Chapter 981: Chapter 981
"Take away your damn spirit line and leave my big maggot behind!"
The Box Weaving Spider's answer to Liu Zheng's question was just one sentence.
After leaving the Silk Cave, Liu Zheng revealed a smug smile.
I knew the Box Weaving Spider couldn't resist the allure of the Supreme Oil-sealed Giant Maggot.
Not to mention it, if the maggot was swapped with a big chunk of meat, Liu Zheng would make sure to get a piece to taste.
He called out, then with several Mouse Skin Men, headed towards the nearest sewer well.
After descending, Sniper Gun pulled out a whistle made of bone and blew it vigorously, causing a sharp whistle to pierce the air.
"That bone looks familiar, could it be from the Skinning Monster?"
Liu Zheng asked, eyeing the bone whistle.
"What, the Skinning Monster?"
"The one with a body like a skinned bullfrog and a head like a big-headed fly."
"I call it the Claw Beast."
Sniper Gun thought for a moment and said.
"Well, my name for it is more vivid."
"From now on, it'll be called the Skinning Monster."
Sniper Gun nodded in agreement.
As they conversed, three Mouse Skin Men came running from afar, weapons in hand.
Seeing Liu Zheng, they first froze in surprise, then quickly dropped their weapons and knelt to kowtow.
"Stand up, I don't ."
He waved a tentacle dismissively.
"Squeak squeak squeak!"
The three Mouse Skin Men squeaked excitedly, waving their limbs.
"They say they are very happy to see you again, Savior."
Sniper Gun translated.
"I'm also very happy to see you. Where are the others?"
Liu Zheng remembered there should have been more than twenty pet humans in that room.
Sniper Gun said calmly.
In a place like Metropolis, you either have to be born incredibly lucky, or keep being lucky all the time.
Those dead pet humans were already fortunate to encounter Liu Zheng, but it wasn't enough to save them a second time.
Sniper Gun suddenly said.
"Please, give them names. Without names, they are not considered people."
Sniper Gun instructed one of the Mouse Skin Men.
The Mouse Skin Man obeyed and soon returned with a bag stitched from mouse skin slung over his back.
He opened the bag, revealing a pile of bones inside.
Judging from their shapes, they seemed to be thigh bones.
"Preserving corpses is very troublesome."
Sniper Gun explained.
"I understand. Can you still distinguish who is who?"
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Sniper Gun picked up a bone with a marked mouse head on it.
"He loved eating mouse heads."
She put down the bone and picked up another one.
"He fell into the water."
She pointed at the wavy pattern on the bone.
Sniper Gun took out each bone one by one, explaining the origin of the markings to Liu Zheng.
There were a total of sixteen bones. Those pet humans who had escaped from "Sunshine" Pet Shop had mostly perished within a few days.
Metropolis is truly a cruel place, whether you're a lowly pet human or a noble god, you can easily become a thing of the past at any moment.
Liu Zheng fell into contemplation.
It's inconsequential to casually name the living, after all, names can be changed.
But naming the dead requires a bit of solemness, it's like sealing their fate.
He had a eureka moment.
"You escaped from the 'Sunshine' Pet Shop, that fact can't be changed. And the Sun God is called Xi He, but the character 'Xi' has nothing to do with the sun, which perfectly aligns with your situation with 'Sunshine' Pet Shop."
"And the name of the progenitor of humanity is also Fu Xi, so you'll take Xi as your surname."
Liu Zheng carved the square character "Xi" into the ground with his sawtoothed butcher knife.
The Mouse Skin Men loudly proclaimed their surname, overjoyed like children.
It's a good surname, even with their mutated vocal organs they could pronounce it correctly.
"The one who loves eating mouse heads will be called Xi Shou, the one who fell into the water will be called Xi Shui, and the one who bit a Skinning Monster to death will be called Xi Ya…"
Liu Zheng gave each of them a name based on the markings on the bones.
"Alright, they all have names now, next it's your turn. Is there anything memorable about you all?"
Since we're already here, might as well name everyone in one go.
"Squeak squeak squeak!"
One Mouse Skin Man imitated a biting gesture.
"He bit a store clerk, received a few lashes, but didn't let go."
Sniper Gun translated.
"Oh? Not bad, got some bite strength. Had I known, I'd call you Xi Ya. Hmm, then you'll be called Xi Chi."
Xi Chi nodded happily.
"Squeak squeak squeak!"
Another Mouse Skin Man mimicked a throwing gesture.
"He threw a bone knife, hitting the tail of a black rat."
Sniper Gun translated.
"Was it intentional or accidental?"
"Intentional, it was a contest."
"Oh, then that's alright. You'll be called Xi Zhi."
Next, he named the remaining Mouse Skin Men: Xi Zu, Xi Yue, and Xi Jiang.
Special mention to Xi Jiang, who had a knack for crafting. Those bone knives, clothes, bags, etc., were all made by him.
With everyone named, it was now Sniper Gun's turn.
"Since you're their leader, you'll be called Xi He. The sunshine in 'Sunshine' Pet Shop is a fake sun, you be the real sun and lead them to live well."
"If you have great ambitions, liberate all those pet humans and let them live under the true sunshine, standing proudly as humans."