Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 151 Blood Gas Suppression Device

The light screen before him dissipated, and Li Zheng put away his mysterious declaration, sighing, "I didn't find the mud-baked chicken, but instead... I've run into Ye Yuan for three days in a row? What kind of crazy operation is this?"

With a strange expression, Li Zheng was starting to question his own existence.

I can't find the person I'm looking for, but I've run into unrelated people for three days in a row. This is truly bizarre...

"But I'm still lucky. I managed to get the materials for three more tubes of bronze 5+ potions. I'll try to collect all the remaining materials tomorrow morning."

Looking around the room, which was situated on a grassland, Li Zheng noticed that a patch of grass had been riddled with holes and contained some debris.

"Huh? This residue..."

Li Zheng raised an eyebrow and smiled. It turned out to be one of the material creatures for Bronze 5+ potions.

The capsule residence of the player in this room is not far away. It is now close to 10 p.m., and Li Zheng has not seen the other party. He guesses that the other party has already returned to their residence.

When Li Zheng arrived at the other party's residence, he was surprised to find that the door was not closed, but wide open, as if the other party was not afraid of strangers coming into the room.

Through the open door, you can see the interior space, a standard nine-square-meter dwelling, filled with various materials and props, showing that this player doesn't have obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Even a little lazy...

"cough!"

Li Zheng coughed loudly, reminding the player who was using the Tech Cup to be mindful of their image.

That person probably didn't expect to encounter players at night, especially since it was so late, it was even less likely that anyone would go out to explore.

The sudden loud cough startled him so much that he didn't even have time to take off his tech cup, and hurriedly pulled up his pants.

"Get ready, let's go out and make a deal," Li Zheng said, then turned and walked away.

"Li Zheng, the big boss? Holy crap!!!" The man was first shocked, then overjoyed. He didn't even care about the danger and quickly pulled up his pants.

When I came out, I didn't even have time to zip up my jacket.

Everyone knows that Li Zheng is the richest player in the entire 879 channel. He has made a fortune in the past few days from the gene potion business alone.

The other party wants to do business with me?
Doesn't that mean I have a chance to overtake them by taking a shortcut?
[Player: 0000879 Liu Jin]

Li Zheng glanced at the other party's information. The name looked very familiar; the other party often popped up in the regional channel.

"Boss!" Liu Jin grinned obsequiously, rubbing his hands together. "What kind of items does the boss want to trade?"

"You didn't close the door." Li Zheng glanced at him, somewhat disgusted.

Liu Jin assumed he was referring to the door of the capsule apartment and said nonchalantly, "Hey, why close it? There's nothing good inside. If you're interested, just ask!"

"???"

Li Zheng was slightly taken aback: "We're all men, what would I need your thing for?"

Liu Jin was stunned: "No...didn't you, Boss, suggest making a deal yourself?"

Li Zheng's face darkened: "But I didn't say it was a 'private deal,' did I?"

“p…what py sex…” Liu Jin suddenly realized, looked down and saw his little brother peeking out from the doorway.

On the spot, another strong urge to commit suicide swept over her, and Xiaoliu almost banged her head against the ground and died.

"I...I'm sorry!" Liu Jin hurriedly turned around and closed the door.

After he finished dealing with it, Li Zhengcai asked, "Did you kill two chinchillas earlier?"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Liu Jin wiped the sweat from his forehead, which he had broken out in embarrassment, and nodded repeatedly: "The boss wants the blood material of the Hilichurl Sheep?"

Liu Jin was not surprised at all that Li Zheng could name the creatures he had killed and the exact number of them.

Anyone who has examined the wreckage can discern this information.

"How much in total?"

"Two of them, which yielded a total of eight bottles," Liu Jin said without hiding anything.

"I want six bottles. Name your price."

That's how business works. Generally speaking, the person who initiates the transaction should make the offer, and if the other party thinks it's suitable, they will naturally agree.

Or it could lead to haggling and bargaining.

However, Li Zheng was undoubtedly in a stronger position than any other player in Channel 879, so even though he was the one who proposed the trade, Liu Jin still thought it was reasonable for the other party to make the offer.

After careful consideration, Liu Jin tentatively asked, "Six bottles for twenty-four vials of Black Iron-grade gene serum, what do you think of this price..."

Can you exchange a 50ml bottle of bronze-grade blood material for four tubes of iron-grade potion?
To be honest, Liukin was a little hesitant when he proposed that price.

After all, Hilichurl blood itself has no special effects and therefore no added value.

