In this post-apocalyptic world, I unexpectedly became a star galaxy master.

Hongtang turned around and glimpsed several people wielding mop handles, frying pans, and other objects, banging hard on the freezer and glass window.

"Now a bag of rice costs a thousand yuan, and a few potatoes cost a hundred yuan. I don't have the money to buy them. Aren't they trying to drive people to their deaths?" An enraged man, holding a steel pipe, smashed it against the shelf next to him as he spoke.

Then a group of men, women, and children joined in loudly, their voices filled with dissatisfaction and anger.

"Yes, things are so expensive, it's impossible to live like this."

"Isn't this a warehouse supermarket? It should have plenty of stock, so why are prices going up?"

"Isn't the price bureau going to do anything about it?"

"If I had known the price would go up this high, I would have come over a few days ago to stock up. Now, even 10,000 yuan can't buy much."

Taking advantage of the chaos, the enraged man grabbed several bags of rice and a basket of vegetables, swaggered over the checkout counter, and prepared to skip out on his bill.

A security guard noticed and reached out to stop him. This completely ignited the man's rage.

He threw the vegetable basket over the security guard's head, and then, as if venting his anger, punched and kicked the guard.

The unfortunate security guard was powerless to fight back and soon collapsed to the ground, bleeding profusely.

"Murder! Murder!" A series of terrified screams immediately rang out from the surrounding area.

Soon a group of security guards wielding batons arrived and surrounded the exit of the cash register, shouting, "Don't let him get away!"

At the same time, some people who wanted to take the opportunity to skip out on their bills flocked to the cashier.

Seeing that the exit was blocked by a large number of security guards, someone smashed a bottle and shouted, "Let's fight them!"

This statement acted as a signal, and the crowd erupted in excitement.

Pushing, shoving, beatings, crying, and shouting created chaos, and it looked like a stampede was imminent.

Although this kind of thing had happened before, this was the first time Hongtang had experienced it. She quickly walked further away, preparing to find an exit to leave.

I originally just came over tonight to check on the situation outside, but it seems to be more serious than I expected.

Looking at the panicked crowd and thinking about the ample supplies in her space, Hongtang hesitated. "Should we forget about the zero-yuan purchase and give these ordinary people a better chance to survive?"

"Thud!" An unidentified object hit Hongtang on the forehead, and the pain made her stagger and fall to the ground.

Holding her throbbing, dizzy head, Hongtang was filled with rage. "Damn it, I'm done for! I'm sure I'll get a concussion! Which bastard dared to hit me?"

She was even thinking of leaving everyone a way out, but what a joke! She was about to be "beaten to death," so no one else could expect to have an easy time either.

I looked around but couldn't find the suspect.

Very well, since that's the case, then don't blame her for being ruthless. At this moment, Hongtang equally vented her anger on everyone.

Hongtang's eyes turned cold. She staggered to her feet, leaning on the shelf, to catch her breath. Just then, the overhead lights flickered a few times and then suddenly went out.

Looking around, only a few lights were on. It seemed someone was deliberately causing trouble, trying to take advantage of the chaos.

The supermarket was almost completely dark, and panic intensified. Amidst screams and the pungent smell of blood, the chaotic crowd surged toward the exits, desperate to escape this nightmarish scene.

By the dim light, Hongtang hid to the side and saw a group of people carrying out items in an organized manner, mainly grains, oils and non-staple foods. There were men, women and children among them, and some of them even got into a fight because of disagreements.

It seems this group acted on a whim, which conveniently became her shield.

Hongtang immediately took action, using the principle of proximity, and began to use "telekinesis".

First, there's the snack section. Take advantage of the opportunity to buy everything: candy, chocolate, biscuits, coffee, tea, honey, jam, milk powder, baby food, dried fruit, and soup mix.

She'll save half of the instant noodles for everyone; she has a machine for making instant noodles so she can make them herself in the future.

Sigh, she's still too soft-hearted. It's not that she's a saint, it's just that she can't get over that hurdle in her heart, and she just wants to retain a little kindness.

Next up was the beverage section. It was quite crowded; apparently, there were quite a few drinkers here. Hongtang took the opportunity to buy half of the wine, sparkling wine, and fruit wine, and all the baijiu, huangjiu, and spirits—these would be very useful in the extremely cold weather.

I randomly picked up the remaining beer, juice, soda, drinking water, milk, and carbonated drinks, depending on the packaging that caught my eye.

Passing through the grain, oil, and non-staple food section, she found that rice, oil, and flour were basically all gone. There were also many baking ingredients such as cocoa powder, green tea powder, custard powder, and coconut flakes, as well as imported seasonings such as ginger powder, chili powder, pepper powder, cumin powder, onion powder, and mustard. She hadn't stocked up on many of these before, so she took them all.

Next, we quickly went to the cleaning and washing area. All non-recyclable household paper products, such as toilet paper, facial tissues, and wet wipes, as well as sanitary napkins, diapers, umbrellas, and feminine hygiene products, were collected.

Half of the laundry detergent, laundry soap, fabric softener, hand sanitizer, and kitchen cleaner will be taken away, while all disinfectant, insecticide, mosquito repellent, and air freshener will be taken away.

They also took away all cleaning supplies, including scouring pads, rags, brushes, brooms, mops, cleaning gloves, trash cans, spray bottles, and garbage bags.

Then there are laundry and drying supplies, clothes hangers and drying equipment, etc., I'll collect half of them.

Avoid the crowd, keep moving forward, and continue collecting.

All the skincare products and body washes in the beauty and skincare section were taken away.

Two-thirds of the cookware, kettles, tableware and decorations, water and tea sets, kitchen tools, as well as plastic wrap, plastic bags, garbage bags, and disposable tableware in the kitchenware section were taken away; the rest can be left for those who need them.

But if you take all the portable gas stoves and gas cylinders, you might not be able to find them anywhere later.

"Phew!" Hongtang let out a heavy sigh, rubbing her forehead, which seemed to have a bump. Using the backpack behind her, she took out a pain-relieving ice pack from her storage space and applied it.

Touching the large bump on her forehead, Hongtang grimaced, "Ouch, that really hurts." But for this bump, she kept tugging!

Upon entering the office digital products section, one finds everything: paper products, notebooks, all-in-one printers, printers, fax machines, scanners, cameras, money counters, shredders, time clocks, safes, and various pens, pen refills, pen cases, pencil cases, backpacks, folders/bags/pockets, file trays/disks/cabinets—all are collected. Due to her profession, Hongtang desperately needs these.

As for laptops, digital cameras, tablet CDs, portable storage devices, keyboards and mice, audio-visual equipment, webcams, cables, CDs, computer bags, etc., they are unlikely to be used in the future, but we will keep them in case we need them.

Oh, there are even telephones and walkie-talkies. We might not need the former, so we'll take a small amount. The latter are very useful, so we'll take them all.

"Hmm, even buying things for free is tiring."

The bump on her head might have affected her performance; Hongtang felt that her stamina wasn't very good today.

Gently rubbing her forehead, Hongtang continued her efforts.