Survival Game: Call Me an Honest Businessman

After successfully upgrading to a partner, Li Zhi didn't hold back at all and started soliciting free information.

"To avoid dying prematurely, tell me how to deal with demons for free?"

Celia: "What are you daydreaming about? She's A2, and you're only D-rank. Even if you reach C-rank, there's no way to deal with her. The only thing you can do is avoid her like you do with Shen."

Li Zhi: "That noble A-rank demon wouldn't lower herself to kill me personally, would she? What do you think she would do if she really set her sights on me?"

This time, Celia didn't mock Li Zhi. After thinking for a moment, she said, "The demons have raised many demons, but you are in Dongqi, which is close to the northern border. It is the time when the demons are hatching bloodthirsty spirits. They are very likely to send bloodthirsty spirits to find you."

Having obtained the information he wanted, Li Zhi calmly asked, "Then I should have a way to deal with the Bloodthirsty Spirit, right?"

"Dealing with Bloodthirsty Spirits is simple; a sealed, sturdy space will suffice. The difficult part is dealing with Bloodthirsty Demonic Spirits. Bloodthirsty Demonic Spirits have significantly increased strength, speed, and health. Only high temperatures..."

Celia paused, then suspiciously lifted her eyelids: "—You mentioned upgrading the thermal insulation material of the airship before, so you already knew about the Bloodthirsty Demon Spirit?"

Li Zhi: "The message I saw unexpectedly in the information hall."

Celia simply couldn't believe that Li Zhineng could "accidentally" see a message related to the Bloodthirsty Spirit among hundreds of millions of messages.

She must have sensed something and deliberately sought out this message.

This also indirectly proves her keen information analysis and collection abilities.

Celia said calmly, "If you're going to deal with it, why are you asking me?"

Li Zhi said with a serious expression: "The information in the Information Hall is extensive and cannot be tailored to me personally to create a solution for dealing with the Bloodthirsty Demon. But you are different, Celia. I believe that with your understanding of me, you can definitely help me find the safest solution."

Celia strained her nasolabial folds.

She kept her smile straight: "Even if you flatter me like this, I won't upgrade your airship for free. At most, I'll take you to Master Sivir, who is skilled at modifying airships."

Li Zhi grinned: "As expected, you understand me best. I knew that with your connections and knowledge, you would definitely be able to find the most suitable master to modify my flying boat."

Celia: "I must remind you, Master Sivir charges a lot of money, much more than upgrading your own flying boat. You should be prepared."

Li Zhi had a bad feeling.

Celia said it's very expensive, so how expensive must it be?

"How many gold coins should I be mentally prepared for?"

"At least 200 gold coins."

Li Zhi's eyelids twitched: "200 gold coins..."

It only cost her about 2 gold coins to upgrade to a high-level flying boat, and now just a minor modification costs her 200 gold coins?!

She thought she still had 812 gold coins, enough to make a small investment.

Now Celia is telling her that the airship can only be modified four times at most?

Celia's eyes probing: "Sivir is the most expensive airship modifier, but she uses only the finest materials. If you can prepare your own materials, the price will be lower."

This was to find out if she had enough funds to open an exchange, and to find out the origin of her previous Apocalypse Crystals and Red Ore.

Li Zhi remained calm: "If we can reduce costs, that would be best, but it also depends on the specific materials. If we can prepare them ourselves, I will think of a way."

Seeing that she couldn't get any information out of her, Celia changed the subject: "If you want to participate in the trade fair as a merchant, you need to reach professional level 3 within at least half a month, which shouldn't be too difficult for you."

Li Zhi: "Don't worry, I will upgrade my professional level as soon as possible."

The airship landed at Black Iron Harbor.

Seeing Li Zhi sitting motionless, Celia said sarcastically, "Are you too fond of my spaceship, or did you see Chen standing at the entrance of the teleportation array?"

Li Zhi took a sip of the sticky drink: "I was just thinking about why the Scaled Clan attacked Black Iron Harbor."

Celia shut down the spaceship's systems one by one without turning her head: "What are you thinking about?"

Li Zhi: "Logically speaking, a merchant of your caliber shouldn't be stationed in Black Iron Port, but you've been there all along. During this time, the newly promoted merchants of the Scaled Clan have faced a lot of rejection."

She recalled her first day at Black Iron Port, when she was mocked by raw material merchants as a Scaled Clan merchant in the raw material area.

The Scaled Clan merchant spoke with resentment, using his status to intimidate others.

The raw material supplier was not afraid at all; on the contrary, he clamored that even if the aliens came, they would still have to abide by the rules.

But that's not the case.

While the hierarchical constraints among merchants weren't as strict, when she went against Celia's wishes, Celia used her hierarchy to suppress her, leaving her with no way to refuse.

Later, when Shen wanted to kill her, he did so without hesitation.

But Li Zhi later realized that this did not actually conflict with the raw material suppliers' so-called "Black Iron Port has its own rules".

Because at the time, the raw material supplier said, "Don't offend the merchants in the raw material area" and "No merchant in the raw material area will sell you anything."

This means that the rules of the Black Iron Port and the rules of the raw material area are two separate sets of rules.

Meanwhile, Celia and Shen fought back and forth, one guarding and the other destroying, both wanting not the Black Iron Port, but the raw material area.

—The entire Black Iron Port was almost in ruins, but only part of the outer wall of the raw material area collapsed.

Then I recalled that Celia's tent was on the mountain path closest to the raw material area.

Li Zhi was almost certain that there must be something in the raw material area that the Forging Clan and the Scale Clan would go to great lengths to obtain.

But she won't point it out at this moment.

Celia values ​​her worth and wants to work with her to make money, which is one thing.

When she discovers that she has discovered her secret, her desire to kill her to silence her is a different matter entirely.

Li Zhi feigned profundity and said, "I think it's because the Scale Clan wants to seize control of Black Iron Port from the Forging Clan."

Celia turned around: "It's not surprising you could tell. Chen's heading up the mountain. You'd better..."

Li Zhi: "I'll disembark after she's completely aboard. Celia, I remember the raw material area's ore and fiery rock have always been cold iron. How about you give me a 5% discount, and I'll take 1 units of each?"

Celia: "What do you think?"

Li Zhi grinned: "I think it's feasible."

Celia: "I think Shen shouldn't be up the mountain at this time; he should be here to talk business with you."

She donned her cloak, strode to the side of the boat, and turned back: "Then it's 6% off! You can't let it sit there unsold!"

Celia: "I called for the sinking."

Li Zhi: "Fine, I'll go then. Actually, I didn't really want to!"