Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 402 Gift Giving and Transaction.

"Xiao Xuan."

Lin Fengjiao looked at the boy who was both familiar and somewhat unfamiliar, feeling a mix of emotions that she couldn't quite describe.

My younger brother used to be simple-minded and silly, with a stiff expression and dull eyes, and he was often stared at when he went out.

But this boy, with his bright eyes and lively expressions, was completely different from his younger brother, except for his appearance.

Lin Longxuan was clearly one of the disabled players who were removed for treatment. After the so-called treatment, he rejoined the Matrix.

The siblings finally met today.

At this moment, Lin Fengjiao simply didn't know whether the appearance of the matrix was a good thing or a bad thing.

It cured its own brother's congenital intellectual disability, but plunged everyone into misery and a struggle for survival.

"sister?"

Lin Longxuan's gaze fell on the slender woman whose body was wrapped in bandages, and he called out in disbelief.

Lin Fengjiao instinctively wanted to stand behind Xiao Siyuan, not wanting her younger brother to see her current state.

"Sister!" Lin Longxuan rushed forward and grabbed his sister, his voice trembling, "You...you...how did you become like this?"

"It's nothing, just a little accident." Lin Fengjiao tried to speak loudly, but her voice just wouldn't register.

"What happened?" Lin Longxuan looked at his sister and was so anxious that he almost burst into tears. He said, "Did someone bully you? Tell me who it was, and I'll help you get revenge!"

Upon hearing this, several people with the Eye of Preer present laughed silently.

A little guy who can at most go toe-to-toe with a Silver-ranked creature actually said he wanted to avenge his sister in front of so many veteran players.

If the enemy is truly so powerful that even they can't handle them, what can a little kid do? Turn the world upside down?
"Revenge?" Li Zheng said with a smile, "You won't get to have that. The guy who ruined your sister and his family have already been killed by me."

"Oh, by the way, if you encounter a swampy environment while exploring this channel in the future, you might still see that pile of scraps of flesh."

Shredded...shredded meat?
Upon hearing those two words, Lin Longxuan's eyes twitched involuntarily, his mind reeling.

The people my sister knows all seem quite kind, so why do they always have the nerve to chop people into pieces the moment they open their mouths?

"Don't scare the child," Xiao Siyuan said. "Don't listen to his nonsense. He was affected by his rage and acted out of control, without any restraint."

My hands are out of control...

No sense of proportion...

So they chopped the person into pieces?

Lin Longxuan's eyes twitched violently, and sweat beaded on his forehead.

"What's wrong with that?"

A voice spoke from behind him, and Lin Longxuan turned around to find the seemingly intelligent male player standing in front of the mecha.

"Back when Lin Feng was trying to harm Xiao Chun, didn't Chu Xiao beat him into a pulp?"

"Huh? Is that so?" Li Chun looked blank. How come she remembered that when she went to see him, Lin Feng was at most lying there like a lump of mud, but was actually still intact?
Meat...meat paste?
Good guy!
Have I stumbled into a den of scoundrels?
Everyone here is a villain!
Chu Xiao glanced at Ye Kai with disdain: "Stop talking nonsense. When it comes to ruthlessness, who can compare to you two siblings?"

"Once Ye Yuan's Vulcan cannon is activated, you two haven't even gotten a decent piece of meat during your usual explorations. You've been eating all my food."

Fierce!

They're all incredibly ruthless!

Lin Longxuan frantically wiped away his sweat, not daring to look directly at the people present, having already labeled them all as great demons in his mind.

At this moment, Zhan Zhouzhou couldn't stand it anymore and stepped forward: "Alright, if you keep pretending, the Lin family's younger brother will never dare to associate with you again."

Everyone burst out laughing; where was their previous disregard for human life?
Lin Longxuan almost thought that what he had just heard was an illusion.

Xiao Siyuan patted him on the shoulder and said, "In short, we will help you deal with whatever your sister has to do, whether it's dealing with her enemies or her injuries."

“You’ll be settling in on channel 879 starting today, so we can look after you if anything happens.”

"Th-thank you...cough, thank you." Lin Longxuan was quite frightened just now, and his voice was trembling with nervousness.

"Haha!" Xiao Siyuan was amused by his words. They were almost always like this before they got used to it, but they got used to it after experiencing it more.

"Xiao Xuan, everyone here is a good person. We were just teasing you. Don't be afraid," Lin Fengjiao shouted at the top of her lungs, though her voice was still not loud.

"What...what am I afraid of?" Lin Longxuan straightened his back and said firmly, "Sister...sister, I will protect you from now on, and I will never let you be bullied again!"

"Hmm!" Lin Fengjiao looked at her younger brother and really felt that he was different from before.

Previously, when Lin Longxuan said those words, I only took it as a word of comfort.

But now, when he said those words, his eyes revealed confidence. That confidence was a quality that the Lin Longxuan of the past never possessed.

However, it lacked some of its naivety.

“Alright, your sister’s vocal cords are damaged, so she can’t talk too much.” Xiao Siyuan pulled Lin Longxuan aside: “Come on, let me introduce you to these people.”

Old Xiao led him to the group and introduced him to each person, explaining their strengths so that he could consult the appropriate person if he had any questions in the future.

