Matrix Survival: I Get A Random Chest Every Day

Chapter 575 - 457 Zhan Zhouzhou: Going to the Outer City Together (4K)

"Are you sure you want to choose a real-time translation device as your reward?" Zi Shu asked Li Zheng for confirmation again.

"Yes, I want a real-time translation device."

Li Zheng nodded seriously, "But I have one condition; I need this device to translate text as well. I wonder if that’s possible."

Ye Kai has such a real-time translation device, which he treasures, but its tier is only Extraordinary, having included the languages of over ten thousand races.

However, that one can only translate ’listening’ and ’speaking’, whereas Li Zheng wants a device that can also read texts.

After going to the Outer City, it’s inevitable to deal with many races. Without a translation tool, it would be somewhat inconvenient.

It’s like a Dragon Country person who can’t even recognize all English letters traveling abroad, unfamiliar with people and places, language, and text barriers, easy prey for foreigners.

"As far as I know, the language of your player batch has been taken back to the Outer City. All translation gadgets there have it included, so even if you go now, communicating with those people is not a problem."

Zi Shu said sincerely, "You can buy a translator in the Outer City, and it will be completely on time. Why not reconsider your prize choice?"

In the Outer City, a Star Shining level device is indeed not considered something particularly good, but to use a prize quota of that tier on a universal device like a ’translator’ seems really overkill.

It’s known that after going to the Outer City, a Star Shining level device could be exchanged for at least three different types of translators.

Zi Shu repeatedly persuaded Li Zheng to consider, with her motives truly in his best interest.

Li Zheng thought and asked, "Do the translators in the Outer City recognize the text types of various races?"

"No, they don’t." Zi Shu shook her head and said, "To translate text would require immense volumes of text, and storing that much data requires substantial device size.

Translators are precisely a type of lightweight gadget, prioritizing convenience, simplicity, and compactness.

Adding text translation capability on top of listening and speaking means the device size...would be at least bigger than your head!"

Bigger than a head?

That cost-effectiveness is way too low.

Even if made into a helmet-style translator, the cost-effectiveness isn’t high.

Instead of wasting a slot meant for armor on such a universal auxiliary gadget, it’s better to give up the text translation feature and go for an ear plug style translator paired with a helmet with defense capability.

[It’s okay; you can have her prepare written materials for all races, let Lao Pu work overtime to record that text, which also allows real-time translation.]

Just as Li Zheng was about to give up, Lao Pu suggested a solution, easing Li Zheng’s concerns.

"Can it work?" Li Zheng asked Lao Pu in his mind.

[Theoretically, yes. Have them make it an easily accessible device, work overtime with me at night, you read, I’ll record.]

Oh dear!

This thing requires me to see it myself?

Oh wait, does Lao Pu have to see it himself?

When would that ever be finished?

Even with the Quantum Reading Method, wouldn’t it take three or two months to get through the text of over ten thousand races?

But since Lao Pu assured it, Li Zheng altered the condition slightly.

Seeing Li Zheng still insisting, Zi Shu no longer continued persuading, sending the condition to her master, then picking up the last ’Key Box’ and saying to Li Zheng, "The translation device you requested involves a lot of work. I might need to return to the Outer City to fetch the text materials of various races to complete the creation, so you will have to wait a few days."

"A few days?"

"It will not take more than three days at most."

Zi Shu provided an answer that Li Zheng found acceptable.

His original plan was to return to the Outer City at most seven days after the mutant activities ended, which didn’t conflict with his schedule.

"Then I’ll await your good news." Li Zheng received the key box containing the Outer City ticket and casually stowed it in his capsule residence.

Once all the rewards were distributed, Zi Shu clapped her hands and spoke with relief, "Regarding those items being crafted, is there anything else you would like to add? If not, I shall return to the blacksmith shop."

Phoenix Mountain and the others looked at each other, then collectively shook their heads, indicating they had nothing to add.

"Then I shall take my leave. You are all players with Outer City tickets, and when you arrive there, feel free to shop at No. 30 on 7th Street. Mention my name for a two percent discount." Zi Shu winked, raised her hand, and was about to leave.

"Wait, I still have a question!"

Li Zheng stopped her and asked with narrowed eyes, "Ms. Zi Shu, does your blacksmith shop also have items that suppress the emotional infection of ancient technology?"

"Yes." Zi Shu paused her actions, looking quite straightforward, "The blueprints for such items; my master can offer seven different kinds, exactly corresponding to the seven negative emotional infection methods of ancient reptiles."

They really have them!

If it weren’t for the earlier discussion on the "overweight" collar topic reminding Li Zheng of that helmet Chu Xiao ordered at the blacksmith shop, he wouldn’t have realized he was being taken for a ride.

Li Zheng felt displeased, "So, Ms. Zi Shu, when you gave me that bamboo leaf tea, it was actually to make me realize I was infected with negative emotions and thus send me running to the doctor, doing you a favor in the process?"

"Huh?"

Zi Shu showed a surprised expression, "Did you just figure that out?"