Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 21 Awakening
"???"

Li Zheng was stunned when he saw William's message on the world channel.

This B...

Didn't Fengshan say he already broadcast it on the loudspeaker this morning?
Why did you send a message to the world channel again?
Could it be...

Li Zheng thought of a possibility.

"Damn, where did this bastard get this extra megaphone? Instead of using it for anything useful, he's just here to annoy me?"

Li Zheng was seething with hatred, but the two were not on the same wavelength, and he no longer had his megaphone, so he could only vent his anger on Feng Shan.

Remove from blacklist and send a private message: "Want some snake grass needles?"

Fengshan, who had already connected to ten rooms for the day, was chatting happily in the regional channel when he saw Li Zheng send him a private message. After opening it, he was completely bewildered.

"What kind of trouble is that guy surnamed Li up to now?"

"Trying to mess with me again?"

After some hesitation, Fengshan decided to stand firm and refuse outright.

"I don't care!"

[You have been blacklisted by the other party for twelve hours, during which time you will be unable to send private messages.]

"Gan!"

"Boom!"

When the private message failed to send, Fengshan immediately became furious and instinctively punched the wall of the capsule residence.

[Unauthorized modifications have resulted in damage to the capsule dwelling. Please repair it promptly.]

"Nima!"

After spending half a day chatting on the regional channel, the good mood that Lu Li, that simp, had given him was completely gone. With tears in his eyes, Feng Shan chose to consume materials to repair his capsule residence.

Regional Channels:

Fengshan: "@Li Zheng, NMSL!"

Li Zheng, who was trading with someone in a private chat, was notified by the system that someone had tagged him in the regional channel. When he opened it, he saw Feng Shan cursing him.

There are still ignorant people standing up to watch the drama unfold.

Li Chun: "What's wrong with Brother Fengshan? Why are you so angry?"

Lu Li: "Li Zheng? Isn't that the big shot who sold poisoned meat this morning? He was just using a megaphone to sell snake grass needles. Did the big shot from Fengshan break up with him in negotiating the price?"

Li Chun: "It was Brother Li Zheng who reminded me to block Lin Fengjiao yesterday."

Lu Li: "No matter who it is, anyone who provokes the big boss of Fengshan is my enemy! @Li Zheng, NMSL!"

Oh ho, what a little sycophant.

Li Zheng narrowed his eyes and began editing the information.

Li Zheng: "??? @Lu Li, kid, you've chosen the wrong path."

After sending the message, Li Zheng opened the trading hall, placed three snake grass needles on it, and then specified the transaction without a price.

A short while later, Li Chun sent a message on the regional channel, asking in surprise, "[Snake Grass Needle] @Li Zheng, is this a gift for me?"

Li Zheng: "Yeah, I like the look of you, so I'm keeping this for you to use in self-defense."

Li Chun: "Thank you, Brother Li Zheng!"

Li Chun was overjoyed. He could get a bronze-level item just by being a passerby and eating melon seeds. Where else could he find such a good thing?

Fengshan: "..."

Land from:"……"

Passerby: "@Li Zheng, you recognize me, boss!"

Passerby A: "Looks familiar +1!"

Lu Li: "@Li Zheng, boss... no, Dad! Dad, I was wrong, Dad! Have pity on your unfilial son! Give your son two snake grass needles, I need them for self-defense too!"

Li Zheng: "..."

Li Chun: "..."

Fengshan: "??? You're going around claiming fathers everywhere, does your mother know?"

Lu Li: "Money talks, why should I care about her?"

A passerby commented, "What a filial son!"

Passerby A: "A huge uproar over filial piety!"

Passerby A: "I'm so shocked by the sudden mourning, everyone."

……

Li Zheng: "@Lu Li, your shameless behavior is quite reminiscent of your father's style back in the day. Reward!"

Thirty seconds later.

Lu Li: "[Snake Grass Needle] From today onwards, you are my father! Mua!"

The regional channel was silent for a moment, then began to flood the screen with messages.

Passerby: "@Li Zheng, Dad!"

Passerby A: "@Li Zheng, Grandpa!"

Passerby A: "@Li Zheng, Grandpa!"

Li Zheng sat upright in the cold room, listening to his father's voice.

However, he ignored those who came after him claiming to be his father or ancestors.

He wasn't a fool; he only gave Li Chun and Lu Li the snake grass needles to spite Feng Shan.

"We can't bully them too much. We have to give them a little something in return, otherwise it will be awkward when we meet again."

After considering it for a moment, Li Zheng sent a special trade request to Feng Shan, placing five snake grass needles on the request in exchange for 100 milliliters of water.

After that, Li Zheng stopped responding to the @ messages in the regional channel and focused on bargaining with players who wanted to exchange snake grass needles in private chats. He made dozens of transactions, exchanging one snake grass needle for one hundred milliliters of water or one hundred and eighty milliliters of sewage.

