Chapter 196 Zootopia
Qiao Song was hiding in the corner of the pet shop at this time, surrounded by huge shelves and cans that were half a person's height.
From the moment she entered the store, she could hear some whispers from the surroundings from time to time, but there was no sign of a customer.
It seemed as if she was the only one in the entire store, but Qiao Song could still see that the quantity of some goods was decreasing. The pet store was very air-conditioned. She hid in the metal shelves and felt her body temperature quickly dissipating.
There were no system prompts and no NPC appeared.
She tried, but the toolbox was locked again, making it impossible to use the props and weapons.
This is the zodiac's game, their absolute domain where they make the rules.
Qiao Song closed his eyes and could only use his ears to distinguish the movements in the pet shop as much as possible.
There was a sound of light footsteps approaching her, and fingernails gently scratched the plastic bag.
“…No…This is too salty…”
"…Baby likes…"
As Qiao Song gradually focused his attention, the sparse and tiny conversations gradually became clearer.
"Goat milk jelly? Isn't that junk food?"
Qiao Song heard a mother-like character educating the child.
"This canned meat is healthier. You are in the growth stage. You need to eat 5% of your body weight in meat every day to grow tall. Don't you want to be like your father?"
"But canned meat tastes so fishy, I don't like it." The child was a little unhappy. It seemed as if there was a bell on his body. He stretched out his voice and called his mother in a coquettish manner. He was shaking the other person's arm, and the bell rang softly.
"Okay, okay, you're already two years old, so I'll give you a small can of goat's milk jelly and two boxes of beef cans from Good Taste Farm."
“Okay!”
The child cheered, picked up his goat milk jelly and prepared to go to the front desk to pay the bill. Qiao Song could hear the sound of footsteps.
But there was only this one footstep.
Qiao Song could feel that the parent had not left yet.
"Strange, why do I smell the smell of chicken? Is there some new poultry jerky in the store?"
The sound of breathing through the nose was very close.
Qiao Song opened his eyes and kicked fiercely to the opposite side.
With a thud, a bag of plastic snacks fell to the ground.
The adult's footsteps finally sounded, and it seemed that he moved two steps to the side and looked at the back.
In the middle of this row of shelves, the back-to-back positions are connected.
A hairy hand picked up the bag of jerky that had fallen behind.
"Huh? Isn't this dried duck meat?" The mother dog sniffed the bag of dried duck meat with her moist nose, and quickly turned her head away with some disgust.
“I smelled it wrong…?”
She returned to the spot where she had dropped the duck jerky and removed the cans that were blocking her view.
I looked left and right, but didn't see anything suspicious.
Soon, she smelled a faint scent of real food in the air. A sharp look flashed in her eyes, and the mother dog entered hunting mode and decisively reached into the gap of a can nearby.
Finally, she caught something that seemed furry.
When she took it out, she saw that it was a pigeon doll.
"Wow, Mom, are you going to buy this for me again?"
A child's surprised voice came, and the mother dog quickly adjusted her expression. Her tone was not harsh, but she did not give in either: "No, we agreed that you can only buy two items every week. We already have canned food and goat milk jelly today, and the rest will have to wait until next week."
"All right……"
The child, looking somewhat depressed, held his mother's hand and went back to the front desk to pay the bill. But when he turned around, he seemed to see the pigeon doll that his mother had just put back seemed to move slightly.
He rubbed his eyes and realized that it seemed to be his illusion.
The dolls that were in disarray just now seemed to have been arranged neatly by the staff. The little pigeons gathered together and cooed, looking particularly cute.
The little canine gnashed its teeth, wanting to bite something. The child thought to himself, I must do well in the exam next time so that my mom can buy me a reward!
[Ding——Congratulations on successfully avoiding the fate of be, and you will be rewarded with 25% fusion of the five senses]
Qiao Song finally heard the late system prompt. She was currently in a pile of toys made of simulated pigeon feathers. The feathers used on these pigeons were probably from real birds. Hiding among these things, her unique rooster smell was not so obvious.
