Lu Yao put down the adhesive tape and sweet coffee, turned around and walked over.
There was indeed something floating above the water not far from the furry shop.
Lu Yao carefully looked at it for a while, "It seems... to be a fish, but why are they all upside down?"
The seabed is dark, and it is not very clear at depth.
But those fish are circling upwards in a cylindrical shape. There is light near the sea surface, and some fish that seem to be upside down can be seen.
They do not avoid natural enemies, but float motionlessly in the water, which is really weird.
Bai Jing also stood up and walked over: "Some fish rely on other populations to avoid predators and adapt to their living habits. They will swim vertically with their heads up or down. The fish floating over there are different species. Under the coral reef, there is also a suspected large predator that turned upside down. They are all motionless and there is no shelter nearby. It looks so strange."
The two observed for a while and found that occasionally there were schools of fish swimming by the edge, avoiding those strangely arranged upside-down fish.
Bai Jing was really curious: "Are they polluted? Or dead?" Lu Yao
shook his head: "I don't know."
The deep sea is too mysterious and deep for humans.
This is another unfamiliar sea area. Although I am curious, I don't want to go out to explore.
My ankle suddenly felt warm, as if a small ball of fur was sticking to me.
Lu Yao lowered his head. After finishing their meal, Dai Jiaobu and Tianka came over.
She stepped into the water when she entered the room. She took off her shoes and put them in the bathroom. She changed into a pair of clean sandals.
At this time, two fur balls rubbed against her feet, itchy and soft.
Lu Yao squatted down, stroked Tianka who was crying with her belly exposed, gently lifted Dai Jiaobu's chin, and looked up to find Pengci.
Pengci chased the plankton outside along the transparent wall membrane, with a slightly wrinkled brow, very serious.
Bai Jing also turned around and continued to lie down with Erxin in his arms.
It was past eight o'clock before he got up and walked towards the door: "Owner, I'll come back after work this afternoon." Lu Yao
was surprised: "Come again?"
Bai Jing turned around and looked at her seriously, "No? Staying here makes my heart extremely peaceful. If I don't have other plans in the evening, I'd like to come back and sit for a
while." At this point, Lu Yao couldn't refuse.
Bai Jing put his hands in his pockets and asked carefully: "Owner, can't this store be opened to us?"
Without a temporary work badge, he couldn't enter this special store.
He still wanted to continue coming here, and becoming a customer was the best way. Lu
Yao: "..."
Bai Jing's expression was very sincere, he really liked staying here.
Lying quietly on the seabed and stroking the cat, his mind was empty, and it seemed that even his soul had become lighter.
Such a place is hard to come by, no matter how high the price offered by the store owner, he is willing to come.
This idea is interesting.
Lu Yao did not refuse outright, nor did he immediately agree. After thinking for a moment, he replied, "I need to think about it."
Bai Jing secretly hoped that the store owner would agree after consideration, but he did not say much. He nodded slightly, turned around and went out, took down the temporary work card outside the door, and handed it back to Lu Yao.
Lu Yao put away the temporary work card and returned to the store.
As expected, no customers have been visiting since then.
The store is in such a location, and Lu Yao is willing to try to attract customers, but he has no idea.
The nearby fish will not be interested in furry, and no one comes to the seabed, so he can't go ashore to attract customers. Lu Yao
had one or two diving experiences when he traveled before.
But at that time, they were in a safe shallow sea area, and there was a teacher accompanying them to guide them.
With the naked eye alone, she couldn't tell how many meters below the sea the furry shop was.
This place is a threshold space, with dark algae, slender and soft, swaying gently along the ocean current.
Under the coral reef is a dark cliff. I don't know what kind of creatures are hidden under there. Lu Yao held his heart tightly in his arms.
When he was the only one left, the deep seabed was too dull and quiet.
"Meow~"
The cute cat's cry broke the heavy atmosphere. Lu Yao turned his head and his eyes suddenly widened - outside the transparent wall membrane, there was a young manta ray swimming along the wall membrane, as if teasing the victim.
Its flat body is as graceful and light as a butterfly, with two curled fins in front of its head and a thin, long tail swaying slightly behind it.
It swam left and right outside the membrane, teasing me with its claws stretched out to touch it, but it meowed anxiously when it couldn't reach it.
Manta rays, also known as devil fish, are relatively gentle marine creatures.
They mainly feed on small fish, shrimps and plankton, can build a relatively complex social system, and often move in groups. Lu
Yao looked up and didn't see any other manta rays, and there were no manta ray groups nearby.
Is this a lone manta ray?
The little manta ray seemed to see Lu Yao and suddenly stiffened.
After a moment, it began to hit the membrane, and was bounced back every time. Lu Yao
observed for a while, and tried to guide it to the door of the Furry Shop, to see if these deep-sea fish could enter the store.
She was also wondering, could these fish be potential customers of the Furry Shop?
The little manta ray swam to the door of the Furry Shop, and suddenly turned around and swam away without looking back after seeing something.
