Matrix Survival: I Get A Random Chest Every Day - Chapter 4

Chapter 4: The Second Room with Four Types of Crops

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

The film disappeared in front of his eyes, and a strong light shone on him. Li Zheng’s eyes ached, and he had to close them.

Three to five minutes later, Li Zheng covered his head with his hands to block the light and tried to open his eyes.

Although it was still a little uncomfortable, he could bear with it.

The strong light was dazzling, illuminating the whole room. The light reflected by the metal walls made the room look like it was coated with a layer of fluorescent paint.

“Wow, this room is quite big!”

Looking at the space that was three times the size of the previous room, Li Zheng exclaimed in surprise.

“It’s a pity that we can’t turn back in the matrix. Otherwise, this would be a good temporary shelter!”

Li Zheng walked over to the rectangular facilities in the room.

The long facility was very large, more than ten meters long. After walking closer, Li Zheng realized that it was about a meter tall, almost reaching Li Zheng’s crotch.

“This thing looks like a fish tank, but why are there so many plants inside? Oh, it’s a culture dish.”

[Soil-less crop cultivation vessel: a vessel for cultivating crops without soil. The temperature inside the vessel is maintained at a constant temperature, providing the best temperature for the growth of crops.]

“Let’s see what was planted. ”

Li Zheng examined it carefully. The system indicated the names of each plant and their general information.

[Genetically-modified fallen ginseng flower: a species of fallen ginseng flower that has been genetically-modified. It has high nutritional value and is one of the materials for the production of nutrient solutions.]

[Growth state: normal]

[Growth rate: 100% (light)]

[Growth progress: 89%]

[It takes about three hours to mature.]

[Genetically-modified honey fruit: a variety of honey fruits that has been genetically-modified. The fruit is sweet and delicious. It is the main material for making nutrient solutions.]

[Growth state: normal]

[Growth rate: 100% (light)]

[Growth progress: 89%]

[It takes about three hours to mature.]

[Genetically-modified snake grass: a new breed. Effects unknown. Taste unknown. Toxicity unknown.]

[Growing state: …]

[Genetically-modified flame branch: a fruitless crop. It will produce flame-shaped flowers after maturity. The flowers bloom for three minutes, then wither and die.]

[2% chance of developing fire-type genes when consumed.]

[Attention! There is a 30% chance of causing damage to the consumer!]

[Growing state: …]

There were a total of four “fish tanks”, and each fish tank only had one type of crop in it. Among them, fallen ginseng flowers were the most numerous, with ten of them in total.

The honey fruit was second, with seven stalks.

There were five stalks of snake grass.

And only one flame branch!

The fallen ginseng flower wasn’t big, it was as tall as ordinary chillies. Bright yellow flower buds were hidden among the emerald green leaves.

He estimated that each fallen ginseng flower plant had no less than ten flowers!

The one with the most flowers even had eighteen! They were hanging on a short branch, densely packed.

The honey fruit was like a short pine tree. The higher it was, the thinner it became, and the fewer branches and leaves it had.

At this time, the honey tree had already begun to bear fruit. It was the size of a baby’s fist, and its skin was rough like a bitter gourd, yellow in color.

Snake grass, as its name suggested, slithered like snakes and covered the bottom of the “fish tank” in circles.

The five snake grasses had a clear boundary between them. It was obvious that they were very self-aware and would not affect their “neighbors”.

The leaves of the snake grass were very small, like the fangs of a snake. They were emerald green and they looked beautiful.

Finally, the flame plant was a shrub that was completely red in color. According to the information provided by the system, Li Zheng knew that this could produce flame-shaped flowers.

However, according to Li Zheng’s observations, the flaming plant looked like a torch.

“What a pity. It takes another three hours to mature.”

Li Zheng reluctantly looked away and walked to the facility next to the four “fish tanks.”

The machine was a huge transparent glass container. Li Zheng estimated that it could hold about fifty liters.

The container was originally filled with a thick, dark green liquid. At this time, the bottom of the jar could be seen, leaving only a thin layer of the liquid at the bottom.

[Crop incubator liquid: it could increase the growth rate of crops.]

“Perfect! Is there anything better than this?”

Li Zheng was overjoyed. He was worried that three hours of waiting was too long, but a solution appeared right next to him.

Li Zheng found the liquid outlet at the bottom of the incubator. After fiddling with it for a long time, he realized that this thing required fingerprint identification.

The incubator liquid could only be released after the identity verification was successful.

Li Zheng scanned the container with his fingerprint, but it didn’t respond at all. It was clear that the verification had failed.

“Fine,” he said.

Li Zheng licked his lips and revealed a wicked smile. “I wanted to treat you gently, but you wouldn’t behave…”

Li Zheng took off his jacket and wrapped it around his fist. He took a step back and punched the container heavily, producing a dull sound.

“Yo, you’re quite sturdy.”

Li Zheng’s brows furrowed as he realized that there wasn’t a single mark on the tank after he had punched it.

At this moment, he regretted leaving the stone in the previous room.

“But I have something harder…”

Li Zheng took out an iron ingot from his capsule, and his smile widened, “you didn’t expect this, did you? I still have the iron ingot!”

He wrapped the iron ingot with his jacket. When he swung it, it looked like a meteor hammer.

Bang!

Ka!

The iron ingot was indeed hard. With just one hit, it broke the glass tank, and several cracks appeared on the tank.

However, Li Zheng was shocked by the hardness of the transparent material.

One should know that the iron ingot was very hard. A person that was hit by it would end up with broken tendons and bones.

However, there were only a few cracks on the glass. It was obvious that the transparent material was not ordinary glass.

“Again!”

Wuwuwu!

Bang!

Ka!

“Again!”

Wuwuwu!

Bang!

Kala!

“One more time!”

Wu!

“Oh my, I twisted my hip…”

Wuwuwu!

Bang!

Kalalala…

The transparent container finally couldn’t withstand the impact of the “meteor hammer” and the upper half shattered to the ground. Some of the fragments fell into the tank and splashed on the incubator liquid.

“Fortunately, the incubator liquid is quite sticky. Otherwise, it would be a waste if it splashed out.”

Li Zheng stood up with his hands on his hips. He was sweating profusely, because of the pain on his hip.

He recovered the iron fragments and put on his jacket. It could be useful in the future, so he couldn’t just throw it away.

The iron ingot disappeared in his hand, and he took out another item.

It was the can of the nutrient solution that he had just finished.

“Who said that this is trash?”

Li Zheng was all smiles as he carefully poured the incubator liquid into the can, then turned around to water the growing crops.

As there wasn’t much of the incubator liquid, Li Zheng tried his best to divide it equally, giving a little to each plant.

He didn’t want to waste a drop of the liquid, so he poured some water into the can, diluted it, and poured it on the plants. He also rinsed the can in the process.

“Grow, grow, grow, grow! Time is money!”

The diligent Farmer Li was pouring the last of the solution as he muttered to himself.

It was as if doing so would speed up the growth of the plants.

Then, all the crops’ growth states became “fertilized”.

Their growth rates had also increased from 100% to 200%.

Under the accelerated growth, there was only one and a half hours left before it would mature.

After finishing the watering, Li Zheng tried to break down the tank, but the system prompted: [Too damaged, unable to decompose.]

Li Zheng almost took out his iron ingot to “dismember” it out of anger.