Su Yun knew very well who was watching from behind the cameras—the authorities.
There was still some time before the entire city lost power. For now, surveillance cameras everywhere were being constantly monitored.
In this life, she had no intention of exposing her abilities in front of the authorities. Even if she had to reveal them, she would not be as foolish as she had been in her previous life— showing everything without holding anything back.
Therefore, when going out to collect supplies recently, she had to be even more careful.
In her previous life, after carelessly exposing her abilities, before the citywide blackout, the authorities had come looking for her. She followed them around collecting supplies, essentially serving as a human warehouse.
Every batch of supplies she stored in her space was registered in advance by them, so she never really had much of her own.
She could only survive by relying on the base. As the base’s supplies dwindled, she ended up going hungry along with everyone else.
During one natural disaster, the base was completely destroyed. Although she survived, there were no supplies left in her space. While searching for the next shelter, she went hungry one meal and full the next—so hungry that when she saw people, she even felt like chasing them and biting them.
Right now, the best thing was not to attract the authorities’ attention and to quietly gather supplies.
She glanced around the shop. Su Yun crouched beside the shelves. The clothes hanging on them were all stained with blood.
However, beneath the shelves were many transparent bags, and the clothes inside them were still clean.
It was currently the hottest season in G Province, so the clothes in the bags were all short-sleeved tops, skirts, and shorts.
Knowing someone was watching from behind the cameras, Su Yun did not dare to casually store these items in her space.
She tore open the packaging and found seven sets of clothes in total. She rolled them up and stuffed them into the very bottom of her backpack. Fortunately, they were all thin fabrics and didn’t take up much space.
After she was done, the clothes on her chest were soaked with sweat. Even at night, the temperature in G Province was still over thirty degrees Celsius— only slightly cooler than during the day.
She glanced at the remaining clothes under the shelves but didn’t leave in a hurry. These supplies were probably already being watched by the authorities as well.
She took out more than thirty sets of clothes from under the shelves and, holding them in her arms, walked toward the back room of the shop.
There were two rooms at the back: one for storing goods and one bedroom. Neither was very large, and the bedroom connected to a narrow bathroom.
Su Yun quickly surveyed the bedroom and found a box to place the clothes she was holding. Since someone was watching her every move from behind the cameras, she couldn’t take all these clothes away at once.
Zombies were everywhere, and the authorities were also secretly collecting supplies. Su Yun knew she didn’t need much on her own, so she didn’t take too much.
If she took too much, the people above would still notice her.
After hiding the thirty-plus sets of clothes, Su Yun left the shop. Once she was gone, the camera at the entrance slowly turned back to its original position.
She then checked two more clothing stores. At each one, she hid dozens of sets of clothes. Only then did Su Yun stop. Once the entire city lost power, she would come back to collect the clothes she had hidden.
On this street, aside from clothing stores, the most common shops were nail salons, hair salons, and beauty stores.
By now, her eyes had adapted to the darkness, so Su Yun turned off her flashlight.
She walked toward the nearest cosmetics shop. When she entered, she turned the flashlight on briefly to check the surroundings. Opening her backpack, she stuffed several unopened cosmetics into it.
These things might seem worthless right now, but a few years into the apocalypse, women around high-ranking figures would be crazy about them.
Even secondhand cosmetics could be exchanged for supplies.
Just like cigarettes and alcohol—they were all hard currency.
After packing some, Su Yun stopped.
However, her actions were clearly seen by the people behind the cameras—and even drew their disdain.
“She’s the strangest woman I’ve seen recently. Everyone else is looking for food, and she’s picking up useless cosmetics…,” the man complained to his companions. Watching Su Yun take clothes earlier and now cosmetics, it seemed she wasn’t in any hurry to find food at all.
The companions beside him nodded in agreement.
After loading some cosmetics, Su Yun looked at the pile of unopened items still in the cabinets. She felt tempted, but she didn’t put them into her space.
She would wait. Once the whole city lost power, she would come back for them. No one would touch these things.
She zipped up her backpack, held the tied fruit knife in her hand, and walked out of the shop.
At the end of the street were two tobacco-and-liquor stores. Judging by their condition, they had been among the first to be looted. Su Yun stood outside, looking at the chaos inside.
Scattered cigarette packs littered the floor. Near the entrance were two rows of shelves that once held sunflower seeds sold by weight and some fruit.
Now, the ground beneath the shelves was covered in spilled seeds and bloodstains. The fruit baskets were empty, though there were still some nuts left.
Su Yun took a bit of each type of nut. When placing them into her backpack, she avoided the cameras and stored them directly into her space.
Behind the counter, the two rows of cigarettes had already been cleared out, and the glass cabinet for cigarettes had been smashed. Everything edible in the store had been taken.
On another shelf, a few bags of chips were still hanging.
Aside from those, there were also some unopened bottles of mineral water and drinks, as well as two rows of seasonings—soy sauce, vinegar, and some sealed hotpot base.