Survival Game: Call Me an Honest Businessman

"Yao, you can't beat me."

As soon as Tu Aoran's voice rang out, Li Zhi instantly relaxed his grip on the "protective shield".

The rustling sound started again.

Something is gliding rapidly toward this side.

Li Zhi gripped the protective shield tightly again.

The snake-man emerged from the weeds.

A pair of vertical pupils swept over Li Zhi, raising goosebumps.

Fortunately, the snake people were more focused on Tu's body.

"Your injuries from the last battle with the Scaled Clan haven't healed yet. I might still have a chance. Besides, who said I'm alone?"

The sound of trampling could be heard.

Two tall figures almost blocked out the moonlight.

Li Zhi gasped.

Two brown bear orcs!

She gripped the protective shield tightly once more.

Tu's tone was icy: "Now, does this mean any scum can block my way?"

Whether it was Li Zhi's imagination or not, the dried and peeling scales seemed to lie more smoothly and softly under the filter of the moonlight, and even looked a bit like they were glowing.

It's a deep blue color, quite pretty.

Sa—

Sa—

Two gusts of wind blew past Li Zhi's ears.

She crouched down to dodge, but kept her head up, trying to catch the two illusory figures.

Tu and Yao are already at war.

Yao's snake tail was much longer than the fish tail. As soon as it got close, it tried to wrap its tail around Tu's, but Tu slapped it with its fish tail, leaving a deep wound that exposed the bone.

Li Zhi had no time to look, as the two brown bear-like beastmen were approaching.

She had no doubt that either of those bears could easily smash her to pieces with a single slap.

Just as she was about to take out the protective shield, a fish tail slapped past, sending the two brown bears flying several meters away.

The solid, heavy sound of it landing.

Li Zhi could only applaud upon hearing this.

As the brown bear landed, its scaly hands gripped Yao's neck tightly.

"Get out if you don't want to die. I won't say it a second time."

Yao rolled on the ground and slunk away with the two brown bears.

Li Zhi didn't expect the battle to end so quickly, and he also didn't expect that his 1 copper coin of flour would bring him such a powerful bodyguard.

Just as I was about to express my gratitude, Tu pointed to his waist, which was blue and purple from being strangled by the snake's tail, with his hand, which was covered in blood from being bitten by the snake's fangs: "I'll add one anti-inflammatory pill as compensation."

Li Zhi subconsciously wanted to bargain, but when he saw Tu's indifferent eyes, which didn't seem to care about the wound at all, he couldn't say anything.

She pulled out an anti-inflammatory pill: "Here, pay now."

Tu asked suspiciously, "Didn't you say the other two weren't on you for the time being?"

Li Zhi: "There aren't two, but there is one."

Tu frowned: "You merchants are all habitual liars."

Li Zhi clicked his tongue: "Eat quickly, this is 100 copper coins, I'd rather take it back if I looked at it any longer."

Tu rolled his eyes at her and carefully placed the anti-inflammatory medicine under a fish scale on the back of his hand.

Li Zhi had noticed before that it was probably a storage space, whether it was Tu's talent or something else, and that's where she traded her items.

Why aren't you eating?

Something's coming.

Tu's expression hardened, and he picked up Li Zhi with one hand, quickly weaving through the weeds.

Li Zhi was held in her arms and couldn't hear anything else for a while, only the sound of the wind and the rustling of the fish tail.

Soon, after getting used to the sound, she gradually began to hear other sounds as well.

It was also a rustling sound.

It looks somewhat familiar.

But they came from all directions.

Tu suddenly stopped, and Li Zhi was thrown out due to inertia, rolling twice.

Before I could even get up, I saw pairs of scarlet eyes shining from the grass.

She felt a chill run down her spine and scrambled back to Tu's side.

"What are these?!"

Tu's tone was grave: "The Rat Clan."

"The largest race in this wasteland."

As soon as Tu finished speaking, the surroundings were densely lit up with a scarlet red light, like a starry sky.

Li Zhifa's tingling sensation wasn't just limited to his scalp; his face also went numb.

"Tu, we need to talk to the new businessman about something. You probably don't want to get involved, do you?"

An old voice came from the bushes.

The tall grass, reaching up to Li Zhi's waist, parted, and an elderly rat-orc and two middle-aged rat-orcs emerged from it.

