Survival Game: Call Me an Honest Businessman

Ying sent a message at that very moment:

[here we go.]

Li Zhi unlocked the privacy settings on the game panel.

The shared footage was projected into the air.

Lingqiu lowered the room's brightness and raised the stem of Lingqiu Leaf. The two, one human and one dragon, covered the same leaf and watched a movie under the forest's starry sky.

The Whispering Elf's perspective is synchronized with that of the Feathered Spirit Emperor.

Below the suspended throne, on the left stood three small teams of the Feathered Spirit Clan and a magic priest, while on the right crawled Silverspeed and other orcs such as Yashi and Yajin.

Escorted by the Feathered Spirit Clan guards, the Wolf King walked to the center of the hall, knelt beside Silver Speed, and remained silent with his head bowed.

Feather Spirit Emperor: "Don't you have anything to say?"

Wolf King: "Your Majesty, it is the fault of the wolf clan. Our entire clan is willing to accept punishment."

Feather Spirit Emperor: "Tell me your reasoning."

Wolf King: "I cannot tell you."

Yu Linghuang: "Extract her memories."

Another winged spirit mage, dressed in a deep purple robe, chanted beside the wolf king. A magic circle unfolded beneath their feet, and a blue light entered the wolf king's forehead.

Blue bubbles emerged from the top of her head, and on the slightly distorted surface of the bubbles, a scene of the three kings—the Wolf King, the Fox King, and the Tiger King—holding a meeting appeared.

Wolf King: "I strongly object! If we agree to Yi's conditions this time, what conditions will she propose next time? We can easily inform Emperor Yuling! I believe Emperor Yuling will not stand idly by!"

The Fox King sighed, "The Feather Spirit Emperor will naturally not sit idly by, but his health is already failing. Ao will succeed him in the future. Don't forget, of the two extra 20%, whose is the other 10%?"

Tiger King's face was grave: "This matter is settled. We must give them 20%, even if it means increasing taxes and selling off affiliated qualifications and territories. Yueming is right. Even if the Feather Spirit Emperor is on our side, we are still just outsiders. Yi and Ao will at most be punished, but we might be relegated to the bottom of the century-long ranking."

Wolf King: "I disagree! The wolf clan will never agree to this!"

The wolf king overturned the table and rushed out.

The bubble burst, and new bubbles wobbled and floated away.

This time, it was the wolf-orc reporting: "The number of wandering orcs of various races has increased again, and the number of cubs of various races who froze to death on the outskirts of the Beast Alliance has increased to 1852. In the southern district of the Beast Market, due to the increase in taxes again, the number of foreign merchants has decreased by one-third compared to last year."

Wolf King: "Where are the tributes? Are they ready?"

Wolf-orc: "Your Highness, the essences you seek are mostly located in trial zones of grade B or higher. We also have to compete with the guards of those important figures, resulting in heavy casualties for us."

Wolf King: "How many warriors died?"

Werewolf Orc: "124 people."

The wolf king slammed his fist on the table, and the bubbles disappeared.

Bubbles rise and burst one by one.

Lingqiu frowned: "The Feathered Spirit Clan actually let the orcs help them seize their source; it's utterly disregard for human life."

The Feather Spirit Emperor's voice was tinged with anger: "Tell me, whose essence do Yi and Ao really want?"

The wolf king's face had turned deathly pale after his memories were forcibly extracted, but he still managed to recall that particular memory.

As Yu Linghuang looked at the names in the bubbles, his tone grew colder and colder.

"As expected, they are all people who can help her secure her position."

The magic priest's scepter trembled, and he couldn't help but ask, "Your Majesty, shall we continue drawing?"

The wolf king was covered in cold sweat, and his mind seemed to be on the verge of collapse.

Emperor Yu Ling sighed, "I basically know what happened. We'll discuss the wolf clan's robbery of the tribute team later. Take the Wolf King and Silver Speed ​​to rest."

The Feathered Guards took the beastmen away.

The main hall was suddenly left with only the Feathered Spirit Clan members.

The three teams receiving the goods dared not speak.

The purple-robed magic priest approached these people.

The priest who had previously disguised himself as an orc was the first to speak up: "Your Majesty, I can use a mantra to tell you everything that happened."

Emperor Yu Ling: "Speak."

The magic circle unfolded, and the magic priest said, "Five days ago, the count found me and gave me 1 gold coins. He asked me to go to the Beast Alliance with the Tiger King, disguise myself as an orc, and infiltrate a Beast Alliance tribute-giving team to ensure the smooth handover of the tribute. He specifically instructed me to keep a close eye on three animal skin bags to ensure that they would be allocated to her share of the tribute during the distribution. He also gave me a detailed list of different tribute items and asked me to distribute the tribute items according to the distribution method on the list."

"This is the order form."

The detailed list automatically floated up and flew to Yu Linghuang's front.

Li Zhi and Ling Qiu, together with Yu Linghuang, saw the series of supplies on the shelf.

The first list, although containing the most items, mainly consisted of animal hides, meat, dried meat, animal blood, and other supplies, as well as ores produced by the Beast Alliance. The most eye-catching items were the territory, business license, and 66 gold coins.

The second and third forms each contained only a few lines of text.

A list of origins and flesh people was provided. Different origins were marked with different possible locations, while flesh people were listed with their race, age, and gender.

One of them turned out to be a string of gibberish.

Li Zhi asked Ling Qiu, "Can you read the words on it?"

Lingqiu: "These are encrypted magic runes; only by using the corresponding magic circle can the text appear."

Feather Spirit Emperor: "What's written on this list?"

The magic priest said, "I don't know. His Highness only instructed me to place this list on those three animal skin bags. If the text on the list lights up in blue, it means there are no errors in the goods."

Feathered Spirit Emperor: "What about those three animal skin bags?"

Magic Priest: "He's with Lord Lingqiu."

Lingqiu looked at Li Zhi.

Ying also sent a message: [What's in those three bags?]

Li Zhi: [I don't know either.]

She considered opening the three animal skin bags while cleaning up supplies in the afternoon, but each time she was blocked by a magic array. There were other supplies to clean up at the time, and she was still outside, so she didn't continue trying.

Hearing that the three animal skin bags were so tightly sealed with magic, their interest in the contents was rekindled.

She took out the animal skin bags and studied them with Lingqiu.

Lingqiu: "This is advanced encryption magic; a corresponding magic key is required to open it."

Li Zhi: "Is there no other way?"

Lingqiu: "Yes, some thieves of level 8 or above have skills that can open any locked or sealed item. If you can find such a thief, you won't need to find the corresponding magic key."

Li Zhi: "Do you know any thieves who are level 8 or higher?"

Lingqiu: "Most thieves are in the Western Yuan Dynasty, where most niche professions and bounty hunters gather. It would be difficult to find them in Dongqi."

While the two were discussing the thieves, the Feathered Spirit Emperor, who had been silent for a while, spoke up again: "Is this Ao's list or Yi's?"

Magic Priest: "It's His Highness's."

Yu Linghuang: "Call Ao over here."