Survival Game: Call Me an Honest Businessman

Celia remained silent for a long time.

She merely scrutinized and pondered with a critical eye, her expression gradually becoming serious.

"Get on the boat first."

Celia turned around first, her prosthetic leg leading the way.

Li Zhi quickly caught up, his tone relaxed: "Celia, I need to leave an anchor point ahead, otherwise I'll have to take your boat next time."

Celia: "You're level 1?"

Li Zhi: "Almost level 2."

Celia's eyes showed deeper contemplation, but her pace gradually slowed.

The two soon arrived at the intersection of the giant tree, the market of the Minotaur tribe, and the stronghold of the Tree People tribe.

Li Zhi stopped in his tracks: "I'll leave an anchor point here first."

She opened the career panel.

[Shop: Blacklisted Shop]

[Businessman: Li Zhi]

Shop Level: 1 (17/20)

[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]

My experience points have increased by three.

It seems that the black market in the game store made three more sales during this period.

Li Zhi clicked the (+) on the anchor point.

[Should we manually set the anchor point?]

【Yes】

A golden coordinate phantom appeared before Li Zhi's eyes.

Li Zhi moved it to a position he liked.

[Anchor point being anchored...]

Anchoring failed. Please anchor at a location where anchor marking is permitted.

Li Zhiwei was surprised.

Previously, her anchor points were all automatically anchored teleportation arrays.

She came here today with Celia on a spaceship, hoping to find a place close to the Minotaur and Treant tribes as an anchor point, but she didn't expect that not just anywhere could be used as an anchor point.

Celia seemed to have just come to her senses as well: "You can't anchor here. You need to go to the giant tree."

Li Zhi retrieved the anchor point.

The two remained silent the entire way.

Celia: "That tree is a free anchoring zone. You can go there and find a leaf that suits you, then attach the marker. I'll wait for you on the ship."

Li Zhi climbed the tree and, among the leaves that were mostly anchored, picked out a bright green leaf that was about three meters long.

[Anchor point being anchored...]

[You have successfully added an anchor point: Lush Green Market - New Leaf ID 17612193]

On the career panel, the third anchor point has also changed from "+" to "Dark Green Market".

Li Zhi crossed the wooden bridge and arrived at the giant tree where the Celia spaceship was parked.

The airship descended via elevator.

As soon as Li Zhi entered, Celia said, "I have four questions."

"Please speak."

"First, how do you convince other races to 'store' their goods here?"

"Secondly, how can you guarantee that your so-called warehouse receipts won't be counterfeited?"

"Third, even if the exchange opens, given your race and resources, how can you ensure that this business can continue instead of being taken over by someone else?"

Fourth, how do you determine the value of the goods? Even if the stored goods depreciate during this period, are they still traded at the face value of the warehouse receipt?

Li Zhi knows.

Celia is already interested.

What she had to do was dispel her concerns.

Or rather, make her believe that she has contingency plans and the ability to handle problems.

"My first question is that I plan to persuade Ling to join us. This will allow us to obtain a certain supply of goods from the Feathered Spirit Clan, and then we can develop merchants from other races at the Feathered Spirit Clan's trade fair."

"Of course, the reason we chose you as our partner is also because we hope you can invite some merchants you trust to store their goods here."

"Regarding the second question, I have a special anti-counterfeiting mechanism that can provide authentication."

Her deck of cards is the best anti-counterfeiting mechanism.

Just find any raw material card in sufficient quantity.

No one can replicate it.

Once the exchange expands, different raw material cards can be used to represent warehouse receipts of different face values.

"The third question is that I actually believe my race is my biggest advantage in running an exchange."

"All races on the Tianqi Continent have a history, whether friendly or hostile. But a history makes it hard to believe in fairness. However, as a newly arrived race on the Tianqi Continent, I naturally represent neutrality and fairness, which makes it easier for me to gain the trust of other races."

"As for strength, that is indeed my only weakness, but I will do my best to improve my level and try to unite more powerful partners to deter those with ill intentions."

Li Zhichao and Celia grinned: "You're one of my backers too."

Celia took a sip of tea, the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes smoothed out a bit, and she didn't say anything.

Li Zhi: "As for the last question, I plan to establish my own information channels, and I also have confidence in my own judgment."

Celia put down her teacup.

"If you want to establish such an exchange, the only place is the Twin Moon Empire."

Li Zhishen agreed: "I think so too."

Celia: "But I've already told you the entry requirements for the Twin Moon Empire, and you're still far from meeting them."

"I can cooperate with you, provided that you reach level C before the trade fair."

Li Zhi had no way to refute it.

Celia's request was perfectly reasonable.

Rank C is the minimum level required to enter the Twin Moon Empire. If she cannot reach it, everything else is just empty talk.

but……

What exactly is the heart of a strong person?

As if seeing through Li Zhi's question, Celia slowly said, "From the day I met you, I recognized you as a strong person."

Li Zhi saw Celia's eyes gleaming with an eerie light.

She said meaningfully, "Strength lies not in rank, but in the heart. Li Zhi, I hope you won't disappoint me."

Li Zhi confidently declared, "Don't worry, I never let people down."

She took out a scale, quickly entered the terms into her mind, and soon generated a contract: "Let's sign a letter of intent first."

Celia sneered, "You certainly don't disappoint me."

Li Zhi grinned: "Thank you for the compliment."

With the contract signed and the confidentiality clause in effect, Li Zhi finally felt relieved.

The best thing about the Tianqi Continent is that the binding force of contracts is stronger than ever before.

Once a contract is signed, there's basically no room for loopholes.

She was genuinely worried that Celia would take her idea and start doing it behind her back.

Although the Forging Clan seems to have offended quite a few races, and may not be able to expand the scale of the exchange later, Celia is much more efficient working alone than cooperating with her in the early stages.

Celia: "Since we may cooperate in the future, to prevent you from dying prematurely, I'm giving you a free reminder: be careful of the demon you just saw. She has marked your aura and may very well be eyeing your flesh and blood. Don't accidentally become her prey."

Lee Ji's clenched teeth vanished instantly: "Why didn't you say so before?"

Celia: "That was just between you and her before."

Li Zhi gave a forced smile: "You really don't disappoint me."

Celia's eyes lit up: "Same to you."