Survival Game: Call Me an Honest Businessman

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Zhi realized that he was too tall to fit through the Rong tribe's rabbit hole.

She added, "If it's inconvenient..."

The Rong tribe chief had already hopped forward a few steps: "My lord, please follow me."

Li Zhi glanced at Tu, who was resting with his eyes closed and clearly didn't intend to follow, and caught up with the Rong tribe chief's footsteps: "May I enter your cave?"

The Rong chieftain said as he jumped up and down, "If you can get in, the oil will be placed in the cave where the adults come to choose slaves every year."

Upon hearing this, Li Zhi stopped asking questions and quietly followed behind the Rong tribe chief.

The cave wasn't far away; it was just a small earthen mound a few dozen meters high.

There is a large cave in the center of the earthen slope. The cave is made of rock, and the lighting crystals are embedded in the rock walls. The ground is covered with a thick, plush carpet, which is clean and cozy.

But Li Zhi only glanced at it before following the Rong tribe chief around to the other side of the cave entrance and heading downwards.

The further down you go, the smaller the cave entrance becomes.

In the end, Li Zhi had to bend down to get in.

Rong tribe chief: "We've arrived."

Li Zhi then noticed a rock pool about 5 cubic meters in size in front of him, filled with pure velvet grass seed oil.

The fragrance of pure grass lingers in the cave, carrying a refreshing and calming scent.

Li Zhi's emotions calmed down.

In a good mood, she said, "Let's just sign the contract."

The Rong tribe chieftain's three-lobed lips moved slightly. "My lord, I'll only charge you 2 gold coins for these 3000 units of pure Rong grass seed oil. The remaining 1 gold coin can be exchanged for you taking three Rong children as your slaves at the slave selection ceremony five months from now. How about it?"

Before Li Zhi could react, he heard the Rong tribe chief continue:

"These kittens don't eat much, they're easy to raise, and they're very docile. It's just that some of them...aren't that pretty. Also, I'll still give you the two good-looking ones that I promised you before. If you like, you can choose two more nice ones. You won't lose money when you sell them later."

Li Zhi frowned: "I don't understand what you mean. Obviously, you want me to take it with me so that I can raise it myself, but the other one you gave me is something you want me to sell. This is contradictory."

"It's not contradictory."

The Rong chieftain sat down by the oil pool, his downy hair stuck together in the oil, but he didn't seem to care.

"Children of good appearance will always find a way to survive if they are sold, while those that are never chosen will eventually become meat sources for higher races."

Li Zhitong's pupils trembled, and his eyes widened in disbelief.

The Rong tribe chief pleaded, "The child you traded with before is one of those who haven't been chosen for three consecutive years. If no adult chooses her next time, she'll be sent to the dinner table... My lord, please have mercy, or I'll only charge you 1 gold coin, as long as you're willing to take those children away—"

"Why me? If you're willing to pay two gold coins, there should be plenty of people willing to take them away."

Tu, who was waiting outside, seemed quite willing.

Moreover, Tu is very trustworthy.

The Rong tribe leader rubbed his face: "Over the years, only you have been willing to trade with us. Without these 3 gold coins, where would the 2 gold coins come from?"

Li Zhi turned his head.

From dozens of small caves near the main cave, colorful heads peeked out.

With its fluffy ears pressed tightly against the back of its head, revealing a pair of round, bright eyes, Caramel Lop-eared Rabbit is among them.

Li Zhi lowered his eyes: "I will purchase these pure grass seed oils at a rate of 10 copper coins per unit, but I cannot agree to any other demands."

She looked into the Rong chieftain's eyes: "You can use the money I give you to hire someone to take them away."

"I guarantee those children will all—"

Li Zhi interrupted the Rong tribe chief: "Are you going to do this business or not?"

The Rong chieftain remained silent for a moment, then sighed and said, "...Do it."

A fair scale suspended above the oil tank detected 3108 units of pure velvetlegrass seed oil.

Li Zhi put all the oil into one slot of the merchant's backpack.

After the contract is signed, the settlement will be based on 3 gold coins, 1 silver coin, and 8 copper coins.

The Rong chieftain held the money, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopping himself.

Li Zhi turned around and glanced at the Caramel Lop-eared Rabbit hiding in the corner: "You can continue to produce Pure Velvet Seed Oil. If the cold wave doesn't come in ten days, I will come back to buy it. If the cold wave comes, I will come back after it passes."

The Rong chieftain's eyes lit up: "Good! Good! Good! Take care, sir!"

Li Zhi did not let the Rong tribe chief escort him; he left the cave on his own.

When they found Tu Shi, she was lying in the grass with her eyes closed. She only slowly opened her eyes when Li Zhi approached.

"Are we really going to find the rat tribe?"

Li Zhi: "Let's go."

Tu's gaze swept over Li Zhi for a moment, then said, "Fine, let's go."

The rat tribe's territory is some distance from the center of the wilderness market.

Li Zhi and Tu tacitly chose not to return to the market guarded by the Tiger Clan, but instead detoured from the Rong Clan's side towards the Rat Clan.

Along the way, no one spoke.

Only after arriving in the rat tribe's territory and seeing the patrolling ratmen did Tu finally speak: "I'd like to see how you're going to deal with Mi."

Li Zhi put on a smile and walked towards the patrolling ratmen: "I am Li Zhi, a merchant. I just made a big deal with your chieftain the day before yesterday, but with the cold wave approaching, I'd like to move the date forward. Can you lead me to Chief Mi?"

Ratman: "A big deal?"

He looked Li Zhi up and down, then suddenly remembered: "You're the merchant we robbed!"

Li Zhi's smile remained unchanged: "Am I not your friendly partner?"

The rat-man immediately changed his tune: "Yes, yes, yes! A friendly partner."

He called to the other ratmen, "Our friends have come to make a deal! Go find the chieftain!"

The rice arrived quickly.

When she saw Li Zhi, her eyes instantly reddened.

"Oh, Mi! My old friend! It's so good to see you! Remember that deal we made about 800 units of fast-growing mushrooms and moss spores? I've brought the final payment! Let's make the deal quickly! We can't let the rat children go cold and hungry!"

Mi's scarlet eyes instantly darkened.

He lowered his voice and said viciously, "My dear friend, how dare you trespass into the rat tribe's territory and mock me like this! I will make you pay a price you can't even imagine!"

Li Zhi also lowered his voice: "Rice, my friend, I promise, I only brought you a bag of rice as a gift today, nothing else. I came empty-handed. What kind of price do you want me to pay?"

Mi Yizhen: "Impossible!"

This rat-man was indeed planning to rob her again.

Li Zhi sneered inwardly, but his face remained completely innocent: "I can open my backpack and show you."

The merchant's backpack can be made invisible, but its ultimate purpose is not storage, but selling. Therefore, as long as Li Zhi grants the necessary permissions, the items inside the merchant's backpack can be displayed to the public.

Mi squinted: "Open it."

Li Zhi directly granted Mi's permissions.

Then, Mi saw 10 empty spaces. Of the remaining two, one was filled with a bag of rice, and the other was filled with a pile of useless playing cards.

I didn't lie to you, did I?

Mi: "You did it on purpose."

Li Zhi asked with a smile, "Tell me, if you ordered your kids to tear me apart, only to find I had nothing on me, and then before I died I shouted that you had a spatial backpack and took all my things, what would happen to you?"

Mi was covered in a cold sweat, and his beard trembled violently.

Li Zhi took out the small bag of rice from his spatial storage and handed it to Mi, asking in a friendly manner, "Chief Mi, may I collect my goods now?"