The one fighting with the giant shark was a purple sea jellyfish, dragging its long tentacles like lace skirts and fighting bravely with the giant shark.
Its beautiful outer umbrella cover with purple stripes has a conspicuous red cross scar, which seems to be human.
Maybe they were acquaintances and recognized each other, so they fought in the sea.
Lu Yao lay on the wall membrane and watched for a while. It was magical that the small jellyfish with a diameter of less than 30 centimeters was fighting back and forth with the huge shark weighing several tons.
The sting jellyfish is poisonous and its sting is very painful.
The great white shark has a terrifying face and sharp teeth, but unfortunately it is just a big body and looks like a big sandbag, with red spots on its forehead from the stings.
After the initial panic, the customers in the store sat down, petting the cats and watching the fun, and no one had any intention of trying to stop the fight.
Lu Yao walked to the door, put on his fins, avoided the fighting sharks and jellyfish, and swam towards the garbage mountain with the machine on his back.
There is so much fun to watch, it is more important to focus on business.
Today's garbage mountain has shrunk almost by one size compared to the original one. It has not only contributed hundreds of thousands of popularity points to the store owner, but also has even cleared a small area of seabed near the direction of the autistic fish school. Some benthic organisms have begun to appear under the flat mud and sand.
In a while, perhaps there will be corals, seaweed, anemones, and bottom-dwelling fish, and the place will become as vibrant as the coral reef forest on the side of the Furry Shop.
A transparent moon jellyfish slowly floated past his eyes, and Lu Yao stared at it for a while.
The moon jellyfish is not poisonous and looks very beautiful. There is a circle of white four-leaf clover-like pattern in the middle of its transparent cap. Its tentacles expand and contract with the cap. Its swimming posture is elegant and beautiful, like a cloud slowly drifting across the sky.
It would be more beautiful if the background wasn't a messy mountain of garbage.
She carefully avoided the moon jellyfish and continued to pick up trash in another direction. A flower hat jellyfish with colorful short tentacles floated past her, a cute egg yolk jellyfish floated past her, and a rainbow jellyfish floated past her...
Lu Yao stopped and found that jellyfish had surrounded the seabed without him noticing.
Various rare jellyfish that live in different sea areas and at different depths appeared at the same time in the open space of the garbage mountain in the garbage sea, floating past her eyes like a relay.
Jellyfish are invertebrate coelenterates that only have a nervous system, no brain structure, and most of their bodies are made up of water.
Most jellyfish tentacles contain toxins, which are an important means for them to catch prey.
Being stung by a real jellyfish is no joke.
Logically speaking, such animals do not have thinking ability and their actions are driven entirely by their hunting instincts.
The jellyfish that appeared in the garbage sea frequently swam past Lu Yao, but they always managed to retract their flowing tentacles just enough to avoid touching her.
Lu Yao observed for a while and realized that he couldn't cast telepathy on a creature without a brain, so he had to bend down and continue picking up the trash.
These jellyfish seem to like this seabed a little bit, and if it can be cleaned up, they might be willing to stay here.
The system noticed that Lu Yao was suddenly full of energy, and thinking back to the shop upgrade diagram she drew two days ago, it couldn't help but ask: [What do you want to do now? ]
Lu Yao sucked a rotten TV shell into the machine. After hearing the mechanical sound announcing that the score was +800 points, he nonchalantly replied, "Nothing. I just think these jellyfish are cute."
The system was silent for a few seconds, then spoke in an accusing tone: [Shopkeeper, I saw the upgrade blueprint. Is this a bit excessive?]
Lu Yao sucked up several large batteries buried in the mud and said casually, "Isn't the decoration fee worth one million popularity excessive?"
System: [… That’s for the safety of the store. ]
Lu Yao: "Then I will also expand and improve the store to the maximum extent allowed by the mission reward. Can you not afford it?"
system:[…]
Coming from the shop owner, these words were particularly insulting.
The system, with its backbone, kept silent.
It! Can! Play! Afford!
[Successfully help 100 drowning people leave the garbage sea, mission completed! Reward popularity value 100,000 points, free store upgrade! ]
Lu Yao was delighted. "Oh, the mission is accomplished. But I just had a new idea. I'll give you the blueprint after I finish it."
system:[…]
[Lu Yao's furry shop is very popular with customers and has been upgraded to a three-star shop, with a popularity reward of 50,000 points. Please keep up the hard work! ]
[You have a new mission! Help 500 drowned people leave the garbage sea, and you will be rewarded with 100,000 popularity points and the right to enter and exit the garbage sea! ]
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Access to the garbage sea
This is what she has been looking for - a way to get out of this sea area. It turns out that she needs to complete tasks to gain permission.
