The Male Lead Opens a Shop in the Apocalypse 男主在末日开店

1. 1 末 Apocalypse Shop: The Shopkeeper Is Invincible, and That Makes Perfect Sense 末世商店：店长无敌很合理吧 Person Who Loves Green Tangerine Pu'er Tea爱喝青柑普洱茶的人Sci-Fi & Apocalypse316k WordsCompleted [System + reborn + decisive and ruthless + supernatural powers + no romance + zombies + mutated beasts + no self-sacrificing saint + lighthearted daily life + self-interest] Wang Yu spent half his life struggling at the bottom of the post-apocalyptic world, only to end up devoured by a beast. Now he’s reborn. He thought he’d get a god-tier System and rise straight to the top, but instead he got a post-apocalyptic shop System and a shop from the start. What? He has to run a shop!? And he’s invinc 6kReads8.0Score46614d adds

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   As the title suggests, "The Profit-Driven Shop Manager" is a must-read for fans of stories where the protagonist is decisive and ruthless, not a saintly saint! The protagonist is on equal footing with the officials, not some pathetic sucker. A must-read!! Aside from being too short, it has no flaws whatsoever. [Heart emoji]

2. 2 末 Apocalypse! The Invincible System Sends a Nine-Story Supermarket 末世！无敌系统送九层楼超市 Yi Qianqiu亿千秋Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.2M WordsCompleted Zombies, extreme cold, extreme heat, earthquakes, acid rain... Inside the supermarket, he was completely invincible. Across countless worlds in the universe. The System granted him every type of superpower right from the start, but that was only the beginning. He leveled up at a breakneck pace and crushed his opponents with ease. Even advanced alien civilizations were nothing to him. While other people fought to the death for food, spilling rivers of blood, the male lead owned an entire supermar 8.4kReads7.8Score91314d adds

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   Seriously, sis, if you want to read this kind of story, give me five brainwaves and I'll follow it.

3. 3 在 Starting a Farm in the Apocalypse 在末日里开农场 Hua Lingyan华凌烟Two Male Leads409k WordsCompleted When Shen Liang opened his eyes, he found himself inside a book he had read, one starring an arrogant male lead and a saintly female lead. He had become one of the cannon fodder characters in the heroine's path to success. Shen Liang felt a little disheartened. Luckily, transmigrating had come with a farm System. In the Apocalypse, he could claim a mountain and enjoy a leisurely life growing crops and selling goods. Sometimes he could even grow mutated plants, like fire-breathing devil peppers a 4.4kReads9.2Score53514d adds

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   🌱Transmigration. Rebirth. Twin protagonists. System upgrade. Farming. Opening a shop, building infrastructure. Shen Liang wakes up to find himself transmigrated to a post-apocalyptic world littered with corpses 🌸, the world of a melodramatic novel. Fortunately, Shen Liang is bound to a system, which not only heals his injuries but also allows him to thrive in the apocalypse.

4. 4 末 A Comfortable Hotel Life in the Apocalypse 末世安逸的酒店生活 O Brother Xiong'er OO熊二哥哥OSci-Fi & Apocalypse1.5M WordsOngoing [Overpowered protagonist, satisfying read, ensemble cast] Three months after the zombie outbreak, order in Haicheng has collapsed. Zhou Cheng was just an ordinary programmer in an office tower, until his companions treated him like a disposable pawn and pushed him out to scavenge for supplies. Injured, infected, and locked outside, he was on the verge of turning into a zombie. At death's door, the necklace he had worn for years activated the core of the Calamity Hotel. A small inn called the Tra 29.9kReads6.1Score2.7k14d adds

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   Post-apocalyptic shop stories are all quite good.

5. 5 末 Apocalypse Hotelier: A Survival Fortress in the Cold Wave 末日酒店主：寒潮中的生存堡垒 O Brother Xiong'er OO熊二哥哥OSci-Fi & Apocalypse902k WordsCompleted (The rating starts low, but will gradually rise.) [Running an inn + survival in the Apocalypse + no heroine + laid-back daily life + ensemble cast (various stories told through multiple characters; the male lead only runs the inn, so there are few chapters from his perspective)] A blood-red cold wave plunges the world into -70°C temperatures. The planet freezes over, and crystal zombies roam everywhere. Chen Mo unexpectedly activates the Apocalypse Hotel System and turns an abandoned inn into a 426Reads5.8Score—14d adds
6. 6 末 Opening a Shop in the Apocalypse: The Owner Is Powerful but Keeps a Low Profile 末世开店，店主很强却过分低调 Qian Mo Ya浅沫呀Sci-Fi & Apocalypse919k WordsOngoing [Shopkeeping + Apocalypse + No female lead + Relaxed daily life + Business-focused + Ensemble cast, with stories told through many characters and little from the male lead's perspective, since he only runs a shop. This novel is entirely fictional.] After binding to the System, Qin Mo began traveling to different worlds to open shops. This time, he has arrived in the Apocalypse. The Apocalypse strikes, and within just half a month countless people have died. Everyone is desperate for food and a 5.9kReads8.7Score35714d adds

