My Days Running a Supermarket in the Apocalypse

Her words were provocative, revealing an undisguised arrogance.

"..."

Qian Ziying's words dampened the excitement of many people, and for a moment the room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

But within seconds, a flurry of heated discussions erupted.

There was contempt, worry, resentment, and even more, a willingness to swallow one's anger.

"Clap clap clap," Yamana clapped her hands absentmindedly, tilting her head. "That's really shameless of you."

"Who are you calling shameless!" Qian Ziying glared angrily.

She straightened her skirt, stood up gracefully, crossed her arms, and said with clear, bright eyes, "Hey, did you create this place? Who do you think you are? And all of you, since you've been slaughtered like pigs, why aren't you fighting back? Is this old lady really that powerful?"

Everyone fell into deep thought again.

That statement... seems to make sense.

Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it. The guards did do some things at first, but it wasn't long before their greedy and tyrannical nature was exposed.

The prices at Qian Ziying's black market restaurant and grocery store became increasingly outrageous.

Before the apocalypse, her father, General Qian, was in the food processing business; all the canned food in the black market restaurants was produced by General Qian.

Controlling the black market's food supply naturally puts the lifeline of this group in their hands.

"You brat, who are you calling an old auntie!" Qian Ziying was furious.

She's only 29! She doesn't look old at all; she clearly uses skincare products every day!

Could it be that expired skincare products are ineffective? Qian Ziying looked at Shan Nai's delicate and flawless face, feeling both envious and jealous.

"pat-"

An unidentified bag was thrown from the crowd, nearly hitting Qian Ziying in the face.

"Pah! I want to buy Cat Boss's supplies! He even has a physical store called Lucky Supermarket! I'll just move there. I'd feel sick eating this garbage every other day!" A young, hot-tempered woman pointed at the half-bag of things on the ground.

As he spoke, he rushed over and stomped on the plastic bag twice. The palm-sized plastic bag burst open with a 'bang,' scattering small, dog-food-like pellets on the ground.

"You're really asking for trouble. You've got guts. I'll remember you. You'll never set foot in the black market restaurant or the grocery store again! Watch out when it gets dark, hehe." Qian Ziying's threat was blatant and undisguised.

"Look, everyone! The Black City center is clearly our refuge. The guards are going too far. Just now, they killed our innocent allies without any reason..." The young woman's eyes were full of dissatisfaction as she vented her emotions to the crowd.

Yamana stared curiously at the 'dog food' on the ground, mentally calling out to the system, "System, could you please check if that's dog food?"

[Okay, host, please wait a moment.]

[Checked and confirmed, host~ This isn't dog food.]

"? It's not dog food... is it just shaped like dog food? What are its ingredients?"

[Hmm... a mixture of tree bark, weeds, cockroaches, insects, and sewage... um... also rotting human and animal flesh... and lots of additives!]

Shan Nai was somewhat confused after hearing the system's words.

She can even accept dog food. A customer once shared her survival story with her, saying that she survived for three months on dog and cat food and even grew a cat!

But this combination of Hextech technologies surprised her a little.

Looking at the increasingly chaotic scene, Wang Li felt things were getting out of control. After thinking for a moment, he fired a few shots. "Quiet down! Here's what we'll do: for everyone's benefit, for the next month, the price of food and crystal cores at the black market restaurant will be halved!"

"What nonsense are you talking about? My dad won't agree!" Qian Ziying glared at him.

"Tch, I disagree! A bag of rations costs 20 gray crystals. Keep it for yourself. Aren't these bread and chicken legs better than rations?"

"What kind of food is this? It's more like dog food! It's actually made to look like dog food!"

Shannai frowned slightly as she listened to their discussion.

She wondered if the people in the black market would know the composition of the rations, and whether she should tell them.

Although Baili Yu had been to the black market many times, he had never been to a black market restaurant before, and this was the first time he had seen this kind of food.

He quietly walked over, picked up the rations from the ground, smelled them, frowned, and then broke them open. "So hard..."

"You haven't tried it before, have you? It tastes alright if you soak it in water, and it's very filling, but it's too expensive," a helpful member of the public explained.

Qian Ziying was particularly proud at this moment, "Did you hear that? The food my dad researched is absolutely delicious and filling. One meal is enough for a whole day. 20 is considered cheap. The price will go up tomorrow!"

"No, there are too many chemical additives in this, the flavoring is too strong, and the good taste is just an illusion." Baili Yu shook his head and threw away the rations in his hand.

"System, please send a copy of the detected components to my bracelet."

Shan Nai couldn't stand it anymore and felt that since they spent crystal cores to buy food, they had the right to know what they were eating.

After the system sent over the data analysis chart, she stood beside Baili Yu and turned on the holographic image on her bracelet.

A high-definition, detailed ingredient list and accompanying images were displayed before everyone.

"Here is the ingredient list for this ration. Take a look and see if it's worth the 20 gray crystal cores." Shan Nai raised her wrist.

Baili Yu was a doctor, and with a glance, he knew this thing was no ordinary object.

He was so disgusted he almost threw up.

"Holy crap, cockroaches, ants, human flesh?? Could it be zombie flesh? Polyacrylamide, calcium dihydrogen phosphate, acetaldehyde, flavoring... Ugh!" Baili Yu hurriedly kicked the food on the ground away, he was disgusted.

Baili Yu's rapid-fire explanation completely enraged the crowd.

He was cursing and swearing while vomiting.

Qian Ziying was also completely bewildered.

She shook her head vigorously, "No, that's impossible, she's lying to you! My dad said it's all protein powder... how could it be..."

"Why don't you just let everyone tour your production workshop, or I can take it to the lab for you to test? I'm a renowned doctor, cough cough," Baili Yu suggested with a gossipy attitude.

He trusted Shannai deep down; he could tell there was something seriously wrong with this stuff just by smelling it.

Qian Ziying didn't dare to respond to Baili Yu's words because her father never allowed her to go near the food processing room.

This reaction made the crowd red-eyed, black-faced, and disheartened.

"Damn it, they don't treat us like human beings at all! Human flesh? Ha! They really think highly of us, don't they? Brothers and sisters, let's fight the guard regiment to the death! They're all dead, a bunch of bastards!" A burly man with a dark face grinned and was filled with righteous indignation. He had a lot of complicated feelings.

It's ironic that all the hard work and effort I put into earning crystal cores every day only earns me this meager amount of food.

No wonder everyone often has stomach aches and diarrhea!

"Yes! Kill them!"

"Charge! Everyone grab your weapons and get to it!"

A surge of people rushed toward the guard regiment.

The battle is about to break out.

Only three squads of the guards came, and they didn't have many weapons. The superhumans in the crowd took the lead in charging forward and withstood the first wave of attacks.

The issue of food rations became the final straw for the black market residents.

This is the city center street, a network of intersections leading in all directions. People keep going to notify their companions, and the number of people is increasing.

Soon, the three squads of the guard regiment ran out of ammunition, and the masses gained the upper hand.

Qian Ziying had run out of her special energy. She wiped the blood off her face, fiercely searched for Shan Nai, who was watching the commotion from behind the crowd, pursed her lips, gritted her teeth, picked up the rocket launcher, and aimed it at Shan Nai.

The rocket launcher passed through the crowd, but instead of hitting Shannai, it was instantly bounced back.

"boom--"

Qian Ziying's eyes widened as she watched her beloved rocket launcher hurtle towards her.

Before they could even scream, they were blasted to pieces, leaving a large crater in the ground.

The air was thick with smoke, and everyone around was terrified.