Survival Game: Call Me an Honest Businessman

Ling remained silent for two minutes.

Her wings slowly folded in, then suddenly spread out again before enveloping her completely.

Ling: "Thank you."

She took Li Zhi to eat bellflower, which can improve one's balance, and also gave her a crunchy worm that looks like a French fry, saying it can improve agility.

Li Zhi had seen dried worms at the wilderness market and thought that these worms, which looked similar to French fries, were just as cute as their name suggested compared to the long, brown dried worms.

Take a bite, and it's crunchy!

Li Zhi: "It tastes good."

Ling: "Do you want to buy the barrier?"

Li Zhi perked up and sat up straight, asking, "What suggestions do you have?"

Ling: "The barrier specialty store at No. 187 Yuling Avenue has a barrier that conceals your aura and is specifically designed to counter external attacks. It can withstand strong impacts. Although it is a low-end version of the Yuling Avenue barrier, it is more stable and mature than most barriers on the market. The beast tide is coming, so this barrier may be more useful for your territory and vehicles."

Li Zhi's expression changed slightly: "A beast tide?"

Ling knew that Li Zhi was a newly formed race and did not know the history of the Tianqi Continent, so she patiently explained: "The Tianqi Continent was not originally a single continent, but was divided into the Sky Continent and the Ocean Continent. The continent we are on is actually the Ocean Continent. Five hundred years ago, the Sky Continent and the Ocean Continent separated for unknown reasons, forming a huge storm that divided the Ocean Continent into three sections, which are now the Southeast Tianqi, the Western Tianqi, and the Northern Tianqi."

"At that time, earthquakes were frequent, volcanoes erupted, ocean currents were turbulent, and many ancient creatures became extinct or evolved as a result. At this critical moment of life and death for the world, an Apocalypse Clan member with the talent of time took action and repeatedly reversed time. Together with another Apocalypse Clan member with the talent of space, they compressed parts of the continent, secret realms, and oceans affected by the storms into the edge layer. It was from that year that all races recognized the ocean continent as the Apocalypse Continent."

"The damage and impact of the separation of the two planets cannot be eliminated in a short time, especially the ancient creatures that went berserk, which covered the land, sky and sea, and frantically killed all living things they saw, smelled and heard, causing many races to become extinct as a result."

"The Apocalypse Clan has once again taken action, suppressing these creatures in the Nebula Trial Zone, the Deep Sea Trial Zone, and the Mountain Trial Zone. However, the power of suppression will weaken at certain times each year. Although these ancient creatures will not come out, the aura they emit will leak out, thus affecting the normal animals, sea beasts, and birds on the Apocalypse Continent."

"This is the origin of the beast tide."

"The timing of the beast tide is not fixed each year, but there are some signs. In the past few days, our guard team has noticed several signs of animals, marine mammals, and birds going berserk. This is one of the signs of the beast tide. You need to be prepared."

Li Zhi: "Can the barrier of the Feather Spirit Path prevent the beast tide?"

She recalled the sea monster attack at Black Iron Harbor, and also the recent extreme cold.

Whether it is a localized man-made disaster or a large-scale disaster, only lower races can be threatened, and only lower races suffer heavy casualties.

Ling: "Under normal circumstances it is possible, but the barrier also consumes energy. If the beast tide keeps attacking the barrier, it may be breached."

Li Zhi's expression turned serious.

"Doesn't that mean that if a beast tide comes, free people not protected by the barrier will have almost no chance of survival?"

Ling: "Not entirely."

"Beast tides act on instinct, mostly using their sense of smell, sight, and hearing to find prey. Therefore, most of them will flock to areas where people gather. Often, free people with shelters and vehicles with high defense values ​​have a higher survival rate."

Li Zhi recalled the second game rule announced by Qi Yuan when he first entered the Tianqi Continent: [The flying boat is both a shelter and a vehicle. Please do your best to upgrade and strengthen your flying boat.]

Because of that sentence, she tried every means to find Apocalypse Dust to upgrade her flying boat, but later, due to more opportunities, she shifted the focus of the upgrade to her territory.

Looking back now, it seems that from the very beginning, Qiyuan had already provided the best path to survival in this world.

—Use all your strength to upgrade and strengthen the airship and shelter.

Li Zhi displayed this message in his shop.

It is marked as [S level].

Whether it was because Bai Ge was busy at the general store and didn't see it, or to avoid suspicion, the message that popped up first was that you are safe.

Li Zhi didn't reply immediately, but continued to ask, "Do you know the routes of the beast tides in previous years? How many people together are considered attractive to the beast tide?"

Ling: "The routes are different every year, but because the beast tides usually gather from three points—the Nebula Trial Zone, the Deep Sea Trial Zone, and the Mountain Trial Zone—their destinations are actually traceable..."

Li Zhi and Ling discussed things while eating.

As it gradually got dark...

She then put down her spoon.

"Ling, thank you so much for telling me about the beast tide. This news is not only important to me, but also to the entire new race. I have already sold this news to the official authorities of our new race, and we will split the money 50/50."

Ling's shoulders and wings slumped slightly, and her neck stretched out: "You sold information to your...ruler?"

Li Zhi: "Yes."

Ling: "They'll give you money too?"

Li Zhi: "Yes."

Ling remained silent for a moment, seemingly still processing the news.

Li Zhi was a little unhappy.

It took her a full three minutes to process this news!

It lasted a minute longer than the shock she felt when she delivered such a moving speech!

Was her courageous statement at the time less impactful than selling information to the authorities?

Li Zhi propped his chin up and looked out the window.

Two figures, one tall and one short, dressed in cloaks, stood at opposite ends of the doorway, at least eight meters apart, their shadows stretched long by the moonlight.

Li Zhi had excellent eyesight and could vaguely discern a hint of displeasure from their faces, which were partially blurred by the cloak's effect.

She casually raised her hand as a greeting.

What are you two doing standing there?

Celia: "Are you planning to spend the night in the Feathered Spirit Clan? They haven't prepared a room for you."

Mingchun: "Ying asked me to pass on a message to you, saying that you didn't reply to the message, so it seems I don't need to pass it on now."

Li Zhi had previously used the activation clone card to control two bodies simultaneously. To avoid being distracted, he set all messages to "Do Not Disturb".

The official message that popped up earlier wasn't particularly noticeable among the many red dots, so Li Zhi simply closed the panel and naturally didn't check Ying's message.

Unexpectedly, Ying was so kind-hearted that she even sent Mingchun to deliver a message to her.

only……

The beast tide is still some time away, so it's not exactly urgent news. Ying sent Mingchun over, but his real intention wasn't what it seemed.

Li Zhi smiled and said, "Thank you for your trouble, Sister Mingchun. Have you eaten yet? Ling brought me to this restaurant. It's authentic Yuling cuisine. Let me take this opportunity to treat you to a meal as a token of my gratitude."