Chapter 197 Zootopia
Qiao Song slept for one night in the little nest that Tangyuan specially made for her. She thought she would have insomnia, but she slept very comfortably.
The soft cushion in the drawer seemed to be a special sleeping cushion specially designed for some small animals. Qiao Song had never slept so well even when he was lying in his luxury RV on the Infinite Flow Highway.
When I woke up, I found that a lot of feathers had grown on my arms.
Qiao Song slowed down and concentrated on taking the feather back.
When she crawled out from the half-open drawer, the puppy Tangyuan had already gotten up.
The Dalmatian dog is full of energy and has no habit of staying in bed in the morning. I don’t know what he said to his parents, but he actually found a way to fool his brothers and sisters.
"I'll secretly take you out later, then buy a box to put you back in, and say it was given to me by a friend!"
Tangyuan certainly knew that it would be too unbelievable to just say that he picked up a human being on the roadside. He had to have at least a plausible reason.
"Let's go, let's go. Those lazy guys are still lying in bed. Let's go out now."
Qiao Song was taken away by Tangyuan without any resistance. The cold gold bracelet around her neck was still reminding her that in this so-called animal city, humans are pets.
She just wanted to go out and take a look.
Tangyuan put her in his pocket. Qiao Song, holding up a few pieces of dark cloth, quietly poked his head out to observe the outside world.
Even more real than what I saw last night.
There are not many dogs out on the clean and tidy streets yet. The regular dark water stains on the ground show that a water sweeper had passed by earlier.
There were no cleaners on both sides of the road, but instead there were several peculiarly shaped mechanical trash cans parked, actively sweeping up the fallen leaves. They grabbed the collected leaves with their robotic arm claws and stuffed them into their mouths one bite at a time.
Qiao Song looked up at the tree above his head.
In addition to the vegetation used for greening, there are also several ginkgo trees whose leaves turn golden. The first breeze of autumn changes the color of the leaves.
In the distance, a breakfast shop has opened and is selling fresh meat soup. The aroma is so tempting that dogs are calling for Tangyuan to come over and buy breakfast.
The little Dalmatian held his pocket tightly, thinking about the fact that he would have to feed humans in the future and would have to spend money on many other things, so he immediately held back. After all, he would have free food to eat when he got home.
Qiao Song watched all this silently and felt it was absurd.
All of this is too real and too simple, there are no NPC tasks and no systems.
This place is so ordinary that it seems like a city built specifically for dogs.
It is not much different from real-world cities, except for the slightly higher level of technology and the extraordinary appearance of its residents.
Tang Yuan finally found a special pet store that was open 24 hours a day. As soon as he entered the store, he pointed to a box on the counter and said, "Hello, sister. Please help me get one of these."
"Okay, that one costs 600 soul coins. Are you getting up so early to buy supplies for your pet?"
Tangyuan quickly took out the cash to pay.
This is his New Year's money.
The golden retriever girl who was still working the morning shift yawned and chatted with him: "You have a good eye. Pet boxes are selling very well recently. Your style is the last one in the best-selling series."
The little Dalmatian reached into his pocket to take out his little pet, and Qiao Song obediently grabbed his finger and let him put it in the pet box.
"Wow, your human pet is so beautiful, and looks very energetic."
Tang Yuan looked very proud and almost blurted out that Qiao Song had brought himself to his door. But then he thought that if he said it on his own initiative, he was afraid that it would be too bizarre and would get to the ears of the owner of the store they went to yesterday.
After all, human pets first appeared in his store, so he had reason to go back.
"No, I was just lucky and found it by the river."
The golden-haired lady packed him some gifts: "Did you also find them by the river? Have so many humans crawled out of the river recently?"
When Qiao Song heard the keyword "river", he looked up immediately.
Tang Yuan was just as curious as she was: "Are there a lot of humans near the river recently? Isn't it said that sometimes it takes several days for one to climb up?"
Otherwise, human pets wouldn't be so rare.
"It seems to be because it rained every day recently and the river water rose. You know, when the water level recedes, it is easy for some small things to be left behind."
"But I heard that recently there have been some crazy lunatics who wanted to go down to the river to fish for things, and several of them have disappeared. You kids who like to go there to pick up pets should also be careful not to get swept into the river."
Tang Yuan immediately assured: "No, I'm a good boy, and dogs can't swim naturally, why would I go into the water?"
Soon the golden retriever girl nodded in approval, and soon her expression became mysterious again: "Also, I heard that recently there are dogs in the city that go crazy at night and attack humans who just came ashore. They eat them on the spot. Similar incidents always happen by the river. Puppies can't beat those big guys.
