A surge of anger rushed to her head. Tiger Sister's temper came and went quickly, but as she was currently in the heat of the moment, she didn't notice anything different about this human.
“How dare you ask me what services we have?! Can you even afford them? Don't look for trouble, I'm telling you! My brother is Tiger Brother from the weapon shop on the other street! I'll call him over right now!”
After she finished speaking, she slammed the table in a fit of rage, sending a stack of papers flying off the surface.
Tiger Sister hated these humans the most. She had been full of anticipation when she greeted the first human, but who knew that the human would fly into a rage and curse at her after hearing the prices, then slam the glass door and leave.
Initially, Tiger Sister thought it was no big deal; didn't every species have a few crazies?
Who knew that the humans who visited afterward were all the same—only asking and never buying.
What were they doing?
Were they just messing with her, Tiger Sister?
These people didn't go out and ask around! In the four streets spanning the compass, she, Tiger Sister, was someone of status! Who dared to bully her?
Only these ignorant and dirt-poor humans!
Tiger Sister snarled, “Don't buy! Don't ask!”
Cheng Shuili frowned. If she didn't ask, how was she supposed to know whether to buy or not? How could there be such an unreasonable clause?
Besides, she was just asking; anyone would feel uncomfortable being snapped at for no reason, right?
She suppressed her temper and said again, “I am asking you what services you have here.”
Cheng Shuili couldn't feel it, but to Tiger Sister, she had just seen an existence even more terrifying than Tiger Brother.
Tiger Sister's body stiffened, and under Cheng Shuili's surprised gaze, her eyes suddenly became teary.
Cheng Shuili: “……”
Wait, no?
She knew she was a bit intimidating to beasts, but she wasn't terrifying to this extent, was she?
What was she supposed to do now?
Cheng Shuili carefully closed the glass door and was just about to say something when she heard Tiger Sister say, “We provide services for humans. We have the 666 set and the 888 set. Both sets include bathing services, as well as cleaning and maintenance services.”
Tiger Sister's voice was choked with emotion, but she still finished that long list of items with practiced professional efficiency.
But Cheng Shuili wasn't really interested in any of that.
What she cared about was what attribute points these projects could increase and what kind of panel they affected.
Tiger Sister seemed to guess Cheng Shuili's thoughts. “The spring water we use here is high-mountain hot spring water, completely natural. Combined with our Tiger family's special medicinal herbs, it's very beneficial for human health!”
So it increased health value too.
If it were before, Cheng Shuili might have signed up for a course.
But the current Cheng Shuili was a Cheng Shuili who had just spent a large amount of money and was on the verge of bankruptcy, not to mention she had already received a course as a gift from the chief.
This was awkward; she really wasn't going to spend anything.
The main issue was that health value was a bit redundant for her.
【Supreme Monarch】 locked that value directly. While other players desperately needed this service when their health dropped too low, Cheng Shuili would never see her health drop.
This was really… exactly as Tiger Sister had said.
Tiger Sister saw the expression on this person's face and knew she had been messed with again.
Yet this human was so intimidating that she didn't even dare to get angry.
Tiger Sister: “Annoying human!”
Cheng Shuili felt a bit embarrassed, and her speech no longer had the overwhelming momentum from earlier. She scratched her head and asked, “Do you have any special items here? Like a store treasure?”
Tiger Sister was expressionless. This human wasn't spending money, and she still wanted to ask about such things? Her temper flared up again, and her fear of this human dissipated.
“You want to ask about my store treasure without spending a single cent? Human, are you trying to steal it?”
That was a serious accusation.
Cheng Shuili raised her hands to indicate she wasn't carrying any weapons. “I was just asking.”
Tiger Sister's attitude was firm. “I cannot take it out for you to see, and you cannot force me to show you. My favorability toward you is not high enough, and your spending in my shop is zero. My treasure cannot be shown to you.”
There was a lot of information in that statement.
Cheng Shuili nodded silently and didn't stand in the shop to bother Tiger Sister any longer, pushing the glass door open and walking out.
According to Tiger Sister, if she wanted to obtain this type of special item, having game coins wasn't enough. It also required the beastman shopkeeper's favorability, or spending a certain amount in these shops.
This setup was very much like a game.
Cheng Shuili looked back at the beauty salon's sign.
Fine.
If it was like this here, it meant the rest of the shops were the same.
Cheng Shuili sighed. It really wasn't simple to obtain special items.
She didn't rush to leave; she remembered she still had a door card in her possession.
Cheng Shuili searched the Abyss Ring for a moment and finally found the card.
【Beastman Town Underground Storage Room Keycard】
【Description: It seems like it can open a door somewhere; the specific location will have to be discovered through your own exploration.】
Explore slowly?
That would be too slow.
What is under the nose? A mouth!
Cheng Shuili asked directly!
She turned around, pushed the glass door open, and poked her head in to ask, “Do you know where the underground storage room is?”
When Cheng Shuili pushed the door open, Tiger Sister was on her tiptoes, wiping dust off the counter.
Hearing the sound, she spun around abruptly, the fur on her tail bristling: “Why are you back again?!”
“I want to ask about the location of the underground storage room.” Cheng Shuili was truly innocent as she shook the keycard in her hand for Tiger Sister to see.
Tiger Sister's pupils contracted sharply, and even her ears perked up: “How do you have the key to that place?”
Tiger ears looked a lot like dog ears when perked up; Cheng Shuili couldn't help but take a second look.
Tiger Sister didn't care at all; instead, she rushed to Cheng Shuili in two steps, staring at the metallic-lustered keycard over and over.
“Where did you get it?”
She asked very sincerely and politely.
But of course, Cheng Shuili wouldn't tell the truth.
She kept her expression unchanged: “I found it.”
Tiger Sister's tail flicked uneasily. She hesitated for a moment, then suddenly lowered her voice: “I can tell you the location, but you have to promise me one thing.”
“What thing?”
“Help me find my brother.” A hint of worry flashed in Tiger Sister's eyes. “He went to the underground storage room to pick up goods half a month ago and hasn't returned since.”
Cheng Shuili frowned. She hadn't heard that wrong, right? Half a month ago? Wasn't that when the game started?
This wouldn't be some kind of quest, would it?
Cheng Shuili raised an eyebrow and asked tentatively: “Is it dangerous there? Are there monsters?”
“There weren't any originally…” Tiger Sister bit her lip, “but recently, strange sounds have been coming from the depths of the storage room, and some people say they saw… red eyes.”
Cheng Shuili nodded thoughtfully.
It seemed this wasn't just a simple errand quest.
Since there was danger, the price would have to be raised.
Cheng Shuili raised an eyebrow: “Then how will you thank me when the time comes?”
Tiger Sister: “……”
Detestable human!
Asking for a reward without doing anything yet? As expected of a human!
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