Survival Game: Call Me an Honest Businessman

Chapter 25 Talent Upgrade

Li Zhi didn't wait long at the port before he saw Ling.

The wounds on her face had turned purple and bruised, making them look particularly gruesome against her fair skin, attracting the attention of passersby.

Her expression remained calm, her gaze unwavering, only softening slightly when she saw Li Zhishi: "Thank you."

Li Zhi was fiddling with the player panel.

She remembered someone mentioning in the area chat that it was possible to materialize the player panel, which would look like a watch, but she didn't know what it was for.

I didn't pay attention to this message when I saw it.

However, in Black Iron Harbor, you can see that merchants and customers of different races are basically wearing bracelets, watches, or rings, and they take them out to transfer money and add friends during transactions, which tells you their purpose.

Not long after searching, Li Zhi found the icon in the settings that allowed him to change the panel from private to physical.

In addition, there are mind-controlled versions, external versions, and virtual keyboard versions.

Li Zhi always used his own keyboard in the cabin and a virtual keyboard when he was outside, so he never paid attention to this feature.

Now it seems that the game panel is more intelligent and high-tech than she imagined, and can switch versions according to the player's status.

After Li Zhi changed the panel from private to physical, a gold watch appeared on her wrist.

Li Zhi waved his hand: "Add me as a friend."

A silver bracelet also appeared on Ling's wrist.

The bracelet and watch touched each other in mid-air.

Li Zhi saw Ling's profile picture in his friend list.

A little white sparrow.

It's round and plump, with silver wings.

It looks a bit like a long-tailed silver-throated tit.

Ling: "I will pay you back when I get back. Thank you for today."

Li Zhi: "No need to thank me. Nine out of thirteen returns, I've made a profit."

Ling pursed her lips, her gaze passing over her to the ships behind them.

Ling nodded slightly: "I'm leaving now. You can contact me using the bracelet if you need anything. Thank you again."

She stood ramrod straight as she walked step by step onto the golden warship, quickly disappearing from Li Zhi's sight.

Li Zhi didn't linger any longer and returned to the wooden house via the teleportation array.

It was getting close to dusk.

She collected the supplies caught by the cloud net immediately.

Congratulations! You have collected 0.1 units of Apocalypse Dust, 1 unit of Iron, 1 unit of Copper, and one wooden box.

Li Zhi dragged her things into the house, not bothering to tidy them up; she had more important things to do.

—Brand D.

Six more times!

Li Zhizai carefully washed his hands with water, then clasped them together and bowed to all the gods in the north, south, east, and west that he recognized.

May the gods protect us!

She reverently took out her keyboard.

My finger is on the D key.

Take a deep breath.

Click.

[Li Zhi's D-level Origin Card] [1 bundle of gauze] [Vitamin D] [Water Circulation System Diagram] [1 towel]

Li Zhi didn't dare to move, his gaze lingering on the "Li Zhi D-level Origin Card" in disbelief for several seconds.

Although I always longed for it and looked forward to getting the Origin Card with each refresh, it still felt unreal when it actually appeared.

Only after confirming it was real did I, with trembling and slightly cold hands, click to purchase the Source Card.

A card appeared in her palm.

Li Zhi carefully placed the original card on the bed next to him, and then took out another card and the intermediate copy card from his backpack.

The three cards were placed a distance apart.

She looked at it again and again, and finally put it away with reluctance.

Upgrading now is not worthwhile.

She has 5 points of mental energy left, and she must use them all before leveling up.

Li Zhi sat cross-legged, looking relaxed.

Once you've gotten the original card (D), it doesn't matter what you get in the remaining draws.

The important thing is that you can upgrade your talent after completing the D stage, and you can upgrade your flying boat after turning the raw materials into cards!

Li Zhi casually pressed the "D" key.

[0.1 unit of red ore] [Kitchen blueprint] [1 steak] [1 set of winter clothing] [1 meat floss bread]

Red ore again?

I previously bought 7 kilograms of red ore at a wild market at the bottom price.

Li Zhi stopped buying red ore from the card pool.

But Celia's attitude toward the red ore today changed her mind.

The red ore in her deck was much more expensive than what she could get from the Wilderness Market, but she wasn't short of money right now.

Moreover, she had a feeling that the more red ore she had, the better.

Thinking of this, Li Zhi remembered the red ore he had placed at the transfer station earlier.

It was actually a small mineral formed from a mixture of red ore ash and moss.

Its appearance is almost indistinguishable from red ore.

Even the fair scale couldn't detect it; it displayed gibberish for a few seconds, but eventually located the red ore.

Li Zhi noticed something was wrong.

The fair scale has never displayed any garbled characters.

She weighed it several times before the scale finally displayed a new explanation:

[Unknown mineral: Rock ash and moss contaminated with red ore, possessing characteristics of both red ore and moss; its inherent properties and functions are unknown.]

Li Zhi instantly realized: the fair scale can't always scan the correct product information.

If she relies too much on the scales of fairness, she is very likely to suffer a major setback on them.

At the same time, she also found it very interesting.

This was not something the fox clan deliberately infiltrated.

Even a fair scale can't tell the difference. If the fox clan had the ability to fake it, why would they need to sell salt in the wilderness market to beg for medicine?

Li Zhi accepted the small ore at the price offered by Red Ore, not intending to do anything with it, but simply to keep it as a souvenir.

I put it in a separate compartment and then left it there.

It wasn't until Celia tricked her that she remembered the fake ore and decided to retaliate.

Although Celia's attitude was lukewarm and she even showed murderous intent towards her a few times, Celia would likely have been trapped in the raw material area if it weren't for her.

Using jargon is one thing, but knowing someone is another.

The merchants in Black Iron Harbor all wore cloaks, but you could recognize them by their posture and voice.

Celia went straight to the raw material merchant who had driven away the Scaled Tribe merchants. The raw material merchant turned a blind eye and let her teach her how to select ores.

This is the kind of treatment only given to acquaintances.

The same thing happened later in the parts section; almost all of these merchants knew Celia, and their prices were lower than others.

In addition, Celia's advice at the auction was well-intentioned.

Overall, what Celia did deserves a 0.1 unit of red ore.

She secretly switched the fake one back.

Li Zhi bought all 5 cards and pressed the D key again.

[Airship Module Modification Blueprints] [1 Bundle of Timber] [1 Bottle of Water] [1 Mirror] [Extreme Temperature Spaceship Maintenance System]

Modular modification drawings? Extreme temperature protection system?

Both cards cost 50 copper coins, making them the two most expensive cards since the release of the Lee Zhi D deck.

But it's clearly a card that you might not need now, but will need later.

She bought them all and then played the D card again.

Click.