Survival Game: Call Me an Honest Businessman

The port not only docked the crystal shuttles of the Forging Clan, but also flying boats and ships of other races, as well as many high-tech spaceships that Li Zhi had never seen before.

Li Zhi just lost to GG using the Sky Screen a couple of days ago.

If not all of them, at least half of the people present recognized her.

Everyone stopped in their tracks to see how she would respond.

Such an elegant building, yet such a treacherous person is treading upon it.

He should truly atone with his death.

Li Zhi cursed inwardly, but a look of flattery gradually appeared in his eyes and brows, and his steps became light and hurried.

She walked straight past Celia and headed towards the three Golden-Winged Feathered Spirits.

Seeing this, Perth looked indignant and was about to step forward when he was stopped by Celia's prosthetic leg.

The onlookers had various expressions.

But most of them already had an expression of understanding and disdain on their faces.

Li Zhi ignored him, bypassing Yi who was standing at the front, and grabbed the hand of the Second Prince of the Feathered Spirit Clan, excitedly saying, "Ever since I saw you at the auction house in Black Iron Port, I've wanted to admire your beauty again! I never expected to meet you here today, it's such a pleasant surprise and I'm incredibly excited!"

Before the Second Prince could withdraw his hand, he immediately let go and turned to introduce her, saying, "This is my teacher, Celia. She was also there at the time. We admired the Second Prince's imposing presence together and watched the entire exhilarating auction."

Xu's expression shifted from bewilderment to astonishment to anger.

The golden feathers on her wings all stood up, and she raised her gloved hand, but before the palm strike could land, Celia's hoarse voice came first.

"Yi, perhaps you should keep an eye on your niece. Li Zhi is my only student and Lilith's only grand-disciple. She is a new race that has not yet been ranked, but I am the one standing behind her."

Yi's cold gaze swept over Xu, but when it landed on Li Zhi, it turned into a gentle smile.

"I didn't expect you two had met before. I didn't get a chance to talk properly then. Now that we've met, we should definitely try to build a closer relationship. If you don't want to associate with an old senior like me, it would be great if you could hang out together."

Her tone immediately turned cold: "Xu, your task today is to take good care of Li Zhi. She is not someone you can treat casually, understand?"

Xu's face was extremely pale, but he still managed to suppress his anger and said, "I know."

Yi smiled and pointed to another Feathered Spirit beside her, saying to Li Zhidao, "This is my eldest niece, and also the first in line to inherit the Feathered Spirit Clan's throne, Ao."

"Although she's older than you, she's always wanted to share the secrets of awakening the heart of a strong person with you, and she even bought a strategy guide from your shop. You two should definitely have a good chat."

Li Zhi's smile remained unchanged: "I also have much to learn from Your Highnesses."

After the pleasantries were over, people from other races began to arrive one after another. Li Zhi thought that Yi should leave as well, but then she seemed to suddenly remember something and tapped her palm with her slender fingers.

"By the way, I remember you have a good relationship with my other niece..."

She looked around, her gaze landing on Ling, who was maintaining order with the guards in the corner, and her smile widened.

"Look, I forgot to bring your friend with you."

She whispered something to the guard beside her.

The guards immediately ran to Ling's side, who had already noticed the situation.

After a few words, Ling came over.

She stood a few steps away, bowed to Celia and Li Zhi's group, and said, "Welcome to the two princes of the Forging Clan, the president of the Merchant Guild, and the lord of the Unforgettable Danger Clan to attend the trade fair hosted by the Feathered Spirit Clan. I am your guide for this journey, please bear with me."

Her friend, whose former racial status and current identity and strength were inferior to hers, was now standing in front of her at the port of Feather Spirit Avenue, receiving her humble bow in full view of everyone.

How heartbreaking.

But she remained bowed, her expression calm.

Just like on the day of the auction, no matter how many slaps he received, he remained calm and composed, without any disturbance.

Li Zhiye stood still, accepting the situation calmly.

She was certain that Ling wouldn't hold a grudge because of this.

Just as she could not possibly look down on Ling because of this.

Such suppression and provocation may be effective for some people.

But for her and Ling, it wasn't even a minor disturbance.

Those in higher positions bow, while those in lower positions stand.

There was no humiliation or avoidance as one might have imagined, only calm and serenity.

Ling slowly straightened up and walked to Li Zhi's side.

The silver wings met the black cloak, the two exchanged a glance, and then looked at Yi, Ao, and Xu.

The various ethnic groups watching the play around whispered among themselves.

But even Li Zhi, who is only a C-level, has extraordinary hearing, which is why he can stand here.

