Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 869 Xiao Siyuan is truly a genius!

Li Zheng acted decisively and returned directly to the Domain of Jealousy, but he couldn't find anyone at the door.

"Walking so fast?"

Li Zheng lowered his eyes, a thought flashing through his mind: "Something's not right! The Nine Heavens Commander should have gone back with them, but he didn't have the ability to make others recognize him, so even Ma Long and the others didn't point him out!"

He carefully recalled the scene from just now, and the image in his mind froze in the direction he subconsciously wanted to point when he didn't have enough money, where it seemed like there was someone standing.

But when Li Zheng tried to recall what the person looked like, he found his mind blank.

"Damn it, I've been misled!"

Li Zheng returned to the fourth block in frustration, and looking in that direction, he found that there was no one there anymore.

He originally wanted to negotiate with the leader of the Nine Heavens again, to inform him that the Matrix had never visited Blue Star, so that the other party would know that the news was false.

However, the other party's ability was so overwhelming that Li Zheng didn't even realize he was passing by them.

Helpless, Li Zheng could only say to Qian Buguo and the others who hadn't left yet, "Next time you see your leader, tell him that the information he provided is false, so you don't have to waste your time."

Qian Bugou and the others were taken aback upon hearing this, their expressions filled with confusion: "What is false?"

Li Zhengneng remembered the words of the Nine Heavens Commander because the other party had relayed them once through Ma Long and others, so he had an impression of them.

Ma Long and the others had only heard the information from the Nine Heavens Commander himself, and now that the Nine Heavens Commander had left, they naturally forgot what he had said.

Li Zheng knew this would happen, so he had Ma Long and the others convey ambiguous messages to prevent them from obsessively pursuing the truth without knowing the full story.

After all, this group's strength is relatively weak. This time, Liu Qi asked Li Zheng to find them and bring them back from such a deep place as the Sin Domain. What about next time?

Li Zheng knew that there would always be some people in the world who needed to be sacrificed, but he did not want to sacrifice them for trivial matters that, at least for now, had no impact on the overall situation.

After saying goodbye to Ma Long and his group, Li Zheng raised his eyelids and thought for a moment before going to find Xiao Siyuan and the others who were busy with Qidian Legion affairs.

Now, not only major legions like Qidian have entered the outer city, but also a large number of free players have met the requirements to enter the outer city. As long as players in this batch leave the matrix, they will arrive at the fourth district.

Xiao Siyuan opened a shop in the fourth district and started a medical business. He rarely left the house, which is why Fengshan and others would entrust all the affairs of the Qidian Legion to Xiao Siyuan when they went to the Sin Domain or the Wilderness for exploration.

To be honest, Li Zheng was the most unqualified of all the legion commanders. He only cared about his own business and paid almost no attention to the management and development of the legion. All the affairs were handled by Feng Shan, Yan Guang and others.

So when Li Zheng appeared at Xiao Siyuan's shop, Xiao Siyuan sarcastically remarked, "What brings you, such a busy man, to come see me today? I thought you'd long forgotten you're still a legion commander."

Li Zheng felt guilty and awkwardly touched his nose: "Well, I've been too busy lately, and you guys can handle things in the legion, so I don't need to worry about it."

"That's something only a hands-off manager would say." Xiao Siyuan was clearly not satisfied with the answer, but he also understood the immense pressure Li Zheng was under, so he quickly dismissed all his dissatisfaction: "Since you're here, it means you must have something to discuss with me, right?"

He came over and closed the shop door, saying, "Go inside, it'll be quieter there."

Li Zheng followed Xiao Siyuan into the inner room, which was also where Xiao Siyuan usually rested. It was furnished very simply: a bed, a table, a stool, and a stove.

"sit down."

Xiao Siyuan pointed to the only stool, then sat down on the bed: "What is it that made you take time out of your busy schedule to see me?"

Yes, there is some resentment, but not much.

