The enormous tentacles almost covered the entire lake bottom. Su Luo had never seen such a large animal before. At this moment, the tentacles extended towards the glass tunnel, their suction cups covering the glass. He felt more like prey in the other's hands.
Taking a deep breath, Su Luo touched the long black coffin behind her and watched as something resembling an octopus head slowly approached her. Its eyes, as large as three cartwheels, were like lights in the deep sea, looking down at the glass tunnel and her inside.
The octopus head also has many glowing circles on it, which are similar in color to the lanterns hanging in the aquarium outside, both blue and green, making it look like a will-o'-the-wisp light bulb.
Thanks to these blue and green glowing rings, Su Luo vaguely saw a badge printed on the glass tunnel that she... had seen before.
"You're the zoo director?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a notification sound rang in Su Luo's mind.
'Ding, a six-star monster has been detected that can be contracted.'
'Monster Name: Klot (Deep Sea Red Seal). After forming a contract, the host can choose a name for themselves: (**).'
'Ability: Realm of Mist (Keywords in ability description: Concealment, Deadly Poison)'
'This strange creature's affinity with the host is currently visible after a contract is formed.'
Six-star mystery.
Another six-star monster.
Such a huge body, unlike Alice and Zhao Jinlai whom Su Luo had seen before, was enough to put both physical and mental pressure on humans.
Fear from the deep sea.
Upon hearing Su Luo's words, the other party did not reply, but simply moved his soft and smooth body around outside the glass tunnel, seemingly observing Su Luo.
It also seemed as if it was observing the long black coffin behind Su Luo.
For a moment, the man and the fish stared at each other. Su Luo, not to be outdone, widened his eyes and looked back, carefully calculating the possibility of escaping from here, and even wondering what was special about this black coffin and this place.
A few minutes later, the deep red, large-headed octopus slowly retreated, its suckers gradually leaving the glass tunnel, until its entire form disappeared into a cloud of black ink.
'Splash'
With a scraping sound, the previously closed office door suddenly opened, and a man wearing a shirt and black suit, along with a pair of black sunglasses, walked in, sat down at the only desk in the office, and flipped over a signboard on the desk, clearly displaying the words 'Principal'.
"The new...director?"
“It’s me.” Su Luo was stunned for a moment, then nodded and carefully looked at the zoo director who was almost indistinguishable from a human.
If I'm not mistaken, it should be the giant octopus that was staring at her outside the glass tunnel just now.
"What do you want?"
Upon hearing this, Su Luo took two quick steps forward without saying a word, flung the long black coffin behind him, and slammed it onto the desk with a bang. He then leaned forward slowly, one hand on the coffin, and said, "To find you, you'll have to spend some money."
Upon hearing Su Luo's words, Klot's large eyes widened slightly in surprise. He glanced at Su Luo with a half-smile, "Spend money?"
"I wonder how much money the new president of the Guishi Commercial Street Chamber of Commerce in the provincial capital plans to... bribe me?"
Klot's words surprised Su Luo.
It wasn't that I was surprised that some strange entity could find out her origins, but rather that this probing came so slowly...
With a soft chuckle, Su Luo tilted her head. "Since you already knew, did you wait for me to come and buy you on purpose?"
It has to be said that after looking at the octopus for a while, the initial fear had faded, and Su Luo was only thinking it was a pity.
Unfortunately, this octopus is poisonous and can't be cooked and eaten. Otherwise, one of these octopuses would have been enough to last a long time, and it could even have been sold to various bases to make a profit.
Klot had no idea that he had almost been betrayed by Su Luo; if it weren't for his poisonous nature, he would likely have met a very bad end.
"Miss Su is truly as unique as the rumors suggest."
“That’s not how you use ‘unique’,” Su Luo said coldly. “Principal Ke went to all this trouble to bring me here, surely not to spout this nonsense.”
Hearing this, Clot narrowed his large, bell-like eyes and laughed, "I just love talking to smart people."
"To be honest, I am in charge of the Other Shore Chamber of Commerce, the capital of Qincheng Province, which is the province next to your Shanshui City. Over the years, the Other Shore Chamber of Commerce has been a mixed bag, with factions everywhere. Since the old president stepped down, no suitable president has been elected."
"Therefore, in the other side, all factions are fighting each other, and it has now reached a fever pitch."
At this point, Klot looked at Su Luo and said, "I've heard that Miss Su has many unique ideas and a variety of ways to make money. She has even monopolized the Ghost Market commercial street in the provincial capital where Shanshui City is located. This has never happened before."
"I hope Miss Su can join forces with me. When we take over the position of the president of the Other Shore Association, you will be the only vice president of the Other Shore Association!"
While peeling the dead skin off his fingers, Su Luo listened lazily to Claude's description of the wonderful future, seemingly unmoved.
So the badge I saw in the Ghost City commercial street of the provincial capital was the symbol of the Other Shore Chamber of Commerce. As the supreme ruler of the Other Shore Ghost King City, their chairman is the number one person in the Other Shore Ghost King City, the true king of the city!
At this very moment, a six-star monster is meeting her alone in such a secluded place, describing a plan to join forces and seize the guild leader. It doesn't sound like a good thing at all.
Seeing that Su Luo did not answer immediately, Klot was not in a hurry and waited quietly for Su Luo to give him a satisfactory answer.
"If I'm not mistaken, this is where I'll die if I don't agree."
“Smart.” Clot simply nodded, without giving a clear answer, but those who understood the implication knew what she meant.
Pretending to be deep in thought, Su Luo stroked his chin and subtly moved the long black coffin a little closer to himself.
If Su Luo's guess is correct, the reason why the giant fat octopus didn't immediately pierce the glass tunnel with its true form wasn't because of her, but because of the mysterious black coffin in her hand.
This long black coffin seems to possess abilities that even six-star monsters fear.
"Cooperation is not out of the question."
Su Luo slowly said, twirling a strand of hair behind her ear with her finger, "However, words are not enough. If Director Ke betrays me halfway or abandons me after using me, how am I supposed to stand on my own two feet?"
At that time, whether they are humans or monsters, at least the monsters of the Other Shore Monster King City will regard her as an enemy. Although Su Luo plans to go it alone, she has no intention of offending the whole world because of a strange monster like you.
Klot was not surprised by Sulo's relenting. He believed that with his imposing physique, any human would succumb to his fear. However, he did not expect an unpredictable factor to appear, otherwise he would not have transformed into human form to negotiate with Sulo.
"Then... what kind of promise does Miss Su want?"
After saying that, Klot looked at Su Luo in front of him and slowly revealed a crazy smile. He stared straight at Su Luo, making Su Luo feel a little uneasy, like prey being watched.
"I... want your contract!"
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