Depths of the Living
Chapter 453

Pet Shop

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"Plant pots" are one of the best-selling product categories at Black Coffin Supermarket.

It occupies the entire second floor of the supermarket.

Most Corner Monster come to the supermarket for the first time wanting to find a reasonably priced planter. Only by allowing their pituitary glands to develop optimally can they establish themselves in the corner.

"Dear guest, the planter sales floor is currently full. Please take a number and wait in line. There are currently 332 people ahead of you in the queue, with an estimated waiting time of 21 hours and 58 minutes."

You can choose to rest in the waiting area, where drinking water, light meals, massage chairs, and TVs are provided free of charge.

You can also shop on other floors first; you'll be notified when it's your turn.

"So many people!?"

Hua Yuan never expected that she would have to queue for a whole day after traveling a long way to shop. Her mood instantly soured, but she couldn't show it.

Wu Wen didn't seem to care at all about the time; on the contrary, she was happy to have such leisure time to shop at the supermarket.

"It's okay, Sister Hua. It's our first time here anyway, so we can browse every floor. Trust me, once you start shopping, time flies by."

The supermarket also offers accommodation; I'll make the reservation.

Wu Wen immediately confirmed her personal information with the staff and paid the overnight fee.

Three coffins were delivered quickly, along with a carrying strap so that the coffins could be dragged behind you and you could sleep at any time.

The bottom of the coffin was also specially soundproofed, so it would not make any noise during dragging.

"Sister Hua, do you have any suitable weapons, clothes, or accessories?"

Hua Yuan shook his head. "Do I really need that kind of thing? I've never liked relying on external things. My physical body is enough... I feel like I'd rather buy some supplements that can enhance my physical body, or higher nutrients that can strengthen plants."

"Okay, let's go take a look~ There's still plenty of time."

Wu Wen clung tightly to Hua Yuan's arm, while the latter seemed to have never had such a "shopping" experience before, whether as a human or Pseudo-Human.

The thought of having so many things to choose from slowly awakens the Girl self buried deep within her.

Step into the elevator,

After the two sisters pressed their floor buttons, Luo Di also stretched out his finger and pressed the fourth floor button on his own.

"Huh? Luo Di, you're not coming with us?"

"You guys go ahead and browse. I'll go check out the fourth floor and come right back. It won't take long."

Wu Wen glanced at the arm pendant on Luo Di's chest, "Okay~ Remember to hurry up."

"Um."

Fourth floor first.

There was a smell as soon as the elevator doors opened. Although the supermarket used a lot of air freshener, you could still smell a meaty odor in the air.

[Fourth Floor - Biological Sales Floor]

This differs from the open structure of the first floor.

Most are standalone shops, with a list of the specific types of goods sold posted at the entrance. If you are interested, you can go inside to discuss the details.

The main focus is on slave shops, which cater to monsters who have just entered a corner and have no organization to rely on, as well as inferior beings who have lost their sense of self due to the impact of disasters.

In addition, there are quite a few "construction shops".

As the name suggests, some monsters who are skilled in creating and piecing together bodies will use their limbs to construct stitched-together monsters. For example, the most common creature in the sorority, the bio-bus, is a kind of stitched-together creation.

These Frankenstein's monsters often serve as excellent followers, eliminating concerns about betrayal and management.

There are also some "body shops".

High-quality monster parts are brought here for sale.

These limbs can be used as equipment materials, for kitchen processing, and as building blocks for higher life forms, among other things.

There are also some physical monsters that can enhance themselves through "limb extensions".

As Luo Di passed by a store selling limbs, he saw a spinning windmill made of ten arms at the entrance. It looked interesting, but he suppressed his curiosity and focused on the most important thing at hand.

Finally, there's the [Pet Shop].

But the pets here are not quite the same as the conventional concept.

Due to the unique environment of the corner, there are no native creatures, nor are there the various Hell Beast found in True Hell.

99.99% of the creatures in this corner evolved from the Human World.

Only a very few Innate Monster like "Li Beite" are able to be born in a corner and grow up successfully.

The so-called "pets" are essentially monsters that have been modified, or special slaves created by piecing together limbs, as shown above.

