Matrix Survival: I Get A Random Chest Every Day-Chapter 940 - 653: Defying Authority (Part 2)

"Don't bother me, I'm annoyed!" Zhan Zhouzhou snapped without looking up, clearly frustrated.

Li Zheng studied her carefully: "Hit a bottleneck?"

"How did you kno... Oh, Prelis' Eye told you, right?" Zhan Zhouzhou realized, nodding. "Indeed, I've recently felt a fullness in my brow, but I can't figure out how to solve it. It's gotten so bad that my swordsmanship has hardly progressed and is almost being neglected."

"No progress..." Li Zheng smirked, "I bet you're avoiding cultivation because you're upset? Just admit you're slacking off; no need for excuses."

"Slacking off?" Zhan Zhouzhou shot him a glare and impatiently waved her hand. "You wouldn't understand even if I explained it to you."

"Oh, then I won't bother." Li Zheng led Mirel into the magic crystal store.

As soon as Le Jia saw him, she immediately became tense, uneasy, and looked like she wanted to flee.

Li Zheng sighed and tossed her two red magic crystals: "Clean these two red magic crystals for me."

He then pulled out an inscription card and transferred ten red crystal coins to her: "This is the processing fee. Since you're working here, I can't ignore you. Consider it as me supporting your business." 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Seeing Le Jia about to refuse, Li Zheng pre-emptively blocked her words.

These two red magic crystals were obtained on the return trip, as Li Zheng had hunted the twisted creatures alone. Sang Biao and Feng Yue had no share, so when he later cleaned the magic crystals himself, he specifically saved these two for Le Jia's performance.

Le Jia picked up one and used her talent to erase the evil thoughts within.

Li Zheng observed closely from the side as, along with the elimination of evil thoughts, Le Jia's spiritual power received a slight boost.

No wonder there's so much risk in erasing the evil thoughts from twisted magic crystals, yet so many in the Optimist Race are willing to do it. It turns out it truly benefits them. I wasn't mistaken before.

Zhan Zhouzhou curiously turned her head to look over, her gaze fixating on the red magic crystal, unable to tear away.

She got up and ran over, staring at the red magic crystal: "What is this?"

Since entering the outer city, Zhan Zhouzhou had been running around, gathering little information. Only Li Zheng had told her some relatively important things.

"Twisted magic crystal, a thing that can purify spiritual power." Li Zheng looked at her with a slight smile: "Didn't you say your brow was swelling? That's because your spiritual power has accumulated to a full state. You can absorb the energy in the magic crystal, further purify it, and make room in your spiritual realm for more spiritual power."

"Is that so?" Zhan Zhouzhou was momentarily stunned: "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

Li Zheng feigned innocence: "You just told me I didn't know anything and to stop bothering you."

"That's my fault." Zhan Zhouzhou admitted, flashing a slightly pleasing smile: "Where did you get this thing?"

"Sin Domain, you can get there through the teleportation gate." Li Zheng advised honestly, "But I don't suggest you go now. Your spiritual power is mediocre in the outer city, and you won't last long there before you have to return."

It's currently not the time when twisted creatures are rampant. Even obtaining a white magic crystal takes considerable effort, and the environment of the Sin Domain is not very friendly to newcomers.

"But I have to go." Zhan Zhouzhou put away her playful expression and said seriously, "This is my opportunity to continue enhancing my strength."

"I've prepared something for you." Li Zheng took out ten white magic crystals and handed them to Zhan Zhouzhou: "You can't use high-quality magic crystal energy now, so you'll have to start with the lowest grade. Use the white magic crystal to strengthen yourself first. By the way, I'd like to experiment with you, to see if purifying spiritual power with magic crystal energy makes any difference."

"Experiment?" Zhan Zhouzhou hesitated for less than a second before nodding: "Alright, how do I cooperate with you?"

Zhan Zhouzhou agreed to this request without surprising Li Zheng.

She belongs to the type who is willing to be tough on herself for the sake of improving her strength. The fact that she could adapt to the tenfold gravity amplification in just a few days shows a glimpse of this.

Most people, even if the gravity coefficient increased slightly, would find it unbearable to live long-term in such an environment. Yet Zhan Zhouzhou managed to force herself to quickly adapt to a tenfold amplified living environment, which is quite remarkable.

"It's simple. Didn't I ask you to purchase a residence in District Four before?" Li Zheng said, "Take me there. I need a quiet environment to avoid interference during this process."

"Follow me." Zhan Zhouzhou acted with decisive speed, not wasting a moment upon knowing how to continue her enhancement.

Li Zheng followed her out of the store, walking a short distance to the right, before turning into a small alley and stopping in front of the first small door. Zhan Zhouzhou took out an inscription card and unlocked the door.

The room wasn't large, only about twelve square meters—just enough for one person to live in comfortably.

At this point, the room was completely devoid of furniture, empty and bare. Li Zheng sat down cross-legged casually: "Don't rush to absorb the magic crystal's energy. First, sit down, relax your mind, and don't resist."

"Okay." Zhan Zhouzhou followed his instructions, sitting across from Li Zheng and trying to relax: "What's next?"

Li Zheng: "Hold a magic crystal in your hand. When I tell you to absorb the energy, immediately start."

Zhan Zhouzhou: "Absorb energy... how do I absorb it?"

Li Zheng frowned: "Aren't you already using spiritual power? Concentrate your spirit on the magic crystal and try it."