Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 412 Building the Animal Pen
Li Zheng sat at the entrance of his residence, idly watching the legion channel and secretly peeking at the members chatting and joking.

The first batch of fifty Tech Cups that were put into the warehouse have all been redeemed.

There wasn't much to say about this normally, but the key issue is that all fifty tech bars that Lu Li brought out were exchanged for...

"Looks like everyone's been itching to get out of the Matrix." Li Zheng grinned mischievously. Luckily, the Legion wouldn't notify anyone who had exchanged something; only a few of them with the necessary permissions could see it.

Otherwise, the legion members who exchanged for the tech bars might have been killed on the spot.

Out of curiosity, Li Zheng glanced at the exchange record, and closed it with a speechless expression thirty seconds later.

Thirty tech sticks were actually redeemed by male players?

What is this...?

Oh ~
Perhaps couples use this to add some spice to their relationship?

Li Zheng didn't think much of it and put the matter out of his mind.

As long as it's not the same person exchanging the money and reselling it privately for profit, Li Zheng doesn't care about the rest.

Looking at the time, it's almost midnight. The daily treasure chest will refresh again in a little while.

This is a good time to train your mental strength.

Li Zheng had an idea. He had the Demon Blade stay behind the door of the residence to keep Sarutobi Yuro from suddenly running out and disturbing him.

He then removed the emotional balance bracelet, closed his eyes, and began to fantasize about events and images from his memories that could evoke his emotions.

After a brief period of effort, Li Zheng gradually got into the zone, and a raging fire of anger ignited in his heart, threatening to consume his reason.

Things are different now. A few days ago, it was very easy and quick for him to evoke this emotion, and he could reach the limit of his mental endurance in an instant.

These days, even inciting a fit of rage is a bit difficult for him.

Li Zheng discovered that having much stronger mental strength than negative emotions didn't seem like a good thing.

At least for him, it is now much more difficult to train his mental strength in this way.

This was something he hadn't expected before eating the fairy fruit.

Feeling the burning anger and the pain that tears at reason.

Gradually, Li Zheng actually began to enjoy it.

Because he could clearly feel that his mental strength was gradually increasing and becoming stronger in the process.

Although it is not very obvious, it is continuous.

This is a skill that requires consistent practice over a long period to make significant progress.

As anger continued to build, the air around Li Zheng became oppressive. The two blood-red robots, Yi Si and Ku Luo, who were originally standing next to him, could not bear this violent aura and both retreated ten meters away.

On the contrary, the Bloodthirsty Demon Blade, which had similar attributes, became extremely excited upon sensing this aura.
Hanging behind the door as a guard, it trembled and made a crisp sound, like a comfortable groan.

After finishing two rice balls, Sarutobi Amuro savored their amazing taste and picked up the metal tray, looking for a place to wash them.

As soon as she reached the first floor, a violent and malevolent aura rushed towards her, startling her so much that she dropped the tray, which fell to the ground with a loud thud.

His free hand instantly drew a katana, and he became wary.

The next moment, she realized that she was in Li Zheng's residence. Even if there was danger, Li Zheng would be the one to protect her, and it wouldn't be her turn to fight.

As she sheathed her katana and was about to pick up the tray, a handsome young man walked over and took it from her first.

The boy remained silent the entire time, his eyes fixed straight ahead, completely absorbed in the task at hand.

His slightly stiff movements as he walked suggested that he was not a real human being.

"Is this an AI robot?" Sarutobi Yuraku was stunned. Li Zheng actually had robots like this to serve his daily needs. This was too extravagant!
Wouldn't it be better to keep that material to make weapons or other items?

Looking into the distance, she discovered that a large number of identical devices were located inside the first floor.

Each one looks like an ornamental fish tank, and from a distance, it appears to be filled with various plants.

Among those "fish tanks," several equally clumsy robots were diligently working, moving things back and forth.

Sarutobi Yuro instinctively wanted to go over and take a look, but then remembered Li Zheng's warning and stopped.

Her gaze shifted to the doorway, where the blood-red longsword hovered, seemingly watching her.

Sensing the violent, malevolent aura emanating from outside the door, and growing stronger, Sarutobi Yuro shivered, thinking Li Zheng was angry. She hurriedly turned around and ran back to the third floor to rest alone.

The process of training his mental strength lasted for an hour and a half. Li Zheng then put the bracelet back on and used his mental strength to quickly suppress his emotions.

"Whoo~"

Li Zheng opened his eyes, and a glint of starlight seemed to flicker in them.

"The longer you persist with this training process, the better the effect on your mental strength." Li Zheng condensed his mental strength into a single beam and stretched it to its limit.

"More than an hour, and the range has increased by... one millimeter!?" Li Zheng stared wide-eyed. Only this little increase after practicing once a day?
Although he held back during his training today, at this rate, how long would it take him to achieve the effect of a fairy fruit?
Tasteless!

This thing is already useless to me; it's something I can do without.

Once the fairy fruit harvest is stable, I'll go find a doctor to remove it!
He got up and returned to his residence, the Bloodthirsty Demon Blade slipped into his hand, and he reported to Li Zheng exactly what had happened in the residence.

After thinking for a moment, Li Zheng summoned the two blood-red robots back and had them guard the third floor to prevent Sarutobi Yuro from running around.

He himself went into the array of petri dishes, found a corner to sit down, and contacted the treasure chest system.

[Random treasure chest draw in progress today, please wait...]

[Draw successful. Chest quality: Platinum. Claim now?]

Platinum Chest.

This mediocre quality is a bit awkward. Currently, the most common materials and items circulating in the matrix are platinum-level, so there's no shortage of them.

If it were a silver treasure chest, Li Zheng might have just asked for it.

Platinum...

"What I need most right now is diamond-level materials and items, so let's delay the extraction and get the diamond treasure chest tomorrow."

[Confirmed "Delayed Extraction". Tomorrow's chest draw attempts will be reset to zero, and you will be forced to receive a diamond-quality chest.]

“Speaking of diamond-grade, I think there’s something I haven’t crafted yet?” Li Zheng remembered this, flipped through the blueprint page, and found that he was still 50g short of the vibranium needed for the animal pen. He almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

Fifty grams isn't a lot; you could easily find a friend to help you get it. But it was this quantity that made Li Zheng feel embarrassed.

If I'm lucky today, or if I don't participate in the challenge event, I can build the animal pen directly without having to swallow my pride and borrow money from others.

Li Zheng mainly wanted to see what this reusable design would look like when it was in operation.

However, when he brought the vibranium over and confirmed the production, he found that, just like before, all sorts of lines were flying everywhere, and he was immediately disappointed.

He thought the terminal might come up with some new features, but it didn't.

The animal pen was chosen to be located next to the composting workshop. If any creatures are raised in the future, it will be convenient to shovel their poop and compost, saving the housekeeping dolls from running around and making the dwelling messy.

While the animal pen was being built, Li Zheng's ears twitched, and he looked towards the entrance of the residence.

He thought he heard someone talking outside.

(End of this chapter)