Chapter 38: “Hooman Beings Are Scary!”
Both Charlie and Neo didn't expect John to leave them behind, but before Charlie could express his worry, John had already guessed his thoughts.
[Okay, okay, don't worry. This place is safe. There are many guards from various powerhouses managing this place. Those hunters won't dare to cause trouble.]
After comforting the two people hastily, John left the two pitiful beings behind, heading straight to back stalls.
Charlie and Neo watched John's departure until his back disappeared in the sea of crowds before they looked at each other with blank eyes.
That...what to do now?
Neo was adventurous and curious by nature, but he was also afraid of exploring the street with only this unreliable Charlie.
Charlie actually preferred to just find a random cafe at the sidewalks and wait for John, but he felt that Neo, who had just come to the human world, would want to explore around.
[T-that...let's just walk along the street, okay? I-if you don't like the crowds, the sidewalks are not that crowded.]
After all, the shops and tall buildings at the sidewalks looked expensive at a first glance, so only rich hunters would go there.
Neo wasn't a coward to begin with, so after Charlie proposed to look around, he immediately gestured at the boy to walk past several stalls in the middle of the road.
[Okay, okay! Let's explore the left street and after we reach a dead end, turn to explore the right street!]
Neo quickly crawled out of the backpack and stayed inside Charlie's pocket instead.
This market is so interesting, why should he stay in the backpack so miserably?
Magical market, here he comes!
Neo rubbed his tiny hands as he stared at many stalls and stores with curious eyes.
With just a random glance, Neo saw some small vendors bustling with customers, but strangely…these stalls blatantly hung slime corpses for people to see!
"Selling slime corpses, our Slime City's special products! Fresh from the dungeon! Limited stocks!"
"Slime water! Pure 100% slime water! Good for healing wounds, skincare and life-saving medicine!"
A vendor right next to the slime water vendor put slime cores on specially-made insulated cylinder tubes.
These black beads were all levitating in the middle of the tube, looking like something from a sci-fi movie.
"Slime cores, anyone? Top-notch quality, stronger corrosive liquid, stronger shelf life!"
A few more stalls sold unique processed products, all from slimes.
"Processed slime core beads! Sold for cheap! Pretty lady over there, buy one for accessories! This is better than the famous black pearl!"
"Processed slime skins, anyone? Raw materials for making anti-corrosive raincoats! You can also make bags, shoes, clothes and many more!"
"Natural slime's corrosive liquid for sale! No need to extract for a long time. Grab yours now!"
A few merchants saw Charlie brought a tiny slime inside his chest pocket, and they immediately shouted to attract his attention.
"Selling fresh slime grass and mushrooms! Young man, your pet slime will love it!"
"Slime rocks! Slime rocks! Buy one for your slime cub to play with!"
Neo rolled his eyes at the vendor selling a slime rock.
Don't insult the slime cub! He would never want to play with those rocks!
After passing by these stalls selling food and toys for slimes, Neo even saw beautifully-decorated stalls selling accessories and clothes for slime pets.
"Handsome young man over there, buy some clothes for your cute pet slime! We can customize a smaller size too."
"Hey, hey, young hero, how about trying on these small accessories for your slime? You know, this month's number one pet beast is wearing similar things to my products!"
"No, no, thanks…my pet doesn't like wearing clothes."
Charlie shyly rejected these merchants, not knowing that he indirectly labeled Neo as an exhibitionist.
After passing by these stalls for pets, the two people finally found several stalls selling street food.
There were both ordinary street food and magical ones.
To Neo's horror, there was even a vendor selling a snack made of 100% natural slimes!
"Edible slime jellies! Absolutely unique, only sold in Slime City! It's safe and delicious. Try now!"
Seeing this food stall, Neo subconsciously shuddered from head to toe.
Fck. Hooman are so scary. They actually wanted to eat a slime corpse as snacks!
What did the slime do wrong? They're so cute!
[Quick! Quick! Let's leave the food stalls! So scary!] Neo urged Charlie to leave, and Charlie also quickly ran towards the stalls at the back.
But…what did Neo see?
He accidentally saw a certain big stall displaying a living slime trapped inside a cylinder tube.
"Come, come, take a look at this rare living slime! It's not for sale, but you can see our shop's other products!"
Neo instantly hid deeper into Charlie's pocket.
Help! Hooman are really insidious!
They not only sold slime jellies made of real slimes, but also caught a living slime and used it as a display to attract customers!
What if someone saw him, caught him because he's so cute and put him up for display?
What a nightmare!
Neo didn't want to think about such a horrible thing anymore, so he finally observed the hunters passing by instead.
Then, he realized that the hunters here had different skin colors and facial features.
They were obviously from different races, but these people blended naturally, and everyone was used to seeing such a strange scene.
The people at the ordinary human settlement also came from various races.
It was as if in this world, there were no clear boundaries between countries.
Just when Neo was about to ask Charlie, a commotion happened not far from their place.
The streets that were packed with hunters were even more crowded than before.
There were even some faint cheers and shouts from that place.
With Neo's sharp ear, he naturally caught a lot of different voices pouring into his "ears."
"Ah! Isn't that Reo, this month's top slime pet?"