Even knowing that the other party wanted to make a bronze potion, he didn't think Li Zheng would be taken advantage of.

If you can't buy it from him, others can buy it from other people in the channel. It's a stroke of luck that you came across it first, a chance to get ahead of others.

“That’s too high.” Li Zheng weighed the value and frowned slightly. “Here’s what I’ll give you: choose one.”

1. Trade at your price, but the type and boost cap of the Black Iron Potion will be provided randomly.

"Two, six bottles can be exchanged for eighteen tubes of black iron potion; I can even customize one for you."

"Two! I choose two!" As soon as Li Zheng finished speaking, Liu Jin couldn't wait to shout out his choice.

Even a fool would know which of these two options to choose. If he chose option one, and Li Zheng gave him twenty-four bottles of 1+ Extreme Black Iron Potion, where would he go to cry?

Moreover, even if it were eighteen vials of medicine, it would far exceed his budget. He had originally prepared himself for Li Zheng to cut his price in half.

"Okay, tell me the quantity of each type of potion you need." Li Zheng was quite satisfied with the other party's response, although he himself had no intention of using the Black Iron 1+ potion to disgust people.

But that doesn't stop him from giving only two kinds of medicine.

He had checked. Liu Jin's four-dimensional attributes were two 2+ and two 3+. If he chose the first transaction method, he could at most raise the other two attributes to 3+ as well.

Soon, the transaction was completed. Li Zheng put the new materials he had acquired into his capsule residence and put the three-tube potion production plan into the queue.

"Transaction complete. Remember to close the shop next time." Li Zheng waved his hand, turned and walked to the side. "This time I was talking about using the Tech Cup."

“Uh…” Liu Jin was extremely embarrassed. “I didn’t expect anyone to come at this hour.”

After hesitating for a while at the door, he turned around and went into the capsule residence. When he came out again, he was holding a prop in his hand.

Just as Li Zheng released the capsule residence, he heard Liu Jin calling him from behind. When he turned around, Liu Jin handed him a prop with a big smile on his face: "Um... I hope you won't tell anyone about what happened just now. This is a small token of my appreciation."

"Don't worry, I'm not the kind of person who exposes other people's privacy. As for the item..." Li Zheng was about to refuse, but after seeing the item in the other person's hand, he immediately changed his mind, "I'll accept the item."

The prop is shaped like a five-pointed star with a diameter of three centimeters. Several black lines are engraved on its surface. The matte texture looks plain and unremarkable in the dim light.

This is, unmistakably, a brooch!
Li Zheng took the brooch, examined its properties, and his eyes flickered slightly.

"Did you make this prop yourself, or did someone give it to you?" Li Zheng asked, weighing the brooch in his hand.

"Oh, I made it myself. I just got the blueprints this afternoon, and this is the sample I made." Liu Jin said honestly, "This prop is basically useless in our channel, so I only made one."

"Ah."

Li Zheng nodded slightly, then changed his amiable tone and said in a very firm manner, "I don't want this item to be found circulating in the channel, otherwise... you will be blacklisted from now on, and you can forget about getting even a single vial of gene serum from me again. Understand?"

"Understood! Don't worry, boss. Without your consent, the one you have will be the last finished product made from this blueprint," Liu Jin quickly assured him.

Having received assurances, Li Zheng didn't make things difficult for Liu Jin. He waved for him to go back and rest, while he took Xiao Ying into the capsule residence.

“There are actually items with this kind of effect in the game…” Li Zheng closed the door, looked at the brooch in his hand, and sighed, “What a nuisance~ With the existence of this kind of thing, it’s even more difficult for ordinary players to survive.”

Blood Suppression Device, Silver Grade, Special Item
Description: When worn, it can suppress the blood and qi generated by up to fifty people without revealing any signs of illness.

Old Pu's Review: See this? This little gadget is practically an essential tool for home, travel, murder, and robbery.

There is none!

After letting Sakura return to her own bed, Li Zheng lay on the bed, examining the brooch.

The shape is a five-pointed star with a completely red background. The lines engraved on the surface are very simple, looking like a primary school student's doodle.

"Isn't this a stick figure?" After careful examination, Li Zheng finally figured out what it was.

Li Zheng casually tossed the brooch aside and fell into thought: "It seems that these brooch props are likely to all have the same effect."

For most players with red names, bloodlust is considered a negative effect.

Its main purpose is to remind ordinary players that the person standing in front of them is a serial killer.

However, the appearance of the brooch item concealed the only characteristic that revealed the identity of a player with a red name.

