As fellow refugees, they decided to lend a hand, and some refugees immediately went to find the patrol team of the nearby shelter.
"Hopefully, it's not too late."
As refugees living around the shelter, they were well aware of the deplorable character of the people in the Golden Summit Safe Zone.
The Golden Summit Safe Zone is located in Xirong Mountain and is not far from the refuge. It is particularly famous because the people in the safe zone are very wealthy.
However, they are even more notorious for their extremely bad behavior towards displaced people.
This safe zone frequently sends out its guards to hunt down lone refugees far from their shelters near Xirong Mountain.
They even kept many refugees as slaves in the Golden Summit Safe Zone, just to provide them with their own amusement.
If ordinary safe zones only regard refugees as savages, then in the eyes of the people in the Golden Summit safe zone, refugees are not even considered human.
The Golden Summit Safe Zone saw almost no refugees anywhere it went.
Because their clothing is very easy to identify.
Wherever the people from the Golden Summit Safe Zone went, the refugees avoided them like the plague, as if they had seen a ghost.
Even around the shelters, protected by their rules, the refugees still reacted the same way, fleeing hastily as if avoiding a plague, afraid of any contact with them.
In an instant, not a single refugee remained beside Li Yu and his companions; they had all vanished without a trace.
The rain was falling softly.
The man, whom the refugees called a wealthy merchant, walked over from the safe zone squad at a leisurely pace.
"I don't believe this is a real tree unless I can touch it myself."
As the wealthy businessman spoke, he walked straight toward the tree, his demeanor and tone suggesting he was deliberately picking a fight.
Seeing this, Ma Yuanbai was not afraid at all and stepped forward to stop the other party: "Touching the tree costs money, one coin."
"Hahaha."
The wealthy businessman burst into laughter, his laughter sounding particularly jarring in the rain, as if he had heard something unbelievable.
The wealthy businessman turned to look at the people beside him, a mocking look in his eyes. He then pointed at Ma Yuanbai, held up one finger, and deliberately raised his voice:
"Did you hear that? He actually asked me for a coin." The tone was full of sarcasm.
"One? Haha." The people in the Golden Summit Safe Zone also laughed.
The wealthy businessman glanced at Ma Yuanbai, his eyes filled with contempt, and smiled as he spoke.
"Sorry, I only carry gold coins when I go out, I never carry regular coins."
His words were full of arrogance, and gold coins were to him a symbol of status, a mark that distinguished him from the refugees.
Then the wealthy businessman ignored Ma Yuanbai and began to examine the black tree on his own.
"If this tree could be placed at the entrance of our Golden Summit Security Zone, how impressive that would be," the wealthy businessman murmured.
The attendants beside him immediately nodded and bowed in agreement:
"Indeed, this tree is extremely rare. Only our Golden Summit Safe Zone deserves such a unique tree."
“That’s right, just by placing this tree there, we can immediately demonstrate our status.”
"I think this tree is tailor-made for our Golden Summit Safe Zone."
Hearing what the others said, the wealthy merchant seemed even more satisfied with the tree, and spoke in a commanding tone:
"I want this tree. Name your price." The tone was as if he were instructing his servant, without any intention of asking questions.
“Not for sale.” Ma Yuanbai refused directly, his answer crisp and decisive.
The wealthy businessman raised an eyebrow, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes. He clearly hadn't expected anyone here to dare to defy him.
In his mind, the refugees should be subservient and obedient to him.
He sneered and pointed at Ma Yuanbai again: "You absolutely cannot refuse the price I offer."
"unless..."
The wealthy businessman paused, as if looking at a group of comical clowns.
"Unless you don't know the value of gold coins."
"Not for sale." Ma Yuanbai met the wealthy businessman's gaze without flinching and refused.
A flash of anger crossed the wealthy merchant's face. He was not used to being contradicted like this, especially being decisively rejected by a vagrant in front of his own men.
This was an immense humiliation for him.
"You lowly commoner!" the wealthy merchant sneered.
"You!" That arrogant attitude made Zhao Xiong's eyes blaze with anger, and he couldn't help but clench his fists.
Zhao Xiong wanted to immediately throw the tree down and punch him hard.
"Zhao Xiong, don't do it!" Ma Yuanbai hurriedly reminded him.
He knew that this was within the shelter's grounds, and they absolutely could not make a move; doing so would be a violation of the shelter's rules.
Moreover, Ma Yuanbai didn't believe that this wealthy businessman would dare to attack them here.
The wealthy businessman glanced at Zhao Xiong, a mocking smile playing on his lips:
"What? You want to fight? You vagrants don't even deserve to! Let's see who dares to lay a finger on me."
"We're not worthy? Then what are you?" Li Yu finally couldn't hold back any longer and stepped forward from behind, speaking coldly.
His eyes were sharp as knives, staring straight at the wealthy businessman, his heart filled with disgust for such a person.
A strong sense of threat instantly froze the businessman's smile.
Li Yu possessed an invisible aura that convinced the wealthy businessman that he was an awakened being.
But so what if they were awakened? How dare a few mere vagrants contradict him? His expression immediately became even more ferocious:
“Me? I am from the Golden Summit Safe Zone, an aristocrat within the Safe Zone, a height that you lowly vagrants can never reach in your entire lives.”
The wealthy businessman, however, seemed unwilling to let the matter rest, and continued to provoke him:
"I said you are not worthy to lay a hand on us because you lowly people are not even worthy to carry our shoes."
"I'm telling you, I'm taking this tree today, whether you like it or not."
"Otherwise, don't blame me for being impolite." The wealthy businessman's tone became increasingly fierce.
Listening to the wealthy businessman's rambling nonsense, Li Yu frowned, unable to hide her disgust.
This is also one of the reasons why he doesn't like to interact with other people.
Even though he never actively seeks trouble, there are always these self-righteous people who challenge his bottom line.
Li Yu picked up his bow and arrow, stood directly in front of Ma Yuanbai, and said to the wealthy merchant in a cold tone:
"roll."
In this world where everyone values their life, Li Yu had never seen anyone so arrogant and fearless.
This person is even more arrogant than Zhang Chao, the young master of the Zhang family.
At least Zhang Chao knew to run away, but this rich businessman is simply courting death.
"Li Yu..."
Ma Yuanbai realized that Li Yu was about to make a move, so he hurriedly came over.
After being scolded, the wealthy businessman's face turned very ugly.
Seeing that Li Yu was holding a bow and arrow, the men behind the wealthy merchant also silently put their hands into their pockets, seemingly ready to draw their weapons at any moment.
The atmosphere instantly became tense.
The crowds in other safe zones also began to quietly retreat.
Just then, a serious voice broke the deadlock:
"What are you doing!"
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