Survival Game: Call Me an Honest Businessman

Li Zhi had thought it through very clearly.

She needs to upgrade a permanent stall in this chaotic area and achieve a turnover of 100 gold in this impoverished land.

This is not a simple task.

The orcs in these shantytowns have reached the point where selling their own organs is commonplace; even if you squeeze every last drop of oil from them, you still can't get 100 gold.

Of course, she could also go to the south that Sister Big Pancake mentioned.

but……

Li Zhi lowered his eyes, his gaze falling on the magic stone hanging together with the spatial pendant.

[***Magic Stone: This is a high-grade magic stone engraved with rare talents. It can help you uncover the truth and distinguish between truth and falsehood.]

This is a gift from Celia to her.

The moment she appeared at the teleportation array in the Beast Market, the magic stone, which had never made any noise before, lit up with a faint light.

At that moment, several of the orcs who walked towards Li Zhi changed their appearance.

Gold coins, stones, and fire.

If Li Zhi wasn't mistaken, both the stone and the flame were some kind of origin.

Humans...are also an origin?

Unable to contain her shock, she pretended to be frightened and retreated back into the teleportation array.

When he came out again, Li Zhi chose Yang Shisan.

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Sheep Thirteen is a gold coin.

Equally strange, yet unrelated to her origins.

It's the safest option.

Follow Yang Shisan all the way into the "hospital".

Big Pancake Sister is very ordinary.

But when you lift the curtain, the piles of organs and chunks of meat in the slaughterhouse turn into rotting seeds, chunks of meat emitting a strange light, and gold coins.

Li didn't know what those seeds and the special light represented, but she realized why Sheep Thirteen was a gold coin.

— Orcs who sell themselves as commodities are gold coins.

What about those origins?

Li Zhi was certain that what he saw was the origin.

She received the true source from the Emerald Mountains, and thus could sense the special energy of that source.

Just as the Nightwings can immediately recognize that an ordinary feather is actually someone's essence, anyone who has truly come into contact with or obtained an essence can immediately realize the difference between an essence and a normal object.

Can something that is not one's own origin become one with oneself?

Li Zhi immediately sent Ying a message expressing his doubts.

Ying, probably bored, replied quickly: [Okay.]

Li Zhi: [Doesn't that mean everyone can use someone else's essence to level up?]

Shadow: [Who said that? Merging into one doesn't mean it's absorbed; it just means it's entered the body.]

Li Zhi: [Enter the body? How does it enter the body?]

Shadow: [If I eat it, it will just enter my body.]

Before Li Zhiwei could be surprised by such a straightforward and simple method.

Ying's next message made her think deeply:

[However, consuming someone else's essence is extremely painful. The essence is a kind of power, and it is a power tailor-made for a specific person. Therefore, even if others consume someone else's essence, they cannot obtain that person's power. Instead, they will experience great pain, suffer a rejection reaction, and become extremely weak and emaciated.]

[Moreover, because the source is essentially a force, once it enters the human body, it integrates into the internal organs and blood, and cannot be expelled, until a painful death occurs.]

Dozens of thoughts raced through Li Zhi's mind in an instant.

However, with incomplete information and a strong sense of incongruity, she was unable to piece together a coherent clue.

To find clues, we need to gather more information and recruit more manpower.

She's not someone who likes to create trouble for herself.

But she is now in the center of trouble and needs to complete a mission here to understand the nature of her predicament in order to better avoid danger.

Moreover, who says that danger is not an opportunity?

However, to be on the safe side, since one person's ability to withstand risks is still too low, Li Zhi immediately contacted Little White Dove to bring in the authorities.

It can be used to do someone a favor, help her complete her task, and protect her safety in critical moments.

Kill two birds with one stone.

How can it not be another kind of win-win situation?

But achieving all goals requires planning, patience, and time.

She has 15 days to make money at the Beast Market, and today she's just throwing out a hook, not actually trying to reach an agreement.

Li Zhi said to Sister Big Pancake, "I have something to do, so I'll leave first. See you at this time tomorrow."

Big Pancake Sister was taken aback and immediately called out to Li Zhi, "Shi Nan went to find the tribal elders. They'll be here soon and you won't be here..."

Li Zhi lightly tapped the edge of the cloak with his finger.

As the silver patterns lit up, a silver teleportation magic circle appeared beneath her feet. The magic patterns spread across her feet, and with a flash of silver light, she disappeared from Big Pancake Sister's shop.

"What was that just now—?"

Lion Nan rushed over with the elders of the Lion Clan, only to see magical light burst forth and then disappear inside the shop.

Run a few more steps, and when you come in, you'll only see Sister Big Pancake.

Big Pancake Sister was also confused: "...It's a teleportation magic circle."

Shi Nan frowned: "Didn't you tell me to call the tribal elders? Why did you just leave?"

Big Pancake Sister: "I don't know either... She just left suddenly, something must have happened, right?"

Elder A's expression was solemn: "She is definitely a merchant from a high race. The cheapest teleportation magic circle costs at least 50 silver coins, yet she used it so readily. Her strength is immeasurable."

Elder B also seemed thoughtful: "It's been a long time since a level 5 merchant has come to the orcs to do business, especially one who wants to open a hospital and even has professional doctors. This is an excellent opportunity for us..."

Shi Nan, however, was filled with worry: "If she's really that capable, if she finds out about our plan..."

Elder A said with certainty, "She couldn't possibly know. The plan is extremely meticulous. The shaman has consulted the Beast God, and it will definitely proceed smoothly."

Elder B asked Sister Big Pancake, "Has she said when she'll meet with us?"

Big Pancake Sister: "The two elders said they would meet here at this time tomorrow."

Shi Nan: "Tomorrow?"

Elder A and Elder B exchanged a glance, their faces both showing serious anticipation.

"Prepare well, we absolutely must keep her and the doctor she brought here, and first go and clean up that ruin."

Big Pancake Sister: "Elders, I have a possibility to share, it's just speculation, it might not be true, it could just be my imagination, but could that merchant be one of the new races on the kill list? I heard her career path quest is in the Wilderness Market. As we all know, career path quests are interconnected. Is it possible that her next quest will be in our Beast Market?"

Elder A: "Absolutely impossible. We sent people to investigate her opening yesterday. Her professional level is only level 3. Even if yesterday's sales could raise her to level 4, it's absolutely impossible for her to become a level 5 merchant."

Elder B: "Furthermore, if she really wanted to do missions here, she wouldn't have chosen the North District over the comfortable South District. Don't overthink it; this Level 5 merchant is an opportunity bestowed upon our North District by the Beast God!"