Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 334 Li, the Capitalist, the Righteous

The butcher left abruptly, leaving Li standing there in a daze. He really wanted to know what the butcher meant by "opportunity".

Shouldn't we enter the outer city as soon as possible?
“Is it… because of the mission?” Li Zheng thought of a possibility. Perhaps after entering the outer city, the terminal would also issue him some high-difficulty missions. With his current strength, it would be very difficult for him to complete those missions. So the Butcher told him to wait until he was strong enough before going to the outer city.

"That should be it."

Having found a suitable explanation, Li Zheng breathed a sigh of relief: "This butcher is quite easy to talk to, he doesn't have any airs of a big shot at all, he's much more reliable than Luo Aimang."

Romain is just a black market dealer who talks about transactions and profits all the time. Even asking for information requires exchanging a number of transactions, and you can't get anything useful out of him. He's practically a pushover.

"Woo~?"

Sakura, who had been pretending to be dead, sensed that the killer had left. She secretly opened her eyes a crack and observed for a moment. Once she was sure the killer was really gone, she flipped over and jumped up from the ground, instantly regaining her vitality.

"Awooo!" The little guy was very proud of himself, thinking that his strategy of playing dead every time he encountered a terrifying boss was very wise, and that Li Zheng should learn from him.

"Poliri!" Pink Polly clung to Sakura, bouncing up and down with her joyful movements, like a Durex ball filled with water.

"If I were like you, playing dead when faced with danger, we'd be dead by now." Li Zheng glanced at the two of them irritably, ignoring them; he had other things to deal with.

While the butcher's trip brought Li Zheng a lot of useful information, it also brought him a lot of trouble.

First, there's Liu Qishao's side. The agreement was terminated just half a day after it was signed, so he definitely needs to give an explanation.

Opening the private messages, Liu Qishao was indeed among the people who had just sent messages, questioning Li Zheng about why he had gone back on his word.

As one of the direct contracting parties to the agreement, he would certainly be the first to receive a notification if the agreement were broken.

Li Zheng thought for a moment and replied, "If I told you that the agreement was forcibly broken by someone else, would you believe me?"

Liu Qishao was furious. The agreement had just been signed that morning, and not long after, Li Zheng sent word that it was being terminated. He found this lack of contractual spirit despicable.

Now they're trying to fool him with such a lame excuse. Do they think Liu Qi is some kind of clueless idiot?

Agreements that have been certified by the terminal can be forcibly terminated by any third party, in addition to the signatories.

Unless the third party is a matrix terminal, this is not reasonable.

So the question arises: is it necessary for the matrix terminal to pay attention to the protocol behavior between the two of them?

From Liu Qishao's perspective: It's completely unnecessary!

They are just ordinary players, what makes them worthy of the attention of the matrix terminal?

So he got even angrier, angry that Li Zheng not only lacked a sense of contract, but also treated him like a fool.

"Does Your Excellency think I'm a fool? Otherwise, why would you use such a lame excuse to fob me off?"

Li Zheng said helplessly, "Whether you believe it or not, that's the truth. I can't give up this event to you."

“It’s alright. Our kill points are already tied. The mutants behind us are stronger, and it’s still uncertain who will emerge victorious.” Liu Qishao took the initiative to end this brief exchange.

Li Zheng sighed. He didn't want to be the one who violated the agreement, but the key was that the terminal directly sent a terrifying big shot over. What could he do?
reject?

Perhaps the moment he refused to negotiate the agreement, the cleaver would have landed on Li Zheng's neck instead of the armored dragon turtle?
What is there to say?

If you can't solve the task, then solve the task objective once and for all; that's a way of indirectly completing the task.

Is his neck harder than an armored tortoise?

Obviously not!

Even death row inmates before the Qing Dynasty wouldn't dare make such a boast.

So what do you call this? It's called being in the matrix, having no choice but to bow your head!

If Empress Dowager Cixi were alive today, she would praise us for being able to bend and stretch, wouldn't she?
They might even bestow upon us the title of Plain Yellow Banner.

Then we'll be Manchu bannermen, with the Heavenly Banner on our heads, and we can proudly scold others: "You stinking outsider, you've come to our territory to beg for food!"

Moreover, the Butcher also said that if he wins, he can directly get a ticket to the outer city.

Others who win don't get this preferential treatment.

What is this called?
This is what they call a royal privilege!
Even if it's just for this ticket, it's worth breaking my promise once.

and so……

We'll just have to make you Kunlun suffer this once, since you haven't really lost anything yet, have you?
Moreover, according to the information revealed by the butcher, after receiving the mission, he spent half a day looking for the crops he had planted before, which is why he only found him just now and broke the agreement.

If he hadn't taken so long, he would have been able to take down one of the two mutants, 31 and 32, at least.

If we're really going to be precise, Kunlun actually came out on a slightly better side!
Li Zheng wasn't familiar with Liu Qishao to begin with, and he hadn't received the agreed-upon compensation, so the sudden termination of the agreement didn't really bother him.

However, the aircraft that he paid Zhan Zhouzhou and the others in advance as payment is probably not going to be returned.

So, as a middleman, Li Zheng not only didn't make any money from the price difference, but he actually lost money.

Where the hell can I go to seek justice?
After closing Liu Qishao's private chat page, Li Zheng started checking the messages sent by others.

The messages were all sent by Zhan Zhouzhou and others. They had also noticed that their event tickets were now usable and sent messages to ask what was going on.

Li Zheng always brushed them off with the universal answer, "I don't know."

After all, whether it's the butcher or being targeted by the terminal, it's all a bit of an exaggeration to say it out loud.

It's one thing if others don't believe it, but the real problem is that they might actually believe it!

It would be even harder to explain later, so it's better to just pretend to be confused from the start.

There was one more private message that surprised Li Zheng; it was from Li Chun.

"Brother Li Zheng, the armor set you asked me to make last time will be finished this afternoon. Do you have any requirements regarding the style?"

So this is the benefit of being a good person: helping people out and giving them small favors can sometimes win over an artisan who becomes a devoted fan.

Look at the treatment they're getting! Equipment that would normally take two days to make was done in just one day.

No need to ask, Li Chun must have stayed up all night, otherwise she couldn't have finished so quickly.

"You can decide on the design; I trust your skills," Li Zheng replied. After thinking for a moment, he found two bottles of juice he had previously obtained and delivered them to the girl as a reward for her staying up all night.

What defines a qualified capitalist?

That's what makes a qualified capitalist!
I don't expect you to give your employees a lot of benefits, nor do I expect you to hold meetings with them every day and make empty promises. As long as you give them the compensation they deserve, why would you worry that they won't work for you wholeheartedly?

"Thank you, Brother Li Zheng. I'll have this equipment made into an outer armor for you. Although it will be less concealed, it won't be as bulky and will be more comfortable to wear."

You see, she has to thank us!

It's strange, ever since I had an upset stomach a couple of days ago, I've had a dull ache in my abdomen for the past two days, accompanied by infrequent diarrhea.

I don't understand. What kind of illness is this? Is it enteritis or a cold?

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