Lin En said calmly, "It''s just a small business, I don''t accept flesh compensation. Don''t worry, I only need your right eye. You can come back and redeem it once you earn some money."


    The girl whimpered, "Alright... okay... sob!"


    ***


    A few minutes later.


    [Ding! You have obtained a rare item: Blood Doll''s Right Eye x1]


    [Blood Doll''s Right Eye: Increases hunger level by +10 when carried, can use the skill: Invincible Stomach.]


    [Ding! You have completed the task. You have received the task rewards: Skull Coins x50, Surgical Ability Experience +50, Special Reward: Blood Doll Fear Level +30, Blood Doll''s Doll Fear Level +50]


    Lin En calmly washed the blood off his hands.


    Then he placed the eyeball into a bottle of special reagent and labeled it.


    He turned around and looked at the girl covering one of her eyes, saying politely:


    "Thank you for your patronage. Blood Saw Apothecary is sincerely at your service."


    Lin En bowed.


    The girl hugged her doll and walked out, her voice could be heard from afar.


    "I should hurry and find mom. I''ll never come back here again, sob... black market..."


    [Ding, you have triggered a hidden task: Blood Doll Finds Her Mother. Help Blood Doll find her mother. Task completion reward: Blood Doll Favorability +200, Blood Doll''s Doll Favorability +100, Special Reward x1]


    [Current Task Completion: 2%]


    Lin En was taken aback.


    When he looked outside, the girl''s figure had already disappeared into the darkness.


    Completion at 2%?


    Lin En''s gaze fell on the plate on the counter, where several organs had been extracted from the girl''s stomach.


    [Unknown Woman''s Hair x50]


    [Unknown Woman''s Ear x2]


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    [Unknown Woman''s Comb x1]


    Lin En: "..."


    He couldn''t help but have a terrifying suspicion.


    Lin En stood up, washed those parts clean, and then stored them in a bottle, planning to discuss this matter with the girl the next time she came.


    He opened his panel.


    Due to the previous rewards, he had gained 50 points of Surgical Ability experience and an additional 50 Skull Coins of his own.


    The customer''s money belonged to the store, and he couldn''t touch it.


    So now he had a total of 150 Skull Coins.


    Skull Coins were a basic currency in this world, used as a general equivalent, but Lin En hadn''t set foot outside the shop in the past two years.


    So he hadn''t had the chance to use them.


    But having more money never hurt.


    ***


    Time passed quickly.


    Lin En closed his eyes, holding a boning knife in his hand, like a statue.


    The Soul Lantern at the door represented a rule, informing the wandering souls in the darkness that this place was occupied, and any malice would be met with a corresponding price.


    Most wandering soul monsters generally wouldn''t invade while the Soul Lantern was lit.


    Because within the sanctuary of the Soul Lantern, as long as the owner wished, they could suppress invading evil spirits and ghosts at any time.


    But there were always some extremely evil spirits and ghosts who feared nothing.


    For them, no rules in this world were worth following.


    Knock, knock, knock—


    At this moment.


    There was a knock on the door again.


    "Welcome."


    Lin En opened his eyes.


    And instantly, he saw a hulking creature with a pig''s head and a human body appear at the door, one of its eyes bloodied and missing, wearing a scarlet apron, holding a butcher''s knife that seemed freshly used.


    A panel instantly appeared before Lin En.


    [Pig Demon]


    [Level]: 21


    [Race: Deformed Freak]


    [Attribute]: Lawful Evil


    [Combat Ability]: As long as you''re willing to be eaten...


    [Description: The butcher shop owner in Wandering Soul Alley, he''s your "friendly" neighbor and is happy to share his freshly slaughtered prey with you, or share you with others...]


    [Lin En''s Sanity Value -5]


    "Damn it," the Pig Demon cursed, covering his eye socket, "Just because I didn''t have any useless junk for that old hag, she took one of my eyes. Next time I see her, I will... I will... spit!"


    He spat a foul-smelling phlegm, continuing to curse under his breath.


    And Lin En''s mind immediately echoed with a system prompt.


    [Ding! Pig Demon Task: Help him find a suitable eyeball. Task reward: 50 Skull Coins, Surgical Ability Experience +50, Pig Demon Favorability +20, Special Reward +1]


    "Please come in."


    Lin En remained calm, sitting at the counter, secretly gripping the boning knife.


    The Pig Demon strode in, the Soul Lantern flickering.


    A stench of blood and rot filled the air, making Lin En feel like retching.


    The Pig Demon plopped down on the stool in front of the counter, his remaining sharp pig eye staring at Lin En, looking around, and said:


    "Where''s Blood Saw? Get him out here to give me a new eyeball. I''ll trade him some prime prey for it!"


    Lin En maintained his composure, saying quietly:


    "The teacher is out on business. You can discuss anything with me."


    The Pig Demon paused, then turned his head, squinting his eye, his gaze sweeping over Lin En like he was assessing a piece of meat.


    "Oh?"


    [Ding! Crisis increased to 89%]


    Lin En''s heart surged with waves, but his face remained calm.


    However, his decision was correct.


    Because if he tried to deceive and told the Pig Demon that his teacher was just in the backyard, once he realized something was off, he would immediately make a move.


    But by being honest, it made the other party wary instead.


    "What kind of eyeball do you need?" Lin En turned, quietly pointing to the eyeballs soaked in reagent on the shelf.


    "We have human eyes, pig eyes, necro eyes, bat eyes, Blood Doll eyes. Pick whichever you like, different eyes have different prices."


    The Pig Demon''s eyes gleamed with a fierce light, revealing a mouthful of fangs, a strong stench of halitosis wafting over.


    "I think your eyeballs seem pretty good."


    He stuck out his tongue, licking his cracked lips.


    [Lin En''s Sanity Value -10]


    [Ding! Crisis increased to 91%]


    Lin En knew that if he showed any fear now, the Pig Demon would undoubtedly attack him without hesitation.


    "Mine?"


    Lin En turned his head, calmly looking at him.


    Then, under the Pig Demon''s fierce gaze, Lin En slowly extended three fingers, and in front of him, inserted them into his own eye socket, gradually gouging out his right eye.


    Squeak—squeak—


    [Ding! Host life loss!]


    [Ding! Host organ loss!]


    A few seconds later, Lin En placed his eyeball in his palm and handed it to him.


    [Pig Demon''s Sanity Value -20!]


    But he remained unfazed.


    "One for 200 Skull Coins. If it doesn''t fit, no refunds."


    The Pig Demon was stunned.


    He hadn''t expected that this seemingly frail human could so ruthlessly gouge out his own eyeball in front of him.


    While he had howled in agony for quite a while when the scavenger took his eye.


    Yet Lin En remained calm.


    [Ding! Crisis decreased to 50%]