They are not cute to a large extent, but they are extremely obedient and their habits are completely different from those of humans, making them closer to the pets we know.

Either it can satisfy the extreme fetish of certain monsters to keep pets,

They can either be good at guarding the house, since some monsters who buy houses in the corner still hope to have a guard dog.

After searching high and low, Luo Di finally found the shop he wanted.

Lisa Pet Shop

Main business: Small pet sales, identification, recycling and rental.

Although it sells small pets, the shop itself is not small and is decorated quite luxuriously.

The last letter 'a' of the name 'Lisa' on the sign at the entrance was replaced with an expensive cat's eye stone.

It's clear that the owner of this shop is a very wealthy person.

As soon as Luo Di pushed open the door, he smelled a strong perfume scent, accompanied by a sweet, cloying voice.

"Welcome! Please wait a moment, we will serve you shortly."

Luo Di didn't respond immediately but was startled by the proprietress sitting behind the counter. Not only was the shop huge, but the proprietress in front of him was also enormous.

She's probably comparable to that Miss Five Hundred Jin from the sorority's previous club.

She was still making a knitting motion with her hands.

This is not yarn, of course, but a biological tissue; a bizarre creature, resembling a combination of a monkey and a hairless cat, has essentially taken shape.

In addition, the metal cages inside the shop also contain oddly shaped little creatures, which are indeed somewhat cute from a certain perspective, but are mostly just deformed and bizarre.

After the proprietress finished her craft, she looked up at the customer and immediately spotted the crow on his shoulder.

Her seemingly plump body moved over instantly, and after a careful observation with wide eyes, she quickly came to a conclusion.

"This... is not Corner Creature. Although there is a hint of fear in its feathers, it must have picked up from living in Sumikko Gurashi."

This is not a crow from Earth.

Are you a Connector, human?

"Yes."

The proprietress's eyes sharpened. "If you want to sell this, I can personally offer a high price, but it won't be too high, since this is the first time it's appeared on the market."

"I didn't say I wanted to sell."

"... Wait a minute, young man! We can discuss the price. How about I give this crow a thorough check-up first?"

The proprietress tried to touch it, and all the feathers on the crow's body were lifted up, revealing an eye staring at her from under each feather.

This display made the proprietress even happier; her large head also split open from the middle, revealing various Cat Heads inside to watch the crow.

"This is my partner, not for sale... but I do need the money."

The proprietress rubbed her hands together. "Can you continue to bring similar animals from that world? I can buy them back at a high price here."

"I can't bring it over. I need to return to the Human World first before I can Consciousness Connection there. Besides, a full biological transfer is also very troublesome."

However, I have another way.

Do you have other crows here? Or, boss, are you capable of overcoming reproductive barriers?

Luo Di's words enlightened the proprietress. "That's easy! What I do best is pet creation and breeding... Although I don't have any crows here, as long as you give me a feather and some flesh, I can use biological materials to create a breeding mother."

Give it a try, it might actually work.

How will the money be calculated?

"Spending in a corner will inevitably pollute its genes, and the offspring may not be pure. We'll have to see how the quality of the offspring turns out."

I could personally offer between 50 and 200 per animal.

"100 is the lowest price, with no upper limit. If you're interested, I'll get it from you... If not, I'll go look at other places."

"I can't afford this price. You should go somewhere else."

"OK."

Without the slightest hesitation, Luo Di turned and left.

However, he had only taken a few steps when the boss, with his obese body, squeezed his way up to him. "Come on, come on~ Just try it out here first! I love little pets the most, I'll give it a shot even if it means losing money."

If they are able to produce offspring of good quality, we might be able to have a long-term partnership.

"OK."

Luo Di glanced at his crow-foal companion on his shoulder, expecting it to be resistant, but to his surprise, it seemed unusually cooperative. It appeared it would do anything as long as it wasn't sold.

The crow's beak opened wide.

The crow vomited out an entire dead crow from its mouth as biological material.

It is a condensation of a large number of crows, so separating one crow is not a big deal.

Seeing this ability, the proprietress became even more enthusiastic.

Her business acumen detected a glimmer of wealth; if it worked out, her shop might be able to expand further within the supermarket.

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