"I've never been to this mall before. I usually shop online and have things delivered to my door." Gu Ningyue scratched the back of her head and licked her lips awkwardly.
“I’ve never been here before either, let’s look together. Let’s go upstairs from here and take a look. It seems like everyone has collected most of the items on the first floor. The second floor is unknown; some people might be too scared to go up, so there might be a little left.” Jiang Qingwan analyzed methodically.
“That makes sense.” Gu Ningyue gave a thumbs-up, making a thumbs-up gesture.
"Let's go, Ning Yue. I'll lead the way." Jiang Qingwan looked at the path diagonally ahead.
The second floor, which was usually brightly lit, now appeared dim and secluded.
Without much hesitation, Jiang Qingwan lifted her foot and headed straight for the stairs.
Gu Ningyue followed closely behind.
Jiang Qingwan made it to the second floor without encountering any danger.
The shelves on the second floor clearly have many more items than those on the first floor.
The glass display case contained various raw ingredients such as rice and soybeans, but it wasn't full, suggesting that someone had already taken some.
Gu Ningyue just took out the bag, shook it, and prepared to fill it with grains.
Jiang Qingwan reached out to stop her: "Wait, let's not take these without packaging."
Gu Ningyue asked in confusion, "Oh dear, why bother with all that at a time like this?"
“No, this doesn’t feel clean enough. What if there’s rat droppings?” Jiang Qingwan replied.
"Hey. Who cares about rat droppings at a time like this? Even if a rat's virus is toxic, can it be as toxic as a zombie virus?" Gu Ningyue was a little scared of being hungry, and she wanted to hoard food as soon as she saw it.
"No. Aren't you going to look for something else first? You came up here to pack this and take it with you, at least see if there's anything better. If there's nothing else, we'll come back," Jiang Qingwan reminded her.
"That's right. Let's go in and take a look." Gu Ningyue crumpled the large bag that had been shaken out a few times and stuffed it into her pocket.
With her exceptional eyesight, Jiang Qingwan located the large family-sized food bags placed high up.
Jiang Qingwan pointed and said to Gu Ningyue, "See that? Aren't those packaged foods better than this kind?"
Gu Ningyue looked up upon hearing the voice and exclaimed with delight, "Yes! That's wonderful!"
Jiang Qingwan and Gu Ningyue were alert to their surroundings, but they were still scaring themselves. Apart from their own footsteps, there was no other sound.
I don't know if it was really lucky, but we caught up with the people who came earlier to clear the zombies out of the mall.
Or perhaps a much larger conspiracy is brewing quietly in the shadows.
Jiang Qingwan and Gu Ningyue looked up at the boxes displayed on the top shelf.
The heavy, dusty box was printed with the name: Family Large Sharing Pack Beef Jerky.
It looked like it hadn't been touched in a long time; the box was covered in dust.
"It's a bit tall." Gu Ningyue's short stature contrasted sharply with the huge shelves.
"Use your superpower to move it. Why don't you just conjure up some kind of stick and poke it down?" Jiang Qingwan immediately thought of Gu Ningyue's metal-type superpower.
Gu Ningyue hasn't transitioned from being an ordinary person yet and isn't aware of this.
"Oh, right." Gu Ningyue forced a smile, revealing an awkward yet polite expression.
"I'll catch it down here, you go and knock the box down." Jiang Qingwan stretched out her arm and vigorously showed off her biceps, but they were all hidden by her down jacket, so nothing could be seen.
"Okay." Gu Ningyue conjured a metal rod without much effort. The rod was not straight, but had a 90-degree bend, making it easy to handle.
Gu Ningyue stood on tiptoe below, frantically trying to pry open the boxes on the shelf.
The box rubbed against the shelf, making a very slight sound, without causing much noise.
If Jiang Qingwan catches the supplies smoothly, the collection can be completed quietly.
The box reached the edge of the blue shelf, wriggled a little, and finally tilted and fell down.
Jiang Qingwan reacted quickly, grabbing the bottom of the box in mid-air.
Thick dust billowed and rose, like silent fireworks scattering in the air.
"Quick, quick, open it and see." Gu Ningyue took out a dagger and cut through the transparent tape sealing the opening.
Several large bags of beef jerky in red packaging were on display.
"Ah, it really is beef! It's not some other supplies packaged in different boxes," Jiang Qingwan exclaimed.
"Yes, yes. If a beef jerky box contained shampoo, I'd be furious." Gu Ningyue nodded repeatedly, her hand unconsciously stroking the beef jerky packaging.
"I'll take it first," Jiang Qingwan said, taking the initiative to do the work.
"You're going to take this? Your hands will be full then," Gu Ningyue tilted her head to look at the box in her hands and handed it over.
Gu Ningyue looked around again and found a shopping cart not far away. "Wait for me, push the shopping cart over here."
Gu Ningyue turned her head again and found that Jiang Qingwan's hands were empty.
"?" Gu Ningyue looked puzzled, her eyes darting around, trying to see if there was a large box of beef jerky behind Jiang Qingwan.
Jiang Qingwan shrugged, then spun around in a circle to show off from all angles. "Don't bother looking. I still have a personal space. It's already packed away."
"Great! You're really hiding your true abilities!" Gu Ningyue was carefree and guileless, her eyes full of admiration.
I never considered that I might just be a typical wage earner, working hard but ending up with nothing to show for it.
Gu Ningyue sincerely praised, "You're amazing! The more you dig, the more you find! This time we can collect a lot more supplies!"
Jiang Qingwan accepted the cute girl's praise, saying, "You're lucky to have met me."
Gu Ningyue picked up the metal bar lying on the ground and waved it, saying, "Come on, I'm full of energy now! Our goal is these shelves! It's the stars and the sea!"
Boxes displayed on the shelves, difficult for anyone to reach, fell one by one from the sky and were precisely caught by Jiang Qingwan and stored in her space.
The rustling footsteps grew closer.
Jiang Qingwan and Gu Ningyue observed warily.
It's not a zombie.
They are people from the same community.
Jiang Qingwan peeked out from outside the shelf and met the eyes of her companion.
The man in black pulled down his hat brim, lowered his head to avoid eye contact, and changed direction to continue collecting supplies in the mall.
"It's alright, it's not zombies, it's just people from the neighborhood. They saw people here and went to collect supplies in another direction," Jiang Qingwan said, turning to Gu Ningyue.
Gu Ningyue nodded and continued to use the metal rod to poke down the supply box.
In fact, Jiang Qingwan could simply wave her hand and put all the supplies into her spatial storage, but that would defeat the purpose of her trip.
It means showing your face in the community, but keeping a low profile and not being able to unleash your full potential.
He appeared in everyone's sight as a normal superhuman.
Finally, the two collected items from the shelves near the shopping cart, and Jiang Qingwan left some supplies in the shopping cart.
"Run!" someone downstairs suddenly shouted.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
