"Relax, it's not work time now. After we finish shopping, we'll head back. Why are you so nervous, looking around everywhere?"
Renault said with some helplessness, glancing at Gentiane following behind him.
But for Gentiane, besides rolling her eyes, she didn't want to respond to him at all.
What did he mean by not being nervous? Why shouldn't she be nervous?
Didn't he see those heavily armed city guards around?
They were already treating them as potential threats!
Previously, they were fine at the venue since it was an area with few people, and nobody paid attention to Renault, Gentiane, and their tactical dolls.
But in the city center, it was different.
With people coming and going, seeing them surrounded by heavily armed tactical doll made others wonder if they were planning some kind of massacre in the city!
Although these guards didn't directly arrest Renault, Gentiane, and their group of dolls, they still dispatched many personnel to monitor them closely.
This completely ruined Renault's plan to stay in the city for a night before leaving.
It seemed that no matter where they went, they wouldn't be accepted as people with weapons all over them.
In the eyes of outsiders, they were definitely considered dangerous individuals.
To ensure that Renault and the others wouldn't wander around the city, the guards even came forward to help them purchase the various supplies Renault needed.
As for why Renault and Gentiane were sitting outside the cafe waiting, it was because UMP40 had strongly expressed her desire to have a pet earlier. The pet store happened to be across from the cafe, and the two of them decided to take a break here.
Meanwhile, the other dolls had already rushed into the decently sized pet store, where the pets that used to be everywhere before the Third World War now wandered back and forth.
Thanks to the collapse particle clouds that once roamed everywhere, these small animals, which used to be common in every city, had become genuine protected animals.
In this world filled with collapse pollution, the survival environment for animals had been severely affected. The collapse radiation could kill all organic matter, turning everything into inorganic matter, leading to the destruction of biodiversity worldwide.
The surviving animals were mainly found in unpolluted wilderness areas and in cities where they were protected by humans.
Mostly, there were more pets, but their numbers still couldn't match those of surviving humans. Therefore, whether owning a live pet or keeping one as a pet was considered a luxury for ordinary people.
As for the price of pets... Roughly speaking, the cost of an ordinary calico cat could buy eight to nine ordinary android dolls?
Gentiane, sitting across from Renault, now felt that she should have gone shopping with UMP40 and the others.
After sitting here for a while, she could already tell that the heavily armed guards weren't guarding against Renault's doll, but rather Renault himself...
The owner of the pet store was initially startled to see a group of armed people enter, but after seeing that they were all dolls, he waved his hand to dismiss the guards who followed them.
Moreover, when M14 and the others were browsing in the clothing store, the passersby didn't even pay much attention to them.
As for why this was the case... It was probably related to the grenades hanging from Renault's coat!
When the group came from the outskirts to the city center, they had to go through security at the airport, and it was then that the guards took notice of Renault.
Obviously, to these guards, a human with a large amount of explosives was much more dangerous than a group of doll with proper identification and belonging to Griffin.
But fortunately, the pet store was the last stop of their trip to the city this time. As long as UMP40 chose her pets, they could quickly leave this uncomfortable place for Gentiane.
They didn't have to wait long. In less than half an hour, a group of dolls walked out of the pet store.
In the middle of the group, UMP40 and G3 each held a box designed for pets.
These boxes were equipped with special life-support devices to ensure that the pets wouldn't be harmed by external radiation when passing through polluted areas.
"Huh? Why did you buy so many?"
Renault was somewhat surprised to see the four boxes in their hands.
Didn't only UMP40 want to buy? Did you guys get captured by these cats as soon as you went in?
In the boxes were all cats: two calico cats, one orange tabby, and one expensive-looking ragdoll.
Before entering the store, UMP40 didn't ask Renault for money at all. Obviously, they spent the pocket money Renault gave them earlier.
It's just that they bought four cats at once. Did these guys empty their bank accounts?
"Oh, we just called home and asked MDR and some others. Jaeger wants a cat, and so does BM59. So, we borrowed some money from them. Since the relationship between these cats looks good, we bought them all at once." AK47, holding two large boxes, said after hearing Renault's question.
In the boxes were various cat toys, cat food, medicines, and other items.
MP40 was carrying several cat litter boxes, while SpectreM4 was carrying several large bags of cat litter.
Seeing the items they were carrying, Renault twitched his eye.
They were too well-prepared.
They all seemed to be brand-name products... Did the store owner target them as easy targets and try to sell aggressively?
Looking up at the pet store owner waving at them from the door, Renault could see that the guy was smiling broadly.
Apparently, he had made a good profit from this sale!
"Forget it, as long as you guys are happy. Is there anything else you want to buy? If not, let's go back now."
Glancing at the time, it was almost getting dark. If possible, it would be better to return home before it got completely dark.
"Nothing."
UMP40 shook her head with a silly smile, clearly very satisfied with the little ones she bought.
"What about you guys?"
Renault looked at the others and then at Gentiane sitting opposite him.
"Nothing, I'm satisfied!" the doll replied cheerfully, and Gentiane nodded helplessly.
For some reason, Gentiane felt like she was falling into a den of thieves.
However, all she could do now was pray silently and hope that Helianthus, the agent, would quickly send a helicopter to pick her up from Renault's place.