Supermarkets connect to all realms, it's not too much for a succubus to like me, is it?

[To ensure the long-term 'compliant operation' of the host and the store, a system upgrade process has been forcibly initiated!]

[500 million Realm Points forcibly deducted from the host... Upgrade begins!]

"Holy crap! They even have forced spending involved?!"

Lin Mo almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

That bully hit me, why did he deduct my points?!

What's the difference between this and the insurance company deducting 500 yuan from the car owner as a handling fee after the car is hit?

That's utterly robber logic!

[System upgrade in progress... 1%... 50%... 100%!]

【Ding! 】

[Congratulations, host! The 'Multiverse Supermarket System' has been successfully upgraded to version 2.0 – the 'Civilized Business, Compliant Operation' mode!]

[New Feature Unlocked: Get a store manager's exclusive tool – the 'Causal Barcode Scanner'!]

Before Lin Mo's eyes, the system panel had been completely redesigned.

The originally simple interface has become more technologically advanced, and in its virtual toolbar, there is now an icon that looks like a supermarket barcode scanner.

[Causal Barcode Scanner: Can scan any target and read some of its basic information, current status, and most pressing 'causal needs'.]

[Note: This action aligns with the business principle of "understanding customer needs."]

"Understanding customer needs?"

Lin Mo's lips twitched as he looked at the bull-headed commander waving his hands and baring his teeth in the surveillance footage.

This is clearly someone coming to cause trouble!

but.

He immediately focused his attention on the "causal barcode scanner" and aimed it at Apang in the surveillance footage.

"Sweep him away!"

A virtual crosshair instantly crossed dimensions from inside the supermarket and locked onto Apang's massive body.

next second.

A stream of data rushed down in front of Lin Mo like a waterfall.

[Target Scanned: Apang, Seventh Commander of the Underworld Vanguard]

[Race: Mixed-blood Minotaur]

[Strength Level: Late Foundation Establishment (Soul Body)]

[Current Status: Severe Soul Dehydration, Soul Overexertion, Yin Influence on the Mind, Rationality Collapse (On the Brink)]

[Cause of the condition: For seven consecutive days and nights, while escorting 13,000 vengeful spirits who had frozen to death in the extremely cold lands through the 'Endless Ice Wind Valley,' their souls were subjected to prolonged erosion by the extreme cold and yin winds, resulting in a severe loss of their original soul power.]

The most pressing causal need (desire): To replenish fluids!

[It needs life-giving water containing 'extreme yang energy' to neutralize the extreme yin energy accumulated within the body!]

Lin Mo was stunned when he saw the long list of analysis reports.

After all that, it turns out this imposing, seemingly world-destroying Minotaur boss wasn't there to cause trouble.

But...

Are you madly thirsty?

Due to extreme dehydration and overwork, he lost control of his emotions and mistook his vending machine for some kind of monster that was disrupting order, so he immediately swung an axe at it.

This is practically the underworld version of "road rage"!

"The customer is king, even if he's the kind of king who wants to tear your store down..."

Lin Mo muttered to himself, his business acumen burning brightly.

Now that we know the root cause of the problem, it's easy to find the right solution.

"The source of water with extremely yang energy..."

His gaze swept across the product list in the system's backend and quickly locked onto an ordinary-looking beverage that, at this moment, was nothing short of a miracle drug.

"Zero, remotely control the Underworld vending machine and activate the 'proactive beverage giveaway' mode. Target product—Vehicle No. 3, Iced Gatorade!"

[Command confirmed!]

On the banks of the River of Oblivion.

Apang was clutching his bleeding right hand, pacing back and forth irritably, the deathly aura emanating from his nostrils almost solidifying.

He wanted to give that eerie iron cabinet another blow with the axe.

But the sharp pain in his hand and the strange recoil from before made him wary.

Just when he was so frustrated he was about to explode.

"Clang!"

A soft sound came from under the metal cabinet.

A blue plastic bottle rolled out of the outlet, its body still covered with an alluring layer of white frost that exuded a faint aura of warmth.

Apang's movements came to an abrupt halt, his enormous, bell-like eyes fixed intently on the bottle.

He could sense that the bottle contained exactly what his soul longed for most at that moment!

That pure, gentle, and vibrant "yang energy" was like a clear spring that a dying man in the desert saw, and it had a fatal attraction for him!

He walked over cautiously, his large, fan-like hand hesitantly reaching for the bottle of "Pulse".

Pick it up and unscrew it.

Without the slightest hesitation, he raised his massive bull head and gulped down a 600ml bottle of beverage in one go.

The next second, a miracle happened.

The cool, sweet liquid slid down his throat into his soul, instantly transforming into a powerful warm current, like the true fire of the sun, which exploded in his nearly dried-up, cracked soul meridians!

"Sizzle—"

The extremely cold Yin energy that had lingered in his body for so long, like maggots clinging to bones, melted and evaporated rapidly in the face of this domineering warm current of Yang energy, just like ice and snow meeting their nemesis!

Apang shuddered with pleasure and let out a satisfied groan.

His originally withered and shrunken soul body became full and solid again at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The deep, bone-revealing wound on his hand healed quickly under the nourishment of the yang energy, leaving no scar.

The enormous eyes, which had been bloodshot from the mania, gradually regained their clarity.

He looked down at his perfectly intact hand, then at the empty blue bottle in his hand, his eyes filled with shock and awe.

What kind of divine object is this?!

Its effects are a hundred times more potent than the "Rejuvenating Dew" reserved for the high-ranking officials of the underworld!

He, Apang, the dignified ruler of the underworld, almost destroyed such a life-saving treasure just now.

Thinking of this, a trace of guilt and lingering fear appeared on his face.

He remained silent for a moment, then solemnly placed the empty bottle on the ground.

Then he took a token made entirely of black iron from his waist, engraved with a ferocious ghost head, and respectfully placed it on the dispensing platform of the vending machine with both hands.

After doing all this, he bowed deeply to the vending machine, then put away the "Prison Suppressing Axe," turned around, and strode away without saying another word.

Inside the supermarket.

Lin Mo watched these changes through the monitor and nodded in satisfaction.

"That's what you call professionalism."

He manipulated the system to zoom in on the image of the iron token.

[Item Scanned: Underworld Patrol Order]

[Effect: The holder of this decree may travel freely within most of the officially administered areas of the Underworld, with all ghosts avoiding them; they are regarded as an inspector of the Underworld.]

"That's great. Trading one energy drink for a VIP pass to the underworld is a good deal."

Lin Mo was in high spirits, tapping rhythmically on the counter with his fingertips, and began to plan how to use this "pass" to officially expand his business empire into the underworld.

Just then.

jingle--

The wind chimes at the door rang crisply.

Lin Mo's smile faltered slightly as he looked up at the doorway.