Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 474 Fishing? This is real fishing! (4K)

Li Zheng had expected Fengshan to shine in this event, but he didn't expect it to be this exaggerated—one person's score was three times the total score of their nearly fifty people...

This score was only achieved because they found a fishing spot with a high concentration of catches.

"Fengshan's score is actually quite low."

Xiao Siyuan said in the channel, "There's a player next to us, I don't know which guild he belongs to, named Deng Tianyuan. Since the start of the event, he's been casting twice a minute on average, with a 90% bite rate and a 78% success rate. His fastest record is seven seconds per fish, and his slowest is forty-eight seconds. That's amazing!"

"I've done a preliminary calculation, and he alone has already scored over a thousand points. At this rate, his legion might just take first place."

Lu Li interjected at this moment: "I just asked him, and he used to be a professional fishing coach who participated in many competitions. He was able to catch so many fish purely through his skill."

"Hey~ I don't like what you're saying. Who doesn't rely on skill to fish?" Fengshan said, dissatisfied.

"Don't you have any self-awareness about whether you caught the fish with your own abilities?"

Xiao Siyuan said, "Out of more than thirty fish, twenty-eight were caught by spear. You still have the nerve to say that you fished by skill?"

"Well... luck is also a kind of strength!" Fengshan argued.

“That’s right,” Li Zheng also said, “It doesn’t matter if it’s a black cat, a white cat, or a blind cat, as long as it catches mice, it’s a good cat.”

"Don't think I can't tell you're mocking me for being blind," Feng Shan shouted. "Let me tell you, hitting the target once or twice is luck, but a hit rate of over 80% is skill! If you're so capable, try hitting the target that many times yourself!"

"I know this is fallacy, but why does it strangely make some sense?"

Xiao Siyuan said, "Perhaps this is what they call 'fallacious reasoning is also reasonable'..."

While fishing, everyone chatted in the legion channel, which was a real relaxation for them.

Half an hour passed in the blink of an eye, and Li Zheng and his group had a bountiful harvest in the fishing area.

Although I was unlucky and failed to catch a fish with special effects, my total score increased by nearly three thousand points.

The fish with the highest single score was level 6 and was caught by a legion member, who was overjoyed at the time.

Keep in mind that in half an hour, there was only one level 6 fish.

"That's enough, brothers. Let's pack up and move to a new location!"

Seeing that it was almost time, Li Zheng urged everyone to get up and prepare to abandon this territory and find another fishing spot.

For people like them, who are neither particularly lucky nor skilled, fishing in areas where fish are plentiful is the best way to maximize their catch.

"But... Captain, aren't we having a great time fishing here?"

Some people were puzzled: "Why would you give up on this place when everything was fine?"

"Hey! The guild leader definitely has his reasons. Let's just follow him. Why ask so many questions?" another person whispered from the side. "Do you want to be kicked out of the guild too?"

These people didn't have cheat-like abilities or items like the Eye of Preys, so of course they couldn't understand Li Zheng's intentions. Some even used this sarcastic tone to criticize Zhan Zhouzhou for kicking someone earlier.

Although he tried to lower his voice, Li Zheng's hearing still picked it up.

He didn't take it seriously, but gave the man a meaningful look and said, "Because of the iceberg, the surrounding environment has changed. The fish have migrated away, and the profits from fishing here will only decrease. So we need to find a different spot."

"I see!"

Some people suddenly realized that the group leader was actually a fishing expert, having even taken environmental factors into account!
No wonder he was so confident about fishing here before; he probably judged from the environment that there were schools of fish gathering here.

No one said anything more. One by one, they put away their fishing rods and then went to pick up their fish baskets that were placed at their feet.

Suddenly, someone exclaimed, "Holy crap! Where's my fish?"

Following that first sound, similar sounds rose and fell in succession.

"Damn it! How did my fish basket get such a huge hole? All the fish escaped!"

"Damn it! My level 6 fish! I went through so much trouble to catch it, and it's just gone like that?"

"Everyone calm down. There are so many of us, and the fish baskets were damaged at the same time. There must be something fishy going on!"

"What's going on? We've definitely been targeted by that fishing tackle dealer. How dare he sell us counterfeit products! Let's go find him and settle the score!"

"Yes! Let's go settle the score with him!"

"Wait a minute, this hole doesn't look like something a fish would make; it looks like it was cut open with a sharp weapon!"

The sound startled everyone. They looked down to check the fish basket and found that the hole in the net was very neat. It didn't look like it had been squeezed or bitten open by a fish. Instead, it looked like it had been cut open with a knife.

