The spirit cat glanced at Li Zheng's hand, quickly understood, and extended his hand to bump it: "Is this the gesture of goodwill among your race?"
"..." Li Zheng laughed, "A handshake, it's used to express friendliness when eting for the first ti."
"Handshake?" The spirit cat finally understood, switched from bumping to shaking, and grabbed Li Zheng's hand: "Like this?"
"That's right." Li Zheng noticed that the spirit cat's palms looked similar to humans', but had a layer of soft feline pads, making the handshake feel strange: "Generally, after shaking hands, you can let go. Holding on for too long can be seen as harassnt."
"Oh, I get it." The spirit cat let go: "Your gesture is interesting. Simple physical contact can quickly dissolve the barrier feeling when eting for the first ti, and judging from the handshake strength, you can assess the other's attitude towards you."
"Exactly." Li Zheng nodded with a smile, then asked: "You ca here to process magic crystals, right? May I observe and learn a bit?"
The spirit cat had never seen a race like Li Zheng's and hadn't heard of Water Blue Star. He quickly deduced that Li Zheng must be from the latest batch of players prioritized to enter the Outer City, and nodded imdiately: "Of course, follow ."
The spirit cat led Li Zheng into the shop, ignoring the long queues they passed, heading straight to the Optimist Race's spot inside.
"Huh?" Li Zheng looked around and noticed that other spots managed by the Optimist Race were packed with people, but this place had no custors at all.
The spirit cat recognized the other party, walked over, and took out two waterlon-sized, blood-red crystals, slamming them onto the table: "I'm here to give you business again!"
The Optimist Race mber behind the table, holding a tablet and seemingly engrossed in sothing, looked up. It was a female Optimist Race mber, and Li Zheng sharply noticed that she looked quite different from other mbers of her race.
Typically, the Optimist Race had bright golden eyes, faces lined with silver-grey patterns, no ears, just two empty ear holes.
But this female, though her eyes were bright golden, had a hint of brown mixed at the center of her pupils. Her face lacked the complex silver-grey patterns, and she had no ear holes at the sides of her head.
However, amidst her thick hair, she had a pair of small, soft, folded-down animal ears.
And the biggest difference was that Optimist Race mbers always wore a slight smile, seemingly never troubled.
But this woman...
She looked at everyone with a world-weary face, as if everyone owed her millions of red crystal coins.
"Mixed-blood?" Li Zheng thought to himself, observing her appearance.
"Why are you here again?" The mixed-blood woman had an impatient look: "Didn't I tell you to stay away from ?"
Wow!
Li Zheng now understood why others queued up while her area was empty without a single custor.
Anyone would find it more pleasant to face a warm smiling face than this grumpy one when spending money, right?
In the Outer City, if you don't have overwhelming strength or target a remote area, even if soone dislikes her, they can't do much.
So other custors would rather queue than co to her and endure her attitude?
The spirit cat, unconcerned, pointed at the magic crystals: "According to the magic crystal store's rules, if a custor cos knocking, you can't refuse on the spot."
"Didn't I warn you the last ti after service to stay away?!" The mixed-blood woman said with a gloomy face, reluctantly handling the red magic crystals on the table, picking up one in her hand: "This is the last ti. Co again and I'll break your legs!"
The spirit cat remained unfazed by her fierce deanor, chuckling: "How many legs?"
The mixed-blood woman's eyes were fierce: "All of them! However many you have, I'll break them!"
"Oh dear, so cruel..." The spirit cat's smile remained unchanged: "Too bad you can't beat ."
Saying this, the spirit cat seed to intentionally provoke her, turning to educate Li Zheng: "The Optimist Race's advantage lies in being unaffected by negative emotions, but they are weak themselves and improving their abilities is challenging. When their generation of players entered the Matrix, even the terminal had to open special privileges for them, lowering entry requirents into the Outer City.
During the final battle, it was also the old residents of the Outer City who protected them, taking their place in battle to safeguard the entire Optimist Race."
"Shut up!" The mixed-blood woman's fists clenched, veins bulging, pulsing wildly.
It was clear she was very angry.
"Ahem! Mm!" The spirit cat ignored her anger, leisurely saying: "I'm a custor, your attitude warrants a complaint, deducting your commission."
This seed more effective than any threat to the mixed-blood woman. Her anger was suddenly suppressed, and she glared fiercely at the spirit cat, silently holding the blood-red magic crystal, closing her eyes and chanting.
Li Zheng watched her operation intently. From the mont she closed her eyes, her aura dramatically transford!
No longer agitated, world-weary, or easily angered, she beca peaceful and serene, with a faint smile on her lips, resembling a saint descending.
The originally blood-red twisted magic crystal began spinning on its own in her hand. As she separated her hands, the crystal floated without falling.
Wisps of pale red air appeared on the magic crystal's surface, controlled by invisible hands, streaming into the mixed-blood woman's nostrils.
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