Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 234 Second Sale of Potions, Blacklist Thickens Significantly

"I never imagined that an ordinary sewing table could have such powerful functions!" Li Zheng exclaimed as he adapted to the features of his newly acquired equipment outside his residence.

"So, professional matters should be handled by professionals. If I were to do it myself, I would be completely at a loss!"

He had tried operating the sewing table before but hadn't discovered the function to disassemble the equipment. However, it was the little girl who discovered it when it was in Li Chun's hands.

Li Zheng didn't feel ashamed that he hadn't discovered that ability. After all, apart from cooking, he had never been very good at any kind of manual labor.

He prefers things that are simple and direct, including skipping foreplay when watching porn.

"I haven't encountered the Gale Leopard Cat before. Its fur is very similar to the Eye Demon's Tough Skin, and it can also absorb a special kind of energy from the air to recharge. Once its characteristic is actively triggered, it can briefly increase my movement speed on flat ground for thirty seconds."

Li Zheng ran at full speed around the capsule residence, his speed was extremely fast and every step he took was silent. If it weren't for the sound of the wind he created while running, no one would even notice him.

The thirty-second countdown displayed in the corner of his eye quickly ended, and Li Zheng's running speed decreased sharply, causing him to stop.

"Not bad. Compared to the speed I can generate with my current Silver Physique, it has increased by about 30%. This should be a fixed value, making up for the weakness of the Power Demon Avatar being not flexible enough."

"With such amazing properties, what kind of reward should we give Li Chun?" Li Zheng stood there, troubled. He could forgo the processing fee, but he couldn't possibly take advantage of the young girl for the raw materials, could he?
"But I don't have the right materials... How about I pay her back later when I get the right fur?"

Li Zheng went into the residence and prepared two dishes of Black Iron grade to send to Li Chun: "Consider this as interest on the debt."

Open the private chat interface, delete the abusive messages sent by strangers during this period, and then lock it again.

Looking at the time, it was already close to four in the afternoon, and the time for dinner and the second potion transaction was not far away.

During this time, apart from taking care of the Flame Branch, there was nothing much to do, so Li Zheng simply took out his sheathed sword and began practicing his swordsmanship in the open space.

Since listening to Zhan Zhouzhou's teaching, Li Zheng has been able to improve with every sword strike.

The thrusting sword was not only more accurate, but also faster.

If he gets serious now, he can deliver eighteen consecutive sword strikes in ten seconds while maintaining accuracy, and he's going all out.

Li Zheng's rapid progress is not due to any special talent in swordsmanship, but rather to the physical advantages brought about by his "spear specialization".

This made it much easier for him to practice other martial arts, especially after receiving guidance and finding the key techniques, his improvement speed was terrifying.

However, this high-intensity sword strike severely depletes his physical strength, and he cannot sustain it for long under full-force attacks.

It can only last for about three minutes.

Three minutes later, his opponent was still standing, and it was about time for him to make his final arrangements.

Therefore, he cannot recklessly enter this explosive state during a battle unless absolutely necessary.

"No wonder the fights between martial arts masters in the old movies were so drawn out. It's the same principle as Ultraman fighting monsters. They all have to save their big moves for last."

Li Zheng once read a related statement somewhere, which said that when martial arts masters fight, the long, boring exchanges at the beginning are actually just a way for them to wear down each other's stamina and find weaknesses.

If both sides are at their peak physical condition and start by unleashing their full power, their moves are likely to be anticipated and blocked by the opponent, resulting in a waste of their energy.

Only by saving your trump card for last, and waiting for the opponent to lose strength and reveal a weakness, can you strike with all your might and hit them hard in one blow!
Two hours passed quickly. Li Zheng sheathed his sword and took a moment to calm himself.

He glanced at the time; it was already dinnertime. After finishing the cooking, he called Sakura back to have dinner together.

During this time, Li Zheng looked at Pink Poring and suddenly thought that this guy who inexplicably followed Sakura didn't seem to need to eat.

It's very easy to care for; you just need to make sure it stays hydrated.

It's practically the most perfect pet type in the Matrix.

Unfortunately, every individual member of the Poring family seems to have some mental issues, and it's likely that very few people will be able to subdue them.

After dinner, Li Zheng filled a tub with water, heated it up, and lay down in it. He then casually sent the information about starting gene serum trading today to the world channel.

Even though many people are still criticizing him, business still needs to go on as usual. He can't let these brainless idiots affect his life.

As expected, as soon as Li Zheng appeared on the world channel, someone immediately jumped out and berated him.

All sorts of harsh words were said, and some people even took the opportunity to make comments demanding that he hand over the gene serum to the public.

Li Zheng was completely unaffected and casually added that person to his blacklist, blocking all information related to him.

They don't even sell the goods they put in the trading hall.

"Go ahead and curse. The harsher you curse now, the harder it will be to get slapped in the face later!" Li Zheng had already instructed Lao Pu to record all the names that had cursed him. Once the matter of Kamishiro Chizuru was resolved, these people would have to pay ten times the price of anything they wanted to buy from him.

