Trade?

Half an hour earlier:

"Listen, this is how trading works here. Everyone wearing a Bird Beak Mask is someone you can trade with, but each person has different things on them. Some may have things that are completely useless to you, while others may have rare treasures. However, they won't reveal their goods until you've decided to trade with them, so buying things here depends heavily on luck!"

Li Gou Dan was stunned. "Why does it depend on luck? I can just not buy anything useless..."

"That's the scam!" Hans said bitterly. "Trading with these bastards is compulsory. Once you say you want to trade, you have to buy at least one thing from them. If you don't, they'll kill you..."

"You can kill people here?" Li Gou Dan immediately grew interested. "Then can I rob them?"

"Are you sure?" Hans stared strangely at his surroundings.

"I... I was just kidding..." Li Gou Dan gave an awkward laugh as he glanced around. As a wind demon, his powers of observation were quite strong. The auras of the surrounding people were somewhat strange. Although they weren't particularly imposing, each one was like a bottomless pool whose depths couldn't be seen. It felt as though he might be instantly drowned the moment he stepped into one.

He had only felt this way from Lord Xi Ye at the Main Base...

"So, you mean that once I tell one of them I want to trade, I'm forced to buy one of their goods, regardless of whether it's useful to me?"

Hans said, "That's what it means..."

Li Gou Dan said, "It's such a rip-off, and people still come here?"

Hans's mouth twitched slightly. You've got some nerve criticizing others. Didn't you come here too?

He simply couldn't understand her. He had clearly explained