Survival Game: Call Me an Honest Businessman

Li Zhi and Celia and the others descended the mountain.

The further down you go, the more silent you become.

The bustling market when we arrived on the island is now a mess.

The stalls all collapsed, goods were scattered all over the ground, and corpses were everywhere.

The wounded of different races were carried to the port by the Feathered Spirit Clan's rescue team. Looking around, the huge platform was almost entirely filled with wounded people, except for the area where the teleportation array was being repaired.

Celia and the forging tribe merchant went directly to the tent belonging to the forging tribe.

For some reason, Riley didn't leave, but stayed by Li Zhi's side.

"What are you looking at?"

Li Zhi: "Look at those who are injured."

Almost all of them were low-level races; no races of B rank or higher were injured.

Riley asked, puzzled, "What's so interesting about this?"

Li Zhi looked away: "Why did your spacecraft suddenly crash?"

Logically, Celia's aircraft should have flown directly to the port, so that she could leave through the teleportation array and obtain enough energy from the port to fly directly away from Black Iron Port.

The result was that it crashed right after leaving the auction house, which seemed very strange.

Riley, however, didn't seem to care: "The aircraft has been tampered with. This disaster was originally aimed at the Forging Clan, and it might also be aimed at me."

She sat on a rock, her legs crossed, the ornaments on her body jingling. Her magnificent robes, untouched by dust from her escape, shone even brighter in the moonlight.

Li Zhi asked curiously, "Aren't you scared?"

Riley thought for a moment, then counted on his fingers and said, "I am Odin's disciple, the second in line to the throne of the Forging Royal Family, and I possess exceptionally strong forging talent. Of course, I will experience many dangers. Moreover, my origin is about to appear. Many people are afraid that I will awaken my second talent after successfully advancing to level three, including my sister."

Li Zhi asked casually, "Does the appearance of the Origin trigger a premonition?"

"Yeah." Riley tilted her head to look at Li Zhi, the ruby ​​on her headband hidden by her spiky curls. "I thought you'd be more curious about whether my sister was involved in today's events."

"I am never curious about things that have nothing to do with me."

Weird.

Who knows how much trouble it will cause to pry into so-called royal secrets?

Celia, in particular, is treated like a thief, and she seems to be a fanatical follower of the Forging Clan. Who knows if Celia will bring a cannon to bombard her again if she finds out that she inquired about the Forging Clan's royal family.

She enjoys gossip, but doesn't want to cause trouble.

"...It seems so." Riley swung his leg. "Everyone feels something when their true self emerges, like something is drawing you in from the shadows. You can sense the direction and unconsciously want to get closer. Have you ever had that feeling?"

Li Zhi thought about it very seriously: "Yes."

Riley sat up straight: "So fast?"

Li Zhi: "I feel this way every time I see gold coins."

Riley was stunned for a moment, his expression blank for several seconds, before he burst into laughter, clutching his stomach.

Li Zhiye swung his legs and looked at the moon in the sky.

The atmosphere became quiet.

Neither of them spoke, and they lay on the rock gazing at the starry sky.

After an unknown amount of time, voices could be heard from nearby:

"Eat quickly, or we'll get caught."

"It's so annoying. I had to work overtime again for no reason. Black Iron Port is right on the edge of our duty area. If we just pretend we don't see it, no one will hold us accountable. Ling insisted on coming, but in the end, we didn't get any benefits and had to work all night."

"Forget it, who cares if he's...the Sixth Prince, does he even count?"

"Hahaha, the Sixth Prince? What is this illegitimate daughter pretending for every day? The throne will never be hers. Who is she trying to impress with her dutiful performance every day?"

"Who are you trying to fool? Don't you know that the Second Prince sent her to prison yesterday? If she doesn't make a good impression now, how can the Emperor take pity on her?"

"I've heard about that too. I've also heard that she's taking on missions for various patrol teams now, claiming she owes money to others, but she can't come up with a plausible excuse."

"So she hasn't rested since she got out of prison? She's really going all out to climb the ladder."

"I also heard that her team was disbanded and reassigned to the next level. If I were her teammate, I would hate her to death. She lost all her great merits just because she failed to seize the Fifth Prince's essence while trying to save a civilian who accidentally entered the trial area. A year's work was for nothing."

The two Feathered Spirit guards ate a few bites and left in a hurry.

Riley looked at Li Zhi curiously: "Did you and Ling know each other before? Did she come to Black Iron Harbor today because she promised to meet you? But if you are friends, why didn't you speak up for her when you heard others saying bad things about her?"

"1 gold coin for each answer".

"I answered several of your questions before, but you didn't pay me."

"You didn't even ask me for it."

"Then I'll ask you for it next time."

"Okay, give me back my crossbow first."

Riley, holding the crossbow, asked, "Can you sell me this crossbow for 10 gold coins too?"

Li Zhi: "No."

Riley's cheeks puffed out: "Forget it!"

She shoved the crossbow into Li Zhi's hand, jumped off the rock, and ran away angrily.

Li Zhi followed behind her and slowly returned to the port. Just as he was about to check on the progress of the teleportation array's repair, he heard a lively commotion behind him.

Looking back, it was Ling and the other Feathered Spirit Clan guards leading the last group of rescued people down.

To Li Zhi's surprise, some of the people who had evacuated at the very beginning were among them.

Whether by coincidence or not, Chen also saw her at that moment.

Then, she pulled out her particle knife.

Just as Li Zhi was wondering what she was going to do, a sharp killing intent came with the flash of a blade.

—Bang!

Swords clashed.

Ling appeared in front of Li Zhi without anyone noticing.

Her expression hardened. "Chen, what do you want to do?"

Shen sneered, "It's just a D-grade insect. I can kill it whenever I want. What reason do I need?"

Only now did Li Zhicai belatedly break out in a cold sweat.

—If it weren't for Ling, she would be dead by now.

There was no warning, no prior grudge.

It's just because a superior race dislikes her.

Chen: "What? Are you planning to go against me over a bug? Or do you think that just because you saved me, I'll give in to you?"

Swords clashed.

Shen chuckled, sheathed his sword, looked at Li Zhishi, and released the pressure of his rank.

"I'll kill you, do you have a problem with that?"

The feeling of being at someone's mercy washed over him again, and Li Zhi's scalp tingled instantly. The cold sweat that had just broken out soaked his clothes, and the warm sea breeze couldn't penetrate the chill on his body.

But perhaps because she had been threatened by S-rank Celia not long ago, the heavy suppression, while preventing her from moving, did not evoke a strong sense of fear.

Moreover, she discovered that she could speak.

Ling: "You activated level suppression, she can't speak at all. If you want to kill someone this way, don't you think you're being incredibly despicable?"

Shen sneered: "Am I not practicing the fairness you advocate? You used this method to save Tu before, and this time, I want to see if this D-level bug will have the same luck as Tu."

Li Zhi: "I have an opinion."