Survival Game: Call Me an Honest Businessman

"origin?!"

Ying Teng stood up abruptly.

She walked quickly to the door, tightened the leaf on the leaf tower, and confirmed again that the magic barrier was open before turning to look at Li Zhi.

"Are you telling the truth? How do you know? I've been investigating Fushan for so many years and I never knew!"

Li Zhi: "How I know this is none of your concern. All I can say is that this message is guaranteed to be true."

She only realized Fushan's talent today.

After upgrading her career path again, she tried out three pieces of professional equipment in turn.

The description of the "special chip weighing scale" is the simplest: it can change and edit chips and can weigh all kinds of special items.

At that moment, she placed the rhombus-shaped replica of the territory core she was holding onto it.

The above shows:

【Replica Territory Core (Copy): The Snow Fairy Clan and the Human Clan collaborated to develop a replica Territory Core that grants territory subjects the Lord's Talent/Class Blessing. However, this is a copy, created by replicating the Snow Fairy Fushan's Talent.】

At the time, Li Zhi only felt that Fu Shan and Li Lingjun had a close relationship and that Fu Shan was willing to help her like this, and originally thought of other possibilities.

It wasn't until she entered the trading hall and heard the news that someone was trying to acquire her because she had leveled up too quickly that she suddenly remembered why Ying had always been particularly interested in Fushan.

Before Fu Shan comprehended the heart of a strongman, he leveled up too quickly, almost immediately reaching A3 after awakening his talent.

After she awakened her talent, many members of the Snow Demon Clan experienced rapid level increases.

Similar experiences, coupled with talent, make replication possible.

Li Zhi immediately thought of his talent and the copy card.

She happened to have a "Prediction (One-Time Talent)" card, which, once activated, gave her the answer directly.

[The Snow Demon Clan's Fushan has upgraded his talent for replication to the highest level. Provided his mental strength allows, he can replicate everything in the world, including energy.]

All of Ying's questions were answered in an instant.

Li Zhi also realized the reason why Fu Shan had been living a secluded life all these years.

She was simply curious as to why Fu Shan would expose his talent for Li Lingjun's sake.

By entrusting this question to Ying, I can repay a secret I owed her before, and perhaps even help her find the answer to this new question.

Shadow was indeed so excited that he ran around wildly inside Yeta.

She tugged at the leaf and shook it several times, saying, "I always thought you were telling me you had a big secret to hide from me, but it turns out it's true! I misunderstood you before!"

Li Zhi: "Of course you misunderstood me. I never lie."

Ying sat down, also thinking of the same question as Li Zhi: "With such talent, Fu Shan should have kept it well hidden. She left the Snow Demon Clan to reduce attention, so why is she appearing in public again for your sister's sake?"

Li Zhi didn't say anything, but Ying had already taken it to heart.

"No, I need to check it out."

"There must be an even bigger secret here."

Ying opened her bracelet and tapped on the virtual panel.

Li Zhi: "What are you doing?"

Shadow: "I've booked a shuttle to District 16. I'm going there in person. My intuition tells me that this secret is very likely to help me level up my profession again."

Li Zhi: "Where's your reward?"

Shadow: "Don't worry, I won't use my face. I'll use—"

Li Zhi's expression was too obvious. Ying paused for a moment after speaking for a while before continuing, "I use a mask. I bought a lot of masks and equipment. No one can see through my disguise."

Li Zhi said with a troubled expression, "Oh, actually that's not what I meant. I've already authorized you. As long as you pay me, why would I stop you from using my face? It's just that, as you know, I've become quite famous lately, and I'm worried that you using my face might cause you trouble."

Ying really believed it.

She encouraged Li Zhidao: "Don't feel inferior. Although your racial level and combat power are still very low, higher races won't openly target you."

Li Zhi: "I am not ashamed."

Ying thought she was very stubborn.

Shadow: "Really, don't disbelieve me. Every time a new race's lord ranking is established, a top spot is created. But the gap between the top spots is also very large. In the past thousand years, every independent lord who has been able to obtain the top spot has reached a high position."

Li Zhi sat up straight immediately: "Tell me in detail."

Shadow: "Let me put it this way, if your human race officially gets first place on the lord ranking, no matter which territory it is, you will still be a low-level merchant, Li Zhi, and your human race will still be the lowest-level D-rank race. But if you, as an independent lord, get first place on the lord ranking, the meaning is completely different."

"All the top independent lords are those favored by Qiyuan or the Apocalypse Clan. For example, Chong and Kleiasna were both D-rank when they entered, but they were extremely lucky and leveled up quickly, and their territories expanded rapidly. By the time of the century-long rating, they were basically A-rank."

"When a person's personal ability can shake the strength of an entire race, her current racial and professional rank no longer matters; what everyone sees is her future potential and height."

"Li Zhi, no one will call you a lowly, inferior race anymore. Your efforts have placed you in a position that no superior race dares to underestimate."

While Ying was comforting Li Zhi, the Forging Clan summoned Celia back to the Sky Fortress.

Celia has already held three meetings here in just one week.

Each time, the royal family, the court, and the Ministry of Commerce were all present.

Today was a little different, with ministers from different departments in attendance, especially from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where everyone was present, and the atmosphere was completely different from before.

As Celia reached the conference room door, Foreign Minister Olehi quickly approached her: "Celia! You're so busy. I've wanted to visit you several times, but I haven't been able to schedule a time with you. You must set aside some time for me after the meeting today."

"Celia is here."

"Celia-senpai."

"Celia."

"Lady Celia."

The last time she walked in, the conference room was oppressive and silent, with only various gazes falling on her.

This time, as soon as she stepped into the conference room, everyone turned around to greet her, even the members of the business department stood up.

Celia remained expressionless as she responded to those who greeted her as she walked to her seat.

"Celia, did you see the list of newly emerging race lords?"

"Celia, how exactly did your student get to be number one on the lord rankings?"

"Celia..."

Before the meeting even started, everyone was already eagerly asking questions.

Celia turned her head, and the king's wheelchair carried her to the front of the conference table.

The meeting room fell silent.

The king slowly sat up straight, still slightly out of breath, but his voice was stronger than usual: "Today's meeting is to celebrate Li Zhi, the heir of our Forging Clan Merchant Guild, becoming the top-ranked new race lord. Celia, congratulations on taking on such a talented student."