Survival Game: Call Me an Honest Businessman

Sending off Lingqiu should have been somewhat sad.

But thanks to the prompt from the "Survival Pass" feature, Li Zhi saw the content of Dong Qi's chat area.

She specifically found the phrase "a group of idiots" and added "+1" to the end.

I didn't know until I looked, and it turned out that the person who sent this message was an old acquaintance, "Don't yell when you're taking a dump".

Although she and the poop-pulling gang had a collaboration, Li Zhi hadn't contacted her for a long time.

She directly messaged "Don't yell at me while I'm pooping": [What have you been up to lately?]

She called for help to relieve herself, but there was no response. Li Zhi didn't care; she had to go to the Nonglv Market.

Just as I was about to teleport, I received a message from Zhang Bai: [Boss, a lot of tiger-clan beastmen have suddenly arrived at the Beast Market. These beastmen are investigating the new merchants who came this month. They say that the tribute that the Beast Alliance was giving to the Feathered Spirit Clan has been robbed. They found the merchants in the North District and are now coming to search our hospital. They also said that you need to appear immediately, or they will take back the land use rights.]

Li Zhi paused in his steps.

They knew it was Yi who had made the move.

After thinking for a moment, she simply changed the teleportation location.

A flash of white light appeared before his eyes, and Li Zhi arrived at the North District of the Beast Market.

Within the area shrouded by the barrier, stalls have filled the outer perimeter, and the interior is no longer empty, with many vendors setting up their stalls.

Not only are customers constantly coming and going inside the barrier, but after the shantytowns outside were renovated, many orcs have also started small businesses. Customers often buy food and drinks, and the overall morale of the orcs in the shantytowns is much better than before.

Li Zhi didn't look at it for long and turned to enter another teleportation array.

Welcome to the Beast Alliance. Please select your teleportation direction: Tiger Clan Area, Wolf Clan Area, Fox Clan Area, Beast City, Beast Alliance Market.

Li Zhi chose the wolf clan area.

As soon as Li Zhi entered the outer perimeter of the wolf clan's territory, he saw wolf clan warriors patrolling in an orderly manner.

When the soldiers saw her, they immediately came over: "Who are you looking for?"

Li Zhi: "The Wolf King."

The soldier slammed his long stick into the ground: "State your name."

Li Zhi glanced at the Silver Speed ​​that was rapidly approaching and casually raised his hand.

Silver Speed ​​appeared before Li Zhi in the next second, like a bolt of lightning: "Lord Li Zhi, please follow me."

Li Zhi teased with a half-smile, "I thought you would stay in the Feather Spirit Clan for a while longer, but I didn't expect you to come back so soon."

Yin Su: "Lord Li Zhi, we can explain this matter."

Li Zhi: "Okay, I'll listen to your explanation."

Yin Su was taken aback, not expecting Li Zhi to be so easy to talk to.

The Wolf King was the same; he thought Li Zhi would come to cause trouble. But when she arrived, she greeted them very politely and sat down, looking like she was ready to listen attentively to what they had to say.

"Li Zhi, the wolf clan apologizes to you. It is the wolf clan that has wronged you."

The Wolf King stood up, placed his hand on his chest, and bowed deeply to Li Zhi.

Li Zhi nodded: "I already know you've wronged me. Tell me something I don't know."

The Wolf King was silent for a moment: "Nothing we say now can cover up the fact that we wanted to sacrifice you back then. We have no way to defend ourselves."

Li Zhi: "So your plan is that fleshy man. So what if Yi Quan eats that fleshy man? You've already put Yin Su in there. I'm really curious about what you're planning to do. If you're willing to tell me, I can ask for a lower compensation."

Wolf King: "How much less?"

Li Zhi thought for a moment: "From one million to 99?"

The Wolf King gave a wry smile: "My lord, you jest. The entire Beast Alliance only offered 66 gold coins as tribute to the Feathered Spirit Clan. How could we possibly come up with 100 million gold coins in compensation?"

Li Zhi: "I'm not joking. My life can't be bought with 100 million gold coins. Or you can look at my bounty, it's already over 100 million."

Seeing Li Zhi's serious expression, the wolf king's wry smile gradually returned to calm.

"It seems you're determined to get what you want today. You can state your final conditions, and if the wolf clan can meet them, we will definitely agree."

Li Zhi asked curiously, "Is it because Yi and his friends ate all those flesh-eating people yesterday, so you've given up or become reckless?"

The wolf king remained silent.

Li Zhi: "What if I said they didn't eat?"

The wolf king's expression changed: "What do you mean?"

Li Zhi: "When I discovered that I had been tricked by your wolf clan and was about to become the scapegoat for your plundering of tribute, would I obediently wait to die? Or would I willingly watch you sacrifice me as the price for the success of your plan?"

The Wolf King's voice was calm: "My lord, please forgive my bluntness, but we have sacrificed many orcs, not just you. Perhaps in your eyes, sacrificing you is different from sacrificing your own people because you are not an orc. But in my view, to achieve our goal, it doesn't matter who we sacrifice."

Li Zhi: "Have you ever considered that even though I didn't sacrifice myself, you've still provoked a powerful enemy?"

The Wolf King smiled wryly: "That's precisely why we want to negotiate with you and resolve this matter. If time could turn back, we would never have provoked you, much less let you join our ranks."

Li Zhi knew he wouldn't be able to get the wolf king's true purpose out of him.

But it is not important.

Although she was drawn into the feud between the Beast Alliance and the Feathered Spirit Clan, in the end, she was the one who voluntarily entered the game.

The situation at the time was less a result of the Wolf King's deliberate scheming and more a result of her own oversight or a somewhat arrogant mindset. Knowing that the Beast Alliance was secretly gathering strength and plotting against the Feathered Spirit Clan, she did not expect that the Wolf King would also plot against her, which led to this mistake.

Li Zhi doesn't blame himself for his decision at the time.

No one can be perfect in every aspect.

Partnering with the Wolf King was her best option at the time.

If she lost this memory and had to do it all over again, she believed she would still make the same choice.

Because the survival rules of the Apocalypse Continent had already subtly influenced her.

She only sees the Feathered Spirit Clan as enemies because the Wolf Clan did not show hostility towards her first?

No.

This is because in the ranking system of the Apocalypse Continent, the Beast Alliance is only ranked D.

On Blue Star, Li Zhi never underestimates any opponent.

Because the world evaluates a person from all aspects.

People with fewer connections than her may have a longer-term vision, people with less vision may have more experience, and people with less experience may have other advantages that she does not possess.

Li Zhi always conducts a comprehensive analysis of all dimensions of each partner and competitor.

However, in the Apocalypse Continent, racial hierarchy is clearly visible.

A is A, and D is D.

All three attributes are subject to racial level, and there is no possibility that any D-level race is stronger than an A-level race.

Despite the influence of his environment, Li Zhi often reminded himself not to underestimate any race.

However, in a perilous environment, with limited brain processing power, the brain will automatically prioritize beings of lower racial rank.

It can be called arrogance, or it can be called the human brain's instinctive behavior to conserve energy.

But whatever it was, Li Zhi remembered this lesson deeply.

—No race or individual on the Apocalypse Continent should be underestimated.

And anyone who dares to underestimate her will pay a price they will regret when they think back to today.