Li Zheng mentioned his fish basket to Zhan Zhouzhou and found it intact, while the other group members fishing on the other side had been damaged.

The two exchanged a glance, both knowing they were being watched.

If it's a problem with the quality of the fish baskets, how come the fish baskets they received were so coincidentally sturdier than everyone else's?
"show me."

Li Zheng went over and took a fish basket.

A fish basket is generally a cage made of a fishing net. Its purpose is to put the fish that have been caught inside and keep them temporarily to prevent them from lacking oxygen due to being placed in a fish bucket or similar place.

The one in Li Zheng's hand had a long, straight, one-shaped tear at the bottom, a shape that fish could not possibly tear open by biting or squeezing.

There are people underwater!

Zhan Zhouzhou watched for a while and then came to a conclusion.

Li Zheng frowned slightly and looked up at the sea.

Apart from the slightly turbulent waves, nothing seemed amiss.

"I guess he ran away."

Li Zheng thought about it and felt somewhat annoyed.

I guess this person took advantage of me going to buy fishing gear and then followed me all the way through the water. I never even considered that possibility, which led me to overlook this and not check the surroundings beforehand.

"What should we do? Should we go back and give them a warning?" Zhan Zhouzhou said meaningfully.

"As the saying goes, 'Catch the adulterer in bed, catch the thief red-handed.'" Li Zheng shook his head: "We didn't catch that person on the spot, so we have no reason to retaliate against them."

"So you mean..." Zhan Zhouzhou did not insist on her opinion.

Li Zheng rubbed his head, thought for a moment, looked at Miriel, and then described the matter to her in detail, wanting to hear her opinion.

After learning what had happened, Miriel carefully considered the situation and whispered in Li Zheng's ear, "This person won't just let it end like this once he's tasted success. You can do this... and then..."

Li Zheng listened to the plan Miriel presented and nodded repeatedly. Finally, he smiled and said, "It's good to have a smart person by my side. I don't even have to use my brain."

Miriel rolled her eyes and said, "So you're just too lazy to learn, huh?"

"hey-hey."

Li Zheng smiled and said, "Learning this kind of thing is too tiring; I'm too lazy to use my brain."

"Come on, everyone, bring me the broken fish baskets. I'm going to settle accounts with the merchant!" Li Zheng deliberately raised his voice, ordering others to give him the broken fish baskets in case his opponent had special concealment skills and was still around.

Sure enough, even the members of the Qidian Legion thought their leader was a bit stupid. Everyone had been saying for a while that the fish basket might have been damaged intentionally, yet he still wanted to go and settle accounts with the merchant. One by one, they grumbled and took the items to Li Zheng, asking him to take them away.

Li Zheng put everything into the capsule and said to Zhan Zhouzhou, "I'm going to make a trip. Do you take some people and wait for me here, or should we go directly to the next fishing area?"

Zhan Zhouzhou also has the Eye of Preer, which allows him to see where gathering points are, but unlike Li Zheng, he doesn't have the ability to alter the terrain.

"I'll take some people and look around first. If we don't find a new gathering point, we'll come back and wait for you," Zhan Zhouzhou said. "If we do find one, then it's your turn to come find us."

"Okay, then be careful."

Li Zheng gave a few instructions, then unfolded his Thunder Wings and flew towards the beach.

Along the way, the ocean was vast and magnificent. Li Zheng concentrated on looking around, trying to find something unusual.

As he approached the beach, he saw from afar a blue-haired figure jump out of the water and talk to a player.

Seeing this, Li Zheng's expression darkened slightly.

He quickly regained his composure, pretending nothing had happened, and flew close to the beach. Li Zheng's expression had turned furious.

Landing in front of Luo Aimang, he cursed, "You swindler! How dare you sell me counterfeit products! Dozens of us worked hard for half an hour, and all our harvest is gone! What are you going to give me in compensation?"

While Roemão was enjoying the sea breeze and sunshine, he was suddenly subjected to a barrage of insults, leaving him completely bewildered.

What kind of counterfeit or substandard products?

I'm just a distributor; the products are supplied by the end consumers. How could they possibly be counterfeit or substandard goods?

"Fine, you're still playing dumb, aren't you?" Li Zheng sneered, taking out a bunch of broken fish baskets and throwing them in front of Luo Aimang: "Open your eyes and take a good look, did you buy these things from you?"

Roemang rolled up several fish baskets and examined them carefully: "The items did indeed come from here..."

Li Zheng sneered: "So you admit it?"

“But this breach is definitely man-made. Even if you stuffed a humpback whale into the fish you caught, it wouldn’t break!” Roemand argued.

