Matrix Survival: I Get A Random Chest Every Day

"This guy!"

Luo Aiman stared at Li Zheng, his eyelid twitching like it was connected to a high-voltage wire, twitching madly. A small mountain made up of nearly a dozen Black Iron Level Blood Materials!

If all of it were to be exchanged for Bronze Level Blood, it would completely empty out my entire Bronze Level stock!

It might even not be enough!

Some people might want to ask, weren’t you just boasting confidently a moment ago?

Why are you panicking now?

Luo Aiman expressed...

How the hell would I have thought that someone coming to the black market to trade would not exchange for advanced items, but specifically choose the lowest-grade Black Iron materials to exchange for Bronze ones?

It’s like walking into a Louis Vuitton store, ignoring a pile of globally limited edition bags, and asking, "Hey? Do you have paper bags? I’ll trade ten plastic bags for one with you!"

Isn’t this damn madness?

Alright, even if I have paper bags and agree to exchange with you.

But you brought over a dozen train carloads of plastic bags?

Good thing I’m a civilized person who follows rules, otherwise I’d bite you to death, do you believe it?

"What’s wrong?"

Li Zheng noticed something was off in his expression and his heart skipped a beat: "You wouldn’t be regretting this, right?"

Regret?

Luo Aiman took several deep breaths to calm himself down before arrogantly replying, "How could I? I, Luo, have never regretted doing business since opening my doors! Black Iron for Bronze, right? A hundred to one ratio, which types do you want?"

Deal!

I’ll finish this business, and the next time I trade with you, I swear to be that (emphasized) guy!

"Bronze Level?"

Li Zheng, hearing that he wasn’t going to back out, felt a bit relieved and said, "When did I ever say I wanted to exchange for Bronze Level Blood materials?"

"Not exchanging for Bronze Level?"

Luo Aiman’s eyes narrowed, sensing something was off, and asked suspiciously, "Didn’t you just say you’d use ten Black Iron materials for one Bronze Level?"

"Oh, that was just an example, just to confirm how many trade opportunities this deal accounts for."

Li Zheng explained, "What I actually want to exchange for is Black Iron Level Blood materials. I’ve already made a list."

He took out the list previously sent to the area from his capsule residence, ready to trade with it for convenience and speed.

"Black... Black Iron for Black Iron?"

"Yeah."

"And it’s exchanging blood material for blood material?"

"That’s right, is that not okay?"

"..."

Luo Aiman shut his eyes tight, took a deep breath to suppress the urge to explode internally, and barely swallowed back the foul language building up inside him.

Black Iron for Black Iron...

Listen to yourself, does that shit even sound like human speech?

I should have shot you when you walked in the door, and then shot back and killed you!

It’s like a customer walking into a convenience store, buying nothing, and asking the cashier, "Do you have a one-dollar bill? I’ll exchange it for a one-dollar coin!"

Then, holy shit, you bring home carloads of coins to exchange for bills.

Oh, no.

You’re still trading plastic bags for something, and you end up trading for plastic bags, you bastard!

"Can I ask a somewhat offensive question?"

Luo Aiman opened his eyes and asked in a calm tone.

"Yeah, go ahead."

"Did your family raise donkeys when you were a kid?"

"No, why ask that?"

Luo Aiman gritted his teeth and said, "Then did a donkey kick your brain, making you want to exchange Black Iron Level Blood materials for Black Iron Level ones?"

This isn’t something you could do without a 300-year brain clot!

Li Zheng: "...???"

This...

Why did this octopus suddenly start cursing?

You said it yourself, I can only make a trading request within the material’s own value.

I exchanged Black Iron for Black Iron without even asking for Bronze.

Did I break any rules?

"Can’t trade?"

"Can!"

Luo Aiman tossed a tablet to Li Zheng, which already had the prices and the list of all materials available for trade for both parties, each type of material with the associated quantity noted.

"Twenty for one?"

Li Zheng glanced at the price and his jaw dropped.

Wow, this guy is even more ruthless than... no, this guy is even more ruthless than William Houston!

Checking against his materials list, he saw that every material had a corresponding match.

