"Outer City?" Luo Aiman thought for a mont and replied, "The Outer City is right at the Ending Point."
"..."
Li Zheng waited for ten seconds, but Luo Aiman did not provide more information, so he promptly asked, "Second question, how do we get to the Ending Point?"
Luo Aiman displayed a deadpan expression, seemingly mocking Li Zheng for asking such a simple question: "Of course, you just keep moving forward.
The initial exploration in the Matrix is like a marathon race; as long as you keep running, eventually, you’ll reach the Ending Point.
The difference is that even when you reach the Ending Point, you might not enter the Outer City.
More likely, you could be shut out of the Outer City, becoming a Hunter."
"Hunter?"
"Yes, a Hunter." Luo Aiman’s expression turned grim: "To enter the Outer City, besides reaching the Ending Point, there are also requirents for your strength, reputation, status, and the contributions you make to your race during exploration."
"So, the more selfless a person is, the better the treatnt they receive after reaching the Ending Point."
"Also, let give you a piece of advice: it’s best not to randomly kill players of the sa race, because... that’s taboo!"
"Those who kill players of the sa race are surrounded by Blood Qi, and such people are collectively known as the Bloody."
"The Matrix Terminal may not be biased against any player, but the elders within the Outer City harbor significant hostility toward the Bloody."
"Bloody individuals not only can’t enter the Outer City upon reaching the Ending Point, but even the countless Hunters outside the city won’t tolerate them. In fact, part of the existence of Hunters is built on hunting the Bloody."
"The higher and more nurous the levels of Bloody a Hunter kills, the more likely they are to be accepted by the Outer City and to have a place to establish themselves there."
At this point, Luo Aiman stopped speaking because he had shared all the information about the Outer City that he could tell Li Zheng.
He even told Li Zheng the conditions for entering the Outer City.
One must admit, Luo Aiman, despite his outrageous pricing in transactions as a Black Market rchant, is still comndable in terms of integrity.
"So even if we pass the Matrix Ga, greater trials await us afterward?" Li Zheng tried to digest the information Luo Aiman provided.
"Pass?"
Luo Aiman scoffed, "Did I ever say that reaching the Ending Point equals passing?
Actually..."
At this point, Luo Aiman’s expression suddenly changed, as if he had received so information, and he changed his tone: "There are so things that, at this stage, you are not ant to know. I can answer one more question for you at most, so choose wisely because you might not get an answer."
Li Zheng noticed Luo Aiman’s change in expression and probed, "Did you get warned by the Terminal?"
Luo Aiman did not answer but countered with a question, "Is this a question? Are you sure you want to know the answer?"
This indirectly gave an answer, and Li Zheng imdiately understood, saying, "No, I’ll ask another question."
After thinking for a mont, Li Zheng asked a question that had long puzzled him, "Are the races at the Ending Point also players?"
Luo Aiman gave him a deep look, "Yes."
That look was aningful, and Li Zheng always felt that Luo Aiman’s answer wasn’t that simple.
Unfortunately, subject to the Terminal’s restrictions, he couldn’t provide a more detailed answer.
Helplessly, Li Zheng had to ntion that the Lost Castle’s androids contained the material Valok’s Eye to complete the final transaction.
"Transaction completed, welco next ti to the Black Market store. I am the owner, Luo Aiman, at your service."
After obtaining the information, Luo Aiman delivered a series of formal ssages, draped his scholar’s robe over his entire body, and vanished from sight.
Just as Luo Aiman left, a warning from the Matrix Terminal appeared before Li Zheng’s eyes.
The gist was that all the information Luo Aiman shared with Li Zheng was not to be disclosed to anyone else.
However, there was one guy unaffected, becoming active again after Luo Aiman left.
"Oh ho ho ho.
Congratulations, you have finally glimpsed a corner of the world’s truth.
Although it’s a minuscule corner, for you, it is more than enough.
Trust in Old Pu, the surprises of this world go far beyond what you currently see.
Old Pu can responsibly tell you that in this marathon race, you are currently far ahead."
Old Pu must know many secrets, Li Zheng wasn’t surprised by this.
But he had no interest in asking Old Pu for information.
He knew that what he should know, Old Pu would naturally tell him.
What he shouldn’t know, asking would yield no response at all.
"Ahead." Li Zheng compared himself to other players and found his advantage indeed unparalleled.
In terms of strength, without question, with a Genetic Potion Making Station in hand, Li Zheng could steadily maintain the pace of his strength increase.
Reputation?
The nearly nine hundred people in Channel 879 could live more comfortably than players from other channels, all thanks to Li Zheng’s provision of Genetic Potions.
Status?
The regional managent transition task was just one step away; once completed, he would likely beco the first administrator among his group of players.
As for contributions.
Not to ntion the Genetic Potions, even the ubiquitous Malice Detection Pocket Watches owe part of their credit to Li Zheng.
"Moreover, haven’t I killed so many red-nad players?"
Li Zheng wasn’t sure if the Bloody he killed during exploration counted toward his rits, but since all rits for entering the Outer City could be tallied, slaying red-nad individuals surely would be similar.
"But as Luo Aiman said, exploration is a marathon; we might be just at the starting phase, and we are far from reaching the Ending Point.
Right now, the most important thing is not to ambitiously hope to reach the Ending Point, but to gradually complete the preliminary accumulation."
Li Zheng watched Little Sakura flying around happily after Luo Aiman left, taking it with him as he examined each tal door.
For so reason, Li Zheng kept recalling Luo Aiman’s final look.
He always felt that within that look was an imnsely dangerous piece of information.
Unfortunately, constrained by the Terminal, Li Zheng had no chance to inquire in detail.
Even if he could enter the Black Market store again in the future, he suspected Luo Aiman would refuse to engage in such private information transactions.
"Behind the door are three pythons, not very threatening, with delicious at, want to try sothing new? Choose them!"
"Behind the door is a wasp nest, want so honey? Forget it, these wasps don’t produce honey, only venom."
"Behind the door is a nest of golden chickens, have you ever seen a chicken laying golden eggs? Haven’t seen it? Neither have I."
"Behind the door is a bamboo grove; if you’re fond of this type of material, go in and chop so, and you might also gather so bamboo shoots and bamboo worms.
What? You’re asking if there are any pandas?
No!
At least not in this room."
"Hey, look, there’s a familiar aura behind this door. The Abyss’ aura!
Abyssal Walking?
No no no, this ti, it’s a Platinum Level, and specific information can only be deciphered when you face it directly."
"Behind the door is a Silver Level Water Elent plant; choose this one and also get a view of its guardian, the ’rmaid,’ half human and half fish.
But... it’s left human, right fish."
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