What is the destiny of be?
Is this a game or a novel? Why is there such a strange statement?
Qiao Song cautiously poked his head out.
She now needed to find a place to remove her Rooster state and restore her original appearance without feathers. Otherwise, with dogs everywhere, it would be difficult for her to fool those guys.
Qiao Song had just pulled out one arm with great difficulty when he felt something was wrong.
My heart pounded.
Her entire arm began to grow uncontrollably, and the bones made crackling sounds.
Within 10 seconds, she became twice as big as before, with shiny feathers of bright red, yellow and black, making her stand out among the pile of white and gray pigeon dolls.
Along with it comes a sense of power filling the body.
The world before her eyes also underwent subtle changes, and her five senses became stronger, especially her vision.
Qiao Song could vaguely see a few figures walking around in the store from time to time. They were a group of customers who looked like dogs.
She could finally see the invisible guests.
But this was not a good thing, because her body was forced to grow larger, and it was difficult for her to hide on the ordinary shelves in the store.
Have to change place.
From what we have just seen, these dogs are carnivores. If they are easily discovered when they go out, they may just become teething toys for children.
You can't use the toolbox, you can't use the prop cards, and you don't even have any weapons. You can't take out the things in the shrine, and it has become an ordinary wooden box.
Qiao Song felt like he had become a newcomer on the Infinite Highway.
Calm down. Since this is a zodiac game, you must find the dog. This is obviously a dog supermarket and customers will keep coming in.
Is Gao Bin a clerk in the store or among the customers?
Qiao Song quickly moved to another place. The snacks in the food area were too small to cover her current body size, so she could only run to the dog food section.
The shelves for dog food were made of iron and had many layers. She carefully climbed to the highest point and was finally able to see the specific layout of the entire store.
It is very large. In addition to the most basic food area, there are various sports equipment, tents, and even equipment for various ball sports and corresponding clothing in the distance.
Putting aside those dog-headed guys, this really looks like a large, comprehensive supermarket.
Qiao Song frowned, suddenly remembering something very wrong.
Although there are no clearance requirements, there are no task reminders.
But she remembered that the system gave her a prompt when she first entered the small black door.
[Ding——Welcome to the Xu Dog Pet Shop! 】
If the local residents are all NPCs with dog heads and human bodies, then why is this kind of store called a pet store?
Does Xu Gou, or Gao Bin, have any problems with his own identity or the identities of other NPCs?
Qiao Song was still thinking about the details of the copy's name when he suddenly heard a commotion coming from inside the store.
A group of children came to the food area, crying.
"Found it! I want to buy this for Xiaobai!"
A little girl who looks very much like a Border Collie is hugging a dog food package with the same dog logo as hers.
A few children at the back, crowding around something, slowly ran over.
"That bag is too big. She can't finish it. Buy a smaller one."
"Ah? Well, there's another ten-pound one here, which will last for a month. Can she drink canned goat milk?"
"Mom said that both humans and animals can drink goat milk, so it should be okay."
A few children were squatting at the bottom with their butts twisted, picking out some pet supplies.
The more Qiao Song listened, the more she felt something was wrong. She saw a child pushing a large shopping cart nearby.
There are many more daily necessities in it, from pet-specific water bowls, to pee pads, pet toilets, and even beautiful small clothes and shoes.
Qiao Song's pupils shrank slightly, and he knew what was wrong.
These were all small-sized daily necessities suitable for human use. She followed these supplies and finally saw their so-called pets in the hands of the boy with a Dalmatian head at the end.
It was a rather delicate transparent acrylic box with holes punched around it, making it look more like a beautiful gift box.
There were warm lights on inside and a soft pet mat.
There was a girl on the mat yawning. She had beautiful orange hair and looked sick and listless.
That’s Gao Chengcheng.
Why is it Gao Chengcheng?
Qiao Song began to suspect that he was hallucinating.
