Doomsday Grocery Store – CH18

Chapter 18 – The First Special Achievement Title!

The “Pomeranian” fell to the ground, and the tire it had collided with went flying.

Zhou Qi watched this scene and frowned slightly.

It seemed that even after being shrunk by the Super Cool Dog Frisbee, these mutant creatures still possessed strength greater than ordinary animals—though compared to their original forms, they were weakened.

After crashing into the tire and most of the car body, the little furball-like dog lay on the ground and didn’t get back up.

Tang Yu’an walked over and carefully turned the small dog over. It lay limply without resistance, its eyes closed—it had fainted.

He temporarily set the little dog down and looked over at Yuan Bao, who had returned to its original form, and the gray-white giant dog.

Contrary to what Tang Yu’an had imagined, the two mutant giant dogs did not start fighting.

On the contrary, the gray-white giant dog was lying beside Yuan Bao. Instead of baring its teeth like it did when facing the big cat earlier, it wagged its tail at Yuan Bao in a friendly manner.

So, had Yuan Bao known this giant dog before? Did it see the other in danger and spontaneously revert to its original form to save it?

Tang Yu’an speculated, then walked over to Zhou Qi’s side, tentatively calling out, “Yuan Bao?”

He wasn’t sure whether Yuan Bao would still recognize him as its owner after reverting to its original form. After all, its loyalty value—Tang Yu’an glanced at the pet panel and was surprised.

Because Yuan Bao’s loyalty value was actually 11, a full 6 points higher than Wang Cai’s 5!

Upon hearing his voice, Yuan Bao glanced disdainfully at the gray-white giant dog, then slowly reverted to its four-eyed puppy form.

“Woof woof!”

It barked twice at Tang Yu’an, and in the next moment, appeared on the boy’s shoulder, then burrowed into his hood to hide again.

Tang Yu’an couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.

He hadn’t expected that Yuan Bao could freely control its size. Was this ability unique to it, or could all creatures transformed into dogs by the Frisbee do this?

The gray-white giant dog, seeing this, turned its gaze toward Tang Yu’an.

Tang Yu’an became tense again, but under his and Zhou Qi’s wary gazes, the gray-white giant dog did not attack them. Instead, it wagged its big tail even more enthusiastically.

It panted with its tongue out, as if smiling at them.

Seeing that they didn’t react, it cautiously inched closer, nudging Tang Yu’an with its nose, then lay down and exposed its belly.

A big, fluffy dog lying on the ground, with its paws tucked in front of it, silly grin on its face—who could resist that?

At least, Tang Yu’an couldn’t. He reached out and patted its soft belly.

Its fur was very soft, though dirty and a bit matted. If cleaned up, Tang Yu’an wouldn’t mind flopping onto it and rolling around.

Strangely, even though this mutant giant dog was quite large, Tang Yu’an wasn’t afraid at all.

Under Tang Yu’an’s stroking, the gray-white giant dog made comfortable humming sounds, showing no sign of sudden aggression.

[Do you wish to accept it as a pet?]

Tang Yu’an subconsciously selected [Yes.]

By the time he realized what he’d done, the pet panel already displayed the image of the gray-white giant dog, and the system prompted him to rename it.

Looking at the giant figure of the gray-white giant dog, Tang Yu’an couldn’t help but glance at Zhou Qi, feeling a bit uneasy.

“Brother Qi, I… I accidentally accepted it as a pet.”

“Mm.”

“Can we afford to keep it…” Tang Yu’an voiced his concern.

Zhou Qi thought for a moment and said, “If it shrinks, it should be manageable.”

After all, Wang Cai’s appetite didn’t seem that big.

As Zhou Qi spoke, he threw the Super Cool Dog Frisbee at the gray-white giant dog. The dog, which had been lying on the ground playfully, was immediately attracted to the Frisbee.

As it lifted its head and caught the Frisbee in its mouth, its body indeed began to shrink, eventually becoming a dog resembling an adult Samoyed.

It seemed unaware that its body had shrunk. After bringing the Frisbee back to Zhou Qi, it wagged its tail and hopped around, inviting Zhou Qi to throw the Frisbee again and play with it.

Seeing this, Tang Yu’an couldn’t help but smile.

Anyway, they could level up in the future and unlock more things. They should be able to afford it, right? Besides, if it weren’t for Yuan Bao just now, they wouldn’t have resolved the battle so quickly.

With a mutant giant dog as a pet, both their combat power and safety would be greatly enhanced!

After thinking for a moment, Tang Yu’an gave it a name: “Yin Bi” (Silver Coin).

[Congratulations! You have completed the special task: Clear Dangerous Creatures (1), and received rewards: Credits +90, Wholesale Market Discount Card (20% off) x1, Traffic Boost Card (24 hours) x1, Lucky Wheel Spin x3]

Seeing the rewards credited, Tang Yu’an couldn’t help but grin with joy.

However, the system prompts didn’t stop there.

