"What is it?" Lu Yao was very curious.
Du Qingmei saw the fruit on the low table, got up with the fruit in her arms, and knelt down beside the low table, "Can I have some?"
Someone was coming, so Lu Yao was no longer in a hurry, and turned to the kitchen, "I've eaten that. Wait a minute, cut a new plate."
There was a clean tissue box and a knob-shaped cutlery box next to the low table to keep out cat hair.
Du Qingmei shook her head indifferently, took out a silver fruit fork from the cutlery box, and directly forked a piece of honeydew melon. The iced honeydew melon was crisp, sweet, juicy, and rich in fruity aroma.
After she finished one piece, she forked two or three more pieces and stuffed them into her mouth. "Lu Yao, don't cut it. This is delicious."
Lu Yao brought a glass of rose lychee sparkling water with ice and sat down opposite her. "Then have a drink. The rose lychee jam made by my employees in the store is very delicious."
In midsummer, the fruits of Alexandria are at their best and cheapest. She bought a lot and sent them to the snack bar.
Qi Chen, Quan Shengju and Mo Cheng each made some jam. The flavors were different, but they all tasted good.
Some were left in the coffee shop on the second floor for drinks. Lu Yao took some to the nail salon and gave them to the alien clerk. He also packaged some and put them in the world of impermanence as blind boxes.
There were still a lot left. She took a few cans to the Maorongrong store to entertain customers.
Du Qingmei took it, the fruity aroma of lychee mixed with the floral scent of rose, matched with the fragrance of fresh perfumed lemon, and added a bottle of ice.
This sip was absolutely amazing!
She gulped down half a cup and looked at Lu Yao: "It's delicious!"
The window next to the low table was not closed, and the wind carrying hot air blew in. Du Qingmei was stunned and immediately leaned over the window.
"Oh my God, is it... like the shore outside?"
The scene inside and outside the window was completely different. On one side was the deep blue sea, and on the other side were the lush green mountains, which was enough to shock people so much that they couldn't recover.
Du Qingmei wanted to reach out the window, but was blocked by a layer of soft film. She turned around to look at Lu Yao: "What's wrong with your store? Why is it in the sea, and there is a view of the shore outside the window?"
Er Xin jumped onto the stool lightly and tried to grab the fruit plate on the table. Lu Yao reached out and grabbed her, holding her in his arms, and said seriously: "Tell me what's going on with those fish first."
Du Qingmei turned her head to look at the strangely arranged fish outside the store, "I was there when I woke up, so I guess they are the same as me."
Lu Yao: "Do you mean they might all be people?"
But the state of those fish was completely different from Du Qingmei's. They were all lying on their stomachs and looked listless.
Du Qingmei stroked the fish one by one, "I woke up and found myself at the bottom, with a man-eating shark lying on its belly next to me. I was almost scared to death. Later I found that they didn't like to move, neither hunting nor moving. The fish nearby basically didn't actively approach there, and occasionally if they accidentally swam to the edge, they would be startled and hide away. I guess the fish may have sensed that those fish that look similar to them but are lazy are not of the same kind."
"But you are completely different from them." Lu Yao said.
Her words and actions are very straightforward, not at all like those fish that seem to be in autism.
Du Qingmei smiled and shook her head, "I don't know how I got here, I've been trying to change back. I have to go back to work, and there are still many things I haven't done. But there is no way, we are trapped in this sea. Maybe I have been here for a short time, and after a long time, I can't find a way to go back, and I will probably become the same as them."
Drowned in the sea.
Lu Yao remembered the clues, those who turned into fish were about to drown in this sea.
"Do you think it is possible for them to come to the furry shop to play?" Lu Yao looked into the distance, at the "mermaids" who were the only customers of the furry shop.
Du Qingmei lay comfortably on the table, holding a thin feather cat toy stick and teasing it up and down.
Two small bells were tied to the tail of the feathers, and as the rope was pulled up and down, a series of tiny bells rang out.
Even Tianka and Dai Jiaopai were attracted, and their heads moved left and right with Du Qingmei's movements.
"I tried to say hello, but they didn't react at all, just like stones." Du Qingmei said.
Lu Yao thought about how to attract the attention of those autistic fish, and turned back to the kitchen.
The sea fish that Du Qingmei brought can't be left there all the time. If they die, they are not fresh. It's better to deal with them first.
If the customers here bring seafood to the store to play with cats, Lu Yao wants to expand a large fish tank in the kitchen to raise these fish.
Turn around and supply some of them to the snack bar to add seafood to the night food.
Blind box stores can also try to make blind boxes of seafood ingredients. Customers should like them. They can also send some to nail salons for the staff to try.
With the furry shop, she will probably achieve seafood freedom.
System: [Shopkeeper, if you want to eat these fish, you'd better handle them carefully. ]
Lu Yao's heart skipped a beat: "What's wrong with these fish?"
