Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 467 The training room is complete! The omniscient sparring device! (4.6K)

"Currently?"

Li Zheng paused for a moment and then asked, "Does that mean there's still room for improvement?"

"maybe."

Even Xu himself wasn't sure, after all, this was the first time He had done something like helping others develop and enhance their spiritual power.

Developing systematic improvement measures requires a long period of exploration and gradual verification.

"If you can find more similar negative emotions, perhaps I can also gain more inspiration from them."

After hearing this, Li Zheng fell into deep thought. According to this, he had one more thing to do before heading to the outer city.

Li Zheng and his team had previously speculated that negative emotions like rage were probably related to the so-called seven deadly sins.

Among them, "laziness" and "rage" are probably the easiest emotions to identify.

"Gluttony" can also be found, though it's a bit more difficult. I heard that the Kunlun Legion had infected members before, but I don't know what the situation is now.

As for "jealousy," "greed," "pride," and finally "lust," they are relatively difficult to find.

The first three are relatively latent negative emotions, and even if you are infected with them, they may not be detected in time.

And the latter...

Anyone infected with this emotion, unless they are mentally deficient, will not readily reveal it to others. From a human nature perspective, it is perhaps the most difficult emotion to acquire.

"Let me give it a try."

Li Zheng decided to contact Liu Qishao tomorrow. He had heard that Kunlun had tracked down a special merchant and that he could obtain the corresponding suppression items from him.

Perhaps the other six emotions can be found in this one legion of Kunlun?

Ok……

Getting rid of negative emotions is a huge help to Kunlun. Should we take this opportunity to talk to Liu Qi about some terms?
Li Zheng thought about it carefully. Liu Qi had been very kind to him, so why not just do him a favor this time?

Let’s talk about it then.

"I can't interfere with things in the real world. I'm explaining this to you so clearly just to give you a way of thinking. I can't guarantee that if you find something similar, you can turn it into an auxiliary means to train your mental strength."

It was purely coincidental that Xu was able to turn 'Rage' into a treadmill and even help with mental training.

His understanding of these things was not much greater than Li Zheng's; they were both feeling their way across the river by touching the stones.

Originally, He had His own training method, which He tried to teach Li Zheng when Li first came in. However, He later discovered that the method was only suitable for Himself and could not achieve the effect of rapidly improving mental strength in a short period of time.

As for why He was able to elevate His spiritual power to its current level through that method, and even condense spiritual power nodes that could form galaxies, it was entirely because He had enough time.

The Dark Realm itself has no concept of time. Without outsiders, even the Void itself does not know how much time has passed in the Dark Realm.

It's even more impossible to accurately calculate how long it took for him to cultivate to achieve his current level of mental strength.

It could be a year, or it could be thousands of years.

Who knows?

"What's that saying again?" Li Zheng shrugged and said, "Do your best and leave the rest to fate."

I'll handle the other six negative emotions myself, and Xu will do the research; in the end, I'll be the one who benefits...

The ultimate freeloader!
Compared to the six emotions that he couldn't obtain for the time being, Li Zheng was more curious about the effects of this treadmill and how much it actually improved compared to pushing the void wall.

He had seen everything Miral had done, and he figured the results must have been quite impressive.

Since being flung off the treadmill, Miriel's body in the Dark Realm has become much more solid and clearer.

Although there is still some gap compared to myself, this progress is already amazing!

It's worth noting that when Miriel destroyed the Void Wall last time, her spiritual body remained almost completely unchanged.

Li Zheng reached out and tried to touch the treadmill, only to find that he couldn't touch his own body, but he could get a real tactile sensation when he touched the treadmill.

He truly couldn't understand this bizarre phenomenon and could only attribute it to the peculiarities of the Dark Realm.

After stepping onto the treadmill, Li Zheng thought of a question: "Where does this treadmill get its kinetic energy from?"

In the real world, treadmills in gyms need to be powered. Even if such a thing were placed in the Matrix, it should be modified to have an embedded power core as the driving force, right?
However, these two types of kinetic energy do not exist in the dark realm, so where does the kinetic energy of the treadmill come from?

Create something out of nothing?

"This is the last thing I want to tell you."

Xu restarted the treadmill, and only after Li Zheng gradually got used to it did he continue, "The driving force behind this machine is actually the energy contained in emotions."

Logically speaking, the faster the machine operates, the greater the energy consumption and the stronger the kinetic energy required.

Coincidentally, the emotion you brought in was 'anger'.

You should know that anger, as an emotion, can be considered limitless; similarly, when applied to machinery, its speed can also be considered limitless.

"This is one of the reasons why I said earlier that this device is a perfect match for emotions."

"Of course, according to your worldly perspective, kinetic energy is actually in a state of consumption during operation. No matter how much energy is available, it will eventually be depleted if it is not replenished."

