Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 10 unlocks the character guide; explore the first dangerous room.

"Is it really necessary to get so angry? You bought the product yourself, and the side effects have nothing to do with me."

Li Zheng scratched his head, too lazy to dwell on it. The two of them didn't have much of a relationship to begin with; it was just a casual greeting.

After glancing at the chat lobby and finding no valuable information, Li Zheng prepared to get down to business.

A dented iron ingot appeared in his hand. He skillfully took off his coat to wrap it up and raised his hand to smash it against the computer.

"Wait, if there's a research data station, how come there are no blueprints?"

Li Zheng carefully checked the drawer opening. The water purifier diagram that he had previously inserted had disappeared automatically after he had studied it, so there were only two empty USB flash drive ports.

The drawer was completely empty.

"There really aren't any blueprints..."

Undeterred, Li Zheng searched the study again, finally focusing his attention on the bookshelf he had been ignoring.

The bookshelf was filled with no fewer than a hundred books, all printed with text that Li Zheng couldn't understand.

"Huh? Why aren't there any system notifications for these books?"

Li Zheng's gaze swept over the books, and when he saw a book with a black cover, the previously meaningless white "safety" lettering on the detector suddenly turned green.

"There's something here! The detector from our treasure chest is still the most reliable!"

Li Zheng smiled broadly, pulled out the book, and then scanned the remaining books. The detector then gave no further response.

"It seems the last bit of information is in this book."

Li Zheng looked at the black book in his hand and noticed that the cover was printed with strangely shaped creatures.

A lion with three heads, a spider covered in eyes, a emerald green centipede, a python with heads at both the front and back...

These are just the creatures whose features Li Zheng could identify; there are many more that are indescribable and bizarre in shape.

Upon opening the cover, Li Zheng discovered that the inside of the book had been hollowed out, revealing a black USB drive with blood-red patterns inside.

"Sure enough, there is something..."

Li Zheng was initially delighted, but then he discovered that the system hadn't even provided information about the USB drive.

"Strange... Could this thing not be a product of the Matrix game?"

Li Zheng looked completely bewildered. "Never mind, isn't this a ready-made data table? Let's plug it in and see."

I bent down and plugged in the black USB drive, and sure enough, the image appeared on the research data table.

"Why can't I still understand the text?"

Li Zheng frowned.

After the data tray read the USB drive, it merely displayed the strange creature on the book cover as a picture and text, but all the text was a distorted line that made no sense at all.

"These characters... the more I look at them, the more they resemble a doctor's prescription..."

Li Zheng couldn't help but complain.

"Fortunately, this thing, like the blueprints, can be learned through the information desk."

Li Zheng saw the word "Study" lit up on the side of the screen and casually clicked on it.

The next moment, the image of the image, acting as a beam of light, entered Li Zheng's mind.

A large amount of text and image information poured in, and after being collected and organized, it was transformed into biological graphics.

Concentrating, Li Zheng discovered that a new function had appeared on his panel.

【Matrix Illustrated Guide】

Upon opening it, I found a table of contents: Matrix Creatures Atlas (Part 7)

After unfolding the Biological Atlas (Part 7), you will see the text and image information from the USB drive.

The linear script that was previously incomprehensible is now transformed into Chinese characters, so there are no reading difficulties.

"A three-headed demon lion."

"Thousand-Eyed Spider."

"Venomous centipede."

"A two-faced snake."

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Select the three-headed demon lion to view details.

"The three-headed ghost lion is a genetic creation. Although it has three heads, it shares a single consciousness. It lives in a pack, consisting of only one male lion and the others are female lions. No heterogeneous genetic abilities have been found."

"Characteristics: Lionesses prefer to hunt in groups, while male lions prefer to hunt alone."

Weakness: Soft abdomen.

"Danger level: 302" "Good stuff, the value of this one item is at least equivalent to a silver-level item."

Li Zheng put away the illustrated guide with considerable satisfaction.

I was just about to explore a dangerous room, and having the encyclopedia makes things much easier.

At least when encountering creatures listed in the encyclopedia, he can find their weaknesses and defeat them.

After putting away the encyclopedia, Li Zhengcai noticed a "scan" icon next to the catalog.

Upon opening it, a virtual camera appeared before my eyes, with a blue line moving up and down.

It turned out to be... the ability to scan.

"The functions are quite comprehensive. If I encounter an unfamiliar creature in the future, I can just scan it before engaging in combat. It couldn't be easier."

Li Zheng was satisfied and smashed the research data table to pieces.

Disassembling the damaged research data station yields: 1 Technology Core, 1 Copper Ingot, and 1 Broken Power Core Type I.

"Hmm... It seems like I smashed it too badly this time. There's one less iron ingot than last time. I'll have to be more careful next time."

Leaving the study and heading to the master bedroom, Li Zheng complained, "But this power core is too fragile. Why does it always break after I smash some equipment?"

"Speaking of which, it seems we forgot to smash those four crop culture dishes in the last room..."

Scratching my head, feeling frustrated.

I was so excited about getting two Flame Flowers that I completely forgot about it when I left.

"But that thing is too big, and it seems to be made of iron. If we were to smash it all, it would be exhausting."

"Forget it, it's fine as it is, at least it's not so tiring."

With that thought in mind, Li Zheng had already arrived at the master bedroom.

First, dismantle the bed, breaking down the bedding and curtains to obtain 50 fibers.

They then walked around the room but found nothing of value, and the detector did not respond.

Li Zheng took out his Desert Eagle and lantern and swiped his card in front of the metal door.

beep.

The metal door slowly opened, revealing the familiar light curtain membrane behind it.

"Phew, finally we're going to face the dangers within the matrix."

Li Zheng took a deep breath and suddenly felt a little regretful.

Actually, it's fine to just go into safe rooms, loot supplies, and destroy things wherever you go.

Salted fish, huh...

What kind of dream do you want?
"But playing games without fighting monsters just feels like something's missing..."

Li Zheng exhaled the air he had just inhaled and sighed, "Maybe this is what it means to be shameless."

After muttering to himself, he stretched his limbs, gritted his teeth, and stepped onto the membrane.

The colors faded, and darkness enveloped everything, except for the light from the lantern illuminating a small area around me.

"Holy crap! It's a room with no light source at all!"

Although it was dark all around, Li Zheng deduced from the rocky ground and slightly damp air that this should be a room similar to an underground cave.

"The lantern's illumination diameter is less than three meters, making it difficult to see anything beyond that. I wonder if the illustrated guide can be of any use under these circumstances."

Li Zheng tried to open the scan function and looked around.

At the same time, a flapping sound came from the darkness, which sounded like some creature flapping its wings.

"what?"

Li Zheng turned his head and glanced over, only catching a glimpse of a dark shadow flash by, disappearing in an instant and vanishing into the darkness.

However, that one moment was enough.

With a "beep," the encyclopedia locked onto the shadowy figure and displayed its information.

"Dread bats are genetic creations that prefer to live in groups, with each group consisting of at least twenty individuals."

"Features: Sound localization, high-speed flight, weak toxicity."

Weaknesses: Fear of light and fire.

Risk level: 20.

"A danger level of only 20? Compared to the three-headed demon lion, it's nothing."

Li Zheng laughed: "Moreover, this weakness is my natural counter, so we're in luck now."

(End of this chapter)