"It’s expensive, but still acceptable."

Li Zheng began to operate on the tablet and quickly selected all the trade materials he needed.

In the end, he discovered he still had a small half left over.

"Alright."

Handing the tablet back, Luo Aiman waved a tentacle, and the materials selected by Li Zheng vanished into thin air; in a blink, a small pile of materials appeared in their place.

Li Zheng checked and, confirming there was no mistake, stored it all into his capsule residence.

Then he pointed to the remaining materials and asked, "For these remaining ones, turn them into Bronze Blood at the previously stated one hundred to one ratio."

"..."

A lightbulb went off in Luo Aiman’s brain, and he promptly said, "This counts as a second trade opportunity, are you sure?"

The rules of trading are such that prices must be mutually confirmed post-pricing; otherwise, it could be considered forced buying or selling, and the Matrix Game system would declare the trade invalid.

"It would consume an extra trade opportunity?"

Li Zheng hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and refused, "Then forget it, I’ll use my last trade to exchange this for a Gold Level Power Core."

Saying this, he took out the ’Space Jumping Device’ from his capsule residence.

He had tried it before; this item was one that couldn’t be decomposed. Since he didn’t have any mortal enemies against whom it would be useful, and his drug business was well-covered in the 0000879 channel, he had no use for it.

Better to trade it for a Power Core, as he had some blueprints needing it.

"Huh?"

Luo Aiman was stunned for a moment. How did this kid suddenly switch gears?

His outlook suddenly returned to normal levels, earnestly engaging in a proper trade with me?

Although exchanging a Platinum Level consumable for a Gold Level staple was just within the negotiable price range.

"Fine."

Luo Aiman went through the motions and asked, "Do you confirm this trade of a Platinum Level ’Space Jumping Device’ for a Gold Level Power Core?"

"Confirmed."

Li Zheng nodded.

The next moment, the Space Jumping Device disappeared from his hand and was replaced by a Gold Level Power Core.

After confirming it was in a full energy state, Li Zheng happily stored it in his capsule residence.

"Hmm, since you completed a proper trade, let me offer you a complimentary tip."

Luo Aiman got into a good mood, and the kid he had earlier found so unsavory now seemed cute.

"If you’re exchanging for those Black Iron Level Bloods to drink them for physique enhancement, be aware that many blood types far exceed the limits of their potential boosts.

Better to look for blueprints for a gene extract concentration device, as that can break through the boosting limits of Black Iron Blood. Though it won’t allow limitless enhancement, it generally doubles the effect compared to just drinking the blood directly.

However... if you get that kind of device, all the concentrated genetic liquid extracted from the same level of blood will have identical effects with no differences between them."

Saying this, it pretended to sigh regrettably, "Ah... too bad you have no trade opportunities left, otherwise you could have bought a blueprint from me directly."

Then, without waiting for Li Zheng to respond, it announced, "This trade session is over; you may leave now."

Luo Aiman waved its tentacle, and a metal door appeared before Li Zheng, already open, with the light curtain flowing as if it would never stop.

"Okay, pleasure trading with you, I’ll take my leave now."

Li Zheng moved to the door, one foot already in the light curtain, then suddenly remembered something and stepped back, asking, "Excuse me, Shopkeeper Luo, how should I find you next time I want to trade?"

"Ah... regarding that question..."

A tentacle quietly circled behind Li Zheng, avoiding his line of sight, then suddenly gave a forceful push.

With a "Get out!" sound, Li Zheng involuntarily stumbled through the door.

After he passed through completely, the metal door disappeared.

"Coming back to trade again?"

Luo Aiman’s originally golden octopus head suddenly turned bright red with anger and shouted, "In your next life, bastard!"

Two tentacles produced a set of black academic robes from behind, and Luo Aiman draped them on, saying, "A sudden influx of guests left me with no time to get dressed..."

From beneath the clothes appeared a magazine, into which Luo Aiman soon immersed himself.

Gradually, his head turned pink.

"Oh~ hehe~"

Sleazy laughter echoed in the cramped space.

The magazine’s cover featured a **, dressed in **, with an expression revealing **.

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