Chapter 92: Supplies in the end times, first come first served
Due to the power outage, the elevator could not operate and it was pitch black all around. Jiang Jie held Lin Mian's hand and walked in front with a flashlight.
The second floor is filled with clothing stores, with counters for various brands, selling both men's and women's clothing. It's a mess inside, and it looks like someone has been there.
Jiang Jie and his friends walked around and collected some useful items, not staying on this floor for long.
The third floor is filled with food, drink and entertainment shops, restaurants, beverage stores, and video game arcades. The tables and chairs are also in a mess. It seems that more than one group of people have come in to collect supplies.
The drinks and food displayed were almost gone, and there was a smell of rotting food around, but it wasn't unbearable, probably because of the cold weather and the freezing weather.
There were still quite a few raw materials for making drinks in the small warehouse behind the drink shop that had not been taken away. Perhaps because they couldn't fill people's stomachs and took up space, not many people took them.
Lin Mian took it directly. He had a lot of space anyway, so this little thing wouldn’t take up much space.
They walked up the stairs again. The upper floors were mostly filled with shops of this type. The sixth floor was a large cinema that almost took up the entire floor.
There weren't many usable supplies here, only some snacks and drinks that were not taken away completely, and Lin Mian just took them all.
By the time they came down from upstairs, Lin Ke and the others had already gone up and down the basement several times and moved a lot of daily necessities into the car.
Seeing the two of them, Lin Xiaoyuan waved his hands quickly, looking very excited. "Brother Jiang, Brother Lin Mian, there are still a lot of usable supplies downstairs. You can go and take a look."
Lin Ke dusted off his hands from moving things and said, "We also found a warehouse, and most of the stuff is still there. Unfortunately, there's not enough space in the car, so we can't take it all. You can pack more."
The supermarket occupies an entire basement floor. With its large area, the inventory is naturally large. Even if many people pass by to take supplies, it is impossible to collect them all.
Hearing him say this, Lin Mian turned around and looked at Jiang Yan, then smiled and said, "Okay, let's go and see if you have finished taking it."
"Almost done," Lin Ke stretched his arms. "I've taken some of the various supplies. The space in the car is almost full. One more move and we'll be done. We can help you later. Xiaoyuan's ability is very useful."
The vines can be wrapped into net bags, which can be used to pull several boxes of things up at a time. Otherwise, if it relies solely on manpower, it will take several trips.
Jiang Jie raised his eyebrows upon hearing this, "My ability to move things is also quite useful."
Lin Ke was stunned, remembering the scene where the other party hung up the mutant and beat it. He smiled a little embarrassedly, "Yeah, I almost forgot about that."
This time, the four of us went to the B1 floor together. The other areas were fine. Most of the shelves in the food area were empty, and the area with the least remaining shelves was the daily necessities area.
On the surface, all these things have been taken away, but there is a large amount left in the warehouse. It can be seen that someone has come in, but only moved a part of it away. It is impossible to take away all of these things.
Jiang Jie's water-based ability to move things was much more reliable than Lin Xiaoyuan's. It only took one trip to fill up the storage space at the bottom of the RV.
Lin Ke and his friends' car was almost fully loaded this time, so they didn't need to go downstairs. They planned to go upstairs and find some clothes for them.
Once again, the troops split into two groups. Since there was no one else around, Lin Mian was able to let go and clean up everything in the warehouse.
After the superpowers evolved again, not only did the space expand, but it also became much more convenient to collect supplies. A large amount could be collected with a wave of the hand, and it was collected very quickly.
After they returned to the first floor, Lin Ke and the others had not come down yet, so they simply went up to the RV and waited.
Lin Mian sat on the small sofa and counted and sorted the supplies he had just collected. He put them together with the previous items of the same category and separated them into separate spaces. It was like a warehouse, very neat and clear at a glance.
Jiang Yan, who was sitting next to him, suddenly raised his eyes and looked through the car window at the distant lane. Soon, the outline of a car appeared at the end, approaching them.
Lin Mian also heard the voice at this time and pulled himself out of his immersive space. "Why are there other people here?"
"Maybe they are just like us, coming from other places to collect supplies." Jiang Jie narrowed his eyes slightly.
Lin Mian thought so too. If they could go out in such weather, others could of course do so too, but there were fewer of them.
Ordinary people wouldn't dare to do that, and those with special abilities who have enough supplies wouldn't bother to come out and suffer this kind of suffering, and there are also great risks involved.
The reason they were able to get out was probably because there was a fire-type mutant in the team to provide protection, otherwise the temperature would be quite dangerous.
As luck would have it, when their car was about to arrive, Lin Ke and the other person just came out of the mall.
They were still holding things in their hands, but they immediately became wary of the person coming. Lin Ke signaled Lin Xiaoyuan to put the things in the car first, and he kept watching the car until it stopped.
The car door opened and four people got out. In the cold weather, everyone was wrapped tightly, so their faces could not be seen clearly, only the general outline of their bodies could be seen.
