Survival Game: Call Me an Honest Businessman

The airship activated its automatic cruise control.

Li Zhi had nothing to do and was just about to take out the flying boat manual to study when he remembered that he hadn't slept all night and hadn't eaten anything all day, so he decided to go upstairs and get himself something to eat.

Cook some rice in the rice cooker I got today, then slice a tomato and stew it with beef, and stir-fry some vegetables. That makes a very nutritious and balanced meal.

Rice and beef will take some time to prepare.

Li Zhi simply curled up on the sofa and opened the trading area, which had been renamed the game store.

All the items that were previously listed in the trading area have disappeared, replaced by a shop called "Zero Degree".

Li Zhi's eyebrows twitched slightly as he clicked on the store's menu and discovered that it contained only very basic items.

Food, raw materials, fuel, and cloth.

The only special thing is crystal energy.

Li Zhi saw common energy sources such as green crystals and fire crystals, as well as less common energy sources like gold crystals, and rare energy sources like apocalyptic crystal fragments.

[Gold Crystal: Basic Energy Source for S-Class Weapons]

[Price: 10 gold coins/1 piece]

Li Zhi had heard of Jin Jing from Celia.

They had just escaped from the auction house to the mountainside when Ling and the Feathered Spirit Clan rescued them.

As they descended the mountain, Celia picked up Ling's weapon: "It seems the Feathered Spirit Clan's emperor doesn't dislike her as much as the rumors suggest. That bow is an S-grade energy weapon, starting at 300 gold. Its core power source uses at least one gold crystal, which costs 10 gold each. No wonder it pierced through the giant python's head in one strike."

Another thing Li Zhi was curious about at the time was: "Ling has such a weapon, why don't you have one?"

Celia rolled her eyes: "This is Black Iron Harbor, not Vilirea Port. Merchants below level 3 aren't even qualified to sell D-grade equipment and weapons. If I had such weapons, I wouldn't sell them here."

It was at this time that Li Zhicai learned about the specific functions of the merchant ranking system.

—Gain access to higher-level trading zones and the right to sell different commodities.

However, energy, raw materials, and food are not subject to grade restrictions.

Li Zhi also couldn't determine the level of the shop owner.

She had just logged out of "Zero Degree" when she saw a new shop pop up in the mall.

"Modification Shop".

Clicking on it reveals only one item: "Equipment Modification, price to be discussed privately".

Upon seeing the name of this shop, Li Zhi immediately thought of Wu Yin's talent, which he had previously witnessed with the Eye of Truth: Transformation.

And she also happens to be number one on the wealth list in District 16.

Could Wu Yin also be a businessman?

Li Zhi opened the shop owner's chat window, hid his player name, and sent a message: [Can equipment without attributes and level be modified?]

The player on the other end, whose name was also hidden, replied quickly: [Yes.]

Li Zhi: [Do you have any successful renovation examples? I'd like to take a look.]

A screenshot of a message was sent to me from the other end.

[A mechanical prosthesis modified from a standard prosthesis: increased joint flexibility, speed +1]

Although it's only +1, the fact that it adds attribute points already proves her strength.

Seeing this screenshot, Li Zhi became even more certain that the person opposite him was Wu Yin.

Getting a prosthetic limb is not only what Wu Yin wants most now, but also what Wu Yin has been doing all along on Earth.

Leveraging her status, capital, and connections brought by the only grandson of Anshi's richest man, she recruited a large number of professionals and formed a research team dedicated to the development of exoskeleton robot technology.

The last time Li Zhi met her on Blue Star was when he wanted to invest in her laboratory and start a technology company.

She remembered that Wu Yin's mood was a bit strange at the time, as if he was suppressing something, but she was busy with the company's listing at the time and only had an hour to meet with him. She also had several meetings to attend afterward, so she didn't pay much attention and the cooperation was not finalized.

When we meet again, we'll be part of the Hunter Team.

Thinking of this, Li Zhi remembered that among the things Wu Yin wanted, there was also a summoning card.

