Survival Game: Call Me an Honest Businessman

Anyone who has played games knows the importance of a profession.

Moreover, Li Zhi is a businessman in the real world, and he has no objection to changing his profession back to a businessman.

She selectively ignored the word "heartless" and tried to communicate: "What are the benefits of changing jobs?"

After changing jobs, players can unlock job traits; the merchant's trait is trading.

It turns out we can actually communicate.

Li Zhi: "But I can make the deal right now."

You can only trade with humans in District 15 of the initial map.

It's a short sentence, but it contains a lot of information.

Leaving aside "District 15", Li Zhi knew there must be other districts as soon as he saw the district chat.

The terms "initial map" and "humans" make one wonder: does the initial map mean that humans are isolated from the real map? Does specifically mentioning humans mean that other races live outside the initial map?

Which races are these?

Using humanity's D-rank as a reference, how much stronger would races above D-rank be than humans? How much weaker would races below D-rank be than humans?

Where does humanity stand in this coordinate system?

Li Zhi asked all these questions, but after the game only said that one sentence, it stopped answering any more questions.

She had no choice but to give up: "I choose to change jobs."

[Job change successful. Each merchant now has their own shop. Please name your shop.]

Li Zhi pondered for a moment and said, "A merchant should be honest and trustworthy, and treat customers with sincerity. I'll call my shop 'Black Shop'."

[Shop: Blacklisted Shop]

[Businessman: Li Zhi]

Store rating: 0

[Shop Status: Free Stall]

[Shop Equipment: Merchant's Cloak, Merchant's Backpack, Fair Scale]

Currently, there are 19864 temporary stalls in the initial area, of which 41 stalls have a rental fee of 7 copper coins or less. Please select your rental level.

As soon as Li Zhi’s gaze shifted from his own name and the shop’s equipment, he saw the rent: 7 copper coins.

In an unfamiliar world, spending a little money can often save you from some minor troubles.

but……

"Free! I choose the free one."

Her entire fortune amounted to only 7 copper coins!

[Selection complete, transporting you—]

"Wait for me to get ready—"

Li Zhi's vision went black.

My body feels light.

My butt hurts.

They fell into a pile of rubble.

If it weren't for the merchant's cloak covering her entire body, and the fact that her rolling motion upon landing absorbed some of the impact, it wouldn't have been as simple as just a sore butt.

"Dog game!"

Li Zhi cursed inwardly, observing his surroundings while also checking his backpack.

Fortunately, it wasn't damaged, and everything inside was still there.

The biggest advantage of changing jobs right now is the merchant's backpack that's attached to the cloak. Although it's called a backpack, it actually has 12 storage slots.

The same items can be stacked infinitely in one slot, and all the cards she has drawn are currently in one slot, which is enough for her needs.

Li Zhi took a breath and couldn't help but frown.

The noise was accompanied by a mixture of blood, putrid stench, fishy smells, and other foul odors from unknown sources.

Smell is often a clue.

When people smell the rich or delicate aroma of food in a coffee shop or tea room, they unconsciously relax.

Conversely, if a place is filled with a foul stench or smells of blood, one will naturally be on guard.

Li Zhi was no exception. She mustered her spirits, quietly got up, circled around the collapsed stone walls and crooked stone pillars, and looked out through the gaps in the stone walls.

My pupils dilated instantly.

Beyond the stone wall stretched an endless wasteland, dotted with scattered animal hide tents, tree branch huts, and dilapidated pickup trucks.

What shocked her was not the combination of primitive atmosphere and modern technology, but the creatures moving around these stalls.

Foxes and wolves with human faces but animal ears and tails, wearing animal skins and walking upright; tree people with wriggling roots and faces growing on tree trunks, selecting goods; red-skinned dwarves who hop and jump less than fifty centimeters tall; half-fish, half-human fish and shrimp sellers...

There was also a giant that covered most of the sky and was estimated to be over five meters tall.

This……

While digesting the wondrous world before him, Li Zhi observed the creatures and stalls outside.

—They're all potential customers!

"Hey, what are you looking at?"

Li Zhi was startled and looked up to meet a pair of vertical pupils.

It turned out to be a lizard that was 1.8 meters long, perched on the wall!

What's the difference between this and a crocodile?

Li Zhi got goosebumps all over his arm and instinctively took several steps back.

After the lizard noticed her black robe, its tone softened considerably: "You're a merchant? What do you sell?"

Li Zhi paused abruptly, his mind racing through a series of sales pitches. Finally, with a touch of arrogance, he said, "I am indeed a businessman. I am currently researching the market and want to see what your market lacks before doing business here."

"Really? You can find what we need?!"

The lizard's overly excited tone attracted the attention of many nearby creatures.

Li Zhiqian simply walked out of the wall.

The noise and various smells hit you.

But the moment Li Zhi appeared.

The area was quiet for at least two seconds.

Lizard: "A new merchant! The Wilderness Market finally has a merchant again!"

Hearing his excited tone, Li Zhi inexplicably had a bad feeling.

"A merchant? What do you sell?"

She said she was there to investigate the market.

"What kind of inspection? How to grill it?"

"A trouble-making market? Is she here to cause trouble?"

"Tear her apart!"

A group of orcs, averaging two meters tall, had menacing eyes, bared their fangs, and assumed attack postures, undoubtedly exuding a sense of intimidation.

Li Zhi felt a chill run down his spine.

Instinct screamed for me to escape.

But she held firm.

Li Zhi said slowly, "The purpose of the investigation is to determine whether there is market value here and whether it is worth my trouble to make a trip to sell my goods."

Before the orcs could react, Li Zhi continued, "I've observed that you're severely lacking in salt and water here. Coincidentally, I have a way to obtain these, but I wonder what you can offer in exchange for salt and water?"

As soon as Li finished speaking, the fox-kin beastmen who had been sitting, lying, or sprawling in the nearby tents, seemingly indifferent to the matter, all raised their heads.

A cold glint flashed in his eyes.

While hiding in the corner, Li Zhi observed what the stalls were selling, but the things here were as strange as the creatures here. Apart from wood, wild fruit, and dried meat, she didn't recognize most of the other items.

But she was particularly focused on one particular stall.

The fox-tribe orc tent directly opposite the hole in the wall.

This stall had only one small jar, yet it was teeming with orcs and other races.

Later, Li Zhi witnessed the fox-girl guarding the stall scoop out a small spoonful of salt with a crude spoon and accept 5 copper coins.

This instantly excited Li Zhi.

The bag of salt in her backpack weighed 250 grams, while the fox girl's small spoonful contained at most 10 grams.

Based on the prices here, this bag of salt can earn you 125 copper coins!

The excitement that had been building in Li Zhigang vanished instantly when his gaze fell upon the animal-hide tent behind the girl, as if doused with a bucket of cold water.

The fox girl remained unmoved amidst the many greedy and covetous gazes, not because of a jar of salt, but because of the dozens of foxes lying or sitting in the animal-skin tent behind her.

Their emerald green eyes would occasionally glance outside, extinguishing the ambitions of many restless creatures.

This also calmed Li Zhi down.

She couldn't be sure whether this was the only jar of salt there, or if the salt had been monopolized by the fox-beastmen.

Therefore, she had to think of a solution.

She wanted to attract attention without directly confronting the fox-fox beastmen, while letting other races know that she possessed salt.

Out of the corner of his eye, Li Zhi noticed an irregular bulge in the corner of the wall. His hair stood on end, and after he saw what it was, he got goosebumps all over his body.

But a plan quickly came to her mind.

—GG.