Matrix Survival: I Get A Random Chest Every Day-Chapter 805 - 5, 6, 7: Isn’t This Just a Video Player?
"Block 4?" Zhan Zhouzhou put down her bowl, contentedly rubbed her now bulging tummy, and complained, "This number is really unlucky!"
Upon hearing this, Li Zheng was utterly flabbergasted.
In this day and age, how can anyone still be so superstitious?
And what do you mean by unlucky?
You know, I, Li Zheng, had to sell myself to get this welfare!
Not charging you guys is already a rare moment of conscience for me, Li the Schemer... *cough cough*, I mean, Li the Good Samaritan!
It's like beggars complaining about stale food!
"Stop talking nonsense, just take them when I give them to you!" Li Zheng couldn't be bothered arguing with Zhan Zhouzhou and casually tossed three scrolls into Zhan Zhouzhou's arms, bumping against a place that was prominently raised, landing 'duangduang' on Zhouzhou's lap.
Tsk, what a figure...
It's totally not scientific!
Li Zheng pursed his lips, really unsure how Zhan Zhouzhou trained those superb skills; her figure should logically have many hindrances.
Truly too unscientific!
Perhaps noticing Li Zheng's gaze, Zhan Zhouzhou nonchalantly pocketed the ticket scrolls, stood up and stretched languidly, her graceful physique causing Mirel beside her to turn green with envy.
What's there to be smug about?
When I grow up, I'll definitely be more impressive than you!
Mirel buried her face in her bowl, pretending not to see the jealousy-inducing curves.
"Hmm, I always feel sleepy after eating my fill. I'm heading to the inn to book a room and rest." Zhan Zhouzhou relished the refreshing sensation of her muscles being stretched before tossing out those callous words and promptly turning to leave.
Li Zheng stood behind, struck as if by lightning, and extended his Erkang hand: "Wait... can I ask you a favor?"
"Speak." Zhan Zhouzhou stopped her steps.
"Come over and swap shifts with me in the second half of the night..."
Before Li Zheng finished speaking, Zhan Zhouzhou accelerated her departure: "Keep dreaming!"
Soon, Zhan Zhouzhou disappeared into the crowd on the street, leaving Li Zheng standing there in disarray.
Damn!
I always heard of men eating and wiping their mouths clean before walking away, never thought I'd witness a gender swap scene today, and I'm one of the involved parties!
What a cold and heartless woman...
Li Zheng sighed helplessly, seemingly resigned to endure the life of a receptionist for these three days.
He turned to look at Mirel, who hadn't finished her dinner, and an idea popped up.
Could the pet-status Enchanting Demon lend me a hand?
He took out identification, testing to temporarily transfer the identity to Mirel, but aside from a flicker of yellow light, the ID showed no reaction.
"Seems like it won't work..."
With the last option failed, Li Zheng could only surrender to fate.
Staying awake for three days, just watch how I tough it out!
He packed away the tableware used by him and Zhan Zhouzhou into a capsule, assigning the housekeeping model to wash them, then sat back down by the tea table, readying himself for a potential all-out battle.
Waiting left and right and still no one used the Teleportation Gate. Li Zheng was so bored he was almost going crazy, so he casually modified the True Maze, sketching out a '凵' shaped structure to set out in the street.
The opening of '凵' faced the Teleportation Gate, with the other three sides blocking pedestrians, creating a relatively private space for Li Zheng.
He also brought out a bed, half-sitting and half-lying on it with his head facing the Teleportation Gate, pulling out a Memory Release Device to directly put on.
The next second the device activated, and Li Zheng's consciousness was hauled into a virtual space with open eyes.
"Hmm?"
Li Zheng looked around in all directions, surprised to find this wasn't the Dark Realm linked through the Lamp Carrier's Mark?
Why is the Memory Release Device bringing me here on this trial run?
As he was about to exit, the Dark Realm suddenly changed. Out of nowhere appeared a desolate gray stone arena, with a blurry figure standing atop it, face unclear.
