Survival Game: Call Me an Honest Businessman

Li Zhi was teleported directly to the stall.

Mi Zheng stood hunched over at the edge of the barrier, bowing obsequiously as he addressed the tiger-clan beastmen outside the door, "Our boss will be back soon. Would you like some oatmeal porridge? You can drink it while you wait."

The tiger-clan beastman, Yajin, fixed his gaze on Li Zhi's hat, paused for a moment, then lowered his eyes: "You're the stall owner here?"

Li Zhi said calmly, "Yes, it is. I heard you wanted to see me."

Mi immediately smiled and said, "Yes, yes, this is our boss. She set up a stall here to help the homeless animals get through this cold snap."

Yajin sneered: "The extreme cold only lasted three days anyway. These new races are the culprits that brought the cold wave. What kind of package deal are they selling? It's ridiculous. They're just fooling you lowly wandering orcs."

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the wandering beastmen outside indeed changed.

Mi shook his beard and looked anxiously at Li Zhi.

Li Zhi's tone remained gentle: "Lord Ya Jin, so you knew that the extreme cold only lasted three days. Why didn't you tell the other beastmen before? Whether it was the beastmen who stayed behind or the beastmen who left their homes because they didn't know how long the extreme cold would last, if they knew the exact end time of the extreme cold, they would all have another choice."

Mi's trembling beard instantly stood on end.

The wandering beastmen's gazes returned to Yajin.

However, Yajin didn't care: "Powerful orcs can survive no matter what. I don't care what business you do here, you have violated the rules of the Wilderness Market. Setting up a stall without the market's consent is a serious crime. I'm going to take you to the Beast Alliance to be judged by the laws of the wilderness."

Li Zhi ignored the rest of the conversation and instead brought the topic back: "As the leader of District 15, you only needed to convey the specific end time of the extreme cold to prevent large-scale orc casualties and migrations. But you were unwilling to do even such a small thing. It is clear that you are not a suitable leader at all. You should be the one to be judged."

"Furthermore, the Beast Alliance has no right to judge me. I am not an orc and will not accept the Beast Alliance's judgment."

Nightwing, who had been standing behind Yajin, spoke up: "Three-star, five-cost, don't struggle anymore. I know why you suddenly opened a shop here. It's for your career path, isn't it? As long as we take back the money you earned here, your career path will be stuck at the first step forever."

"Taking you to the Beast Alliance is not really about doing anything to you. It's just that our Highness wants to ask you a few questions. You should feel honored to receive her condescending inquiry, instead of making excuses."

Li Zhi knew that Ya Jin's sudden arrival must be suspicious.

Unexpectedly, the Feathered Spirit Clan's Crown Prince behind Nightwing had guessed that she was doing a career path quest.

If it were someone else, they might actually get stuck.

But for Li Zhi, completing bet 1 was as easy as drinking water.

During this period, Mi had already helped her borrow 5 gold coins, 43 silver coins, and 8 copper coins. After the money was loaned out, the wandering beastmen used it all to buy supplies.

In this way, the turnover has long since reached 10 gold coins.

This time, Qi Yuan didn't cause any trouble.

The task progress panel also shows that she has completed half of the task for Bet 1.

The other half is: to establish a friendly alliance with a race in the Wilderness Market.

Li Zhi felt that he and Mi had definitely reached a friendly cooperation agreement.

Qi Yuan's refusal to make a judgment is most likely because Mi has not personally admitted it.

She asked via voice message card, "Do you consider us to have a friendly cooperative relationship?"

His beard trembled violently.

His eyes darted around, glancing at Li Zhi and then at Ya Jin. He seemed to have thought of something, and his old face turned as if he were about to cry.

"I... I can't say no, you're not thinking of pushing me out to let Yakin tear me apart to vent your anger, are you? I've been standing up for you all this time!"

Li Zhi: "How could you think so badly of me? You'll realize after you've known me for a while that I'm the most fair and honest person imaginable. I'm not like that at all. Besides, it's because I've seen your efforts that I feel we can wipe the slate clean of our past grievances..."

Mi, his back hunched over, almost straightened up: "We absolutely have a friendly cooperative relationship! You have always been the businessman I respect most! Our entire rat clan is your best friend!"

[Congratulations to the player who gave me back my three-star, five-cost quest! Successfully completed the "A Little Gamble for Fun" Bet 1 quest, earning: 2 regional reputation points and 1 new permanent stall qualification]

As Li Zhi had predicted, bet 1 was successfully completed.

Li Zhizheng said righteously, "If the Crown Prince of the Feathered Spirit Clan really wanted to see me, why didn't he send a Feathered Spirit Clan guard to find me instead of having you come here? Aren't you afraid that someone will report you to the Feathered Spirit Clan's Emperor for impersonating the Crown Prince and making you suffer the consequences?"

She didn't give the Nightwings a chance to speak, and turned her head to Yakin: "Although this place is on the outskirts of the Wilderness Market, it is actually unclaimed land. I have already established my territory here. According to your rules, it is still unknown whose territory this is."

"Furthermore, territorial rights are above all laws. Only a lord can judge another lord. If you want to judge me, then send one of your Beast Alliance lords over here."

Strictly speaking, the Beast Alliance only has three lords.

These three lords each have different territories. The Wilderness Market is one of the Tiger Clan's territories, so the Fox Clan and Wolf Clan have far less say in the Wilderness Market than the Tiger Clan.

But this territory is not that territory.

In the true sense, the territory of the Beast Alliance that possesses the status of a subordinate citizen only covers a total area of ​​about two regions.

However, the orc race is found throughout the entire Eastern Qi.

Because the orcs are all too prolific.

When there was no more space in the territory, the orcs naturally claimed the territory around the lord, and when there were more people, they moved outwards.

The Wilderness Market is located on the very outermost edge.

To be precise, this place is actually unclaimed land.

However, because the tiger clan fenced off and managed this area, everyone assumed that this territory belonged to the tiger clan.

The fox clan and the wolf clan also made concessions.

But things are different now.

Although Li Zhi's stall was small, it was a real territory with the status of a subordinate citizen.

If we were to calculate it according to the principle that the territory is the one closest to which the land is located, then that territory belongs to that landowner.

Wilderness Market is about to be renamed.

It has become Li Zhi's territory.

She wanted to see if the Tiger Clan would reluctantly help the Nightwing Clan, and if they would sell out the Feather Spirit Clan's Crown Prince, but in return, give her their territory so she could get this piece of fat meat from the Tiger Clan.

Or perhaps it was to reclaim ownership of their territory, sever ties with Nightwing, and be blacklisted by the Feathered Spirit Clan's High Prince.