Is There Anything Normal in This World?

Indeed. Lynne had very high expectations for the system's mall. After all, in the novels he read before crossing over to this world, items from the system were always considered top-notch!

Superman bloodlines, star destroyers, cute maids... in those stories, the system had everything, limited only by one's imagination! Now, look at his system. To the uninformed, it looked more like a junk store! At a glance, there was nothing particularly useful.

"System! Refresh the goods!"

[Ding! This function is not yet available. Please be patient, host. Goods will be automatically refreshed daily at five o'clock!]

"..."

Lynne took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, and sat back down.

Alright! Even though the mall was completely contrary to his expectations. But at least it was an additional source of supplies, right? Toxic slime liquid? Bought it! Might be useful later for concocting some toxic potions!

[Skull Coin -50]

A fortune cat figure that brings bad luck? What was its purpose?! Would he ever think he's too lucky and buy it to jinx himself?! Bought it! Might be useful as a gift later!

[Skull Coin -200]

Baby diapers?

Lynne's gaze (ㅍ_ㅍ) instinctively shifted to the mascot ghost baby he had placed on the counter, looking rather... exposed.

Well... Considering its rapid growth and the fact that he had molded it into a humanoid shape, it would be inappropriate to leave it bare.

Bought it! This could be handy!

[Skull Coin -50]

Lynne fit the diaper over its head. Soon after, his attention was captured by the fourth item on the list.

[Flesh Regeneration Potion Recipe: After taking this potion, it can significantly speed up injury recovery! Required materials: Blood Demon Meat Chunk, Non-Attribute Slime Mucus, Tyrant Flower, Man-Eating Plant Growth Hormone.]

This recipe is the only decent item among those sold by the system. Moreover, it also sells the [Blood Demon Meat Chunk], a very hard-to-get material, in combination. This item is definitely worth more than its price!

[Skull Coin -500]

[Skull Coin -100]

Without hesitation, Lynne bagged these two items. Along with the critical hit potion rewarded by the system yesterday, he now had exclusive recipes for two kinds of potions!

Lynne was not in a hurry to concoct them. As a potion shop, every once in a while, merchants would come with various raw materials for supply. And calculating the time, it was today.

Lynne quickly prepared the skull coin and packed the large number of limbs and arms he had excavated from the mouth of that Origin-level monster yesterday.

Outside the door. The fog was dense, and the air was filled with dark mist.

Lynne waited patiently at the door. Gradually, the sound of creaking wheels and footsteps rose from the darkness of the street. An old woman with a benevolent yet eerie smile on her face, holding a human skin lantern, appeared in his vision and stopped in front of the potion shop.

"Young man, do you have any useless junk to this old woman?"

[Ding! You triggered the task: Useless Trash (2). Task reward: 50 Skull Coin, Experience +100, Favorability of the Scavenger +50, Special Reward x1]

"Yes!"

Hearing the appearance of the system task, Lynne was overjoyed. He agreed very cheerfully, then quickly went back to the shop and dragged out a large hemp sack with effort.

"Young man, you have so much stuff to deal with this time?"

The smile on the old woman's face seemed to become even brighter.

Lynne politely said, "Yes, do you need me to help you put it on the cart, ma'am?"

"Alright, alright! You really are troubling yourself, young man."

The old woman's smile was exceptionally kind. Lynne strenuously lifted the large bag of "junk" and placed it on the cart pulled by the scavenger. The moment he put it down, the smile on the old woman's face instantly stiffened.

"Aura from... Origin level?"

The old woman's face was strange, and a hint of shock flashed through her muddy eyes. She immediately felt the overwhelming weight and oppressiveness coming from the cart. Her gaze at Lynne became especially astonished.

[The Human-Skin Scavenger's suspicion towards you +10]

Lynne smiled and said, "It might have been contaminated a bit. Last night, I checked the teeth for a customer, and this is the useless stuff I cleaned out from its mouth. I thought you might need it, so I planned to leave it for you."

The old woman's expression was instantly shocked, "You've checked the teeth of an Origin-level monster?! Weren't you afraid it would eat you?"

Her gaze at Lynne became even more astonished as if she had gained a deeper understanding of the young man before her.

Lynne laughed, "What is there to be afraid of? Serving customers is our motto at Bloodsaw Potion Shop, regardless of who comes, we treat everyone the same!"

[Human-Skin Scavenger's Reverence towards you +10]

For a moment, Lynne clearly felt the gaze of the old woman in front of him had changed, becoming as if she was looking at a monster.

She lowered her voice, emitting a series of hoarse sounds from her throat.

"Last night, three Origin level [Abyss Headhunters] came here, you probably helped the smaller one. I advise you not to get involved with them, you probably don't know yet… Last night, the neighboring Slaughter Alley, Evil Spirit Street, and Shadow Spirit Lane were emptied by those three headhunters, and half of the fifteen high-rank demon hunters and magic spirits were killed…"

Lynne was stunned.

"The headhunter you met yesterday probably planned to come to our Wandering Soul Lane for food. It seems that because of you, Wandering Soul Lane was spared."

Lynne was dumbfounded, "But I felt that the customer yesterday was quite cute, shouldn't be so vicious, right?"

"…"

Brief silence. Breezes passed by. The old woman seemed to have heard something extremely shocking and unbelievable.

"Cu...te?"

Lynne: "Indeed quite cute…"

[Ding! You have left a profound and indelible impression in the heart of the Human Skin Scavenger!]

[Ding! Your fame in Wandering Soul Lane +1]

[Ding! Your fame in Wandering Soul Lane +1]

Lynne wanted to explain further, but the old woman shook her head and murmured: "Indeed… There's no normal existence in this Dark World… especially those who look normal…"

Lynne: "…"

[Ding! Congratulations on completing the task, you have received 50 skull coins, 100 experience, and +50 Favorability from the Human Skin Scavenger.]

Then, under Lynne's gaze, the old woman stretched out her withered hand, slowly reaching towards her own chest.

"Young man, what you gave me this time is too valuable, I can't digest it for a while. This thing is what I just scavenged, maybe it's useful to you."

Creaking creaking—

A sound of flesh being pierced was heard. Then Lynne saw, the old woman inserted her hand into her own chest, and forcibly pulled out a heart that was still beating and bleeding. The heart was emitting rolling heat, thumping in the air.

[Lynne's Sanity -10]

"You take it." The old woman smiled hoarsely.