Survival Game: Call Me an Honest Businessman

As soon as Li Zhiyi returned to the Green Market, he opened the Lord Ranking.

[Full List of Lords]

[First Place: Li Zhi / Give Me Back My 3-Star 5-Fee Strength!!! (Dongqi - 788 District - Lord of Unforgettable Danger)]

[Second Place: Lingling/00000 (Dongqi-4399 District-Huaxia Airspace Lord)]

[Third Place: Li Lingjun/Li Shi (Eastern Qi - District 16 - Lord of the Huaxia Sea)]

[Fourth Place: Chen Jin / Go ahead and kill me (District 45 - Lord of the Dark Order)]

Fifth Place: Lauren Jones (District 43 - Lord of the Holy See)

[Sixth Place: Jang Jae-hyuk / West Eight (Southern Qi - District 1298 - Civilized Territory)]

[Seventh place...]

Of the top ten, all four districts are represented, but Dongqi accounts for half of them.

Li Zhi admired his ranking with satisfaction, and walked briskly towards the trading hall. Along the way, he heard merchants and stall owners discussing his topic.

"Isn't the top human trader a merchant who runs a trading post in Holy Shadow City?"

"I know her; she even bought timber from me!"

"Buying timber is nothing; I've even bought things from her territory! This Apocalypse Dust Necklace is a specialty of the Unforgettable Dangerous Area!"

"It's not surprising that it's her. My sister's caravan is going to all four districts, and she's the only one among the new races to have broken through the racial level cap."

"Wouldn't her stock on the exchange be worth more then?"

Li Zhi quietly approached the Minotaur who had asked the question and whispered a single word: "Yes."

The Minotaur merchant let out a moo and raised his fist, as big as a sandbag, searching around.

Li Zhi had already disappeared into the crowd.

The bustling atmosphere in the trading hall at this moment exceeded Li Zhi's expectations.

The little tree people, who were originally just part-timers, now stand under different vines, picking up and putting down the wooden signs.

Some people didn't even bother with barriers or shields, directly stating their acquisition information to the wooden sign: "I want to acquire all information about the Human race's three-star, five-cost units, including their three-dimensional attributes, equipment, weapons, and daily travel routes."

There are even more direct ones: "Provide timely information on potential dangers. Direction: Lords' List; Contact: Hollis Treehouse 123."

Li Zhi walked without stopping, passing through the customers buying her information, and arrived at the busiest spot.

"My gold coins—why did I bet on the new race's official account—my gold coins—"

"Who! Who suppressed Bu Wangwei! I need to find out about that person! She must know something!"

"Hehehe, I bet on 'Don't Forget the Danger.' I just felt that since Li Zhi could open an exchange and handle Qiyuan and the Council, the Lord Ranking wouldn't be a problem either. My thinking was right after all, hehehehehehe..."

Li Zhi didn't linger and went straight up to the seventh floor, where he found Ying looking through the rankings.

Hearing the noise, Ying didn't even look up: "Finally back. Do you know how much money has been piled up in acquisitions and for providing you with information?"

Li Zhi paused, leaned against Ye Ta, rested his chin on his hand, and said in a deep voice, "With my current net worth, I'd say 1 million gold coins."

Ying rolled her eyes: "One hundred million gold coins? The highest bounty in the Tianqi Continent in a thousand years hasn't even reached that amount. You want people to spend that much just to buy information? Are you afraid of heights but still so arrogant?"

Li Zhi clicked his tongue, took off his hood, sat down on the leaf, and held out his hand: "Give me my money first."

Ying rolled her eyes again: "I knew you were after this."

She handed the money bag containing 227.7 million gold coins to Li Zhi.

Lee Ji-jae weighed the item in his hand again and again, unable to resist revealing a happy and blissful smile.

Ying glanced at Li Zhi's eight exposed teeth, rolled her eyes several times, then paused midway: "Your cloak seems different from before."

Li Zhi retracted his teeth: "How is it different?"

Shadow: "Although the patterns are still golden, the magic and mental fluctuations emanating from them have changed, but upon closer inspection, they are no different from before."

Li Zhi: "Then there's no difference. By the way, were any of the people who came to buy my information today from Li Lingjun's people?"

During the official discussion, a voice finally broke through the otherwise silent conference room:

"I think... Li Lingjun should bear full responsibility!"

As soon as these words were spoken, all the projections focused their attention on Li Lingjun.

Minister Lin: "Reason."

The man stood up, his tone calm but accusatory and angry: "My investigation revealed that Li Lingjun took the official backup replica of the territory core, and gave it to a Scaled Descendant named Tu. Tu is one of the friends Li Zhi first met when he entered the Tianqi Continent, and he is now the Chief of the Guards in Buwangwei."

"Gentlemen, please consider this: Li Lingjun, as Li Zhi's older sister, took away important strategic resources from within the organization and gave them to the organization's current competitor. Isn't that suspicious?"

Minister Lin said calmly, "Li Lingjun, do you have anything to say?"

Li Lingjun's tone was more steady and gentle than the person who had spoken before, making people involuntarily want to listen attentively:

"Li Zhi and I are sisters, that's undeniable. But everyone, did I become the lord of the sea territory because of my good relationship with Li Zhi? Is our organization's background check so superficial?"

"I became the lord of the sea territory because, based on the organization's comprehensive assessment, I am the most likely person in the entire Eastern Qi Continent to restrain her. This is not only because of my blood relationship with her, but also because you all recognize my abilities."

"Please take a rational view of this mistake and analyze the real reasons for the failure, instead of finding scapegoats, shifting blame, and shirking responsibility."

"You're avoiding the real issue. Why was the replica of the territory core given to Li Zhi? You still haven't answered that!"

Li Lingjun: "Who told you I gave her the replica territory core?"

Li Zhi: "Look at this replica of the territory core. Do you see any familiar mental fluctuations?"

Ying took the rhombus-shaped crystal, carefully sensed it with her spiritual power, and pondered, "Fushan?"

Li Zhi: "This is the earth-shattering secret I'm about to sell you. Fu Shan's talent is replication, but no one knows that her replication isn't limited to technological and magical products; it can also replicate—"

"origin."