Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 358 Joining Forces to Scam People
"Although many ingredients are lacking in the matrix, thanks to the wide variety of creatures within the matrix, especially the various genetically modified organisms that possess the characteristics of multiple life forms, I have found many substitute ingredients and carefully prepared these twelve Dragon Kingdom delicacies."

"For example, this boiled pork slices dish doesn't have regular pork in the Matrix, so I used the neck meat of the diamond-level creature 'Silverback Long-toothed Pig' instead. Both the texture and taste are several times more delicious than regular boiled pork slices!"

"As for this Wensi Tofu, I used the gold-level gene ability development tool 'Burning Flame Fruit' to make it look exactly like tofu. It has a burning sensation when you eat it, and your heart and lungs feel like they are burning with flames after one bite. It is very refreshing. However, because it has been made into a dish, it has lost the effect of developing gene abilities."

"For example, this dish..."

Li Zheng pointed to the exquisite dishes in front of him and introduced them one by one, but did not directly show the properties of the dishes, thus whetting their appetites.

The twelve dishes were introduced for nearly twenty minutes, making all the auction participants swallow hard, wishing they could immediately eat these dishes and satisfy their appetites.

Only two people weren't interested in the items being auctioned.

One of them was Junichiro Tanaka, who had just obtained the gene serum. The first thing he did was hand it over to a player in Takamagahara who was in charge of researching various items, hoping to decipher the formula.

At this moment, he was listening to the introduction absentmindedly while keeping an eye on the research and development team's information.

"We haven't been able to get the formula for concentrated enhancement fluid of gold grade or higher. If we could extract the formula from these gene agents, it might be able to be used as a substitute to continue the subsequent enhancement."

More than just gold-level.

If this extraction is successful, we can obtain samples from Li Zheng to study even Platinum-level and Star-level materials in the future!
At that time, Gao Tianyuan might even be able to snatch a portion of the pharmaceutical business from Li Zheng.

Thinking of this, Tanaka Junichiro couldn't help but lick his lips, his eyes shining with excitement.

The other person was Liu Qishao, who had lost the medicine.

The medicine he had already obtained had vanished, leaving him feeling resentful and as if a knot had been tied in his heart, making it difficult for him to calm his emotions.

It's like having 50,000 yuan in your pocket and going shopping with your girlfriend. She sees a bag she likes and is about to pay for it when someone suddenly appears, asks the shop assistant to tattoo their name on the bag, and then pays extra to take it away.

Although he didn't suffer any loss, he lost face in front of his girlfriend, which was even more painful than losing money!
"Sir, we've found out. Tanaka Junichiro is currently on channel 26. His combat strength is only in the teens. We can easily take him down. Should we..." The adjutant came up behind Liu Qishao to report.

I've found out, and dealing with Tanaka Junichiro won't be too difficult.

Sending even a small squad of soldiers would be enough to make him cry for his parents.

But is it really necessary to turn against Takamagahara for a batch of medicine?
After some hesitation, Liu Qishao finally shook his head: "Forget it, let's not do anything for now. Kunlun's current task is not to provoke external enemies, but to develop itself. There's no need to create unnecessary trouble."

This was said to the adjutant, but also to himself.

Kunlun has a large population and is not lacking in high-end combat power.

But that was built on the exploitation of other soldiers' interests.

While ordinary warriors may not be weaker than some players, they often find it difficult to gain an advantage when fighting against other organizations.

Falling out with Takamagahara would do more harm than good.

"Ok?"

Liu Qishao's expression suddenly changed. He waved his hand, signaling his adjutant to step back, and opened his private messages to read them.

After reading it, Liu Qishao smiled with satisfaction, a smile of relief, a smile of pride, and a smile of joy.

"Li Zheng, I really underestimated you."

Shaking his head, Liu Qi replied with a message, and was finally able to focus on the auction and listen attentively as Li Zheng introduced the items.

Just as Li Zheng finished introducing all twelve dishes, he secretly received several private messages. After reading them without showing any emotion, he continued, "This set of dishes, besides its extremely delicious taste, also has extraordinary effects. Depending on the grade, type, and ingredients of the dishes, each dish can provide the consumer with a buff that lasts for two hours!"

"The buff strength is determined by the food's rank, making it an essential item for daily exploration and event challenges!"

As he spoke, Li Zhengcai removed the attribute restrictions, allowing everyone to view the type and strength of the buffs that each dish could provide.

"Such a powerful effect!" Liu Qishao's eyes widened involuntarily after checking the dish's attributes.

No wonder Li Zheng's team was able to dominate the event and rack up so many kill points.

So there's such a powerful buff!

A single diamond-level dish can increase the strength of a certain physical attribute by 20%!
What is this concept?
It's equivalent to a boxer with a punching force of 3,000 jin (1,500 kg) who, after eating food that increases muscle strength, can easily deliver a punch with a force of 4,200 jin (2,000 kg)!
And it will only go higher, not lower than this number!

At that moment, Liu Qishao suddenly realized that instead of pursuing the small reward for winning this event, he should focus on building a good relationship with Li Zheng and establishing trading channels.

With Li Zheng as their backing, how could the warriors of Kunlun not make rapid progress in strength?
At that point, who would even care about mere extraordinary items?

"So what's the bottom price?" Tang Qiancang asked before Liu Qishao could.

"Yes, what's the starting bid? What materials are needed?"

Some viewers in the live chat also asked about it, expressing their eagerness.

Even without any buffs, some people wouldn't mind spending a lot of money to buy these twelve dishes and try them out.

It's important to understand that, apart from those who were previously in the culinary industry and managed to create some dishes, everyone else is still in a state of "eating raw meat and drinking blood."

After all, not everyone knows how to cook, and not everyone is willing to spend resources to buy those ordinary dishes.

The twelve dishes that Li Zheng presented were superior in both appearance and quality to the skills of chefs, even those from well-known restaurants.

What's more, there are powerful buffs, so you can't go wrong buying them.

“Starting price…” Li Zheng paused. Pricing the dish was indeed difficult. He couldn’t very well ask them to come up with several times the amount of ingredients needed to make the dish, could he?

This isn't a commodity like a spacecraft or a gene serum; the materials, aside from certain special items, are quite common.

Li Zheng checked his inventory and found that he had relatively few gold-grade and higher specialty metals, so he came up with an idea: "The starting bid is 10,000 grams of Orichalcos, and each bid must be at least 2,000 grams!"

The starting bid for 10,000 grams of Orichalcos is not only not high, but also incredibly reasonable.

It's worth noting that among these twelve dishes, three are diamond-level, six are platinum-level, and three are gold-level.

The six platinum-level dishes alone are worth far more than that.

Instantly, bidding comments flooded the screen like a hail of bullets, dazzling the eye.

In less than twenty seconds, the highest price was bid up to 50,000 grams!
And the person who quoted this price was Junichiro Tanaka.

At this moment, a faint smile seemed to appear on Li Zheng's lips.

He secretly sent a private message: "Let's begin."

(End of this chapter)