Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 378 Bribing Misaka Tsuchimuro

"Greed is even simpler."

Xiao Siyuan slowly said, "When greed reaches its extreme, one may not be able to bear seeing others with even a little bit of good stuff. At that point, the urge to rob others will be impossible to suppress."

"So here's the question: if someone robs Old Li, will he die?"

Xiao Siyuan used Li Zheng as an example because all the players in the entire matrix knew that Li Zheng had the most good stuff, which infected greedy people and made them the most envious of him.

"Absolutely dead!"

Almost everyone answered in unison.

He Huan said thoughtfully, "So, those infected with arrogance and greed are indeed the easiest to die."

“Not necessarily.” He Ku shook his head: “It can only be said that the deaths of these two types of infected people are known to the public, while the other types may die alone in silence.”

He Huan stared straight at Wei Hai, and that look made Wei Hai feel uneasy. The slight languor he had just felt vanished, and he immediately shuddered.

"What do you want to do?" he asked warily.

"nothing."

"We'll just be watching over you from now on."

"I want you to eat on time!"

"And water."

The two brothers each said something, and finally said at the same time, "Don't try anything funny!"

"..."

Wei Hai was speechless. After a two-second silence, he weakly said, "Didn't the big boss just say that there's a chance these negative emotions can be cured before they completely erupt?"

The "Seven Deadly Sins Curse" developed by ancient technology only looks bizarre. As the player who knows the most about it among this generation of players, Li Zheng knows that there are ways to suppress or even eradicate beings like the Doctor and Luo Aimang.

“It’s true that it can be cured, but those creatures are hard to find. Whether they can survive after infection is up to fate.” Li Zheng said, taking off the bracelet from his wrist and handing it to Wei Hai who was injured. “Try wearing this and see if it works.”

“This is…” Wei Hai took the bracelet and put it on his wrist.

"This bracelet is called the Emotional Balance Bracelet. It has a suppressive effect on intense emotional fluctuations." Li Zheng looked at him. "How is it? Have you felt anything special after wearing it?"

"A special feeling?" Wei Hai closed his eyes and carefully sensed it for a while. When he opened his eyes again, he was filled with fatigue and languor.

"Ha~~"

He let out a long yawn, took off the bracelet and handed it back to Li Zheng, saying listlessly, "I don't feel anything... I'm even... more... sleepy..."

The sound grew fainter and fainter until finally he simply fell into a deep sleep.

"This guy……"

The captain wanted to wake Wei Hai, but Li Zheng stopped him: "Let him sleep. Suppressing negative emotions for so long has taken a huge toll on his mental health. A good night's sleep will actually help him recover."

There's one more thing he didn't mention: Wei Hai's resistance to laziness this time also helped him hone his mental strength.

If one can continue practicing like this, one might be able to surpass oneself in the speed of mental strength growth.

However, Li Zheng was unsure whether laziness, like rage, would increase negative emotions every time it was provoked and resisted to the extreme, while mental strength would also increase.

If it's the same, and Wei Hai has no other tools to assist him, practicing rashly will only accelerate his process of falling into a deep sleep, doing more harm than good.

As I put the bracelet back on, I received a private message from Liu Qishao.

Li Zheng pointed at Zhao Limin: "Let's operate on him first. By the time he's done, Wei Hai will have recovered somewhat."

After saying that, he walked to the side and checked the private message sent by Liu Qishao:

“I’ve already talked to Misaka Tsuchimuro. He’s basically trustworthy. I’ll send you a draft of the agreement. Have him sign it, and then you don’t need to worry about what he does. If he asks you for something, give him as much as you can.”

At the same time, Liu Qishao issued another agreement containing at least a hundred clauses, which Li Zheng only glanced at before losing patience. In short, this was an agreement compiled by Kunlun's most skilled "research" players, with each clause designed to control Misaka Tsuchimuro to the greatest extent possible, leaving him no opportunity to exploit loopholes.

After the agreement was signed, Misaka Tsuchimon sent a private message: "Now you believe me, right?"

With the agreement as a guarantee, Li Zheng could indeed trust him.

I never expected that such an oddball would emerge from the Muddy Country, who rebels against the country as easily and casually as peeing on the side of the road.

Li Zheng asked him, "What do you plan to do now?"

“You don’t need to worry about that. In fact, we should pretend we don’t know each other in public, and make sure no one notices anything amiss.” Misaka Tsuchiemon replied, “Give me a hundred culture dishes first. I want to use these as bargaining chips to win over the scattered folk masters in Muddy Country.”

Making one hundred petri dishes would take three thousand seconds, or nearly an hour.

"I'm busy right now, I'll give it to you by tomorrow morning."

"No problem, no rush."

After their brief exchange ended, Li Zheng closed the private messaging interface and turned to the Kunlun people, saying, "I have other matters to attend to, so I'll take my leave first. As for the transaction, Lao Xiao will be in charge until the end."

The team leader said, "Go ahead and do your work. We'll go back after the three surgeries are finished and won't bother Dr. Xiao any longer."

This person became very perceptive after being pointed out by Li Zheng earlier, and almost instantly understood the hidden meaning in Li Zheng's words.

"Okay." Li Zheng nodded, walked up to Lin Fengjiao, took out several vials of medicine and handed them to her: "When Lao Xiao comes out, give these to him and tell him that this kind of medicine is for our own people to keep."

This is APX-1, also known as the "Perfect Tonic"①, which was previously taken away for auction, but Li Zheng changed his mind at the last minute and kept it.

Although the "Ten-Ingredient Tonic" has many flaws, its most valuable aspect is clearly its healing effect on internal organs.

It's even better than nanorobots of the same class, and has an extremely high cost-performance ratio.

"Okay, I'll give it to him." Lin Fengjiao nodded, a hint of reluctance in her eyes.

It was a rare opportunity to spend more time with Li Zheng, but he left in such a hurry.

She still hasn't been able to exchange more than a few words with him alone...

Li Zheng checked the time and estimated that Feng Shan wouldn't be able to heal his injuries so quickly, giving him enough time to go back and explore a few more rooms.

"gone."

With a wave of his hand, Li Zheng called Xiao Ying back and disappeared from the spot.

He Huan took a few steps closer and asked, "Captain, did you see what prop Li Zheng used?"

"No." The captain shook his head solemnly.

"He didn't even need any items to teleport. No wonder he's Li Zheng, I'm impressed!" He Ku said with a sullen face, "I've lost again..."

"You're also tasked with giving Wei Hai a bath tomorrow!" He Huan laughed wildly.

The captain, his face dark, rebuked, "If you use these things to bet again, I'll discipline you!"

"Oh..." He Huan and He Ku both became obedient.

Secretly, He Huan asked He Ku, "Let's make a bet on whether the class monitor will punish us or not."

He replied, "I guess not."

……

Back on Channel 995, Li Zheng didn't linger. He immediately took out the Mysterious Declaration ② and began additional exploration.

①: Because the original name was censored, it was changed to "Perfect Tonic".

②: The previous chapters contradicted the established rules. The ten extra exploration attempts granted by the Mysterious Declaration could only be used at night, but I wrote that nine of them were used before the auction. I have now corrected it to consume six of the normal daily exploration attempts. Therefore, the Mysterious Declaration still has ten attempts remaining.

(End of this chapter)