System: [It has been detected that this sea area is seriously polluted and is now called the garbage sea. Most deep-sea fish have accidentally eaten plastic and industrial waste containing chemicals, so it is not very safe to eat. ]
Lu Yao: "..."
The dream of "seafood freedom" was instantly shattered.
Lu Yao stood angrily for a while, but still unwilling to give up, took out a sea bream from the pool, and drew a magic circle casually.
It was the magic circle she had originally intended to use to get the compass fragments. The magic power was injected into the fish body along with the magic circle. After a while, black mucus oozed out of the fish body.
Afterwards, the system tested the treated sea bream and was a little surprised: [Clean. Non-toxic and parasitic, completely edible.]
Lu Yao took a bucket of sea water, filtered out the toxic substances in the sea water in the same way, threw the treated sea bream in, and looked at his hands: "This world seems to be a high magic world. Continuously using magic circles, there is no sense of harshness in the impermanent world."
System: [The ocean is full of energy, just like the earth.]
Lu Yao squatted beside the bucket to watch the fish.
I don't know if it was an illusion, these fish seemed to be more energetic than before, and their scales looked more beautiful.
Erxin came in from outside, meowing as he got closer, and found the fish in the bucket.
With a special badge, the furry clerks could also enter the alien space.
Erxin squatted beside the bucket, staring at the swimming fish intently, waiting for an opportunity to pounce.
Lu Yao stood up and pointed to a small area in the corner of the refrigerator. "I want to expand a large fish tank here, which is specially used to raise processed marine fish. When there are more, I will send them to the snack bar and blind box store."
System: [Shopkeeper, there is a new notification. ]
Lu Yao: "What?"
System: [It is detected that the store owner's popularity value is not enough to support the operation of the new store, so a popularity value support plan is specially opened-complete the support task and you can redeem additional popularity value. ]
Lu Yao: "What task, can I give up on my own initiative?"
System: [The support plan is automatically opened when the store owner's popularity value is insufficient, and the task type is automatically generated according to the current world situation. The store owner can choose to give up. It's just that the popularity points are insufficient, and all upgrades and expansions of the store will be postponed indefinitely. This time, the fish tank expansion requires at least 200,000 popularity points. Due to insufficient popularity points, it cannot be realized. 】
Lu Yao: "...What is the mission?"
[The popularity point support plan has been opened, and the mission is as follows: Pick up marine garbage in exchange for popularity points, and each gram of garbage can be exchanged for 1 point of popularity points. 】
Lu Yao was a little surprised. The mission was more reasonable than expected, but also very challenging: "...You want me to dive?"
System: [Yes. 】
Lu Yao turned his head and looked at the door. Outside the transparent wall membrane was the unfathomable ocean. He was silent for a while: "What should I do? How to ensure my safety?"
The system thought that the store owner would definitely refuse first, and then refuted it speechlessly.
Listening to her tone at this time, it seemed that she had decided to take the mission.
[Special props have been distributed to the warehouse to ensure the safety of the store owner. Once the marine garbage is picked up, it will be automatically converted into points. ]
The ultimate mission of the blind box store left a deep impression on Lu Yao, and she made decisions faster and more decisively than before.
There is no use getting entangled in tasks that cannot be avoided. The most important thing is to act.
There is an extra diving suit and a backpack garbage disposal in the portable warehouse. Lu
Yao went to the bathroom to change clothes. She could hardly feel the thin black diving suit on her body.
"Is this suit really safe?" She gently pulled the fabric that was close to her skin, a little skeptical.
System: [The diving suit is made of a special material. When you put it on, your senses become as sharp as those of deep-sea fish, and your body functions become similar to those of fish. You can breathe freely and swim faster. In times of crisis, you can also turn on a special stealth mode to avoid top predators. 】
Lu Yao: "...I'm always a little worried."
System: [...We are bound to the owner by his will. If something happens to the owner, we will lose our meaning of existence. How could we put you in danger? You are always suspicious, and we are very sad. 】
We have learned a lot of rhetoric on the Internet recently and can't wait to start applying it.
Lu Yao didn't want to expose its thoughts, so he put on the garbage disposal and said, "...Okay, let's go."
"Now?" The system thought she just wanted to try the diving suit, but she didn't expect her to do the task immediately.
Lu Yao sent a message to Ji Feiming and asked him to come and watch the store.
Half of the fruit plate on the table was eaten, the rose and lychee sparkling water was finished, and Du Qingmei curled up under the low table and fell asleep.
The head of the thief was against her cheek, and the man and the cat were sleeping soundly.
Ji Feiming received the temporary work badge outside the store, and when he entered the store and saw Du Qingmei, he was quite surprised.
Customers came so soon?
Are there really humans living in the deep sea, or are they actually mermaids?
Lu Yao noticed his fleeting expression, and without explanation, he ordered: "Take care of Erxin and her son and the guests. I'm going out for a while and will be back soon."
