Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 460: Price Increase! (5.7K views)

If it were anyone in the entire matrix who would ask him for help, Li Zheng would find it unbelievable.

That must be a mud-covered person, except for Sarutobi Ayuro.

If we were to say who among all the mud-covered people is least likely to ask for help, that person would undoubtedly be 'Banquan Longma'.

However, Li Zheng carefully read the distress message on the world channel twice. The player's name at the beginning was indeed written in muddy script, which, when translated, became 'Banquan Longma'!
"Are you crazy? Why would this person come to me for help instead of asking his superiors when he's in danger?"

Li Zheng muttered to himself, not intending to pay any attention.

He wasn't some magnanimous, overly kind person. Banquan Longma had previously allowed his subordinates to orchestrate a smear campaign against him. Although he later publicly admitted his mistake, Li Zheng's opinion of him had already deteriorated to the extreme.

If he hadn't committed a crime deserving of death, Li Zheng would have sent him straight to hell when they first met.

22:14
This is precisely when most players in the matrix begin their nightlife.

Because entertainment options are so scarce, live streaming has become the preferred form of entertainment for gamers.

The live stream room was packed with viewers, and the barrage of comments was so dense that you couldn't even see the streamers' faces without turning off the filter.

Bai Xiaosheng, an "emotional" anchor, is interacting with the audience. He has thoroughly studied various inspirational literature and occasionally throws out a few seemingly encouraging but actually nonsensical quotes.

For example: I am a male lecturer who is well-versed in human nature, and I can help a sycophant find his true self in just three sentences.

Or: Promise me you won't be a slave to love...

some type of.

At this point, the comments on his screen are usually filled with "awkward!" "So awkward I'm digging my toes into the ground, I could dig out a three-bedroom apartment!" "Thanks, streamer, I was worried about the capsule apartment being too small, now it's finally big enough!" and so on.

However, those who are willing to watch his live streams every day just love this kind of awkwardness. The more awkward Bai Xiaosheng is, the happier they are to interact with him, and they can get enough relaxation on a mental level.

Today, Bai Xiaosheng was sitting at the entrance of his residence as usual, live streaming in front of the camera, interacting enthusiastically with the audience, when Banquan Longma's world message caught his attention.

He immediately burst out laughing: "Damn! This guy has such a thick skin, how could he have the nerve to ask Li Zheng for help?"

Judging from the fact that Bai Xiaosheng was able to compile a relatively complete beginner's guide, this guy does have some connections, is well-informed, and knows a lot about what happened to Li Zheng back then.

Moreover, he also knew some information that even Li Zheng was unaware of.

Most of the audience had experienced the incident where Li Zheng was slandered, and some of them had even joined in criticizing Li Zheng back then. Suddenly, they felt a little strange.

This feeling is even more awkward than when Bai Xiaosheng tells inspirational jokes; those with a strong sense of shame feel an urge to crawl into a hole and disappear.

Someone in the live chat also saw the message and chimed in, "This isn't just thick-skinned, it's utterly shameless!"

"Speaking of which, Li Zheng is too kind. If it were me, Itagaki Ryoma wouldn't have survived back then."

"That's not quite right. The instigators were all killed by Li Zheng. It was mainly because Banquan Longma apologized too quickly that we didn't have time to kill him."

"Apologize? Apologizing will save you from death? Li Zheng should be glad he has the strength to take them down, otherwise, even if that false accusation didn't kill him, it would have left him with the stigma of being a rapist for life. Can this kind of grudge be resolved with an apology?"

"What can we do? People have two mouths, and they can say whatever they want. If Li Zheng hadn't let it go, do you believe that someone would have jumped out and criticized him for being petty and intolerant? At that time, not only him, but also our entire player community in Dragon Kingdom might have been criticized."

"I also think that Li Zheng's decision to let Banquan Longma go was not merciful or soft-hearted; more accurately, it was rather rational."

"Rationality? Rationality my ass! If it were me, every single person involved in that mess would be dead! Cursing? Does cursing have any effect? ​​If anyone curses me, I'll find them all and kill them! Kill them until no one dares to curse me anymore, right?"

"Wow, you're awesome, hot-tempered guy! May I ask what level you'd rate your current strength?"

"Hmph, around platinum level."

"A new player?"

"What new player? I'm one of the first veteran players!"

"Oh."

"..."

The short-tempered guy sensed the offense from that "oh".

……

Besides veteran players discussing in the live chat, some new players who were unaware of the situation also asked curiously, "What are you guys talking about? Who is Li Zheng? Is he famous?"

"famous?"

The veteran player in front of him spoke eloquently: "He's not just famous, he's incredibly famous! By the way, isn't Xiaosheng known as a know-it-all? Have him explain to you just how awesome Li Zheng really is."

