Survival Game: Call Me an Honest Businessman

Foreplay was enough.

The banquet and opening ceremony were just gimmicks. Her real goal was to wait until everyone was seated at the same table, until the customers' novelty wore off and they were able to sit down and listen to her.

Li Zhi sat down at the end of the long table with a smile.

To her left were Celia and Riley, and to her right were Ling and Chen. The two seats next to and opposite Chen were empty, but there were nameplates on the table with "Zero" and "Little Tree Man" written in Chinese respectively.

Since Li didn't know Zero's language or the little tree man's name, he simply used the script he was familiar with.

Next up are the positions for the survivors, the lucky ones, and Bai Ge.

Next to them, those who had passed by were the Hyena Clan, Shadowmane Clan, Bull Clan, and Mi, while at the very end sat Silverspeed and his group.

When Li Zhi raised his glass and stood up, everyone's eyes were drawn to him.

She swirled the cola in her crystal glass and said with a smile, "Thank you all for attending my opening ceremony. Since everyone here is a friend, I won't say any more pleasantries. I'll just give you all a permanent membership card and two precious items that I'm going to introduce."

Bai Ge presented a beautiful box.

Li Zhi opened the box, revealing a palm-sized transparent glass bottle and an even smaller box.

She first took out a glass bottle, in which an amber liquid flowed, shimmering with varying shades of light when illuminated by the sunlight.

"This is velvet oil. If you visit the first floor of the general store, you should be able to see its introduction, but the introduction is all fluff. I want to show you its practical effects."

Li Zhi placed a drop of Pure Velvet Grass Seed Oil in the center of the magic detector, and the detector immediately displayed magical characters:

[Unknown magical ingredient, possessing both fire and wood attributes, enhances fire magic and wood magic, and improves potion fusion; it can relieve pain, clear the mind, and repair mental damage; long-term use can repair hidden injuries.]

She only learned about these things yesterday.

Previously, Hena mentioned that the purifying grass seed oil made her feel more alert, so when Li Zhi put the product on the shelf, he directly gave Hena a bottle of purifying grass seed oil as a gift so she could try it out.

Who knew Hena would drink it all in one gulp.

Not long after drinking it, he said that his damaged mental energy seemed to have been slightly repaired.

Her tone was uncertain, but Li Zhi took it to heart.

She also felt that the Fair Scales' analysis of the Pure Velvet Seed Oil was not comprehensive enough, so she immediately teleported to the Soma Ghost Market and spent a lot of money to buy a magic detector.

After the test, Li Zhi sat alone on the third-floor rooftop for a full half hour.

Opportunities come with risks.

Pure Velvet Seed Oil is already remarkable enough without enhancing its magical properties. With the addition of magical properties enhancement, it is no longer just an ordinary raw material, but a high-grade raw material that combines the effects of potions and magical concoctions.

If she were to eat such a large piece of cake by herself, she would surely choke to death.

So she plans to distribute this plate.

She, Celia, Ling, Chen, the official, the beastmen, plus a shadow who watches the live stream using a magic sprite, basically cover this whole mess.

At least in Dongqi, no one will dare to openly steal the pure velvet grass seed oil anymore.

Li Zhi believed that given the class discrimination on the Tianqi Continent, even if she named herself "Rongyou" and retained the name of the Rong tribe, no one would be able to imagine that such an expensive luxury item had anything to do with the Rong tribe.

As expected, everyone's attention was focused on the efficacy, benefits, and source; no one cared about the name.

Celia's voice entered Li Zhi's mind: "How come I didn't know you had such a good thing?"

Shen showed an unusual level of excitement: "Where did this come from? What are the ingredients?"

Li Zhi's gaze swept over the pairs of eyes, some curious and some calculating, and he said in a calm and unhurried tone: "It seems that everyone knows the value of wool oil. So I won't beat around the bush. The reason I've gathered everyone here today is for the opening of the new store, and also to share a new business opportunity with you all—to jointly monopolize and sell wool oil."

She gently dripped a drop of pure velvet seed oil onto the back of Celia's and Ling's hands, which were closest to her.

"You two can experience it for yourselves."

As she spoke, she then proceeded as if on a tour, personally dripping the purslane seed oil onto the back of everyone's hand, allowing each person to truly experience the purslane seed oil.

"Merchants can bring out a fair scale; I don't mind inspecting the goods on the spot."

In fact, Shen had already been testing it before Li Zhi even spoke. After seeing the introduction, she couldn't sit still anymore, and the golden scales on her cheeks rippled with her breath.

Li Zhi: "I will put 49% of the shares up for auction. We will auction 7% first, with a starting price of 700 gold coins. The highest bidder wins."

After explaining the significance of the shares, she took out a small hammer and stood at the end of the long table.

He smiled and said, "We can start filming now."

Celia: "1000 gold."

Li Zhi looked around: "Anyone willing to raise the price?"

Chen: "1100."

Li Zhi smiled but remained silent, looking at the others.

Bai Ge had notified the officials before Li Zhi's auction, and now he raised the price without hesitation: "1200".

Yashi: "1300!"

Celia: "1500."

Ling: "1600".

Li Zhi knew that Ling's hesitation just now was most likely because he was contacting the Emperor of the Feather Spirit Clan, and the offer he made now was also the Feather Spirit Clan's offer.

She flashed eight teeth at Ling, then turned her gaze away, scanning the crowd: "1600 per time..."

Riley: "1800."

Bai Ge: "2000".

Chen: "2100."

Celia scoffed: "2300."

Silverspeed: "2400".

Celia: "2500."

"..."

Chen: "7000!"

A brief silence fell over the long table.

The current price is ten times the initial quote.

Everyone knows that purslane seed oil deserves a higher price.

However, everyone also knows that in addition to this 7% of the shares, there are still 42% of the shares remaining.

As everyone weighed their options, a slightly cold and unfamiliar voice rang out: "10000 gold."

Li Zhi looked up in surprise.

The others also looked in the direction of the sound.

The merchant, dressed in a cloak, led the little tree-man by a branch and slowly sat down in the "zero" position.