Chapter 58: Safe Shop (Second Update)
The safe store is located in a large shopping mall near the villa community. Before the end of the world, the entire mall had been built and some businesses had already moved in, but the shops had not been renovated yet and the mall had not officially opened.
After the military leaders designated this place as a safe zone, they decided to open a safe store in this mall to supply the survivors with their daily necessities. So early this morning, the military specially dispatched teams to various places to collect supplies. Some of the supplies brought back were stored in the safe warehouse, and the other part was sold in the safe store.
After all, it was only the first day, and the teams that went out did not bring back much supplies. The variety of goods in the safe store was also pitifully small, which was completely incomparable to the supermarkets before the end of the world.
Fang Yuxin and his family quickly found a safe store. The store was on the first floor. Although the store was not small, only two-thirds of the area was neatly filled with shelves and containers, and the remaining one-third was left empty.
This arrangement is not because there are not enough containers or goods, but to prevent the survivors from stealing or looting goods. The shelves are placed densely, with a wide variety of goods on them. In front of the shelves is a row of half-person-high containers. The containers are inlaid with transparent glass, so you can see the goods inside, and at the same time, it also blocks the survivors' steps.
On both sides of this row of containers, there are soldiers with live ammunition standing guard to prevent survivors from causing trouble. When survivors come in to buy goods, they can only stand in front of the containers. There are several printed brochures on the containers, which list the types and prices of goods in detail. If the survivors need something, they just need to tell the shopping guide what they want.
This shopping method is relatively primitive, but the number of goods is limited and the demand is far from enough. Some survivors do not have credit points or crystal cores, so it is inevitable that they will cause trouble. This arrangement is also to ensure the safety of these goods as much as possible under the existing conditions.
Except for this safe store, all other shops are still empty. However, it is easy to imagine that as more and more survivors appear in the safe zone, the number and variety of shops will surely increase.
When Fang Yuxin and the others entered, they saw that the lights in the shop were still on, and five survivors were selecting goods. They walked in quickly and first glanced at the shelves and containers. The shelves were placed vertically, and the goods on them were not very clear, but in the containers, it was clear to see that there were instant lunch boxes, instant noodles, instant vermicelli and other convenient foods.
Fang Yuxin took the booklet and looked through it with his family. There were quite a few items in the booklet, most of which were relatively easy to preserve. In addition to instant lunch boxes, there were also bottled water, salt, rice, vegetable oil, candy, cigarettes, various canned foods, and some vacuum-packed pickled and marinated products and cooked foods. In addition, there were also some common vegetables such as potatoes and cabbage.
However, the prices of many common and even frequently eaten foods before the apocalypse are now prohibitive for many survivors. Moreover, there are purchase limits on the goods in the store, and even if you have extra credit points, you cannot buy more. This is done to prevent malicious hoarding.
In addition to food and water, this safe store also supplies weapons. However, all the weapons are not displayed, but listed in detail in the booklet. Survivors can choose to buy them if they need them. The weapons listed include not only various military knives and bayonets, but also pistols and rifles, as well as different types of bullets. However, the prices of these weapons are also very high.
Although there are only pistols and rifles, and no more powerful guns, the military's move is a concession. You know, before the end of the world, ordinary people simply couldn't own guns. In fact, the military's move was also the result of careful consideration.
Most of the survivors were ordinary people. Even if there were people with special powers, they had not yet gotten familiar with their special powers at the beginning of the apocalypse, so their attack power was limited. However, the number of zombies was huge, and a large number of people were needed to kill the zombies and save more survivors.
The number of soldiers is limited, and the remaining survivors must naturally become combat forces. Using cold weapons to fight zombies requires too much from the user. Unless the user has some skills, ordinary people cannot kill zombies even with cold weapons. But guns are different. With a little training, you can shoot from a distance. It is really a sharp weapon.
However, the military is also worried that the survivors will have difficulty controlling the guns, and even cause greater chaos. Therefore, not only are the guns expensive, the quantity is limited, and the bullets are strictly controlled. Without bullets, even if the survivors have guns, they are just more delicate toys.
Fang Yuxin finished reading the booklet, but did not intend to buy any products. Their skills were not bad, and they had awakened their superpowers and figured out some skills. If they were more proficient in these skills, their strength would be further improved, and these pistols and rifles that could only rely on bullets to exert their power would naturally become useless.
What they wanted more were submachine guns, machine guns, and even rocket launchers. However, it was obvious that unless the situation became even more critical, the military would not allow these powerful weapons to leak out and fall into the hands of ordinary survivors.
In addition to her, others also looked at the booklet, including Bai Qianqian. However, he was very sensible. After reading it, he did not ask to buy food. Instead, he carefully put the booklet back on the shelf.