There were three men and one woman, and the only woman was hidden in the back.
There were the same number of people on both sides, but only Lin Ke was under the car. He glanced at a few people and was not very panicked, but just a little alert.
"Hey, buddy, are there any supplies in the mall?" One of the people on the other side spoke up. He was wearing goggles, so his eyes couldn't be seen clearly.
But as a person with special abilities, Lin Ke was very perceptive and could sense his gaze, which not only lingered on him but also swept over the two cars.
Lin Xiaoyuan had just put his things away at this time and walked to his brother's side. He looked at those people with caution.
Lin Ke didn't want to get into a conflict with them unless it was necessary, so he answered, "Yes, there are still a lot of supplies in the supermarket warehouse, and our car can't fit them all."
"Okay, let's go take a look." After saying that, the other party hooked his finger and went straight into the mall with a few companions.
It seemed that they had no intention of conflict, so Lin Ke breathed a sigh of relief. Although their numbers were equal, they still had an ordinary person like Lin Mian on their side. Although Jiang Jie was strong, he was also afraid that someone would get hurt if a fight really broke out.
He walked forward and knocked on the door of the RV, saying loudly: "Mr. Jiang, let's get out of here quickly."
I always feel uneasy when there are other outsiders around.
Knowing that the other party was aloof, he didn't wait for anyone to reply and got into the car with Lin Xiaoyuan. He waited until the RV started before he stepped on the accelerator and drove out.
In the RV, Lin Mian, who was sitting in the passenger seat, couldn't help but say, "Will those people fly into a rage when they find out the warehouse is empty?"
Jiang Jie smiled when he heard this, "Probably."
Even if that's the case, it has nothing to do with them. In the apocalypse, supplies are on a first-come, first-served basis. It's just that they came late.
Next, Lin Ke had to find some medicine, so he started to pay attention to some pharmacies on the way. He only found two or three, but they had all been ransacked. Almost all the commonly used medicines were gone, and even the medicine warehouse had nothing left.
They could only take what they might be able to use and leave with regret.
Lin Mian, who was always at the end, did not forget to beg for help and collect the remaining things.
Fortunately, there are many pharmacies in the city, so they will not get nothing every time. There is a pharmacy that is not in the downtown area and it seems that it has not been completely looted.
Lin Ke and his team finally found several medicines that they were in urgent need of. Not only were there some left on the shelves, but there was also quite a bit of surplus in the warehouse.
"It seems we are relatively lucky this time." Lin Xiaoyuan stuffed the medicine into the backpack and bumped his brother with his shoulder.
Lin Ke was also very happy that this trip was not in vain.
Lin Xiaoyuan sighed again, "It's just that there are still so many left that I can't take them away. What a pity."
"Okay, stop being greedy. It's good enough if you can get something." Lin Ke pulled up his backpack and turned around to see Jiang Jie and the other man standing leisurely by the shelf. He asked in confusion, "Mr. Jiang, aren't you going to take anything?"
"We'll take more after you've taken everything." Jiang Yan, who was leaning against the shelf, smiled at him.
It was rare for the other party to be so friendly, and Lin Ke was a little flattered. "We are almost done, let's go back to the car and put it away first."
Jiang Yan watched him take Lin Xiaoyuan out, and he didn't rush to let Lin Mian take the medicine. Instead, he pretended to put a few boxes of medicine into his backpack.
Sure enough, Lin Ke and his friends came back soon. The space in their car was almost full, with a little bit left, which they planned to use to collect some gasoline, otherwise it would be difficult to travel next time.
When they went out again, Jiang Jie winked at Lin Mian and went to the door carrying the full bag.
Lin Mian is now very quick at packing things. He came out within a few minutes with a lot of medicines in his backpack to conceal his presence.
As luck would have it, he had just stood still and had no time to say anything when he heard the familiar sound of driving vehicles in the distance.
Jiang Jie raised his eyebrows and turned to look, thinking, what a fate.
The car we met outside the mall drove over again. This city is obviously not small, but these two groups of people could meet each other twice.
Lin Ke and the others were obviously surprised as well. They looked at each other and were not as nervous as before. Although they all came out to collect supplies, there was still enough left, so there was no conflict between them, and these people were also quite friendly.
What they didn't expect was that when the people got off the car this time, their aura was obviously not as peaceful as before.
Lin Ke's keenness as a psychic made him subconsciously nervous and wary of these people.
The next second, someone on the other side sneered, "Dude, I believed you, but you tricked us, didn't you?"
Lin Ke frowned in confusion, "What do you mean?"
"What do you mean," the man snorted. "There's nothing left in that supermarket in that mall. You took all the remaining supplies and you're still trying to trick us!"
"How is that possible? There's still half a warehouse full of stuff left." Lin Ke was also unhappy with his words and tone.
"Yes, it is. Why would I lie to you?"
The man sneered at what he said, "Still talking nonsense. Fine, since you said you have supplies, but we haven't found any, then hand over what you have."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
