[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-sickly-cannon-fodder-spoiled-by-the-powerful-apo":3,"chapter-sickly-cannon-fodder-spoiled-by-the-powerful-apo-sickly-cannon-fodder-spoiled-by-the-powerful-apo-chapter-37":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Sickly Cannon Fodder: Spoiled by the Powerful Apocalypse Bosses",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},562888,814,"Chapter 37","sickly-cannon-fodder-spoiled-by-the-powerful-apo-chapter-37",37,"\u003Cp>By the time Suzy arrived at the pre-made meal factory, the sun was high overhead, the air thick with lingering heat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had made it clear over the phone that her order would be substantial, so the person receiving her was a mid-level manager. He greeted her politely and personally guided her through the facility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The factory supplied several well-known convenience store chains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rice balls, boxed lunches, desserts—everything sold in those brightly lit stores—were produced here under exclusive contracts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they toured the production lines, Suzy observed carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The factory was clean and orderly, nothing like the shady back-alley workshops people often worried about. Workers wore full protective gear, surfaces gleamed under white lights, and ingredients were neatly labeled and stored.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pre-made boxed lunches looked exactly like the ones displayed in convenience store refrigerators—neatly arranged, vibrant, appetizing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just microwave them for a few minutes,\" the manager explained with a smile, \"and they’re ready to eat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The aroma samples they offered were surprisingly good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more Suzy saw, the more satisfied she became.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was perfect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could simply place a microwave inside her space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the upgrade, she had discovered something unexpected: the wooden cabin now had running water and electricity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was even a working bathroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she needed to eat, she could just heat up a boxed meal inside the space and enjoy it immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from convenience-store lunches and desserts, the factory also produced ready-to-heat meal pouches, as well as large batches of tea eggs and braised chicken drumsticks—items typically supplied to restaurants for breakfast or quick-service menus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suzy sampled everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The taste was genuinely good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t hesitate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every type of boxed meal—five thousand portions each.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every dessert—five thousand each.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every flavor of rice ball—five thousand each.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The total was staggering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the frozen, long-term storage meal pouches, she ordered ten thousand of each variety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After paying the deposit, she arranged for delivery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since her order was so large, the factory offered her a discounted rate, saving her a significant amount.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the pre-made meals were settled, she reviewed her list.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vegetables.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fruits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Medicine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She contacted a pharmaceutical sales representative.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the moment the other party heard the list of medications and quantities she wanted, they declined without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The order was simply too large.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And many of the drugs were prescription-only.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She tried several other pharmaceutical companies, but every one of them refused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suzy frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Buying online would be troublesome. Regulations had tightened recently, and she understood their caution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An order of that scale required connections—serious ones—to complete in one go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Buying in small quantities from different pharmacies would be exhausting—and suspicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she went from pharmacy to pharmacy around C City, it would inevitably draw attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe... Should she ask Uncle Leonard?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thought took root instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The apocalypse would have to be revealed to him eventually. He needed to be mentally prepared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before, she had held back—because of Monica, and because Leonard had been blinded by love.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now he was awake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps it wouldn’t hurt to test the waters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She decided to observe him for a few more days. If his attitude remained firm, she would tell him everything and ask for his help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his network, securing medical supplies would be effortless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For now, she shifted her focus to vegetables.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She pulled out the number the frozen factory owner had previously given her and dialed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, it was a slaughterhouse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stated her needs plainly: fresh pork, beef, chicken, duck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The order was enormous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She essentially mirrored her previous frozen-meat quantities:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fifty tons of pork.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fifty tons of beef.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fifty tons of chicken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All processed, portioned, and delivered to her warehouse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She sent over the address and deposit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other party promised delivery within a few days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next: vegetables.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She contacted a supplier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twenty tons of leafy greens—lettuce, spinach, romaine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twenty tons of tomatoes, bell peppers, eggplants, cucumbers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thirty tons of potatoes, sweet potatoes, yams, carrots, radishes, onions, garlic, ginger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten tons of broccoli, cauliflower, Romanesco, garlic scapes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten tons of mushrooms—matsutake, morels, termite mushrooms, king oyster mushrooms, shimeji.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She bought every vegetable she could think of.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then came fruit suppliers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twenty tons of oranges, mandarins, pomelos, lemons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twenty tons of watermelon, cantaloupe, honeydew, papaya.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fifty tons of apples, pears, peaches, plums, apricots, mangoes, avocados, lychees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twenty tons of strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, cherries, grapes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twenty tons of bananas, pineapples, durians, mangosteens, rambutans, dragon fruit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deposit transferred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that, Suzy visited a seed wholesale market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rice, wheat, corn—every kind of seed the shops carried, she stocked up on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t buy excessive amounts; seeds were small and easy to store in her vehicle for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If needed in the future... she could always \"acquire\" more for free.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, she rented a small cargo truck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Driving it to a livestock farm, she purchased batches of chicks and ducklings, planning to raise them inside her upgraded space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the order was confirmed, workers loaded the cages into the truck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She bought feed as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After driving away, she stopped in a quiet spot and transferred the chirping little creatures into her space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that done, she checked her schedule.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At five o’clock, she would collect the final delivery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was plenty of time left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since she already had the truck, she decided to maximize it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She planned to buy as much ready-to-eat food as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fast food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Milk tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having lived through lockdown periods before, she had developed a stubborn attachment to such things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the apocalypse came, these would disappear forever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if she learned to recreate them, the taste would never be exactly the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While conditions were favorable, she would stock up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She opened her phone and searched nearby shops. One kilometer away was a bustling commercial street filled with milk tea and snack stores.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And nearby—an antique street.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had recently unlocked the \"treasure detection\" function.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the perfect opportunity to test it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, she placed large takeout orders through an app—choosing store pickup for everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It took half an hour to finalize the orders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she drove toward the antique street.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she entered within a one-kilometer radius, she activated the treasure function.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, a small map-like interface appeared in her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On it—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Red dots blinked in various directions.\u003C\u002Fp>",1056,"2026-05-30T15:23:36.664Z","2026-06-01T04:31:34.774Z",1,"novelbin.me","99fc76fb6bd9f09d67d9f3ce0bea9f7f461eea2bb1b95b339fa8e0c915afd20c","sickly-cannon-fodder-spoiled-by-the-powerful-apo-chapter-38","sickly-cannon-fodder-spoiled-by-the-powerful-apo-chapter-36",210,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsickly-cannon-fodder-spoiled-by-the-powerful-apo-cover.jpg"]