Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 475 The scope is too narrow! (4K)

The frogmen flew slowly and leisurely towards the location of Zhan Zhouzhou and the others. Along the way, Li Zheng would deliberately slow down a bit because the frogmen were too slow, and wait for them.

Once back on the ice surface they had created, Zhan Zhouzhou glanced discreetly in the direction of the frogmen: "They have tails?"

Li Zheng nodded: "Yes, I brought it back on purpose."

Zhan Zhouzhou asked, "Should we arrest them now?"

"Wait a little longer, don't alert them." Li Zheng wanted to see if the frogman had any accomplices.

"Alright, I just found a nice place, shall we go there now?"

Li Zheng already knew the place Zhan Zhouzhou mentioned on the way, since the Eye of Preys, as the main body, could know all the information that the Eye of Preys saw.

“Let’s go.” Li Zheng nodded, then followed Zhan Zhouzhou and took to the air again.

The fishing grounds that Zhan Zhouzhou found were actually not far from the location of the glacier where they had previously gathered, only a few hundred meters away.

And this place has one advantage over the glacier.

This is a small island, not very large. It's a bit crowded to accommodate fifty people fishing, which is why other legions haven't taken over it because of its limited size.

Li Zheng looked around and noticed that, according to Lao Pu's clues, the surrounding fishing grounds had only recently formed, somewhat like those that had been forced there by his own condensing glaciers...

“With a gathering point and a normal environment, this place should be able to support fishing for a relatively long time.” Li Zheng measured the diameter of the island with his footsteps and found that there was a clear area in the very center.

After a moment's thought, "We can put a pot or a barbecue grill here, and we can even fish and have a picnic at the same time. It's perfect."

Li Zheng's stove was definitely too big to fit everything, but almost everyone else had barbecue grills or similar items, some made from blueprints and others handmade.

A group of people crowdfunded and managed to gather a barbecue grill and over a hundred cases of beer, juice, and other beverages. They placed the barbecue grill in the middle of the island, distributed the drinks evenly to everyone, and sat in a circle around the grill, which was just the right size.

The sea is just around the corner, perfect for fishing.

There's a barbecue area right next door, perfect for a picnic.

perfect!

brush!
Knock!
Everyone started fishing again, with a golden fish sizzling on the barbecue grill in the middle.

This is the level 4 fish that Li Zheng caught. It was frozen to death by the low temperature, but he took it out and grilled it without feeling bad.

Li Zheng did not remind everyone to be careful with the fish basket, as if he had already put the matter out of his mind.

The others secretly grumbled, but dared not say anything on the surface. They were just thinking that the number one combatant in the matrix was unworthy of the title.

Li Zheng ignored what others thought, sitting comfortably by the sea with his legs crossed, the fishing rod resting perfectly between them, one hand grilling fish and the other holding an ice-cold beer that had cooled down.

The sea breeze is blowing, the sun is shining, I'm so comfortable I squint my eyes, I almost want to stick my feet out.

When the frogmen surface, their skin blends seamlessly with the sea, making them almost indistinguishable without special abilities.

Looking at the group of players on the island, eating and drinking with unbridled ease, he couldn't help but swallow hard, sneering inwardly, "Let you be smug for now, but you'll be crying later!"

They're all just wage earners!

Submerged back into the water, weaving through schools of colorful fish, the frogman suddenly had a whimsical thought: if he caught fish underwater, would that count as points?

Since I'm just idling around anyway, and the people on the island have just started fishing, I won't get anything out of cutting open their fish baskets now. I might as well take this opportunity to make some extra money.

If it were feasible, wouldn't our own legion's points accumulate even faster?

If the Zhanlang Legion wins the event, I, as the number one contributor, will definitely become famous.

Then why worry about those large legions not coming to recruit you?

He had long wanted to join the Qidian Legion, which was ranked number one on the legion leaderboard, but he had always been waiting in line. This time, when the Qidian Legion was promoted to level two, he was rejected again because it only accepted players from channel 879 and sword apprentices from Zhan Zhouzhou's live stream.

Reluctantly, in order to participate in this event, I had to just randomly choose a legion that I liked to join.

Unexpectedly, due to a useless ability he developed, he became a highly sought-after figure in this legion.

He had already decided to do his best in this event.

Even if he can't join the Qidian Legion, he can still consider settling for second best if Kunlun or Jiutian recruits him.

Having made up his mind, the frogman spotted a level 5 fish and swam over to it.

Unaware that their every action was being monitored by others.

Li Zheng took a swig of beer, locked his mental focus on the frogman underwater, and a smile appeared on his lips.

This player's ability is quite interesting; placed within the matrix, it's almost never used.

