Survival Game: Call Me an Honest Businessman

She was wearing a merchant's cloak, and her face was not clearly visible.

If Li Zhi hadn't remembered her defiant yet earnest eyes so vividly, he would have had a hard time recognizing her.

only……

Why did her fishtail break off?

Li Zhi put down the sand in his hand and said to the raw material supplier as if nothing had happened, "The quality of this sand is so-so. I'll go check out another one."

Raw material suppliers are used to this situation.

A soft hum indicates dissatisfaction and awareness.

Li Zhi took out the spatial backpack given to him by the regional wealth ranking, quickly emptied all the supplies inside, walked to another raw material supplier, and squatted down to examine the sand.

The spare copy of the "Stealing the Sky and Changing the Sun" technique was copied again and placed in the spatial pendant.

The unused communication card appeared in his hand.

The space backpack embedded in the iron ore quietly switched places with a small piece of discarded ore in front of Tu Qian.

"Look down, pick up the ore at your feet, don't stop, and continue with your original plan."

Tu was stunned. Under the cloak, the severed fish tail did not stop moving.

She was like an ordinary, low-level merchant who, upon seeing a stray iron ore on the ground, naturally picked it up and then quickly left, feeling somewhat guilty.

Some of the raw material suppliers in the vicinity noticed this scene but didn't seem to care.

Many low-level merchants are even poorer than scavengers, with practically nothing to trade. Scavenging for bargains and "picking up trash" in various trading areas is one of their jobs.

"The first slot contains a mask, the second a clone item, the third an invisibility item, the fourth a D-grade potion, the fifth bandages, and the sixth some food. The total value exceeds 30 gold. If you die, the debt is settled. If you live, remember to come back and repay your debt."

When Li Zhi was trading sand with the raw material supplier, more than a dozen elevators within his line of sight were simultaneously stopped on the raw material floor.

Countless Scale Clan and Forging Clan guards rushed out from inside.

They were dressed in armor and mechs, and carried high-tech scanners that Li Zhi didn't recognize, quickly scanning each merchant and customer.

When the blue light enveloped her.

Li Zhi felt a pang of anxiety, but the blue light showed no abnormalities.

The virtual screen above her head displayed the same judgment as the little robot at the portal entrance:

Level 5 Free Trader

The guards from the Scale Clan and the Forging Clan bowed slightly and touched her shoulder with one hand to express their apology, and then quickly left her side.

Like the other disturbed merchants and customers, Li Zhi looked in the direction the guards had left.

Their tone was identical, filled with bewilderment and curiosity: "What's going on?"

Raw material supplier: "Who knows? Black Iron Port is about to reopen. Hopefully, nothing goes wrong."

Another customer lowered his voice: "I know a little bit. Today, the Forging Clan and the Scale Clan held their final meeting in the auction hall upstairs. They even invited several heads of trading districts to witness it, and even the Crown Prince of the Feathered Spirit Clan came. They should be preparing to divide up the rights and interests."

Raw material supplier: "Why are they sending guards here to scan us?"

Customer: "Tsk! Don't you think about it! I heard that the Smelting Clan and the Scale Clan combined invested over a million gold coins in rebuilding Black Iron Harbor. Think about how important the division of rights is! This is related to whether we can break even and make a profit in the future! So, they need to make sure there are no changes here. Scanning us isn't unusual. Who isn't afraid that the newly built Black Iron Harbor will be attacked again?"

Raw material supplier: "...We don't have any weapons experts here. Even if we had all the raw materials, could anyone possibly make an Apocalypse Grenade?"

Li Zhi: "I also think it's very unreasonable. Even if it's not officially open, it's still somewhat offensive for us guests to be scanned. But then again, the raw materials area shouldn't have the raw materials to make Apocalypse Grenade, right?"

Raw material supplier: "You wish! It takes at least 100 units of Apocalypse Crystals to make an Apocalypse Mist Bomb. Apocalypse Dust is now 0.1 units for 10 silver. If any of us raw material suppliers had 100 units of Apocalypse Crystals, would we be doing this hard work here?"

Li Zhi corrected: "I just asked about Tianqi Micro Dust, and it's gone up to 11 silver."

Another raw material supplier chimed in: "My goodness, I really regret not stockpiling Apocalypse Dust back then. I heard that the resources in the sky have been divided up by those high-altitude races. Now, it's impossible to even set sail and catch some loose cargo."

Li Zhi: "On another note, I've only heard of Apocalypse Mist Bombs, but I've never seen one. Are they really that powerful?"

Raw material supplier: "You still want to see them? Everyone you've seen has turned to mist, not even a bone fragment remains. Back then, during the war between the North and the West, three Apocalypse Mist Bombs completely wiped out the three main cities of the Flying Lizard Clan in the West, causing them to drop from Rank A to Rank C. Because their main city territories were all gone, their household registrations also disappeared, and many other races started secretly capturing Flying Lizards..."

As they were talking, the elevator on the raw materials floor descended again, and a group of people dressed in merchant cloaks walked in.

Shen and Celia were among them.

In addition, Li Zhi also saw Ling following behind the winged spirits with golden wings.

As soon as they appeared, the guards who had been searching the raw materials area split into two teams and went forward to report.

Li Zhi was standing near the elevator, and without even having to listen carefully, he could hear the guards being scolded.

"waste!"

The Golden-Winged Feathered Spirit, who was suspected to be the eldest prince of the Feathered Spirit Clan, was the most furious.

But her anger wasn't directed at the guards, but at Ling, who was following behind her with her head down.

The Feathered Spirit Clan's Crown Prince produced a longsword, pointing it directly at Ling: "Was it you?!"

Just like at the auction, Ling bent over, her expression calm as she let the sword be pressed against her neck.

Suddenly, a flash of sword light!

Li Zhitong's pupils tightened.

The sword of the Feather Spirit Clan's eldest prince left a bloody mark on Ling's neck, and the next second, without stopping, it stabbed towards Ling's heart!

"Do not move!"

"This is a provocation! She wants you to show up! I don't know how you escaped, but if you reveal a weakness now, Ling will be confirmed as a sinner and traitor, and will then be truly punished and completely rejected by the Feather Spirit Clan's emperor."

"endure!"

"Paint, endure."

Li Zhi watched the spectacle with a gossipy expression, along with the raw material suppliers and customers.

Sure enough, the breathtakingly fast blade stopped at Ling's heart.

It didn't pierce through.

The Feathered Spirit Clan's Crown Prince's gaze swept over everyone in the raw materials area.

Ruthless and dangerous.

She gave a disdainful smile: "This is the friend you're so desperately trying to protect?"

She sheathed her sword, her gaze sweeping to the other side, her face grim and somber.

In a light, casual tone: "The friendship between young people is truly enviable."