Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 188 Non-Technology Item "Eye Demon Boots" (Bonus Chapter)

"Hey, you're quite the clever one."

Li Zheng patted Xiao Ying's head and saw that it was still keeping its eyes closed and not moving.

Li Zheng said helplessly, "Open your eyes."

Sakura shook her head, "Aww!"

impossible!
I absolutely won't listen!

It's definitely a test!

I just want to trick myself into it, and then punish it by not letting it eat today!
I don't think about it!

Although the urge to look up had faded, Sakura also realized some of the realities of the situation.

But in situations like this, it's best to be cautious and listen to the master. Only open your eyes and look up after you've gone to the next room!

Li Zheng looked at it, and after a while, he said quietly, "Do you think that closing your eyes and then looking up means you're not disobeying my orders?"

I remember I said you're not allowed to look up, right?

"Looking up with your eyes closed is still looking up, you've broken the rule, no food today!"

Upon hearing this, Sakura suddenly realized the key point.

"Ow?"

So, today... I still have no food to eat?
The little guy panicked and opened his eyes wide, meeting Li Zheng's gaze.

Her eyes welled up with tears, and she looked pitiful: "Ouch~"

That means, considering how obedient I usually am, I'll let it go this time.

"You're not getting any food today."

Li Zheng took out a basketball-sized, rough crystal from the capsule and weighed it in his hand: "You should finish this for the next two meals today. If you can finish it in one meal, I can consider giving you an extra meal tonight."

This is the "Earth Dragon Crystal Core" I drew when merging residences. I originally planned to give it to Sakura to eat in the morning, but Lu Li was there at the time, so I couldn't take it out.

Li Zheng guessed that after swallowing such a large crystal core, the little guy would basically have no appetite for food today.

The rule about not being allowed to eat was just meant to scare Sakura; after all, who would be so harsh on their own daughter?

Even this daughter...

It's not really my daughter...

Sakura once again ignored the important point, only hearing that there would be an extra meal in the evening, and grabbed the crystal core and started crunching on it.

In its concept, the sooner you finish eating, the sooner you will digest it.

If you start eating now, you might be able to eat more by evening.

It must be said that items like crystal cores truly deserve to be called pet-specific items.

Even the diamond-grade substance couldn't withstand Sakura's teeth; she bit into it, crunching and popping like candy.

Seeing that it was eating with great relish, Li Zheng asked curiously, "I've wanted to ask you this before, is it delicious?"

"Gudu."

Sakura swallowed the crystal core in her mouth, shook her head with a pained expression, and said, "Ouch."

Li Zheng understood: "Not tasty? I guessed so."

Click click click.

Crunch, crunch.

"Alright, you can eat slowly, I'll go clean up the mess."

Li Zheng ignored Xiao Ying and looked up at the cave ceiling, where a dark object was hanging directly above.

"Huh? It has a physical form. Let's see if we can break it down."

They activated the aircraft and quickly arrived in front of the Eye Demon's corpse.

At this point, all the contents inside the eyeball had been lost, leaving only a layer of skin connected to the top of the hole by nerve-like tissue.

"break down!"

Disassembling the Abyssal Eye Demon yields: Eye Demon Thick Hide +10, Abyssal Core +1

Although there weren't many items, when you checked their properties, they were all platinum-grade materials.

Thick leather can be used to make armor, and different armor will have different effects depending on the type of armor made.

When made into clothes or pants, they can have the added attribute of camouflage.

[Characteristic: Camouflage]
Description: One of the Eye Demon's talents is the ability to alter optical refraction, allowing it to blend seamlessly into its surroundings.

The properties seem great, but unfortunately, to make a complete outfit, it requires at least 80 units of Eye Demon Leather, so that's a no-go. The amount of leather Li Zheng obtained this time is at most enough to make a pair of gloves, a pair of shoes, or a hat/helmet.

Made into gloves, with the added trait: Telekinesis Amplification.

[Special Feature: Telekinesis Amplification]

Description: Amplifies telekinetic genetic abilities to a certain extent.

Li Zheng himself does not possess this genetic ability, so we will not consider him for the time being.

Crafted as a hat/helmet, with the additional trait: Mental Interference.

[Characteristic: Mental interference.]

Description: Interferes with the user's mental attack abilities, reducing their effectiveness.

Made into shoes, with the added feature of short-range jump.

[Feature: Short-range jump]

Description: One of the Abyssal Eye Demon's talents, which allows for a teleportation within a certain distance when triggered.

It can be used once per minute.

The three characteristics each have different effects.

However, what remains consistent is that no precise data is provided in the attributes.

That's the nature of Matrix; many items only give players a general idea of ​​their function, and players have to figure out how to use them and to what extent they can achieve through their own exploration and experimentation.

After reading it, Li Zheng realized that the reason why the Eye Demon did not run away when he was right in front of it was mainly because it was probably unable to move at all.

In other words, if it wants to move to a location, it can only rely on its innate ability of "short-distance jumps".

This ability is definitely not comparable to walking; its advantages and disadvantages are both very obvious.

Its advantage is its unpredictability, but its disadvantage is that it cannot run around freely.

"I'm going to have to trouble Xiaochun again."

Li Zheng sent over the item's attributes and asked if it could be made.

After receiving a positive reply, Li Zhengcai traded the items over and, as a bonus, sent over a gold-grade firearm that he had previously listed in the group.

Soon, the system notified Li Zheng that he had a new designated transaction.

After taking it out, I found myself holding a pair of pure black Martin boots with gold thread patterns.

"It looks pretty good. If Xiao Chun hadn't joined the Matrix, she would definitely have become a fashion designer."

Clothing, shoes, and other equipment and props can be customized to suit the maker's aesthetic preferences.

There is still a lot of room for individual expression.

He took off the silver-grade boots he was wearing, which were also designed by Li Chun, and put on the newly acquired platinum-grade "Eye Demon Boots".

After walking a few steps, the soles of the boots, though seemingly hard, actually offer no obstacle to walking and are very lightweight.

This is thanks to the texture of the eye monster's sclereid itself.

"Let's test your abilities."

Li Zheng looked towards the Abyss Altar and silently chanted in his mind, "Short-distance jump!"

The next second, Li Zheng's vision blurred.

When I came to my senses, he was already three meters away.

"The maximum distance is three meters, and you can control your footing within three meters at will."

Li Zheng summarized the situation and, based on the feedback from his abilities, he knew that if there were obstacles between his destination and himself, he would stop in front of those obstacles.

In other words, short-distance jumps cannot pass through walls.

In addition, an "energy bar" appeared in the corner of the field of vision, slowly filling up over time.

Li Zheng was slightly surprised, then suddenly realized that these shoes were not actually technological props.

The "charging" of the shoes is completely different from the "core" charging of regular items. It looks like the Eye Demon's sturdy skin is slowly absorbing some kind of medium to achieve the requirement of using "short-distance jump".

"interesting."

Li Zheng laughed; he now understood what Old Pu meant by the "surprise" he had mentioned earlier.

"The content in the Matrix game is indeed more than we imagined; now even mystical items have appeared."

Will something even more outrageous happen in the future?

Li Zheng is increasingly looking forward to his future gaming career.

(End of this chapter)