You can hear those reversal narratives and mocking shifts everywhere.

Yi managed to maintain his composure, but the smile on his face faded considerably.

Ao remained expressionless, but the coldness in Xu's eyes had already spread.

Yi: "Welcome again, everyone. There are other guests to greet, so I must excuse me from keeping you company."

Before leaving, she smiled and reminded Xu, "Didn't you want to learn more about the new race? Make good friends with Li Zhi."

Xu responded with a "Yes".

Ao followed Yi away, but before leaving, his gaze swept over Li Zhi, and it was unclear what he was thinking.

Celia glanced at Perth: "You go with her. I have some things to take care of. Let's meet here at noon."

Perth tried to say something, but Celia ignored her completely, and the prosthetic leg carried her away quickly.

The port remains bustling.

But it was unusually quiet here.

Li Zhi, Ling, Xu, and Perth stood in a straight line.

Perth was at the back, Li Zhi and Ling stood in the middle, and Xu stood at the very front.

Li Zhi turned to Ling and said, "I heard the opening ceremony starts this afternoon. I'd like to wander around a bit. Could you give me some directions?"

Ling smiled and said, "Of course."

Li Zhi: "Then let's go."

Ling nodded to Perth, then bowed slightly to Xu, before walking with Li Zhi towards the wide road ahead.

Perth hesitated for a moment, looked around, and finally gave chase.

Xu stood still for almost a minute, until Li Zhi and the other two had walked a distance before spreading his golden wings and flying after them.

Ignoring the two who had followed him, Li Zhi asked with great interest, "I've heard that the Feathered Spirit Clan's melee weapons are incredibly powerful, and they even possess the highest-level S-rank weapons. Is that true? Can we take a look?"

Ling: "The Feather Spirit Clan has two S-grade weapons. One is in the royal palace and is the scepter of every Feather Spirit Emperor. The other has been lost in the ancient trial grounds on the edge layer, and no one has been able to bring it back yet."

Li Zhi: "I remember that to go to the edge layer, you had to get the approval of the Apocalypse Clan."

Ling: "Yes, the Apocalypse Clan has been missing for 294 years, and that weapon has been lost in the ancient ruins. We once asked the Starborn to help us find it, but there are too many time remnants in the ancient ruins, so the Starborn gave up the commission and left the edge layer. The weapon has not been found to this day."

Li Zhi: "What if someone brought that weapon back from the edge layer?"

Ling hesitated for a moment, then Perth's mocking voice rang out behind her: "You don't even know this? What kind of businessman are you?"

"That weapon is the number one bounty on the Tianqi Continent, the ultimate treasure for all bounty hunters! No matter what race you are, as long as you can bring it back, you will receive permanent friendly access to the Feathered Spirit Clan and a noble title."

"If they are from the Feathered Spirit Clan, they will become the next heir to the throne regardless of their status or rank."

"Right, Xu?"

Xu glanced at Perth, having no intention of answering at all.

Perth stopped walking alongside Xu, quickened his pace to reach Li Zhi, and said in a harsh voice, "...Haven't you seen the bounty list?"

Li Zhi: "I only looked at my own bounty."

Perth understood: "Level B bounty, 1000 gold."

Seeing her expression, Li Zhi sensed something was off: "You're not trying to take my bounty, are you?"

Perth replied matter-of-factly, "Not until I replace you as Celia's student."

Li Zhi breathed a sigh of relief.

Perth's tone was unfriendly: "Aren't you afraid I'll replace you?"

Li Zhi: "Excuse my bluntness, but in all these years since I've been gone, you haven't been accepted by Celia..."

Perth paused, and the mech instantly enveloped her.

With a whirlwind cannon in each hand, he aimed it at Li Zhi: "I challenge you to a duel."

Li Zhi instantly hid behind Ling: "This is Feather Spirit Clan territory! Think carefully!"

Ling spread her wings: "Your Excellency, please calm down."

Perth disassembled and retrieved the wind cannon. She glared fiercely at Li Zhi, about to say something, when Li Zhi said, "You're still thinking too narrowly. Ever since my grandmaster Lilith, she's only ever taken one disciple. Celia already has me, so you think it's impossible and you're desperate. But don't you think about it? There's always a way out. Celia has a student, but I don't!"

Perth was stunned.

Even on Xu's usually icy face, a crack appeared.

Ling spread her wings to protect Li Zhi from harm, then retracted them.

Li Zhiwang stood between Ling's wings and held up one finger: "I have one more student spot."

Perth: "I challenge you to a duel!!!"