At this price, Li Zheng is at a significant loss.

However, he urgently needs a large amount of water and can only sell snake grass needles to maximize his water resources. Interestingly, during this time, a player from Japan named "Kato Junwa" angrily confronted William Houston in the world chat, saying that the other party was just jealous of Li Zheng and had a traditional Western prejudice against the Eastern Dragon Kingdom.

William Houston may have run out of media outlets, as he did not speak out again to retaliate.

Li Zheng was initially curious as to why a Japanese player would speak up for him.

Not long after, he saw Kato Junkazu's private messages and understood.

"I have a liter of water here, Mr. Li, would you like a friendly price?"

It seems this guy used a megaphone to criticize others in order to get more discounts in the transaction.

Li Zheng sighed, "He really is a shrewd businessman. Just by saying a few nice words, he can get more deals than others."

Isn't it worth it?

After weighing the options, Li Zheng replied: "I usually offer 100 milliliters of clean water for one snake grass needle, but I can offer you 13 needles in exchange for one liter of water."

"light and spacious!"

Kato Junwa was satisfied with the price and sent a private message: "Mr. Li is a smart man, and doing business with smart people is always a pleasant experience. May I ask, Mr. Li, what do you need so much water for?"

Li Zheng posted the order in the trading hall, looked at Kato Junwa's information, frowned and replied with two words: "Take a shower".

"hehe."

The other party clearly didn't believe this reason, but wisely didn't press for details.

After working for more than half an hour, Li Zheng finally finished processing all the private messages and discovered one that stood out from the crowd.

0000878 Liu Jiale: "I don't have any extra water, but are you interested in this? [3D imaging device (consumable)]"

3D Imaging Device (Consumable) - Iron Grade
Once used, it allows you to create any 3D projection, which can then move according to the target set by the user.

Duration: 10 seconds

"nice one!"

Li Zheng was immediately interested and quickly sent a private message to inquire about the price.

"Ten snake grass needles in exchange for one imaging device."

The price Liu Jiale sent made Li Zheng's eyelids twitch.

I've seen lions ask for big things, but I've never seen one that's as big as swallowing a hippo.

You want to exchange a Black Iron-grade item, which is a consumable, for ten Bronze-grade Snake Grass Needles?
Did they not get enough peaches?
If all ten snake grass needles were used to deal with bronze-level matrix creatures, a one-for-one trade might be possible with a bit of luck.

The flesh and blood separated after the decomposition can be reused.

As long as you don't encounter any creatures of bronze level or higher, ten snake needles are enough for a player to roam freely in the matrix for three to five days!
Li Zheng, a simpleton who casually fired over forty snake needles, ultimately wasting twenty-five of them...

That's a different story.

Two.

"Eight!"

"Dream on! Four sticks!"

"At least six!"

"Forget it, it's not worth it, I don't want it."

"Don't pull me down!"

"..."

"..."

Five!

"make a deal!"

Tsk.

Li Zheng has a toothache. We agreed not to do it, so what happened?
How come it's sold again?

And so decisively?
Damn it, this thing is actually useful to me. If it were any other time, I would want to piss on you to wake you up.

Thirty seconds later, Li Zheng's final transaction ended, and he had a metal ball the size of an egg and shaped like a camera in his hand.

The moment Li Zheng received the item, he understood how to use it; it was as if the user manual had been brought over by the system along with the transaction.

Li Zheng quickly put it away and sped up his work.

This transaction, including both the sale and the gifting, involved a total of 450 snake grass needles, which were ultimately exchanged for nearly 50 liters of water.

There must be quite a few players in the matrix who still have surplus water resources, but those people don't need snake grass needles, so they didn't trade with Li Zheng.

Otherwise, Li Zheng wouldn't mind buying more water.

Fifty liters of water is actually not a lot.

However, if you divide it into individual 500ml bottles, the quantity becomes considerable.

A large pile of water bottles was stacked in front of Li Zheng, like a small mountain.

"Now, it's time to show off the real skills!"

Li Zheng took a deep breath, opened a bottle of water, and poured it all on the ground.

After pouring out one bottle, they opened another.

……

Soon, Li Zheng splashed water to create a path between the metal door and the leader of the rock ice giants.

In low-temperature environments, the waterway slowly freezes into a mottled ice path.

After testing the smoothness of the icy path, Li Zheng nodded in satisfaction.

"That should be enough."

Li Zheng arrived in front of the Ice Giant Leader, stepped on the giant leader's deep blue semi-transparent body, and used gravity to move forward.

The target, a platinum-level item, Rock Ice Fire, is within reach.

Li Zheng reached out and grabbed the red flower, pulling it out forcefully from between the giant leader's knees, roots and leaves included.

The next moment, a deafening roar erupted!

(End of this chapter)