Matrix Survival: I Get A Random Chest Every Day-Chapter 748 - 521: Leaf-Cutting Ant

The old Vine Race member approached with the younger one. They seemed to have had a conversation, and the old Vine Race member looked at the three tiger brothers, his eyes lit up: "ΠΣЕГнВПЖЗ"

Li Zheng: "What is he saying?"

The second tiger brother, having already adjusted to the Vine Race language, was confounded by Li Zheng's question. It was Kota who realized and translated it into their own language for him to understand: "Oh, he just said thank you for bringing back Basil earlier. Basil, the little Vine Race fellow, is his grandson who came over from District 913 to visit him."

He then said curiously, "Wait a minute, when did we escort him back? Brother, weren't we robbing him before?"

Kang'er: "…?" 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

Basil: "…?"

Li Zheng: "…!"

Damn, you failed to rob him, and they mistook you for escorts. Can't you just go with it? You actually told the truth in front of the grandpa?

Even if you told the truth, couldn't you at least switch languages?

You know they understood, right?

At this point, Li Zheng began to understand why the second tiger brother always lost at the casino.

With such a seemingly clever but actually silly way of thinking, you'd probably reveal your cards if someone asked, wouldn't you?

(For ease of viewing, the following dialogues have been translated)

Kang'er: "You guys really know how to joke, my Basil told me you escorted him here and were worried about him losing things on the way, you even asked him to double-check."

"Since you're here, I'll give you a little token of thanks later."

"A token of thanks?" The third tiger brother touched his forehead and asked Kota: "Brother, does this count as us successfully robbing him?"

Thud!

The second tiger brother knocked him on the head: "Fool! We rob to get benefits from the target, whether it's immediately or later. Isn't that equally valid?"

Therefore, it can be concluded that our act of robbing the little Vine Race fellow was successful!"

"Oh..." The third tiger brother rubbed his head and raised a tiger paw in praise: "Second brother, you're so smart!"

Aha, the reason why the third tiger brother is the dumbest has been found. Getting hit like this often would make anyone stupid.

Li Zheng now suspected that the reason the three tiger brothers were so poor wasn't because they lost or spent it in a brothel.

They were simply swindled out of it!

Oh, heaven!

These three fools dared to be bandits?

How do they even dare?

Li Zheng clearly saw the bark on old Kang'er's lips twitch, probably realizing there was something off about the three brothers' brains, and changed the subject: "I saw only one person took the task backstage, are you guys acting as a team?"

"No, we're not!" The second tiger brother shook his head vigorously, pointing at Li Zheng, and said: "The task-taker is this... What's your name again? Oh, Li Zheng. The one who took the task is this player of the Li Zheng tribe. We failed to rob him and got caught as helpers."

Basil tugged at Kang'er and said, "Grandpa, look, I told you they are good people. How can robbers fail in robbing and then help others with tasks?"

"Hehe, from the casino and brothel's point of view, they truly are good people." Li Zheng forced a smile.

The three tiger brothers can only be said to have good intentions, but the essence of what they do is not good.

Li Zheng didn't want to dwell on such matters here; he was more concerned about the task and asked the second tiger brother to inquire about the task details from Kang'er.

"Talk as we walk."

Kang'er came to his senses and led a large group of people into the Botanical Garden, introducing the task-related matters.

In general, Kang'er, as part of the Vine Race, has an innate advantage in plant cultivation.

The plants cultivated by him are far superior in taste and quality compared to other similar products.

He has secured the supply channels for many restaurants and fresh food stores in the nearby streets.

Lately, he has cultivated a new variety. Once it's on the market, with no equivalent products in the short term, he can make a good profit.

It was almost time for harvest, but unexpectedly, a type of pest called "Leaf-Chewing Ants" appeared in the new species' planting area.

These insects feed on plant leaves, stems, and roots and have strong reproductive abilities.

Moreover, they are the nemesis of the Vine Race.

Once the "Leaf-Chewing Ants" climb onto them, the invincible "Leaf-Chewing Ants' Mandibles" can easily penetrate their defensive surface, burrow inside, and nest and breed. In just seventy-two hours, the newly bred "Leaf-Chewing Ants" can consume an entire member of the Vine Race, leaving not even a scrap behind.

"That's strange." After listening to Kang'er's narration, Li Zheng inquired, "I observed all the buildings around while walking over, and they're all fully enclosed. Things from the outer world should find it hard to get in, right? Where did these Leaf-Chewing Ants come from?"

"There are two possibilities."

Kang'er speculated: "One possibility is that I didn't thoroughly inspect the original plants for the new variety when I introduced them, and the Leaf-Chewing Ant eggs attached to them sneaked in.

And the other one..."

"Is that someone brought them in?" Li Zheng had already guessed what Kang'er was about to say.

"That's right."

Kang'er sighed and didn't elaborate further, seemingly implying there's more to it.

However, that wasn't Li Zheng's concern; he only needed to deal with the Leaf-Chewing Ants.