Survival Game: Call Me an Honest Businessman

Li Zhi interrupted Riley, who was deep in thought.

"We have to go back right away. Celia asked me where I am."

Riley: "Where are the floor tiles?"

Li Zhi: "We'll see."

Riley pursed his lips, wanting to say something, but seeing Li Zhi's anxiety, he stood up instead.

"I really don't want to see Ollie."

Li Zhi replied dismissively, "People have to face what they don't want to face. I'm leaving."

She took Riley with her and reappeared in the teleportation array at Black Iron Harbor.

The guards at Black Iron Harbor are inspecting the broken floor tile.

Li Zhi and Riley pretended to be clueless passersby, walking straight up the mountain without looking to either side.

Riley: "Are you really ready to face Perth?"

Li Zhi: "I'm prepared to face anything. If you don't want to see your sister, then don't go."

Riley: "My teacher is going too, so I have to go."

She kicked the stone on the ground away.

Li Zhi silently moved away from her.

The two of them quickly boarded the elevator one after the other. As their line of sight rapidly ascended, Li Zhi noticed what appeared to be unusual fluctuations on the sea surface.

She asked in surprise, "What's in the seawater?"

Riley said nonchalantly, "The Scaled Ones, the scapegoat who attacked Black Iron Harbor escaped, so the Scaled Ones had to find something to give Black Iron Harbor an explanation. They brought her people to this island to clean up the garbage on the seabed."

Li Zhiwei was taken aback.

My gaze returned to the shimmering water and the occasional fish tails slapping against the surface.

"arrive."

The elevator doors opened with a ding, and Riley walked out dejectedly. Li Zhi withdrew his gaze and followed closely behind.

The top floor is an office specifically built for the managers of Black Iron Harbor.

It's not exactly opulent, but compared to the downstairs area, which is completely covered in high technology, it has a more personalized and casual feel.

In particular, Celia has forging dies and grinding machines, and further afield, they have the entire forging system, including power forging, hydraulic forging and manual forging.

What cannot be ignored are still the rough stones of various sizes, scattered in different locations.

There's a strange sense of combining high technology with primitiveness.

But before she could look any further, Celia spoke up: "Let's go, let's take the Crystal Shatter Shuttle directly there."

As Li Zhi walked towards Celia, he noticed several merchants and the elegantly dressed Princess Ollie of the Forging Clan standing beside her.

Some of these businessmen she had met before, and some she had not.

But the only one who caught her attention was the brown-haired, round-eyed, squinting, and unfriendly-looking member of the Forging Clan.

Perth.

Almost the instant their eyes met, Li Zhi knew her identity.

Li Zhi subtly shifted his gaze and walked to Celia's side, while Perth also looked away.

Celia pressed something, and the entire wall behind her slowly opened.

A shuttle, about 15 meters long and resembling an elongated iron arrowhead, rose from the ground and stood silently.

This is a very small boat without even portholes.

Lee Ji-do doubted whether the place could accommodate all of them.

But soon, another ship rose up next to it.

Riley and her sister Ollie, accompanied by two guards, boarded the ship directly.

The ship in front of Celia contained only Celia, herself, Perth, and the merchant they had met before.

Once on board, there were exactly four seats available.

Celia: "This is the latest invention of the Forging Clan, and it is also an exhibit at today's trade fair. It is called the Crystal Shuttle. Its top speed can reach 1200 kilometers per hour in 15 minutes. We only need one hour to reach Feather Spirit Avenue."

As she spoke, she had already activated the Crystal Shattering Shuttle.

Li Zhi felt a sudden weightlessness, but this feeling didn't last long. After about two minutes, she felt completely stable.

If such a mode of transportation becomes widespread, teleportation arrays and mages will rapidly depreciate in value!

Li Zhi: "Teacher, how's the defense of this Crystal Shuttle?"

Celia: "Vulnerable."

Li Zhi was somewhat surprised, but he quickly understood.

Such extreme speed inevitably requires sacrificing other attributes, which, from a technical standpoint, is a kind of balance.

Moreover, in the world of martial arts, speed is the only way to break through defenses.

As long as it runs fast enough, no matter how powerful other people's weapons are, they can't catch it.

Li Zhi: "What about energy consumption?"

Celia: "One Apocalypse Crystal per minute."

Li Zhi: "...Wow."

A snicker came from the side.

Li Zhi ignored it.

This energy consumption is so high that even Celia wouldn't be able to just burn it for fun, let alone her. Otherwise, she wouldn't have waited until it was time to exhibit it before going to the trade fair with the ship.

One crystal per minute, that means this trip will require 60 Apocalypse Crystals.

The purchase price of Apocalypse Crystals has decreased, but it still remains around 50 gold coins per crystal.

In other words, this trip will cost 3000 gold.

Even without considering the Apocalypse Crystals she had already synthesized, Li Zhi's entire net worth was only enough for about 10 trips.

She also realized that the appearance of this crystal shuttle was not for sale to anyone, but for a technology demonstration.

It is both a declaration and a deterrent.

Perth suddenly spoke up: "I still want to work with you."

Li Zhiyuan glanced at Celia out of the corner of his eye.

Celia said hoarsely, "Then let's act together."

Perth: "I'll leave what I'm doing to Drey; he can handle it."

Celia: "You know what you should do."

The conversation between the two was brief, but Li Zhi gleaned some information from it.

She didn't ask any questions and waited quietly until the shuttle landed on the floating island of public opinion, then followed Celia off the ship.

All the chaotic thoughts in my mind vanished as the Feather Spirit Avenue came into view.

Only two words kept playing in her mind: Heaven?

The clouds and mist swirled around my feet, and the buildings all around were milky white or pure white.

Statues of various royal members of the Feathered Spirit Clan from previous years are scattered across the central square.

Wearing a laurel wreath, it is so lifelike, as if an angel has descended.

Lush green trees and exquisite flowers bloom in flower beds and along the roadside. Feathered spirits come and go, landing either on the ground or on special small floating platforms. Even the buildings are no more than two stories high, all of them are close to trees of the same height as the buildings.

It's like a combination of an elf treehouse and European architecture.

The three Golden-Winged Feathered Spirits descended from the sky and stopped in front of them, much to Celia's slight surprise.

The leader smiled and said, "I've always wanted to meet the Lord who never forgets danger, and today I finally have. After today's meeting, could you spare some time for me to speak with you in detail?"

Li Zhi instantly became alert.

This person is highly skilled.

Ignoring Celia, who held the highest position, he greeted her directly and, as the host, extended an invitation in public.

She agreed, which was a slap in the face to Celia and the Forging Clan.

If they don't agree, news will surely spread like wildfire that the new race's merchant trade fair rejected the host's invitation on the very first day.

This is extremely detrimental to her future negotiations and search for partners.

So insidious.

It's definitely Yi!