Survival Game: Call Me an Honest Businessman

To Li Zhi's surprise, the cooperation was quickly finalized.

With the successful authorization of the core transaction of the sea territory, Clairesna also brought 3 potential points to Unforgettable Danger.

Li Zhi calculated that this trip to the Starry Sky Corridor had already added 513,000 potential points to Bu Wangwei.

In addition to the core territory of the sea area given by Kleiasna, we can also exchange it for an even larger territory of the sea area.

Her number one spot on the lord rankings is practically guaranteed.

The only thing to do is to go back and quickly expand the territory, build hotels, increase security fortifications, basic supporting facilities and functional buildings.

There are too many things to do and too little time.

After discussing the collaboration with Clairesna, Li Zhi went to each of them and delivered the remaining gifts.

She prepared for Master Moraes a complete series of mecha models designed by him.

What was prepared for Chong was the current magical panoramic projection of the Feather Spirit Tree.

A cookbook for Nunu, from a certain region of China on Earth.

Finally, there was a gift prepared specifically for the jade.

A miniature emerald mountain landscape she created herself.

Beside the waterfall, wildflowers sprouted from the cracks in the rocks. Li Zhihe, a green shadow sculpted from clay, sat on the edge of the rock, looking down at Bu Wangwei below.

At that time, Li knew nothing about what jadeite looked like.

But she felt it should be green.

After all, the Emerald Mountains are green, and the emeralds also gave her a green feeling.

Full of healing and vibrant life.

It wasn't until she actually saw the emerald green eyes and the wings that were as transparent as an elf's that she realized the real jade was almost identical to the jade she had imagined.

It's not about appearance, but about temperament.

She is like the mother tree of fairies.

Powerful, inclusive, and rooted in the earth, it has grown a towering and vibrant canopy, providing shade and healing to everyone who passes by.

Especially Li Zhi.

So, when Li Zhi learned that he could go to the Starry Moon Corridor, he kept thinking about what kind of gift he should give Jade when he saw her.

As her bank balance skyrocketed, the price of the jade gift she envisioned kept rising.

But the moment of meeting finally arrived.

Price is the least important thing.

She just wanted to know if jade had a physical form, if it was edible, and if it had its own private space.

Uncertain about these things, she didn't want to give anything flashy or impractical, nor did she want to give anything that couldn't express her feelings.

Despite being a gift-giver herself, when she truly wanted to express her gratitude and affection, she felt that no gift could adequately convey her feelings.

So she decided to give the jade a symbol of not forgetting danger.

Jade granted her the rights to the Jade Mountain Range.

She would then authorize the "Never Forget the Danger" technique to be passed on to Jade.

Even without this inheritance of the Emerald Mountains, in Li Zhi's plan, Emerald was already an honorary lord who never forgot the danger.

The microscopic mountain range was simply a hope that one day she could truly sit with Emerald under the waterfall behind the Unforgettable Mountain and enjoy a leisurely sunset.

But when the miniature mountain range was actually delivered to Emerald's hands, Li Zhi was still nervous.

She wanted to share her thought process in choosing the gift, how much thought and time she spent creating the miniature mountain, and that the significance of this miniature mountain went beyond that, representing true power. She also wanted to explain the meaning behind the black and green hues beneath the waterfall.

But all the words that were on the tip of her tongue were swallowed back down.

This is not a job, and not all actions need to be seen.

But when Emerald received the mountain, it shed a single emerald tear.

"I could feel your overwhelming emotions."

She embraced Li Zhi once again.

This time, her soul's chest trembled, as if the Emerald Mountains were shaking, or as if she simply wanted Li Zhi to feel her joy at this moment.

Li Zhi sensed it.

She couldn't describe it, but she was equally shaken.

It's like boundless sunshine, rain, and an all-encompassing land.

—To understand and accept everything she reveals and hides.

Sunny, dark, despicable, sincere...

It felt like returning to my mother's embrace.

"Keep this tear with you."

Jade gently wiped away the tears from the corner of her eye, placing the solidified emerald droplet into Li Zhi's hand.

"When faced with a desperate situation, crush it."

Li Zhi: "Will you appear if I crush her?"

Jade: "Maybe."

Li Zhi placed the tear into the pendant.

"Alright, it's time for me to leave."

Those who are still alive and possess the heart of a strongman cannot stay in the Starry Sky Corridor for long periods of time; there is a time limit for each entry.

The longer Li Zhi stayed, the more she could feel the starry sky's rejection of her.

We've reached our limit.

Emerald released Li Zhi: "Don't overwork yourself. Your current territory potential value is higher than that of any previous new race lord. The lord rankings will no longer change. Take a good rest."

Li Zhi smiled and nodded: "I know, Senior Jade, goodbye."

She waved.

She greeted the other souls who were still watching the movie, then felt a powerful repulsive force pushing her soul away.

"Li Zhi?"

Ying got extremely close, their noses almost touching.

She was startled and quickly backed away: "What are you doing?"

Ying straightened up: "I thought your essence had been drained. You've been staring at this portrait for a long time. This portrait is from a dimension I don't know about. Can it communicate with you?"

Li Zhi: "How long?"

Shadow: "Two apocalypses, perhaps."

The time flow rate outside and inside should not be much different.

"You can really communicate with the portrait, right? What did you say? Did you see the jade? I can apply a secret code!"

Li Zhi turned around: "I can't say."

Shadow: "I'll pay, 100 gold coins per message!"

Li Zhi walked out, saying, "I can't say."

Shadow: "Why are you leaving so soon after you get here? Aren't you going to look at the portraits anymore? Or have you really already communicated with the first portrait? But you haven't even looked at the jade portrait yet!"

Li Zhi: "I don't know."

Shadow: "You promised to tell me any new information, didn't you? Don't forget you also asked me to investigate your sister, Li Lingjun. My Whispering Spirit already knows quite a few secrets. Unless you make a secret deal with me, I won't tell you the results of my investigation."

Li Zhi didn't care about Ying's threat at all: "I paid for it and signed a contract. Aren't you afraid that I can ask Qiyuan Arbitration to arbitrate and break the contract?"

Ying paused, then suddenly realized: "No wonder you said investigating Li Lingjun's information would cost money, not deducting from the amount of information we agreed on beforehand. Did you already expect this to happen today? This is what a businessman is like... Li Zhi, you have once again refreshed my understanding of the businessman profession."

Seeing that Li Zhi didn't stop, she immediately chased after him: "Can't you really tell me the secret of the Starry Sky Corridor portrait?"

Li Zhi paused, "I really can't say. Knowing me as you do, would I refuse gold coins delivered to my doorstep?"

Shadow: "...You've convinced me."