Upon seeing this comment, Bai Xiaosheng took the initiative to respond, smiling mysteriously, "You know what, I actually know some unknown inside information about this matter."

"Want to hear?"

"Give me a tip, and I'll tell you all about it!"

The platinum-level hot-tempered guy immediately spoke up: "You bastard, getting all cocky now? If your dad wasn't too lazy to type, would you even need to explain this to him?"

[Player *** tipped the streamer: "500g of Orichalcohol," wishing the streamer great success!]

[Player ** tipped streamer Bai Xiaosheng: "Broken Temperature Controller X1".]

[Player...]

A series of donation notifications popped up, and Bai Xiaosheng angrily accused the viewer who donated to the broken prop: "Good grief, are you using me as a dumping ground for trash cans?!"

Aside from the temperature controller, the other donations were fairly standard, with materials ranging from Iron to Gold grade available, although the amount of each donation was not large.

Bai Xiaosheng knew when to stop, and said calmly, "Since everyone is so enthusiastic, I'll tell you all about the feud between the undisputed number one fighter in the Matrix and Itagaki Ryoma."

"Before we talk about this, let's find out what kind of person Li Zheng is..."

Bai Xiaosheng slowly recounted the events of the first terminal announcement, in which murderer Lin Fan was chased and ultimately died at the hands of Li Zheng.

"From this, we can see that Li Zheng is a public-spirited, righteous, and incorruptible person..."

Before he could finish speaking, a comment popped up: "Saintly Mother?"

Bai Xiaosheng frowned: "'Holy Mother' is not a good word."

The man continued, "I wasn't praising him at all. He, along with Ye Kai, Ye Yuan, Chu Xiao, and the like, are they nothing but saints? Heroes?"

Upon seeing this, Bai Xiaosheng's expression suddenly turned much colder: "So, according to you, Batman, Superman, Iron Man, and Spider-Man are also saints?"

"How can it be the same?"

The person commented in the live chat: "How can Li Zheng be compared to the characters you mentioned?"

They can't be compared?

Bai Xiaosheng asked with amusement, "Then tell me, if those characters in the Marvel and DC universes aren't saints, then what are they? Heroes?"

"Of course!" the person commented matter-of-factly. "Which of these characters you mentioned doesn't help the police fight difficult criminals? Which one doesn't take protecting the common people as their mission? And look at what Li Zheng has done? He just killed a few red-named criminals and Japanese devils, and you're praising him to the skies?"

Ha ha……

Bai Xiaosheng looked at this comment and laughed in anger: "With your brain, I'm embarrassed to even call you ignorant! Do you know that Li Zheng once publicly warned all players not to fight each other or kill one another, and that once you become a red name, you will be on his kill list? Do you know that it was because he killed a few red names and Japanese devils that time, and showed his strength, that he calmed down the restless people at that time?"

"You don't know, you don't care, you're just a selfish, self-serving stray dog ​​hiding in the shadows, barking and howling. Calling you a stray dog ​​is an understatement!"

"I despise scum like you who lick the boots of foreigners. Your foreign masters are heroes for saving people and fighting criminals, but we Chinese are saints for standing up?"

"Fuck you!"

Bai Xiaosheng unleashed his full power, spewing out all sorts of the most insulting and vulgar language, leaving the man utterly humiliated.

Still not satisfied after hurling insults, they opened the live stream function to permanently ban him.

At this moment, the person sent several more comments: "That's it? I feel like all of Li Zheng's behavior is just him trying to attract attention?"

"Laughing to death!"

"Threatening all players within the matrix to prevent them from becoming red-named?"

"Was it because of him that the restless hearts of the people were calmed down?"

"Don't be ridiculous!"

"Given the environment within the matrix, the chances of players encountering each other are already low. Why would he need to issue a warning?"

"If you ask me, Li Zheng is nothing but a clown who chases fame and fortune and tries to attract attention. If he were really like what you say, why haven't we seen him continuing to hunt down those with red names these past few days?"

This time, Bai Xiaosheng remained silent.

Indeed, since Li Zheng issued that warning, there has been no further news of him hunting down players with red names.

He even heard from others that Li Zhengyi had initially considered forming an organization to recruit like-minded teammates to target players with red names.

But later, for some reason, it just fizzled out.

From this perspective, Bai Xiaosheng really couldn't refute it.

At this moment, another player appeared in the comments: "? Didn't Boss Li Zheng follow up by not hunting down the red-named players? Wasn't it because there were too few red-named players exposed in the matrix? To be honest, since the start of the game, apart from Lin Fan voluntarily revealing his red-named identity, I haven't heard of or encountered any other red-named players."

"Doesn't this prove that Boss Li Zheng's threat back then worked?"