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   This is the only book I really like—a behind-the-scenes shopkeeper story. I've read it several times. There's no romance, no ambiguity, just a shopkeeper who doesn't concern himself with anything else. The only downside is the slow updates 😓

7. 7 最 The Ultimate Middleman: The Supernatural Come to Me for Supplies 最强中间商：诡异来找我进货 King of Gold and Silver Picking Flower Dew金银大王摘花露Mystery653k WordsCompleted [Creepy + Infinite Flow + Livestreaming + Face-Slapping Power Fantasy + No CP] Horror games invade Earth. Countless people die in the games, while others gain supernatural abilities and become beings comparable to gods. Jiang Ye awakens the [SSS-Rank Talent: Supermarket Owner!] From then on, whenever he enters a game instance Jiang Ye: “Dying of thirst? One cup of mineral water costs 100 ghost coins!” The creature: “That’s highway robbery! Doesn’t it only cost 2 ghost coins wholesale?” Unfortuna 2.7kReads8.8Score32814d adds

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   The protagonist runs a supermarket in a post-apocalyptic world. An eerie, infinite-flow story.

8. 8 小 The Corner Store Connects to the Apocalypse: Instant Noodles for Gold from the Start 小卖部通末世：开局泡面换黄金 Xihe Tuntun羲和豚豚Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.1M WordsCompleted Dumped by his girlfriend and saddled with huge debts, Lin Mo’s life hit rock bottom. He thought the apocalypse had arrived. Who could have guessed that his shabby little convenience store would transmigrate to the era of the apocalypse! The shop could not only travel between dimensions, but was also “absolutely safe,” making it the only safe house and supply station in the post-apocalyptic wasteland! When he traded instant noodles for gold, Lin Mo finally realized that the cheap goods nobody had 18.1kReads7.3Score2.2k14d adds

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   Post-apocalyptic novels worth reading

9. 9 从 Starting as a Middleman Between Two Apocalyptic Worlds, I Become the Mastermind Behind the Scenes 从末世双穿当倒爷开始当幕后黑手 Pancake Master煎饼高手Urban2.7M WordsCompleted [Dual Transmigration] + [Making a Spectacle of Himself] + [Multiple Female Leads] Lu Teng gains the ability to travel to an apocalyptic world overrun by terrifying monsters, where humanity is constantly losing ground. But he discovers that this world's timeline is two hundred years in the future relative to the present. He swears he never had any grand ambition to save the world in the first place. He just wanted to enjoy the moment, make a fortune as a middleman, and then rub it in the face of 8.4kReads8.1Score91814d adds
10. 10 末 My Doomsday Livestream Summoned Haters and Alarmed the Nation 末世直播召唤黑粉后，惊动了国家 Short on Silver缺点银子Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.9M WordsCompleted [Apocalypse, transmigration, mutations, disasters, livestreaming, comedy, System, wish fulfillment] Ye Xiao is incredibly lucky. He’s always complained that life is boring, and now he’s transmigrated! Ye Xiao is terribly unlucky. He’s transmigrated into an apocalypse crawling with mutated creatures! Ye Xiao is incredibly lucky. He’s got a System! Ye Xiao is terribly unlucky. His System doesn’t let him stockpile supplies or give him super strength. It makes him livestream instead! Ye Xiao is losi 45.3kReads8.5Score5.5k14d adds
11. 11 见 What the Heck! My Granddaughter Can Send Me Money in the Apocalypse! 见鬼了！孙女能在末世给我烧钱！ Charge into the City冲锋都市Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.6M WordsCompleted Could it be that we're so poor now because no one up there is burning offerings for us? Xu Fan accidentally stumbled into the Bank of Heaven and Earth, where he made contact with his future descendants. He sent his granddaughter a dream, asking her to burn paper offerings for him. But his granddaughter told him, “Grandpa, it's the apocalypse! We can't even afford to eat!” “Don't worry, my precious granddaughter. Hurry up and burn some offerings for me. Once I become a billionaire, you'll be t 6.9kReads8.8Score87614d adds
12. 12 我 I Set Up a Food Stall in the Apocalypse to Earn Crystals 我在末世摆摊卖美食赚晶核 I Don't Like Fish Roe不爱吃鱼子Sci-Fi & Apocalypse265k WordsOngoing Male lead + no romance Lin Ran, who takes on missions in randomly selected worlds, suddenly finds himself in an apocalypse crawling with zombies and monsters. He nearly freezes to death right from the start. Just as he thinks things couldn’t possibly get any worse, he suddenly binds himself to the Spiritual Qi Cuisine System. Selling sweet sesame pastries in random spots, beef buns at the base gates, and opening a restaurant right in the middle of a zombie horde: he does whatever wild thing co 77Reads7.0Score—14d adds

