Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 39 is finished, we've been discovered! (Thanks to "Say Nothing" for the 1500-point reward)
Disassembling the Desert Fire Scorpion carcass yields: 6 Desert Fire Scorpion Carapaces, 150ml Desert Fire Scorpion Blood, 1 Desert Fire Scorpion Stinger, and 1 Identity Card.

"Only this much?"

Li Zheng frowned, then looked at the large number of scattered fragments on the sand, and understood.

The principle of system decomposition is to only collect the useful parts, while leaving everything else unused.

Li Zheng picked up a piece of shell fragment and looked at its item information.

[Desert Fire Scorpion Carapace Fragment, Gray, Junk]

Both the Matrix system and the Eye of Preys consistently provide this assessment.

"it is as expected."

With a smirk, Li Zheng threw away the fragments and examined the materials he had extracted.

Whether it's the carapace, the blood, or the venomous stinger, they are all bronze-grade materials, just with different uses.

"The fire scorpion shell can be used to make certain equipment. Keep it for now. If you don't have enough space in your living quarters, you can sell it at the trading hall tonight."

Li Zheng examined each item one by one. Apart from the 150ml of fire scorpion blood, which could be used to extract gene-enhancing drugs, the other two materials were used for weapon making and were of no use to him.

"But this identity card..."

He took out another electronic identity card from the residence. Its familiar appearance made it instantly recognizable; this card had once belonged to a certain player.

Obviously, there was another unfortunate soul who entered this room before you. Now guess where that unfortunate soul is?

Looking at the unfamiliar identity card, the Eye of Preys provided a simple message.

"So that's how it is. The so-called 'laziness' is actually because they're full, so they have no desire to hunt?"

Li Zheng suddenly realized that he had unintentionally helped a certain unlucky player get revenge?
The matrix system also issued a prompt:
[Unclaimed ID card detected. Should we merge it with its associated capsule residence?]

Note: Merging a new capsule residence will grant you the most valuable of the three items.

Note: After the new residence is merged, one-third of its space will be superimposed on the player's original residence.

"It can be fused together?"

After reading the prompt, Li Zheng pondered: "I will definitely get the three most valuable items. This way, I can avoid the embarrassment of being overwhelmed by a large amount of basic materials, and I can also gain benefits by killing players."

What an enviable setting!
However, Li Zheng didn't consider himself a saint, but he certainly wasn't the kind of villain who would treat human life like dirt. He would never actively hunt down players because of such a temptation.

Moreover, he has the Eye of Preys, so as long as he doesn't continue to court disaster, his survival is still guaranteed.

"People die for wealth, birds die for food!"
It's a pity that people's hearts are unpredictable, otherwise I wouldn't mind speeding up the daily exploration and renting out the Eye of Preys afterward. That should greatly improve the survival rate of the entire player community in the channel..."

Li Zheng sighed, a sudden wave of guilt washing over him.

He felt that if Xiao Siyuan were the one who obtained the Eye of Preys, he would definitely choose to rent it out to help more people.

But he really couldn't do it.

The value of the Eye of Preys is self-evident; any player who enters the Matrix Survival game and learns of it will undoubtedly try every means to obtain it.

Once exposed, Li Zheng will only have two choices.

First, it is hated by all players and attacked by them.

Second, it was rented out, and even subjected to moral blackmail, ultimately turning the Eye of Preys into public property.

Neither of these scenarios is one that Li Zheng wants to face.

"Damn, why are you thinking about this?"

A sudden surge of irritation washed over him, so Li Zheng decided to stop thinking about all that nonsense and gave the order directly:

"Fusion!"

[In the fusion capsule residence...]

The target of this fusion is player 0000879 Chen Xiao.
This fusion yields: AK-47 blueprint *1, Advanced Parts *4, Power Core Type II *1

[Fusion complete.] The fusion process of the capsule dwelling was completed in less than twenty seconds.

“Chen Xiao?” Li Zheng stared at the name, stunned. “Isn’t he one of the players who was very active in the regional channel the day we entered this place?”

"No wonder I haven't seen him speak these past two days, it turns out he's already..."

Li Zheng opened the regional channel and decided to tell the others that Chen Xiao was dead.

Matrix Channel: 0000879, Current Remaining Users: 641, Number of Megaphones: 1/1
"In just one day, many more people have died."

