Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 457 Zhan Zhouzhou: Let's Go to the Outer City (4K)

"Are you sure you want to choose a real-time translation tool as the prize?" Zi Shu asked Li Zheng again to confirm.

"I'm sure, I need a real-time translation tool."

Li Zheng nodded solemnly, "However, I have one condition: I need this prop, which can even translate text. I wonder if that's possible."

Ye Kai owns a real-time translation tool, which he treasures. It's only of the extraordinary grade and contains the languages ​​of more than 10,000 races.

However, instead of something that could only translate 'hearing' and 'speaking', Li Zheng wanted a translation tool that could even read text.

When you go to the outer city, you will inevitably have to deal with many races. If you don't have a translation tool, it will be somewhat inconvenient.

It's like a Chinese person who can't even recognize all the English letters going abroad. Being unfamiliar with the place and people, and not being able to speak the language and writing system, they are easily bullied by foreigners.

"As far as I know, the language of your generation of players has been taken back to the outer city. It's now included in all the translation items in the outer city, so even if you go there now, you won't have any problem communicating with those people."

Zi Shu said sincerely, "We can buy a translator when we get to the outer city. You can reconsider the prize."

While Star-level items aren't exactly top-tier in the outer city, using that amount of prize money on a general-purpose item like a translator is really putting the cart before the horse.

Keep in mind that once you go to the outer city, a single Star-level item can be exchanged for at least three different types of translators.

Zi Shu repeatedly urged Li Zheng to consider the matter, and her intentions were indeed for his benefit.

Li Zheng thought for a moment and asked, "Does the translator in the outer city recognize the types of scripts used by different ethnic groups?"

"No, not at all." Zi Shu shook his head and said, "To translate text, the amount of text needed is too huge. Just storing that text data would require a lot of equipment."

Translators are precisely a type of portable tool, prioritizing portability, simplicity, and compactness.

If you add text translation to the existing listening and speaking translation capabilities, then this translator would be... at least bigger than your head!

Bigger than a head?
That would be far less cost-effective.

Even if it were made into a helmet-style translator, it wouldn't be cost-effective.

Instead of wasting a defensive armor slot on such a general-purpose auxiliary item, it would be better to forgo the text translation function and replace it with an earpiece translator paired with a helmet that provides defensive capabilities.

【It's alright, have her prepare written materials for all races, and have the literary genius Old Pu work overtime to transcribe those texts. It can be translated in real time.】

Just when Li Zheng was about to give up, Lao Pu offered a suggestion that resolved Li Zheng's concerns.

"Will it work?" Li Zheng asked Lao Pu in his heart.

[Theoretically feasible. Have them make a flipbook-style prop for you, and then work overtime with me tonight. You'll be in charge of reading it, and I'll be in charge of taking notes.]

Good guy!
Do I really have to see this thing with my own eyes?
Oh no, I mean, Old Pu needs to see it with his own eyes?
When will we be able to go?

Even with quantum reading methods, wouldn't it take two or three months to read the texts of more than ten thousand different languages?

However, since Lao Pu had already given his guarantee, Li Zheng modified the terms.

Seeing that Li Zheng still insisted, Zi Shu stopped trying to persuade him and sent the conditions to his master. Then, he picked up the last 'key box' and said to Li Zheng, "The translator you requested is quite a large project. I may have to go back to the outer city to retrieve the textual data of various tribes before I can complete it. So you will have to wait a few days."

"How many days?"

"It won't take more than three days at most."

Zi Shu gave Li Zheng a reply that was somewhat acceptable.

His original plan was to go to the outer city at most seven days after the mutant activity ended, which would not conflict with his schedule.

"Then I'll wait for your good news." Li Zheng took the key box containing the outer city ticket and casually put it into his capsule residence.

After all the rewards were distributed, Zi Shu clapped his hands and said with a sigh of relief, "Is there anything else you want to add regarding the props that are being made? If not, I'll head back to the blacksmith shop."

Fengshan and the others looked at each other, then shook their heads together, indicating that they had nothing to add.

"Then I'll be leaving now. You're all players who have obtained tickets. After you get to the outer city, you're welcome to shop at shop number 30 in Block 7. Mentioning my name will get you a 2% discount." Purple Tree blinked and raised her hand to leave.

"Wait, I have another question!"

Li Zheng called out to her, squinting as he asked, "Ms. Zishu, does your blacksmith shop also have something to suppress the emotional contagion of ancient technology?"