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    I like this one

13. 13 末 Reborn in the Apocalypse, I Win by Raising a Powerful Ally 末世重生，靠养成大佬躺赢了 Coffee Aroma咖啡香Two Male Leads760k WordsCompleted Dual Male Leads + Two Powerhouses + Zombies + Superpowers + Pocket Dimension + Teamwork + Zero-Cost Looting and Stockpiling + Raising a Younger Love Interest In his previous life, Jian Cheng had a pocket dimension but no superpowers. On the day their base fell, he was mauled to death by a mutant zombie beast. Just before dying, he discovered the secret of his pocket dimension and was reborn with regrets still weighing on him. He returned to the day before the zombie outbreak and found a troubl 7.3kReads8.2Score97314d adds
14. 14 末 Apocalypse Store: I Became Invincible with Unlimited Supplies! 末世商店：我用无限物资无敌了！ Happy Gold Coin开心的金币Urban352k WordsCompleted [System + reborn + decisive and ruthless + supernatural powers + no CP + no harem + not saintly + invincible + revenge + self-interest + business management + extreme weather] Gu Chen was reborn after his girlfriend pushed him toward a horde of zombies in his previous life. He also unexpectedly bonded with the Invincible Shop System, which made him invincible inside his store. The System could also help him rapidly increase his strength. A beautiful woman throws herself at him? Don't make me lau 248Reads7.0Score10314d adds

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    Yeah, yeah, no female lead, no harem.

15. 15 在 I Made a Chinese Restaurant a Huge Hit in the Apocalypse of Another World 在异世界末世经营中华餐厅爆火 Ice Cola Drink Substitute冰可乐代喝Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.6M WordsCompleted [Apocalypse] [Business Management] [System] [Gourmet Food] [Farming] [No CP, Ensemble Cast] After Ling Jing died, she became bound to a business management System and was randomly dropped into an apocalyptic world where plants and animals had mutated. The System asked her to name her restaurant. After thinking for a moment, she typed: Chinese Restaurant. In this mutated apocalypse, every plant and animal had become an enemy. When starving humans on the brink of death caught the scent of roaste 95.4kReads9.4Score13.9k14d adds

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    ① In a zombie-infested apocalypse, Qin Mo opened a mysterious bamboo shop at the foot of a mountain. Hot steamed buns and spicy shredded potatoes were clearly priced; sunflowers produced sunlight, pea shooters fought off zombies, and even Ultraman could be grown! Crystal cores were used as money, and superpowers could be chosen at will. Humans were now chasing after zombies—this shop was the ultimate cheat code in the apocalypse! 🌿✨ ② Wang Yu was reborn the day before the zombie outbreak. Without an overpowered combat system, he was actually bound to an apocalyptic shop system? He started with an invincible safe house, where he was a god. But the most amazing thing was the black dog with a broken tail that he picked up—it turned out to be the future beast king "Dark Arrow" who would be feared by everyone! 🐕‍🦺 The shopkeeper relied on the dog to keep order, proving himself to be the number one person who relied on his dog's power. Hahaha, the protagonist is a true profit-driven businessman. Even Ye Tian, ​​the reborn one with the Devouring System, had to obediently swipe his card to pay with crystal cores when he came to buy things. That line, "Even if you were Jesus, you still have to pay," cracked me up. The apocalyptic swindler premise is so cool! 💸

