"Well... maybe, it's because the toxins in my body haven't been cleared yet, that's about it."
The female Brawler scratched her cheek awkwardly, but she was actually lying.
Besides being brave and ruthless, betraying her boss, sleeping with his wife, and collecting protection money, any Brawler with a bit of ambition will do one thing:
Practice poison techniques.
That's right, poison techniques.
Some will take poisons long-term to make their bodies immune to most poisons, even claiming they are the most potent poison themselves.
Others focus on spreading their concocted poisons, for example, using explosives or something else. She was one of those who practiced poison techniques.
She spent her days either absorbing venom or searching for poisons. It could be said that, except for some unbearably potent toxins, her body was more toxic than most poisons.
This is why most doctors are helpless against them.
Because their bodies are often immune to most medications.
Even their infrequent illnesses are related to this.
But once they do get sick, survival becomes extremely difficult, because it means their bodies can no longer withstand the potent toxins within them.
They will poison themselves to death.
But this has nothing to do with Li Ke.
"I feel like I've completely lost out..." Li Ke complained.
After all that effort and money, he encountered a woman whose body was full of toxins, completely unusable. It's a waste of time, to say the least.
Even putting his finger in felt wrong; his nails were twisted. If he put his Demacia sword in and pulled it out, forget about the sword—he wouldn't even be able to make a mushroom!
"Hmm, how about I give you some of my homemade poison as compensation?"
The female Brawler scratched her cheek awkwardly again; she genuinely didn't know what to do.
"Fine, since it's come to this, forget it. Just find me a few beautiful women I'd pay to sleep with. Preferably women from unhappy families, with tragic fates. That way, I'll consider it repayment for saving your life."
Li Ke sighed helplessly.
"Hmm... I really don't have any."
The female Brawler scratched her head again.
Because she truly didn't have any friends.
"Poor people with good looks just go to work in brothels, or they become Brawlers like me, practicing poison. And those who don't know how, even with money, you can't get them. So why don't you just go to a brothel?"
She looked at Li Ke with some confusion.
"I'm afraid of getting sick, so I wanted to see if any of you healthy guys were willing to sell yourselves. After all, healthy people, logically speaking, don't have those kinds of diseases... But you, instead of making me sick, you'll kill me."
Li Ke answered directly.
He wanted to get back to Lux as soon as possible and send the girl back, but that didn't mean he wanted to blossom!
His matsutake mushroom didn't want to turn into a red umbrella!
If the girl in front of him wasn't a virgin, he wouldn't be so easily prepared to make his move. In this era, going to a brothel was practically an insult to those without some kind of virus.
He didn't want his "big sword" to blossom.
"I see..."
The female Brawler scratched her head.
"That depends on whether you're rich enough. If you're rich enough... you could try keeping those Grapplers as mistresses."
A look of disgust appeared on her face.
"Those guys who focus more on performance than real combat also need to eat. Their training equipment isn't cheap, so every year quite a few female Grapplers are rumored to have become someone's mistress or wife. They're easy to approach; just say you want to learn Grappler, and you can easily join them. Then, choose a pretty, well-built woman, pay money, and you can have one-on-one close-quarters combat. After a while, let her get to know your wealth and character, and you can sleep with her."
The female Brawler pointed in the direction of the street.
"But honestly, I don't understand what's so interesting about all that fancy stuff, and all those rules… Are you kidding? There are no rules or spirit in combat; surviving is the most important thing. Those guys who only care about performance will never know what real martial arts are!"
Her face was practically filled with disdain.
Li Ke suddenly asked.
"Don't they earn more than you?"
The female Brawler fell silent, her eyes turning dangerous as she looked at Li Ke.
"Yeah! You have a problem with that?!"
As she spoke, she reattached the triangular piece of cloth she had taken off to her crotch, covering her rather cute-looking garden, then jumped off the bed.
"So I can't repay your kindness. Come back to me when you can handle my potent poison. I'm leaving now, I have some scores to settle!"
She finished speaking and was about to leave, but Li Ke, looking at her swaying breasts, especially under the tight-fitting clothes designed to accentuate her chest, which made them look quite erotic, like a packaged coconut, hesitated for a moment, then pressed down on her shoulder.
"Your skin isn't poisoned, is it?"
"Huh?"
The female Brawler's face showed surprise, then she smirked.
"I know what you want to do, but unfortunately, I release toxins when I sweat. Are you sure you want to use this on me?"
She unceremoniously grabbed her breasts and shook them in front of Li Ke. Li Ke, with his extensive experience, immediately recognized this as a highly professional masturbation technique!
"You're clearly an inexperienced virgin, how come you're so skilled?"
Li Ke asked, but the female Brawler remained calm.
"When I was little, my neighbor was a prostitute. She taught me, saying that if I couldn't afford food, I could use this to exchange for it, so I wouldn't have to rummage through trash cans, wait..."
The female Brawler's eyes suddenly lit up.
"I remember now, I think I can repay you!"
She looked at Li Ke earnestly.
"First of all, you are indeed very rich, right?"
Li Ke looked at his inventory; he still had tens of thousands of steel ingots, which could probably be sold for a considerable amount of money here. And the 7 Days to Die system is still there, allowing him to create and sell many items.
For example, samurai swords.
These should be able to fetch some money in this world.
"I'd say I'm well-off, since I'm planning to open a weapon shop."
Li Ke wasn't lying; he even had the location planned—right next to Kiri's Refiner Forge, specifically for selling samurai swords.
"Perfect timing! I know a girl who practices Grappler! She's been struggling financially lately. If you don't mind short-haired girls, I can introduce you!"
Short hair, Grappler?
Li Ke had a bad feeling, and the female Brawler in front of him confirmed it.
"Although she's young, she's already 'Eye of the Storm'! Investing now would definitely be a win!"
I knew it!