Sequence Highway Survival: I Upgrade Supplies in the Apocalypse-Chapter 25: Insufficient Supplies

The small supermarket was quite well-stocked, with not just plenty of instant noodles and drinks, but also significant amounts of rice, flour, oil, and other staples on the bottom shelves.
For the survivors in their current situation, these were undoubtedly the most scarce resources.
There were also many cigarettes and alcohol products in the front glass counters.
Chen Ye didn't hesitate at all, directly stuffing the cigarettes into the bag he'd brought.
However, the quantity of cigarettes this time still couldn't compare to what they'd found back in Xinghua Town.
After packing several cartons of cigarettes, Chen Ye began gathering other supplies.
His top priority was rice, followed by flour.
As for things like potato chips, those took up the most space and offered the lowest value for their bulk.
The supermarket also had other daily necessities like brooms, washbasins, and towels.
But nobody was taking those items.
This time, Chen Ye had brought two full backpacks.
Chen Ye planned to carry one on his back and another on his chest.
The backpack for his back was slightly larger and could hold dozens of pounds when full.
The chest pack was a smaller backpack, designed specifically to avoid interfering with his hand movements.
Perhaps because this was just a village supermarket, it didn't have many high-quality goods, but it was well-stocked with local mountain products.
There were quite a few cured meats and dried fish, and Chen Ye didn't hesitate at all, but just as he was about to pack the cured meats and fish into his backpack.
A withered arm suddenly grabbed the cured meat and fish from Chen Ye's hands.
The speed was only slightly slower than Chen Ye's own.
Chen Ye looked up and saw an elderly face glaring at him with fury.
Chen Ye remembered—wasn't this the grandmother from the grandmother-grandson pair he'd disciplined some time ago?
Chen Ye's eyes turned cold, and without a second thought, he drew the machete from his waist and swung it down.
Every second was crucial right now, and Chen Ye had no intention of arguing with the other party.
The old woman had initially planned to throw a tantrum and fight for the items.
But when she saw that the person she was competing with was Chen Ye, her fighting spirit instantly evaporated.
Seeing Chen Ye directly pull out a machete ready to strike.
The old woman shuddered in fear, quickly retracting her hand, giving Chen Ye a venomous glare before turning and heading to another area.
The Sword Fairy Maiden witnessed the entire scene, tossing Chen Ye an approving glance before quickly returning to her own tasks.
The brief encounter between Chen Ye and the old woman was seen by quite a few people.
Many felt even more wary of Chen Ye after witnessing this.
The Sword Fairy Maiden wasn't doing much better than Chen Ye at the moment.
Behind the young woman was a backpack taller than she was, already about half full.
Judging by her casual demeanor, the backpack didn't seem to be causing her much trouble.
Just in terms of carrying capacity alone, the Sword Fairy Maiden was significantly stronger than Chen Ye.
Truly worthy of being a Sequence 2 superhuman of the Sword Immortal Sequence.
As for Iron Lion, the guy had become a mobile supply station.
Back in Xinghua Town, Chen Ye hadn't seen how he collected supplies.
But this time he witnessed it, and it left Chen Ye utterly astonished.
The big fool was carrying an enormous bag.
The bag was large enough to hold three Chen Yes with room to spare.
Clearly, this bag was specially made for situations like this.
The big fool was stuffing everything he saw into the bag without any discrimination.
Various chicken feet, spicy strips, Lao Gan Ma, instant noodles, sausages—the big fool would sweep them all into his bag with one large motion.
Those twenty-pound bags of rice felt like bags of potato chips in the big fool's hands.
Everyone was busily working with shining eyes, focused on their own tasks.
Some people's backpacks were already completely full, but they still weren't satisfied, stuffing their clothes pockets and even their chest areas with various foods.
Seeing these people's greedy appearances, Chen Ye sighed inwardly.
This place wasn't safe, and if these people loaded themselves with so much stuff and encountered danger, they probably wouldn't even be able to escape.
Like that old woman who had conflicts with Chen Ye earlier.
The old woman was currently carrying two backpacks, apparently planning to follow Chen Ye's example with one on her chest and one on her back.
Surprisingly, the old woman had managed to fill both backpacks about seventy to eighty percent.
However, the old woman was now sitting on the ground, completely unable to get up.
As for the Zhou Lan and Zhou Xiaoxiao sisters.
The big celebrity had lost her former star glamour and was also focused on gathering supplies. The backpack on the celebrity's back was already full, while the bag in her hand was only about half filled.
As for Zhou Xiaoxiao, she had gathered less than half of her supplies.
Even though this small supermarket in Longevity Village was larger than typical village supermarkets, it couldn't withstand the sheer number of survivors who had come to scavenge supplies.
Soon the small supermarket was completely picked clean, with not even a single bottle of seasoning remaining on any shelf.
It looked as if someone had deliberately cleaned the place out.
Everyone had gained something, some more than others.
"This... this is all gone?"
Someone said disappointedly, his backpack still had some space left.
"After all, it's just a small supermarket. Having this many supplies is already pretty good."
"Let's see if this supermarket has a warehouse. Maybe there are more things in the warehouse."
"Hmph! This is just a small supermarket. Did you think it would have a big warehouse like those in the city?"
The exaggerated backpack behind Iron Lion was only half full, far from achieving his goal.
The backpack behind the Sword Fairy Maiden was only about seventy percent full, and she hadn't even brought out another backpack to use yet.
"What should we do? These supplies are far from enough!"
Nana pointed at the backpack behind her, looking quite dissatisfied.
This harvest fell far short of their expectations.
Iron Lion scratched his head and said, "I can still carry more, but there's nothing left here. Should we go to the village chief's house?"
"These supplies are simply not enough!"
Chen Ye also felt hesitant.
It wasn't like they could find suitable supply points every time they needed provisions.
Returning like this felt too unsatisfying.
"Since we've come all this way, we might as well check out the village chief's house!"
"The information from the radio said the village chief's house still has plenty of supplies. It shouldn't be wrong!"
After brief discussion, the three of them decided to head to the village chief's house.
They had earlier spotted a quite impressive large villa not far away, which they assumed was the village chief's home, and it wasn't far from this small supermarket.
Hearing that the three superhumans planned to go to the village chief's house.
Some survivors who had already gathered sufficient supplies expressed dissatisfaction.
"Don't go! This village doesn't seem right no matter how you look at it. We should head back earlier!"
"That's right, we have plenty of supplies already. It's too dangerous!"
Other survivors who had been slower showed displeasure on their faces: "You've gathered enough, but we haven't found much yet. If you want to go back, you go back!"
The Zhou Lan and Zhou Xiaoxiao sisters were definitely going to continue gathering supplies with Chen Ye and the others.
The reason the sisters could live relatively well in the convoy was precisely because of their bold adventures time and again.
Just as another argument was about to break out, Nana stepped forward and scolded: "Still arguing? Have you forgotten what's outside?"
At Nana's words, everyone's expressions changed.
Outside the supermarket hung hundreds of corpses on the willow trees.
Seeing that everyone had fallen silent, Nana said coldly: "Those who want to return can go back themselves. You should remember the way we came. Those who don't want to go back can follow us to continue gathering supplies."
"But remember, those willing to follow us must obey instructions. Otherwise, if something happens, we can't guarantee anything!"
After speaking, the young woman strode out of the supermarket on her long, slender legs.
Hundreds of corpses at the supermarket entrance watched like an audience at a play, quietly observing these people who had secretly intruded into the village.