Matrix Survival: I Get A Random Chest Every Day

Bai Xiaosheng finally accepted the price offered by Li Zheng and completed the transaction.

The so-called strategy guide was actually an encrypted document compiled by the other party. Once opened, it was equivalent to signing a confidentiality agreement, prohibiting any disclosure of the information to anyone else.

Based on these conditions, Li Zheng estimated that not many would actually buy the strategy guide, since the Matrix Terminal's agreement only ensured the buyer's confidentiality but did not verify the authenticity for them.

Next, Li Zheng spent ten minutes reading through this "game strategy" that was claimed to have been compiled by more than ten players who ranked in the top ten on the combat power list.

Unexpectedly, there was actually some useful content in it.

For example: [The Correct Use of Capsule Housing.]

Bai Xiaosheng and his group straightforwardly mentioned that even though the capsule housing lost its invincibility feature, it could still be used as a unique weapon. With some practice and timing, it could be deadly to creatures from Black Iron to Silver tiers.

Of course, this method wasn't very effective against hordes of creatures.

Another weakness was that capsule housing used for attacks was easily damaged, requiring a lot of materials to repair. The average player couldn't afford such consumption, and it could only be used as a life-saving measure.

Aside from that, the strategy guide also listed some advantages of red-named players, such as the relatively low difficulty of killing to rob treasures, stable acquisition of high-tier resources, and larger housing space, among others.

Moreover, Bai Xiaosheng and his group specifically noted in the guide: No disadvantages of red-named players have been found yet, and this does not affect the regular exploration of the Matrix.

Even the blood qi wrapping around them could be concealed using special items, achieving a self-deceptive effect.

Reading this part, Li Zheng couldn't help but sneer.

He certainly knew what the biggest disadvantage of the so-called red-named players was.

If anyone really believed Bai Xiaosheng's guide and deliberately started killing players to become red-named...

Even if players like Li Zheng didn't mess with them, by the time they reached the "end," they would inevitably regret it deeply.

Of course, there was also some proper information, but some were not very reliable.

For example: [How to maximize the cost-effectiveness of genetic ability development tools.]

Li Zheng: "High tier development, low tier upgrade. I already knew that."

[Methods and recommendations for acquiring Mastery Ability, Passive Ability, and Genetic Ability.]

Li Zheng: "Train the first one yourself, just eat items for the latter two?

This information is incomplete. Mastered abilities can also be acquired through a Memory Release Device, bad review!"

[Advantages and disadvantages of firearms and cold weapons: how to choose the suitable weapon to improve survival rate?]

Li Zheng: "Firearms for range, cold weapons for melee, use the one with the higher tier?

What nonsense!

Beginners use guns, while veterans or those with special talents might find cold weapons more fitting. Misleading the youth, garbage!"

[Special rooms, group dungeons in Matrix Game, how to achieve a quick clear?]

Li Zheng: "Head straight to the BOSS at the start, lure and kill it?

Dream on, every BOSS is Platinum, do you think they're cabbages?

Plus, with all the mobs piling up, do you think they won't tear you apart?"

[Special rooms, entertainment rooms: take a shower or sleep comfortably?]

Li Zheng: "Go wherever you want?

What's the point of taking up space in the guide then?"

[Is the Matrix Game really difficult? Master these three points to easily discern danger behind every door!]

Li Zheng: "Check if the metal door is already open, were there creatures passing by through the red light?

Look behind the metal door, is a solid color screen more dangerous?

Buy an item that can detect danger behind doors, interested parties can contact ***?

Nonsense on the first two points, and you have the nerve to advertise?"

[High mortality rate? No! Learn this to stay ahead of everyone, and don't die from your own stupidity!]

Li Zheng: "After the rookie period, the creature's strength encounters scale with your level, so it's not advised for players with a large power gap to team up for exploration?

This point is true, but a pity I already know it."

[Extensive review of equipment and items for tech-side players to make Matrix creatures tremble!]

Li Zheng: "Ridiculous... Why don't you suggest everyone have a nuke in hand for world peace?"

...

The content covered a range of topics, with even some sections having "thoughtful" notes on how to contact a certain player for purchasing specific equipment or items.

Li Zheng read through each part, cursing as he went.

This so-called strategy guide listed many popular player concerns, yet most were unreliable or were just a title followed by irrelevant content, leaving Li Zheng filled with anger.

If there was one piece of information most useful to him, it would be: [Shock! Be extra cautious when encountering such a room as it can shoot you straight to the sky!]

This piece described someone involved in compiling the guide who had entered a highly unusual room and encountered something akin to an "NPC," significantly boosting their abilities there.

But what NPC was encountered? Where did they meet? What kind of boost did they receive?

All these crucial details were glossed over with vague language.

It thoughtfully warned, too, not to impulsively attack if encountering such rooms, or you might regret it.

"That advice is redundant. Whenever entering a new room, seeing creatures inside, which player wouldn't instinctively attack?" Li Zheng thought back to his first encounter with Luo Aiman. Even though he was mentally prepared, he still couldn't help but shoot, let alone others?

It was from this point that Li Zheng learned that there might be many entities in the Matrix similar to Luo Aiman, each with different roles.

Moreover, Luo Aiman's black market was likely not limited to just channel 879 but had entries in many channels.

"To be honest, these people do have some tricks. They play small games here and there and occasionally provide you with information that seems legit but actually hides pitfalls."

