Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 210 I sat up in shock while on my deathbed, and realized that I was the real waste.
Li Zheng watched Zhan Zhouzhou enter the blacksmith shop, speechless for a moment.

First Xiao Siyuan, then Zhan Zhouzhou, both reminded themselves that there was something wrong with their condition.

Is it true that you're the only one in the world who doesn't realize your own feelings?
"I sat up in shock while on my deathbed, realizing that I was the real useless person I was?" Li Zheng said with self-deprecation.

Behind them, Xiao Siyuan teleported over with Lin Fengjiao and happened to hear this. He immediately laughed and said, "I won't allow you to insult trash."

Li Zheng turned around and threw five bottles of black water at Lao Xiao's face, laughing and cursing, "You, ranked 101st in combat power, still have the nerve to tease me."

Xiao Siyuan was supporting Lin Fengjiao when a water bottle hit him squarely in the face.

He wasn't annoyed at all, and chuckled as he put it away: "People say that a scholar should be viewed with new eyes after three days of separation, but we've only been apart for half a day, and you've already gotten your hands on a supernatural item."

Sometimes I wonder, how can the differences between people be so vast?

Li Zheng touched his face: "Maybe it's because my face is fairer than yours?"

Xiao Siyuan's face darkened: "..."

Damn it, my face turned so dark, and it's all your fault!

It's no exaggeration to say that after eating the Abyss Fruit, Xiao Siyuan now has a full bowel movement every day, and even feels that if he couldn't survive one day, "Oli Ge" (a popular Chinese food brand) wouldn't be too hard to accept.

Compared to the Abyss Fruit, the scent of Ori is practically perfume-grade!
The more Lao Xiao thought about it, the angrier he became, and the darker his face grew.

If he didn't know he couldn't beat Li Zheng, he would have pulled out his gun right now and emptied a whole magazine.

Worried that Lao Xiao would go berserk, Li Zheng quickly released the capsule residence, opened the door and said, "Come on, let me show you the real good stuff!"

With that, he granted Xiao Siyuan and the other person permission to enter the residence and led the way inside.

Xiao Siyuan helped Lin Fengjiao catch up: "Could it be that Yan Guang was right, and you actually have some shocking good qualities... Holy crap~"

Before he could finish speaking, he caught sight of the menacing multi-purpose medical bed and was so shocked that he couldn't close his mouth.

"Are you some kind of Matrix Terminal's favorite son?!" Old Xiao went berserk: "Why? Why am I so handsome and I'm not even in the top 100 of the combat power rankings, while you, who look so ordinary, already have a Star-level item?"

Li Zheng's face darkened: "Talk is talk, jokes are jokes, but don't joke about looks. I'm way more handsome than you, okay?"

Old Xiao scoffed: "I've had twelve girlfriends. How about you?"

"..." Li Zheng waved his hand: "I'm not going to talk about this with you. You should see if this thing can be of any use."

"Ah."

When it came to serious matters, Lao Xiao put away his joking expression, led Lin Fengjiao forward, and fiddled with the multi-purpose medical bed for a while.

Finally, he shook his head regretfully: "No, I can't operate this."

"Why?" Li Zheng asked, puzzled. He had checked the energy of the universal medical bed when he put it away earlier, and it was fully charged. How could it not work?

Xiao Siyuan looked up at him and asked, "This thing doesn't belong to you, does it?"

Li Zheng nodded: "That's not true. And to be honest, I only have a short-term ownership of the teleportation device I used to summon you all here."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Siyuan's expression relaxed considerably: "Then I feel much more at ease."

Li Zheng raised his hand to summon the sheathed sword, displayed its basic attributes, and said, "I think you should stop balancing for now. Even if both of these items expire, I'll still be far ahead of all of you."

At this stage, let alone diamond-level weapons, even platinum-level items are not something that everyone can afford.

Even someone as strong as Zhan Zhouzhou only possesses a handful of items, far inferior to Li Zheng.

Xiao Siyuan smiled nonchalantly: "At first I was a little worried, but now that I've seen this medical bed, I'm confident that I can restore Xiaolin's eyesight today."

Li Zheng pondered for a moment: "You mean, ask the blacksmith to help you build a medical bed or a human modification platform?" "That's right. When I first heard you say you met a blacksmith, I was worried that this person could only make weapons and equipment." Xiao Siyuan said: "Now that I've seen such an amazing medical bed, it saves me the trouble of slowly looking for a human modification platform later."

Li Zheng was somewhat surprised: "Aren't you planning to get a powerful weapon to improve your combat strength first?"

Xiao Siyuan glanced at Lin Fengjiao and shook his head, saying, "No, my forte is ultimately healing the sick and saving lives. I'll stick to that and expand my medical expertise."

At this moment, Lin Fengjiao whispered, "Dr. Xiao, if you were trying to cure me, there was no need to make this sacrifice."

Anyway, you can find human modification platforms in regular rooms, so I can wait a few more days, it's fine.

Li Zheng also advised, "Lin Fengjiao is right. I also think you should improve your skills now."

Even if you want to expand your medical expertise, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future. Wouldn't it be better to just upgrade to a higher-level medical device then?

“I know what you’re worried about.” Xiao Siyuan shook his head again, sticking to his point of view: “Anyway, I have that thing. I’m unlikely to encounter any particularly dangerous rooms during the exploration, so the need for weapons and equipment isn’t particularly strong.”

He meant that with the old Puzi body in hand, exploring ten times a day would almost certainly not lead to any danger.

But Li Zheng doesn't think so.

It was because of Preys' Eye that he truly realized that the danger of the Matrix was never the creatures and traps that originally existed there.

Some accidents and dangers may suddenly appear when you least expect them, leaving you no time to escape.

"But……"

Li Zheng wanted to persuade her again, but Xiao Siyuan had already let go of Lin Fengjiao and turned to walk out of the residence: "No need to say more, I know what I'm doing."

As he reached the entrance of his residence, he suddenly stopped, turned around and looked at Lin Fengjiao: "Xiao Lin, don't feel guilty. The reason I chose the treatment equipment was not simply for you."

He lifted his foot and stepped out of his residence: "After all, there are still many people in the Matrix who need their bodies modified..."

Li Zheng watched Lao Xiao's figure disappear, his eyes filled with complex emotions.

This man's behavior is sometimes childish and ridiculous.

Throughout the entire matrix, which player isn't trying every means to improve their strength, just in order to gain more power for longer?

Some people are even willing to harm their own compatriots for this.

He alone gave up an opportunity to improve his skills and instead chose a medical device that might not be as cost-effective.

After all, the actions of each player in the matrix are restricted. Even if many people want to quickly improve their strength through human modification, it is not an easy thing to get to Xiao Siyuan's side.

Li Zheng is now somewhat grateful that Xiao Siyuan met him.

At least the old Puzi body he provided had already eliminated many dangers for him.

As for the dangers hidden among the players, perhaps I can help share some of the burden?
With his current abilities, it wouldn't be too difficult for him to help Lao Xiao with some life-saving items while exploring.

For example...

The blueprint that Li Zheng had been keeping hidden away had only been produced once so far.

Just then, Li Zheng suddenly received a private message from Xiao Siyuan.

"Um... it's a little awkward, but could you lend me some materials first? I don't have enough on hand..."

Li Zheng rolled his eyes: "What level of medical device is this guy trying to build?"

(End of this chapter)