"However... that's where the power of the Power Treadmill lies."

“Every individual who uses it will resonate with the berserk state while their own emotions are affected by the machine during its operation.”

"This process of resonance is the process of providing momentum for the rampage."

"In other words, as long as someone uses it, its kinetic energy will never be exhausted!"

"You can try to feel it carefully. Miriel's mental strength is weaker than yours, so she may not have noticed, but with your current mental strength, you should be able to sense it."

Li was walking slowly on the treadmill when, after being reminded by Xu, he belatedly realized that his current sensations were somewhat strange.

It's as if your emotions are connected to the treadmill; as the treadmill runs, your emotions change accordingly.

At this moment, the treadmill was still running relatively slowly. Li Zheng's mood was roughly equivalent to being insulted, belonging to the state of "I'm very unhappy, but not to the point of arguing with you."

In this state, Li Zheng also felt that the treadmill seemed to be drawing something from him that he couldn't quite put his finger on.

That stuff goes around in the treadmill, then transforms and feeds back.

Li Zheng carefully sensed it and actually 'heard' intermittent mockery coming from the treadmill.

It's as if someone is saying to you in a particularly smug tone: That's it? That's it? That's it? Can you run any faster?
He couldn't help but shout, "Damn it, who do you think you are? Speed ​​it up!"

"..."

As if anticipated, Xu adjusted the treadmill speed the instant Li Zheng uttered those words.

The berserk mode was running faster and faster, and the strange echo in Li Zheng's heart was becoming more and more excessive.

'No way, really? It can't be that fast, can it?'

"Useless! Useless! Is that all the speed you're capable of? Even a baby can crawl faster than you!"

"Go ahead and speed up! If you don't, you're my grandson!"

……

The echo had no specific meaning; these phrases were actually imagined by Li Zheng based on that strange echo.

There is a situation that is more infuriating than when others make you angry.

That's just making yourself angry...

The person who knows you best is often yourself.

Sometimes, at the end of the day, lying alone in bed, I think about a stupid thing I did that day and start to sulk...

In the end, it only made me angry and hurt myself.

Li Zheng's current state is similar to this, which is equivalent to him struggling with himself.

However, anger often cloudes reason. The surging rage seemed to possess a certain magic, causing Li Zheng to subconsciously ignore a lot of information and gradually become subjective. "Damn it!"

"Speed ​​up!"

"accelerate!"

"accelerate!!!"

As the speed increased, the resonance that the treadmill received from Li Zheng became stronger, and the things it fed back to him became increasingly dirty and infuriating in his mind.

Under this bizarre cycle, on the treadmill, Li Zheng's legs swung around like two beams of light, just like the protagonist in "Kung Fu Hustle" racing against the landlady.

An overwhelming sense of exhaustion welled up from the depths of his spirit body. Li Zheng's expression grew increasingly listless, as if he might collapse at any moment and sever his connection with the Dark Realm.

Even so, Li Zheng was still roaring, "Speed ​​up! Speed ​​up! Speed ​​up again! If I don't run you to death today, you slut, you won't know how many eyes the Horse King has!!"

With that roar, he finally couldn't keep up with the speed of the treadmill, and his fate was exactly the same as Miriel's—he was violently thrown away.

With a thud, it crashed into the void wall and slid down like mud.

"I... Ni... Ma..."

Before he could finish his swearing, Li Zheng lost consciousness, and Miriel also left the Dark Realm.

……

The next day, Li Zheng suddenly awoke from his deep sleep, his eyes wide open, and the first thing he uttered was: "Keep it up, you bastard!!!"

Well……?
In an instant, he realized what was happening.

its not right?
What kind of speed?
"Sigh~~~"

Thinking hard!
Enrage, when it reaches the hands of the Void, becomes so terrifying?
Even his own mental strength couldn't suppress its influence on him?
Or, if the rage remains within me and continues to grow, will I eventually become like that, completely losing myself, when I can no longer suppress it?
Li Zheng carefully recalled the scene of exercising on the treadmill, and if he had to describe it in four words, it would be—it felt like a lifetime ago!
As soon as I step onto the treadmill, I feel like a completely different person—irritable and easily angered.

The issue is……

Being irritable and easily angered is one thing, but he had experienced the urge to be angry before when it was still within him.

Why is it that this time, I'm acting like a crazy idiot, getting all worked up over a treadmill?

That's so damn stupid!

Fortunately, there weren't many people in the Dark Realm. If there had been more onlookers, it would have been a complete disaster...

"woke up?"

Miriel peeked out from the stairs and looked at Li Zheng, saying, "Get up if you're awake. Breakfast is ready."

"what time is it?"

Li Zheng glanced at it; it was just past 8:30 in the morning.

Fortunately, it wasn't too late.

