Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 381 Raising a child for a thousand days, using a child for one day!
Expanding capsule homes?

Li Zheng was puzzled. The capsule accommodation lost its function as a place to stay once it reached the outer city, so why expand it?

Simply for storing props and items?

If that's the case, his current living space should be sufficient, right?

Even after an auction, the capsule still has more than half its space left.

Although, due to the height issue, most of the remaining space is in the high altitude.

"Could you elaborate on this matter?" Li Zheng also lowered his voice, and the way the two whispered to each other might make an uninformed person think they were trading Ultraman Tiga.

"This..." Xiao was about to say something when his expression suddenly changed, and he immediately changed his words, "No, I have already said too much information about the outer city. The terminal is warning me. If I continue, I will be punished."

It’s this trick again!

Li Zheng paused, realizing that his attempts to gather information from visitors from other cities had been repeatedly thwarted by his terminal after only a few words.

Interestingly, the terminal doesn't completely block information leakage, but it does impose an invisible limit, issuing a warning only when the leakage reaches a certain level.

Sometimes Li Zheng almost wondered if the matrix terminal was a storyteller, always leaving you with a cliffhanger at crucial moments, making you anxious and helpless.

"Alright then, let's get down to business." Li Zheng shook his head, knowing he wouldn't get any more information out of him, and simply looked at the blueprint that Xiao had taken out.

[Diagram of Electromagnetic Coil Construction]

"!!!"

Damn it?

Why is it this thing?

After seeing it clearly, Li Zheng was stunned for a moment.

In the previous room, I was thinking that if this thing existed, I could make a fortune, and here it is?
That's incredibly lucky!
The wandering merchant Xiao had been observing Li Zheng's expression, noticing the change in that instant, and he was extremely satisfied.

"How about it? Although it's just a source blueprint, its rarity makes it absolutely worth buying."

When business was mentioned, Xiao's attitude changed completely; he became extremely dedicated.

Li Zheng tried to remain calm and asked, "What's the price? What do I have to pay to buy this blueprint?"

Although Li Zheng's current inventory of resources is already astonishing, he can easily buy hundreds of platinum blueprints.

However, he believes that if the price can be lowered, it should be lowered as much as possible.

After all, Butcher and Xiao themselves said that they should store as many things as possible before entering the outer city.

"Not expensive." Xiao revealed a smile that Li Zheng found very familiar, and his heart skipped a beat.

Sure enough, the other party then gave a very outrageous answer: "The original price is 120 points of Gene Force, but I'll give you a discounted price of 110 points."

Xiao looked into Li Zheng's eyes and said very sincerely, "This is the best discount I can offer."

Instead of requiring resources or customers to perform tasks in exchange for labor, they need genetic energy as currency.
What kind of weird setting is this?

Is it so outrageous?

After hearing the price, Li Zheng almost thought he had misheard. He checked again and, upon confirming that there was no mistake, fell silent.

This involves trading genetic force, which is not simply about outputting force and then slowly recovering it.

Instead, it draws the maximum amount of Force!

Once it's gone, it's gone!
"This thing can actually be traded?" Li Zheng still couldn't understand it. What could he do with the gene force if he took it?
Could it be that someone is specifically buying them up...?

It's really possible!
A thought flashed through Li Zheng's mind: he had now developed six abilities, two platinum and four diamond.

The maximum Gene Force level is a mere 680 points. ①
Based on the price conversion, the original price of this Platinum-level rare blueprint is actually equivalent to the maximum Gene Force limit that can be obtained by developing a Diamond-level ability!
That's ridiculously expensive!
“Of course.” Xiao wore a professional fake smile. “Everything in the Matrix can be traded as a commodity. As long as the other party is interested, even a pile of shit can be sold for a high price.”

In some ways, that's true; after all, there's a saying: "A thousand pieces of gold can't buy what the heart desires."

Who knows, some people might have some unusual hobbies?

"But this price is just too expensive." Li Zheng hesitated. "Can you make it cheaper?" It's just a platinum-level blueprint, but the price exceeds the maximum Force limit that a platinum-level ability can provide. It's outrageous!

Li Zheng felt that asking for sixty points was more reasonable.

"I'm sorry, sir," Xiao said regretfully, "this is truly the lowest price I can offer."

"Is it really impossible to go any lower?"

"It's really impossible!"

“Well…” Li Zheng turned his gaze to Xiao Ying and said earnestly, “Son, as the saying goes, you raise a child for a thousand days, but only need him for a moment. Dad needs your help!”

Sakura: "∑(O_O；) huh?"

It had just been dozing off and hadn't heard what Li Zheng and the others were talking about, but a sense of foreboding suddenly flashed through its mind.

“Anyway, you’ve been observing from the sidelines during battles, so there’s no point in keeping so much genetic energy. Why not contribute it to help your father?” Li Zheng said without waiting for a reply, holding down Xiaoying Wenxiao.

Can my pet pay for my things?

Xiao Xin readily agreed: "Of course!"

"Deal! I'll take this blueprint!" Li Zheng made the decision on the spot and asked, "How do we proceed?"

"Wait a moment." Xiao rummaged through his cloak for a moment, then took out a crystal ball the size of a fist and handed it to Li Zheng. "Just input the genetic force into it."

Gene Force Storage
Rank: None
Description: An item that can store genetic force.

Note: This thing is very fragile, so please don't throw it away carelessly.

Li Zheng took it and immediately knew how to use it. He handed it to Xiao Ying and said, "Good girl, put 110 points of genetic energy into it."

Sakura: "(;Д｀) Uh..."

"Good boy, I'll make it up to you later," Li Zheng coaxed it.

"Uh." Sakura reluctantly took the storage device and input 110 points of Force to return it.

Xiao took the storage device from Li Zheng before handing over the blueprints: "Happy transaction!"

"Hehe..." Li Zheng gave a forced smile.

"I have even better stuff here, would you like to take a look?" Having made his first sale, Xiao seemed to be in a better mood and continued to promote his products.

“Look!” Li Zheng nodded vigorously.

I'm just looking. If I don't like it, I can just not buy it.

Xiao flipped his hand and took out another USB drive, but this one was blue and white, making it stand out from the crowd.

"Capsule dwelling renovation blueprints. These can be scaled to divide the capsule dwelling into three to twelve levels, and the space on each level will change proportionally during expansion." Xiao rubbed his fingers together and said with a smile, "Diamond-grade renovation blueprints, originally priced at 150 points of Gene Force, but I'll sell them to you for 130 because we're acquaintances!"

nice one!
Li Zheng was instantly envious. With this renovation plan, he could solve the problem of a lot of wasted high-rise space in his residence.

Moreover, even if he doesn't have the blueprints, he can still see the materials he needs. He has everything except vibranium, which he's still a little short of.

"Sakura!"

“(;Д`)Ang~”

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①: Genetic force is linked to the level of gene ability.

Black Iron level abilities can be developed to 20 points, Bronze level to 40, Silver level to 60, and so on.

However, some genes have unique abilities that can vary.

To give an example that didn't appear: the ability to specifically develop potential and significantly enhance genetic power.

Surprised? I suddenly updated!
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