ushernet Chapter 184 Want a kebab?
Chapter 184 Want a kebab?
Every now and then, the Magic Commercial Street will refresh with some novel things from the universe.
Rui Bu Si remembered seeing a backpacker selling an invisible bird when she was here last time.
It's said to have been imported from the planet Sentosa; it makes no sound and is extremely fierce. You can't see it, you can't touch it, and it sells for a high price.
I didn't see any backpackers on the shopping street this time, but I did see a pet shop with an empty cage and a sign for invisible birds.
It seems that the backpacker from last time really did sell it.
I don't know which idiot would buy this thing.
Miya Xing glanced at the warning sign that read "Fierce Bird Inside, Do Not Touch, Consequences at Your Own Risk": "You like this kind of animal?"
"It's better to raise a frog than a dog." At least a frog can be seen and touched, it can make noise and doesn't bite.
The important thing is that ten quails are not nearly as expensive as this one bird.
Moreover, Rui Bu Si currently has no plans to keep pets.
She came to buy duck snacks for Ya Ya.
A new duck snack has come out here that won't make you fat and is loved by ducks. Ya Ya was worried that if she brought her ducks here, they would fly around and bite through the bags, so she had to buy them all.
Thus, this important task fell to her.
"Oh~" Upon hearing the description, the shopkeeper's smile widened instantly. "Duck snacks? Yes, yes, yes!"
He took two small bags printed with duck designs from the shelf: "This snack has been selling exceptionally well on Quark Star lately. As you know, while Magic Ducks are docile, they're also notoriously greedy, a constant headache for duck owners. This duck snack..."
The shopkeeper's hands were empty.
Rui Bu Si had never raised ducks before, so how would she know what a magic duck looked like? She waved the snack bag in front of the magic duck in the cage inside the store, and the magic duck's head swayed along the path of the bag.
Yes, I can tell you really are craving it.
"Would a duck summoned by Zoan-type magic like it?"
The shopkeeper hesitated for a moment before making a promise: "It depends on the duck's personality."
"She's quite greedy."
"Then we can give it a try."
"how much is it?"
"Five hundred quark coins."
"How many?"
"One bag."
Rui Bu Si looked at the duck snacks in her hand, then at the magic duck in the cage that looked almost like a duck, and finally at the boss.
No, Ya Ya didn't give her that much money.
She even planned to earn some travel expenses from it!
"Hey, boss."
Suddenly, someone appeared behind him, startling the boss.
This person looks somewhat familiar.
That's not right. If he thinks the person looks familiar, how could he not remember who they are?
"Isn't a bag of this snack priced at fifty Quark Coins?"
Shop owner: ...
He remembers it now.
—About ten years ago, the Magic Commercial Street was a major focus of attention, and the business community was abuzz with the story of that mischievous kid who could read minds.
I don't buy things often and I don't haggle much, I just like to hear what the shop owner has to say.
It's one thing for them to listen to it themselves, but they also like to say it out loud!
"That's the cost price." Her heart was bleeding, and she tremblingly held up one finger. "Could you two...?"
"Sixty, the more you buy, the more discounts you get, I'll buy three bags."
...Is three bags a lot? You make it sound so grand.
"How about ninety? Sixty is a really good price..."
"Otherwise, I'll spread this message."
"Let's talk this out, let's talk this out, even the Cute Knights can't do this..."
"He's the Cute Knight, but I'm not."
...I must have been incredibly unlucky to run into these two people.
"Okay, please come again sometime." No, please don't come again.
Sixty-sixty... You couldn't sell it for such a low price even in a remote town on Quark Planet.
We lost money!
After the two people left, the owner leaned against the wall next to the shop door, unable to force a smile.
A shadow suddenly fell upon the invisible bird he was so vigorously promoting.
"What would you like to buy, young man?"
His classmate didn't reply.
This happens often. Sigh, young people are socially awkward. He's been running this shop for so many years, he knows what I mean.
—Those two were truly rare oddballs.
"Please feel free to look around, I won't bother you."
"Would girls like this bird?"
