Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

When Li Zhenggang learned that the outer city had been unable to break through the upper limit of mental power for a long time, he had such a question: why had no one discovered a method that was not particularly difficult?
He took the tablet from Izayoi and opened the research reports, asking Old Pu to translate them.

These hundreds of reports share a similar research direction and are basically similar to the methods that Li Zheng learned from Xu, except for many differences in the details.

One of the closest attempts to success failed because the timing of the transition from explosive growth to condensation was not right, resulting in failure.

And all of these researchers met the same end: they all died from the uncontrollable surge of their mental energy, which eventually led to exhaustion.

Some reports didn't even have a conclusion; they abruptly ended at a certain stage, clearly indicating that something had gone wrong with the researchers.

"These people are really something. They actually conduct such dangerous research themselves?" Li Zheng clicked his tongue and said, "The Gravity Research Institute has the Luo Turtle Clan dedicated to research on adaptability to dangerous gravity environments. Don't they have volunteers for research on mental power?"

How can researchers use themselves as guinea pigs when there are no research results yet?
Is this reasonable?

“That makes perfect sense,” said Izayoi. “Before you, there were very few ways to use mental energy because of its insufficient strength, and there was no way to observe changes in mental energy. Researchers had to personally take action if they wanted to keep track of the project’s progress.”

Unlike pharmacological research, which allows for the observation of substantial changes through various instruments and equipment, mental energy cannot be directly observed.

If these research institutes recruit volunteers to assist in research and development, the researchers themselves will remain completely clueless regardless of whether the outcome is successful or not.

If they succeed, that's great. The volunteers can continue to improve their mental strength and have the opportunity to pass on their successful experience.

Unfortunately, research is conducted step by step, and from the moment it begins, it is destined to experience countless failures. Each time a researcher fails, they cannot find the reason for the failure, and therefore cannot make improvements.

So even though the reports that Izayoi presented all ended in failure, they actually have a very high potential value. They can be used as historical data for all mental power research and development, so as to prevent future generations from going down the wrong path when continuing their research.

however……

After reviewing these reports, Li Zheng concluded: "Continuing to develop in this way is destined to fail!"

Hundreds of reports, each with different reasons for failure, shared one thing in common: none of them built upon the work of their predecessors.

As mentioned earlier, there is a case that came closest to success, missing only the final step: changing the timing of the cohesion.

However, those who came after reading the report found that this path was blocked, so they all chose other directions and went further and further down the wrong road.

Can you reach your destination if you're on the wrong path?

The conclusion is obvious: no.

It might reach a new area after another deviation, but it will never be the original goal.

The substitution technique developed by the leader of the Heavenly Will Organization is a prime example of this.

The other party's research was half successful, but ultimately it went astray.

"If I had known it would be this easy to break through, I wouldn't have made that promise," Yu Shiliuye lamented.

People often regret paying too high a price after a problem becomes very easy to solve; the most classic example is door locksmith services.

"Are you going to back out?" Li Zheng raised his eyebrows.

"Going back on your word?" Yu Shiliuye unfolded her folding fan and fanned herself quickly a few times: "From birth until now, the only thing I regret is that I sold photo magazines in the past!"

"My promise still stands. When the final battle on Blue Star is about to begin, remember to send someone to inform me. I will be there to lend my support." After she finished speaking, she opened the door and walked out. "Didn't you just say you had something else to do?" Li Zheng tactfully led his men away from Fengxiao Pavilion.

There were seven people when they arrived, but only six left.

Kota followed behind anxiously, worried that her younger brother would be bullied here.

"Don't worry, with the adults' influence, he'll be fine here." Feng Yue lagged a few steps behind, walking alongside Kota, and asked curiously, "When did you meet the adults?"

"Huh? This..." Kota suddenly remembered that the three brothers had actually intended to rob Li Zheng when they first met, and he was a little embarrassed to say it.

Tiger Two glanced at Feng Yue, rolled his eyes, and leaned closer to fawn over him, recounting what had happened. Then he said to Feng Yue, "Brother, I think you can put in a good word for me with the boss. Could you put in a good word for me?"

"Plead for mercy?" Feng Yue laughed. "What mercy can I plead for you? Where is the courage you had when you robbed the adults? Use half of it to face the rest of your lives."

He shook his head and followed Li Zheng, turning in a different direction and entering the casino next door.

Seeing that Li Zheng and the others had gone inside, leaving only him and Kota outside, Hu Er tried to sneak away, but Kota grabbed him by the scruff of his neck, and he instantly went limp, being dragged into the casino by Kota.

Tiger Two struggled and shouted, "Are you still my older brother? Let me go! If you don't let me go, I'll go tell Mom!"

"Shut up!" Kota said coldly, "If you want to save Mom, you still have to rely on the boss. Otherwise, with two good-for-nothings like you, when will you ever be able to raise that much money?"

"Why can't I raise the money?" Tiger Two shouted indignantly, "If I'm lucky, I can win the treatment fee in a day!"

"With a brain like yours, you dare to talk about luck?" Kota scoffed. "In all these years, have you ever won?"

"How could I not have won?" Tiger Two said matter-of-factly, "Last month I won more than fifty times, and I almost broke even!"

"And then?" Kota said with a grim face, "In the end, you still lost everything. You owed the casino three thousand white crystals, and I had to come and redeem you!"

"I... I just ran out of luck temporarily..." Hu Er stammered. He firmly believed that as long as he was lucky, he would definitely win money from the casino. He had heard too many stories of people getting rich in casinos, and those people were his role models.

"Welcome, sir."

Li Zheng walked into the casino. The decor was simple, with only a few dim lights overhead and various gambling tools.

There are electronic gambling machines, as well as games similar to poker.

At this moment, apart from the staff, there was not a single gambler in the entire casino. A group of people stood in a row to welcome Li Zheng and his group.

At the very center was a man with oily green skin, a pointed mouth and monkey-like cheeks, and a thin, short stature. His face was full of a mercenary smile. He clasped his hands together in front of him and lowered his head meekly: "I am the owner of this casino. Knowing that you would be coming, sir, I specially cleared out all the other guests and booked the place for you."

He caused a scene outside earlier, and the casino staff knew that the enforcement team didn't dare to mess with him, let alone give him a hard time. They tried to coax him into speaking to them in a friendly manner.

This left Li Zheng, who hadn't been able to vent his anger at Fengxiao Pavilion, feeling humiliated once again.

As the saying goes, you can't hit a smiling face. If someone has already gone this far, it would be ungrateful of you to pick a fight with them.

Li Zheng decided not to waste words with him and directly stated his purpose: "I have only one purpose for coming here today: to help that guy quit his gambling addiction. As long as you can do it, I will forgive any past conflicts."

The casino owner glanced at Tiger Two, bowed repeatedly ingratiatingly, and said with a fawning smile, "Don't worry, sir. We are professionals at cultivating and quitting gambling addictions. You can't go wrong with us! Leave it to me."