Survival Game: Call Me an Honest Businessman

"Ao" means to fly in.

She landed directly in front of Yu Linghuang: "Mother."

"Look what this is."

Ao took the list that flew down and his expression changed. Only then did he notice the Feathered Spirit warriors and magic priests with their heads bowed on both sides of the hall.

"Decipher the encrypted magic runes on it."

Ao's expression shifted: "Mother, I... I don't have the corresponding magic runes either."

The Feather Spirit Emperor's calm voice suddenly turned furious: "Do you want me to use memory extraction on you?"

Ao lowered his head: "These three animal skin bags are what I promised the Titans. The magic runes are also in the hands of the Titans. My aunt knows about this. I really don't know anything about magic runes, nor do I know what's inside these bags. Mother, please believe me!"

Emperor Yu Ling was furious: "You dare to help transport something you don't even know?!"

Ao looked up and said, "Mother, we've always wanted to be on good terms with the Titans to obtain the cloud mineral resources in the northern skies. The Titans only wanted to use the tribute team to help transport three animal skin bags. Why should I refuse? Even if there's something wrong with the contents, that's the Beast Alliance's problem, not mine or the Feathered Spirit Clan's!"

Emperor Yuling: "It doesn't matter? What if the Titans asked you to transport weapons that would destroy their race? You dared to help without knowing what was inside. If Qiyuan monitors this, our Yuling race will not escape any responsibility!"

Ao was taken aback, his face turning slightly pale: "But...but Auntie also said that agreeing to help the Titans would only benefit the Feathered Spirit Clan, not harm it..."

Yu Linghuang: "You still want to drag your aunt into this and confuse the issue, don't you! What benefits did the Titans give you? The centennial rating is approaching, and you've even ignored the most basic vigilance!"

Ao lowered his head and remained silent.

Yu Linghuang: "Call Lan over here."

Lan was the captain of Ao's guard team. He had already come to the palace with Ao, and when he heard the summons, he quickly came in.

"His Majesty."

The Feather Spirit Emperor said coldly, "Do you know why I summoned you here?"

Lan lowered her head: "Lan doesn't know."

Emperor Yuling: "How much do you know about the matter between Your Highness and the Titans?"

The lord's natural authority over his subjects is restored.

Lan knelt down on the ground, the feathers on her wings trembling.

"His Highness requested that the Titans send their secret guards to assassinate the newly emerged race member, Li Zhi. The Titans also asked His Highness to help transport some items from the Beast Alliance; that's all!"

Li Zhi never expected that these three animal skin bags would be related to him.

She was just about to explain the whole story to Lingqiu.

Lingqiu nodded as if it were commonplace, and said in a declarative tone, "You are frequently assassinated."

Li Zhi: "...How often?"

Lingqiu thought for a moment: "I can't tell you the exact time, but it happens very often."

Li Zhi: "Looks like I'm pretty lucky."

Emperor Yu Ling exclaimed incredulously, "In order to assassinate a newly emerging race, you agreed to the Titans' request to transport unidentified goods?"

Ao explained, "Mother, it's precisely because assassinating Li Zhi is such a trivial matter that the Titans won't let me transport anything too important. Both the Titans and I just want to gain each other's trust through this small matter."

She cautiously observed the Feather Spirit Emperor's expression and tentatively asked, "Mother, how did you know about those three animal skin bags?"

Emperor Yu Ling remained silent for a long time: "All the tributes offered by the Beast Alliance this time have been stolen."

Ao: "Robbed?! Who dares to steal anything belonging to my Feathered Spirit Clan!"

Yu Linghuang: "Lingqiu".

Ao: "Who?"

Yu Linghuang: "The Spirit Hill of the Dragon Clan."

Ao looked puzzled: "Lingqiu, why did Lingqiu steal our things? She has no use for anything in there, whether it's the Beast Alliance's things, the flesh people, or the source."

Yu Linghuang: "But she might not necessarily need the things in those three animal skin bags."

Ao was stunned, his expression changing drastically. "Dragons and Titans!"

Li Zhi had found it amusing that Yu Linghuang had completely distorted Lingqiu's actions, but seeing Ao's expression now, he became curious again: "What happened between the Dragon Clan and the Titan Clan?"

Lingqiu's tone also turned heavy: "The Titans were the Dragons' best friends on land until the Titan king tricked and killed a dragon, which led to a rift between our two races."

At this moment, Emperor Yu Ling also let out a breath: "Now you know how serious the problem is."

Ao panicked: "Impossible! Mother, no matter what, the Titans wouldn't drag us into their feud with the Dragons, would they?"

Emperor Yuling: "The centennial ranking is approaching. The Dragon Clan will always be S-rank, but the Titan Clan may not. The Titan Clan needs allies, especially allies who can fight in the sky. If the Yuling Clan and the Dragon Clan break apart, who do you think we can choose?"

"Furthermore, everyone on the Apocalypse Continent knows that you aspire to comprehend the heart of a powerful being. Do you think the Dragon Clan would believe you were unaware of your connection to the Titans?!"

Ao's expression changed drastically, and his wings began to tremble.

Li Zhi only half understood what Ling Qiu was saying, but seeing Ling Qiu's expression of sadness and anger, he didn't ask the question that was on the tip of his tongue.

But Lingqiu answered her question: "You should have heard that eating the flesh of someone who possesses the Heart of a Strongman can help you comprehend the Heart of a Strongman more quickly."

"Both dragons and titans are physically powerful races, and both have long lifespans but few in number. One occupies the northern skies, and the other occupies the northern lands. Their friendship lasted for nearly 300 years. The first dragon to possess the Heart of a Warrior was a very close friend of the then-Titan King. She had no suspicion of the Titan King, so he easily lured her to the palace, where he and hundreds of Titan warriors surrounded and killed her, allowing every member of the Titan race to eat her flesh..."

"In the following thirty years, five young Titans emerged who had comprehended the Heart of a Strongman."

"And there are only 221 young people of that generation from the Titan race."

By the end, Lingqiu's voice was trembling slightly.

Yu Linghuang's voice was trembling, whether from anger or fear, it was hard to tell.

"If what's inside is really related to what happened back then, we will not only be forced to align ourselves with the Titans, but we will also be at a disadvantage in our alliances and be hated and suppressed by the Dragons."

"With the centennial rating approaching, the Dragon Clan is firmly in S-level, but our Feathered Spirit Clan cannot remain in A-level."

"Ao, I always thought that you were born at the A-level, but you would not stop at the A-level. Your existence would bring the Feather Spirit Clan to a new height. But a humble new race has thrown you into a state of panic. You can't even see such a simple crisis. It really disappoints me."

"Lingqiu will be attending the celebration tomorrow; this is your last chance to explain yourself clearly."

"As for the fact that the tribute was stolen, the count is unaware of it. Whether or not to let her know is up to you."