“Yes.” Zi Shu stopped what she was doing and appeared quite frank: “Master can produce seven different blueprints for that kind of thing, which correspond exactly to the seven negative emotion infection methods of the ancient reptiles.”

Really!
If the discussion about the "overweight" collar hadn't reminded him of the helmet Chu Xiao had ordered from the blacksmith, Li Zheng wouldn't have realized he'd been ripped off.

Li Zheng was annoyed: "So, Miss Zishu gave me a cup of bamboo leaf tea for no reason back then, actually so that I would realize I was infected with negative emotions, and then trick me into going to the doctor, and running errands for you guys?"

"what?"

Zi Shu looked surprised: "You're only just realizing it?"

After saying that, she laughed first: "Actually, it wasn't really lying to you. My master was in seclusion at the time, and I couldn't leave easily, so I used a little trick to find someone to run errands for me. You just happened to be there."

"Hehe!~"

As she spoke, Zi Shu tilted her head, blinked, and playfully stuck out her tongue. Given her imposing figure, this gesture really shocked Li Zheng and the others.

"But then again, while our blacksmith shop can produce suppressive items, doctors have the ability to eradicate these negative emotions directly. So when we sent you to see a doctor... you weren't tricked by the doctor into giving you a suppressive item, were you?"

Zi Shu suddenly noticed the emotional balance bracelet on Li Zheng's wrist and said in disbelief.

Upon hearing this, Li Zheng's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot: "The doctor said that keeping those negative emotions can help me train my mental strength, so..."

"So you accepted this suggestion?"

Zi Shu shook his head helplessly: "You really suffer from being a newbie. Although the negative emotions created by the ancient crawler can help train your mental strength, the effect is negligible."

The reason the doctor suggested you keep it is actually just waiting for the day when you can't control your emotions with the bracelet and go back to him, so they can raise the price on the spot.

However, it seems that those negative emotions have been completely eradicated from you now?

It was indeed eradicated; Li Zheng didn't even know when the 'tyranny' that had been lurking in his heart disappeared.

He initially thought it was still there before he went to the Dark Realm last night, but after thinking about it carefully, it seems that it was gone during the day yesterday.

But one thing is certain: the disappearance of 'tyranny' has absolutely nothing to do with the emotional balance bracelet!

"No wonder you guys ignored your business in the outer city and came to the Matrix to become special merchants," Li Zheng said helplessly. "So you were after us newbies..."

Zi Shu was displeased by this and retorted, "Not every merchant is as unscrupulous as a doctor, okay? Frankly speaking, in your blacksmith shop, when have you ever been treated unfairly in a transaction?"

Li Zheng thought about it carefully, and it seemed to be true...

Of all the special merchants I've encountered, the blacksmith shop seems to be the most conscientious.

Although it caused him a little trouble once, making him go through a long detour to find a doctor.

But their intentions were good. As for the others, like Romain Rolland, the doctor, and the wandering merchant, weren't they all ruthless and heartless?

Trading with them is practically like cutting a piece of flesh off a player!

"See, you're speechless now?" Zi Shu seemed a little smug. Their blacksmith shop had a very good reputation in the outer city. "Let's go."

With a wave of his hand, he opened a dazzling portal. Before leaving, Zi Shu kindly reminded Lin Fengjiao, "Take this as a warning when you go to the doctor. Don't believe everything he says, or you'll be in for a massive hemorrhage!"

Players who can get tickets to the outer city in advance are not simple, and Zi Shu doesn't mind showing some goodwill at this time.

These are all potential customers for the shop in the outer city. Building good relationships now will naturally bring some returns later.

in business.

Where there are unscrupulous merchants, there are naturally conscientious merchants in contrast.

Li Zheng considered himself a very conscientious businessman, so after Zi Shu left, he said to Zhan Zhouzhou, "You don't need that ten times gravity necklace anymore, why don't you sell it to me? We can discuss the price."

'overweight'.

Although Zi Shu dismissed this equipment as worthless, Li Zheng actually felt that this kind of auxiliary item was the real gem.

What's more, the 'overweight' collar itself is upgradable!

However, the materials needed for the upgrade were not available in the matrix, so Zhan Zhouzhou chose to use the rewards from this event to order a better one as a substitute.

In Old Pu's words, as long as you have the materials to upgrade, the theoretical increase in gravity due to 'overweight' is infinite!
In essence, this is another 'infinitely upgradeable' item similar to the Bloodthirst Demon Blade!

"can."

Zhan Zhouzhou threw the collar directly to Li Zheng.