"Ok, now that we've bought everything, let's go home!"
"We'll share the pet supplies together. After all, we all raise this human together!"
"Then why did you buy the Border Collie stickers when you bought pet food? I would rather she grow up to look like a Dalmatian like me."
As soon as the Dalmatian boy holding Gao Chengcheng opened his mouth, the Border Collie girl glared at him.
"Just because I got the highest score on the test this time, this is the pet my mom bought for me, not for you. And I paid for the dog food, too. You just split the bill for the pet supplies."
The dogs, who could never pass the test as well as the Border Collie, drooped their ears silently and could only say, "Do we have to feed her dog food? She can't be fed canned meat? If we raise her like this for a month, she will become a puppy, but I only want to raise humans."
The Border Collie girl put her hands on her hips and frowned. "I don't know either, but I heard that there is a medicine in the pet store that can turn humans who have eaten too much dog food and turned into dogs back into dogs. We can keep them for a while. I'll ask the front desk if they have any for sale later."
Soon she pretended to give her friends a cold look and said, "That medicine is said to be very expensive. If I don't have enough money later, you all have to chip in with me."
"No problem, just turn her back into a human every time. I want to keep a human, not a furry dog like me. What's the difference between that and raising annoying brothers and sisters?"
"But what if we don't have enough money? These pet supplies are already expensive for us."
"It would be great if we could catch one or two residents of other realms. It is said that out-of-control animals such as live chickens, cows, and horses can be exchanged for a large bonus in many pet stores!"
"Wow! Really?"
When the Border Collie girl heard about money, her eyes lit up. She quickly raised her head and sniffed the air, wishing she could be lucky enough to catch one.
Um?
The friends had already packed up and went to the front desk to check out, but the Border Collie girl stayed near the dog food counter with a puzzled look on her face, looking around.
"A total of 12,980 soul coins. That's expensive."
Several kids got together and paid the money.
The Border Collie girl then hurried to the front desk and asked the front desk owner with sparkling eyes: "Boss, do you buy animals from other fields here?"
There was just a ball of air at the reception desk.
Qiao Song clearly didn't see anything, but those puppies whose edges were almost transparent were talking to the front desk clerk with their heads raised seriously, and they would hum from time to time.
"I see. Selling one animal can earn you twice the money for medicine. One pill can last for a month..."
After the Border Shepherd girl finished calculating the bill, she quickly huddled together with a few other children, discussing something while quietly looking towards the shelf where Qiao Song was.
Qiao Song originally had time to prepare and hide, but she had no intention of hiding her whereabouts. Instead, she moved to a lower position before the children came back.
Using a few boxes of dog food as cover, she pulled out the only thing she had with her from her pocket.
After a moment, the shaded corner of the shelf began to emit faint sunlight.
It seemed like a Border Collie girl with two black ponytails said hello to the other puppies.
They quietly surrounded the shelf filled with dog food. Although every child had a blank expression and pretended to be looking for products, they were actually all flaring their nostrils involuntarily, breathing in every odor molecule in the air.
Soon, several guys' eyes lit up.
It really tastes like chicken, and it’s very fragrant!
Animals from other areas are generally used as food in their own areas. Delicious chicken will be put into cans, just like canned beef.
Even if you don’t hand it in for the bounty, it will be delicious if you take it home and let your mom cook it!
Each dog began to search spontaneously, determined to catch the guy hiding between the shelves.
Suddenly, the Dalmatian boy shouted: "Wa——"
He reacted quickly, his surprise turned into a scream, and he quickly squatted down, covering his feet in pretend pain.
The Border Collie girl glared at him and said, "How do you walk without stepping on yourself?"
The Dalmatian boy hugged his feet and smiled awkwardly: "It's just, it's just carelessness."
The other dogs continued searching, and finally found a shiny feather behind a bag of dog food.
"Zitong, is this what you are talking about?"
The companion handed the feather to the Border Collie.
