Survival Game: Call Me an Honest Businessman

"Maritime territory?"

Li Zhi covered his lips with his fist and coughed several times. "Ahem... I wonder how big that sea area is? Where is it?"

Kleiasna: "Ten acres, not big, but it's a very original piece of land, the core territory of the Haipu tribe. In other words, you can use this piece of land to exchange for a larger, or even already established, territory from the Scaled tribe or their descendants."

Li Zhi looked at the jade: "The core of the territory?"

Emerald: "The moment all temporary lords become official lords, all the territories they currently control will be transformed into core territories along with the lord. Core territories permanently retain the initial lord's talent blessing. Kleiasna's talent is conquest, belonging to the combat type. The people born in her core territories will have stronger innate strength than those born in non-core territories. Furthermore, due to the talent characteristics, all the people in the core territories will receive a stronger bonus when fighting at sea."

Another piece of new knowledge.

Li Zhi's attention had shifted from Kleiasna's territory to his own: "That means, before becoming a formal lord, the larger the territory you have, the better."

Emerald: "That's how it should be in common sense. However, the transformation of core territories is not just about the area. The lord's control over the territory is the standard for core transformation. When Qiyuan and the Council determine that the lord's control over the peripheral territories is insufficient, the territories that the lord cannot control will be eliminated."

Li Zhi's spirits lifted: "The transfer of core territories can be decided by the council?"

Tianmu answered the question: "The answer can be either yes or no."

"The council has the right to vote, and Qiyuan has the right to veto. All races say that Qiyuan monitors everything, but the truth is that no matter how powerful its computing power is, it is still just a man-made object. It cannot accurately measure every piece of land on the Tianqi Continent every minute and every second. Most of the time, it makes judgments based on data and survey results, and there is a lot of room for manipulation in this."

Li Zhi thought of the "summit invitation" that had been gathering dust in his space.

"Does the parliamentary invitation relate to the summit invitation?"

Sky Curtain: "Once you collect all the fragments and obtain an invitation to a summit, you will have the opportunity to become a member of parliament."

Clyasna: "The council is composed of various lords. I was once a council member. The main reason I became a council member was that I was ranked first among the new races at the time and obtained a large number of summit invitation fragments."

She bowed slightly, the crown on her head shining with brilliant light.

In her deep blue eyes, Li Zhi's thoughtful yet ambitious gaze was reflected.

She smiled gently, her elegant tone revealing the appreciation and warning of someone with experience: "Believe me, even if you feel your potential rating is secure, do everything you can to make it even more secure. The difference between first and second place on the first ranking of the new races is not just a pass, but a road to heaven."

Clairesna saw Li Zhi's eyes suddenly light up.

Through her golden soul, I also saw her beating heart.

Clairesna smiled: "You won't refuse this deal."

Li Zhi tried to calm his wildly racing heartbeat.

But I don't know if it's because I'm in a soul state.

She has far less control over her emotions than when she had a physical body, especially when she is excited, all her emotions are amplified.

It made her breathing quicken.

Li Zhi decided not to hide it anymore: "You're right, this is a win-win deal, and I won't refuse."

Before Kleiasna could show a confident expression, she changed the subject: "However, senior, if I may be frank, the relationship between Chen and Tu is comparable to that between the Scale Clan and the Scale Descendants. If I take both of them to the trial area, the most likely outcome is that all three of us will die there."

Shen did participate in Tu's rescue efforts, which was commendable.

But she didn't know what the real issue was between Shen and Tu.

Moreover, when Chen mentioned Tu earlier, his anger and resentment were genuine.

Such confrontation, while perhaps not to the point of killing the other party, may even help them out when they are truly in dire straits.

But Li Zhi couldn't possibly bring two time bombs into the already perilous trial area.

"Senior, I can only promise you that if they resolve their differences and reach a reconciliation before I go to the trial area, I will take both of them with me. But if not, I will only take one of them."

Clairesna: "What if I told you that if you want to obtain this core territory of the sea, you must bring both of them?"

"Then I'd rather not have it."

Her wildly beating heart had calmed down.

Clairesna truly deserves to be the founding lord, and even has her people voluntarily build Hypbe for her in memory of her existence.

Every word she just said was highly inflammatory.

She was completely captivated at that moment.

At that moment, she had only one thought in her mind: she must, absolutely must, without any accidents, become the number one on the list of the first new race lords.

But as the feverish brain cools down...

She also saw through Kleiasna's negotiation skills.

— Making empty promises and using deceptive tactics.

Every word Kleiasna uttered subtly linked her core sea territory with the top spot on the lord rankings.

In fact, the two are not linked.

Just because she took over Kleiasna's core territory doesn't guarantee her the top spot on the lord rankings.

It's not that she can't be number one on the lord list just because she doesn't have Kleiasna's core territory.

Only by breaking free from her logic can she regain room for negotiation.

Sky Curtain: "Creasna, I told you you couldn't confuse her."

Clairesna shrugged rather inelegantly: "Then let's bring one person."

Li Zhi was still organizing his thoughts, analyzing the pros and cons, preparing to speak at length with Kleiasna from the perspective of the Scaled Clan and their descendants, and persuading her that her children and grandchildren would have their own blessings.

result--

Li Zhi: "...Huh? That's it?"

Kleiasna: "I've been here for hundreds of years, how much good stuff do you think I still have? I do want the Scaled Clan to develop better, but that doesn't mean I have to give up everything I have."

Li Zhi was still processing what Kleiasna had said.

Kleiasna continued, "You still have to give me your contribution points. Bringing just one person isn't worth my 30,000 contribution points. Also, I want a sculpture, based on the scene of my coronation in the seashell. When you hire a sculptor, please bring me both the first and final drafts for selection. I need to oversee it personally."