Matrix Survival: I Get A Random Chest Every Day

"I understand now." Li Zheng said pensively, "So you were so attentive when I went through something similar, even helping me gather a lot of information?"

Initially, Li Zheng thought Lu Li was helping him out of friendship, but now he wonders... How could he have such charm?

"That's right." Lu Li nodded, "We haven't interacted much, but I know you're inherently incapable of doing such disgusting things, so I unconditionally trust you."

He wiped away his tears and turned his head away: "And I don't want another incident like what happened with my brother."

Witnessing Lu Manjiang's death has always been a mental burden for Lu Li, causing him to suffer from intermittent mental illness, where only when his brain is in chaos can he temporarily forget some unpleasant memories.

Li Zheng looked at Lu Li and was very certain that Lu Li was not having an episode at this moment, perhaps this was Lu Li's true self.

"If you want to learn spear techniques, maybe I can teach you." Li Zheng paused and said, "Of course, it's not free, the necessary tuition fees still apply."

"I understand." Lu Li knew that Li Zheng's best skill was spear art, and he could learn more from him than from Zhan Zhouzhou.

"With your measly skill, you still want to charge tuition?" Zhan Zhouzhou sneered at Li Zheng, "I guess I should raise my price, lest you think my family's swordsmanship is some cheap knock-off."

"It's not... cheap?" Li Zheng rolled his eyes, "Do you know how much time and ingredients it takes to make ninety meals?"

Zhan Zhouzhou ignored his bargaining routine and proposed new terms: "I want three dishes and a soup, a balanced mix of meat and vegetables, and at least Gold Tier!"

"Everything else is fine," Li Zheng countered, "but the tier is up to me, I haven't even seen any Gold Level vegetables."

"Alright, do as you see fit." Zhan Zhouzhou surprisingly agreed without a fuss.

Li Zheng pondered if he had overlooked something, but after thinking carefully, there was nothing unusual.

Zhan Zhouzhou checked the time: "There's still an hour and a half, enough for me to give you a rough explanation of swordsmanship. Lu Li, you practice on your own nearby, and he'll message you later to teach you."

"Okay." Lu Li obediently jumped off the platform and returned to the wooden dummy he was practicing on earlier, holding the long spear and started thrusting.

The mastered ability is relatively easy to practice, even without the aid of a training room, and one can gradually figure it out on their own.

Li Zheng watched for a few seconds and couldn't help but shout: "Are you stupid? That thing is obviously mechanical, what are you poking it for?!"

"Huh?" Lu Li was startled, he hadn't looked closely before, his attention was entirely on Zhan Zhouzhou's battle with the robot.

Upon being reminded, he indeed noticed a button and a small display screen under the "wooden dummy".

After activation and selecting a mode, the "wooden dummy" slowly began to rotate, and the simulated long staff weapons moved along certain trajectories.

Lu Li's task was to hit the sensors with the long spear as the staff reached certain positions, getting used to the spear's movement undetected.

As expected, the speed of acquiring spear mastery increased significantly.

After watching for a while, Zhan Zhouzhou said, "Alright, stop worrying about him, let me explain the first technique to you..."

Li Zheng focused his mind, listening to Zhan Zhouzhou break down all the sword techniques within the Zhan family's swordsmanship.

Zhan Zhouzhou has been practicing this swordsmanship since childhood, for over ten years now, and has a deep understanding of all the techniques.

During the explanation, she analyzed the key points and difficulties from basic to advanced, resolving many of Li Zheng's own doubts during practice.

As the teaching progressed, Li Zheng executed a few moves as requested, with Zhan Zhouzhou assisting in adjustments.

One hour later.

Li Zheng was able to mostly execute the techniques from the Zhan family swordsmanship, although there were a few techniques he couldn't learn.

Or rather, he could mimic the form but not capture the essence.

However, it was sufficient.

At least over the course of this hour, with Zhan Zhouzhou's assistance, Li Zheng finally mastered Swordsmanship Mastery.

At the moment the system prompted him, Li Zheng felt a subtle change in the longsword he held in his hand.

It seemed he had a different insight into wielding longsword-type weapons, handling them more skillfully.

Moreover, in this state, he could somehow manage to perform the techniques he previously couldn't learn.

Zhan Zhouzhou, with a keen eye, instantly noticed the change in Li Zheng's sword-holding posture and understood: "You've learned it?"

Li Zheng nodded: "I've learned it!"

"It's clear you've been practicing often, but your talent is just too low." Zhan Zhouzhou criticized sharply, then added, "The rest of the practice has no shortcuts, most of it is up to you. When practicing swordsmanship, it's best to execute the full techniques. Each practice brings different insights.

When you can complete nine full sets of techniques with your eyes closed, message me, and I'll teach you more advanced techniques."

"More advanced techniques?"

"Yes, techniques to release Sword Qi when mastered to the extreme." Zhan Zhouzhou said, "Though I believe you'll never reach the level of releasing Sword Qi in your lifetime."

"...Ouch, that hurts!" Li Zheng was speechless.

Even if it's the truth, saying it so bluntly is quite hurtful!

Li Zheng jumped off the platform and returned all the weapons he had up to the rack, then walked over to where Lu Li was.

There's still a little time in the training room, just enough to give him some pointers, hoping he can master Spear Mastery sooner.

"Hey." Zhan Zhouzhou called out to him: "Training martial arts requires a water-mill-like effort, practicing one skill a day is already energy-consuming. I sincerely suggest you specialize in one and not spread yourself too thin."

She meant for Li Zheng to choose between spear art and swordsmanship.

Li Zheng knew well the principle of "specializing rather than diversifying."

But the reason he sought multiple mastered abilities was actually for the "Warrior" ability.

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing." Waving it off, Li Zheng went over to guide Lu Li in spear practice.

Zhan Zhouzhou, feeling bored, unlocked the "Overweight" necklace's limit, activating four robots at once, and began her training.

This time she lasted a minute before being defeated by the four robots.

Although Li Zheng mastered Spear Mastery through the "Memory Release Device", his experiences in the "Memory Space" were almost etched in his DNA, making him more than capable of teaching Lu Li.

Before the training room time was up, Li Zheng demonstrated all the basic spear techniques to Lu Li.

In the last minute, the three of them gathered together, and Xiao Ying emerged from the Gravity Room with Pink Poli.

Li Zheng didn't know what those two little ones were doing inside, but when he came out, Xiao Ying stayed in the Gravity Room.

Before parting, Li Zheng advised Lu Li: "Spend some time practicing Basic Spear Skill every day. Until you're absolutely confident, don't use it against the creatures in the Matrix."

Times have changed, today's player group is generally much stronger than it was ten-plus days ago, and the matrix creatures they encounter can't be compared.

Lu Li is not yet proficient, and if he uses this half-baked spear art recklessly against enemies, it could easily lead to failure.

"Got it." Lu Li nodded earnestly, he's just intermittently mentally ill, not truly insane.

"Hmm." Li Zheng nodded and looked toward Zhan Zhouzhou, feeling as a "teacher" he should offer some words of caution to his students, right?

Zhan Zhouzhou tilted her head, thinking for a moment: "There's only twenty seconds left, are you sure you don't want to verify the location of my heart?"

Li Zheng: "...???"

At that moment, Li Zheng suddenly regretted.

If he'd known that Lady Zhan was this kind of person, he should have held her a little longer before entering the training room.

Darn it!

As time hit zero, they all simultaneously exited the training room.

Li Zheng saw Zhan Zhouzhou flash a mischievous smile right before disappearing.

"Dang, did she bamboozle me?"