Dreaming

Performance, that is the thing...

The more Hu Lailai thought about it, the brighter her eyes became. Humans had an old saying: "If you don't risk the child, you won't catch the wolf!"

Today, she, Hu Lailai, would gift a piece of fruit to firmly hook this human into future spending!

Hu Lailai scanned the various fruits. Giving an orange was too stingy, an apple had a nice meaning but was still small, and a durian had a foul odor, making it truly unsuitable for a gift.

After some deliberation, Hu Lailai finally picked up a large watermelon.

Cheng Shuili was a bit confused. She had asked for oranges, right? What was this fox beastman doing holding a watermelon? Was she trying to force a sale?

Thinking Hu Lailai hadn't heard her clearly, she repeated, "I said oranges."

"I know!" Hu Lailai agreed readily, then proceeded to place the watermelon on the cart herself. She patted her chest and said proudly, "I'll pay for this watermelon. Consider it a gift from me!"

That generous?

Cheng Shuili could tell at a glance that the fox had ulterior motives. After all, in this world, all gifts were long ago marked with a price in the dark.

"Go ahead and say it. If it's not a big deal for me, I'll definitely agree."

Hu Lailai's eyes were practically glowing. She leaned close to Cheng Shuili, affectionately grabbed the human's hand, and swayed it back and forth as if acting spoiled.

"It's just a small request. When you come to shop in the future, could you tell the cashier to record my name?"

Cheng Shuili thought it was something else. Just as Hu Lailai said, this was indeed a small request, though it would likely be a huge help to her.

This fox beastman was a merchant, after all, and a fox at that; she should have been maxed out on the cunning buff.

Unexpectedly, she was actually quite honest.

Winning people over using the most simple methods.

Cheng Shuili was indeed a sucker for this approach. She looked closely; the watermelon weighed about 10 kilograms and sold for a full 300 game coins!

Cheng Shuili thought to herself that she was indeed craving watermelon.

"Alright."

She nodded and agreed to Hu Lailai's request directly.

Hu Lailai smiled reservedly, yet brightly; it was clear she was genuinely happy.

"Is there anything else you need?"

Cheng Shuili shook her head, signaling she was ready to leave.

The few waiters standing nearby immediately pushed the cart, escorting the goods of this major customer.

Cheng Shuili followed the cart out of the Ten Thousand Beasts Merchant House. The scarred man who had been lying on the ground was gone, and the other humans in the Trading Post had also left.

Although she wasn't afraid of these people looking for trouble, Cheng Shuili truly didn't want to encounter any.

The few beastman waiters were very diligent. They pushed the cart all the way to Cheng Shuili's vehicle. Once they clarified where to put the rice, they even helped lift it inside.

Cheng Shuili nodded, watching the beastmen and the Trading Post vanish before her eyes.

This time, she wasn't in a hurry to get on the road; she first sorted through what she had bought.

First, she gave one bag of rice to Wan Yi and then opened a private chat to explain.

【Angry Crow Takes Flight】: Bought five bags, each is 20 kilograms. Let me know when you finish eating; I still have four more here.

【Wan Yi】: (Nodding.JPG)

She completely understood why the crow only gave her one bag. After all, the crow had spent the game coins to buy them. If she were the crow, she wouldn't feel comfortable handing everything over to someone else either.

But it wasn't that Cheng Shuili didn't trust her.

Cheng Shuili was just worried that if something happened to Wan Yi, the rice would be gone, and the cook would be gone too.

That would truly be a case of losing her wife and losing her soldiers.

Only the watermelon was for eating tonight; the four of them would eat it together.

If Wan Yi hadn't said they were out of rice, she wouldn't have used the Trading Post teleportation card today. If Liang Shanbo hadn't said he wanted to eat fruit, she wouldn't have received the watermelon gifted by Hu Lailai.

Thinking about it this way, they couldn't afford to lose anyone.

The four-person small group was quite lively; New Snow and Liang Shanbo were chatting.

【Liang Shanbo vs. Pig】: Really?

【New Snow Clearing】: Not quite sure. That person said they met at the Trading Post. They don't know the ID or real name. They described a girl with a rifle hanging around her neck. It's weirdly magical.

Hmm?

Something's wrong.

Cheng Shuili: "???"

Wasn't this talking about her?

【Angry Crow Takes Flight】: Tell me more in detail.

【Liang Shanbo vs. Pig】: Ah, the boss is back! Oh right, the boss went to the Trading Post too. Did you meet this person?

【New Snow Clearing】: That person's description was quite detailed. They said there were things like firearms. I took screenshots at the time! (Screenshot) (Screenshot)

Cheng Shuili finally knew what other talent New Snow had besides buying low and selling high; this person was top-tier at gathering information!

She opened the two screenshots.

【Benben】: Who understands, family? I almost died at the Trading Post.

【Stone】: Weapons aren't allowed in the Trading Post! You died my foot! Stop trying to grab attention.

【Benben】: It's true, it's real! Stop, don't curse yet. If you don't listen to what I have to say, you'll definitely regret it!

【Benben】: Everything below is what I saw with my own eyes!

【Benben】: You all know the Trading Post doesn't allow weapons, right! But what if the weapon was bought inside the Trading Post? I saw it with my own eyes! You all know that kind of beastman in the Trading Post, right? A mouse-headed beastman called that player over, and then I don't know what they talked about, but suddenly a huge group of mouse-headed beastmen rushed out! The mouse-headed beastman pulled out a gun! And bullets! They gave them all to that girl!

【Star Punishment】: Isn't the person above dreaming? You should compensate me for the time I spent reading this text!

【A Bit of Frost】: I think so too. It's so funny. Suddenly a huge group rushed out? It's fake. If it's not fake, I'll eat it!

【Benben】: I saw it with my own eyes, damn it! I wanted to go contact this player at the time; I figured she must be a big shot! But she didn't pay attention to anyone and went straight to a stall to buy things! Then a scarred, bald man seemed unable to stand it and went straight up to press down on the girl's shoulder! Guess what happened!

【Restless】: You're still making us guess? Say what you have to say, spit it out!

【Benben】: Damn it, you guys definitely won't believe it. That girl pressed down on the scarred bald man's wrist and broke his bones right there! Then she followed up with a kick that made him vomit, and he couldn't even recover while lying on the ground!

【Autumn Wind】: Can we... make up stories, but can we make them sound a bit more realistic?

【Benben】: It's true! That girl had a rifle hanging around her neck and was wearing goggles. I was too nervous at the time, and I can't remember the color of her clothes. I just remember her eyes. Don't say anything, they were truly so intimidating!

The screenshots ended there.

Cheng Shuili, of course, knew that this person was describing her, but no one in the regional channel believed it.

As for why he didn't hear what the Rat King talked about with her, Cheng Shuili guessed that the beastmen probably had a unique sound-receiving system.

Opening the regional channel now, she could still see a sentence or two popping up from time to time, mocking Benben.