Li Zheng closed the so-called strategy guide and immediately clicked destroy. Such a thing wasn't even worth existing with him.

Actually, the content in the strategy guide is much more than this, but the rest are things Li Zheng considers insignificant.

However, for players with lower combat strength, it is indeed of reference value.

Some of the things might even improve their survival rate or increase their resource acquisition.

For instance, like what Li Zheng discovered in the first room, that devices can be decomposed after being destroyed, this is also recorded.

Or, when encountering players wearing pins or badges, it's best not to provoke them, as they might be a pair of bloody-handed monsters.

All in all, the strategy guide Bai Xiaosheng sold is valuable, but not highly so.

Li Zheng opened the private chat limit, too lazy to deal with players who didn't reply, and cleared unknown contacts with one click.

That's when he saw some familiar faces also sending messages indicating their interest in purchasing cultivation dishes.

At twice the cost of materials, Li Zheng sold one each to Zhan Zhouzhou, Ye Kai, Chu Xiao, Ye Yuan, and Yan Guang.

Having settled this, he made a profit from seven cultivation dishes.

The most outrageous was Phoenix Mountain: "Bro, I also want a cultivation dish, you name the price, I'll promise to pay later!"

This guy's habit of credit buying almost became routine, Li Zheng rolled his eyes and ignored him.

Finally, it was Yan Guang who contacted him again, offering six sets of materials to buy three units from Li Zheng.

With so many materials, Li Zheng guessed it was Yu Xiaoyu and Feng Qiwu who pooled them together.

"This guy, besides his inexplicable luck, only has a ridiculously thick skin, so why do Yu Xiaoyu and Yan Guang still rush to pander to him?"

Li Zheng couldn't understand but was greatly shocked.

It's their private matter, and he couldn't care less, so he shook his head and went back to his own business.

First, he made the thirty-first cultivation dish and planted the Arctic Cattail.

The temperature controller couldn't adjust the cultivation dish to minus one hundred degrees, so Li Zheng used Ice Attachment to lower the internal temperature of the dish to the lowest he could manage.

He then despairingly found, he could only barely achieve minus fifty degrees...

Now he was completely at a loss, was this thing going to end up stuck in his hands?

He might as well have sold it earlier!

Afterward, he raided the trading hall, using up a hundred Black Iron Active Cores to exchange for one hundred and eighty liters of purified water. Plus, the profit from renting the water purifier these days, Li Zheng gathered two hundred and thirty liters at once, adding a suitable amount of water to all the cultivation dishes.

Then he mixed ten portions of intermediate cultivation liquid for future use.

With about ten liters left, he converted it all into purified water, leaving just seven liters.

Once everything was done, another hour had passed.

Li Zheng looked back at the Arctic Cattail and began scratching his head furiously: "What on earth do I do with this?"

He searched through the trading hall but found nothing to solve his problem, so he could only leave it for now.

Looking at the time, it was past noon, so Li Zheng decided to settle lunch with Xiaoying first.

During the meal, Xiaoying sat beside him, looking pathetically, sniffing the aroma of the dishes while gnawing on the Earth Dragon Crystal Core.

At this point, half of the Earth Dragon Crystal Core was left, and Li Zheng comforted it: "Hang in there, at this rate, you'll surely be eating by dinner!"

Crunch, crunch.

Xiaoying remained silent, only increased the volume of its munching on the Earth Dragon Crystal Core.

Unyielding, Li Zheng smacked his lips on purpose, savoring his meal with relish.

Xiaoying watched from the side with teary eyes.

Pink Poli was indifferent to these things, still like a silly one, shouting: "Poli-li~"

After the meal, Li Zheng wiped his mouth, handled some trivial matters, and packed away the capsule residence.

After disassembling the two devices in the room, he set up the residence again...

"Damn! Lucky me, I found a good thing in this room!"

[Fragrant Millet

Tier: Silver

Type: Crop

Description: A super-genetically-modified Fragrant Millet, capable of producing a thousand grains from a single plant, with a chance of yielding Fragrant Millet seeds.

Effect: Fills hunger.

Features: Rich aroma, drifting three miles, sweet and glutinous taste, distinct grains.]

Looking at these attributes, Li Zheng thought for a moment, clenched his teeth, and made ten more cultivation dishes, one of which was used to plant the Fragrant Millet.

The growth time for Fragrant Millet was the same as the Flame Branch, both being twenty-four hours. Li Zheng guessed the growth time for plants of the same tier was about the same.

The transplanted Fragrant Millet already had a full load of grains, and by gripping and knocking the tip of the spike, all of it fell into the container Li Zheng had prepared in advance.

Upon careful counting, no plantable seeds were found; for now, it's just a single plant.

The other nine cultivation dishes were used to plant the Luoshen Flower and Honey Fruit plants in a five-four split.

Due to being uprooted for too long, once planted, they entered a twelve-hour "recovery" period, unable to grow normally until it's over.

The good news is, cultivation liquid can also shorten the recovery period.

It shouldn't take long before the production of these two crops stabilizes.

At this point, only two sets of the materials from selling cultivation dishes today remain...

But Li Zheng was very happy nonetheless, with Ice and Fire Attachment reaching full level soon, the day after tomorrow he'll achieve it.

Most importantly, he will have rice to eat from now on!