Catching the still-warm collar, Li Zheng was stunned. When did Zhan Zhouzhou become so easy to talk to?
This is an item that can be upgraded infinitely!

Did you just hand it over to him like that?
"As a trade, what are you prepared to exchange for this collar?"

Zhan Zhouzhou certainly wouldn't give it to Li Zheng for free; she only gave it to him because she knew he could afford the price.

Li Zheng carefully examined the attributes of the collar in his hand and discovered a very frustrating drawback.

Because this is the first lightweight gravity generator, the materials required for the upgrade are listed as "unknown".

Even the Eye of Preys could not provide the corresponding information.

This also means that unless Li Zheng asks the blacksmith to personally optimize it, or finds a way to make a compatible part himself, he will be unable to make a solution.

Otherwise, this collar will remain in its current state for life and cannot be upgraded...

In this way, the value of being 'overweight' immediately drops significantly.

The most frustrating thing is that the 'overweight' necklace itself doesn't have an accurate grade; the grade column shows "none".

This has also made it difficult to find a single, definitive standard to measure its specific value.

Li Zheng thought for a moment and tentatively asked, "A platinum-grade ice-type ability development tool?"

He now eats Arctic Ibaraki Fruit like a fruit, but because he wants to wash away the ice-type "shaping" ability, it actually limits his consumption of Arctic Ibaraki Fruit.

Eating it now would be a waste.

Why not trade it with someone else and exchange it for real items?

"Not enough!" Zhan Zhouzhou shook her head and refused the price.

"A pet with high growth potential, a wolf or a rabbit, your choice. Even if you want a husky, I can figure something out!" Li Zheng offered another price.

"Good heavens, you, Old Li, had ulterior motives in this perfectly good deal." Feng Shan clicked his tongue in amazement: "Truly a cunning businessman."

The husky is known throughout the world as a "house-destroying maniac." When Zhan Zhouzhou heard about this species, her beautiful eyebrows furrowed inwards, clearly showing her disdain.

"Unless it's a pet of this caliber, don't bring out the others," Zhan Zhouzhou said, pointing at Miriel.

"Wow! You have quite the appetite!" Li Zheng exclaimed in disbelief. Among the pets with potential comparable to Miriel, besides Xiaoying, he had only ever seen Su Xiaoya.

Even Xiaozhu, whom Li Chun has been training for so long, doesn't have a potential that's even one percent of Miriel's.

In Li Zheng's eyes, 'Overweight' is roughly equivalent in value to Little Spider. Does Zhan Zhouzhou want to use this item to trade for a pet like Miriel?
I want to eat fart!
"Fine, you're not being sincere. Here, take this prop back."

Li Zheng decisively threw the collar back to Zhan Zhouzhou and turned to leave.

"and many more."

Zhan Zhouzhou called out to him, and after he turned around, she threw the collar over again: "Here you go. As for the transaction... let me know when you go to the outer city, and I'll go with you."

Shall we go to the outer city together?

Is the idea that the two of them should be together so they can look after each other?

"Didn't Zishu just say that the places accessible by the outer city tickets are different? How can we go together?" Li Zheng's unspoken message was that he wanted to refuse.

He already has several dependents with him, which makes it very inconvenient for him to move around. Wouldn't adding another person just cause more trouble?

Zhan Zhouzhou took out the key box she had been assigned: "Don't we have five? There's no one else here, let's open them all and see. If there are any duplicates, we can just swap them, right?"

"..."

You've even figured out the method; did you make up your mind a long time ago?

Li Zheng remained silent for a moment, guessing that even if he didn't bring up the trade for the 'overweight' collar, Zhan Zhouzhou would find an excuse to suggest going to the outer city together.

Bringing it up under the guise of a transaction is just a way of doing someone a favor by offering the 'overweight' collar.

According to the agreement, Feng Shan and Yan Guang's two tickets should also be handed over to him for safekeeping. If there are any that match the ones Zhan Zhouzhou has, they can be used directly.

Therefore, there is absolutely no need for operations such as exchanging tickets.

Li Zheng looked at Feng Shan and the other two, and silently extended his hands.

Let's open them and take a look first. Who knows if any of the five tickets are duplicates?

P.S. I revised the previous chapter today and fixed a suspected bug in the last chapter, which caused the update to be a little late.

P.S. 1. As a result, the previous chapter had over 700 extra free words...

P.S.2. To put it in perspective, this is equivalent to updating nearly 5,000 words today.

(End of this chapter)