After all, rooms with a pure ocean or island environment are rare. Li Zheng has only encountered them once or twice so far, and one of them was a special room called "Misty Island".

However, the frogman transformation ability, which is considered useless, becomes a god-tier skill in fishing competitions.

Whether it's underwater fishing or seabed tracking, it's an expert.

Li Zheng believes that this person's abilities are not being used for the right purposes.

From the perspective of "fair competition," the real use of the frogman's transformation ability should be to find areas where fish are plentiful underwater and then lead the legion members there to fish.

But now he's using it for "evil" purposes.

It's hard to say whether it's right or wrong; the application of ability varies from person to person.

"what?"

Li Zheng's expression suddenly changed, and he scanned a passing fish with his spiritual power.

Then he felt invigorated. It was a fish with special effects; eating it could increase the speed of gene force recovery!

We need to figure out a way to catch it!
Li Zheng dragged the fishing rod, threw the bait in front of the fish, and gently shook it to lure it to eat.

However, this fish seemed uninterested in regular bait. No matter how Li Zheng tried to entice it, it remained unmoved, even turning its head away with its tail in disgust, as if it hadn't seen the bait.

"Hey~ I have such a short temper!"

Li Zheng rolled up his sleeves, stood up, and followed the fish with his fishing rod.

This time, he abandoned the idea of ​​using bait to lure it and instead prepared to use a fishhook to spear it.

This behavior aroused everyone's curiosity, including the viewers in Bai Xiaosheng's live broadcast room, who urged the streamer to switch the camera to see what Li Zheng was doing.

"Don't rush, don't rush, I'm working on it." Bai Xiaosheng operated the camera, and the live stream switched to a scene where a colorful fish in the sea had a baited hook next to it, which seemed to be like a rogue who had seen a beautiful woman, constantly trying to rub against it.

Every time, the fish managed to dodge it.

"What...is this going on?"

Some viewers in the live chat were puzzled, wondering why the fishing scene suddenly turned strange.

"Wait a minute... I have a question. Is Li Zheng trying to catch the fish with his spear?"

"Damn... I'm speechless. The point is, did he want to hit that fish with his spear?"

"The key point is how he saw the movement in the sea!"

"Wait! Anchor, turn the camera around. I think I saw the seawater move slightly backward from that angle!"

"That's not seawater, that's a player, a transformation-type player."

"The case is solved! The fish being hit by the spear was no coincidence; it was all thanks to the fish-hanging man!"

"This year's fish-hanging expert is unqualified. Why didn't he hook the fish's mouth? Why does he have to have someone else fish it with a spear?"

The comments section was filled with laughter, with everyone assuming that the frogman player was in cahoots with Li Zheng, and that Li Zheng's ability to see underwater movements was all due to the frogman player's command.

Only Bai Xiaosheng knew that this frogman player belonged to another legion and had nothing to do with Li Zheng.

Because he could see the other person's identity through his live stream backend, but due to his "reporter" duties, he couldn't expose this in public, which led the players to gradually accept this explanation. Watching the fishing hook's movements on the screen become increasingly erratic, until even the bait on it was thrown off, he still hadn't managed to hook the fish.

On the shore, Li Zheng's expression gradually turned ferocious.

"Hahaha~ This is definitely impotent rage."

"Oh my god, Li Zheng's little expression is actually kind of cute."

"Where's the fishmonger? Fishmonger, come quick and save us!"

"It's so frustrating. If it were me, I would want to jump into the water and have a real man's fight with that fish."

"Wait! Look, what is Li Zheng trying to do?"

……

Seeing that he hadn't caught anything after a long time, Li Zheng simply threw down his fishing rod and, under the curious gazes of those around him, scooped up a handful of seawater.

With a flash of blue light in his hand, the bottom of the seawater froze into a hemispherical ice block.

Using the same method, Li Zheng produced a hollow ice puck in his hand.

"What's wrong with you..." Zhan Zhouzhou sat next to him and looked at him with some confusion.

"I found a special fish, but it just won't take the bait, so I'll teach it a lesson." Li Zheng tossed the ice puck in his hand, shouted "Go!", and threw it into the sea.

"You wouldn't be thinking of using that ability, would you?" Zhan Zhouzhou's expression shifted, as if she had thought of something.

"That's right!"

Li Zheng nodded: "That's the ability."

"Uh... Won't the terminal stop it?" Zhan Zhouzhou subconsciously thought it was impossible, because Li Zheng's next actions had nothing to do with the word 'fishing'.

"Whatever! There's no harm in trying."

Li Zheng said nonchalantly, locking his mental energy onto the hollow ice ball and pushing it near the fish.