Not buying?

Love to buy or not!

Keep cursing?
Prices keep rising!
When everyone else gets good stuff but you don't, see if you'll be angry!
Are people buying and reselling to them?
It doesn't matter!
Once I discover it, I'll treat everyone the same way as these people!

Li Zheng possesses a wealth of undisclosed treasures; he's not afraid these people won't regret it!
Li Zheng lifted the restrictions on private chats and ignored all unfamiliar messages. He first warned Li Chun not to announce the new equipment made at the sewing table or the disassembled fragments to the public for the time being, in order to satisfy the players he knew first.

In Li Zheng's mind, the better something is, the later it should be announced.

Otherwise, he feared that the players wouldn't have enough time to accumulate resources and wouldn't be able to sell their products at a good price.

Although Li Zheng didn't mind helping his fellow countrymen in China to some extent, and was even willing to offend an organization to stand up for Lin Fengjiao, that was his thought before last night.

Especially after meeting Ma Yan today, Li Zheng's selfless ideas, which were originally influenced by Xiao Siyuan, have changed a lot.

There are too many ingrates in this world, and you can't judge a book by its cover. Just one person, Chizuru Kamishiro, has exposed so many idiots.

Li Zhengzhen was afraid that if he continued to be so "selfless," he would die at the hands of those people sooner or later.

He's not a doctor, and he doesn't have Lao Xiao's "compassionate heart for doctors."

He is not a soldier and does not have the same sense of mission as Lao Xiao, which is "for the country and the people".

He simply felt that Lao Xiao's ideas were worthy of respect and learning, which is why he did some things that others considered completely foolish.

But reality taught him a harsh lesson.

Ultimately, Li Zheng has encountered too much kindness in his life. Whether it was the old landlord taking him in or Xiao Siyuan helping him, he was deeply affected by both.

I believe that life should be about treating others with sincerity and kindness.

To be honest, if it weren't for the ancient technology's trickery that paved the way for his "decisive and ruthless" actions, he would have broken down long ago after being cyberbullied this time.

However, Li Zheng himself was unaware of all of this; everything seemed to happen gradually and imperceptibly.

Compared to when he first entered the matrix, Li Zheng has grown a lot in just ten days.

Ultimately, he's just a young man in his early twenties; not everyone who reads "The Three-Body Problem" will follow the dark jungle theory.

If people in a peaceful society still regard that kind of thinking as the golden rule, how unhappy would their lives be?
"Exploration attempts refresh at midnight. I'll go turn in the quest first, and also have the doctor take care of my problem."

Li was sifting through the messy private messages to find players who were genuinely interested in trading potions, and after agreeing on a price, he sent the messages out.

During this period, he summarized a pattern.

These people who engage in cyberbullying and insults use the same few phrases over and over again. Occasionally, they might use slightly different phrases, but it's all the same old thing in a different guise.

For players who went too far with their insults, even including their families, he didn't care what nationality they were and readily gave them a permanent blacklist.

On that single day, Li Zheng's blacklist amassed over a thousand names, including players from various countries.

Overall, players from China still make up the majority.

There's no way around it, China's population is just too large.

Comparatively, the number of people with intellectual disabilities has also increased significantly.

This is inevitable.

Li Zheng even found enjoyment in this process of searching and blocking, and he did it tirelessly, tripling the number of people on his blacklist before stopping.

It's not that he's soft-hearted.

The main problem is that today's medicine is sold out.

It's only two hundred sets. Finding two hundred players willing to buy the potions in a sea of ​​people is not difficult at all.

After buying the medicine, Li Zheng blocked his private messages and tallied his purchases.

"Three thousand five hundred bottles of various types of bronze-grade blood materials, five hundred more than yesterday?" Li Zheng was somewhat surprised.

He wasn't in the mood to haggle during the transaction today; he just sold it when it seemed about right.

Surprisingly, today's harvest was even greater than yesterday's?

"Could it be that those players who bought the potion yesterday spread the word about its effects?"

After much deliberation, Li Zheng concluded that this was the only possibility: "It seems that my decision yesterday to sell the medicine over several days was quite wise!"

At this rate of increase, won't it be even higher tomorrow?

Currently, Li Zhengkai's price for a set of Black Iron 1+ potions is not high; on average, a set doesn't even sell for the equivalent of twenty bottles of Bronze-level blood.

However, he has already planned to hold a live auction after this batch of potions is sold out. He will control the daily output and the profits will only increase.

Thinking about the bright future and potential for wealth, Li Zheng felt much more excited.

Then he took a nap in the bathtub while soaking in warm water.

It was already past 10 p.m. when Sakura came in and woke him up because he had been soaking in the water for too long.

Li Zheng got up and left the bathtub for Sakura and Pink Polly. After getting dressed, he walked out of the bathroom and found that he had received many messages tagging him in the group chat.

"What's going on?" Li Zheng asked, opening the group chat in confusion.

Two chapters, totaling over 6500 words. I didn't distribute the chapter I owed yesterday, so please consider this my repayment... (humble)

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