So if you find a pet by the river, forget it, but don’t tell your friends about it. What if all the kids go to the water and something happens to them? "
Tangyuan said obediently.
Qiao Song, on the other hand, only felt his heart pounding.
Was that river what she had imagined?
Tangyuan brought the pet box and pet supplies with him. As soon as he left the store, he felt Qiao Song in the pet box knocking on the shell of the box.
"You said you wanted to go to the river?"
Tang Yuan's two black and white eyebrows wrinkled up, and he said in a strange tone: "You don't want to run away?"
He immediately hugged the box tightly in his arms and ran straight home.
"No, I finally got a human pet, you can't run away!"
He still needs this smart little pet to help him get back his dignity!
Qiao Song realized that the way back was not the same way they went out, and the little guy was deliberately taking a detour.
Last night I could only see lights in front of the windowsill and couldn't see the specific situation on the ground.
Now it seems that the direction that Tangyuan deliberately avoided should lead to a place near the river.
Not only the river, Qiao Song also had to find a way to get a map. She had to leave Zootopia and go outside to see if the road was what she imagined.
Tangyuan is a Dalmatian dog as expected, and he is quite fast. The little spotted dog ran home holding a pet box and pushed open the door without even taking a breath.
The Dalmatian boy held the box high up and showed it off to his parents: "Look, Mom and Dad! Tangyuan will have a pet from now on!"
At the dining table, there is a Samoyed wearing glasses and reading a newspaper, and a German Shepherd making coffee.
"You went out so early, are you going to buy pet supplies?"
The German Shepherd lady asked.
Tang Yuan nodded, and then said shyly, "Actually, Zitong and the others have one too, and we can just split the cost of pet supplies together, but I want to eat the same dog food as my pet."
The German Shepherd glanced at the pet box and saw Qiao Song sitting obediently inside. He nodded and said, "It will only take a month or two, so it's up to you."
The Samoyed who was reading the newspaper didn't care much about the pet: "As long as you don't spend extra money to go to the pharmacy to inquire about the pills that make them smaller. Those things are scams and don't work."
Tang Yuan rolled his eyes and said, "But last night, the owner of that big shopping mall store said..."
"Don't believe his lies." Samoyed put down the newspaper, picked up the box of cereal next to him and poured it out.
"During the celebration, the 12 cities were isolated from each other. We couldn't even catch a chicken. How can we use fresh chicken blood to make pills? Don't waste money on fake medicine. Just raise a pet for a month to satisfy your craving. At most, you can have two new members in your family."
Qiao Song had been listening carefully to the conversation and trying to extract clues, but when he heard this he suddenly realized something was wrong.
What does it mean that there will be two new members in the family in a month?
Also, those so-called reduction pills are made from chicken blood?
She looked up and inexplicably met the eyes of the German Shepherd who was stirring coffee.
“I don’t care whether you picked it up by the river or a friend really gave you such a precious human pet to play with for a month, but you have to remember not to let your brothers and sisters get hurt because of the pet, okay?
Tangyuan nodded blankly.
"Go and call the others to come down for breakfast, and don't sleep in any more."
Tangyuan put the cage directly on the dining table and went upstairs. He wanted to show off his beautiful little pet to Zitong and the others while eating.
Qiao Song soon noticed that the group of kids from yesterday had all come downstairs, and many of them looked like they were of the same age.
She realized a problem: every dog in the family was a different breed.
If this is really a family, does that mean that some of the dogs here were once “human pets”?
Because it did not take reducing medicine, it was completely contaminated in the dog territory after being raised for a month, turned into the appearance of a dog, and became a local resident.
"Tangyuan, this thing in your hand..."
"Hehe, this is a little pet my friend gave me. It's super cute! And she's very smart!"
Tangyuan opened the feeding box, took Qiao Song out, and then took out a newspaper that his father had just finished reading.
"Xiaoyuan, look at what's written on it?" Xiaoyuan was the name he unilaterally gave to Qiao Song.
The captured Qiao Song looked like a beautiful doll. She yawned with a tired look on her face and stared at the newspaper stupidly. After a moment of blank expression, she quickly curled up with her knees hugged, as if she wanted to sleep on the dining table.
In fact, Qiao Song, who had already seen the content clearly, was now feeling very anxious.
The headlines in the newspapers made her feel both real and ridiculous:
"The Monkey is defeated! Next year, the Dog's jurisdiction may expand by 10%!"