In this way, when faced with a player who is not entangled in blood energy, some people may be deceived by appearances.

"The brooch is only silver-grade, capable of suppressing the blood energy of fifty people. Does this mean there are even more advanced items?" Li Zheng looked at the ceiling. "Would an advanced blood energy suppression device still be a brooch-shaped item?"

Damn it, the Matrix's schemes are so deep, it's practically impossible to defend against them!

"With Lao Pu by my side, I won't be deceived by these players who are hiding their true nature. In fact, as their levels increase and Lao Pu splits out more and more offspring, Zhan Zhouzhou and the others will definitely each have one."

but……

What about regular players?
Even seasoned hunters make mistakes sometimes.

Moreover, in the eyes of players with red names, they are the hunters.

"Sigh... there are limits to human strength. The only way is to expose the existence of this tool so that they will be more cautious in their daily lives."

After thinking it over, Li Zheng decided to wait until dawn the next day to post the attributes of the suppression item on the world channel.

The reason we're not posting it now is because many players are already asleep and might miss the message.

"I've also saved up some silver-grade potion materials. After I upgrade them to the bronze limit tomorrow, I'll pull the attributes to silver and at least separate out one sub-item."

The third one... let's give it to Zhan Zhouzhou. They might act together with Fengshan. More people means more power, and at least the ordinary matrix rooms aren't much of a threat to them.

Moreover, with so many people around, if...

Um? "

Li Zheng suddenly sat up: "Perhaps I should give Yan Guang one first, so she can test Yu Xiaoyu's background?"

“No, there’s no need for that right now.” Li Zheng shook his head and gave up his previous idea: “Yan Guang doesn’t know the other party’s background yet, so perhaps we can stall for time and deal with that woman from the side.”

"If Zipu is handed over to Yan Guang or Feng Shan, given their personalities, who knows what outrageous things they might do if they discover that Yu Xiaoyu is a red-named player."

"Sigh... I'm so tired!" Li Zheng leaned back, feeling utterly hopeless: "I used to be a good-for-nothing who didn't like to use my brain, so why do I have to think about so many things lately?"

Wouldn't it be better for me to be a useless person?
Depend on!"

Looking at the time, Li Zheng realized that there was still some time before the treasure chest would respawn, and he had nothing else to do but lie here and use his brain.

He used to be able to make potions to pass the time, but now that he's dumped them all on Gongyi and the others, he feels uneasy when he's idle.

"I'm so annoyed, I'm going out to practice for a while!"

Li Zheng rolled off the ground, raised his hand to summon the ion cutting blade, and walked out of his residence to begin studying each move.

He tried all four weapon forms and found that the progress in mastering staff techniques was the fastest, already approaching 2%.

"With gun skills as a foundation, mastering staff skills is much faster than the other three. Tonight, we'll focus on staff skills and master one as soon as possible."

Having made up his mind, Li Zheng unleashed his full potential, wielding a long stick with impressive skill.

The spear thrusts hard, the staff sweeps hard.

As Li Zheng unleashed his staff technique, grass and leaves flew everywhere within a two-meter radius around him.

It was as if a whirlwind had risen from the flat ground, swirling up large amounts of green grass and preventing them from touching the ground.

As soon as he started practicing, Li Zheng became so engrossed in it that he entered a state of complete absorption.

When he came to his senses, not only was the grass gone, but even the ground had been scraped clean.

"Holy crap! Is this the big shot?" Liu Jin peeked through the crack in the door, his face filled with shock.

From the moment Li Zheng became engrossed in his staff techniques, he heard the commotion and began to peek.

Once he started watching, he became completely absorbed and couldn't tear himself away. He watched for as long as Li Zheng practiced.

"No, I want to try it too!"

Liu Jin felt envious and exchanged his weapon for a black iron-grade long staff in the trading hall, then imitated Li Zheng's movements to perform the technique.

A swing of a baton.

call!
Clang!

The two-meter-long stick completely turned the capsule dwelling into a mess.

"..." Liu Jin was silent for a few seconds, then opened the door and saw that Li Zheng had already returned to the house.

This was exactly what he wanted, so he started playing around outside the door.

"Splitting Mount Hua with all my might!"

"Total Annihilation!"

"The roc spreads its wings!"

Boom!
Whether the roc will spread its wings or not, Liu Jin doesn't know, but this stick...

It hits you on the head!
It still hurts.

"..."

Li Zheng noticed these things through the crack in the door and found it amusing.