Matrix Survival: I Get A Random Chest Every Day-Chapter 887 - 630: Feng Xie the Cat

Li Zheng stood at the entrance of the Spring Rain Magic Crystal Store, surrounded by a bustling crowd, like a busy market.

The magic crystal store was as busy as a marketplace, and everyone who came and went exuded extraordinary poise. Just a glance was enough to feel the strong sense of purpose emanating from these people of different races, as if their lives and futures were already planned out, and they were striving towards that goal with all their might.

Since entering the Outer City, Li Zheng had only seen this kind of aura in the top fifty numbered districts, giving off a feeling of vitality and vigor.

Yet, seeing through this facade, Li Zheng felt an indescribable sorrow.

Because no matter how hard these people tried, the biggest hidden danger that needed to be solved throughout countless ages still had not been resolved, weighing heavily on everyone and leaving them gasping for breath.

Li Zheng was willing to believe that the streets beyond number fifty, those residents many years back, must have been the same.

Hardworking, aspiring!

But it was the long and arduous life experiences that blinded them to hope, gradually turning them into such a dispirited state. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

"Magic crystal store..." Li Zheng muttered. On his previous journey with Zhan Zhouzhou, they hadn't passed the number one store of every street, but seeing this Spring Rain Magic Crystal Store, he suddenly became very sure that the number one store in every district must be a magic crystal store.

"One of the pieces of information gathered earlier was that the residents of the Outer City, even though they don't have a way to form Spiritual Power Nodes, have found another way. By purifying and absorbing the energy of Twisted Magic Crystals obtained from the Seven Sins Domain, they can further stabilize and transform their spiritual power." Li Zheng thought for a moment, then stepped towards the entrance of the magic crystal store.

"My spiritual power is compressed from an indescribable amount of spiritual power from the void, and regular methods can no longer enhance it. I'm also afraid of letting it increase further, but the first node of Mirel has just formed, and it's a time when spiritual power needs to be quickly replenished. If the energy inside Twisted Magic Crystals is used as an auxiliary means, can it speed up the formation of the second node?"

Walking into the store, Li Zheng was surprised to find that the interior space was astonishingly large, almost comparable to the Task Hall, despite the store not looking particularly special from the outside!

At a glance, there were no fewer than a thousand customers in sight!

Among them were some beings as large as mountains. He turned his head to look at the door he had entered through, curious about how those giants managed to squeeze in.

The magic crystal store was a scene of busy activity, with no extra staff coming to attend to Li Zheng, only a virtual screen projected not far from the entrance, displaying text in alien languages.

Li Zheng took out his tablet to scan and translate, discovering that it listed the main business items and pricing standards of the magic crystal store.

Unlike ordinary shops, the magic crystal store doesn't provide specific goods, but takes "processing" as its main business.

The store has a total of 368 staff members from special races, known as the Optimist Race due to their inherent ability to discard all negative emotions.

This race is naturally a nemesis of negative emotions and is the only race among the alien races sheltered by the Matrix that did not suffer heavy casualties in the final battle.

The Optimist Race members in the Outer City usually only do one thing, which is helping to remove the negative emotions inside Twisted Magic Crystals, purifying them to a level that can be absorbed.

Those who "process" Twisted Magic Crystals with their help only need to pay a certain fee.

Such an extraordinary race also has an even more extraordinary limitation, which is the extreme difficulty in reproducing.

Most members of the Optimist Race may not necessarily give birth to offspring in their lifetime, which has led to the population of this race almost not increasing since entering the Outer City, with a slight trend of declining instead.

Before cloning technology was confiscated by the Terminal, someone had attempted to clone members of the Optimist Race, but it ended in failure.

It's not that they can't be cloned, but the cloned individuals lost their ability to discard negative emotions, making them not only disadvantaged compared to other races but also shorter-lived.

In the top left corner of the virtual screen, there was a Matrix emblem that Li Zheng scanned with his tablet, but there was no response.

A passing customer casually said, "That's the business license of this store. Bringing an Inscription Card close will let you know this store's general information and business projects. Every store, regardless of what type of products it sells, must display these business licenses in the most conspicuous place for every Outer City resident to supervise."

Li Zheng turned to look, seeing that this alien looked similar to humans from Water Blue Star, except for having two ears on their head that seemed neither feline nor canine, and sporting a sunny and handsome appearance, not much different from Li Zheng.

[Spirit Cat Race: Friendliness and a love for peace are their labels, though some find their naturally social disposition a bit annoying.

Every ten months, the Spirit Cat Race enters mating season, which lasts two months. During this period, their pregnancy rate significantly increases, and a normal Spirit Cat female can give birth to up to six offspring at a time, making them one of the most populous races in the Outer City.

They inherently reject canine and rodent races, so if you have friends from these two races, it's best not to let them meet.]

The Spirit Cat individual, seeing Li Zheng looking at him, broke into a very sunny and cheerful smile, "I'm Feng Xie Cat, from the Spirit Cat Race, a member of the Evil Intent Mercenary Corps."

"I'm Li Zheng, from Blue Star, Human Race." Li Zheng reached out, "Pleased to meet you."