The figure was robust, exhibiting lush brown fur where clothes exposed the body. Limbs were thick, hands and feet resembling some wild beast's evolution into humanoid claws.
"Which race is this?" Li Zheng moved around within the Dark Realm, changing perspectives, but couldn't find any weapons on the shadow.
[Lacking decisive features, undistinguishable, providing the following references:
1. Mad Lion Race
2. Original Beast Race
3. Leopard Tiger Race
4. Allen Race
Comparatively, discernible traits currently lean towards 1 and 4, the former excelling at close combat, naturally using their sharp teeth and claws as weapons.
The latter may look beast-like but is more adept with special weapons like 'Finger Tiger', 'Fist Spike', 'Finger Blade'; battle and killing are an inheritance deeply etched into their souls.]
Li Zheng observed the shadow's empty hands and deduced, "It should be Mad Lion Race, right? By the way... why does the Memory Release Device's effect seem different from before? Is the Memory Release Device in the Outer City of higher quality and technological content, resulting in this change?"
Previously used Memory Release Devices directly implanted memories into the brain, allowing mastery of martial arts with minimal effort.
However, this method wasn't flawless.
Those memories gained out of thin air left Li Zheng with a shallow understanding of the martial arts, knowing the how but not the why.
To give a not particularly apt analogy: knowing 1+1=2 but unaware of why it equals 2, basically copying answers.
Encountering similar problems in the future, he might solve them, but compared to those with more solid bases, his pace would be considerably slower.
[Wrong! This Memory Release Device you're using this time is no different from previous ones; the difference actually lies in your Spiritual Body.
With your current spiritual body's strength, these devices have become too weak to directly implant memories into your brain.
Your instincts opted for a subtler method, relocating the contents embodied in the Memory Release Device to the Dark Realm—a world that only exists using Spiritual Power.
To be precise, what you're seeing now is actually a scene replicated using your Spiritual Power.
It's just that all of this is your instincts at work, hence why you didn't notice.]
Old P almost threw 'you may have a strong Spiritual Body, but you have a treasure mountain without knowing how to use it' in Li Zheng's face, leaving him feeling as though sand touched his heart, and realizing, given the current situation, he himself couldn't change it unless one day his physical strength allowed carefree use of his Spiritual Power, facilitating his investigation into Spiritual Power.
"Why is he standing motionless?" Li Zheng watched for a long time, and the figure maintained its initial posture with no change.
[Simpleton! If you don't let it start, how can it move?]
Li Zheng: "..."
This implies, did I not only bring in the Memory Release Device's contents but even perfectly replicated the 'play' and 'pause' functions?
Could I understand it as, my Spiritual Body plus the Memory Release Device plus the Dark Realm equals... a video player?
As the thought flashed in his mind, Li Zheng suddenly experienced a mouthful of words but no place to voice them.
Good heavens, a video player!
Instantly dragging down the invincible Spiritual Body's prestige into the dust, isn't it?
"When you think about it, wouldn't observing from this third-person perspective be less effective than previous methods?" Li Zheng turned the thought over, finding something more vital.
Before it was a complete first-person experience, now transformed into a third-person view, becoming an onlooker, learning anything based on one's ability?
Considering his talent in martial arts...
Li Zheng suddenly felt that having strong Spiritual Power seemed not particularly beneficial.
[Really? You haven't experienced it, so how do you know the effects aren't as good as before?]
Old P didn't seem to agree, encouraging Li Zheng to personally experience before concluding.
"That's reasonable, let me first find where the 'play button' is."
Li Zheng accepted Old P's statement, tried a few times, and successfully got the figure on stage to move.
The suspected Mad Lion Race figure flicked its hands lightly, revealing a pair of silver, shining Finger Tigers within its beast-like hands.
Apparently, this figure is not of the Mad Lion Race but the fourth option—the Allen Race.
Li Zheng: "WDNMD!"