Her mecha enveloped her again, this time not only her hands were like hair dryers, but her feet seemed to be on fire wheels as she soared into the sky, aiming three shots at Li Zhi.

bang bang bang-

Ling shielded Li Zhi, dodging left and right.

Xu had already hidden himself in the branches of a tree next to the shop, watching the commotion with a cold expression.

Li Zhi: "I was wrong, I was wrong, I was wrong!!!"

As she followed Ling, she loudly apologized, "I promise I won't take you as a student anymore, okay?!"

Perth's wind tunnels turned into ice bombs.

Each one that falls freezes an area.

As expected of the captain of the Royal Guard of the Feather Spirit Clan, and with the Feather Spirit Clan's innate talent for speed, Ling was able to dodge with ease while carrying Li Zhi.

Perth grew increasingly enraged as he fought, and one of his hair dryers split into five.

It hurtled towards Li Zhi.

Boom—

The bombing did not reach Li Zhi.

A group of Feathered Spirit Clan guards descended from the sky at the same time, forming a circular shield wall with huge shields, surrounding Perth inside and protecting Li Zhi and the others outside.

"Fighting is prohibited on Feather Spirit Avenue. Come with us."

The newcomer spoke in a serious tone, warning Perth.

Perth's five cylinders spun a few times before finally retracting, and she fell from the sky to the ground, her face flushed with anger.

While Li Zhi was still searching for where the Feather Spirit Clan guards had been hiding and trying to guess the level of the security system here, the squad leader walked towards her.

After bowing to Xu and Ling respectively, she said to the three of them, "Please come with me."

Ling: "I'm sorry to have troubled you."

Xu stood on the tree, frowning, and said, "I was not involved in this matter."

Squad leader: "Second Prince, you've been working together the whole time."

Xu gritted his teeth, snorted coldly, and still fell down from the tree.

Squad leader: "Please."

Ling followed along obediently.

Li Zhi also walked closely next to Ling.

Perth followed closely behind Li Zhi, his eyes growing more ferocious with each passing second.

Xu was very unwilling.

Li Zhi didn't care about other people's emotions.

She provoked Perth partly on purpose and partly as a test.

If Perth doesn't vent its hostility towards her, problems will inevitably arise sooner or later. And the trade fair is becoming increasingly crucial as it progresses, so Li Zhi wanted her to vent on the first day.

Secondly, she did not see any Feathered Spirits on the streets of Feathered Spirit Avenue other than those with feathers and golden or colorful wings.

There were no guards or patrols in sight.

This is strange.

The rules Celia sent her clearly stated that the status of the Feathered Spirits was determined by bloodline, that is, the color of their wings.

Among them, pure gold is the most noble, followed by gold mixed with other colors, then pure silver, silver mixed with other colors, then white, white mixed with other colors, blue... yellow... and the lowest is pure black mixed with other colors.

In other words, the Feathered Spirit Clan members were divided into at least ten ranks.

However, on this street that symbolized the commerce and trade of the Feathered Spirit Clan, Li Zhi saw three different colors of Feathered Spirits, with Ling being the only silver one among them.

This is very abnormal.

Either the Feather Spirit Path has a clear hierarchy, and Feather Spirit clansmen who are not of a high enough rank are not allowed to come here.

But Li Zhi felt the possibility was very low.

The focus of business is on transactions.

A transaction requires both supply and demand.

The Feathered Spirits with golden and colorful wings are either royalty or nobles. These people are a tiny minority in the entire Feathered Spirit race. Since they only do business with such a small group of people, the Feathered Spirit Avenue, this floating island, does not need to be built so large.

Moreover, the two parties in the transaction include both the seller and the buyer.

I didn't see a single one here either.

Surely not all merchants of the Feathered Spirit Clan are high-ranking Feathered Spirits?

So most likely, they hid these "low-level Feathered Spirits" in order to accommodate high-ranking guests.

Li Zhi was very worried.

If this place is such a good hiding spot, then she, as one of the most sought-after bounties on the recent bounty list, must feel extremely insecure.

Who wouldn't want to earn 1000 gold coins while attending the conference?

Li Zhi felt that if she had that ability herself, it would be hard not to be tempted.

The problem is that everyone here has that ability.

And she, as a walking 1000 gold coins, is the weakest among them!

Li Zhi didn't even dare to imagine how many pairs of eyes and hands were secretly plotting to kidnap her for the reward money.

Only after confirming the security measures of the Feathered Spirit Clan, and finding a secluded place to use the imprinted Emperor's Blessing, can I feel a little more at ease.