Lu Yao’s previous exploration of the border confirmed Qingmei’s statement that they were trapped in the sea.
This sea area is like a huge cubic water dungeon. Normal marine life is not affected, but the autistic fish are confined to one area.
The furry shop that appeared in this area was naturally isolated from the normal world.
It was not until this time that the system revealed that the autistic fish school here was called the Drowned Sea.
Why do drowning people end up in the garbage sea
What does the world where people live normally look like outside this sea
Why is there so much garbage in this sea
Who do humpback whales call "mother"
There are many things Lu Yao wants to know, and she can’t tell whether it’s from experience or intuition, but she feels that if she solves these problems, she will be close to the ultimate mission of this world.
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After several revisions, Lu Yao finally handed the final drawing to the system in the evening.
The system quickly scanned the various upgrade details she had marked, and said in a tense, unhappy voice: [You really went too far.]
Lu Yao lowered his head to pack up his things, ignoring its accusation, "I'm really looking forward to this upgrade, but I also think it's very challenging. Is it difficult for you too?"
The system choked up, not wanting to lose out in front of the store owner, so it said stubbornly: [… It may be difficult for you, but it will only take a few minutes for me. Just wait! ]
Lu Yao tried his best to hold back his smile, "Okay, I'll wait and see."
Five minutes later, the system told Lu Yao in a listless voice that the unit being upgraded this time was too complicated and the maintenance time would have to be doubled. During the maintenance period, the Furry Shop would not be open for business.
The maintenance will start in the evening and end at 6 pm tomorrow. By that time, it will be the end of the furry shop’s working hours, so it is better to close for a day.
Lu Yao found Qingmei and told her to take a rest tomorrow.
Qingmei looked horrified, thinking something had happened in the store.
She felt quite comfortable working here, with food, drinks and cats to pet. She didn't want to go back to the sea and become a "ghost fish". Only when she learned that the business was closed for renovation and expansion of the store did she slowly feel relieved.
The renovation was completed after only one day of closing. Qingmei was quite curious about the renovation process. She asked Lu Yao but didn't get a specific answer. She thought she would come and take a look tomorrow to find out.
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Even though the furry shop was closed, Lu Yao was still busy.
With more and more shops and a lot of chores to do every day, in order to save time, she has lived in the lounge of the nail salon for a long time.
The rental house had been vacant for a long time and I had no time to deal with it.
On her day off, she called the landlord and decided not to renew the lease.
After quickly completing the rent cancellation procedures, Lu Yao called a moving truck and moved all the luggage and belongings in the rental house to the shopping street.
The rental community is relatively old, but the security facilities are relatively sound and the rent is cheap, so she has lived here for a long time.
When packing my luggage, I found a lot of old things. The most outrageous thing was that there was a piano in the utility room.
A nearly new black piano was hidden under a dust cloth. The logo on the back of the piano was a very expensive brand.
Lu Yao had no recollection of this and could not remember when he bought such a piano.
The guy in charge of moving the goods saw her surprised expression and asked, "Is this piano yours?"
Lu Yao was also confused. When she moved in, there was no other furniture in the house except for a few old wooden cabinets and a plank bed.
But he really couldn't remember when he bought the piano, so Lu Yao planned to call the landlord.
The system quietly popped up, "This system has saved the file. The piano is indeed the owner's property."
After hearing this, Lu Yao still called the landlord.
After finally confirming that the piano was indeed Lu Yao's, she asked the movers to carry the piano down and deliver it to the shopping street first.
Lu Yao spent half a day sorting things out. There were so many things that she didn't need most of them.
She packed up three boxes of comic books and novels and gave them to Harold and Sikin, and also transferred some nail polish materials and nail polish that she had stored at home to the nail salon.
Several large boxes of unused kitchen utensils, bowls and some miscellaneous unused items that have only been tried out were all made into low-priced blind boxes and sent to the blind box store.
Instead, Lu Yao picked and chose some old things and put them all in her room in the nail salon.
Finally, the only thing left was the piano, which would take up space in any store.
Lu Yao wiped it clean carefully and spent another thousand popularity points to have the system adjust the pitch.
