Survival Game: Call Me an Honest Businessman

"Li Zhi, I have lived for many years and seen too many things. When I was young, I also thought about becoming the first businessman to awaken the heart of a strongman."

"My teacher didn't do it, and neither did I, but you did."

"With just this one thing, there won't be any problems with your inheritance of the Forging Clan Merchant Guild."

Celia walked up to Li Zhi, the mecha lifting her up. She then took out a button the size of a thumb from her spatial storage: "Do what you should do, become the first level 12 merchant on the Apocalypse Continent, and become my pride."

"Give it a try."

Li Zhi subconsciously took the button.

Detailed information popped up.

[Unnamed Mech: A mech jointly created by Master Odin and Celia]

Unnamed Mech:

Grade: A (A+)

Category: Mech Suit

Type: Defense/Speed

Attribute: Wind

equipment:

1. Flight: It possesses a pair of retractable wings and can reach a top speed of 400 km/h.

2. Protection: Resistant to strong jet streams and wind shear in the jet lagoon (8000-12000m).

3. Weapon: Nakonas Wind Tunnel (no energy reloading required, wind energy conversion)

4. Invisibility: When used with the Wind Realm set, each activation of the Wind Realm set's special effect grants invisibility for 1 minute.

Note: After using red ore, metal toughness is increased by 50%, health increases from 80 to 120, strength increases from 30 to 45, and speed increases from 30 to 45.

Li Zhi looked at Celia: "A+?"

Celia said casually, "In the final step of Master Odin's creation, he had a sudden inspiration and added the new wind-elemental magic runes of the Witch Spirit Clan, which further enhanced the overall performance of the mecha. Master Odin believed that if the toughness of the materials could be improved, the mecha's level could be raised by one level, so I added that red ore."

Li Zhi knew from the beginning how important the red ore was to Celia and the Forging Clan.

Later, after learning about the past between the Forging Clan and the Rock Nest Clan, Li Zhixin's understanding of the importance of red ore to the Forging Clan was further enhanced.

But she never imagined that the red ore that Celia had finally obtained would be used on her.

"What are you thinking about?"

"I don't understand why I'm giving you this red ore?"

Li Zhi looked up: "Yes."

Celia: "Because the court and the Ministry of Commerce need a pretext, I'm willing to give them a trigger. It has little to do with you, so don't worry about it."

Li Zhi: "Teacher, why is the Forging Clan's Tribunal targeting you? Is it just because you accepted me, a student from another race?"

Celia scoffed, "Of course not, you think too highly of yourself."

"I control the caravans of the Forging Clan. My current status, achievements, and professional level are enough for me to control the Forging Clan's commercial department, and even the entire logistics department of the Forging Clan is almost under my control."

"I'm old and dying, but I have no intention of handing these things over. They're just too impatient."

"Remember, never rush."

"In their haste, they made a mistake. These people wanted the power in my hands, but they didn't consider what kind of responsibility they would have to bear."

"They would vomit up everything they ate and give it back to me."

Celia pointed at the mecha: "Why don't you give it a try?"

I know Celia doesn't want to say more.

Li Zhi didn't want Celia to think he was prying into the internal affairs of the Forging Clan, so he looked at the button in his palm, following Celia's words: "Okay, I'll try it."

She pressed the silver button on the button.

The button rotated naturally, turning into two metal circles, from which a set of mecha sprang out. It was entirely gold, with smooth lines and a pair of golden wings.

Li Zhi's eyes lit up: "So handsome!"

The moment her fingers touched the mecha, she heard the command indicating successful docking:

[Match successful. Mech matchmaker [Li Zhi]. Please name your mech.]

Without hesitation, Li Zhi replied, "Gold coins."

[Mech "Gold Coins" Activated...]

[Mech "Gold Coins" are now activated]

The mech's outer shell opened, revealing the cockpit inside.

When Li Zhi sat down, she found that the size of the driver's seat was just right for her.

Inside the mecha, Li Zhi tried moving his arms and legs.

bang dong——

Li Zhi covered his head and it took him a while to recover.

Luckily I was wearing a seatbelt, otherwise I would have been dizzy for more than just a short while.

Celia: "The mecha will boost your attributes too much, but it will also drain your mental energy faster. You need to train for at least a month before actually wearing it out. It's good that you took Perth with you; she can be your sparring partner, which will save you some money."

Li Zhi climbed out of the mecha, spread out on the ground in a starfish shape, and said to Celia, "No matter what you say, if you don't go, I won't let Perth go either."

Celia was about to speak when Li Zhi raised his hand, interrupting her.

"Wait a minute, I need to reply to a message."

It was sent by Ming Chun.

Mingchun: [Have the invitations to the exchange been sent out? Send me three copies. Congressman O'Lewisner is very interested in the exchange; I'll accompany him there.]

Li Zhi looked at Celia: "Teacher, Sister Mingchun said that a congressman named Olivier is coming back to attend the opening ceremony of our exchange."

Celia's deepened nasolabial folds instantly smoothed out: "Olivier?"

Li Zhi: "Yes, is there anything noteworthy about this congressman?"

Celia immediately sat up straight: "Olivina is just an ordinary Darkin senator, but her sister, Orinaleno, is the monarch of the Twin Moon Empire."

Li Zhi sat up instantly.

"Then isn't she similar to Yi?"

Celia gave Li Zhi a disdainful look: "Can Yi be compared to her?"

"Olivina is only slightly inferior because of her sister's halo. In reality, she is also an extremely powerful professional, having already reached professional level 10 at a young age."

Li Zhi was very curious: "What's your profession?"

Celia: "The Beast Whisperer."

Li Zhi was taken aback. "A beast speaker?"

She had never heard of this profession before.

Celia: "Beast Speakers can communicate with, soothe, and heal beasts. After the Trial Zone was closed, there were very few Beast Speakers on the Apocalypse Continent. Now there are no more than double digits."

"Furthermore, Olivina is always low-key, especially with the beast tide approaching. She usually disappears around this time of year, so why would she come to attend the exchange's opening ceremony...?"

Celia's expression shifted as she pondered silently.

Li Zhi opened a bottle of cola for himself.

As the soda crackled to life, Li Zhi pulled out a wine glass.

She poured the cola into a wine glass, swirled it, took a small sip, and spoke in a deep voice:

"It's probably because she already knew in advance that I would be number one on this year's list of new race lords."