Survival Game: Call Me an Honest Businessman

[Status: Newbie Period (00:52:16)]

There's about an hour left before the beginner period ends.

Li Zhi heated up the toast and milk he hadn't eaten much of yesterday, then fried himself an egg and a steak. He sat at the dining table, not even opening the chat panel, and ate heartily.

I was on the go all day, experienced some close calls, and stayed up all night.

Li Zhi was so hungry that he could no longer feel hunger, but as soon as the food entered his mouth, his stomach felt like a bottomless pit, desperately craving to eat.

I finished the whole bag of toast and 1L of milk, and also ate all the eggs and steak, but I still felt it wasn't enough.

However, after a long period of hunger, overeating is only bad for the stomach and intestines. In addition, the newbie protection period is about to end, and she may have to deal with unexpected events. Eating too many carbohydrates will make her brain sluggish, so she restrained the urge to continue eating.

To distract himself, Li Zhi opened his friend list and started sending private messages to each of them.

It's safe to send it to you: [All the materials and parts you requested are ready. Shall we complete the transaction now?]

Sending the message to the greedy survivor: [Which of you three will trade with me?]

Send to "Call Me Feng Aotian": [Deliver the goods ahead of schedule, interest will still be calculated according to the previous rate.]

You are safe and will be the fastest to reply: [Trade now.]

Li Zhi sent all the materials to the authorities through a relay platform.

You were very safe and quick to transfer the remaining 309.15 gold directly.

The "Survival Pass" reply was quick: [Just give it to my sister, she'll pick me up later!]

Li Zhi privately messaged AAA's top lucky player: [These are your raw materials and parts. Just give me the final payment of 5 gold, 8 silver, and 351 copper. The 10% commission I promised you when selling the blueprints totaled 149 copper, which has been deducted from this amount.]

AAA's Number One Lucky One: [Then I won't be polite, I'll transfer the remaining payment to you.]

After Li Zhi finished trading with everyone else in the group, she found that neither "Call Me Feng Aotian" nor "Magician" had replied to her.

She didn't pay any attention to it.

Because a dialog box pops up every time a transaction is completed:

[Completed a large transaction, experience points +2]

[Completed a new transaction, experience points +1]

Besides the official and the survival pass, she handed over raw materials and parts to β, Give Me a Paper, and A respectively, gaining a total of 6 experience points.

Adding to the previous transactions with Tu, Rongzu, and Ling, I've just accumulated 10 experience points.

[The blacklisted shop has been upgraded]

[Shop: Blacklisted Shop]

[Businessman: Li Zhi]

Shop Level: 1 (0/20)

[Shop Anchor Points: 1. Wilderness Market; 2. Black Iron Harbor; 3. (+)]

[Shop Status: Free Stall (Upgradeable)]

[Shop Equipment: Merchant's Cloak, Merchant's Backpack, Fair Scale]

Li Zhi opened (+).

[Should we select this as the new anchor point?]

Does this mean that you can choose a specific location as your anchor point?

Li Zhi closed the dialog box and then opened the "Upgradeable" option after opening the free stall.

[You can register a shop and add a fixed stall. Do you want to add it?]

Li Zhi chose no again.

Black Iron Port is still under reconstruction, and she doesn't think it's the most suitable option; she can wait a little longer.

However, store registration is required.

Li Zhi had only just figured out why she had no experience trading with the fox clan or trading with Celia using red ore.

The former is most likely because they didn't sign a contract, so they weren't included in the professional system's monitoring.

The latter is because her act of using Celia Adam as an intermediary was more like an employment arrangement than a transaction.

Li Zhi discovered that the world's financial system had many backward aspects.

For example, businessmen hardly conduct online transactions, and there are no financial instruments such as stocks and bonds. It seems that even the most basic loans and savings have never existed.

This left her with no place to invest the money she wanted.

Li Zhi's gaze fell on the wallet.

826 gold, 7 silver, and 488 copper.

她本来有310金3银889铜，和绒族交易付款100铜，在黑铁港又用了1万黑铁币，剩下300金3银789铜。

后来，翎还款98金，再加上官方309.15金尾款和群里其他人结算总计11金92银199铜尾款。

Not counting the outstanding loans and interest, her assets had already accumulated to a considerable sum in just three days.

While pondering how to make money, Li Zhi opened the regional chat:

[Countdown begins, 10 minutes left!]

Do you think those who say they don't collect Apocalypse Dust really haven't collected any?

You'll find out when the countdown ends.

[Can't wait for the new world! It'll be like playing a holographic game, hehehe]

Am I the only one wondering when the second wave of humans will be deployed? I miss my mom and dad so much...

[Trading Apocalypse Dust! Last 3 minutes! 50 copper per piece, no bargaining!]

Why don't you just rob it?

[Can anyone make a wild guess as to how many people will die?]

Is it fun to see dead people? What do you take life for?

Li Zhi suddenly realized.

I was so engrossed in calculating the money that I almost forgot my newbie period was about to end.

She stretched and went onto the deck to stretch her sore muscles.

As I turned my shoulder, my gaze pierced through the thin clouds and I saw... a floating wooden house.

Li Zhi's raised hand froze in mid-air.

A girl was sitting on the wooden walkway, and she had obviously seen her too.

Perhaps thinking she was being greeted, she hesitated for a moment, then stood up and waved back.

Li Zhi hesitated for a moment, then waved his hand as well.

The sudden sound and the dialog box that appeared in the sky broke the awkward eye contact between the two.

[New player protection period has ended, system settlement in progress...]

Welcome to the Apocalypse Continent, 3603497136 humans!

Congratulations to 97136 players in Region 15 for successfully completing the newbie phase!

[The "New Race Protection Law" has officially taken effect, and three major rankings have been launched. The top three humans on each ranking (world, race, and region) can designate protected areas in the sky, on land, and in the sea (see the rankings for details). Other races are prohibited from invading or waging war. This law is effective from April 21, 997, to January 1, 998.]

[Power Ranking Now Open]

The wealth rankings have begun.

The Reputation Ranking is now open.

[Click here to check your ranking]

In addition to the dialog box high above, several other dialog boxes also popped up in front of Li Zhi:

[You have become the top-ranked player on the regional wealth leaderboard, gaining 1 point of regional reputation, 1 gift pack, and the right to designate a protected area. You can choose 300 square meters of unclaimed land (counted by blue stars) in the sky, on land, or in the sea as a protected area.]

[You have become the number one on the racial wealth leaderboard, gaining 2 racial reputation points, 1 gift pack, and the right to designate a protected area. You can choose 1 acre of unclaimed land (counted by Blue Stars) in the sky, on land, or in the sea as a protected area.]

Please note that the rankings are recalculated on the 21st of each month, and changes in ranking may result in the loss of protected area status.

[Please select whether to publicly display the nicknames of players on the regional wealth ranking]

[Please select whether to publicly display player nicknames on the racial wealth ranking]

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