Chapter 61: Play Stupid Games, Win Stupid Prizes

Looking at the ridiculous weapon in Song Siming's hand, Lu Li supported his forehead with one hand and sighed:

"You won't die if you don't seek death..."

Song Siming didn't notice Lu Li's reaction at all, and just threatened viciously:

"Cut the crap, hand over everything right now, you little midget!"

The wandering merchant was indeed short in stature, standing at less than one meter tall.

Precisely because of this, Song Siming thought the other party was a soft persimmon with no combat prowess, someone he could easily manipulate.

"You said I'm short?"

The expression of the wandering merchant in red grew increasingly bizarre. The look he gave Song Siming was as if he were watching a noisy monkey.

Lu Li quietly took two steps back.

It's coming.

Although he hadn't witnessed the wandering merchant's combat methods in his past life, he had learned about them through other channels.

Aside from those varied and bizarre items, the wandering merchant possessed a thoroughly bug-like ability.

To draw an analogy for players, the wandering merchant's innate talent was roughly "spatial-type."

"It's been a long time since anyone dared to call me short..."

The wandering merchant spoke in a flat tone, as if reminiscing about something.

With a casual slash of his hand,

Before Song Siming could even react, his vision suddenly plummeted.

The wandering merchant in red, whom he previously had to look down at, instantly became someone he had to look up to!

Did the other party suddenly grow taller?

No.

Lu Li was still taller than the wandering merchant in red...

It was he himself who had shrunk!

Song Siming stared with wide, terrified eyes, helplessly gazing at his lower body that had inexplicably vanished.

Gone.

Just like that, it was gone!

"Now, I am taller than you."

The wandering merchant in red seemed quite satisfied with Song Siming's reaction, wearing a playful smile.

Seeing their boss suddenly lose half his body, the survivors shrieked and backed away, trying to flee.

However, it was all too late.

The wandering merchant in red extended his right hand and gave a light squeeze.

The survivors, scattering like birds and beasts, were instantly compressed together, turning into a bloody mess of flesh and gore in mid-air.

They didn't even have time to let out a scream.

Instant kill!

Lu Li clicked his teeth.

What the hell kind of bellicose nature was this?

This was pure bloodlust!

Song Siming, Oh Song Siming,

Of all people you could have provoked,

Why on earth did you have to target this one and only NPC?

"D-Don't kill me..."

Song Siming, reduced to just the upper half of his body, wriggled on the ground and stammered for mercy.

"Rest assured, I won't kill you. You merely called me short; your crime doesn't warrant death."

Having said that, the wandering merchant in red snapped his fingers:

"I'll send you to a nice place."

As his voice fell, the space in front of the wandering merchant shattered, resembling a giant mouth opening rapidly.

Song Siming and that mass of flesh and blood were casually tossed into the rift by the wandering merchant like garbage.

The space closed, as if nothing had ever happened.

This was what it meant to be a powerhouse.

Lu Li sighed inwardly.

Just when he thought the transaction could proceed, the wandering merchant in red cast an unfriendly gaze toward Alyssa.

"Are you and them together?"

"No, no, she's with me, we don't know those people at all!"

Lu Li hurriedly rushed to explain.

If the wandering merchant were to misunderstand, the situation would turn into a massive disaster!

"Oh, so you're not together..."

The wandering merchant nodded slightly, appearing ready to turn the page on the matter.

However, before Lu Li could breathe a sigh of relief, the wandering merchant suddenly asked:

"Then, do you think I am short?"

"If you lie, you will die."

Lu Li's heart instantly sank to the bottom.

Is the wandering merchant short?

At less than a meter tall, of course he was short!

Yet if Lu Li spoke the truth, his life would certainly be forfeit.

However, if he lied and said he wasn't short,

That would undoubtedly be kissing up in the wrong way.

The result would still be death!

No matter how he answered, it was a dead end.

An immense sense of oppression enveloped Lu Li, making him feel as though needles were pricking his back.