"The Tiger is gaining momentum and will swallow up the Rooster and the Horse within three days"
"Cannery owner says canned chicken and horse meat may see historic price lows"
Qiao Song closed his eyes and quickly integrated the information in his mind.
The animal city she saw now was indeed deeply connected to the city full of rules and games where she had carried out the previous mission.
The Border Collie girl looked at Tang Yuan suspiciously: "Is this what you call smart?"
It was about to fall asleep when placed on the dining table. Isn't this just like her little pet?
Tang Yuan puffed up his lips, his eyes full of disbelief: "It was obviously not like this last night."
At this time, the Samoyed father, who had already put different dog food in each puppy's plate, said: "It should have just crawled out of the river not long ago yesterday. The longer these human pets stay in our area, the dumber they will become. Being too smart is not a good thing."
At this time, the German Shepherd also brought up the cooked goat milk.
"Children, eat early and go to school soon. Pets are not allowed to be brought to school."
Tang Yuan opened his mouth slightly and wanted to say something, but the German Shepherd mother stopped him with one sentence: "If you encounter a strange animal in that place of your school and it eats your pet, you will have no place to cry when you want to."
"Home is the safest place, just leave it at home."
The little Border Collie girl was already conscientiously stirring the dog food soaked in goat milk with a spoon. She suddenly asked, "Mom, if I do well in this exam, can you sponsor me two more recovery pills?"
Samoyed nodded: "Okay, the premise is that the Tiger eats up the Rooster's territory, then there will be a lot of fresh poultry on the shelves, and then I will go to the pharmacy to buy pills."
"Two, one for you and one for your brother."
"But I want to keep it for two more months..."
The Border Collie girl wanted to continue to act like a spoiled child, but the German Shepherd interrupted her: "A human pet can only take one pill at most. The second pill won't work. Okay, eat. If you make more requests, you won't get any."
The dining table suddenly became quiet, and for a moment, the only sound was the various puppies struggling to eat.
Qiao Song had been put back into the box, and Gao Chengcheng's pet box had also been taken down and placed next to her.
"Then we're going to school. Mom and Dad, remember to keep an eye on our little pet!"
Several puppies put on their schoolbags and ran out happily.
Qiao Song did not act rashly. She continued to curl up on the soft cushion, playing the role of a tired and contaminated human player.
The plates on the table were cleared away, and Qiao Song felt himself being lifted up, along with the box, and placed in another place.
“The scenery here is nice and you can enjoy some sun.”
After the voice finished speaking, it opened the curtains. Soon, the sound of a door opening and closing was heard behind it, as if the last two big dogs in the house had also gone out to work.
Qiao Song opened her eyes, but she did not take any action immediately. Instead, she turned over on the cushion.
Gao Chengcheng was right next to her, with her fluffy orange curly hair spread out, sleeping soundly with her arms hugging her knees.
It really looks like a furry puppy.
Qiao Song took some time and finally confirmed that there was no surveillance in this house.
The most technologically advanced parts of the entire Zootopia are probably the unattended public facilities on the streets.
For example, garbage trucks and water sweepers.
The residents here still have to go out to work to earn money to buy canned dog food, etc.
They eat the same food as pets.
Qiao Song saw the water and dog food in the feeding box.
She sat cross-legged and began to think about what kind of clearance mode she was going to follow now that she was here.
Kill Gao Bin? Then at least find out where he is.
Ever since Qiao Song heard the system prompt about the 50% fusion of the five senses, he can now distinguish the appearance of every dog around him, but let alone Gao Bin, he has never seen a Doberman Pinscher.
Or does she just need to escape from this mirror-like Zootopia?
The key to escape is either in that river, on that strange reduction pill, or just outside the city.
The raw material of the reduction pill comes from chicken blood, which means that the ability of the rooster to remove pollution is no secret.
Moreover, there is definitely some deep connection between these two worlds.
The two big dogs said before - "At worst, in a month, there will be two new members in the family."
If humans come into this world and become completely native residents within a month, it is understandable why there are so many different dog breeds in one family.
but……
Qiao Song looked out the window, at the city that had become completely active.
There are countless dogs of all sizes living here. They are in a hurry, and some have sad faces, as if they have encountered some troubles at work.
Some were laughing and talking, and it seemed that they had already made an appointment to go out and play with their friends or classmates on the weekend.
Some of them are white-collar workers, some are workers, and some are students.
This is not a small game built around a copy background, this is a real, running city.
If it weren't for the fact that the universal currency was soul coins and that the local NPCs looked like dogs, Qiao Song would have thought she had come to a real world.
