Survival Game: Call Me an Honest Businessman

Celia: "If you succeed in this, I'll transfer 5% of the shares in the exchange to you."

Li Zhi: "No."

She refused very decisively this time.

"Celia, I don't know if this was a spur-of-the-moment decision or an order from within the Forging Clan, but you should know very well that this is absolutely impossible."

Celia seemed unsurprised by Li Zhi's answer, and then, as if on a sudden whim, asked, "If I made you my successor, to assist the future president of the Forging Clan Merchant Guild, and guaranteed you the rights and benefits of a vice president, would you agree?"

Li Zhi's resolute expression shifted to suspicion, and then back to resoluteness.

"Celia, I am human, a newly emerging race. Are you sure your Forging Clan can accept me? Besides, I will not submit to anyone."

Celia stared intently at Li Zhi, her nasolabial folds deepening, but her gaze grew distant.

"A strong heart can make your path longer, but how far you can go depends on many things. But no matter how far you go in the future, you must know one thing: on the Apocalypse Continent, apart from the Apocalypse Clan, no one is willing to be subservient to others."

Li Zhi didn't take it to heart: "The road ahead is so long, who knows? I can't rise above all races."

"Arrogant." Celia laughed, pulling out a pair of exquisite boots from who-knows-where. "Take these. If that day ever comes, remember that I laid a brick on the path beneath your feet."

Li Zhi caught the boot that was thrown to him, and detailed information was now unfolding before his eyes:

[Unnamed Boots: Boots made by Celia herself, using 13 enchantment stones to finally enchant them with attributes most suitable for someone.]

Unnamed Boots:

Grade: B

Category: Equipment

Attribute: Wind

characteristic:

1. When your heart rate spikes to 180 beats per minute, the boots will automatically increase their speed to match your heart rate percentage.

2. When your speed reaches 200%, you will enter a 3-second stealth state (you can become invisible at most once every 10 minutes).

Note: Speed ​​increased by 12]

Li Zhi hugged the boots tightly and looked at Celia: "Are these for me?"

Celia pulled out a small part from her prosthetic arm. With her eyelids drooping, she casually assembled it: "I'll pay you, the market price is 98 gold."

Li Zhi sat down on the ground, changed out of his Speed ​​Boots, put on these new ones, stood up, and jumped around a bit: "Celia, you can rest assured, I'll definitely take care of you in your old age!"

Celia lifted her eyelids: "I'm not that old yet."

"unimportant."

Li Zhi skipped and hopped around on the giant leaf, returning to Celia, who had assembled the simple components countless times.

She grinned, showing her big teeth, and said, "The important thing is that I absolutely, positively, positively love it! This is the best gift I've ever received since I became an adult! I hereby solemnly declare that I have completely forgotten about the time you threatened me with the cannon."

Celia paused in assembling the components: "At what age do you newborn races reach adulthood?"

Li Zhi: "18."

Celia: "How old are you now?"

"26."

Celia gave a casual "hmm," and said, "Let's go. Most of the merchants from the trade fair should have arrived by now."

Li Zhi followed Celia with light, quick steps.

The rising sun stretched their shadows long.

One moved steadily forward, while the other leaped between the shadows and sunlight of the giant tree.

Sometimes they overlap, sometimes they separate.

They eventually disappeared beneath the huge signboard of the trading center.

"arrive."

Below the signboard are rows of black tents.

Celia led Li Zhi into a tent, where a magic circle unfolded beneath their feet, and a cheerful voice announced: "Level 8 professional merchant, Level 3 professional merchant, welcome to the Green Market Trading Center."

The curtain in front opened automatically.

A lively and bustling scene came into view.

Everyone sat on the ground, with white, black and gray carpets spread out in front of them. Merchants moved between different stalls, and those behind the stalls would whisper and exchange information with the stall owners.

Celia: "The black blanket is a weapon, the white blanket is equipment, and the gray blanket is a prop. You can check the level and information of the props at the trading center, but remember one thing: you can ask the price, but don't haggle. If you haggle, you have to buy it."

Seeing that Li Zhi was already impatient, Celia walked ahead and said, "You'd better get some items and equipment that can conceal your identity and head east."

Li Zhi: "Okay."

Celia was very familiar with this place.

She led Li Zhidong through a maze of turns, and soon they arrived at a slightly calmer street.

Most of the blankets here are white and gray; black blankets are rarely seen.

Celia stopped leading the way: "See for yourself."

Li Zhi walked directly to the first white stall, casually picked up a white hat, and a message popped up in front of him:

[A hat that obscures vision: When you wear this hat, it's harder for others to notice your gaze, and they'll subconsciously ignore your eyes, increasing your level of concealment.]

[The hat that obscures the view:]

Grade: D

Category: Equipment

attribute: none

Features: None

Note: Adds 5 points of defense.

Li Zhi put down his hat.

It's not very useful to her.

Walking to the next stall, I saw magic stones in red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and purple. I picked up a blue magic stone, but no information popped up.

Li Zhi asked the stall owner, "What's the difference in color between these magic stones?"

The stall owner glanced at Li Zhi, then at Celia behind her.

With an understanding tone: "Bringing students out to broaden their horizons?"

Celia: "Just answer my question."

The stall owner didn't mind and pointed to the red magic stone, saying, "Red magic stones are generally used to imbue fire or offensive magic, yellow magic stones are generally used for earth-based defensive magic, and blue magic stones are used for wind and water-based healing magic."

"This is a water-type magic stone in your hand. If you inscribe a healing magic circle on it, it can directly restore health and heal wounds. However, the quality of this magic stone is average. At most, it can be made into a D-grade healing magic circle stone, restoring less than 50 points of health."

Li Zhi suddenly remembered something: "Are there any magic stones or magic circles that can copy someone else's talents?"

Stall owner: "Yes, transparent magic stones, but I don't recommend using them yourself. Everyone has talent, but not everyone is a magician. Imprinting talent requires a precise combination of magic array and mental power. At least a great magician is needed to ensure safety. If used improperly, it will backfire. At best, it will directly reduce your mental power, and at worst, it may permanently damage your mental attributes."

"If you want to imprint your talent, why don't you just go to your teacher? Your teacher's teacher almost monopolized the supply of props in the entire Dongqi back then."

"Do you know why? Because your teacher's teacher tricked all the great mages into signing an agreement that would only allow them to imprint her talent for 100 years. As a result, she collaborated with the inventors of the Forging Clan to invent a talent imprinting machine that combines machinery and magic arrays. Even now, only the Forging Clan in the entire Apocalypse has this thing."