Survival Game: Call Me an Honest Businessman

After Zell communicated with the giant Pallas's rabbit opposite him in animal language, the giant Pallas's rabbit saw that Li Zhi was indeed safe, so it flicked its tail and returned to its burrow.

Li Zhi felt something was off: "So, it lives in that cave to protect me too?"

Zell: "The beast tide is coming. It sensed the danger and moved here to protect you, and also because it realized that it is safer here."

Li Zhi looked thoughtfully at the cave opposite him.

Before I fell asleep, my mind was filled with the sound of a Pallas's cat clicking on repeat.

The next morning, Li Zhi didn't wake up immediately. Instead, he rolled over while hugging his pillow, opened the control panel, and started browsing the chat area.

Three more hours, it feels like such a long time, I really want to see the rankings soon.

I'm completely indifferent; I won't be on any list anyway, so it has nothing to do with me.

[Samsung's five-star wealth ranking is definitely secure; who do you think will be on the combat power ranking?]

[The possibility of her being a three-star, five-cost character on the combat power ranking is quite high. I previously obtained an item that can see the level and attributes of equipment. I took a peek at her equipment from afar using the item, and it was at least B-grade, plus a ring whose level was blurred out. But with my item card, I can easily identify A-grade items.]

[Hilarious! Now everyone's praising a three-star, five-cost character for having an S-rank item? Why not just say her disguise was exposed, and she's actually a member of the Apocalypse Clan who transmigrated into a human and then back? Are you writing a wish-fulfillment story? Do you even have a brain? Do you even know what an S-rank item means? Let me put it this way: the Feathered Spirit Emperor's scepter is S-rank. The entire Feathered Spirit Clan has only had this one item in hundreds of years of development. Now you know how outrageous your story is!]

【Why is it that whenever the topic of the three rankings comes up, it's just a bunch of brainless fans and mindless haters arguing? It's so annoying I don't even want to open the chat anymore. Can't you go argue somewhere else? I paid money to listen to your flame wars, it's so frustrating.】

[If you're annoyed, just leave. The three major rankings are inseparable from 3-star 5-cost units anyway. Why don't you have a rational discussion: besides 3-star 5-cost units, who else can consistently hold the top spot?]

Friends... let's be quiet, everyone, let's keep peace and love. How about we discuss the reputation rankings? I'm most curious about the reputation rankings; there was nothing on the last list, I think maybe another controversial figure will emerge this time.

Who can generate buzz like a Samsung-5-cost celebrity? She's a hot topic person, who dares to overshadow her? She'll probably invest in a TV show tomorrow to promote herself, acting like a female star.

Why don't you build your own sky canopy? I can smell this sourness from thousands of districts away.

【I'm not very capable, but I just want to curse her out. Since I spent 1 copper coin, I can curse her whenever I want. If you're so capable, come and beat me up from thousands of other servers, hehe~】

Li Zhi opened the chat area, hoping to find potential competitors, but it was all arguments, and the insults were directed at her.

My temper flared up instantly early in the morning.

But she was too busy.

Even when lying in bed, you have to reply to messages while browsing the chat.

Bai Ge sent over today's work schedule, reminding her that she had an interview in the afternoon.

He Dong also sent over the list of people who had booked the Strongest Heart Hotel, asking her to make her selections.

The exchange opened at nine o'clock, and the "European Emperor" was there, reporting the real-time price of Apocalypse Micro Dust and the large deposit clients who had made appointments for the day.

Mi also sent a message saying that recently, people from the Beast Alliance have been coming to the Wilderness Market to buy things, which has made him very uneasy.

Hao Shihe handed over the forms for the Apocalypse Dust they had caught and the Energy Cloud Ore they had sorted the day before, and reported on their respective team's training progress, as well as the information on the more outstanding members of their teams.

Also, Celia, Chen, Duan, Yinsu, and the people from the previous 188 group...

She receives 99+ messages every day. Even if she only replies to important and urgent messages, it still takes at least two hours to filter them.

But she simply didn't have two hours to reply to her messages.

Apart from essential work messages, she could only reply to whichever message seemed most urgent in between.

The most urgent thing right now is news of Celia.

Li Zhi: [Teacher, is the Forging Clan's banquet definitely tonight? I have an interview this afternoon, so I might not be able to make it.]

Celia: [Whatever]

Li Zhi was somewhat surprised.

She thought Celia wanted her to go there.

Li Zhi: [If I don't come, won't others think you can't get me to come? Won't it damage your authority as a teacher?]

Celia: [You make the decision.]

Li Zhiyi was a little confused about Celia's attitude.

Logically speaking, she and Celia are currently in a "cold war".

It would be more reasonable for her not to go, in accordance with their plans.

However, Celia has always placed great importance on the Forging Clan.

Li Zhi thought Celia would break this small plan for the sake of the Forging Clan.

Li Zhi: [I'm really too busy, so I won't come.]

Celia didn't reply.

Li Zhi opened the message from Ying.

Shadow: [I bet he's very busy right now.]

Li Zhi: [Knowing I'm busy, you say these valuable things.]

Shadow: [Has your teacher Celia contacted you?]

Li Zhi paused for a moment, then pulled out his keyboard: [What's wrong?]

Shadow: [Yesterday, the Emerald Clan appeared in your mountains, and I guessed that your authorization in the Emerald Mountains was definitely more than just the territory you had initially granted. It's not just me who thinks so; many races' lords think the same way, especially the Forging Clan. The Forging Clan's aerial fortress is located above the Emerald Mountains.]

Li Zhi: [So?]

Shadow: [Why do you think the Feathered Spirit Clan doesn't establish territory above the Emerald Mountains? And why doesn't the Forging Clan establish territory above the Emerald Mountains, but instead uses aerial fortresses they can move out of at any time?]

Shadow: [Because the Apocalypse Clan's territory is not limited to land, sea, or air, once you have the right to claim a larger territory in the Emerald Mountains, the area covered by your claimed territory, both underground and in the sky, will belong to you.]

Shadow: [The Forging Clan has three airships above the Emerald Mountains, covering an area of ​​over 10 acres. If you expand your territory, you may very well include the Forging Clan's air fortresses in your domain. According to the Territory Rules in the Lord's Law, you can directly confiscate their air fortresses.]

Shadow: [If the Forging Clan doesn't want to give you their expensively built aerial fortress, nor do they want to give up the valuable Emerald Mountains, their only option is to buy the territory authorized by Emerald from you.]

Li Zhi read Ying's words twice, and then opened the chat window he had just chatted with Celia.

My gaze fell on the phrase, "You make the decision yourself."

Before I could even think about it, I heard a familiar voice, and a chat box appeared before my eyes:

[31 days after the "Newborn Race Protection Act" officially took effect, system settlement in progress...]