Survival Game: Call Me an Honest Businessman

Dwarf: "I know why you were able to change jobs ahead of schedule."

She rummaged through the drawer and pulled out a bunch of black iron coins, tossed them into her dusty money bag, and tossed them to Li Zhi.

Li Zhi opened it and took a look.

Once the quantity was confirmed, it was put into the pocket.

A hint of surprise flashed in the dwarf's eyes. "Give me your list."

She glanced at it, put on the cloak hanging nearby, and lifted the curtain. "Let's go to the raw materials area first."

Upon entering the raw materials area, she went straight to the raw material merchant who had previously driven away the Scaled Clan merchants.

Li Zhi heard her lower her voice and say to the raw material supplier, "Give me some hot iron."

The raw material supplier pointed to a small section of ore in the back: "Hot iron has to be sold together with cold iron. You have to be able to forge iron to ensure there are no rusts."

"I feel at ease here with you."

The dwarf led Li Zhi to the area the raw material supplier had pointed out.

"Hot iron means a hot commodity, cold iron means a slow-moving commodity, blacksmithing means a transaction is completed, and rust means counterfeit or inferior goods. In this trade, you need to use jargon. If you don't understand or can't speak it, you'll be treated as an outsider."

Li Zhi silently made a note of it.

The dwarf casually picked up a piece of ore and weighed it in his hand: "We can't use scales here, we can only use our eyes and hands."

She picked up another piece: "These two copper ore pieces fluctuate between 0.9 and 1.1 in value, but the selling price is the same. Whether you make a profit or a loss depends entirely on your own abilities."

Although the units in this world can be converted to the jin (斤) on Earth.

However, it also usually refers to mass density, etc.

Even experts rarely can judge the quality of minerals by their dull, grayish appearance.

Li Zhi won't do either.

But she'd flatter him: "You're clearly an expert among experts!"

The dwarf scoffed, "It's only because you met me that you've been chosen like this by other middlemen.

"Not only do you have to choose wrought iron, but you also have to be careful with cold iron." The dwarf tossed the ore in his hand into the basket, then picked up another ore from another section: "Sometimes you can find treasures here too."

Li Zhi squatted down, imitating the dwarfs as he weighed and examined the ores, putting the green crystals he needed along with the unidentified ores sold as a bonus into the basket.

The dwarf occasionally glanced at her out of the corner of his eye, but most of the time, he carefully sifted through the pile of ore.

"The raw materials for the weapons should be almost ready."

The five baskets were piled up into five small mountains.

One of them was selling unidentified minerals as part of a bundled deal.

The raw material supplier glanced at it and held up five fingers.

Li Zhi wouldn't be so foolish as to think these only cost 5 black iron coins.

Sure enough, the dwarf said, "500."

Although we were prepared.

The price still stung a little.

She brought a total of 3438 copper coins to Black Iron Harbor after selling fluorescent moss spores and blueprints, after deducting costs and other expenses.

After exchanging all of them, I only have 34 Black Iron Coins.

Although the dwarf returned 480 black iron coins to her after taking the red ore, now that she has spent 500, the remaining 14 black iron coins are practically worthless.

But these baskets of ore are the main source of raw materials for the entire spaceship.

All things considered, this is actually a reasonable price.

But there are still power system components and parts, weapon components, defense system components, navigation and control system semi-finished products, shell parts, keel parts and other raw materials that need to be purchased.

After roughly calculating how much it would cost to upgrade the flying boat, Li Zhi sighed, "Looks like I'll have to go to the auction area."

Upon hearing this, the dwarf stopped in his tracks.

Every item in the auction area must be appraised before it can be auctioned.

Moreover, it must be something that is not available in the trading area and whose value is recognized in the auction area.

A dwarf's hoarse voice came from under his cloak: "You still have red ore?"

Li Zhi: "It's not red ore, it's something else."

She spread her hands.

A transparent, floating crystal appeared in her palm.

It emits a faint yet sacred light.

Illuminate the face beneath the dwarf's cloak.

Her eyes narrowed slightly: "Apocalypse Crystal Shards!"

Li Zhi tucked her fingers together, and the shattered crystal returned to her backpack.

When she proposed to acquire Tianqi Micro Dust at the Wilderness Market, Tu's attitude made her realize that Tianqi Micro Dust might not be so simple.

Later, when she had extra Apocalypse Dust, she simply used her talent to experiment with upgrading it.

In appearance, Apocalypse Dust looks like sand and gravel, while Apocalypse Crystals look like soybeans.

What truly surprised Li Zhi was the information about the Apocalypse Crystal Shards and Apocalypse Dust.

Apocalypse Dust: One of the key fuels for levitation of flying vehicles.

[Apocalypse Crystal Shard: The most fundamental and unique crystal of the Apocalypse Civilization. To this day, the Apocalypse has been unable to decipher its structure. It can be used to create all materials related to matter, such as energy, materials, and fuel, enhancing the quality of matter and strengthening its fundamental functions.]

According to her understanding, if you put the fragments of the Apocalypse Crystal into a car's fuel tank, it becomes gasoline; if you integrate it into the engine structure, it improves the overall performance; and if you add it to the outer shell, it can increase the hardness...

How defiant!

Let alone on Earth, Li Zhi believes that it would definitely attract competition anywhere.

She dared to take it out because the fragment of the Apocalypse Crystal was too small.

Only 0.1 units.

Even if it attracts some attention and covetousness, it is highly unlikely to lead to death.

Merchants pursue profit.

Adventure is in our nature.

Li Zhi's current goal is to upgrade the flying boat.

All other non-fatal crises are both challenges and opportunities for her.

The murderous intent and greed that the dwarf had just displayed served as her reassurance.

Li Zhi feigned ignorance: "Do you think it's good enough to be auctioned off?"

The dwarf said in a subtle tone, "You certainly have quite a few good things in your possession."

Li Zhi laughed dismissively: "A fragment of Apocalypse Crystal probably isn't much of a good thing to you."

The tent was filled with countless treasures, yet the dwarf simply pulled the curtain shut behind him, a testament to his wealth.

This is also why Li Zhi dared to take out the Apocalypse Crystal directly in front of her.

"But these things are already top-notch for a novice merchant like you." The dwarf then changed the subject, "However, I don't know if your luck is good or bad."

"Whether it's red ore or Apocalypse Crystal fragments, they are currently the rarest materials on the market and can fetch high prices. However, their scarcity can also attract some unnecessary trouble."

"I can take you for an evaluation, but I won't protect you from trouble."

"Unless you tell me where you got your red ore and Apocalypse Crystal fragments."

Li Zhi lowered his eyes and met the dwarf's gaze.

She smiled and said, "I'm just a newbie, not a fool."

Through the deliberate obscuring of their faces by their cloaks, they both saw through each other's greed and scheming.

The dwarf suddenly burst into laughter: "It seems Qiyuan has high hopes for you. Let's go, seize your newbie period and turn the auction house upside down!"

Li Zhi's eyebrows twitched slightly.

The term "Qiyuan" is also a name.

She had heard it many times.

In the component area, in the auction house, in the mouths of the dwarves.

Li Zhi: "What is Qiyuan? The rulers of this world? The highest-ranking race?"

The dwarf paused, then turned around: "There are no rulers in this world, only maintainers of order or executioners. As for what Qiyuan is, everyone has their own answer."