Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 591 Ten Days
"You possess the Lampholder, yet you resisted the temptation and didn't kill anyone on purpose?" The blacksmith clicked his tongue in admiration. "Before your generation, I've met many players who possessed the Lampholder and its upgrade components, and they were constantly killing each other... You are the first and only player I've ever seen who can collect all the Lampholder's components and isn't a Bloodlust yourself."

“You seem to know a lot about the role of the lamp holder.” Li Zheng stared at the blacksmith, trying to figure something out.

“Of course.” The blacksmith said something that shocked Li Zheng: “Because this is the first piece I helped my teacher make, and it was my idea to give the accessories the ability to kill and steal.”

Did the blacksmith also participate in making the lantern for the lamp bearer?!
And the most frustrating features were actually created by him?!

Looking at the blacksmith who was all smiles as he spoke with him, Li Zheng suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.

This is a madman who personally added the characteristics of murder and looting to the accessories in order to enable the lamp holder to be synthesized into its complete form!
How indifferent must one be to human life to do such a thing?
"If anyone in this world could improve it better, it would be me." The blacksmith held the lamp in one large hand. "No one understands the lamp-bearer better than me!"

"Then I'll have to trouble the blacksmith with this matter." Li Zheng composed himself. He needed someone's help now, and no matter what kind of madman the other party was, he had to put up with it even if he didn't like him.

"It's a small matter. How would you like to improve it?" The blacksmith pondered for a moment and asked, "If I remember correctly, the only function of the fully-formed lamp holder is to enter a certain wondrous space. You... can't get in?"

“It’s possible to get in.” Li Zheng stated his request: “My request is very simple. I hope that the lamp holder can transform their ability to traverse space into the ability to open a portal between two spaces. I wonder if this function is feasible?”

Upon hearing this request, the blacksmith was slightly moved: "The space that the lamp-bearer traverses is not directly accessible in our world. If you wish to open a portal, it may be a bit difficult."

After all, this door cannot be separated from the human spirit; otherwise, external laws would destroy it instantly.

Therefore, I cannot fulfill your request.

"Can't portals exist in our world?" Li Zheng frowned. This made his plan to use the Bodhi tree to cultivate experts a bit difficult.

He can't stay in one place forever, acting as someone else's 'gatekeeper', can he?

"This is not an absolute question," the blacksmith said ambiguously. "Perhaps someone can do it, or perhaps a few more technological breakthroughs will lead to a solution, but for now, I myself cannot achieve that effect."

"Okay, I understand." Li Zheng thought for a moment and said to the blacksmith, "Then please modify it so that it can open a door in the spiritual realm, so that I can still see things outside after entering that space."

“That’s easy,” the blacksmith said confidently. “It can be done within ten days.”

"And what about the reward..."

When the topic of payment came up, Li Zheng felt a little embarrassed. Asking a blacksmith to personally modify something so difficult must have come at a considerable cost, right?
"Payment?" The blacksmith turned and walked towards the back door of the shop. "You've already paid."

Have you already paid?
Li Zheng was slightly taken aback, then understood.

It seems the blacksmith is still the same as he was in the Matrix. As long as someone gives him some suggestions or ideas that are beneficial to the development of the blacksmith shop, he will make a prop for them for free.

I never expected to run into something so good today, it's really...

It was a perfect coincidence.

Thanks to Mo Li, if she hadn't made me work as a receptionist in Block 902 for two days, I would have arrived at the blacksmith shop two days ago.

If only Senior Brother He Nan and Zi Yuan are in the shop at that time, they will not have the ability to modify the lamp holder, nor will they be able to catch up with the blacksmith's return.

"Ten days..." Li Zheng smiled at Zhan Zhouzhou: "How about we take advantage of these ten days to go to Block 38 again and fulfill your wish to train in a gravity chamber?"

"Need not."

Unexpectedly, Zhan Zhouzhou shook her head and refused, tapping the translator she was wearing on her ear: "I heard the gist of what you were saying just now. Since there's something readily available, why go through all the trouble?" After saying that, her eyes lit up and she walked quickly toward Pasmiao.

"..." Li Zheng reminded her from behind, "Take it easy, her real strength is enough to beat us both thirty times over!"

"Put your mind at ease," Zhan Zhouzhou said without turning her head. "I'm not stupid."

"...I hope so." Li Zheng sighed helplessly. How many women could remain rational in front of Xiu Maomi?

Let alone women, there are quite a few cat lovers among men too!
There are so many people in this world who can't resist a cat and have to take a couple of cuddles before they can do anything else.

“Pasmiao isn’t stupid. He knows perfectly well how the teacher treats you. As your friend, even if Zhan Zhouzhou goes a little too far, he wouldn’t dare say anything.” Zishu patted Li Zheng on the shoulder and said, “You can rest in the blacksmith’s room for the next ten days. I’ll take you there to have a look.”

"Okay, thank you so much. I was just worried about not having a place to stay around here." When Li Zheng arrived, he used his tablet to translate the signs of nearby shops. The nearest hotel-style shop was about 500 households away from the blacksmith shop.

Or rather, almost all the habitable shops in each block are concentrated near the portal, and you can't see them anywhere else.

Zi Yuan stayed where she was and thought for a moment, then said, "I'll go with you too."

Upon hearing this, Zi Shu turned and glanced at her brother.

Zi Yuan raised her hand to scratch her cheek, her eyes wary and a little embarrassed.

Zi Shu shook his head with amusement, glared at Zi Yuan with his third eye on his forehead, and led Li Zheng toward the side door of the blacksmith shop.

"The back of the shop is a studio, which can be quite noisy if someone is working there, so the guest rooms are placed on the left and right sides, and the space is a bit small."

As Zi Shu walked, she explained that after pushing open the side door, there was a narrow corridor. If the blacksmith himself came in, he would fill the entire passageway.

There are only two doors opposite the narrow corridor, which means that the blacksmith shop only has two guest rooms.

"The layout is the same on the other side, but the two rooms over there are for my senior brothers and my brother. Our teacher will be staying in the outer city for a while, and I have to stay with him, so I'll be staying in the inner room here."

Upon hearing this, Li Zheng had a bad feeling.

Sure enough, Zi Shu then said, "So you'll have to make do with sharing a room with your friend."

Living with Zhan Zhouzhou?
Li Zheng didn't really mind.

I'm afraid Zhan Zhouzhou won't agree.

“Of course,” Zi Shu added, “You didn’t have to ask if you wanted to live with me…”

"no!"

"No!"

Before she could finish speaking, Li Zheng and Zi Yuan were shocked and interrupted her.

(End of this chapter)