Matrix Survival: I Get A Random Chest Every Day
Chapter 216 - 183: Encounter with Luo Aiman Again

Chapter 216: Chapter 183: Encounter with Luo Aiman Again

"Why can’t I be here? It’s you who should be sticking to your own channel instead of wandering around aimlessly!" A gold-colored octopus wearing an academic robe waved its tentacles, furious and shouting so loudly that its head turned black.

Luo Aiman genuinely didn’t expect to bump into Li Zheng right after arriving in this channel.

Ever since their last two trades, Luo Aiman had nightmares for two consecutive nights, each time waking up wishing to tear Li Zheng, the culprit, to pieces.

So much so that afterward, it even applied to the terminal to change the rules, wanting to ban this kind of deal where you trade a plastic bag for a plastic bag.

But the terminal rejected it, reasoning that the other party used more items in the trading process, meeting the basic requirement for a "trade" to be profitable.

Instead, some material from its inventory was sold out, and the black market prohibited zero inventory for any item, so the terminal forced it to go out and find similar items to replenish stock.

This behavior of sourcing items, according to the terminal, is called "replenishing stock."

The merchant is, of course, responsible for restocking when the store runs out of goods.

Originally, it could have applied to the terminal to remove the "Valok’s Eye" from the shelves.

Unfortunately, it could only make one application to the terminal every thirty days...

As a seasoned "homebody," leaving the confines of the black market was nothing short of psychological torture for Luo Aiman.

Not only did it have to worry about not finding anything, but it also had to constantly guard against being recognized by its old enemies.

Luo Aiman felt that it’s all Li Zheng’s fault that it was now hopping around various channels, searching for the elusive Valok’s Eye.

"Awooo~"

Little Sakura, just after crossing the Teleportation Gate behind Li Zheng, sensed the immense pressure radiating from Luo Aiman.

Instantly, it toppled backward, entering fake death mode.

With its little paws, it tugged twice at Li Zheng’s pant leg, signaling him to play dead with it.

"..."

Li Zheng wasn’t as perceptive as Little Sakura and couldn’t sense the pressure from Luo Aiman, so naturally, he didn’t back down.

After the last trade, he knew that Luo Aiman, as a black market merchant, was restricted by the Matrix Terminal in all its actions. As long as he didn’t foolishly attack Luo Aiman, there would be no danger.

So, facing Luo Aiman’s retort, he confidently said, "I can go wherever I want; it’s none of your business!

But it’s you who should be in the black market shop doing business instead of aimlessly wandering around!"

"It’s all thanks to you!" Luo Aiman instinctively complained, suddenly furious: "Don’t mimic me!"

This guy actually threw the same question back at it, word for word.

The most humiliating thing was that it instinctively answered him!

Damn!

So pissed off!

"Alright, alright, I won’t mimic you." Li Zheng shrugged helplessly: "Haven’t seen you for a few days, and your temper’s gotten worse."

The high and mighty aura from last time had crumbled.

"And you act all innocent?" Luo Aiman said, even though it didn’t have a nose, if it did, it would certainly be out of joint by now.

"Do you know how much trouble that guy caused me when you sent him to my store later?"

"Trouble? The materials we brought out were all low-level and not very valuable, let alone rare." Li Zheng was perplexed—how much trouble could it be?

After the Phoenix Mountain trade, he wasn’t informed of the Valok’s Eye shortage nor the fact that the Valok lineage had been wiped out long ago.

Luo Aiman almost laughed in exasperation: "Not rare? Do you know that the Valok lineage was exterminated long ago?

Now the store’s out of stock on Valok’s Eye, and I was forced out to restock!

Damn it!

How could I have been so foolish back then?

Got tricked into wiping out the entire Valok lineage."

The guy who tricked Luo Aiman back then was torn apart by it once it found out that the Valok’s Eye wasn’t as valuable as rumored.

So now it could only stew in its own frustration.

Hearing this for the first time, Li Zheng was equally shocked—these Matrix creatures acted too impulsively, wiping out a lineage just like that.

However, committing such an exhaustive act leading to current consequences was ultimately Luo Aiman’s own fault, wasn’t it?

But Li Zheng did remember seeing a Valok’s Eye elsewhere after his trade with Luo Aiman at Phoenix Mountain.

If Luo Aiman was desperate to restock, maybe he could trade this information for some benefit?

Li Zheng thought about it and decided it was viable, so he asked, "Can we do business when you’re not in the black market store?"

"What do you want?"

Luo Aiman instantly became wary, instinctively wanting to find an excuse to refuse.

"Nothing much." Li Zheng’s mouth curled into a mischievous grin: "Just a clue about where to get a Valok’s Eye."

As soon as these words left his mouth, Luo Aiman became anxious, several tentacles waving around, and the pure black on its head faded back to pure gold.

Two tentacles crossed in front of it, performing a rubbing hands gesture, Luo Aiman put on a flattering smile, approaching Li Zheng: "Trade, we must trade!

The rules are the same as in the store, with three opportunities to trade, how about it?"

Li Zheng thought for a moment and replied, "No, we need to change the rules.

If I were the customer, I could evaluate the value of materials to trade with you reasonably.

But now you want to trade for my clue, according to the rules, shouldn’t you exchange for something equivalent?"

"Hmm? You make a good point."

Luo Aiman turned away, its head turning pure white, a tentacle propping up its chin as it started calculating: "But there’s no precedent before, and I don’t even know the value of this clue, so how do I price it?

Wait a minute!"

Luo Aiman’s eyes suddenly changed: "Almost got tricked by this kid. He wants me to assess the clue’s value because he can’t gauge it himself, thus shifting the difficulty to me for his gain!"

Thinking of this, Luo Aiman couldn’t stop sneering. It had already decided what items to use for the trade.

The white faded, and Luo Aiman turned back, saying, "I can agree to these terms."

"OK, let’s start it." Li Zheng began to take out the Black Iron Level blood material accumulated over recent days.

Li Zheng had collected far more Black Iron Level materials in recent days compared to the last trade with Luo Aiman, making a massive pile of blood materials by tossing them down like they were flying.

Trade Black Iron for Bronze, then trade Bronze for Silver.

Just two trades like that, Li Zheng quickly gathered all the materials for Silver Level 2+ limit, and even part of the materials for the Silver Level 3+ potion.

Besides that, he also set aside a set of Bronze Level potion materials for Xiao Siyuan.

The two relatively normal trades left Luo Aiman quite gratified.

Finally, there were no bizarre same-level for same-level trades this time.

Now came the third trading opportunity where the roles switched, and the "customer" Luo Aiman had to produce something it deemed equal in value to the "Valok’s Eye" clue.

"For the third trade, I’ll use this collection gathered over countless years in exchange with you!"

Almost through gritted teeth, Luo Aiman pulled out a pile of items, looking extremely reluctant.

A collection, countless years!

These words, combined with Luo Aiman’s identity as a black market merchant, indeed sparked a bit of excitement in Li Zheng.

If the other party cherished them for an indefinite number of years, surely they must be high-tiered items!

Gold Level?

Platinum Level?

Judging by how reluctant it looked, could it possibly be Diamond Level?

Wouldn’t that be a fortune?

With a hint of anticipation, Li Zheng looked at the pile of items Luo Aiman brought out and was dumbfounded on the spot.

He then shouted, "Who’d want this junk!?"