"Of course, a while ago a backpacker got one at an auction and a female classmate bought it. I had to go through a lot of trouble to get another one."
Wait a minute, something's not right. Although this student doesn't look any different, who is he? His family has been running a shop on this street for over ten years!
He can see through even the smallest of customers' thoughts!
He immediately changed the subject: "Let me tell you, these invisible birds are very rare, and each one is unique!"
"Each one is unique?"
"Of course!"
How should I raise it?
This is a signal that the deal is about to be closed!
"Please wait a moment. I have a very detailed care manual, which covers everything, big and small. I'll bring it to you right away."
The manual was only glanced at briefly after it was handed over.
The other party took out the money, and the deal was done.
"I'll give you a discount of two hundred, and I'll also throw in some bird food that invisible birds love. Come back often, okay?" He smiled so broadly his eyes almost disappeared.
Wow, look at his luck today! He finally sold a bird that nobody had been interested in for months!
When Rui Bu Si and Mi Ya Xing finished their rounds and were about to go back, they found that the place where the invisible birdcage had been was now occupied by a small frog.
"People actually buy that stuff?" she found it unbelievable.
What is the picture?
Do you like being bitten?
Miya Xing teased the frog a couple of times, and the owner, who was greeting guests, came out with a smile, but his expression instantly froze when he saw who it was.
I glanced a couple more times at what Miya Xing was playing with—oh, a frog. My anxiety subsided.
Look around, these frogs aren't worth much.
Speaking of which, a classmate of mine came to buy frogs from him last time. I don't know what he was thinking, but he was worried that the frogs would starve to death, so he bought a ten-year supply of food in one go.
The shelf life of that grain is less than ten years.
In her dorm room, Barris had made up her mind to starve herself to lose weight.
The selection for Miss Meng is imminent, and she must be the most outstanding one!
"Are you really not going to eat anything?" Because of the extremely high training volume every day, Mulan Huahua can't stand being hungry at all now.
If she were to train so hard and then starve herself, she would feel like her life was over and there was no hope for her.
I couldn't eat late-night snacks alone in the dorm, so I initially just politely asked, but the person I asked wasn't exactly polite.
"no!"
No, it smells so good...
No, no, no, Barris, what are you thinking?!
How can you give up at the last minute after a whole day of hard work to achieve a good figure?!
"Barris won't have the motivation to lose weight tomorrow if she doesn't eat today." Waving the half-eaten fried noodles in front of Barris, Ruibusi inexplicably thought of the magical duck she'd seen in the Magical Commercial Street.
Suddenly I feel like Barris looks a lot like that magic duck.
The duck was munching on the new snacks I bought for it. Apart from Barry, everyone in the dorm was eating.
"Don't eat!"
"It's okay, Barris. It's just a bowl of fried noodles. There's no calorie label on it. If it's not labeled, it's not calorie. It won't make you fat."
“Yeah,” Ya Ya chimed in, “Besides, the noodles are a bit cold now, so they’re low in calories and can help you lose weight!”
"How can you calculate it like that!"
But she was so tempted. She'd only eaten a few leafy greens all day, and she really wanted to eat this... No, no, no, Barry, you don't want to! You don't want to!!!
A few minutes later, with the fried noodles still in her mouth, she sat on the windowsill and wailed, "Waaah, I hate you all! How am I supposed to beat Barbie and Kitty now? They'll be laughing at me for the next year!"
The three people eating kebabs were all too busy to spare a moment to persuade her.
Rui Bu Si: "Jump! It's only two floors. The ground floor is just grass. At worst, you'll break a bone."
Ya Ya: "We've even lost the chance to compete. What a complete failure."
Magnolia Flower: "Didn't we see a red-eyed monster downstairs before?"
The first two people infuriated her, but the last one made her break out in a cold sweat.
Red, red-eyed monster.
Will it?
Not daring to look out the window, Barris pulled her leg back and drew the curtains: "Who's going to jump? I'm just sitting there looking at the scenery because I'm in a bad mood, you know?"
"Oh," Ya Ya indicated that she understood, "Would you like some more grilled skewers?"