The uniformed female shopping guide waited quietly by the side, without deliberately trying to sell them anything. Seeing that they had no intention of buying anything, she just smiled and didn't say anything. At present, the goods in the safe store are still in short supply. It is easy to imagine that when there are more survivors in the future, the goods will be in even shorter supply, and there is no need to worry about not being able to sell them. Naturally, she didn't need to deliberately sell them.
The other five survivors, however, looked at the booklets in their hands with a look of deep hatred, as if they were having a hard time deciding what to buy. Fang Yuxin and the others were about to leave when they heard one of them hesitantly ask, "Why is it so expensive? Can't it be cheaper?"
As soon as he spoke, others also echoed: "Yes, it's too expensive, please make it cheaper."
Some people also said: "Please give me a lower price so that I can buy more."
The pretty female shopping guide said politely, "Sorry, the price is set by the higher-ups, so we can't go any lower." After she finished speaking, she saw the five survivors looked unhappy, so she explained, "All the goods here were found by the army at great risk from other places, and the price paid was very high. This price is already very reasonable. When there are more survivors in the future, the price may go up."
When they heard that the price would go up, the faces of the five people suddenly became even uglier. Then, one of them gritted his teeth and said, "I'll buy it!" Then he took out his ID card and pointed at the products in the booklet and said, "I want this, this, and this."
The other four people also decided to buy after hesitating for a while. Fang Yuxin paid special attention to it. These five people mainly bought guns and food. Guns were expensive, and they probably didn't have many credit points, so they only bought a relatively cheap pistol and some bullets.
Fang Yuxin and the others turned around and walked out. As soon as they walked out of the door, they saw a large green truck coming and stopping right at the door. As soon as the car stopped and the door opened, soldiers with live ammunition jumped out of the car and stood beside the car with a vigilant look on their faces. One of them was facing them, and his gaze was very piercing.
Seeing that Fang Yuxin was holding a child in her hand, these people did not make any radical moves, but their expressions remained alert. Someone said, "If you have no connections, please move away and don't block the road!"
His attitude was fierce, and the Fang family felt a little angry. However, these people were holding submachine guns, and fighting them was like hitting a rock with an egg, so the Fang family prepared to leave. But at this moment, another truck came from behind, and a man jumped out of the car and walked over quickly: "Xinxin!"
This person is Qiu Yiming!
When he shouted, the expression of the person who had just spoken changed. He looked at Qiu Yiming nervously and asked worriedly, "Boss, do you know them?"
Qiu Yiming glared at him unhappily, pointed at Fang Yuxin and said to him: "Look carefully! That's your sister-in-law! Don't be disrespectful in the future. We are soldiers, not bandits!"
After he finished speaking, he quickly walked up to Fang Yuxin, and greeted Fang Yuyang, Fang Jintang and Qu Qianhe: "Uncle and aunt, Yuyang, why are you here? Are you planning to buy something?" He was a little confused at the end. He knew that the Fang family had bought a lot of supplies before the end of the world, so why would they need to buy them in this safe store?
Thinking of the Fang family's supplies, he frowned slightly. Before the apocalypse, when he learned that the Fang family had purchased a large amount of supplies, he started to check and found out that the Fang family had placed most of the supplies in several large warehouses. Unfortunately, those warehouses were occupied by zombies after the apocalypse, so it was difficult to take them out.
As for the remaining supplies... He believed that the Fang family should still have a lot of supplies, and they were probably hidden in the basement of the villa. However, given his relationship with Fang Yuxin, it was naturally difficult for him to take these supplies.
Speaking of which, he and Fang Yuxin were supposed to get married during this year's National Day, but unfortunately, the apocalypse had come and the wedding had to be postponed. Moreover, there was also Bai Qianqian...
Looking at Bai Qianqian who was being led by Fang Yuxin, Qiu Yiming's gaze suddenly became deeper, and a dark tide surged up.
Bai Qianqian sensed Qiu Yiming's hostility in an instant. He glanced at Qiu Yiming, then took a step and hid behind Fang Yuxin, revealing only half of his body. He said in a grievance, "Mom, they have guns, I'm scared."
When Qiu Yiming heard this, his face suddenly turned dark. At the same time, the person who had been scolded by him before also changed his expression and looked at Fang Yuxin with a playful look - he only found out today that this is what his boss likes!
At this moment, the car door opened again, and a charming woman stepped out. Her slender high heels made a "clack" sound as she stepped on the ground. She walked gracefully to Qiu Yiming's side, curled her flaming red lips, and said playfully: "Captain, let's wait until these supplies are arranged before we catch up. My sister has always been reasonable, I don't think she will be angry with you."
(End of this chapter)
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