After a moment of thought, Lu Li retrieved an item from his spatial ring and spoke:

"I believe you are not short."

"Oh, is that so?" A cold glint flashed in the wandering merchant's eyes, and murderous intent permeated the air.

Lu Li quickly added:

"Because you can chop off the head of any tall person to eliminate the height difference! Therefore, you are not short at all!"

With that, Lu Li immediately presented the item in his hand right before the wandering merchant's eyes:

"A small gift, please don't disdain it."

The wandering merchant paused, the chill in his eyes receding by more than half.

Upon seeing the small gift handed over by Lu Li, he burst into hearty laughter.

"What a clever answer! Very well, today all items are discounted by twenty percent for you!"

"I finally managed to save my life..."

Lu Li let out a long breath of relief.

Fortunately, he was witty enough to purchase the "Super Lollipop," which was the World Wandering Merchant's favorite, at the Hub Arena.

Otherwise, he might not have survived this hurdle today!

The transaction continued.

The currency Lu Li used to purchase the items came from the adamantite gifted by Dio.

However, due to the limited reserve of adamantite within the Hub Arena, it was impossible to exchange for as much as 200,000 tons all at once.

Therefore, Lu Li could only use 100,000 tons.

Normally, that wouldn't have been enough to buy all the items.

But now that the wandering merchant in red had granted him a twenty-percent discount on everything, a rough calculation showed he could barely buy them out entirely.

"I'll take every single item in your pack," Lu Li said.

Although the total price slightly exceeded his funds, he still had the Super Lollipops.

Farming some favorability and asking for a bit more of a discount wouldn't be difficult.

In the end, Lu Li traded 100,000 tons of adamantite, plus 10 Super Lollipops, in exchange for the entire stock of goods held by the wandering merchant in red.

"I truly never expected that my first piece of business on this planet would bring me a customer as generous as you."

The wandering merchant in red chuckled as he packed his bundles, looking exceptionally pleased.

Lu Li pressed his advantage while the iron was hot:

"I am also extremely satisfied with this transaction. I just wonder if there will be a chance for us to meet again in the future."

The wandering merchant gave Lu Li a meaningful look and said playfully:

"If it is meant to be, we shall meet again."

Lu Li nodded non-committally and remarked casually, as if by chance:

"If we meet next time, I will certainly bring more 'Super Lollipops'."

The wandering merchant's hand froze mid-motion, the playfulness in his eyes rapidly transforming into anticipation:

"Wait, you can still acquire this kind of dessert?"

"Of course," Lu Li said with absolute confidence. "It's just that the ingredients for this dessert are precious, so it takes some effort on my part to obtain them."

"Wonderful, wonderful! As long as you can still get them..."

Joy was written all over the wandering merchant's face.

However, soon enough, his expression grew conflicted.

After hesitating for a long while, he finally pulled a palm-sized conch shell from his pocket.

"Take this! Once you have the 'Super Lollipops,' blow into it, and I will appear immediately!"

Lu Li took it and inspected it, discovering that this unassuming conch shell was actually a Mythic-grade unique item!

[Item Name: Magical Conch]

[Quality: Mythic (Unique)]

[Function Description: A wind instrument whose sound resonates across all worlds.]

[Remarks: Don't keep blowing it, you're disturbing the peace!]

Suppressing the excitement in his heart, Lu Li asked:

"Then, if I wish to buy or sell goods, may I also blow it?"

"If it's a major transaction like today's, you may!" The wandering merchant seemed somewhat reluctant before adding: "Of course, it's best to blow it only after you've secured the lollipops. After all, my business keeps me very busy, and I have to travel to many places."

"Right, I understand." Lu Li raised an eyebrow and safely tucked the conch away.

Just as he thought the wandering merchant in red was about to bid farewell,

The latter unexpectedly fumbled around on the elven deer's back for a moment, and then pulled a pitch-black, large iron pot out from goodness knows where.