The latter frowned and smelled it for a while, and finally said with a disappointed look: "It seems to be true, then I must be feeling it wrong."
Although they failed to find the chicks they thought they had found, everyone still took the packed pet supplies back home.
Qiao Song was hidden in a bag-like object by the Dalmatian boy, and heard a system prompt the moment he left the pet shop.
[Open a special branch line and reward 50% of the five senses fusion]
[Warm reminder, you have left the pet store! ]
After two simple reports, the system fell silent again.
Qiao Song tried but still couldn't summon the things in the toolbox.
The same goes for the shrine. One can only vaguely feel that there are some auspicious objects connected to oneself inside.
Fortunately, there was a small thing that she always kept in her pocket, which was a small yellow ping-pong ball.
Ping pong balls can cooperate with the Rooster's purification ability to solve pollution.
Qiao Song used ping-pong balls to purify herself and "beautify" herself into a human appearance. After being successfully picked up, she heard someone talking in a low voice above her, probably speaking to her.
"Hey, don't move. I'm taking you home now. Don't make any noise. I don't want my parents to see me secretly raising a pet."
She didn't move, her behavior indicating that she would be quiet.
Amid the sound of footsteps, a door was opened, followed by the sound of children and adults greeting each other.
After a while of noise and bustle, they went up the stairs one by one and returned to their respective rooms.
Several children said that they wanted to go to the Border Collie girl's room to see how she raised humans.
Only the Dalmatian boy looked hesitant and said he would go later.
The Border Collie girl was still fiddling with the tools, and suddenly looked at him suspiciously: "What weird things are you doing secretly again?"
The Dalmatian boy immediately became anxious and muttered, "Can't I go to the toilet? It's just the money for an extra bag of dog food. Anyway, that kid will eventually grow up to look like a Border Collie like you. What's the point of us participating?"
He deliberately said this and then left in a hurry.
The remaining children looked at each other, but the atmosphere did not become completely tense because of the Dalmatian's departure.
The children soon started playing again, decorating Gao Chengcheng's little human room like dressing up a doll.
At this time, another dog room.
The Dalmatian boy excitedly grabbed a handkerchief and took out a little man from his coat pocket.
His eyes were sparkling, and he was even a little excited.
"Wow, they are actually human!"
Qiao Song used the ability of the Rooster to retract the feathers on her limbs and torso as much as possible. This was how she secretly found the boy before, crawling under his feet and deliberately attracting his attention.
Sure enough, the Border Collie, who had been envious and jealous of the fact that she could have a spotted human boy all by herself, instantly hid Qiao Song as if she had seen a treasure.
He firmly believed that since this human had chosen him, he must want to go home with him!
Great, he has a human now! He even wants to go home with me!
Qiao Song was a little uncomfortable with the feeling of being held in the hands of a giant with a dog's head.
But fortunately the little boy was very careful and didn't have much strength. He looked at her as if she were his baby.
"Well, I haven't prepared your daily necessities yet. You may have to live in the drawer today. I will go to Zitong to borrow some supplies later and I will definitely decorate a beautiful room for you!"
But you have to buy the dog food yourself!
He wants to raise a pet that looks like a Dalmatian! His one and only human pet!
"But the potion to restore the appearance is said to be very expensive. I asked at the front desk, and they said it's only 5,000 yuan each."
All his pocket money combined wasn't enough.
Humans only have a shelf life of one month. Alas, we must cherish them.
Qiao Song tilted his head: "Do you really want me to keep my human appearance forever?"
The Dalmatian blinked his eyes, and seemed to quickly accept the fact that humans can speak. He just sighed a little: "You speak so fluently, and you look very smart. Zitong's little pet looks stupid and slow to react."
Gao Chengcheng looked obviously not in good condition.
If that really is Gao Chengcheng, then there must be something wrong with this so-called human pet identity.
"Don't worry, I can change back on my own."
Qiao Song deliberately lifted up his sleeves a little, revealing a little bit of feathers hidden inside.