"And if you don't understand, can you please stop spouting nonsense?"

"Do you know how much kindness Li Zheng has shown to all the players in Channel 879?" "Do you know that because of Li Zheng's selfless help, while people are dying frequently in other channels, the survival rate of players in Channel 879 is frighteningly high?"

"You don't know, you don't care, because you are, just like Bai Xiaosheng said, a wild dog hiding in a dark corner, barking and howling!"

Bai Xiaosheng felt a weight lifted off his shoulders as he watched the newly appeared player named 'Wang Chaoran' bombard the chat with comments.

Finally, a player has emerged who knows more about Li Zheng.

Otherwise, his live stream today might have gone wrong.

If Li Zheng's reputation is ruined by people stirring up trouble in his live stream, even if Li Zheng is magnanimous and doesn't hold it against them, some people will definitely come looking for trouble for him!
The thought of a violent little girl with a "fear of insufficient firepower" gave him a headache.

That person is utterly unreasonable.

In fact, he also knew what Wang Chaoran was talking about.

Whether it was the fact that everyone had a pocket watch, or the later opening up of accepting commissioned orders for gene therapy.

All of these actions increased the survival rate of players in that entire channel!

"Another lapdog of Li Zheng?"

The man continued, "You think you can be bought off with such a small favor? I'm such a coward, I can't help but laugh."

"The people in channel 879 are human, but the players in other channels aren't human, right?"

"You're giving all the benefits to yourself, while ignoring the lives of others, right?"

"I heard that Li Zheng held an auction a couple of days ago, bringing out a lot of items that he had monopolized at the time. He's so kind, why doesn't he share them with other players?"

"Why would a philanthropist like Li Zheng hold an auction to make a profit? Couldn't those items be given away for free to other people in need?"

"Are they trying to win over the players in channel 879 by being so nice to them?"

"Is Li Zheng's kindness a hypocritical kindness?"

"How can such a selfish and petty person be so popular? It's hard to believe."

……

Bai Xiaosheng figured it out: this person was either someone who had suffered at Li Zheng's hands before, or someone with a hidden bad reputation who was trying to ruin Li Zheng's reputation.

Yan Feixiang?
Bai Xiaosheng remembered the name, casually permanently muted him, and said with a mocking expression, "Yeah, Batman is the richest man in Gotham City, why doesn't he share his wealth with the common people of Gotham City? Iron Man is so rich, he owns a high-tech company that can produce suits and armor, why doesn't he give a set to every person in the country?"

"Aren't these superheroes hypocritical too? It's really hard to resist the fact that selfish characters can be so admired by people like you."

"You stupid dog, I can't be bothered to waste my breath on you. You're permanently banned."

After a series of sarcastic retorts, Yan Feixiang's previous words were completely reversed, which amused the other viewers in the live chat, who then joined in the mockery.

Especially that grumpy guy who was cursing Yan Feixiang and Bai Xiaosheng with all sorts of profanities during their interaction, now felt much better and happily tipped Bai Xiaosheng another 200g of Orichalcohol.

These tips are different from the ones Li Zheng gave in Zhan Zhouzhou's live stream; they all go into the streamer's pocket.

"Thanks for the donation, ***!"

Bai Xiaosheng composed himself and continued, "Let's get back to our previous topic. From the incident of killing the red-named player Lin Fan, we can glean a glimpse into Li Zheng's character..."

Following that, Bai Xiaosheng recounted in great detail the major events Li Zheng had accomplished afterward: rescuing Li Chun from Lin Feng, rescuing Lin Fengjiao from the muddy players, and then casually rescuing Shendai Chizuru on Channel 24, only to be framed as a rapist by Shendai Chizuru and her associates of Banquan Ryoma…

The whole process was described in great detail, as if he had experienced it himself.

Wang Chaoran watched the live stream with great interest. Some of the details of the events Bai Xiaosheng mentioned were not even clear to him, a member of channel 879.

"and many more!"

He suddenly realized that he didn't know the details, so how could Bai Xiaosheng, who wasn't from Channel 879, know so clearly?

After thinking about it, he contacted Ye Kai and other old players who were on good terms with Li Zheng.

Only then did they learn that Bai Xiaosheng was actually a member of the Nine Heavens Legion...

The reason why they know so much about Li Zheng is because Ye Kai and the others spread the word.

The main one is Ye Yuan. There are also many female players in the Nine Heavens Legion. Before joining Nine Heavens, most of them were medical staff. They like to gossip when they are bored at work.

While chatting with them, Ye Yuan unknowingly revealed all of Li Zheng's glorious deeds.

After learning about Bai Xiaosheng's background, Wang Chaoran stopped dwelling on the matter and returned to the live broadcast room, just as Bai Xiaosheng was talking about when Banquan Longma's troubles began.

