Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 189 The Broken Abyss Summoning Array

"Compared to gold-grade items and materials, platinum-grade items represent a complete transformation."

Stepping on the shoes, Li Zheng was very satisfied with their quality.

If we're talking about drawbacks, it's probably that its defensive capabilities are slightly inferior to some gold-grade armor.

But the ability to "short-range jump" alone is enough to classify these shoes as Platinum level.

With the Eye Demon's Tough Skin dealt with, the next challenge is the Abyss Core.

Li Zheng took it out and glanced at its attributes and size, then immediately put it back in his residence.

Its size is not much smaller than that of the Earth Dragon Crystal Core, and its attributes are as follows:
Abyss Core

Rank: Platinum

Description: After consuming this item, the pet will undergo a random Abyss-type mutation. After the mutation ends, the pet will randomly gain one Abyss-type ability.

Note: This mutation will change the pet's appearance.

Note: This change is irreversible, please use with caution.

Old Pu: Oh ho ho ho, you should know very well what abyssal creatures look like.

Should we really use it on the little one?

Old Pu has a more reliable suggestion: how about we sell it?

"Abyssal creatures are undergoing mutation..."

Li Zheng recalled the two abyss monsters he had encountered. Whether it was the Abyss Walker or the Abyss Eye Demon he had met this time, their appearances were really not flattering.

If there truly is a creator, then He must have been far too capricious in creating abyssal creatures.

Sakura spends every day with me, so if she becomes ugly, not only will the little one be unhappy, but I will also feel upset.

As for gaining an abyss-type ability?

Honestly, Sakura is about to possess a diamond-level ability, which will definitely be enough in terms of combat power.

I really don't care about those one or two platinum-level abilities.

"Moreover, selling it is also a way of indirectly contributing to our own species and increasing the chances of entering the outer city."

After careful consideration, Li Zheng decided to adopt Lao Pu's suggestion.

As for who to sell it to?
Obviously, besides Li Chun, it could only be a man surnamed Feng.

"That's it! I finally know what I forgot!"

Li Zheng finally remembered that he still owed Feng Shan payment for the last transaction.

Speak of the devil, and he appears; a private message notification popped up from Fengshan:

"Hey bro, what are you doing? I couldn't get in touch with you earlier."

"Also, is there something you've forgotten?"

"Brother, let me remind you, for example... Abyssal Serotonin?"

"..."

Li Zheng was speechless when he saw Feng Shan's talkative private messages.

Judging from the frequency of the messages they've been sending, they seem a bit impatient.

Reply: "Wait."

Then, a vial of Abyss Serum was listed for sale in Fengshan, and the transaction was completed.

Fengshan complained, "Just one?"

Li Zheng was equally dissatisfied: "Then how many more do you want?"

Fengshan immediately accused: "Wow, you're really inhuman!"
Do you know how much you sacrificed last night to get information out of Yu Xiaoyu?
Did you know that my little brother almost sacrificed himself?

Do you know what that means?

That means my brother's virginity, which he had guarded for more than 20 years, was lost in one day!

Anyway, giving me another ten or eight wouldn't be too much to ask, would it?

Li Zheng frowned in displeasure: "Ten or eight? You really dare to ask for that?"

Given the limited information Yu Xiaoyu has, giving you a gold-level item is already more than worth it, okay?

Don't push your luck, or you'll have to explore and find the Abyss Serotonin on your own.

Besides, if you had given yourself to someone last night, you would have gotten a great deal, okay?
It's really a good deal to get a bargain.

"Hey, there's only one, take it or leave it!"

"..."

This time, Fengshan remained silent for thirty seconds without replying.

Li Zheng was too lazy to deal with him, so he simply blacklisted him and set a timer to release him after three hours.

Actually, Fengshan really got a great deal by trading intelligence this time. If Fengshan hadn't sent Yu Xiaoyu's information before Li Zheng encountered Gangmen Pianzuo, Li Zheng could have even contacted him to cancel the deal.

The intelligence that Fengshan obtained was almost identical to the intelligence that Gangmen later provided.

"Sakura, let's go!"

With a shout, Li Zheng led the way and flew towards the Abyss Altar, wanting to see if there was anything else on it.

Abyssal serotonin was originally obtained from an abyssal altar.

Li Zheng was not far from the altar, and after flying for less than a minute, he landed on top of the altar.

Contrary to expectations, there were no "treasure chests" on the altar, but it wasn't completely empty either.

Large, mysterious patterns are carved on the ground at the top of the altar.

These patterns, winding and connected, resemble a "magic circle".

This is an incomplete abyss summoning circle. If you have the relevant knowledge, you can try to complete it.

Once operational, it can randomly summon a creature from the abyss, which can then be tamed and kept as a pet.

Just so you know, there's a race in the Abyss that countless otaku dream of owning.

Old Pu gave a timely hint, but unfortunately Li Zheng was not proficient in so-called magic arrays.

He couldn't even tell where the magic circle was incomplete. If Lao Pu didn't offer some help, Li Zheng was destined to miss out on this pet that every otaku dreams of.

No way?

You're not expecting Old Pu to fill in the gaps for you, are you?
Forget about it. Old Pu has never seen this thing before either; he can't help you.

Old Pu seemed to have seen through Li Zheng's thoughts and gave him a written hint.

"Well, we are destined to meet but not to be together."

Even Old Pu admitted he had no solution, so Li Zheng had no choice but to take out the cutting blade and destroy the magic array.

He certainly didn't want anyone else to come in and complete the magic array one day, thus gaining a great advantage.

Don't forget, the most numerous dish on Channel 24 is mud-baked chicken.

Leaving the magic array behind would be tantamount to aiding the enemy.
Suddenly...

With his longsword flashing wildly, Li Zheng spent three minutes ensuring that all the patterns were completely destroyed before he could confidently lead Xiaoying away from the altar to probe the information on the metal doors.

Behind the door lies scorching lava, within which lives a platinum-level creature.

You can't eat it.

Heavy snow has blocked the mountain behind the door. There is a wooden house in the mountain, and a platinum-level creature is inside.

Still can't eat it.

Behind the door is a supply storage tank containing only one energy bar. If you want to make things difficult for yourself, this is the place.

Behind the door is a special farm where a group of adorable little creatures live.

A heads-up: this is still not safe to eat.

There's a natural hot spring behind the door, but you know, a hot bath isn't really that appealing.

However, there's a gold-level fire-type crop growing beside the hot spring that might interest you.

[Front row...back row notification: No guardian monsters.]

After all five doors had been explored, Li Zheng was immediately conflicted.

Because he was interested in both rooms.

The first one is naturally the hot spring room.

Choosing this option will undoubtedly grant you a fire-type crop, which can be used to enhance your ability to apply ice and fire.

Secondly, there's that special farm.

According to the clues given by Lao Pu, the most important thing on the farm is not crops, but a group of "cute little things".

If "little cutie" meant cows and sheep, that would be one thing, but Lao Pu added a sentence afterward saying they can't be eaten.

This is why Li Zheng was so interested in the farm rooms.

"A mere fire-type golden crop, once obtained, will only add bricks and tiles to the path of ice and fire attachment upgrade. To be honest, its value to me is really not that high."

I currently have two Flame Branches, which is enough to upgrade the Ice and Fire Attachment; I don't need the extra experience.

Li Zheng decided to go and take a look at that so-called farm.

As for the two rooms containing platinum creatures, they are not even considered.

If you want to kill Platinum Creatures, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future.

But if you miss this so-called "farm" this time, you might never encounter it again.

That's strange. Why is no one interested in the foreshadowing I left in the first two chapters?
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