Lin Longxuan was very polite. Every time Lao Xiao introduced someone, he would bow slightly to greet them and call them "brother" or "sister".

“This is Fengshan. You don’t need to learn what he’s good at. Save me some trouble.” Old Xiao introduced Fengshan, his tone suddenly changing from the previous ones.

Fengshan retorted, "What do you mean, 'Don't follow my example'? What's wrong with me? Am I something to be ashamed of?"

Xiao Siyuan said disdainfully, "Don't you know what kind of person you are? You come here every few days, and every time you come, either your leg or your arm is broken. I feel nauseous just looking at powdery things now!"

"If I can't drink lotus root starch, milk powder, oatmeal, or anything like that in the future, you'll be fully responsible!"

Feng Shan was speechless after being rebuked, since what Xiao Siyuan said was the truth; he did indeed suffer serious injuries every few days and had to come for treatment.

"Hmph, I'm magnanimous, I won't stoop to your level." Feng Shan changed the subject: "Come here, Xiao Lin, your brother Shan and sister-in-law Yan Guang have prepared a gift for you!"

With that, Fengshan looked down on everyone with an arrogant and disdainful expression, and said loudly, "This is something none of your other older brothers and sisters prepared!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he took out a fruit and stuffed it into Lin Longxuan's arms.

This is a gold-grade gene development tool, water-based, and almost no one present wanted it except for Xiao Siyuan.

"Tch! I thought you gave me something special!" Ye Kai leaned over and shoved a metal sphere into Lin Longxuan's hand. "Here, this is a little gadget your brother Kai recently developed. Press it once and it fires twelve poison arrows made of Orichalcum. Any creature below the gold level will die if hit by one!"

Their actions immediately sparked a fierce competition.

Zhan Zhouzhou gave him a complete handwritten copy of "Zhan Family Performance Swordplay," with illustrations and annotations. If you practice diligently, you can eventually reach the level of swordsmanship mastery.

Ye Yuan gave her two magazines of gold-grade special ammunition, along with a small pistol. Her favorite weapon was still the Gatling gun, a violent type of firearm. In Ye Yuan's eyes, pistols were basically worthless, so she didn't feel bad about giving them away.

After searching for a while, Liu Jiale pulled out his old platinum-grade black knife and reluctantly handed it over.

Li Chun gifted him a set of gold-grade combat uniforms, embroidered with two silver-grade equipment fragments. These uniforms had two additional minor attributes compared to ordinary combat uniforms: lightness and self-cleaning.

Lu Li gifted him a gold-grade combat goggles, which, when used with ranged weapons, enhanced their effectiveness.

Xiao Siyuan thought for a moment, then took out two large bottles of black liquid and gave them to Lin Longxuan.

His Black Water ability is now at its maximum level, with a stronger healing effect than before, and the results are excellent. However, the Force consumption has increased significantly; it will take him most of the day to condense just these two large bottles of Black Water.

Chu Xiao looked around, adjusted his glasses, walked over seriously, and mysteriously slipped something into Lin Longxuan's hand.

As soon as she turned to leave, Lin Fengjiao expressionlessly pulled out the item and smashed it to pieces.

Ok.

That was the smallest tech cup that Li Zheng had sold to Chu Xiao before...

Chu Xiao felt awkward and turned around to give Lin Longxuan another "material gift pack".

Finally, it was Li Zheng's turn. He took out a delicate little pistol and handed it over.

"An electromagnetic pistol?" Ye Kai recognized the gun's design at a glance, and with a beaming smile, he approached Li Zheng: "Brother Zheng, do you have the blueprints for the electromagnetic coils? Could you sell me a few coils?"

"Sure, one development tool of the same level can be exchanged for two coils, are you in or not?" Li Zheng looked at Ye Kai with a half-smile, making him feel extremely embarrassed.

"Too expensive, can you make it cheaper?" Ye Kai said shamelessly, continuing to haggle.

Li Zheng paused for two seconds and said, "Even if we're close, you can't bargain like this. I've already given you twice the market price in quantity, and you're still not satisfied?"

Electromagnetic coils can still be used to purchase ability development items of the same tier in the trading hall, with a trading ratio of one to one.

Li Zheng was already being very generous by selling to Ye Kai at a price that was two times the original price.

Ye Kai chuckled awkwardly, "Well... Brother Zheng, you know, my family has a gold-devouring beast, so we really have no surplus food. Whenever we manage to get two during our explorations, she takes them out to exchange for materials, so you see..."

Li Zheng looked at Ye Yuan, then at Ye Kai, and finally sighed, "Alright, you've had it tough too, so I'll give you a special price."

"I'll give you twenty coils, and you teach me mechanical modification skills and knowledge. You have to be available anytime, one-on-one live teaching. Any questions?"

Upon hearing this condition, Ye Kai hesitated: "Let me think about it carefully."

Mechanical modification skills are his livelihood. If he teaches them to others casually, wouldn't he lose a sales channel and have someone else steal his job?
"Think it over carefully. Almost all weapons above platinum level are related to electromagnetism, including the Vulcan cannon your sister has. If you can research it and modify it for your mech, it will be a great help."

Li Zheng wasn't in a hurry at all, because he knew Ye Kai couldn't resist the temptation of the electromagnetic coil.

(End of this chapter)