himself in the supermarket's abundant goods, seemingly forgetting his past painful experiences for the time being.

Most importantly, he heard a shocking piece of news from other customers: Zeng Hong... had been taken care of by Boss Cat two months ago!

No wonder Zeng Hong never returned; he really was dead. Heaven has eyes, good riddance!

Pei Yuanqing suddenly felt cheerful, and his steps became much lighter.

The next second, Li Ruizhi put his arm around his shoulder and said he wanted to take him to a hot spring.

These words made Pei Yuanqing very embarrassed, and he just wanted to refuse.

But Li Ruizhi didn't give him a chance to refuse, and half-pushed, half-dragged him down to the basement...

The hot spring room is completely full today!

Both the men's and women's pools were packed to the brim, like dumplings being thrown into a hot soup.

The dining area was bustling with activity. Everyone had been cooped up at home for two months. While they weren't lacking in supplies and weren't starving, they were still eating biscuits and instant noodles – nothing compared to fresh, delicious meals!

BB-09, leading its little followers, is rapidly patrolling and flying between the various shelves.

bb-07 was explaining how to use the supermarket to customers on the second floor, while her assistants were cleaning the dining area.

In bb-02's medical area, customers are also queuing up for its intelligent scanning and treatment; in the cold winter, many customers also fall ill.

The Doraemon shop assistants are all working diligently; they are cute and hardworking.

[Host, I'm back!]

The system suddenly appeared in front of Shan Nai, startling her.

She was holding a steaming bowl of Yunnan rice noodles, laden with toppings, planning to slurp them up for lunch. "Oh my god, next time give me a heads-up, you scared me half to death!"

The system rolled its tiny, bean-like eyes, as if considering something.

Then, it disappeared with a 'bang'.

A few seconds passed.

[Ding-dong~ Host! I'm about to appear.]

The system reappeared with its bouncy body, and its childish behavior made Yamana chuckle.

"Get to the point." Shan Nai sat in her reserved dining seat and patted the system's head.

[We've already obtained the signal transmitter and radio, but a prerequisite task is still needed before we can put them into normal use.]

The system's tone was slightly regretful. It didn't actually care about the speed of the upgrades; the host could be carefree and even a bit lazy.

"Hmm, what are the prerequisites for the mission?" Shan Nai didn't even look up, burying her head and slurping up a large mouthful of rice noodles covered in broth.

[Because this signal transmitter has a very large coverage area, it requires energy to activate... I've already calculated that the host needs to obtain 100 third-tier or equivalent crystal cores.]

"Cough cough..." Shan Nai almost choked to death on the rice noodles, her ears practically flying off. "100!" She slumped into the chair, her little mouth pouting so much you could hang an oil bottle on it.

Yeah, maybe we should just lie down and wait it out.

Shanna put down her chopsticks, rubbed her ears, and seemed to be seriously considering it.

"No way! It's tough now, but you'll enjoy the rewards later, Master! 100 it is, I'll take this mission!" Shan Nai stood up, her eyes filled with determination, her right hand clenched into a small fist.

"Let's eat first, hehe."

Her cool demeanor lasted only a second. Just as the system was about to applaud her, Shan Nai sat down and continued eating.

It's definitely a lazy bum.

After eating, Shan Nai put the few crystal cores she had collected earlier, along with the sixth-tier crystal cores she had obtained from fighting the mutated leeches last time, into her mission backpack.

"Long-Range Wireless Broadcast Gift Box Energy Depletion: 90%"

"Meow... A sixth-order crystal core is really possible!" Shan Nai was pleasantly surprised to see this progress.

"If we can find a sixth-tier zombie or a strange beast... with good luck, we can take down about ten of them!" Shan Nai whispered.

[But in the current apocalypse, sixth-tier beings are still very rare, host.]

Shanna wagged her little tail. "Okay, I'll collect the lower-level ones first."

You don't need to work too hard; just go out and look for zombies when you're bored.

However, when Shan Nai went to collect the crystal cores, the system told her that she was actually incredibly lucky and blessed with good fortune.

Other hosts would find it very difficult to complete an activation task like obtaining a radio broadcast.

Because they have an additional prerequisite: the "Meteorite Baseball Bat" that her host initially obtained from the lottery wheel.

The system does not allow intervention or assistance in completing these types of tasks.

After all, it doesn't affect the main progress of the supermarket upgrade. The system only provides defensive assistance. How can you fight zombies and monsters without powerful and handy weapons?

But its host is different.

The initial weapons and items have been upgraded to the "Cat Ring," and with the host's own strength, completing the crystal core collection mission has become much easier.

In the days that followed, nearby customers often saw Shan Nai wandering around City A, punching and kicking all sorts of zombies and monsters, looking incredibly fierce!

They thought something big was about to happen, so they all teamed up to kill zombies and collect crystal cores.

Roll it up, roll it up for me!

Yamaha squatted in the snow, licking a bag, her ears drooping softly on either side. "Whoosh~ The 35th one!"