Survival Game: Call Me an Honest Businessman

"Another news about Samsung costing five coins?"

"Yes."

Since making the deal with Li Zhi, Li Anquan's game panel interface has had its privacy settings disabled, making it visible to everyone.

Jiang You read out Li Zhi's message.

The leader happened to be there: "This Samsung 5-cost is quite interesting. Ask around and find out what kind of news it is. We've already analyzed it, but we still have to pay to buy it back."

As soon as the message "You are safe" arrived, Li Zhi sent out a line of text that he had already typed.

[The game rules state that new players will not encounter external attacks or natural disasters during the protection period, but the protection period is about to end, and the first wave of natural disasters is coming, most likely being low temperatures.]

Everyone saw this line of text.

The leader's expression gradually became serious.

Bai Ge: "Commander, Samsung Wufei's intuition and analytical abilities are even more impressive than we guessed."

The leader nodded: "Ask Samsung what he needs for five fees."

Li Anquan was preparing to concentrate his mind to reply.

"Wait a minute." The leader raised his hand to stop him: "Be careful to be sincere when you put it. Make it clear that the organization is indeed purchasing cold-weather supplies, but has not made large-scale purchases to avoid causing panic. Tell Samsung Wufei that we are willing to offer hush money."

Jiang You muttered, "I think this 3-star, 5-cost guy is a bit greedy and lacks a sense of the bigger picture. They say with great power comes great responsibility. This 3-star, 5-cost guy dared to do a business for 600 gold; he's no exaggeration to call him the richest man in District 15. When faced with a national disaster, this kind of person doesn't think about how to help his compatriots, but instead comes to the organization asking for money... What's the difference between this and profiting from human suffering?"

"You can't say that," the commander disagreed. "If Samsung Wufei really wanted to profit from human suffering, all he had to do was clear out the winter supplies from the market and issue a notice to buy up winter supplies on a large scale. That would create real chaos."

Li Anquan nodded: "It is precisely because they have a conscience and a bottom line that Samsung's five-year plan is willing to negotiate with us."

Bai Ge: "I agree, and I think Samsung's five-cost units will most likely only ask for a token amount and won't make exorbitant demands."

Li was unaware that people were discussing her conscience and bottom line.

She was pondering what she could do to soothe her wounded heart as she watched a large sum of money slip away.

You are safe: [What do you want?]

When Li Zhi saw this message, you were safe and being criticized repeatedly:

"Your question is so simplistic and sounds very awkward."

"What's the difference between you talking like that and questioning me?"

"Safety, you really need to practice your wording."

Li Zhi didn't think twice; she directly asked for what she wanted most and needed most at the moment:

Give me back my 3-star, 5-fee rating!!! : [I want empty maps of all explored areas in the shallow space, and I must retain the right to know if new empty maps appear in the future.]

The cabin of Exploration Team 15 was quiet.

You are safe: "What do you think?"

Bai Ge: "This... isn't exactly asking for the moon, is it?"

Jiang You: "Is this some kind of exorbitant demand? Exploring empty maps! She's asking for the most crucial strategic data! How can we give it to her?!"

The commander pondered for a moment: "Tell Samsung Wufei that we can give her all the empty maps of the areas she has currently explored, but any new empty maps that follow will be subject to a new deal."

Jiang You: "Commander! This is ours—"

The leader interrupted in a stern voice: "Jiang You, if you bring your personal emotions into this, you are not suitable to continue working in this group."

Jiang You was taken aback, his face gradually turning red: "...I understand, I won't do it again."

Li Zhi has received your reply that everything is safe.

—It was a good result she hadn't expected.

She certainly knew what exploring empty maps meant.

That's why she bought it without hesitation when she saw it in the points mall, and even thought that if she could buy all the empty pictures with 1000 points, she would be making a profit.

But when she searched for the other empty images, she found none.

Li Zhi immediately realized that this was most likely a bait deliberately thrown out by the authorities, just waiting for fish like her to take the bait.

She did indeed take the bait.

But they won't take the bait.

If a fisherman can't catch fish, he either puts in more bait or he has to bait the area.

Now she's the fish, and the authorities just don't want to be fishermen who are trying to catch the fishermen.

The key to the game lies in how much bait the angler is willing to use to catch this fish.

To Li Zhi's surprise, the result far exceeded her expectations!

Her minimum expectation was to give her three more empty exploration maps of the East District, and her maximum expectation was half an empty map.

The discovery of new aerial maps in the future also gave her this kind of thing. I wonder what the official reaction will be when they see it. Anyway, I wanted to laugh when I was typing it.

In short, this was a result that Li Zhi was very satisfied with.

You are safe and reliable. As soon as you agreed, the empty map was already in Li Zhi's hands.

But she quickly closed her mouth, which had just been showing off her big teeth, and pursed it tightly.

—There are only 3 empty images right now?!

One less than her lowest expectation!

There's a duplicate one inside; she bought it before!

Li Zhi pieced the three blank images together and found that the official annotations were very clear.

This part of the map covers a considerable area, including resource points, thunderstorm zones, areas with the most frequent surface air currents, habitats of various bird species, and activity areas of different species.

The night sky changed from deep black to deep blue.

Li Zhicai stopped studying the empty map.

She stretched and checked the time on the player panel.

It's almost five o'clock.

There are only 31 hours left until the end of the beginner period.

Li Zhi rubbed his eyes, bought a mouthwash cup and pajamas in the trading area, and insisted on going to the bathroom to wash up.

Last night, I didn't have the means to sleep properly. I spent two afternoons running around in a desolate market filled with sand and the smell of blood, and in a black iron port filled with the smell of engine oil and sparks. I need to take a shower before I can sleep comfortably.

After taking a shower and changing into his pajamas, Li Zhi fell asleep as soon as he lay down on the bed before his hair was even dry.

He slept for eight hours straight.

When Li Zhi woke up, it was already one o'clock in the afternoon.

My energy returned, and my stomach started growling with hunger.

Li Zhi found the toast he hadn't eaten before, fried a few slices of luncheon meat, and poured a glass of milk for lunch.

While eating, I turned on my go-to variety show: the "Regional Chat."

When are you guys going to release the second batch of humans? I have nothing in this dilapidated house, and I'm worried my parents will suffer if they come...

Li Zhi's puffed-out cheeks instantly flattened out.

She scrolled up and found the official message.

The second batch will be deployed to all humans aged 55 and above. At that time, you can choose at least two family members to be directly transported to the shelter. Do not give up easily; even for the sake of your loved ones, you should strive to survive.

The regional chat indeed swept away the previous negative atmosphere, and everyone was discussing how to bring their relatives over, lamenting that their wooden houses simply couldn't accommodate a family of three, five, or even seven.

Some people kept posting their messages, wanting their siblings and young parents to see them.

Li Zhi then closed the area chat with a blank expression.

I choked a bit during this brunch.