Her eyes looked further away.
There was the wall of Zootopia, and one could see the viaduct leading out of the city, and vague scenes beyond.
No fog, no dark night.
Different areas of Zootopia are inhabited by native residents who look like different animals. What about outside the city?
Regardless of whether she could find Gao Bin or not, she would find a way to go outside the city to take a look.
Qiao Song glanced at Gao Chengcheng who was sleeping next to him, and finally raised his hand through the acrylic board.
A warm breath similar to that of sunlight passed through the palm of my hand and spread to the next room.
The orange-haired girl who was sleeping seemed to have noticed something and curled herself up even tighter.
A minute later, Qiao Song withdrew her hand. She frowned and observed for a while. She felt that Gao Chengcheng's figure had faded, as if it was about to melt into the air.
It was a bit like the feeling when Qiao Song showed up in that supermarket on the first day and didn’t see a single customer.
She looked out the window again. It was already past 8 o'clock, almost 9 o'clock, and there were more and more dog residents commuting to work outside.
Qiao Song has no problem with his eyesight.
It seems that the purification ability cannot be used on Gao Chengcheng for the time being.
She had to find a way to get out and see for herself.
The toolbox cannot be used for the time being, and props cannot be taken out, let alone soul coins.
There is no way to follow the method used in the Giant Amusement Park and directly buy off a means of transportation.
If they go out as humans, they will most likely be caught and taken to another family if they are spotted on the street.
Not all residents of Zootopia keep humans as pets. As the shop assistant said earlier, there are also crazy people who hunt humans.
Humans’ appearance is not good, what about chickens?
Chicken should be even worse.
The whole city is full of dogs. If a chicken suddenly appears, it will probably be served as a food ingredient. Even the recovery pills for dogs are made of chicken blood.
In the Zodiac Invasion War, after one side loses, the corresponding canned meat in the other city will begin to drop in price. It is obvious what this means.
This is a crazy city that looks extremely normal, but is actually terrifying when you think about it carefully.
Qiao Song only had one last option - to turn into a dog and then walk out openly.
She took a deep breath, and the muscles on her body began to move. Her height grew slightly by a few inches, and beautiful feathers grew on her body and the sides of her cheeks.
Qiao Song jumped up with all his strength and landed directly on the top of the acrylic box.
With a little skill, she opened the lock on the top of the box and quickly jumped out.
Gao Chengcheng, who was basking in the sun next door, was finally woken up by her. He yawned, glanced at Qiao Song, and quickly turned over and continued to sleep.
Qiao Song was currently sitting on a small coffee table on the balcony. She looked around the house, quickly looking for what she needed.
Quickly, she jumped off the table and headed straight for a water bar counter next to the kitchen.
The coffee and goat milk powder that the German Shepherd had brewed before were all taken out from the cabinet on top.
Qiao Song prayed silently that the items she wanted should be downstairs. Otherwise, with her current body size, it would be almost impossible for her to reach the cupboard on the top to get what she wanted.
He opened three cabinets in succession, and all of them were filled with dog food with different dog portraits painted on them. In the last cabinet, Qiao Song finally saw cans of meat stacked up.
When I first met these children in the store, one of them said that human pets can only eat the same dog food as them, not canned food.
Because a dog can be kept alive for a month by eating dog food, but it may turn into an animal in two or three days by eating canned food.
What Qiao Song was looking for was canned food.
She took a quick look at the way the cans were laid out. They weren't particularly organized, with all kinds of them piled together.
Qiao Song picked out a can with unclear patterns and the most messily arranged one.
She bent a finger and applied a little force, and a sharp nail emerged.
After the iron sheet was cut, an indescribable fragrance wafted into the air.
Qiao Song felt a little uncomfortable. She had not yet made up her mind whether to eat the meat.
After all, in her opinion, the source of the meat was quite suspicious.
But if eating canned meat for just three days is enough to turn a person completely into a dog, then just smelling the smell should also have an effect.
She moved closer.
Sniffing this inexplicable fragrance up close, she felt a little nauseous.
His guess was correct. Qiao Song forced himself to smell the canned meat for a full ten minutes. After an indescribable dizziness, Qiao Song woke up on the floor with a slight nausea.
She raised her hand and saw a furry paw replacing the previous avian paw.
The pink paw pad moved slightly, like a glove.
[Ding——Congratulations on unlocking a new skin, five senses fusion 75%]
Qiao Song saw his current appearance in the light reflected from the sideboard next to him.
She turned into a King Charles Spaniel.
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