Survival Game: Call Me an Honest Businessman

Li Zhi's voice was hoarse: "Oh? Really, all races are represented?"

The orc immediately grinned and said, "We have everything! We have everything! And we guarantee it's fresh!"

Many thoughts raced through Li Zhi's mind, but he couldn't deduce much information from just a few words.

Her gaze swept across the ruins in front of her, and the faint, elusive gazes behind the shantytowns.

After a moment's thought, he tossed out 10 copper coins: "Lead the way."

The orc immediately put away the copper coins and walked ahead with a hunched back.

"Don't worry, I've brought many businessmen like you over before. Whether it's acquisition or transaction, the prices are always fair. The doctor's skills are also excellent; you definitely won't suffer any losses."

Li Zhi remained silent, cautiously following behind the orc, observing his surroundings with each step he took.

These collapsed buildings show that even before the collapse, this area was not a very prosperous one. The houses were mostly shacks or stone structures with little to no reinforced concrete.

She stepped over a pool of blood and said casually, "I heard that the Lion Clan and the Monkey Clan fought yesterday."

The orc assumed that Li Zhi's silence indicated a lack of interest in the topic, so he wisely remained silent. However, upon hearing her question, he immediately perked up.

"That wasn't just fighting! Those monkeys somehow got their hands on weapons, including bombs. Look at this area, it's all from bombs. Luckily, the lions aren't pushovers either. No matter how many monkeys there were or how fast they ran, they were only good before they were caught. After they were caught, their hearts, livers, spleens, lungs, kidneys, and even their brains were served on the dinner table."

Li Zhi was taken aback.

Her steps faltered for a moment.

However, the speed attribute points of the boots were far higher than those of the orc leading the way, so the orc did not notice anything unusual.

Her voice, already hoarse due to the mask, sounded only slightly lower now: "Where is it placed on the table?"

"I don't know! It's a secret!" the orc said casually. "Some of the big shots of those high races like to eat monkeys. They get bored eating the monkeys in the forest, so they want to eat some talking monkeys. Just like me, sometimes when I'm roasting meat, listening to the live squeals of the meat makes me feel like I'm a superior person."

Beneath the hood and mask, Li Zhi's expression shifted.

When she noticed that the orcs here were acting strangely, she felt that there might be something fishy about this place, but she never expected that it would be this strange.

But we're already here.

She also needed to figure out the power distribution and the overt and covert transactions of the Beast Market. Starting from the darkest part could raise her psychological threshold for the future.

Moreover, turning around and leaving now would only arouse suspicion.

Li Zhi's tone remained unchanged: "Do you beastmen also eat your own people?"

The sheep-orc laughed a few times: "My lord, without us, the gap between orcs would be about the same as the gap between the Apocalypse Clan and the worms. How could I afford to eat my own people? I even sold one of my kidneys to be cooked for others just to eat a few blades of grass. How could I possibly eat other people's food?"

Li Zhi glanced at her expression, which had become numb and ordinary.

They looked away.

Speechless all the way.

The sheep-tribe beastman led Li Zhi through the chaotic ruins and onto a cement-paved street, where there was a bit more life.

At least the shops were open, and well-dressed orcs were going in and out.

The sheep-tribe beastman bowed his head and walked through the respectable beastmen, leading Li Zhi directly to a two-story building.

"This is the doctor's territory."

She lowered her voice to remind Li Zhi, "Don't get into a conflict with the doctor. Her status here is higher than that of the Lion Clan leader and the Monkey Clan leader. She's the only doctor in the entire Northern District, so don't offend her!"

Li Zhilue nodded.

As soon as I stepped up the stairs, I saw a... pig-race orc sitting behind the old green counter.

Her nose retained the shape of a pig, but her eyes and features leaned towards a human, and she looked at you with a wary gaze.

"What are you doing?"

The sheep-tribe beastman immediately bowed and scraped as he walked around the counter, saying to the pig-tribe beastman, "Sister Big Pancake, it's me, Sheep Thirteen. This is the new merchant; I'm showing her around."

The pig-type orc known as Big Pancake Sister stood up.

Li Zhi then noticed that she was wearing an apron, which, although white, was made of a material similar to a raincoat, making it waterproof and non-sticky.

"Are you a new merchant? Are you level 3 yet? Do you want to buy goods or do you have a source of goods? What race are you?"

Li Zhi's voice was hoarse but carried a harmless smile: "I am a merchant from the Shadowmane Clan. I've come to investigate the business environment here and see what kind of business is available."

Big Pancake Sister looked over suspiciously: "Shadowmane Clan? I seem to remember that the Shadowmane Clan are mostly gold prospectors, with very few merchants. However, if you want to do business, I suggest you go to the south, that's where merchants gather."

Li Zhizheng wanted to speak.

A commotion arose outside, and several monkey-like beastmen rushed in, not even glancing at Big Pancake Sister, and charged into the area separated by the curtain.

Big Pancake Sister yelled, "Quickly, go and call Lion South here!"

The sheep-tribe orc ran away in a flash.

Big Pancake Sister rushed in with the monkey-clan beastmen.

Li Zhi followed quietly behind a group of people, but his breath caught in his throat for a moment the moment the curtain was pulled open.

This is not a hospital at all; it's a slaughterhouse.

Inside, various disemboweled corpses hung, along with organs for sale, like those in a butcher shop in a market. Arms and thighs were categorized, and different types of meat were placed in different locations.

What disgusted and terrified Li Zhi the most were those orc heads that looked exactly like humans.

They were piled together, staring intently at Li Zhi at the door.

Li Zhi covered his mouth and immediately lowered the curtain he had lifted.

Her throat bobbed, and she almost vomited several times, but she managed to suppress it.

She wanted to leave.

This has nothing to do with her business. Seeing such a disgusting scene, it's only natural to leave.

But after taking a few deep breaths, she lifted the curtain again.

Her gaze swept over the heads one by one, the air thick with the stench of blood and sourness. Finally, her gaze stopped, and she lowered the curtain again.

—There are humans here.

more than one.

Li Zhi was startled and quickly opened the chat panel, finding the chat history he had taken a screenshot of to preserve information.

The words "offline transaction" were found.

Why conduct transactions offline?

Is it really for the food?

From inside came heart-wrenching cries and Sister Pancake's impatient voice: "You're going to die anyway if you lose, you can still make a profit by sending it over, what's there to cry about?"

"He could have been saved, if only you were willing to!"

"Help! Help! Someone help! Is there any medicine? Is there any medical equipment?! Do you really think I'm a doctor?! Do you think our D-class race has any doctors?! I'm just a butcher!"

"This is 155 silver and 14 copper."

"Your son asked me to give this to you before he died. I didn't pocket a single copper coin. Also, when he died, I fed him bananas. He said they were quite sweet and that the extreme cold had passed. This money is enough for your family to eat for three months. His death was worthwhile."

"Stop crying, it's so unlucky."

"It's making my business go bankrupt."