Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 204 Finally, we can eat staple food! It's not easy!

Bai Xiaosheng ultimately accepted the price offered by Li Zheng and completed the transaction.

The so-called strategy guide is actually an encrypted document compiled by the other party. Opening it is equivalent to signing a confidentiality agreement, and the information inside must not be disclosed to anyone.

Given these conditions, Li Zheng estimated that there probably wouldn't be many people actually buying the strategy guide, since the matrix terminal's protocol only ensured the buyer's confidentiality, but didn't help the buyer verify its authenticity.

Next, Li Zheng spent ten minutes reading through this "game guide" that was supposedly compiled by more than ten players in the top ten of the combat power rankings.

To Li Zheng's surprise, there was actually some valuable information in it.

For example: [The correct way to use capsule accommodations.]

Bai Xiaosheng and his group stated frankly that even if the capsule dwelling lost its invincibility, it could still be used as an alternative weapon. With a little practice and by seizing the right moment to strike, creatures of the Black Iron to Silver rank would almost certainly die upon contact.

Of course, this method is not very effective against groups of creatures.

Another weakness is that the capsule dwellings used for attacks are easily damaged, and repairing them requires a lot of materials, which most players cannot afford, so they can only be used as a means of survival.

In addition, the guide also lists some advantages of being a red-named player, such as relatively lower difficulty in killing and looting, more stable acquisition of high-level resources, and relatively larger living space.

Furthermore, Bai Xiaosheng and his team specifically noted in the strategy guide: they have not found any disadvantages to red-named players, and it has no impact on the normal exploration matrix.

Even the blood energy swirling around one's body can be concealed with special tools, achieving a self-deceptive effect.

Li Zheng scoffed as he watched this part.

He knew exactly what the biggest disadvantage of being a "red-named" player was.

If someone actually believes Bai Xiaosheng's guide and deliberately kills other players to turn themselves into a red-named player...

Even if players like Li Zheng don't bother them, they'll still regret it when they finally reach the "finish line".

Of course, there is also some more reliable information, but some of it is not very reliable.

For example: "By doing this, we can maximize the cost-effectiveness of gene ability development tools."

Li Zheng: "High-level development, low-level upgrades. I already know that."

[Mastery Abilities, Passive Abilities, and Genetic Abilities: Acquisition Methods and Recommendations.]

Li Zheng: "The first one can train on his own, and the latter two can just eat props?"

This information is incomplete. Mastery abilities can be acquired through a memory release device. Thumbs down!

[The advantages and disadvantages of firearms versus melee weapons, and how to choose the right weapon to improve your survival rate?]

Li Zheng: "For ranged firearms and melee weapons, use whichever is of a higher rank."
Fuck you!
Beginners should use guns; experienced users or those with special skills should stick to melee weapons. Using guns is misleading and rubbish!

How to speedrun a special room, a group dungeon in a matrix game?

Li Zheng: "Go straight for the BOSS at the start, lure him out and kill him?"
Are you living in a dream? Every boss is platinum-level, do you think they're as easy as cabbage?

And there are tons of mobs, they can't kill you, can they?

[The choice between a special room and an entertainment room: take a shower or get a good night's sleep?]

Li Zheng: "Go wherever you want."

"Damn, then why are you taking up space at all?"

Is the matrix game really that difficult? Just learn these three points to easily identify whether there's danger behind each door!

Li Zheng: "Check if the metal door is open, and if there are any creatures passing by on the surface of the red light?"

Look at the light curtain behind the metal door; is a solid-color light curtain more dangerous?
Looking to buy a device that can detect the danger behind a door. Contact *** if interested.

"Damn, apart from the third point, the other two are complete rubbish, and you even have the nerve to advertise on it?"

High mortality rate? No! Understanding these things will put you ahead of everyone else, so you don't die from your own stupidity!

Li Zheng: "After the beginner period, the strength of the creatures encountered by players will increase with their own level, so it is not recommended for players with a large difference in combat power to team up for exploration?"
That's true, but unfortunately I already know it.

[A comprehensive overview of tech-savvy players: choosing these equipment and items will make Matrix creatures tremble in fear!]

Li Zheng: "What the hell... why don't you just say that if everyone had a nuclear bomb, the world would be at peace?"

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The content is all-encompassing, and in some places it even "thoughtfully" includes a player's contact information so that they can contact them if they want to buy certain equipment or items.

Li Zhengyi continued reading, cursing as he went.

This so-called guide listed many questions that players were concerned about, but most of them were unreliable or just a title with irrelevant content. Li Zheng was furious when he read it.

If there's one piece of information that was most useful to him, it would probably be: [Shocking! Be careful when you encounter this kind of room, because it can send you soaring to the heavens!]

This intelligence report roughly describes how one of the people who compiled the "guide" once entered a very special room, encountered an "NPC-like" being, and gained a significant boost there.

But which NPC did you encounter? Where did you meet them? What kind of improvement did you receive?

All of this crucial information was glossed over with vague and ambiguous statements.

Finally, a helpful tip: if you encounter this type of room, never impulsively attack the other party, or you will regret it.

"That's nonsense. Every time you enter a new room and see a creature inside, which player doesn't instinctively attack?" Li Zheng thought of the first time he encountered Luo Aimang. Even though he was mentally prepared, he couldn't help but fire. How much more so would others?

It was from this point that Li Zheng learned that there might be quite a few beings like Luo Aimang in the Matrix, just with different roles.

Moreover, Roemão's black market is likely not limited to channel 879, but rather has access to many channels.

"To be fair, these people are quite capable. They can be cunning in small matters and occasionally give you seemingly plausible information by taking things out of context, but in reality, most of it is full of traps."