[Attention! Special task triggered: Clear Dangerous Creatures (2)]

[Task Content: Clear the dangerous creatures around the grocery store (0/10)]

[Rewards: Random Credits (up to 200 points), Wholesale Market Discount Card (30% off) x1, Traffic Boost Card (48 hours) x1, Lucky Wheel Spin x4]

He didn’t expect this to be a chain task!

Although the types of rewards hadn’t changed, the quantities had increased—it was still quite enticing.

Tang Yu’an shared the task with Zhou Qi again.

Zhou Qi nodded repeatedly upon seeing it. With more lucky draw chances, they could get more good items—this was undoubtedly exciting.

However, he said, “Let’s go home first. We’ll do the task later.”

They had already gained a lot today, and it was about to get dark—staying outside wasn’t safe.

“Okay.”

Tang Yu’an nodded. Looking at Yin Bi, who was still running around on the ground wanting them to play with it, he couldn’t help but look at the pet panel and clicked “Store in Pet Slot” on Yin Bi’s image.

Immediately, the dog that had been running wildly disappeared.

And on Tang Yu’an’s pet panel, one of the previously empty four pet slots now displayed the image of Yin Bi—

Pets could be stored in pet slots at any time. While in the slots, pets were in a dormant state, which not only helped them recover energy but also prevented them from feeling lonely or suffering from being confined.

Then, Tang Yu’an looked at the “Pomeranian” lying on the ground.

“Brother Qi, what about it?”

Zhou Qi glanced at him and asked, “Do you want to keep it?”

Tang Yu’an thought for a moment and nodded, “It seems to control metal—it’s really powerful.”

If they couldn’t afford to feed it, at worst… they could let it hunt on its own.

“Then let’s keep it,” Zhou Qi didn’t object.

Tang Yu’an grinned and said happily, “Brother Qi, you’re the best!”

Zhou Qi reached out and ruffled his hair.

Thus, Tang Yu’an accepted the unconscious cat-turned-Pomeranian as a pet, and based on its original fur color, gave it a name: “Black Pearl.”

In this way, his pet slots were all filled.

Just as Tang Yu’an was about to store Black Pearl into a pet slot, a system prompt popped up again.

[Congratulations! You have obtained the special achievement title: ‘All Dogs’]

Huh? “All Dogs”?

Seeing this system prompt, Tang Yu’an was momentarily stunned and looked down with a strange expression.

[Description: When all your pets are canine and you have reached the maximum number of pets, you obtain this title. While wearing this title, you automatically receive the ‘Dog Lover’ aura.]

[Dog Lover: Those who love dogs are loved by dogs. Receive favorability bonuses from all canines—the lower their intelligence, the higher the bonus. All dogs will not actively attack you.]

Tang Yu’an also noticed that his system homepage now had an “Achievement Titles” section.

He clicked in and found that the achievements section now had the special achievement “All Dogs.”

Below this highlighted title, there was a section of grayed-out achievement titles.

[Business Newbie: 7 consecutive days of profit (2/7)]
[Reward: 100 credits]

[Business Adept: 30 consecutive days of profit (2/30)]
[Reward: 1,000 credits]

[Business Expert: 100 consecutive days of profit (2/100)]
[Reward: 2,000 credits]

The highest is 365 consecutive days of profit, with a reward of 10,000 credits!

Tang Yu’an: Wow! ???

Besides profit achievements, there were achievements for merchant level, shop level, number of cultivated regular customers, and even daily tasks had corresponding achievement titles!

And the achievement rewards were very rich—in addition to credits, there were special items, skills, and bonus auras, making Tang Yu’an drool just looking at them.

Of course, he didn’t get ahead of himself, but focused on the achievement he could most likely obtain at present—the “Business Newbie.”

He had already made profits for two consecutive days; in another five days, he could get the 100 credits reward!

Overjoyed, after storing Black Pearl into the pet slot, he equipped the “All Dogs” title. Instantly, his status bar showed the “Dog Lover” bonus aura.

He excitedly looked at Zhou Qi and shared his new discovery.

“Brother Qi, we can farm achievements now!”

Zhou Qi picked him up on his back and, while walking toward the grocery store, patiently listened to him explain these unactivated achievement titles and their corresponding rewards.

After hearing him out, he smiled slightly and nodded, saying, “Then we’ll have to work harder in the future.”

“Mm!”

Tang Yu’an nodded, his cheeks flushed with excitement.

Since they weren’t far from the grocery store, after about ten minutes, Zhou Qi carried him back to where they had set out that morning.

Seeing the grocery store’s rooftop from afar, both boys breathed a sigh of relief, a feeling of belonging rising in their hearts.

When they reached the store’s entrance, they saw an orange figure leap down from the rooftop and run toward them, tail wagging.

Seeing Wang Cai, Tang Yu’an was about to greet it when Yuan Bao jumped down from the hood behind him.

The little orange cat stopped in its tracks.

Seeing the sudden appearance of the four-eyed puppy, its wagging tail immediately drooped.