Survival Game: Call Me an Honest Businessman

Just as Li Zhigang was about to speak, she saw Wu Yin's gaze pass over her and look to her side and behind her.

A bird-like figure with black wings pointed to his nose, looking bewildered: "Me...me? I'm here to deliver materials to Master Sivir."

Wu Yin: "Didn't I say that the teacher has guests right now and needs you to come and deliver it this afternoon?"

"Huh?" The black-winged birdman tried hard to remember. "I think I forgot."

Wu Yin: "Never mind, just leave it there."

The black-winged birdman came looking bewildered, put the things down looking bewildered, and left looking bewildered as well.

Sivir didn't take it to heart. Her crystal-like body refracted golden light under the sunlight: "Is your airship that one over there?"

Li Zhi gave Wu Yin a meaningful look before looking away: "Yes."

Sivir: "Celia said you want to convert it into a spaceship. Do you have advanced spaceship blueprints?"

"have."

She got one herself, another from a box opened by a lucky player, and later found another one on the trading market.

After combining and upgrading three blueprints, you'll get the advanced airship blueprint.

"Tell me your needs, and then tell me your budget for each part. There are three tiers: high, medium, and low. But don't worry, even the low-tier budget here is several times better than the spaceship that your system automatically upgrades."

Li Zhi: "Give the highest budget to defense and speed. I want my spaceship to not only have maximum physical defense, but also adequate magical defense. I also want to upgrade the thermal insulation materials, and ideally, the outer shell should be able to release high temperatures..."

After Li Zhi explained all his requirements...

Sivir pondered for a moment: "Your request is simple, and the modification can be completed in about 3 days. Since you were recommended by Celia, I'll give you a discount: 220 gold coins."

Even though Celia had said before that Master Sivir's modifications were expensive and had budgeted over 200 gold coins, Li Zhi still felt the pinch when it came to actually spending the money.

"Master Sivir, I would like to know what materials will be used for the modification. To be honest, I don't have enough on hand. I hope to provide them myself and be as frugal as possible."

Sivir was surprised: "Celia said you're very rich, the richest of the new race, and that she's giving you the highest-level modifications, and even asked me to find S-grade materials for you to use."

Li Zhicheng's sincere expression froze: "Celia must have misunderstood. I am a newly born race. No matter how rich I am, I have only been in Tianqi Continent for a few days. Moreover, I am only D-rank. How could I need S-rank materials?"

Sivir: "Celia said you often offend people, and only S-grade defensive materials can delay your death."

"But if you want to see the materials, that's fine too. Win, you take her."

Wu Yin rode over on an octopus.

"Guest, please follow me."

Li Zhi could no longer maintain her smile and left with Wu Yin.

The two walked through the forest and came to a cabin in the woods.

Wu Yin: "That's the studio over there, and this is the accommodation area. My teacher and I usually stay here when we're not busy, and guests who can't stay here will also stay here. You can choose a room."

Li Zhi glanced at her, maintaining an air of unfamiliarity: "Okay, thank you."

Wu Yin led her around to the back of the mountain, and without saying a word, the eight tentacles began to climb up with a thud.

Li Zhi followed behind, climbing halfway up the mountain before finally seeing an open space.

The ground was piled high with various parts, raw materials, and crystals.

Near the edge of the cliff, there were two deck chairs, and on the table between the chairs were smaller, crystal-clear stones.

"sit."

Wu Yin emerged from the octopus and hopped onto a chair on one leg, sitting down.

"I remember pretending not to know you afterwards. If Sivir knew that I knew such a rich friend of yours, she would definitely ask me why I didn't introduce her, and then she would deduct my wages again."

Li Zhi: "Is this why you pretended not to know me?"

Wu Yin: "Do you know why I can't even afford to acquire Apocalypse Crystal fragments?"

"Because so many people wanted to become Sivir's apprentices, I spent a lot of money to get in."

"Also, your friend Celia can take 20% of your renovation fee. Remember to ask her to give you a share when you get back."

The last sentence was clearly gloating.

Li Zhi rested his chin on his hand, completely unmoved, and said calmly, "Where's your prosthetic exoskeleton? Are you deliberately changing the subject because you're not making progress?"

Wu Yin: "That's why I don't want to see you after graduation. All you talk about all day is investment, progress, and money. What else can you say?"

Li Zhi thought for a moment: "How much should the modification of my flying boat normally cost?"

Wu Yin smiled brightly: "You didn't expect that, did you? If you walk by the river long enough, you're bound to get your shoes wet. You've cheated others so much that you've gotten cheated yourself. The raw materials for your flying boat are worth at most 80 gold. The rest is all earned by Sivir."

Li Zhi: "Master Sylvie's craftsmanship is worthwhile."

It must be painful to spend so much money.

But since Wu Yin was willing to spend a fortune to become her apprentice, and was mentioned by Celia several times, Li Zhi believed in her skills.

The crafting fee is 140 gold.

She can afford it.

Li Zhi: "Study hard under Master Sivir. The more you learn, the more I can earn. Don't forget that every penny you earn in the future will be mine."

Wu Yin's smile vanished. He wanted to curse several times, but he kept quiet. Finally, he managed to squeeze out, "The exoskeleton is in the cabin at the foot of the mountain. Sivir will come to sleep on the mountain tonight, and I'll show it to you then."

Wu Yin returned to her octopus, closed the lid, and without waiting for Li Zhi, her eight tentacles swung around quickly and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Li Zhi did not immediately descend the mountain.

She had never seen many of the raw materials on this mountain before.

Take out the scales and check the information one by one, trying to memorize it as much as possible.

By the time she finished reading it all, it was almost dark.

On the way down the mountain, Li Zhi ran into Master Sivir, who was going up the mountain. The two greeted each other, and then Li Zhi went to Wu Yin's room.

She immediately pulled out her exoskeleton prosthetic.

"This is a semi-finished product." Wu Yin showed the joints to Li Zhi. "It's not flexible enough yet. After fusing with the Apocalypse Crystal fragments, it will become as easy to use as an extension of your own arm. The power pod also needs Apocalypse Crystal fragments to be made, so that it can convert energy in special circumstances. And..."

Li Zhi interrupted her: "Don't be like that. You haven't even finished making it, and you're already insisting on using the best of everything. Do you think Tianqi Crystal Shards are like cabbages on the street? You think you can just get them whenever you want? Control costs, do you even know what cost control is?"

"Li Zhi, have you forgotten that I can still beat you even with a limp?"

Li Zhi: "Then you haven't forgotten how I kicked your good leg and knocked you over, have you?"