She happens to have two summon cards.

[Summoning Card: Human Exclusive]

①In addition to the two relatives deployed in the second batch of humans, one summoning card can summon one more person to your shelter.

② You can summon your friends to your side (must be bound in advance)

Li Zhi didn't want anyone to live in her flying boat, and she didn't have any friends to summon at the moment. She only glanced at the card after receiving it and then tossed it into a corner to gather dust, not caring about it at all.

But what does Wu Yin need the summoning card for?

Her only relative is Ms. Wu Ling, who was once the richest woman in Anshi.

But she passed away a year ago.

As for her parents and other relatives and friends.

As far as Li knows, there is none.

Ms. Wu Ling has only one daughter, Wu You, who is Wu Yin's mother.

But she passed away unexpectedly when Wu Yin was 3 years old.

Wu Yin's father also left the Wu family and started a new family.

One of the reasons Li Zhixiang wanted to discuss cooperation with her at the time was that after Ms. Wu Ling passed away, the Wu Group was leaderless and various parties were vying for power, with all their attention focused on Wu Yin, who was disabled.

She and Wu Yin had a somewhat close relationship, having gone through thick and thin together.

Wu Yin's laboratory is indeed worth investing in.

That's why she would squeeze out time to see her even when she was so busy.

Unexpectedly, the meeting ended on a sour note.

Li Zhi still remembers the last thing Wu Yin said to her:

"Wait until I stand up..."

She didn't hear what was said after that, or perhaps Wu Yin didn't say it at all.

Li Zhi wanted to ask more questions, but her assistant repeatedly reminded her that the next meeting was about to start, so she had to leave first.

Who would have thought that after three years of busy preparation, she would actually get the result she wanted?

Before I could even enjoy the fruits of my success, I found myself in this unfamiliar world while playing the game.

Once you're back to square one, you have to start all over again.

The rice cooker made a "ding" sound.

This interrupted Li Zhi's thoughts.

The tomato stewed beef slowly released its rich aroma.

The small room instantly felt warm and inviting.

Li Zhi also relaxed: [If I want to modify the airship's cloud network to maximize its cloud ore harvesting capabilities, do you have any modification plans?]

The other side replied quickly: [Yes, a deposit of 50 silver is required. You provide the original cloud network materials. The final payment ranges from 1 to 3 gold depending on the effect.]

Li Zhi: [What's the price for a single cloud network or the entire ship's cloud network?]

[Whole ship. ]

[OK, I'll send you the materials from Yunwang in a bit.]

[good.]

Another problem solved.

Li Zhi glanced at his friends' messages and, seeing that the official team hadn't sent any messages yet, launched his own shop in the game's in-game store.

[Your store has successfully joined the game's in-game store. Please add products to your store.]

Li Zhi put the glowing moss spores that hadn't been sold out in the previous trading area back into her backpack at the same price. She also put a batch of fast-growing mushrooms on the list, which she had originally planned to price at 80 copper per unit.

But considering how hard the rat tribe had worked to grow these mushrooms, she felt she had also gone through risks to obtain them.

When the extreme cold arrives, food prices will definitely skyrocket, so it's better to just go for it all at once.

Li Zhi pondered for a moment and added a 1 before the 80.

In extreme weather conditions, this must be the only food with such comprehensive nutrition.

Thinking of this, Li Zhi changed 1 to 3.

What if she also faces food shortages by then?

Li Zhi couldn't resist changing 3 to 5 again.

Seeing the fast-growing mushrooms that cost 580 yuan per unit, Li Zhi couldn't help but sigh.

One unit of fast-growing mushrooms, if consumed sparingly, can last for 3 days.

That's 9 meals.

That works out to only 64 copper coins per meal.

This is the price under extreme weather conditions, where even cabbage can sell for 20 yuan per kilogram!

If it weren't for my concern for my fellow countrymen and for humanity...

How can the pricing be so reasonable!

When will we be able to do this kind of business with no initial investment again?

Li Zhi pondered.

It's said that rats don't hibernate, right?