Li Zheng closed the so-called guide and clicked "destroy." This thing had no value to him whatsoever.

In fact, the guide contained much more than that, but the rest were things that Li Zheng considered unimportant.

However, it does have reference value for players with lower combat power. Some things can even improve their survival rate or increase their resource acquisition.

As Li Zheng discovered in the first room, the equipment could be disassembled after being damaged, and this was also recorded.

Alternatively, if you encounter a player wearing a brooch or badge, it's best to avoid provoking them, as they might be a bloodthirsty villain.

Overall, the strategy guide sold by Bai Xiaosheng has some value, but not much value.

Li Zheng turned on the private chat restriction, too lazy to care about the players who hadn't replied, and cleared out the stranger messages with one click.

Only then did he see that several acquaintances had also sent messages expressing their intention to purchase petri dishes.

Li Zheng sold one unit each to Zhan Zhouzhou, Ye Kai, Chu Xiao, Ye Yuan, Yan Guang, and others at twice the cost price.

After this operation, they earned a profit from seven more petri dishes.

The most outrageous one was Fengshan: "Brother, I also want a petri dish. Name your price, and I'll pay on credit!"

This guy has almost made buying on credit a habit. Li Zheng rolled his eyes and ignored him.

In the end, Yan Guang contacted him again and gave him six more sets of materials, from which he bought three units from Li Zheng.

Li Zheng guessed that Yu Xiaoyu and Feng Qiwu must have put together so many materials.

"This guy, besides having some inexplicable good luck, all he has is an incredibly thick skin. Why are Yu Xiaoyu and Yan Guang still so eager to throw themselves at him?"

Li Zheng couldn't understand it, but he felt deeply shocked.

That was someone else's private matter, and he had no right to interfere, so he simply shook his head and stopped thinking about it, getting busy with his own things.

First, the thirty-first culture dish was made to plant the Arctic Ibaraki.

Since the temperature controller could not adjust the temperature of the petri dish to minus 100 degrees Celsius, Li Zheng had no choice but to use ice-based attachments to lower the internal temperature of the petri dish to the lowest level he could manage.

Then he discovered in despair that he could only barely raise the temperature to minus fifty degrees Celsius...

Now he was completely at a loss. It seemed like this thing was going to end up being a complete waste of his money.
I should have just sold it on the spur of the moment!

Afterwards, he went into the trading hall and used one hundred black iron-grade dynamic cores to exchange for one hundred and eighty liters of purified water. With the profits from renting water purifiers these days, Li Zheng gathered two hundred and thirty liters at once and added an appropriate amount of water to all the culture dishes.

Ten more portions of intermediate culture medium were then prepared for later use. (One portion = 18 liters)
There were about ten liters left, so I replaced them all with purified water, resulting in only about seven liters.

It may be a little small, but when it comes to food, we still need to be particular about it.

I feel no guilt about drinking purified water.

By the time everything was settled, another hour had passed.

Li Zheng looked at the Arctic Ibaraki again and started scratching his head frantically: "How do we deal with this thing?"

They searched the trading hall but couldn't find anything that could solve the problem, so they had no choice but to leave it for the time being.

Looking at the time, it was already past noon, so Li Zheng decided to have lunch with Xiao Ying first.

During the meal, Sakura sat next to her, looking on pitifully, her nose flaring as she smelled the aroma of the food and munched on the earth dragon crystal core.

At this point, there was still half of the earth dragon crystal core left. Li Zheng comforted it, "Keep it up! At this rate, you'll definitely be able to eat dinner!"

Click click click.

Sakura remained silent, but the noise from gnawing on the earth dragon's crystal core suddenly increased.

Not to be outdone, Li Zheng deliberately smacked his lips, savoring the delicious taste.

Sakura watched from the side with tears in her eyes.

Pink Polly didn't care about any of this and continued to shout "Poliri~" like a complete idiot.

After the meal, Li Zheng wiped his mouth, dealt with the other matters, and put away his capsule residence.

After he removed the two pieces of equipment from the room, he released the residence again...

"Damn it! Of all the bad luck, there's actually something good in this room!"

【Fragrant rice and millet
Rank: Silver

Type: Crops
Description: This genetically modified fragrant rice variety can produce thousands of grains per plant, with a chance of yielding fragrant millet seeds.

Effect: Feels full.

Features: Rich aroma of rice, wafting for miles; sweet and glutinous texture, with each grain distinct.

Looking at the attributes, Li Zheng thought for a moment, gritted his teeth and made a firm decision, then created ten more cultivation dishes, one of which was used to grow fragrant millet.

The growth period of fragrant millet is the same as that of flame branches, which is 24 hours. Li Zheng guessed that the growth period of crops of the same level is about the same.

The transplanted fragrant millet has already borne abundant fruit. Grasp the top ear and knock it hard, and all the fruit will fall into the container that Li Zheng prepared in advance.

After careful counting, no seeds suitable for planting were found; for now, there was only this one seedling.

The other nine culture dishes were planted with previously uprooted ginseng flowers and honey fruit plants, in five-four quantities.

Because these plants were pulled out for too long, they enter a "recovery" period of up to twelve hours after being planted. Only after the recovery period ends can they grow and bear fruit normally.

The good news is that culture medium can also shorten the recovery period.

It shouldn't be long before the yields of these two crops stabilize.

At this point, only two sets of materials remained from selling petri dishes today...

But Li Zheng was still very happy, as the Ice and Fire Attachment skill was nearing its maximum level and would be completed the day after tomorrow.

Most importantly, he'll have rice to eat from now on!
Thank you "吉鸡子卡密哒" for the 2499 points!

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