"I don't care! Anyway, we bought the stuff from you, and we wouldn't just be bored and use it for fun, would we?" Li Zheng started to act like a rogue.

“That’s hard to say.” Luo Aimang squinted at Li Zheng: “Others might not do something so pointless, but you…”

"What's wrong with me? Do I only do such pointless things?" Li Zheng shouted, his neck stiff.

Luo Aimang's expression changed: "Haven't you done enough boring things already?"

Damn!

I've exchanged materials of the same level for materials of the same level several times. If I hadn't accepted the unequal exchange ratio, I would have made a profit. I would have beaten you up and taught you a lesson long ago.

But it was precisely because he accepted the unequal exchange rate that Romain Rolland felt that Li Zheng was a boring fool.

No normal person would do something so stupid that they'd obviously be at a disadvantage!
"I don't care, you have to give me an explanation about this fish basket!" Li Zheng acted as if he didn't understand what Luo Aimang was saying, behaving like a street thug.

"An explanation? I'll give you no explanation at all!" Luo Aimang's entire head turned red, a mixture of red and black as he shouted, "Either buy a new one with your points, or get lost! That's my explanation!"

"you……"

Li Zheng pointed at Luo Aimang, seemingly speechless: "How can you be so unreasonable?"

“Reason? I’ve already given you enough face…” Luo Aimang squinted. If it were anyone else, they would already be fish food in the sea by now.

In the distance, a shirtless player watched the commotion with schadenfreude, saying, "See? I told you, with me in charge, there's no chance of them slipping up. Aren't they just here to cause trouble for the merchant?"

The man next to him nodded almost imperceptibly: "Yes, I trust you to do things. This time you brought in over a thousand points of revenue for the group, which will definitely surpass those people on the beach by a large margin! The organization will not treat you unfairly."

Overjoyed at receiving approval, the player patted his chest and assured the team leader, "Don't worry, guild leader, this is just the appetizer. I can get you all the points in the entire Endless Ocean region later!"

I thought I had developed a useless transformation ability, and I even considered whether to erase it.

Unexpectedly, its correct usage was discovered during this event.

With a little effort, everyone fishing in the entire Endless Ocean area is working for themselves!

"Then our Zhanlang Legion is counting on you!" The commander patted him on the shoulder and said earnestly.

"Yes! Captain!"

Entrusted with this important task, the player excitedly saluted his guild leader, filled with a sense of mission, and vowed to lead the entire guild to victory in this fishing competition and stand out from the crowd.

"but……"

The commander of the Zhanlang Legion looked at Li Zheng, a hint of suspicion flashing in his eyes: "I feel like I've seen this person somewhere before, he looks familiar."

"Familiar? Then it's sure to look familiar!"

The frogman player said, "I just saw it. He's the guy who led over forty people and caused a sandstorm that really messed us up!"

"Otherwise, I wouldn't have gone and stolen all their fish!"

No~
The leader of the Zhanlang Legion shook his head silently. He had seen this person not only in events, but also seemed to have seen players with similar appearances outside.

but……

Who is it?
Why does it look familiar, but I just can't remember where I've seen it before?
I can’t figure it out…

Of course he couldn't figure it out.

If Li Zheng still had hair, he would recognize him at a glance and wouldn't let anyone mess with this infamous guy.

It's a pity that there are everything in this world except a way to undo mistakes.

"Fine! It's fine if you don't admit it. It's just a few dozen fish baskets, not much money. Consider it charity!" Li Zheng seemed to have gotten nothing from the fishing tackle merchant and could only swallow his grievances. "Give me another fifty fish baskets! This time I want to inspect them in person!"

"Here you go! Check it all you want!"

Roemang tossed out a bunch of fish baskets, looking somewhat impatient.

"Humph!"

Li Zheng squatted down and inspected each fish basket one by one, but ultimately found no problems with their quality. He had no choice but to put them away, saying sullenly, "You only brought out the qualified products this time because I exposed you!"

“You…” Luo Aimang was so angry that he trembled all over. He pointed at Li Zheng for a long time but couldn’t speak. Finally, he managed to utter a single word.

"roll!"

This added another layer of severity to Li Zheng's already negative image in its mind.

Grabbing all the fish baskets, Li Zheng turned and stormed off the beach.

Behind him, the frogman player jumped into the sea again and followed Li Zheng, under the worried gaze of his guild leader.

Little did they know, Li Zhengfei, high in the sky, had a sly smile in his eyes, a hint of triumph in his eyes.

"Fishing? This is fishing!"

(End of this chapter)