Her spiritual senses told her that Carl and the others had arrived downstairs, just as the supermarket was closing time. She still had a meeting with her subordinates to get a sense of the recent situation; she had a lot to do.

Lu Chen was extremely excited and stood up, quickly making his promise.

"Don't worry, I'll take care of it."

Lu Chen, who was usually calm and composed, felt like he was floating as he walked.

Awaken your superpowers!

That's an awakened superpower!

Boss Xin sells even supernatural abilities; she's a true businesswoman!

Carl and his colleagues were responsible for restocking the supermarket every morning and also coming to the supermarket after closing time in the evening to collect the day's sales.

These things are safer in their hands than in the base.

Carl came with a vulture, a cassowary, and a strange beast named Little Gray (a white tiger with lightning-type abilities).

They didn't know Xin'er was back. When they entered the supermarket, they saw Xin'er coming downstairs. The three of them and the tiger all had the same surprised expression.

"Sister Xin!"

Little Grey's massive body pounced enthusiastically towards Xin'er, raising its head and letting out a tiger's roar.

'Roar~'

Boss! I've missed you so much!

Xin'er raised her hand and patted its forehead, "Keep it down, or you'll scare the people at the base."

Vulture's Mandarin is getting better and better, and he explained with a chuckle:

"Sister Xin, you don't know, the people at the base are used to it now. They're not afraid of Xiao Hui and the others at all."

Xin'er stroked the fur on Little Gray's head and asked:

"Hmm, are there a lot of mutated beasts in the base now?"

Vulture nodded. "The base has formed a special team of mutated beasts, most of which are common animals like chickens, ducks, cats, and dogs."

"Others have also been lucky enough to subdue mutated beasts. There aren't many in the base, but you can still see mutated beasts occasionally."

They only have a limited number of people, so the mutated beasts in their house will come out to help.

When they first entered the base, their exaggerated size caused quite a commotion.

However, as he visited the base more often, and with the base also raising quite a few mutated beasts, he got used to them all after seeing them so many times.

While Tan Jingrui and Carl were exchanging crystal cores, the others had some free time to rest.

Qiao Ruoyun happily ran over, "Sister Xin!"

Before Xin'er left, she told Carl and Tan Jingrui that if they needed more manpower, they could bring Qiao Ruoyun over.

Xin'er wasn't surprised at all that she was here.

She needed manpower anyway, and instead of trying her luck outside to find someone, knowing Qiao Ruoyun, whom she found agreeable, was a much better choice.

"Hmm, are you getting used to it here?"

Qiao Ruoyun smiled and said, "I'm used to it. I come over to help out in the afternoon and evening, and I can also go on missions with the base's alien beast team when I have free time in the morning. My days are very fulfilling."

She bowed deeply to Xin'er and said sincerely:

"Sister Xin, thank you for helping me again."

Being able to work at a supermarket means you'll never have to worry about food or drink, and it's safer than going out—something many people dream of.

The reason Tan Jingrui and the others were able to contact her was because Sister Xin had given them a heads-up before leaving; otherwise, they wouldn't have had the authority to summon her.

Xin'er helped the person up, saying, "No need to thank me. If you didn't have the ability, I wouldn't have chosen you."

She patted Qiao Ruoyun on the shoulder and encouraged her:

"You work for me in exchange for payment, which is a fair transaction between us, and there is no question of who should thank whom."

"Work hard, I really need someone like you."

Qiao Ruoyun nodded with hope in her eyes, like a chick pecking at rice.

"Don't worry, Sister Xin, I definitely won't let you down!"

"Sister Xin, today's accounts have been checked. This is the supermarket's ledger from its opening until now."

After Carl finished handing over the crystal cores to Tan Jingrui and the others, he came over and handed the ledger he was keeping to Xin'er.

Xin'er took it and roughly flipped through it in her hand.

"I'll see about that later. Let's call a meeting first, and then we'll go back together."

Carl nodded. "Okay."

In the conference room on the third floor, besides Xin'er, Carl and the other three, there were 26 other people.

Both shifts were fully staffed.

Qiao Ruoyun was among them, along with five other women, all of whom Xin'er had previously seen in Qiao Ruoyun and Tan Jingrui's group.

Tan Jingrui and Carl were taking turns reporting on the supermarket's situation.

After understanding the situation, Xin'er made the arrangements:

“I have asked Lu Chen to find two more storefronts in the base so that the branch stores can open. Things will be relatively better here.”

"The other two stores will still be managed by you guys. After all, you have experience, and besides, I only trust you guys right now."

Xin'er's words made the hearts of the twenty-odd people present burn with excitement.

What does this mean? It means they are trusted confidants, and when other stores open, they will also be at the elder level!

Even in the end times, there's hope!

Qiao Ruoyun and Tan Jingrui, on the other hand, were much calmer; their pursuits had never been limited to this.

They are confident that they will follow Sister Xin and go further and reach higher places.

"Tan Jingrui will still be in charge of this area. Qiao Ruoyun and Hong Li, you two will lead teams to take charge of the other two stores. You can discuss how to allocate the existing manpower."

"You can recruit the people who are missing. I believe it's easy to find people to work at the base."

"Given Lu Chen's work ethic, under normal circumstances, the location should be decided by tomorrow. You should expedite this matter."

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