Volume 1, Chapter 40: Scavenging Supplies and Giving Them Something Fresh!

Hearing the mention of starting a family and having children, Yang Shu felt a buzzing in his head as a surge of hot blood rushed through his veins.
Isn't it just going back to his old trade? Since even Xiaofei doesn't mind, what else do I have to worry about?
Having lived for over twenty years, he had never met such a gentle and adorable girl. How could he possibly bear to let her starve?
Yang Shu tightly embraced Pan Xiaofei's shoulders and raised his hand with an expression full of determination.
"I swear, I will make sure you get to eat your fill every single day!"
Stealing a few things was practically second nature to him anyway.
The prospect of becoming a thief all over again actually filled him with excitement.
"Come on, let's go steal some food right now.
I know a place where someone definitely has plenty of provisions!"
Hearing this, the corners of Pan Xiaofei's lips curved upward.
Men who were so easily manipulated by their lower instincts were truly simple to deceive.
...
Lin Feng's figure kept flickering as he materialized in various locations.
When he finally stopped, he had arrived at the outdoor parking lot of Wanda Mall.
Ahead of him lay a major roadway, now entirely reclaimed by wild vegetation.
Not a single trace of asphalt remained visible.
Along the way, he had spotted numerous insects, though he had no idea whether they were edible.
He would simply have to capture someone later and test them out.
Continuing to utilize his [Teleportation] ability, Lin Feng arrived at the entrance of the mall's pedestrian street.
Although he could have walked there, he harbored concerns that the mutant plants might be toxic, and sustaining even a minor scratch would be troublesome.
Here, he discovered a man collapsed on the ground.
The man was still breathing, but his entire body was covered in pustules and his complexion was ashen.
There was a distinct wound on his jeans-clad leg.
Having already lost consciousness, he had a smartphone lying nearby.
Perhaps he had been a live-streamer scratched by a venomous plant.
Without pausing, Lin Feng flickered a few more times and reached the main entrance of the mall.
The pedestrian street housed numerous shops, but the supermarket undoubtedly held the most abundant supplies.
What was once a bustling hub of crowds, constant foot traffic, and countless beauties was now reduced to overgrown weeds.
The mall's glass doors were tightly shut, and as dusk descended, pitch-black darkness enveloped the surroundings.
Low growls of mutated animals echoed from time to time.
Numerous insects lingered around, observing Lin Feng as an intruder.
Their eyes gleamed with a chilling greenish light, yet none dared to lunge forward.
From this human, they sensed a formidable and oppressive aura.
Paying no mind to these insignificant creatures that he could crush at a whim, Lin Feng vanished from the entrance.
The next instant, he reappeared deep inside the mall.
Nearby stood a KFC outlet, the statue of the smiling old colonel still positioned by the doorway.
However, the shop doors remained firmly sealed, devoid of any sound.
Insects existed within the mall interior as well, though in much smaller numbers than outside.
The space was dominated instead by repulsive creatures like rats and cockroaches.
Without lingering, Lin Feng activated his teleportation once more, materializing straight inside the supermarket.
Flipping a switch, he illuminated the area, bringing a modest degree of brightness to his surroundings.
At the very least, objects within a five-meter radius became clearly discernible.
"Ugh! What a stench!"
Lin Feng's gaze immediately fell upon rotting, mold-ridden fruits and meat decaying inside nearby refrigerators.
Simultaneously, his senses detected several corpses concealed beneath the checkout counter.
They were likely staff members who had sought refuge there earlier.
The remaining bones bore distinct gnaw marks, suggesting they had encountered a terrifying mutant creature.
Firing up his [Destiny] ability to its maximum capacity, Lin Feng maintained constant vigilance over his surroundings.
He then swept every salvageable item into his super storage space.
Pots, pans, kitchen seasonings, cutting boards, cooking oil, soy sauce, beverages...
Clothing, bedding, children's toys, and stationery were all claimed without exception.
