Survival Game: Call Me an Honest Businessman

Li Zhi did not stay in the wilderness market for long.

She arranged to meet Celia at the Green Market that evening.

Returning to the lush green market, it was dinnertime. The vendors' calls filled the air with the lively atmosphere, and the aromas of different foods mingled together, prompting Li Zhi to buy quite a few items and store them in his spatial storage.

Celia was on her own spaceship.

As soon as Li Zhi reached the door, the automatic elevator came down and took her inside.

Celia continued to tinker with her work.

Li Zhi entered and merely glanced up casually: "What is it that absolutely must be said in person?"

"Of course, we're sending you an invitation."

Li Zhi handed the invitation to Celia.

Celia paused as she installed the gears. Her prosthetic arm handed her a towel, which she used to dry her hands before accepting the glittering invitation.

Upon seeing the writing, she showed a rare look of surprise: "How do you know the writing of the Forging Clan?"

Li Zhi raised his chin slightly and smiled: "I learned it on the spot."

Celia touched the somewhat childish handwriting. "My handwriting was better when I was three years old than yours is now."

Li Zhi lowered his chin.

Celia: "What time is it the day after tomorrow? Is everything ready?"

Li Zhi: "It's almost done. However, I've prepared a banquet, but I'm not very familiar with the etiquette and rules of banquets on the Tianqi Continent, so I specifically arranged to come here to ask you for advice."

Celia: "Not looking for Shadow?"

Li Zhi: "Asking her for 10 gold is unreasonable. You are my teacher, so it would be more appropriate for me to ask you for advice on the customs and etiquette of the Tianqi Continent."

Celia: "Tell me first which races you've invited, how big the venue is, and how much funding you can provide."

Li Zhi listed all the people he had invited.

Celia paused in her work, still assembling the parts: "Zero? You invited Zero?"

Li Zhi: "Although I invited her, I'm not sure if she will come."

Celia: "She accepted your invitation?"

Li Zhi: "After accepting it, it disappeared."

Celia put down the parts, took off her monocle, lowered the high chair, jumped off, and ran to the bar next to her to pour herself a sticky liquid to calm down.

"If Zero comes, just arrange the food and etiquette according to your new race."

Li Zhi: "Teacher, is zero...?"

Celia warned, "Don't try to find out who she is."

Then, a calculating glint appeared in her eyes: "If she can come, it will be much easier for us to find a partner."

Although it was a banquet in accordance with the customs of Earth, Celia still mentioned the taboos of each race.

"Ling probably won't come, but your idea is very good. She is indeed one of the most worthy successors to the throne of the Feather Spirit Clan. Although no one is optimistic about her at the moment, it is precisely because of this that you have a chance to get close to her. So you should still prepare a separate seat for Ling. The Feather Spirit Clan likes water, so it would be better if you arranged for her to be near a stream."

"OK."

Li Zhi wrote down everything Celia said.

Having finished explaining, Li Zhi took out four more invitation letters.

"Please pass these two on to Riley and Master Odin for me."

Seeing the slight change in Celia's expression, Li Zhi naturally said, "Whether Riley and Master Odin come or not, one is my friend, and the other is a weapon master and a sewing master whom I respect. Out of respect for them, I must send them an invitation."

Celia's expression softened: "You're very thoughtful."

Li Zhi smiled slightly and laid out the other two invitations, revealing the names of the inviters.

When Celia saw this, her expression was even more surprised than when she learned that Li Zhi had invited Zero.

"You invited them?"

Li Zhi grinned: "Meeting is fate. Putting everything else aside, without Chen, I probably wouldn't have been able to obtain the territory rights of the Emerald Mountain Range. I guess this is a way of expressing my gratitude."

Celia's lips twitched: "She knew she would want to kill you."

Li Zhi shrugged: "She's always wanted to kill me."

As she spoke, she gave Celia a resentful look: "You knew perfectly well, yet you still leaked my information to her."

Celia took a sip of her drink, and seeing that Li Zhi was still looking at her, she said, "She would never lower herself to enter the seventh trial area. Besides, you are the defender. Even if she sends someone, you can teleport away immediately. There will be no danger at all."

"So, how much money did you make selling my information to her?"

Celia: "100 gold."

Li Zhi's resentful expression vanished instantly: "If you share half with me, I won't hold a grudge."

Celia: "50 revolutions have passed."

Li Zhi's expression fell again.

Celia was so decisive.

There is absolutely no way you would only ask for 100 gold!

But Celia had already placed her finger on another invitation: "You invited Shen because she helped you obtain the territory rights to the Emerald Mountains, and what about Luo Hong? To thank her for sending the Bloodthirsty Spirit to attack you?"

Li Zhi: "I'm grateful to her for solving my problem, turning the chase from me to Nightwing."

Then Li Zhi started gossiping: "Why does Luo Hong hate Nightwing so much that he'd even give up on me, this piece of Tang Monk's flesh?"

Celia became interested in this as well: "Do you know who Nightwing works for?"

"Feathered Spirit Clan".

"Luo Hong's real enemy is Earl Yi of the Feathered Spirit Clan, who is in charge of the Nightwing Clan. She is the most noble and powerful merchant in the Feathered Spirit Clan. Luo Hong and Yi are about the same age, and they have been compared to each other since they were level 1 merchants. Originally, it was just a small friction, but Yi ruined Luo Hong's career path in order to advance for himself, which resulted in her only being a level 7 merchant for so many years, and it is almost impossible for her to advance to level 8 in the future."

Li Zhi was astonished: "Can a career path really be ruined?"

Celia: "You suddenly upgraded your permanent stall at the Wilderness Market, is that for your exclusive career path?"

"Yes, so back then..."

Li Zhi suddenly remembered that Nightwing had threatened her with her career path quest at the Wilderness Market.

At the time, Nightwing was working for the Feathered Spirit Clan's High Prince, so she naturally assumed that this was the High Prince's speculation.

Unexpectedly, it was actually because of the Third Prince of the Feather Spirit Clan.

"It's just what you think." Celia's tone was also somewhat disdainful: "After Yi crippled Luo Hong, he received strong retaliation from the Demon Clan. After suffering a loss, he rarely used such methods anymore. I didn't expect him to use them on someone who is only level 3."

Li Zhi then came to a clear understanding of what had happened.

"So, the reason Luo Hong was so angry at the time was not only because she saw Ye Yi appear in front of her, but also because she guessed his purpose in blocking me."