Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 25 Recap, Unlock the Ability Panel

"It turns out that the development of gene abilities for a silver-level Flame Flower only takes fifteen minutes."

Li Zheng successfully extracted information from Feng Shan and, after comparing it, discovered that it took him twice as long to develop his genetic abilities as Feng Shan.

"Is it because of its grade? Or is it because the Rock Ice Fire I'm using is a dual-element item?"

It's all possible.

However, without more information for comparison, Li Zheng cannot yet determine the specific reason why his process took longer.

"In short, the abilities developed from platinum-level items are definitely more powerful than those developed from the Phoenix Mountain Flame Flower."

Li Zheng was somewhat looking forward to seeing what kind of abilities he would develop.

"It's a pity that this kid has become too cunning now, otherwise we could have found a way to get the genetic abilities he developed out of him..."

"Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore. At least the Platinum-grade Rock Ice Fire has no side effects, which is much better than the Flame Flower that Fengshan and the others used."

Li Zheng shook his head, thinking that instead of worrying about that intelligence, he should take advantage of this free time to review the details of the previous "battle".

"To be honest, this adventure was a bit too reckless. We didn't rehearse it a few times beforehand to familiarize ourselves with the route and operation. Otherwise, we could have discovered earlier that the gravity shoes would break due to intense friction."

Secondly, the lack of backup plans led to repeated perilous situations after the giant leader used the ice spike attack.

"Ultimately, it was completely unexpected that a race of rock ice giants would appear in a safe room marked by a detector, and there was even a platinum-level rock ice fire among them."

If it weren't for the fact that once you leave a room in the Matrix, you can't go back and miss out on the Rock Ice Fire event, who knows when you'd have another chance to encounter a Platinum-level item.

Otherwise, Li Zheng wouldn't have been so blinded by his own thoughts, rashly drafting a proposal and daring to take the risk.

"If I had another chance, how could I obtain the Rock Ice Flame perfectly and without getting hurt, and then leave that room?"

Li Zheng pondered, and began to simulate the scenario in his mind.

"Sakura flies fast, let her go get it, I'll wait at the door?"

"No, Xiaoying is too small. She has a hard time even picking up a single Luoshen flower. She might not be able to pull out something as heavy as Yanbing Ruohuo."

"Furthermore, when Sakura woke up from her hibernation pod yesterday, her wings weren't even fully developed, so she's very likely a premature baby. Perhaps besides her wings, there are other defects that even Sakura herself hasn't noticed..."

"For example, Sakura doesn't seem to have mastered the 'sound localization' ability that other direbats have, and she only mastered 'fast flight' after advancing to the elite level."

"It seems that the prerequisite for getting the item is that I have to pick the Rock Ice Fire myself. In that case, Sakura staying there with me would be a burden. The decision to leave it here in advance is not a problem."

"So... let's change our approach. What if we don't use 'ice skating' but instead jump up and directly change gravity, like that final aerial flight, to escape in a pseudo-flight manner?"

After simulating it in his mind several times, Li Zheng discovered that this method not only wouldn't work, but was even more dangerous.

"First of all, changing gravity is fundamentally different from flying. Once you are in the air, you can't control your direction freely and can only go straight."

"Moreover, once you take off, it's difficult to even brake in time. When those ice spikes rose from the ground, I was either in mid-air and crashed into them or had to change the gravity in an emergency."

"Hitting it would undoubtedly have the same consequences as jumping off a building, at least equivalent to falling from a height of ten meters, resulting in immediate disability."

"Change gravity? Whether it's to the left or the right, it will lengthen the escape route. Once the giant leader's beam attack is off cooldown, I can just take my hands off the keyboard and type GG."

"Change it upwards? The consequences are already known."

"Change downwards? Good heavens, the Matrix survival game has turned into a Lalamove jump-off simulator?"

"After considering all this, unless we can exchange for more useful items, is there really no other way?"

"Wait! There's another way..."

A sudden inspiration struck Li Zheng, and he came up with a potentially feasible solution.

"If we had placed the capsule dwelling at the giant's feet first, then after obtaining the Rock Ice Fire, we could have released a 3D image to attract attention, and then immediately entered the capsule dwelling. By tomorrow, when the giant leader had fallen into an unconscious state again, we could have safely evacuated, right?" "Anyway, I have plenty of food. Even if it takes until tomorrow, I can afford to wait!"

"The only thing we can't be sure of is whether the Giant Leader will fall into an unconscious state tomorrow as usual after losing Rock Ice Fire..."

"If we don't fall into that situation, then this plan is undoubtedly the most dangerous, almost certain death!"

"but……"

What if it works?
Li Zheng felt a bit of a toothache.

If I hadn't thought of this method, I wouldn't have realized it.

The moment Li Zheng thought of this method, which might allow him to avoid harm, he felt particularly uneasy.

Unless someone can tell him now that the giant leader will break his slumber in a fit of rage after losing Rock Ice Fire.

Otherwise, this matter would inevitably become a knot in his heart.

"Oh dear, I'm feeling a bit down."

Li Zheng stared at the opened private chat interface with a dangerous look, but after thinking about it, he gave up the idea of ​​bullying Feng Shan again.

"Never mind, it was my own fault for not being careful enough. I always take my anger out on others like a child, which makes me seem a bit immature."

Li Zheng chuckled self-deprecatingly, stopped dwelling on the matter, and casually removed Feng Shan from the blacklist.

[Genetic capabilities successfully developed.]

[Congratulations to the player for successfully developing the dual-elemental ability 'Ice and Fire Attachment' using the item 'Rock Ice Fire'.]

[The player has developed their first genetic ability, unlocking the player's "Ability" panel.]

[The player has developed their first genetic ability, unlocking 'Genetic Force'. The current 'Genetic Force' cap is 100/100.]

"Oh? It's already finished developing?"

The system notification finally appeared, and Li Zheng then realized that the flames around him had disappeared. If it weren't for the large patch of charred marks on the ground, he would have even suspected that the pillar of fire he had just witnessed was a hallucination.

Instead of immediately checking his abilities, Li Zheng squatted down and reached out to feel the charred marks. He discovered that the charred marks were not only not hot, but were even a little cold.

"It's a dual-elemental system of ice and fire, so besides the fire pillars, there were also ice-elemental characteristics... Was it the blue gas mixed in with the fire pillars?"

During the awakening process, not only did the high temperature of the fire pillar not harm Li Zheng, but he also did not feel the extreme cold.

Only after the development of his genetic abilities was completed did he begin to perceive some of the impact the strange phenomenon had had on the environment.

"The pillar of fire disappeared, and the high temperature was deprived of its supply, but the cold air seemed to have frozen a small portion of the moisture in the air, and it was dissipating slowly, which is why I couldn't feel the high temperature?"

Li Zheng found it a bit strange.

Logically speaking, high temperatures and extreme cold are two completely opposite states.

How come here, the laws of physics are completely violated, and there is a clear distinction between the two sides, with no interference between them?
"In this river?"

"In the matrix...in this transverse river!"

Li Zheng, having come up with no solution, simply gave up trying.

In an unknown world, why bring up the physical laws of Earth?
Well, Li Zheng admitted that he was just making an excuse for this incomprehensible phenomenon.

"Let's see what the awakened ability is first. I almost died for this thing, so please don't let it turn out to be a useless ability..."

Li Zheng opened the newly appeared [Ability] panel and looked at the single, solitary ability on it.

(End of this chapter)