Du Qingmei was very alert, and sat up instantly when she heard the voice: "You want to go out? Where to?" Lu Yao
opened the door of the store, and the salty water vapor hit her face.
She turned her head and said as a matter of course: "In the sea."
Ji Feiming turned her head in shock. Why did he suddenly want to dive into the sea?
This decision was too hasty.
The sea looked deep and peaceful, but it was a completely unfamiliar sea area, full of dangers that humans could not detect.
"It's too dangerous." Ji Feiming advised with difficulty.
During the time they worked together, he got to know the owner.
She would probably not listen to his advice.
Sure enough -
"You want to check the fish over there?" Du Qingmei was also surprised, and couldn't think of anything that could make Lu Yao so bold. Lu
Yao glanced at the strange school of fish that seemed to be drowned in the sea not far away, and shook his head: "I mainly want to go out to pick up garbage. If I swim over there, I can take a look."
Du Qingmei looked at her for a while, "Let's go, I'll go with you." Lu Yao
: "Don't continue to pet the cat?"
Du Qingmei shook her head: "You can pet the cat anytime. You are not familiar with this place, I will lead you first. There is indeed a lot of garbage in this sea area, especially in that direction. The opposite side is simply a mountain of garbage."
She pointed to the direction where the autistic fish school was lingering.
It is indeed better to have more people. Lu Yao nodded, "Thank you."
[Successfully received a guest, and the initial task was completed. Popularity value +10, upgraded to a one-star store. Please keep up the hard work, owner! ]
[You have a new task! Receive ten guests, and you will be rewarded with a popularity value of 1,000 points and +1 furry species! 】
The door of the store opened and closed, and Du Qingmei stepped out of the furry store. The task reminder sounded, and then a man and a manta ray appeared outside the door.
Ji Feiming rubbed his eyes desperately to make sure he was not seeing things.
The guest who just left turned into a baby manta ray.
"..." This world is really not that simple.
Following a fish to go diving, the owner's heart is not ordinary, and Ji Feiming is ashamed of himself.
Pengci and Tianka were both sleeping. Dai Jiaobu was playing with a ball for his own amusement, but suddenly found Lu Yao outside. His little eyebrows raised in the middle, and he chased her for two steps with grievance, calling her in a baby voice. Lu Yao
turned around and patted the soft wall membrane.
Da Jiaobu frowned, whimpered, and stretched out his furry cat paws to high-five her.
After playing for a while, Lu Yao turned around and prepared to leave. Du Qingmei, who had turned into a manta ray, was still waiting for her.
The diving suit given by the system is indeed very special. She doesn't need to wear a respirator. She can breathe freely in the water. She is really as comfortable as a fish.
Lu Yao looked at Du Qingmei, his eyes moved slightly, and pointed at the other's chest, "Why is there a scar?"
She didn't notice it before, but now she is still in the water and can clearly see that there is a cross-shaped wound on the belly of the little manta ray. The inside is bright red, as if there is no scab, but it is not bleeding.
Du Qingmei swam around Lu Yao twice, opening and closing her mouth without making any sound, but Lu Yao magically understood what she meant.
"I don't know either. It was there the day I woke up. But it didn't hurt, so I didn't care. Come on, I'll take you out for a walk."
There is a lot of garbage in this sea area, plastic bottles sunk to the seabed, broken fishing nets entangled with corals, and glass jars that octopuses use as their homes.
Lu Yao carried the machine on his back, holding the mechanical claw that picked up the garbage in one hand, and kept picking up.
[Plastic bottle, 18 grams, popularity +18.]
[Milk carton, 10 grams, popularity +10.]
[Colored glass bottle, 50 grams, popularity +50.]
...
The little manta ray swam far away and saw a lot of sea urchins crawling slowly under the coral reef. She turned back excitedly to find Lu Yao: "Owner, there is a sea urchin buffet over there!!!"
Turning back and finding Lu Yao obsessed with picking up garbage, she swam back, her head against Lu Yao's lower back, and pushed her forward, "There are a lot of sea urchins over there, grab some and bring them back, we can eat together."
Lu Yao is also a seafood lover, and immediately speeded up.
Those sea urchins probably need to be processed, but with magic, it is very convenient and reassuring.
The two of them unknowingly swam to the vicinity of the closed school of fish. Lu Yao and Manta Ray were dazzled by the black gem-like sea urchins on the seabed, and Si did not notice anything.
She spent a thousand popularity points and asked the system to redeem a pair of gloves and a small frame, and happily picked up sea urchins on the seabed.
The little manta ray used its long and thin tail to gently pull the sea urchin, and it bounced into Lu Yao's frame.
At some point, among the school of fish that turned over on their stomachs nearby, a fish slowly turned its eyes and looked sideways at the one person and one fish who were shouting on the seabed.
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