Matrix Survival: I Get A Random Chest Every Day

Chapter 614 471: Damn, Ice! (5.8K)_3

"Captain, think twice!" A legion member quickly stepped forward to persuade, "A single torpedo costs three hundred points. We haven't earned a single point yet. What if we can't pay it back before the event ends?"

"This..."

Zhang Long was calmed down by the persuasion.

Indeed, if I can't pay back the points in the end, wouldn't I suffer a huge loss?

"What are you afraid of?"

Luo Aiman, seeing the business at his door about to fail, flashed a wicked smile: "It doesn't matter if you can't pay back the points, you can offset the debt with your stock of materials. One Black Iron Level material or ten grams of Black Iron Level special metal can deduct one point. It's a great deal!"

"Besides, the rules of the fishing competition only say that fish catch can be exchanged for points. Did they ever say that those catches must be caught by yourself?"

This can't even be considered a hint; it's practically blatant!

Luo Aiman was clearly telling all the players present that there's another way to play in this fishing competition.

In that moment, those who were hesitant began to feel tempted.

It's worth noting that the players staying on the Starting Island are actually quite a small portion, not even a tenth of all players who came to the Endless Ocean map.

The rest of them bought fishing gear from Luo Aiman after entering here and then went out to sea to find places to fish.

If I gather the people in the legion and send some out to fish, they don't need to catch much. As long as we can break even in this event, it'll be fine.

And if I send some to disrupt others' fishing and snatch their catch, wouldn't that give us a chance to gain an advantage in this event?

If executed well, winning the ultimate victory in this event isn't out of the question.

Although the rewards for the winner of this event are negligible, standing out among countless legions would be a great boost to our legion's reputation!

These thoughts circled in many people's minds, including Zhang Long.

Immediately, he slapped his thigh and said, "Relay the order, gather our legion, and hold a meeting!"

As Zhang Long's order rang out, everyone on the beach, whether from their legion or not, became busy.

Luo Aiman smiled, waving his tentacles, giving these players another shot of adrenaline: "Not only Deep Sea Sonar Torpedoes, but this store owner also has more good stuff~"

Even though he couldn't directly retaliate against those players from before, by using this trick to drag everyone into the chaos, he didn't believe they could stay out of it!

On the other side, Li Zheng led dozens of legion members, flying above the ocean.

They had found several islands, all occupied by other legions, and not a single one was willing to share the territory and fish together with them.

The most infuriating was Kunlun!

Liu Qi had given them instructions in advance that Kunlun could yield to anyone except not allow Starting Point to have their territory!

The reason was that Li Zheng and his group had already secured victory in the first event, and they absolutely couldn't let them win the top spot in this fishing competition!

About this, Li Zheng had nothing much to say. Since Liu Qi wanted to compete with Starting Point, then Starting Point would have a fair match with them!

However…

Flying over the sea, Li Zheng recalled seeing all the players holding different fishing gear after going out to sea and fell deep into thought.

Damn, where did all these people's fishing rods come from?

Let alone the Starting Point Legion, I hadn't heard of anyone owning such tools since the game began. How did so many suddenly pop up?

Could it be that I've overlooked something crucial?

"Speaking of which... did we forget to buy fishing tools from the Fishing Equipment Merchant?" Zhan Zhouzhou seemed to have received a message and quietly spoke next to Li Zheng.

"Fi... Fishing Equipment Merchant?" Li Zheng was stunned. Is there even such a profession in the event?

"Yeah, just now Old Xiao asked us what level of fishing gear we bought, and that's when I found out there's a Fishing Equipment Merchant setting." Zhan Zhouzhou pulled a face and said, "I just asked, and Old Xiao said the Fishing Equipment Merchant is right at the entrance of each map, it's easy to spot."

"Entrance? Is there one?"

Li Zheng was puzzled, and he carefully recalled.

The scenes after entering the Endless Ocean flashed through his mind, and finally, Li Zheng remembered that when he took the lead with their flying device to interfere with others, he did see a touch of smooth and shiny gold.

It's just that the touch of gold was quickly covered by yellow sand, so he didn't pay it any mind at the time.

Thinking about it now, that thing looks kind of familiar.

Have I seen it somewhere before?

...

Outside the event, in Bai Xiaosheng's live streaming room, Li Zheng's bewildered expression was vividly captured on screen.

The barrage was filled with "Hahahahaha" in a burst of laughter.

"Wow, this is hilarious. At first, Li Zheng used the flying device to mess with others' fishing, and I thought he was on the fifth floor. Now I realize he didn't even buy fishing tools. I finally understand, he's on the third basement level..."

"Though it's funny, I still want to defend Li Zheng. The Fishing Equipment Merchant was buried alive at that very moment, so he probably didn't notice."

"Guy above, think back, who buried the Fishing Equipment Merchant?"

"...Now that you mention it, I do feel a bit speechless."

"Alright, alright, let me explain a bit." Bai Xiaosheng, being the host and quite popular, naturally received the 'Special Correspondent' invitation from the terminal.