As the boy watched, the feathers actually shrank back into the skin little by little like withered grass.
"Ah, you, why are there chicken feathers on your body?"
He thought he had picked up a great bargain. Could it be that this was the little chick hidden in another area that Zi Tong and the others were looking for before?
"The feathers can be retracted. Isn't this the same effect as taking the potion you mentioned?"
Qiao Song’s words stunned the boy.
Yes, if you eat too much dog food, you will turn into a human pet with the corresponding dog appearance. It seems that once you take a special medicine, you will turn back to your original form, just like this little chick.
The silly puppy soon became happy.
"Then is there anything I need to do for you? This is the first time I've seen a human pet that is so easy to take care of!"
Qiao Song blinked his eyes and said, "We humans also like to make friends. I would be very lonely if I were alone. Does the little girl next door have a human being? Can you take me over to visit her when the time comes?"
The Dalmatian boy immediately looked hesitant.
Qiao Song immediately added fuel to the fire: "Although I am a little chicken, I can also make other animals return to their original human appearance like me. Then you don't have to buy that special medicine. Maybe you can also make my kind return to human appearance."
As soon as these words came out, the boy's eyes widened: "Is it really possible?"
Zi Tong must be so envious of him!
"Next time you find a reason to take me to play next door, you'll know if you try it."
After Qiao Song said this, the boy believed most of it.
The Dalmatian boy immediately simulated various reasons in his mind to explain how he got this pet.
This is so cool!
Not only can she save money herself, but she can also help others save money. So what if Border Collies are smart? The humans she raises are definitely not as smart as she is!
The boy's thin black tail began to wag happily, and he went to clean the room for Qiao Song while humming a song.
The so-called room was nothing more than an empty drawer in the desk.
The Dalmatian was not stupid enough to let Qiao Song move freely, but instead took out a collar from somewhere.
It looks similar to a ring, but can be put directly around a human's neck.
"Be good and don't move. I set a 30-meter free movement range. If you run too far, you might be electrocuted and pass out."
Qiao Song didn't expect that a child would have such a thing.
She recalled where the boy had just taken out the collar, which was something similar to a medicine box.
Seeing her curiosity, the Dalmatian took the initiative to show her the medicine box.
"Although I heard that you little guys are very smart, I didn't expect you to even know how to read."
Qiao Song read the instructions on the medicine box carefully.
【Zootopia Human Feeding Set】
[Dog territory, free distribution to all]
I was too far away before and didn’t notice whether Gao Chengcheng was wearing the collar on his neck covered by his hair. Now it seems that he should be wearing it.
Zootopia Human Feeding Set...
Qiao Song suddenly had a bad guess.
She climbed onto the windowsill next to the boy's desk and tried to get through the curtains to see the scene outside the glass.
The boy discovered her intention and took the initiative to open the curtains.
"So you want to see the night view. Look, isn't it beautiful?"
Outside the window, there was an unexpectedly bustling urban scene, with tall buildings and countless shining lights, like stars lighting up between the buildings.
This is different from the scenes Qiao Song saw when he was performing daily tasks or even running maps between different areas.
A real city.
Qiao Song looked up at the boy whose head was many times bigger than his own.
"Where the hell is this?"
The Dalmatian named Tangyuan scratched his head in confusion.
“This is Zootopia.”
Qiao Song looked outside the city, towards the farther area, where there was a city wall that was not very high.
Outside the city, street lights are on one after another, and there is no fog.
The brightly lit Infinite Highway is as ordinary as all other highways.
The city is bustling with traffic. Downstairs there are supermarkets, vegetable markets, and snack bars...
Dogs live in the dog area, and other animals live in other animals' areas, and they do not interfere with each other.
Zootopia is really a city where animals live.
What is that player?
A real pet?
Looking at the city, Qiao Song just felt a little cold. The short feathers in her sleeves unconsciously began to take root and grow quietly.
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