Li Zheng glanced at the number of people and muttered to himself.

The guilt deepened even further.

……

Lu Li: Big news! Big news, everyone! @Li Zheng, @Li Chun, @Feng Shan, @...

As soon as Lu Li appeared, he tagged a lot of people, acting like a brat who frequents various online forums and posts spittle about everything.

Fengshan: Why is my nephew so loud and boisterous? Can't he act like an adult, more composed and mature?
Li Chun: Yes, @Lu Li, my nephew.

Yan Guang: What happened? Who's looking for me? Holy crap, nephew, what's wrong with you? You tagged over fifty people at once!

Zhan Zhouzhou: This behavior reminds me of when I used to frequent Tieba. There was this guy who would tag me every time he posted something. Eventually, I got annoyed and found him offline and beat him up. After that, he never posted anything again.

Lu Li: @Zhan Zhouzhou, those who post casually are the best of the best! How could we casual posters give up posting just because we've been attacked?
Zhan Zhouzhou: @Lu Li, nephew, you misunderstood. He wasn't scared of being beaten; I just broke both his arms. Forget posting nonsense, he probably couldn't even hold his rice bowl anymore. By the way, do you want to experience a life where food is served to you and clothes are done for you?
Yan Guang: @Zhan Zhouzhou, [thumbs up]
Li Chun: @Zhan Zhouzhou, you're amazing, sister!
Fengshan: @Zhanzhouzhou, guards, behead me and let Xiuer ascend the throne!
Passerby: By the way, could you also add a dish for @展舟舟, boss?
……

Lu Li: ...What was I just about to say?

Yan Guang: @Lu Li, you just said you were going to wear women's clothes and let everyone have some fun.

Fengshan: Nephew, come fencing! Sharp sword, sharp eyes!

Lu Li: ... @Fengshan, boss, what happened to your aloof persona?
Li Chun: I'm a little unaccustomed to Brother Lu Li suddenly becoming serious.

Yan Guang: To be honest, that's true.

Zhan Zhouzhou: Bored.

Lu Li: @Fengshan, many people have experienced heartbreak, but only I have succeeded!

Li Chun: @Lu Li, my nephew is back!

Yan Guang: To be honest, that's true.

Zhan Zhouzhou: This is so boring. Why don't you tell me about the big event that just happened? @Lu Li
Lu Li: Right, right, you guys distracted me, I forgot.

Lu Li: Just now, I explored a room, and guess what?

Fengshan: @Lu Li, why are you keeping me in suspense?
Yan Guang: @Lu Li, speak quickly!
Zhan Zhouzhou: @Lu Li, spit it out!
Lu Li: Okay, I'll just say it straight. I just went into a room and found that some bastard not only searched the room and left, but also smashed all the storage equipment. Don't you think this person is crazy?

Li Zheng: ? ? ?
Lu Li: @Li Zheng, Dad, you're here! You be the judge! That brat smashed the equipment, what are the people exploring next supposed to do? Even if he needed to vent his frustration, why not just smash the storage tanks? Damn it, he even smashed the data table! Now I have two learning blueprints stuck with me!
Li Zheng: ? ? ?
Lu Li: @Li Zheng, Dad, don't you also think this is baffling behavior? This kind of idiot is like someone who poops upside down, pooping all the shit into their brain, doing something that harms others and doesn't benefit themselves!

Li Chun: I don't know why, but I have a feeling that my nephew is going to be in trouble.

Yan Guang: I had the same feeling.

Zhan Zhouzhou: Fast forward to the scene of fatherly love and filial piety!

Lu Li: @Li Chun, @Yan Guang, @Zhan Zhouzhou, what are you talking about? I'm @Li Zheng's own son!

Li Zheng: @Lu Li, they're right, you're really going to be in big trouble!

Lu Li: ? ? ?
Li Zheng: Because the bastard you mentioned might be me.

Lu Li: !!! !!! !!! !!! !!!

Li Chun: ? ? ?
Yan Guang: ? ? ?
Zhan Zhouzhou: ? ? ?

50 passersby: ? ? ?

Fengshan: ??? When I typed a question mark, it wasn't that I had a problem, but that I thought you had a problem! @Li Zheng
(End of this chapter)