Survival Game: Call Me an Honest Businessman

Li Zhi pretended not to hear Shen's words.

She continued to look at Ling, her tone earnest and resolute: "But in the Feather Spirit Clan, I only know you, and I only trust you. On the very first day the exchange was established, the first partner I thought of was you."

Celia took a sip of her cola.

Li Zhi: "And Celia."

He sneered.

Seeing Li Zhi's sincere and appreciative expression, Ling couldn't help but spread her wings out a little bit, which had been folded behind her back.

She did not answer immediately.

Instead, he thought about it seriously for a while before saying, "I don't have the money, strength, or status to give the exchange a good development channel in the Feathered Spirit Clan right now, but I will do my best to ensure that your development in the Feathered Spirit Clan will not encounter any difficulties."

Li Zhi: "That's fine! As for the shares, this is what I'm thinking..."

As the two women spoke, his fish-fin-like ears perked up. Seeing that they were getting more and more engrossed in their conversation and had completely forgotten about others, he couldn't help but ask, "What's that?"

Ling subconsciously looked in the direction she was pointing. "This is a dessert, it tastes really good, would you like a piece?"

Chen: "Yes."

Ling handed her a piece of cake, then turned to Li and continued, "I don't think I should get shares. Actually, I could work for your exchange. I just want to die..."

Chen: "And what is that?"

Ling turned around, shook her head, and said, "I don't know either."

Shen looked at Li Zhi: "What is this?"

Li Zhi: "French fries and cola are a perfect match. Here, you can eat this yourself. You can eat whatever you want on this table. You'll know what it is once you try it. Don't worry, you won't get poisoned."

Chen: "I don't want to eat."

Li Zhi: "Then eat something else. Where were we? Oh, right..."

The veins on Shen's forehead bulged as he stuffed a few bites of cake into his mouth. His angry expression gradually melted away, and after finishing the cake in a few bites, he pointed and a new small cake flew in front of him.

After eating ten pieces in one go, Li Zhi and Ling finished their conversation.

Shen announced, "I'm going to buy several portions of this food to take away."

Li Zhi: "These are all we have, they're limited editions, and we don't sell them."

His face was somber.

Li Zhi pretended not to see it.

Chen: "Why didn't your exchange invite me?"

Li Zhi exclaimed in surprise, "I didn't know you wanted to join too! I've always wanted to be friends with you. My partners at the exchange are all my good friends. I asked you before if we were good friends, and you said no, which really hurt me..."

Chen: "I didn't notice you were sad."

Li Zhi: "Those superficial sadness are all fake, just acting. Only when you appear calm on the surface but are actually hurting inside, is that true sadness."

Chen: "Do you think I'm stupid? Besides, we're definitely not friends!"

Li Zhi: "Then we'll have to go through the procedures."

Shen sneered, "Come on, I want to see what your procedures are."

Li Zhi sat up, placing his left hand on his right, scrutinizing Chen:

"What are your advantages in joining the exchange? Why should I choose you from among many partners to be a partner in the exchange? What can you bring to the exchange?"

His face darkened even further.

"You didn't ask Ling any of these questions just now."

Li Zhi: "We are friends."

Shen suddenly stood up.

Just as Li Zhi thought she had stormed off in anger and was pondering what words to use to coax her back, Chen tugged at her cloak and sat down again.

She sneered, "You think you can stump me with these questions? What a joke!"

"My advantage lies in my strength, my caravan, and my network. I am not only the deputy head of the Black Iron Port, but also the deputy district head of the Golden City Trading Zone. I control three trade routes and have a gold-digging team in 174 trial zones."

"These are the reasons why you chose me, and what I can bring to the exchange."

Li Zhi: "Excuse me for being blunt, Celia is the head of commerce in Black Iron Port. Your position as deputy head of commerce is useless to the exchange. Although being the deputy district head of Jincheng and having three trade routes can open up some business for the exchange, it's too early to talk about these things. Also, your gold mining team, can you sign contracts to guarantee the minimum number of teams and the time periods during which they can work exclusively for the exchange, or in other words, prioritize the needs of the exchange?"

Shen's expression, which had been filled with anger, became thoughtful as Li Zhi asked each question.

She turned to look at Li Zhi, as if seeing her for the first time, and carefully examined her face.

Then I asked a completely unrelated question: "What level are you?"

Li Zhi: "Level 3".

But I'll be at level 4 soon.

After the grocery store opened, her experience points would double for every item sold. Combined with the innovative transaction she just made to attract investment, her experience points have now reached (913/1000).

If nothing unexpected happens, she may be promoted to professional level 4 today.

Chen: "You're more experienced than many merchants above level 6. No wonder I used my level to suppress you back then, and you were able to speak."

Li Zhi never expected that these two things were connected.

But then she noticed that as Shen spoke, he seemed to become thoughtful, and he would glance at her every now and then.

Then I realized that if I asked her, she might get angry.

Li Zhi shut his mouth, waiting for Shen to make a decision.

She bypassed the others, came to the sapling, and placed the prepared lake water, stream water, milk, juice, and mineral water in front of it.

"I promised you the drink, but I don't know which ones Tree People can't drink, so don't drink too much at once. Take a sip and wait a bit. If you feel unwell, stop drinking immediately, okay?"

The little tree's leaves were all trembling.

"So many drinks! I love them! Thank you!"

Her branches collected bottles of drinks into her little flower buds, saying thank you for each one she collected.

Li Zhi watched her collect the leaves with a smile. After she finished, he touched her tender green leaves and said, "There's a lake on the mountain with a waterfall. It's very beautiful. If you want to go, your teacher can take you there."

"Really?"

The little tree is like a dancing tree with its branches and roots.

"I love waterfalls!"

Seeing her happy expression, Li Zhi felt pleased as well. Just as he was about to speak, a territory invasion notification popped up.

[Beware of the approaching foreign race; check your invitation eligibility...]

[Invitation eligibility not found; successfully blocked]

She turned around and looked outside, only to see Luo Hong return.

At this moment, its bone wings spread wide, hovering in mid-air, looking this way.

His face looked very unhappy, but his tone was surprisingly reasonable: "I saw your GG and happened to try the effect of the velvet oil. I think it's okay. I want to talk to you about a business deal. Give me some authorization, or come out and we can talk outside."