Survival for all, my island is the last pure land on earth.

Looking at the smug expression on the boy's face, Jin Xiaoman suddenly realized where the sense of familiarity came from.

It has the same cringeworthy, chuunibyou (delusional) feel as Big Horn Bull.

Jin Xiaoman didn't have the habit of arguing with children; she looked down at the booklet in her hand.

Players borrow 100 from the gem merchant and must repay 200 within one hour, 400 within one to two hours, and so on. If the debt is not repaid within 24 hours, the player must work in the game instance to repay the debt until all debts owed to the gem merchant are paid off.

Note: Loan amounts like 89 and 99 are not allowed.

The words on the booklet looked freshly written; the handwriting was messy and the ink was still wet.

Jin Xiaoman flipped through the entire package and confirmed that this was the only available set meal.

That's way too dark!

They should really let Zhan Dou Zhan Dou see what real robbery looks like.

Jin Xiaoman put away the booklet and peered at the items being sold at the stall.

[Rank A Item: Lock Card]

Enter the specified region, region number, and player ID to obtain the player's coordinates in the game. This is a consumable item that will be destroyed after use and will deduct 10 points of the player's sanity.

Suggested retail price: 500 gems.

[Rank A Item: Concealment Card]

Using this card will cover an area of ​​five square meters, concealing all items within that area. It is a consumable item and will be destroyed after use. Using this card will deduct 10 points of the player's sanity.

(You can pile up any extra gems you can't carry and then hide them using a stealth card.)

Suggested retail price: 200 gems.

[Rank A Item: Potion of Concealment]

Using this potion can break the effect of the concealment card, making the hidden item reappear in sight.

(Imagine a fool who piles up all the gems he can't carry and uses a concealment card, and by sheer coincidence, you use a revealing potion here. Then, all the gems he hid will be yours.)

Suggested retail price: 200 gems.

Young man: "The items are pretty good, right? 888, want to buy some? Since you're my first customer, you only need to buy 5,000 gems from me."

5000?

Jin Xiaoman shook her head decisively: "No."

Just kidding, she's already burdened with huge debts right from the start, does she even want to play this game anymore?

The stalls on either side won't move; we can come back when we have gems and need them.

Jin Xiaoman returned the manual to the boy, memorizing all the product information sold at the stall as she said, "The products and plans are too simplistic, the discount logic is unreasonable, and there's no analysis of the target audience at all. You'll easily go bankrupt doing business like this."

"Let me share some experience with you. You can run promotions and set some rules, such as buying one item at full price and getting 20% ​​off when you buy two, or you can bundle items together and put the ones that don't sell well together with the ones that sell well. If all else fails, you can create a membership card and give away some things when you accumulate a certain number of points, even if it's just eggs."

After noting down most of the information, Jin Xiaoman turned to leave, mainly because she really couldn't come up with any more nonsense.

To everyone's surprise, the boy's expression suddenly turned grim. Holding up the booklet, he asked, "888, are you sure you don't want to buy it?"

Jin Xiaoman felt a bad premonition. She remembered that when she first entered the game, there was a line of small print below the introduction to the purification space in her personal information provided by the game's consciousness. It was easy to miss if you didn't look carefully, especially since her attention was drawn to the bold and black font.

She took the booklet and flipped through it again, and sure enough, she found new content at the very bottom of the cover.

If you refuse the jewel merchant's demands, you will face pursuit by the Shadow Legion.

???

Is this a case of forced buying and selling?

Jin Xiaoman looked up and met the boy's gaze.

The boy's expression changed quickly; he was back to his bright self, with an expression that said, "You'd better just give in."

Jin Xiaoman's mind raced. The game wouldn't require killing someone at the very beginning, so even if she faced the Shadow Legion's pursuit, she wouldn't necessarily be trapped in a dead end.

Even if it's a dead end, she has nothing to be afraid of. She's penniless now, and if she dies, at most she'll just have to hand over an A-grade item.

But if she agrees, she doesn't know how difficult gem mining is yet. What if she works until the end of the game and still can't pay off her debts? That would be terrible.

Anyone with a brain like Akabane knows how to choose.

Barefoot people aren't afraid of those wearing shoes, Jin Xiaoman said defiantly, "I'm sure I'm not buying it."

She exuded a powerful aura, which startled the boy. He was stunned for a moment, and by the time he came to his senses, Jin Xiaoman had already disappeared in front of the stall using the Shadowless Step technique.

Before this, no player had ever dared to treat him like this, and the boy was furious.

"Abundant wealth!"

"You wouldn't even let me spend five thousand gems, and I even gave you a mental strength booster. I should have just thrown it away instead of letting you use it."

"What my sister said was right after all; beautiful women are the least trustworthy."

"Shadow Legion, kill her."

The boy waited a moment, but there was no response from behind. He shouted again, "Shadow Legion, kill her."

A dark figure emerged from beneath his feet: "Lord Passa said that we will only obey your orders when you have paid off the debts you incurred at the auction in the Vilanor Empire."

"Cough cough cough."

The boy jumped up and down in anger: "These are the rules of the game, you idiot!"

The two figures exchanged a glance: "We all saw it. The last sentence was changed by you using your talent after you took the booklet."

Boy: "Then let me ask you, is it in the booklet now?"

Shadow: "Here."

Boy: "What's in the booklet?"

Shadow: "It's the rule."

The boy gritted his teeth: "Then why aren't you chasing after them?!"

The three shadowy figures, voted out by their companions, exchanged glances and reluctantly chased after Jin Xiaoman.

........

Meanwhile, Jin Xiaoman, who had escaped the gem merchant's territory, discovered that she was already in a mine.

She hadn't realized it was because there was a light blue energy shield around the gem merchant's place, blocking her view.

Compared to the gem merchants' stalls, the mine was unusually dark, barely bright enough to see one's own fingers.

Suddenly plunged into darkness, Jin Xiaoman paused briefly.

The squirrel twitched its nose: "Manman, choose this tunnel."

There are nearly a hundred tunnel entrances of various sizes in front of Jin Xiaoman for players to choose from.

The tunnel entrance is narrow, only about two meters high and three meters wide, providing space for only one player to move around.

There was a faint, eerie light inside the tunnel, emitted by a type of stone; presumably, these were the gems that the players were collecting in the game.

The squirrel chose the tunnel entrance that was right in the middle, and compared to the others, this tunnel seemed to have the fewest gems.

But Jin Xiaoman didn't hesitate at all and rushed in.

About three minutes later, the Shadow Legion also left the merchant's territory and entered the mine.

However, they had completely lost track of Jin Xiaoman.

Shadow A: "What do we do?"

Shadow B: "Ugh, so annoying. I don't have any points to earn, and I don't want to work."

Shadow A: "The sooner we finish this task, the better we can take on the next one. Cheer up."

Shadow C: "She's a player, so let's choose a tunnel that will yield good loot."

Shadow A: "Then let's take the middle one, there's something good in there."

Shadow B: "Are you stupid? She's a player. Players aren't as smart as us. They don't know what's in the tunnel. They're definitely going for the gems. I suggest choosing a tunnel with lots of gems."

Shadow A&C: That makes sense.

Shadow B: "Second from the left, don't hesitate, hurry and chase after them!"

............