The piano was very beautiful, placed under the eaves. The body of the piano was black, with black and white keys interlaced. Lu Yao pressed a few notes casually with his fingers, and his face suddenly froze.
She stood up straight, looked down at the piano keys, and pressed them one by one. The disordered notes gradually formed a strange minor tune.
Lu Yao: "Could it be that I could actually play the piano before the accident?"
The system secretly exhaled: [Hmm... It's very likely. ]
Before Lu Yao could say anything, a Maybach drove off the main road onto a side road and headed straight into the shopping street.
A Cadillac and a mid-sized white delivery van followed behind.
The Cadillac is Ji Feiming's favorite car, and the delivery truck behind him should be with him.
The driver of the Maybach in front was also an acquaintance. Jing Yuxi got out of the car first and noticed the piano beside Lu Yao. "Owner, are you planning to open a musical instrument store?"
Lu Yao shook his head in amusement, "I just found some old stuff from home, and I don't know where to put it."
Jing Yuxi looked around the piano and tested the sound. "This piano is great. If you don't want to keep it, I can find someone to buy it for you. The price is absolutely reasonable."
Lu Yao ran his fingers along the edge of the piano cover and shook his head without thinking, "Forget it, I think this piano is good too, so I'll just keep it."
Jing Yuxi knew there was a story behind the piano when she saw the way the owner looked at it. Unfortunately, she had other things to do today and couldn't have a long chat with the owner to hear stories from the past.
But before talking about things, she had to go to the furry shop to recharge.
I haven't seen the silly tape baby for several days, and I miss him so much.
"You came at an unlucky time today. The Furry Shop is closed for renovation." Lu Yao's voice sounded particularly ruthless at this moment.
Jing Yuxi scratched his hair, "... Then let's talk about business first."
"Shopkeeper, the goods we ordered have arrived." Ji Feiming immediately took the opportunity to interrupt.
Lu Yao turned his head and glanced at the little white car, which was full of new furry creatures. "Send it to the blind box store and let the tiger cubs teach it first."
The frame removed from the car was covered with cloth, and a clear and pleasant sound could be heard faintly. Jing Yuxi was curious: "What is that?"
"A new clerk at the Furry Shop." Lu Yao explained, "Don't you want to talk about something?"
"Oh yes, I almost forgot." Jing Yuxi slapped his head and quickly brought his thoughts back to reality.
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Sea of garbage.
The drowned man woke up and swam to the furry shop out of habit.
It has become a fixed place for them to relax and unwind.
Seeing the "Closed for Renovation" sign on the door, a group of autistic fish were stunned.
"This store can still be renovated? Where is it being renovated? There is no one there."
"Is it closed? No, how am I going to live without Erxin cub?"
“Is it because it’s losing money and can’t continue to operate?”
A fish turned upside down on the spot, spitting bubbles and mumbling: "There is no furry shop, my sweet coffee, my adhesive tape, my fraud, my happiness... all are gone..."
The little manta ray squeezed in from behind the school of fish and shouted, "The owner said he was closing for a day for renovations and expansion, so how can it be gone? Don't spread rumors."
Youyu whispered, "But there's no one in the store, and there's no sign of renovation anywhere..."
The little manta ray glanced back and saw that the store was indeed quiet.
The autistic fish were completely autistic. One fish, two fish, three fish, all began to turn over...
Little Manta: "..."
This sea area began to exude an ominous atmosphere. Among a group of autistic fish with their bellies turned upside down, great white sharks and purple sea jellyfish began their "morning friendly exchange activities" again.
A day and a night passed, and the little manta ray woke up with his eyes wide open.
Is this a furry shop
How could it turn out like this
The little manta ray swam back and forth, still finding the scene before it incredible.
There was clearly nothing yesterday, no construction was seen, and no sound was heard. How could there be such a big change overnight
The owner’s true identity is actually a witch who lives under the sea, right
At this time, the autistic fish also woke up.
One by one, they turned over their bellies and swam towards the furry shop out of habit.
Halfway through the swim, some of the fish stopped and suddenly opened their eyes wide like angry pufferfish.
Is this a furry shop
It turned out that the store was really closed for renovation, but the "renovation" the owner referred to was not quite the same as what they understood as "renovation".
An anemone fish, with bulging eyes, asked while blowing bubbles: "This is a renovation. Who would renovate a rough house into an underwater park?"