The rat-man is only about one meter tall, with a long tail hanging down to the ground. Its facial features are human-like, but it has pale rat whiskers on its cheeks.

Tu glanced at Li Zhi, took a half step back, and expressed his attitude through his actions.

The rat-man laughed, his whiskers swaying: "I'm glad to have a new merchant at the Wilderness Market. I am the chieftain of the rat tribe, and I would like to discuss a business deal with you."

Li Zhi also knew that even if Tu really stood in front of her, facing hundreds or thousands of rat-race beastmen, he would only be torn to pieces.

But couldn't she have pretended a little after giving me a 100-copper anti-inflammatory pill?

Li Zhi forced a smile: "I love discussing business. What would you like to talk about?"

"It's not a big business, it's just that we rat people have lived on this wasteland for generations, and it's always difficult to find food, causing newborn cubs to die of hunger one after another. Oh, kind merchant, you wouldn't want to see such a cruel tragedy happen all the time, would you?"

Are you Shakespeare?

Speaking to people in a human way and to rats in a rat-like way is a basic quality of a businessman.

Li Zhihui exclaimed in an aria: "Oh~ what an unforgivable tragedy!"

The rat-man shook his beard: "Therefore I hope that you, kind merchant, will sponsor some food for my rat clan and ensure the survival of my rat cubs. All of us will remember your great kindness."

A litter of mice can produce 5 to 10 offspring!

In modern society, even a family of five cannot afford to raise a small child.

Now she's expected to raise these thousands of rats and their tens of thousands of offspring all by herself?

Why weren't you included in the campaign to eliminate the four pests on Earth?

The rat-man's ears perked up: "What did you say?"

Li Zhi gave a forced smile: "It's nothing, nothing. I just wanted to ask how much food you sponsor for your cubs."

"Not many." The rat-man held up one finger: "1000 units per day."

Li Zhi's fake smile couldn't be maintained any longer.

Even if you sold her and everything in her backpack, she still wouldn't be able to come up with 1000 units of grain.

This is less like a robbery and more like a murder attempt!

As he laughed, Li Zhi's expression suddenly turned cold.

Since being transported to this market, she hasn't earned much money, but she's suffered a lot of anger.

They all treated her like an easy target.

"Then there's no need to discuss it."

The rat-man narrowed his eyes: "Merciful merchant, are you rejecting the friendship of our rat race?"

Li Zhi scoffed, "You shameless rat, trying to rob your grandma? Don't you even bother to ask around on Earth where all the people who dared to mess with me are now!"

The young, fat rat-man behind the gray rat-man was taken aback: "Where?"

Li Zhi revealed a sinister smile: "In the soil."

The fat rat-man shuddered.

The rat-man roared, "Aren't you afraid I'll tear you to pieces and make you into jerky to feed my rat cubs?!"

A rustling sound could be heard.

One by one, the rat-men hiding behind the weeds emerged.

There's no need to look back at all.

Li Zhi knew he was surrounded.

She gripped the protective shield and sneered, "You think I'd be afraid of a bunch of rats from dark corners?"

Tu stood in front of Li Zhi and said, "You rat people are too greedy."

The rat-man's eyes were sinister: "She's too arrogant, daring to insult my rat race like that. She's going to forge an irreconcilable feud with my race. Tu, are you going to make an enemy of my rat race by speaking up for her?"

Tu's face darkened: "Are you threatening me?"

The rat-man grinned, revealing his sparse teeth: "Lord Tu, you are no longer the high and mighty captain of the Scaled Clan's guard. You are a traitor whom even the Scaled Clan doesn't want. Your body is also crippled, and your pureblood has become a mixed blood. On land, it's no use showing off your power as a guard."

"You're asking for it!"

Tu suddenly sprang up, his fish tail whipping towards the rat-man.

The rat-man clearly knew how powerful her fish tail was, so he covered his head and rolled on the ground, scrambling to avoid the two rat-men behind him.

The other ratmen were also caught off guard; some were struck by Tu Yu's tail and were cut in half at the waist.

Amid screams, the rat-men scattered in panic, scurrying into the bushes.

Li Zhi felt as if he had been trapped under someone's armpit once again.

"pay close attention!"