Matrix Survival: I Get A Random Chest Every Day-Chapter 737 - 516 Strange Race_2

After saying this, the staff saw that Li Zheng had no intention to exchange, lost interest, and ignored him.

It seems the staff gets a commission if I exchange White Crystal Coins here?

Otherwise, there's no way to explain such a drastic change in attitude...

Li Zheng thought to himself, considered briefly, then took out a thousand bottles of Black Iron Level blood and exchanged them for a White Crystal Coin with the staff member.

Now, the other person's attitude became enthusiastic again, and their gaze towards Li Zheng also softened significantly.

Playing with the coin-sized, jade-like crystal, Li Zheng quietly inquired, "About those private channels for exchanging White Crystal Coins, where can I find them?"

"How would I know?" The staff leaned back and refused to answer the question.

Seeing this, Li Zheng frowned, pondered briefly, and nodded: "I was being presumptuous."

Why would someone give their business to a competitor when they're making some extra money from this?

It's absurd to even ask that question.

But this staff member is truly cunning, first telling Li Zheng that there are private channels for exchanging White Crystal Coins. After Li Zheng brought something to exchange and they made extra money, they refused to reveal where the channel is.

Another shrewd merchant indeed.

Turning away from this counter, with all procedures properly recorded, Li Zheng went to the first window to collect the so-called 'exclusive inscription' and 'nameplate' for pets.

The 'exclusive inscription' was what Li Zheng had seen earlier, a thin card with a display screen that Yakumo took out later. It's hard to understand why something similar to an Identity Card has such an unrelated name.

Li Zheng attempted to operate it, and his avatar appeared on the screen, using the photo taken during the registration process.

Next to the avatar were all the details he provided in response to the staff's questions, with no significant errors.

Beneath the information was a string of numbers and a code made up of some kind of pattern, likely used to verify authenticity.

Sliding the screen, the new page only showed a big zero, indicating it was his current personal asset... the unit was White Crystal Coin.

"Uh...??"

Li Zheng stared at the exclusive inscription in surprise, then looked at the White Crystal Coin he'd been playing with, a bit confused.

Is this thing displaying incorrectly?

If personal assets are zero, then what am I holding?

Counterfeit money?

Impossible, right?

If the currency provided by official channels turned out to be counterfeit, then the economic system would have already collapsed, wouldn't it?

"Or maybe..." 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

Li Zheng considered a possibility, "Is this essentially an ID card combined with a bank card, and what it shows is the money I have saved in the bank?"

Is that why the cash amount isn't shown on a bankbook?

Once you accept this setting...

Forget accepting it!

Why do you aliens use things so similar to us Earthlings?

Is Earth the center of the universe or what?

Whether it's thoughts or technology, even the greedy desires and methods of amassing wealth are exactly the same!

Li Zheng couldn't help but criticize in his mind, as he quickly put several necklace-style nameplates on Mirel and the others, leading them out of the hall.

Looking at the bustling street, Li Zheng was at a loss, unsure of what to do next.

"Hmm... Find a place to settle down first, then find someone to ask where the ancestral land of the Blood Patterned Black Dragon is, to resolve Sakura's drowsiness issue."

After pondering for a moment at the door, Li Zheng decided on what to do for the near future, then stopped a passerby to ask, "Excuse me, could you tell me where I can find a place to stay? And where to get information?"

The panda-headed passerby tilted their head: "￥...%￥*...&"

Li Zheng: "???"

Doesn't speak Mandarin?

Shouldn't be, right? Didn't Yakumo and the staff at the information desk both speak it?

How come...

Could it be that they actually only speak Mandarin because they're responsible for certain duties, so the terminal provides them some convenience?

The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed. Li Zheng smiled apologetically at the panda person: "Sorry, I didn't... Whoa, did you just roll your eyes at me? Your mom fell off a tree and died!"

The panda person babbled incoherently, and after realizing the language barrier, rolled their eyes at Li Zheng.

