Chapter 440: Chapter 379: Cross-Server Chat
Today’s luck seems to be much better than usual. In just an hour, Li Zheng cleared six rooms in a row, acquiring a pile of Gold and Platinum Tier materials.
Even some rare materials were obtained, giving Li Zheng a little surprise before the day ended.
In addition to that, he also managed to pick up two schematics, namely: [Power Gear] and [Clusterer]
The former can be used to craft various devices, with a few ready-made items available in the trading hall, priced quite high.
In fact, the production cost is quite low, and Li Zheng can easily make thousands of power gears to sell.
However, those people have no grudge against Li Zheng, so he didn’t need to maliciously disrupt the market or affect others’ businesses.
The Clusterer is much more impressive; it’s a Platinum Level schematic, even though it’s just a material-type schematic.
Once successfully crafted, the Clusterer can be used to create "electromagnetic" weapons.
Through the introduction provided by the science expert, Li Zheng learned why electromagnetic weapons are rarely circulated on the market and are priced sky-high.
Because electromagnetic weapons require a core material called the "electromagnetic coil," without which they cannot be made.
Don’t get it wrong, such an electromagnetic coil is not just winding copper wire around some I-shaped metal.
It’s a miniature and precise technological creation.
Currently, not many people in the Matrix are selling it, generally found as ready-made coils during exploration, with nearly one coil being able to trade for a same-tier genetic ability development tool.
Explaining this clearly is because Li Zheng managed to get one in the six rooms he just explored.
"Electromagnetic weapons, and once made, they are guaranteed to be Platinum, belonging to the category of long-range output weapons with extraordinary power." Li Zheng tossed the electromagnetic coil in his hands twice, then turned to throw it into the trading hall, priced the same as same-tier ability development tools, no type restrictions.
"Sell it; a simple Platinum Level attack method, even if it’s long-range, doesn’t appeal to me much."
With an explosion on hand, Li Zheng doesn’t lack DPS.
What he lacks is a way to deliver flames to distant targets, something electromagnetic weapons evidently can’t do, making them useless to keep.
"Next room, let’s go!"
Li Zheng called out, taking the slightly fatigued Sakura with him to probe the other metal doors.
Six straight rooms without opponents, such a boring exploration process even made Sakura a bit drowsy.
"Hold on a little longer, soon we’ll be able to rest."
Li Zheng glanced at the time. It was almost ten at night, and if nothing unexpected happened, today’s exploration count should be used up before the refresh.
The first two doors were so-so, one room with a Diamond creature, moderate threat level. Another was a food room with a fridge and ordinary cultivation dish.
"Next should be the food room, without any surprise." Li Zheng walked to the next door, hoping to find some different vegetables would be even better.
[Behind this door... got lucky! There’s a special existence here, although not as powerful as those encountered before, but he’s got something good in his pocket! Go in quickly, he’s about to leave!]
Special existence!
Li Zheng’s heart skipped a beat, and without much thinking, he quickly swiped the card and entered.
"Oh dear, the ’put-put-C’..."
As soon as Li Zheng entered the room, he heard a string of bizarre syllables.
This room isn’t big, about half a football field’s size, with that special existence just at a ninety-degree angle from where Li Zheng entered, on his right.
It’s a humanoid creature with pink-blue skin, very large eyes taking up almost one-third of its face.
Other organs were quite similar to Earth’s humans, with silver-white hair tied into messy dreadlocks, wearing a plain gray cloak.
"Oh?"
Seemingly sensing Li Zheng, the humanoid turned to look over, a bit excited: "Put-put-C!"
Put-put-C?
Goodness, where did this come from?
Why is there no language translator for Earth players this time?
Li Zheng had a puzzled look, tentatively asking, "Who are you?"
"Lisi sui?" The blue-skinned creature repeated, biting a finger that it extended from underneath the cloak. Its hand was very similar to a human’s, except the first joint was slightly longer, making it look rather peculiar.
"Great, met someone with a screw loose." Li Zheng was helpless, regretting he didn’t trade a translator with Luo Aiman earlier.
"Screw loose." The blue-skinned creature parroted perfectly.
Li Zheng grimaced: "You picked up that line quite well..."
"Quite well!" The creature got excited, seemingly finding the knack for pronouncing Mandarin.
Li Zheng rolled his eyes, realizing the creature indeed didn’t have the language of this season’s players, seemingly learning it on the spot!
"Ooh!" The blue-skinned creature regarded Li Zheng, a gleam of amusement flaring up, uttering an exclamation.
In the next moment, Li Zheng saw its big eyes roll upwards in their sockets and spin a full circle!
The scene, to say the least, was a bit terrifying.
Why are you learning that!
Li Zheng was frustrated; did this creature have a few screws missing?
Even picking up the rolling eyes?
Why learn so thoroughly if you must?
Isn’t it creepy?!
No, wait...
Could it think that rolling eyes is a form of expression in language?
Although, in a sense, it could be considered that way but there’s no need to learn it!
[You can remind it to copy the language from your mind, like how that octopus did with you before.]
Prelis’ Eye suddenly gave a prompt.
"Right, almost forgot about that." Li Zheng realized.
Not seeing Luo Aiman for so long, he’d forgotten about Luo Aiman’s magical means from their first meeting.
Taking a few steps forward, Li Zheng pointed to the creature: "You."
The blue-skinned creature echoed: "You."
Li Zheng pointed to himself: "Me."
"Me."
Then he got stuck.
Without a common language, he could only communicate through gestures, but how could he accurately convey "copy language from my mind"?
Thinking for a moment, Li Zheng cautiously tapped his head twice, mimicking grabbing something and pulling it out, then tossing it to the creature.
"..." The blue-skinned creature tilted its head, those big eyes filled with confusion, seemingly not understanding Li Zheng’s meaning.
"Oh, if Old Prel hadn’t reminded me that you have something good, I wouldn’t bother!"
Li Zheng sighed, repeating the gesture several times.
This time, the creature seemed to grasp it, an enlightened expression washing over its face, both hands emerging from the cloak, as it pounded the right fist into the left palm.
"Ah, seeing that stance, you finally understand!" Li Zheng let out a breath of relief, then his expression changed.
The blue-skinned creature drew a black spear from under the gray cloak, its shaft entwined with two dragon-shaped patterns, and charged aggressively.
"Damn, what are you doing?"
"What the...!?"
"Psycho, trying to attack me?"