It seems that the fish are not their customers.
Lu Yao cut a plate of fruit and put it on the low table, sat on the floor in the 360-degree "Deep Sea Dragon Palace", touched Er Xin's soft and plump belly, and looked at the scenery outside the window.
Pull open the transparent wall film disguise, and you can see the mountain view outside the shopping street.
The trees are verdant, stretching into mountains, the sky is high and the clouds are light, and the breeze is seductive, which is completely different from the deep and dark seabed.
Suddenly there was a knock on the door. Lu Yao was stunned for a moment. It seemed to be the door to the deep sea world.
She sat there without moving.
The creature outside the door was very persistent. It knocked three times and stopped. It was very patient.
Lu Yao typed into the system: "What's outside?"
System: […The manta ray is back again, carrying a bunch of fresh fish.]
Fresh fish? Lu Yao
had a guess in his mind, and slowly moved to the door. After hesitating for a few times, he gently opened the door.
The sea water was blocked by a transparent wall membrane, but the cold breath of the deep sea still swept through Lu Yao's senses.
She closed her eyes, then quickly opened them again.
Outside the door, the little manta ray swam up and down for a few circles, and suddenly slammed into the door. Lu Yao
subconsciously turned sideways to avoid the oncoming warm embrace.
The little manta ray rolled onto the soft white sand beach, and a cute female voice of pain rang out.
"Ah, it hurts!" Lu Yao
turned his head with surprise in his eyes.
The reckless little manta ray disappeared, and sitting on the white sand beach was a young woman with a ponytail, wearing a black suspender and denim hot pants, holding a string of snappers that seemed to be tied with corals.
The fish's mouths were still opening and closing, and they looked very alive.
"Are you a fish or a human?" Lu Yao closed the door and stretched out his hand to the girl.
Du Qingmei looked down at her hands and feet, her eyes full of disbelief.
She has turned back!!!
A slender white hand reached out to her, she excitedly grasped it, used the force to stand up, and hugged Lu Yao tightly, saying happily: "It's a human! It's really a human! Great!!!"
A large string of fresh fish with salty water vapor, "slap" heavily on Lu Yao's back.
I don't know if it was a fish fin or something that poked the skin.
Lu Yao took a deep breath and pushed the girl away with some strength, "So you are a human too?"
Du Qingmei realized that she had scared the other party a little, nodded slightly, stepped back, and handed the sea bream skewers in her hand over: "Here, how long can these fish be used to pet cats?" Lu Yao
: "???"
Du Qingmei: "The sign outside the store says that you can pet cats with dried fish. I caught some specially, but I don't know how to make them into dried fish. Fresh fish is not okay?" Lu Yao
typed into the system: "...Couldn't the currency of this world be fish?"
System: [The situation in this world is more complicated. Dried fish, treasures and antiques, and banknotes can all be exchanged. But this customer can probably only find fish.]
...What kind of world is this?
She already owns three stores in another world and boasts of her rich experience in opening stores, but she was also confused at this time.
"You are a human, how did you end up in the sea? And how did you become a manta ray?" Lu Yao asked after taking the snapper skewers.
Du Qingmei followed Lu Yao onto the white sand beach and officially entered the furry store. She looked down and saw three round little fur balls scattered everywhere, and her heart almost melted.
She had just teased Pengci outside, so she ran over in two steps, carefully reached out her hand, touched Pengci's soft back hair, and then answered Lu Yao.
"I don't know what happened. I woke up in the sea and turned into a fish. I've been wandering here for a long time, but I can't find a way to turn back into a human, and I can't leave this sea."
Pengci was very brave. He was not afraid of being touched and didn't hide. He just lay down on the spot, revealing his soft and white belly.
Du Qingmei narrowed her eyes and the corners of her lips twitched uncontrollably. This was too cute.
After staying in the sea for a long time, touching this soft and warm fur-covered cub, her healing degree went up like crazy.
She couldn't help but bend down, put her face close to Pengci's little belly, closed her eyes and took a deep breath, sighed with satisfaction, and then looked up at Lu Yao.
"I was shocked when I saw the kitten outside just now. I thought I was trapped here for too long and started to hallucinate. Are you the owner of this store?" Lu Yao
nodded.
Pengci called out coquettishly, turned over, stood up and rubbed Du Qingmei's hand with "meow meow".
Du Qingmei knelt on the ground, and simply hugged Pengci into her arms and stroked him gently, her eyes were shocked: "You can actually do such a thing, are you a witch living in the sea? Or, are you actually a mermaid?" Lu Yao
shook his head: "... To be honest, I was also wondering just now, could you be a mermaid?"
Du Qingmei shook her head frantically, "I forgot to introduce myself, my name is Du Qingmei, 24 years old, an ordinary office worker. One day I woke up and suddenly came to this sea area, and turned into a deep-sea fish." Lu Yao
briefly introduced himself, pointing to the strange fish with their bellies turned up not far away: "Do you know what those fish are?"
Du Qingmei nodded.
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