Survival Game: Call Me an Honest Businessman

Li Zhi: "Do you still remember the mountain range below our wooden house?"

Greedy for Life pass: "I think I vaguely remember it."

Li Zhi: "That place is easy to defend and difficult to attack, with natural terrain advantages. The cold wave is coming soon, and the mountains are a natural defense line. There are also resources such as caves, vegetation, and timber. I plan to build the safe zone at an altitude of about 1,000 meters, which will also provide cloud mining resources."

As expected, Teacher Hao grasped the detail: "A cold front?"

"Yes, based on the recent rate of temperature drop, the supplies harvested from the cloud mines, and reliable information I've received, a cold wave is coming soon, which may even cause extreme cold. So, these are the main factors I consider when choosing a safe zone."

Teacher Hao seemed to understand: "I see..."

Li Zhi: "What are your thoughts?"

Teacher Hao: "Recently, there have been very few conflicts among the orcs in the trial area. Instead, they are searching for and hoarding supplies everywhere. Now that I think about it, it seems to be mostly fuel and food, which coincides with the cold wave."

Greedy for Life: "Shouldn't we hurry up and decide on a location? When is the cold wave coming? We need to stock up on supplies, right?"

Lucky Guy: "Sanwu, let's sign a contract. You saved us before, and we already owe you a huge favor. We'd feel bad if we stayed in your safe zone for free any longer."

Li Zhi feigned hesitation: "Well... how about this? My safe zone was originally intended for mining cloud ore. You can hover your airship in my safe zone and help me manage those miners. Occasionally, when they go out to mine cloud ore, you can also keep an eye on things for them. The rental fee will be your payment. How about that?"

The three Europeans looked at each other in bewilderment.

Teacher Hao: "Let's discuss it."

Li Zhi: "Okay~"

She thoughtfully closed the Flying Boat channel, letting them discuss it themselves, while simultaneously opening the chat panel to see how the official side was progressing.

You are safe: [We fully understand your plan for the safe zone and will cooperate fully. However, we would like to hear the specific details of what you said, and also discuss the needs of both parties.]

Give me back my 3-star, 5-cost weapon!!! : [I have only one request: from now on, I will receive 3% of the output of all cloud mining by the official Dongqi team for a certain mineral resource.]

Bai Ge had sent the message early on, and the whole team was waiting for Li Zhi's reply. As soon as the message popped up, everyone's attention was instantly drawn to it.

The scene fell silent instantly.

Jiang You stared wide-eyed for a long while before saying, "...I said she was asking for too much, this is an outrageous monstrosity! She's getting 3% of all the catch from the 9999 districts of Dongqi. Even if it's just one type of mineral, that's an astronomical figure. What information gave her the audacity to ask for so much?!"

Banling: "I tend to think that her information is very specific and valuable as she claims. If it weren't, she could have asked for something else instead of trading minerals."

Jiang You: "She has already let slip the information about 'a certain mineral resource.' If we directly invest our funds in fishing for cloud mining and stockpile minerals, and then make a move when she says it's the right time, then the so-called news worth hundreds of millions will be ours."

Banling: "Do you know what's most important in investing?"

"Risk management".

"Samsung's five-year plan told us this information to balance the risks. If we ignore it, all the risks will be concentrated on ourselves. Besides, if you hoard ore, do you know what kind of ore you're hoarding? If you can't sell it, how do you calculate the manpower, resources, and time costs that will be tied up?"

"Most importantly, do you know when to enter the market and when to sell?"

Jiang You: "I only said one sentence, and you rattled off a whole bunch of stuff. What's the rush? Are you worried people won't know you're a financial analysis expert?"

Ban Ling said coldly, "I said all this because I was trying to enlighten a fool like you, but I was the one who got caught up in the illusion."

Jiang You: "You—"

"Enough!" Li Anquan slammed his hand on the table, and seeing that he had silenced the group, he rubbed his temples. "Is this the time to argue? Not only can we not make this decision, but the commander can't either. We must report it immediately!"

Bai Ge: "I've already sent a message to the commander."

Li Anquan: "Then let's wait for the leader's reply."

Bai Ge: "Let me reply to the 3-star 5-cost first."

Li was unaware that the other side had already had another argument because of her.

She only saw the message that you were safe.

You are safe: [Sorry, we have just merged our regions, and we haven't been able to fully contact our colleagues in other regions yet. Even if we have, we may not have the authority to do so yet, and can only report it. Please wait a moment.]

Give me back my Samsung Galaxy S5! : [Let's talk when someone with the necessary permissions arrives.]

You are safe: [Okay, we have reported it and will try to get back to you within one day.]

While no conclusion was reached on this side, the "Save Lives" group had already made a decision.

Teacher Hao: "The cold wave is coming soon. We must stockpile enough supplies and fuel before the extreme cold sets in. There is no time to find other safe docking points. Parking the airship in the Sanwu safe zone is the best choice."

The European Emperor: "The only problem is that I have no management experience and I'm worried that I won't be able to manage her miners well."

Greedy Pass said happily, "I was worried I wouldn't be able to find a job after graduation, but I landed a management position right away. I wonder how many people they'll hire, maybe a dozen or so. Does that make me a junior manager?"

Li Zhi heard the buzzing sound of the channel restarting.

Tan Sheng's voice was very serious: "Sanwu, we've discussed it, and we can't do it the way you said. You don't want our money, but we can't take advantage of you as a matter of course."

"We've decided that from now on, my sister will bless you once a week, and Master Hao can help you find anything you need from the training grounds. As for me, I can be your support staff; you can come to me with any problems you have in your life."

Li Zhi paused in his fiddling with the game panel, a fleeting look of surprise crossing his face. The many words he had prepared vanished from his lips, leaving only a faint smile in his eyes: "Okay."

GreedyPass: "Then it's settled!"

Her energetic voice came through the channel clearly:

"Now, let's set off for our new home!"