Li Zheng kept smiling throughout, using Earth's unique way to greet the person's whole family.

He was particularly polite.

Seeing Li Zheng's 'good' attitude, the panda person snorted, glanced at the White Crystal Coin in Li Zheng's hand, grabbed it impulsively, and tried to leave.

"How dare you commit robbery in public?"

This time, Li Zheng was truly angry. He raised his hand, conjured high-temperature flames, and hurled them at the panda person, igniting their fur.

With his thumb and middle finger pinched together, he was about to snap his fingers when a familiar voice interrupted.

"Stop!"

Yakumo came over and stopped Li Zheng's actions, "Are you crazy?"

Li Zheng halted, pointing at the panda person who was patting out the flames and glaring at him: "That dog dared to rob me!"

"But you can't use large-scale destructive genetic abilities to attack him. If you hurt others, they can counterattack unconditionally, and you'd deserve to be killed!" Yakumo asked, "How much did he steal from you?"

"One White Crystal Coin!" Li Zheng exclaimed indignantly.

"Just one?"

Yakumo was dumbfounded: "Is one White Crystal Coin even worth snatching? There must be some misunderstanding, let me ask first."

She then switched languages and started communicating with the panda person.

After a while, Yakumo asked Li Zheng in a more exasperated tone, "What exactly did you say to this idiot just now?"

"Not much... I just asked him where I could find a place to stay." Li Zheng's eyes flickered as he hesitated.

"Anything else?"

"I also asked where I could gather information..."

"Is that all?"

"...He didn't respond to me, instead he rolled his eyes, which pissed me off, so I cussed at him..."

"Rolled his eyes? How did he roll them?"

"Just rolled them, how else?" Li Zheng demonstrated for Yakumo.

Yakumo's tone turned helpless: "Really? In the Mopan Race, that gesture doesn't mean contempt or ridicule, but is instead the highest greeting and salutation. Why'd you curse him?"

"...Huh???"

Li Zheng was utterly shocked, what kind of bizarre etiquette is this?

If you did this in public on Earth and met someone with a temper, they'd skin you alive and make a scarf out of it, believe it or not?

"So what? What exactly did you curse him with? Be specific."

"Just..."

Li Zheng repeated what he just said to the panda person. Knowing now that the other party treated him with the highest courtesy, while he cussed them out, he felt a bit guilty inside.

"Wait a second, did you say '臭嗨' and '扑街'?"

Yakumo finally realized the problem: "In the language of the Mopan Race, those two terms mean to take what's in my hand and scram!"

Plus, you were smiling when you said it, so when he was leaving, did he blow air through his nose at you?"

"Yeah, what's that supposed to mean?"

"What do you think it means? You said offensive words with a smile; he thought you were joking, and blowing air through the nose means he's forgiving you and won't bother with you."

After understanding the whole ordeal, Yakumo shook her head helplessly and turned to negotiate with the panda person.

Li Zheng couldn't understand a word and could only watch their actions.

He saw Yakumo say something, and the panda person looked at him, then showed the White Crystal Coin in their hand and replied with a few words.

Yakumo spoke a few more words, and the panda person put away the White Crystal Coin, snorted, and walked away.

Watching the panda person walk away, Li Zheng raised his hand and shouted, "My money..."

"Forget about that money. Do you know how much effort I put in to convince this idiot not to hold a grudge against you?" Yakumo interrupted Li Zheng's wail, "If you hadn't acted, I could have gotten your money back, but because you acted first, the situation is different."

"As for that White Crystal Coin I made the decision to treat it as compensation for burning his fur, let this be a lesson, to learn from it.

You're lucky this time you messed with someone from the Mopan Race, known for being the most idiotic in Outer City, all sticklers...

By the way, 'idiot' in the language of the Mopan Race means 'honest person'."

Li Zheng: "..."

Wow, what a strange race, how come all these offensive terms in their race count as compliments?