“I don’t know what’s going on today, but so many people are rushing to buy supplies. I heard that all the rice, flour, and cooking oil at the Wet Market have been snatched up!”
“No wonder! It’s no surprise that the fish, shrimp, and crabs displayed outside sold out so quickly today. The proprietress is beaming, hahahaha…”
“Tsk tsk, don’t even get me started. When the proprietress smiles, she’s absolutely beautiful!”
“You rascal, don’t tell me you have designs on the proprietress…”
“Big chest, long legs, perky butt! Who wouldn’t like such an exceptional proprietress? Alas, it’s a pity she’s with that blockhead, Zhang the Butcher!”
“Don’t talk nonsense, be careful if she hears you, you’ll be in big trouble…”
“…”
As the two voices faded, two men, dressed in leather jackets and pants, clearly Fishmongers, walked in from outside, flashlights in hand.
It seemed they were there to restock the warehouse.
Their conversation, naturally, was overheard by Wang Mang.
Everyone is rushing to buy supplies?
The proprietress has a big chest, long legs, and a perky butt?
Wang Mang shook his tiny Loach head, no longer thinking about these matters. Instead, he focused intently on the panel he had just opened.
Just now, after Wang Mang used his Loach head to bump the small figure icon in the upper left corner of the display panel, a brand new personal attribute panel appeared… 【System: Infinite Devouring Evolution (One-star)】
【Host: Wang Mang】
【Category: Level 1 Blood Python (0.01 / 1)】
【Length: 0.1 meters】
【Weight: 0.05 kilograms】
【evolution points: 0.01】
【To be developed… 】
…At a glance, the system was simple and clear, with information clearly visible.
Ahem… But in his current state, he didn’t resemble a Blood Python at all; he was clearly just a tiny Loach… Never mind that for now, he needed to start evolving quickly!
According to the system’s personal attribute panel, Wang Mang only needed one evolution point to begin evolving.
With a goal, came motivation!
A Small Grass Carp could give him 0.01 evolution points.
This meant that as long as Wang Mang swallowed one hundred Grass Carp, he could successfully evolve!
One hundred might sound like a lot,
but for his current environment, it wasn’t much at all.
He had just noticed a pool nearby specifically for raising Small Grass Carp, containing at least tens of thousands of them.
Now, he just needed to find a way to get to that adjacent pool, and he would have Small Grass Carp freedom!
He estimated it wouldn’t take even a day to gather the evolution points needed for his first evolution.
Wang Mang felt incredibly motivated and full of anticipation for his evolution!
He wondered how much stronger he would become after evolving.
Just then, the water in the pool suddenly surged violently, and the surrounding fish and shrimp also began to stir restlessly.
Wang Mang quickly turned his head to look around.
He was horrified to discover that the two Fishmongers in leather jackets and pants had already entered the pool, holding a large net!
What were they doing?
Catching fish?
Immediately, a terrifying thought flashed through Wang Mang’s mind.
He wasn't going to be caught by these two Fishmongers, taken ashore, sold, and then end up as a dish on someone’s dinner table, was he?
Thinking of this, a cold sweat broke out all over Wang Mang’s body.
He smartly raised his Loach head and quickly burrowed into the school of fish, trying to avoid being caught.
The next second,
with a 'whoosh' sound,
he suddenly went airborne. Before he could react, he was haphazardly slapped unconscious by the surrounding fish… When Wang Mang woke up again, he found himself in a simple fish pond in the seafood section of the Wet Market.
The shouts of vendors could be heard intermittently, interspersed with customers haggling… Fortunately, Wang Mang was currently hidden by a group of large Carp, so he shouldn't be sold too quickly.
He had to find a way to escape quickly!
Otherwise, even if he wasn't sold because he was too small, he might be given away as a freebie to someone else!
Wang Mang racked his brains, but after a long while, he couldn't come up with a good solution.
Just then, the water in the pool was suddenly stirred.
“Auntie Wang, my Yellow River Big Carp are top-grade goods, each weighing seven or eight catties! And the meat is delicious, guaranteed to make you beautiful and youthful!!”
A voice, which sounded a bit frivolous, rang out.
Wang Mang secretly wondered, could this be the proprietress that those two Fishmongers secretly admired?
For a moment, he was actually a little curious.
He heard this proprietress had a big chest, long legs, and a perky butt; he really wanted to see for himself.
“Just that one, clean it for me and slice it.”
Then an Old Woman’s voice, sharp and harsh, sounded, seemingly very difficult to please.
Wang Mang struggled to swim to the edge of the glass pool and looked out.
Inside the Wet Market, there were indeed many people making large purchases. Some even drove their cars in.
Rice, flour, cooking oil, fresh meat, seafood—
everything was being loaded onto cars in a rush.
The vendors, one by one, were smiling so broadly their mouths couldn’t close… What happened?
Why was everyone hoarding supplies?
Wang Mang was full of doubts, feeling that something was amiss.
“Alrighty!”
Just then, as the frivolous female voice sounded,
the water in the pool also made a splashing sound.
Then, a large hand wearing a leather glove reached towards Wang Mang’s direction.
Wang Mang instantly panicked.
Damn it!
Weren’t they buying Carp?
I’m just a small Loach!
What could they do with me if they bought me? I’m not even enough to get stuck in their teeth!
Wang Mang cursed the Old Woman who bought the fish fiercely in his heart.
Fortunately, however, Wang Mang was not harmed.
The proprietress merely grabbed a large Carp next to him, seemingly not even noticing him, a small Loach, mixed in with the school of Carp.
Taking advantage of this moment, Wang Mang finally saw the proprietress.
No kidding, she was beautiful, sexy, and tall, truly fitting the description of having a big chest, long legs, and a perky butt.
But at the moment, Wang Mang was in no mood to appreciate her beauty.
Now he just wanted to quickly return to the warehouse, then find a way to jump into the pool filled with Small Grass Carp for a feast.
Once he had enough evolution points, he would begin his first evolution!
Just then, the sound of fish being slapped against a cutting board rang in his ears.
Through a gap, Wang Mang saw the frivolous proprietress holding a knife, fiercely stunning the seven or eight-catty large Carp, then skillfully scraping off its scales and removing its internal organs.
When he was still human, he was used to such scenes.
But now… it felt so bloody, so cruel!
He subconsciously put himself in its place,
imagining that he would be the next one to be processed on the cutting board.
At this thought, he felt like he was about to pee his pants from fright… But fortunately, he was too small, and no one would buy him.
It seemed that sometimes, being small wasn’t useless; it could even save his life!
Wang Mang sighed in his heart, secretly relieved.
But just then, the sharp and harsh voice of the Old Woman rang out again.
She leaned closer to the tall, perky proprietress and asked:
“Proprietress, do you have any Loach? I heard that stuff is good for virility, I want to get some for my old man!”