Li Zheng didn't pay any attention and took out two books from the capsule, placing them on the table: "Make a few copies of these two manuals when you have time, and give them priority to the strongest players in our Qidian Legion."

He took out the cultivation manuals "Pure Yuan Gong" and "Ten Thousand Evil Demons Gong". These two manuals were not particularly valuable, and after his testing, he confirmed that they could be cultivated, although the conditions for cultivation were quite demanding.

"What is this?" Xiao Siyuan got up, picked up the manual, and flipped through it. He was surprised that he could understand the special characters recorded in it: "What a mysterious thing! I have never learned the relevant characters, but I can understand the true meaning of it naturally?!"

This phenomenon defies the common sense that people on Earth have developed from childhood. Even though they have survived in the Matrix and know that there are many wonders in the world that they have never seen before, this kind of method that seems to strike at the soul is still amazing.

"I obtained a mystical cultivation method through special channels," Li Zheng explained without going into details. "However, our universe lacks the energy required to cultivate these techniques. I've temporarily discovered a substitute, but it's extremely dangerous, and I don't recommend trying it without a certain foundation. So..."

He placed a pile of small stones emitting a faint blue light on the table: "These are spirit stones. The spiritual energy inside can supply the needs of cultivation. Distribute the contents of the manual and the spirit stones to the strongest players in our legion first. Having more means means having more insurance."

Li Zheng's total amount of spirit stones was not enough to promote the fantasy-level cultivation method on a large scale. Therefore, he could only selfishly prioritize letting his closest friends in the Qidian Legion experience it first. It would not be too late to promote it on a large scale in the future when resources were more abundant.

"It's a pity we don't have much time. If we had several decades or even a hundred years to develop, we might be able to cultivate one or two powerful individuals with high enough cultivation to deal with the final calamity." Li Zheng sighed. The cultivation methods in the fantasy world are indeed very powerful, but the cultivation speed is very slow, requiring a long period of hard work to grow.

While demonic arts can take a shortcut by utilizing the black mist of the Sin Domain for cultivation, that requires reaching the Foundation Establishment stage. For most people, crossing the Foundation Establishment stage can take anywhere from two or three years to a lifetime.

After listening to Li Zheng's concerns, Xiao Siyuan pondered for a moment, then suddenly looked up and asked Li Zheng a question: "What exactly determines the cultivation aptitude of ordinary people?"

Li Zheng hadn't thought about this question before, and he was taken aback when he heard it.

Xiao Siyuan continued, "Think back, in the fantasy novels we've read before, wasn't there always something called 'elixir'? Among them, the most precious ones were those that improved one's aptitude, weren't they?"

Li Zheng had a sudden realization.

Xiao Siyuan continued, "Since aptitude can be improved, it means that everyone's cultivation aptitude is not static, but can be influenced by external means. We can conduct research on this and turn everyone into the cultivation geniuses, or even monstrous geniuses, found in fantasy novels!"

These words seemed to dispel a layer of fog before Li Zheng's eyes, making his thoughts suddenly clear.

Yes, what exactly are these so-called qualifications?
Is it physical strength?
That can be improved using gene therapy.

Or perhaps there is no such thing as a "spiritual root"?
In fact, the so-called spiritual root can be understood as the strength of one's innate spiritual power. The stronger a person's spiritual power, the easier it is for them to sense spiritual energy, and the faster they can absorb spiritual energy and the greater their control over it during cultivation.

What is the strongest point of the outer city?
It lies in two relatively complete technology trees developed by countless races—genetic technology and mental technology!

Regardless of what the so-called qualifications are, as long as they can be resolved through these two methods, it is not difficult to quickly cultivate a group of Foundation Establishment stage experts!
"Damn it, Lao Xiao," Li Zheng gave a thumbs up and exclaimed, "You really are a genius!"

Even after becoming familiar with the outer city, Lian Yan hadn't realized that aptitude wasn't static and could be intervened through external means. However, Xiao Siyuan quickly dissected this crucial point.