Survival Game: Call Me an Honest Businessman

All the mechs, laser cannons, and quantum weapons that Li Zhi had seen before were here.

Li Zhi had never seen such weapons or vehicles before, but he could tell they were extremely lethal. These were parked in the huge square.

What they have in common is that none of them are new; you can see signs that they have been used or even damaged before being pieced together.

Countless orcs come and go here.

Some people are recording data, some are testing weapons, and others are assembling and disassembling these things.

The elders from the North District led the merchant from the South District through the area without looking to either side.

Meanwhile, the bison merchant from the southern district grew increasingly pale, and his entire body began to tremble.

Li Zhi suppressed his shock.

They continued deeper into the territory with the orcs.

After passing through the military base's exhibition area, testing area, and research and development area, we arrived at another door.

This is the planting area.

All the plants planted were ones that Li Zhi did not recognize.

Accommodation area, activity area, energy area, medical area...

Each time Li Zhi passed through a region, his understanding of orcs was refreshed.

Underground, time was impossible to discern. It wasn't until Li Zhi's mental energy refreshed again that she realized it was already late at night.

At this moment, the elders of the North District finally arrived at the entrance of a seemingly ordinary cave that looked completely different from the high-tech caves they had encountered before.

We passed through a series of different caves.

Li Zhi could no longer tell whether she was going up or down, let alone trying to remember the way; she was completely confused by the cave.

Finally, everything became clear.

We found ourselves in a forest.

Wolf-type orcs clad in fine armor patrolled the outskirts of the forest.

They marched in groups of five, their steps perfectly synchronized and very disciplined.

The arrival of Shi Nan and his group caused the guards to stop and look in their direction.

They were only allowed in after their identities were confirmed.

After passing one identical house after another made of stone, Shi Nan and his companions finally stopped in front of a house that was also made of stone.

Big Pancake Sister knocked on the door with varying lengths of knocking.

The door opened quickly.

To Li Zhi's astonishment, the orc who opened the door was none other than Silverspeed.

Yin Su nodded to the group: "Thank you all for coming all the way from the Beast Market to the Beast Alliance. Please come in."

Only then did Li Zhi realize that he had traveled from noon until dawn, and had actually arrived at the Beast Alliance from the Beast Market.

She followed the elders from the Lion South and North districts inside.

The first thing you see is a simple wooden table and chairs, where three werewolf beastmen are sitting.

Li Zhi only knew Yin Su.

However, judging from their figures and faces, it is not difficult to determine that the other two are most likely Silverspeed's mother and father.

The fox elder bowed his head, placed his hand on his chest, and greeted the three, saying, "Wolf King, we have brought the person back."

Where did he run off to?

The fox elder hesitated for a moment before saying, "He went to the North District, where a Level 5 merchant has just opened a hospital and wants to establish a safe trading zone. He probably heard about this and wants to get the merchant's protection."

"So what did that merchant know?"

Fox Clan Elder: "He probably doesn't know anything. The information we received is that he only said he would exchange a secret for the right to reside in the safe zone, but he fainted before he could finish speaking."

Yin Su frowned: "You received information? That means it's not confirmed."

The lion elder exclaimed anxiously, "It's confirmed! The merchant handed the person over herself! She even robbed us of a lot of money!"

The monkey elder reenacted his conversation with Li Zhi.

It's absolutely lifelike.

Even Silverspeed couldn't help but exclaim, "No wonder he can reach level 5."

But she quickly changed the subject: "But we can't guarantee that the merchant won't pretend he doesn't know anything when he hands people over. I've met a very cunning merchant from a new race. You have to be careful with every word you say to her so that you don't get tricked into revealing information or get caught up in her schemes."

Fox Clan Elder: "Young Master, you're talking about that newborn race merchant who uses the Sky Curtain, right? There are only a handful of merchants with her natural talent in the entire Heavenly Awakening realm, and besides, that merchant is level 5, so you don't need to worry about that."

Let's get down to business.

The Wolf King spoke up: "How are your preparations going regarding the batch of tribute that the Alliance Leader requested?"

Lion Elder: "Rest assured, everything is absolutely ready!"

The Wolf King nodded: "What about the group that robbed the tribute?"

Lion Elder: "They're all ready! They're all unregistered wandering beastmen. Those beastmen have never appeared in the North District before, so no one will associate them with us."

Wolf King: "Remember, only bring back the extra batch of food and weapons that were given as tribute to Yi and Ao. Don't covet anything else."

"Yes."

Wolf King: "Also, treat our fellow beastmen who volunteered to become flesh people well these past few days. It is their sacrifice that has paved a path for our beastmen to live through death."

"yes!"

The elders of the North District and the Wolf King discussed the plan again and gradually refined the details.

Li Zhi also understood the plans of these people in the North District.

Every year, the Beast Alliance has to offer a batch of tributes to the Feathered Spirit Clan. However, Yi controls the trade routes and selects the tributes, while Ao is the next successor of the Feathered Spirit Clan and receives the tributes.

The two hit it off.

For nearly ten years, they demanded far more tribute from the Beast Alliance each year than they had promised, and they did not support or help the Beast Alliance develop as they had initially agreed.

With the centennial rating approaching, the Beast Alliance leader dared not openly confront the Feathered Spirit Clan, and could only turn a blind eye to the resources that the beastmen below had fought so hard for.

The beastmen harbored resentment, and led by the fox, lion, and monkey tribes, they proposed to stop paying tribute to the Feathered Spirits and to rely on themselves to survive the century-long ranking.

However, the orcs' rebellion had only just begun when orc merchants, who were previously able to supply vegetables, timber, dried meat, and other raw materials to various races, found themselves sanctioned.

Regardless of race, anything belonging to an orc merchant is rejected no matter which trading district it is transported to.

Moreover, orcs of other professions are also ostracized by their peers.

This directly led to the split of the entire orc race.

Most of the orcs from these three races left the Beast Alliance and settled in another area, where they started a market mainly for orc trading, which also attracted orcs from other races.

Through development, it gradually evolved into the animal market we know today.

As the Beast Market gradually became the largest market for the beastmen, various races, including the fox and wolf clans, could no longer trade outside of it.

The fox clan took the lead, bringing together the wolf and tiger clans, and then invited the humble Yi to participate in peaceful negotiations, thus resolving the initial conflict on the surface.

The Feathered Spirit Clan also generously forgave the Beast Alliance.

The premise is that the Beast Alliance's official annual tribute must increase by 30%, but in reality, it must increase by 50%.

Of the extra 20%, 10% goes to Yi and 10% to Ao.

The immense tax burden and exploitation have led many orcs to prefer becoming nomadic orcs rather than living in orc settlements.

The Beast Alliance is experiencing a severe loss of population.

A small number of orcs with decent abilities were brought to this underground cave.

After ten years of development, the cave was transformed into a military fortress.

With the upgrade from muskets to cannons, their military strength increased significantly, but the orcs' courage seemed to remain unchanged.

Such a meticulous plan, such loyal victims, and such impenetrable discipline.

In the end, they only robbed Yi and Ao of their two-tenths?

What's the difference between this and using a cannon to swat flies?

Why not go for something big?

The idea had just formed in my mind.

Li Zhi felt his heart pounding with excitement.

—That was a premonition that I was about to master a professional skill.