The next second, his expression changed, and his genetic abilities were activated.

Ice and Fire Infusion - Fire Element!

Call ~
A small flame suddenly ignited inside the hollow ice puck, and the already limited oxygen was rapidly consumed under the lick of the flame.

Li Zheng raised his right hand and shouted a warning: "Watch out! Beng has diarrhea, the big one is coming!"

Snapped!
With a crisp snap of the fingers, the hollow ice ball exploded on the seabed with a deafening roar, the immense pressure like a high-explosive grenade thrown into the water.

boom!
A massive spray of water sent various fish soaring into the sky, the jet of water tinged with a desperate blue.

Damn it... I'm just stupid, why did I get so close to watch the show?
Wow~
As the water splashed down, the frogman player and more than a dozen fish of various kinds slammed onto the surface of the sea, foaming at the mouth and passing out.

While the explosive power wouldn't kill him, it would still have some impact. The force that would have blown him in two outside was reduced to simply stunning him during the fishing competition.

Looking at the dozen or so white-bellied creatures floating on the sea, Li Zheng clenched his fist and exclaimed excitedly, "It's done!"

"...I don't think fish caught using this method will be recognized by the terminal, right?" Zhan Zhouzhou covered her face, not expecting that Li Zheng had actually succeeded in frying fish.

"Fine, don't admit it then. Our initial goal wasn't to win this event anyway." Li Zheng shrugged, flew to the sea, and reached out to scoop up the special fish that had been blown in two.

This is a fish that appears colorful in the water but turns bluish-white when it comes out of the water. It has a round head, a flat body, and a long, thin tail, and looks somewhat like a hybrid of a grass carp and a ribbonfish.

When the two pieces are put together, they are over forty centimeters long, which is quite a large size.

That's enough for more than forty people to share and enjoy something new.

Uh……

Perhaps, the person who consumes the most genetic energy should eat it?

For example, myself.

Li Zheng tossed the two pieces of fish onto the small island. Zhan Zhouzhou caught them and looked at them, thinking to himself, "Sure enough, fish caught this way by blasting don't count towards points!"
However, the next whole fish that Li Zheng threw over, although it was also killed by the shock, clearly showed that it could be exchanged for 3 points after the event ended!
This is a level 3 fish!

In other words, the crooked and unethical fishing methods used by Li Zheng are actually recognized by the end users!

As long as the fish itself is intact, the terminal does not even restrict whether the fish is dead or alive!
Upon learning of this setting, all members of Qidian were briefly "stuck" in a state of confusion. Was it that they had a misunderstanding about fishing, or that the terminal had a misunderstanding about fishing?

However, after realizing what had happened, a few people became excited.

"Hehe~ If this counts as a success, then I can do it too!"

"The Secret of Water: Water Blast!"

"boom!"

Another small splash erupted, but unfortunately, only two or three fish turned belly up.

"You weakling, watch this!"

"The Profound Meaning of the Sea - Open!"

"Wow~"

Within a three-meter radius in front of it, the seawater parted, revealing several small fish struggling and jumping at the bottom.

Unfortunately, his ability consumed too much energy, and before others could even go down to collect the fish, the ability expired, and the seawater merged back together.

Not only the two of them, but several other players also used unconventional methods to obtain some gains from the sea.

Someone fired a water gun, stunning several fish.

Someone threw an ice hockey puck into the water, which also brought out two small fish.

someone...

The profits were small, mostly just a few cents or two from fish.

However, even small amounts add up to a considerable sum.

The only downside is that the fish, which were originally gathering places, quickly began to disperse after they caused such a mess.

Li Zheng carried the blue frogman back to the island and threw him in the middle: "Look, this is the suspect who slashed our fish basket. Everyone, tell me, what should we do with him?"

The Qidian members looked at each other in surprise. One of them realized what was happening and said, "Wow, I thought... I didn't expect our leader already knew there was someone lurking. He was just putting on an act, waiting for the other side to get close and catch them red-handed?"

"My perspective was too narrow!"

……

Bai Xiaosheng's live stream chat was filled with "???" and "!!!!"

"WDNMD! This frogman player isn't with them, is he?"

"Wait... I don't quite understand. Were they fishing or using explosives to catch fish?"

"The most outrageous thing is that most of them can be calculated as integrals!"

"This is even possible?"

"Then what's the point of having fishing tackle merchants?!"

"So the biggest profiteers are actually the end-users, right?"

I caught a cold, and I've been feeling extremely sleepy these past two days after taking medication... It's hard for me to stay alert, and I might have to go back and revise the chapters from the last few days.

Goodnight.

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