Even the display shelves were dismantled and taken away, leaving nothing useful behind.
Refrigerators unstained by spoiled goods were confiscated as well.
Even the shopping carts and checkout counters were not spared.
Before long, the massive supermarket was completely hollowed out.
Only the fresh produce section continued to emanate waves of foul odors.
Lin Feng did not depart just yet; a large storage room lay at the back of the supermarket.
That was the primary destination of his trip.
Though secured with a lock, breaching it required nothing more than a single punch for him.
Boom!
As the heavy door pushed open, rows upon rows of shelves greeted his eyes.
Stacked neatly upon them were countless boxes of unopened supplies.
"My gratitude to the white fog disaster for these generous offerings!"
It took Lin Feng over ten minutes to transfer every single item into his super storage space.
Surveying his surroundings, the vast warehouse, once brimming with provisions, was now utterly empty, spacious enough to resemble an indoor stadium.
Indeed, he had spared not even the metal shelving units, clearing them out entirely.
Yet he was not finished.
His gaze shifted toward the door leading to the supermarket's cold storage facility.
The contents stored within consisted predominantly of meats.
Striding briskly to the entrance and noticing the machinery still humming softly, Lin Feng flashed inside.
Frigid air assaulted him within the cold storage, where massive quantities of meats and seafood were densely piled.
Aside from standard pork, beef, and mutton, there were luxury ingredients such as lobsters, oysters, and sea cucumbers.
Lin Feng reached out to brush a gloved hand across the chilled packaging boxes.
Some of these delicacies were items he would not even have dared to gaze at for long before the apocalypse, yet now they were entirely at his disposal.
These food stores were likely sufficient to sustain a single person for five hundred years.
Within a short while, the entire cold storage unit was completely stripped bare.
Wiping a light film of sweat from his brow, Lin Feng turned, entered the supermarket office, and swept away computers, desks, and all other office supplies.
Glancing upward at the ceiling, he even removed the security cameras.
They might prove useful eventually, though their recording range remained restricted in areas shrouded by dense fog.
Spanning five floors in total, the Wanda Mall housed luxury boutiques, restaurants, clothing stores, and lingerie shops on its upper levels.
A glint of light appeared in Lin Feng's eyes; the women back home were due for a wardrobe upgrade.
"I'll take all the silk stockings and short skirts; let them try something fresh tonight."
Inside the Chanel boutique, handbags that once cost more than a month's salary were now his to pick and choose at will.
Lin Feng swept every visible item into his super storage space.
A sudden memory of his ex-girlfriend Wang Xiaoli forcing him to buy a genuine leather belt crossed his mind, causing him to frown slightly.
How had he been so blind back then?
Baby formula and diapers from the maternity store, meats from restaurant freezers, popcorn makers from the cinema, unopened ice skates from the rink...
Acting like a diligent ant, Lin Feng packed all of it into his super storage space.
By the time he finished, over an hour had elapsed.
Initially, he considered exploring other areas.
However, taking into account that his abilities had been exposed that afternoon,
some audacious individuals might seize the opportunity to raid his home for food.
Zhang Xueqi and Li冰 possessed relatively weak combat capabilities, and the Alaskan malamute might not manage to hold off a large crowd.
With a sharp glint in his eyes, Lin Feng vanished from the spot.
The entire mall plunged back into deathly silence, save for the thick white fog slowly drifting through its corridors.
Minutes later, a flash of golden light abruptly materialized in mid-air within the mall lobby.
The straight golden line gradually thickened, transforming into a slowly opening portal.
A delicate-faced girl with twin-tails poked her head out from the crack, peering around warily.
She raised a flashlight to sweep the area, but due to the dense fog, the beam barely illuminated a radius of a few meters.
"That's the KFC colonel statue; as expected of me, hitting the right target on the first try."
The girl curled her lips in triumph and stepped forward without hesitation.
"Ah!"