Chapter 445: Chapter 384 Extraordinary Fruit!
"You can look for it, but I’ve decided to use this bursting power less often from now on," Li Zheng explained the problem he just discovered.
With that, everyone became serious.
Particularly Zhan Zhouzhou, who was one of the first to notice something off with Li Zheng, paused before saying, "Actually, even now, I can sense a suppressed dangerous aura from you."
"Moreover, this aura seems to grow every time we meet." Her expression was serious. "I thought it was some ability you’d developed and kept hidden as a trump card; I didn’t expect it to be something so dangerous."
Could she really sense it?
Everyone, including Li Zheng, looked at Zhan Zhouzhou in surprise. Even he hadn’t clearly felt it, yet she could sense it?
"Are martial artists always this absurd?" Phoenix Mountain couldn’t help but quip, "Are you sure you’re not a Super Saiyan?"
"Martial artists have varying strengths." Zhan Zhouzhou said calmly, "At least for now, I’m the only one with such an ability."
Everyone was tongue-tied upon hearing this. Wow, she’s practically the number one in martial arts.
Phoenix Mountain felt disheartened, muttered something twice, and said no more.
"Are you saying you acquired this strange negative emotion during the first instance we explored together?" Yan Guang questioned, setting aside his temporary displeasure, "Does every player who has been to the Ancient Ruins and delivers the final blow get infected?"
If so, there might be quite a few infected players in Channel 879 who are unaware, and I’ll need to conduct a screening in Channel 879 to identify those infected.
"No, it’s just a chance occurrence." Li Zheng shook his head lightly. "I asked the people from Kunlun, and the proportion isn’t high."
"But it’s worth noting that there are two particularly dangerous emotions."
"One is rage, and the other is sloth."
"Rage strengthens the more players fight various creatures in the Matrix daily, and ultimately, players might succumb to madness, with their consciousness completely shattered, becoming humanoid beasts that only know how to kill."
"As far as I know, quite a few from Kunlun had their consciousness erased after succumbing to rage."
"Even a steel will can be shattered in just a few days, showing how terrifying this emotion is."
"Sloth, on the other hand, is chronic and difficult to control; people love comfort, and sloth is the breeding ground for it. When comfort reaches its peak, sloth increases, and soon, a person might die of thirst or hunger."
"This emotion can be controlled relatively well, as long as one’s willpower is strong enough, survival lasts much longer than with rage."
After a pause, Li Zheng added, "Lust... desire might be the third dangerous type, especially for men."
Hearing this, Phoenix Mountain let out a light hum, "I think some people don’t even need to be infected with this emotion; they’re inherently lustful, acting mad every day."
Everyone present understood who that statement referred to. Li Zheng and Zhan Zhouzhou exchanged a glance without speaking.
Lin Fengjiao removed an earbud and pretended to take out a handkerchief to wipe it slowly.
Seeing this, Li Zheng asked softly, "Are the three surgeries on Old Xiao’s side all done?"
Lin Fengjiao’s capsule residence had been requisitioned by Xiao Siyuan for use as an operating room, so seeing her take out something, Li Zheng asked casually.
"They’re done." Lin Fengjiao’s vocal cords were damaged, so her normal speaking volume wasn’t high.
However, her response proved one thing.
Her other ear still had a cochlear implant in it.
The atmosphere was becoming more intense, with Phoenix Mountain and Yan Guang glaring at each other, their anger ready to explode into a shouting match.
Li Zheng suddenly spoke, "I’m leaving, still have a few exploration opportunities unused."
He wasn’t interested in quarreling; the world channel erupted into small scale arguments several times daily, and he was long bored of it.
"I’m leaving too," Zhan Zhouzhou said succinctly, leaving the instance before Li Zheng.
Lin Fengjiao looked around and felt quite awkward, and she also exited.
Li Zheng then patted the sleeping Sakura next to him, and used an activity ticket to leave.
This little one was like having a portable waterbed; so comfortable, she’d fall asleep right away when tired.
As for how things would develop between Phoenix Mountain and Yan Guang, Li Zheng couldn’t care less.
He only wanted to use all the exploration opportunities by midnight.
Back in the room before the event, Li Zheng glanced back and saw that Xiao had already left the previous room.
Turning back, he headed towards the fridge in the center of the room.
The room had been carefully selected, marked by Old Pu as a food room, and had a regular cultivation dish placed near the fridge.
Approaching it, he opened the fridge door and was stunned.
"Whoa—if I’d come across this fridge on the first day, I would’ve become the Matrix’s richest man right on the spot!"
The fridge was packed full of bottles of purified water, roughly estimating at least seventy bottles!
After collecting the bottles, Li Zheng had a thought; it seemed like after failing to move the fridge last time, he hadn’t tried again.
Thinking about it, Li Zheng threw out his residence, hugged both sides of the fridge, and with all his strength, finally lifted the cultivation dish off the ground.
"Phew—Not bad, a Gold Level physique at its limit can move a fridge for my use." Li Zheng moved the fridge into his residence and wiped off his sweat.
Although he had a cold storage, his need for these storage tools wasn’t as great anymore, but having an extra one is always good.
At worst, take it apart later; it’s in his residence, so it’s convenient to dismantle.
Having dealt with the fridge, Li Zheng came to the cultivation dish, a standard four-slot dish capable of growing four plants simultaneously.
This type of cultivation dish has its pros and cons compared to the type useful to Li Zheng.
Pros are it takes up less space compared to four individual dishes, saving space.
Cons are it needs auxiliary lighting like a sun lamp, or it will reduce plant growth speed.
Additionally, due to the lack of a cover, it can’t maintain temperature.
Plants with temperature requirements cannot be grown inside.
At the moment, the original four plants in this cultivation dish had three withered, leaving only a small fruit tree about fifty centimeters high.
The tree bore two milky, flawless fruits, resembling the embryos of some animal.
[Elf Fruit
Tier: Extraordinary
Type: Special Item/Fruit
Description: Deliciously juicy, fresh and tasty.
Consuming it significantly boosts spiritual power, with a consumption interval of five days.
Old Pu: Nothing much to say about this, all the information matches what’s stated above.
Damn!
I hate that feeling!
It gives me a sense of unemployment crisis!
Although, given you often forget to let me appear, this crisis feeling has been there for a while.]