Today marks the official start of the "Fishing Competition," with registration beginning at 8:00 AM.

Li Zheng flipped through the system panel and found an additional registration portal. The Qidian Legion had already completed the registration immediately, and the person who operated it was the deputy leader, Xiao Siyuan.

At this moment, because their identity cards were locked, all the players were bored and chatting in various channels, waiting for the registration deadline to arrive.

However, there are many players who have already joined the legion.

However, a large number of players are still in a state of 'homelessness', not having joined any legion.

Or perhaps they are like the group on channel 879, waiting to join a certain legion, temporarily in a reserve position.

Most of the players chatting everywhere are from this group, since the terminal has stated that the fishing competition registration is based on guilds, and individual players are not eligible to participate.

The problem is that all players' identity cards are locked. These people want to participate in the event... but they can't bear to part with the materials used to create their legions. Once the event ends and the legion is disbanded, the materials won't be returned to the players.

If we don't participate, it feels incredibly boring. Why should those of us who don't participate also have our identity cards locked?

Players complained like this one after another on the world channel.

The situation was only eased when hundreds of well-known streamers suddenly spoke up, claiming that they had received authorization from the terminal and would be granted the status of "temporary special correspondents" to provide live broadcasts of the match to players who were unable to participate.

This move by the terminal caught others who had planned to broadcast the match off guard.

As one authorized broadcaster stated, anyone without the status of a "temporary special correspondent," even if they are a broadcaster and participate in the competition, is not allowed to broadcast any competition-related footage during the competition.

Of course, there are differences.

That means authorized players will be disqualified from the competition and will have to focus on live streaming.

As compensation, the terminal provided benefits to each authorized streamer. After the event, each person would receive a random quality item, with the lowest quality being no less than gold.

This made everyone else extremely envious, because the number of winners in the competition is limited, and the number of people who can ultimately receive the prizes is also limited.

The "temporary special correspondent" is essentially getting a gold-level or higher item for free, which is no different from finding something for nothing.

"Strange... Is this really just a purely recreational fishing competition?"

Li Zheng scratched his cheek. Would the matrix terminal be so kind?

Seeing that players are under too much pressure from daily exploration, we're organizing an entertaining event to help them relax and relieve stress.

I have a feeling that the terminal's intentions are not that simple.

Li Zheng flipped through the list but couldn't find any more specific rules for the competition. He figured he'd have to wait until 10 o'clock when the competition officially started to find out.

"Hurry up, hurry up! If you keep dawdling, the little glutton will devour all your breakfast!"

Miriel popped up again at the top of the stairs, urging Li Zheng to get up.

"Good Le!"

Li Zheng jumped off the bed and found that Xiao Ying, who was sleeping at the foot of the bed, was indeed no longer there.

When it comes to food, Xiaoying has never disappointed Li Zheng.

Even when it is dormant, it is never absent.

After quickly washing up on the first floor and having breakfast with Miriel and the others, Li Zheng then opened the door to his capsule residence.

Outside the door, Sarutobi Uroku was already practicing the Yagyu sword technique. When he saw Li Zheng open the door, he sheathed his sword and stood up, greeting Li Zheng respectfully.

"Good morning, Mr. Li!"

"Okay, you go ahead and practice, don't worry about me." Li Zheng waved his hand, closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and released his mental energy to test the results of his training.

After a moment, Li Zheng released his mental energy to its maximum, compared the distance, and showed a look of surprise.

Good guy!
One workout session increased the range of mental energy extension by a full two centimeters!
It's twenty times more effective than the exercise method recommended by the doctor!
Horror!
Although it can't compare to the effect of a fairy fruit that increases height by five meters, this is something I developed through my own training, relying on steady progress and accumulating little by little!

Moreover, Li Zheng always felt that the enhancement brought about by the Fairy Fruit through external force must have limitations, and it was very likely that such an exaggerated effect would only be obtained when the first one was eaten.

If you continue to consume it, the effect will definitely be greatly reduced.

As for how much of a discount we'll get, we'll have to wait another two days until the five-day interval between servings is over before we can know for sure when we eat the second Fairy Fruit.

"The training room is all renovated now. Let's go up and try it out before the fishing activity starts."

After testing his mental strength, Li Zheng took a few breaths of the slightly fresher morning air, then turned around and went back upstairs to the second floor.

At the same time, he also brought another item he had obtained from the first extraordinary treasure chest to the second floor.

It was a metal object, slightly smaller than a yoga ball, with a patterned exterior and a somewhat futuristic look.

Omniscient Training Device

Rank: Extraordinary

Description: Can be used with the training room. Input conditions and it can simulate the required opponent.

Note: This item has limited power and can only simulate basic requirements within the extraordinary tier (such as speed, strength, resilience, and basic combat skills).

(End of this chapter)