"Speaking of that Banquan Longma, I wonder which powerful figure he offended..." Bai Xiaosheng said with a wink, "One night after Li Zheng let him go, a player who was under Banquan Longma's command and was in charge of storing resources as the organization's warehouse was inexplicably robbed."

"It is said that the robbers communicated entirely in English, but the victim could hear the foreign accent in their speech."

"Think about it, everyone. Banquan Longma dares to offend even Li Zheng. Do you think he can swallow this insult?"

"He carefully analyzed the organizations that dared to rob the country, gathered good people, and took revenge on a dark and windy day."

"But little did we expect that this act of retaliation would provoke one of the two major organizations that steal from the country, the Nth Room!"

"What's the background of the Nth Room?"

"Wow! They've got quite a background!"

"The top leader of the Nth Room is named 'Sung Chun-pu,' one of the largest conglomerates in the country, the head of the Sung Group, and also a member of the National Assembly of the country!"

"That Banquan Longma is just a mid-level leader in the creation world. In terms of strength and influence, he is no match for Cheng Tianpu."

"Cheng Tianpu somehow discovered the clues and guessed that the gang that robbed him was Ban Quanlongma and others. So he gathered all the experts and set off to cause trouble for Ni Hongren."

"Yes, what Cheng Tianpu wants to take revenge on is not limited to Ban Quan Longma, but also wants to involve other innocent people."

“The actions of the Nth Room angered the Genesis and Takamagahara organizations, but considering that a full-scale war was too unrealistic at the time, the two organizations warned Sung Chun-pu that personal grudges should be settled privately, and if innocent people were harmed, the two organizations would not mind joining forces to fight against the Nth Room.”

"The two organizations in Muddy Country have a very clear intention: to throw Banquan Longma away and abandon him."

"Does this approach seem familiar to you?"

“That’s right! After witnessing Li Zheng’s strength, Itagaki Ryoma did the same thing.”

"It is conceivable that this way of handling things is likely a tradition of the Muddy Country."

Bai Xiaosheng laughed ironically when he got to this point.

"Without the support of the Creator, Banquan Longma is no match for the Nth Room. These days, he has been fleeing around with a few confidants using spatial teleportation devices. Tonight, he probably can't hold on any longer and has thought of Li Zheng."

"The person they framed back then has now become his savior. It's really quite funny to think about."

Bai Xiaosheng summarized the matter.

On the live chat, viewers were discussing it, saying all sorts of things.

Some people say that Chizuru Kamishiro is really disgusting; Li Zheng saved her, and the moment she turned around, she joined others in framing him.

Some people say that after learning the whole story, they laughed out loud when they saw Izumi Ryoma's distress message.

Only Wang Chaoran noticed a detail and asked in the live chat: "What I'm most curious about is how Banquan Longma and the others found the player who was in charge of storing resources in the Nth Room?"

This kind of person's information is definitely kept at a very high level of confidentiality. They probably wouldn't even show their face on the world channel normally, just in case they're being targeted.

The fact that Izazumi Ryoma and his team were able to locate the other party in such a short time clearly indicates that they have an unknown source of intelligence.

Bai Xiaosheng smiled strangely: "Someone told him."

The chat in the live stream momentarily froze.

Then a burst of "666" erupted.

Everyone guessed who had given the information to Itazumi Ryoma, but no one explicitly stated it in the comments.

This kind of thing is a matter of personal conviction. As long as the person involved doesn't admit it personally, even if the Nth Room incident comes looking for trouble later, they have no legitimate grounds to do so.

However, after learning about Bai Xiaosheng's questionable actions, Wang Chaoran had even more to think about.

How could Bai Xiaosheng, as a member of the Nine Heavens, know so much about Banquan Longma?
It's possible that the kidnapping of Ryoma Itazura's men was related to him from the very beginning.

perhaps……

The entire plan, from beginning to end, may have originated from Bai Xiaosheng!

If Bai Xiaosheng knew what Wang Chaoran was thinking, he would probably give him a smug thumbs up and then brag a bit.

That's right!

This entire series of plans originated from him.

Even the person who taught Ye Kai and the others to steal Chinese-style English was arranged by him.

That's a trick!
This tactic is called "using someone else's knife to kill someone else!"
Bai Xiaosheng looked at the screen full of comments, smiled slightly, and kept his achievements hidden.

At this point, Li Zheng still hadn't responded, and Itagaki Ryoma finally got impatient and sent another message to the world channel.

This time, he also gained an item attribute.

"Li Zheng, if you promise to save me and help me through this crisis, the [Gene Ability Repair Fluid] is yours!"

(End of this chapter)