16. 16 末 Apocalypse: I Ride a Tricycle and Run a Mobile Supermarket from the Start 末世：开局蹬三轮，经营移动超市 Su Zhi Cat苏栀猫Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted [System + business management + no romance pairing + ridiculous comedy + invincible] After six months of being a sucker in a new world, Jiang He finally gets her super-powered business System. Once bound to it, she hops on a little three-wheeled cart and runs a mobile supermarket. She also has to complete all sorts of bizarre sign-in missions to earn time for stocking up. [Host, go sign in at the center of the storm to earn one minute of stocking time!] [Host, see that volcano? Take it down and 13.4kReads8.9Score1.3k14d adds
17. 17 我 I’m Running a Vacation Inn in the Apocalypse 我在末世里开度假宾馆 Raise a Little Blue Cat养只小蓝猫Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.2M WordsCompleted [No Romance + Business Building + Post-Apocalypse] New mission: Open a hotel in the post-apocalyptic world. Xia Yan: “I thought this was supposed to be a vacation. Where’s the scenery? Are the zombies the scenery? Thanks, but no thanks!” System: “No, no, hear me out. No missions, no punishments, and upgrades are entirely up to you. You can slack off as much as you like. This System will always be on your side!” Xia Yan: “Okay!” And so Xia Yan finds herself in a dilapidated hotel. The conditions 190.5kReads8.8Score25k14d adds
18. 18 末 Apocalypse Survival: I Open a Shop and Grow Stronger 末日求生：我在末世开店变强 Mountain Rain山rainSports1.1M WordsCompleted [No romance + shopkeeping + laid-back + ensemble cast + fun + apocalypse] The apocalypse game arrives, and countless people are bound as players. Chu He is unlucky enough to be selected, but fortunately, he gets a golden finger from the start: a shop System. While everyone else is fighting for their lives, he sets up a street stall and sells things. The whole story takes an increasingly unexpected turn. From then on, a mysterious merchant appears in the apocalyptic world, followed by a whole cro 5kReads8.4Score39014d adds

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    These are all post-apocalyptic business novels with no romantic pairing. The last one is a bit novel; the male lead even pretends to be an NPC! Σ(°Д°;

19. 19 神 God-Tier System: The Strongest Supplier in the Doomsday 神级系统末世最强供应商 Househusband煮夫Eastern Fantasy4.8M WordsCompleted New book: Love Apartment: From the Start, I Repay Zhuge Dali. Qi Tian arrives in the apocalypse with the strongest Supplier System. Want S-rank genetic talent and to become an unparalleled genius? Eat some more walnuts to sharpen your brain! Don't want to put in the effort and want to jump straight to level 999? Eat more experience pills and level up like crazy! Want a pet? Come on, pick any divine beast you like! Want a weapon? No problem, choose any divine weapon you want! E 4.4kReads7.6Score42514d adds

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    Qi Tian Opens for Business: Awakens SSS Talent by gnawing on walnuts, instantly levels up to 999 with experience pills! Zombie Siege? Divine Beasts guard the gate, swallowing everything whole! Useless guy cries out: "Big boss, give me a divine weapon!" Qi Tian, ​​legs crossed, munches on spicy snack: "Trade it for a King-level crystal core, I won't open a shop even if it's less than half a gram!"

20. 20 我 I Have a Wuling RV for Transporting Supplies in the Apocalypse 我在末日有一辆五菱房车运送物资 Liu Zixian刘子羡Sci-Fi & Apocalypse186k WordsOngoing After graduating from college, Chen Shu couldn't find a suitable job, so he started delivering food. He began making deliveries in a Wuling Hongguang, and one day, without realizing it, he found himself in a parallel apocalyptic world. Chen Shu was just about to go to the bathroom when a woman began frantically pounding on his window. When he rolled it down, the woman, dressed head to toe in designer labels, climbed straight into the car and urged him to drive. In his panic, Chen Shu floored i 2.9kReads—Score13014d adds

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    Want to give it a try? [Eating popcorn][Eating popcorn]

21. 21 万 The Myriad Worlds Shop: A Scumbag's Road to Redemption Across the Heavens 万界小店：人渣我的救赎诸天路 Woodenhead's Journal木头的日志Urban228k WordsOngoing From the start, after transmigrating, I'm a wife-beating scumbag whom everyone despises. I raise my hand to hit and curse my wife, and coldly let my four-year-old daughter go hungry and freeze. My wife and daughter are covered in bruises and skin and bones. Worse still, my daughter has developed a malignant tumor caused by malnutrition, and her life hangs by a thread. After receiving the original owner's memories, I vomit uncontrollably, disgusted to the extreme. Thankfully, at the brink of desp —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    You can take a look at this book.

22. 22 我 I Opened a Shop in the Apocalypse 我在末世开商店 Great Promise大有为Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.9M WordsCompleted What's it like to have a modern, high-tech base in the apocalypse? Zombies roam the land, mutant beasts roar, and countless people struggle to get enough to eat, while Ye Chu's base is peaceful by day and filled with revelry by night. Want to take my base? Ask the Spirit Martial Corps first. They're made up of ancient martial artists and evolved fighters. Or why not try your luck against monsters created by combining different mutant beasts? One day, Ye Chu discovers that the virus came from a f 181Reads7.6Score5014d adds

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    This novel unfolds like a mysterious scroll, revealing surprises as it slowly reveals itself. The characters are vividly portrayed, as if they were right beside you. The story progresses tightly and logically, with no superfluous details. The writing is captivating, like a gentle spring breeze, transporting the reader to a world brimming with imagination and leaving them deeply engrossed in the tale.

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