Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 44: Beginner Period Ends, +1
The appearance of the two identity cards instantly dispelled the slight melancholy in Li Zheng's heart, and a nameless fire filled his heart.

"Did you detect it from the very beginning?"

Li Zheng asked in a low voice.

……

Preys' Eye ignored him.

"call."

Close your eyes, take a deep breath, and exhale.

When Li Zheng opened his eyes again, his eyes were filled with murderous intent.

"The world is not as gentle as it appears on the surface, and unnecessary kindness and goodwill must never be allowed to appear again."

Li Zheng's mindset gradually changed.

"No matter how much the Matrix game initially takes care of its players, or even provides various means of survival... its essence still treats human life as worthless."

"What I've seen is just the tip of the iceberg."

"I need to find a way to become stronger!"

"So powerful that it can identify the game developers."

"Then,"

"I'll smash their dog head in one punch!"

In this game, players die every single moment.

Or they may die in the mouths of wild animals.

Or die in extreme environments.

Or they may die in a trap or pit.

Or...

Li Zheng was unwilling to consider the last possibility.

He still held onto a sliver of hope for humanity.

"Oh!"

The capsule residence unfolds.

After Li Zheng went inside, he took out twelve bottles of wolf blood and the blood of the newly acquired armored wild boar, and put them into the gene potion making station.

"Analysis!"

[Parse successfully. 】

"Twelve bottles of potions, six bottles of cell vitality, six bottles of muscle strength, prepare!"

The production station operated continuously, and soon Li Zheng had twelve more bottles of potions in front of him: red muscle strength potions and green cell vitality potions.

"Although they are all black iron-grade potions, their potential for improvement is different."

Li Zheng picked up a vial of medicine, tilted his head back, and swallowed it.

"A gene serum made from the blood of forest wolves and armored boars can boost your potential by three plus signs."

After finishing one vial of medicine, he picked up another.

"However, among all the potions made today, the highest limit ever reached was four plus signs."

Another one.

"If I'm not mistaken, the highest grade of Black Iron should have five plus signs, corresponding to different potions."

"The higher the potion's potential, the more materials are needed."

“When we analyzed the blood of the three-headed ghost lion before, when we got to the gold-level gene potion, we often needed nine or ten kinds of materials.”

"At that time, collecting materials will become increasingly difficult."

"Moreover, after these two doses of the medicine, the equipment has consumed nearly half of its energy, and we still need to solve the energy problem."

"A single Type IV power core can produce a maximum of about one hundred to one hundred and twenty bottles. If we switch to a Type I power core, how astonishing would the energy consumption be?"

After swallowing all twelve vials of the potion, Li Zheng glanced at his current attributes.

Name: Li Zheng
Race: human

Sex: Male
Height: 182
Weight: 78KG
Status: healthy
Cell Vitality: Black Iron+
Bone Strength: Iron+
Muscle strength: Iron+
Neural response: Black iron +
Equipment: Desert Eagle - High-Tech Edition (Bronze), Eye of Preys (Platinum)
Abilities: Sensing, Solid Bones, Flesh and Blood Strength, Rapid Recovery, Superhuman Stamina, Ice and Fire Infusion
Modification: None

Resources available: (omitted)
Equipment includes: Air purifier (Bronze level), two small water purifiers (Iron level) (currently rented), and a gene-based pharmaceutical production table (Gold level).

Pet owned: Sakura/Dreadbat (Black Iron Elite)
Capsule living space remaining: 60%
Remaining exploration attempts for today: 8

"Six bottles of single-ingredient potions didn't improve my abilities by even one plus sign, but after drinking so many potions, four more abilities have appeared."

Opening the ability panel of the Matrix game, there is still only one lonely "Ice and Fire Attachment".

"Passive abilities are not displaying?"

Li Zheng was somewhat puzzled. "Or is it that the matrix system's ability panel only displays the genetic abilities developed using special items?"

It's more likely the latter factor.

However, there is another ability that Li Zheng has not yet acquired, nor has he found a way to obtain it.

That is "mastery".

"Zhan Zhouzhou is proficient in swordsmanship, and Xiao Siyuan is proficient in medicine. Both of them must have been exposed to these things for a long time before entering the Matrix, so it was reflected in the data after entering the Matrix?"

At this moment, Li Zheng overturned his previous judgment of Zhan Zhouzhou, "It seems that this little girl really wasn't lying."

Three-time provincial fencing champion?
Why have I never heard of this kind of competition before?

Li Zheng's hometown is right next to Zhejiang and Hangzhou provinces. He had never heard of such a competition being held in over twenty years, so he had a preconceived notion that Zhan Zhouzhou was talking nonsense.

"Now that I think about it, Zhan Zhouzhou must have drunk more than one kind of blood that can enhance physical fitness these past two days, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to achieve that kind of sword speed and power."

Li Zheng asked himself, with his current physical strength, he probably couldn't even do what Zhan Zhouzhou did. Of course, it's also possible that Zhan Zhouzhou had practiced swordsmanship since childhood and had special power generation techniques.

This is something Li Zheng cannot match.

"With someone so skilled, if we sell her some gene serums later, wouldn't her strength be off the charts?"

After closing the panel, Li Zheng turned around and found two identity cards, which he held in his hands.

"Fusion!"

The deceased is gone, but their identity card still needs to be merged.

We can't just throw it away because it's the last symbol they left in the world, can we?
[In the fusion capsule residence...]

The target of this fusion was originally player: 0000879 Liu Yuan
This fusion yields: 10 parts, 15 iron ingots, and 1 basic concentrated nutrient solution.

[In the fusion capsule residence...]

The target of this fusion was originally player: 0000879 Qilianbao

This fusion yielded: +1 Tungsten Steel Longsword, 50g Tungsten Steel, and +15 Copper Ingots.

[Integration Completed]

During this fusion operation, Li Zheng stood inside the capsule dwelling and watched as it was twisted and stretched like a lump of molten metal.

Ultimately, the length, width, and height were increased by two meters again.

Stepping out of his residence, Li Zheng discovered that the interior space of the capsule residence had increased several times over, but the exterior remained the same as before, an enlarged 3x3x3 coffin.

"Calm down... Isn't space technology a standard feature in a 'game' world?"

Li Zheng made a small complaint, packed up his accommodation, and continued his journey.

It was nearly noon by then. Li Zheng had just swiped his ID card when he found the next satisfactory metal door.

The matrix system abruptly issued several announcements.

[Announcement: Forty-eight hours of gameplay have passed. The new player period has ended. Please prepare for even more rigorous challenges.]

[Announcement: The new player period has ended, and the following new player benefits will be removed.]

[I. The capsule dwelling loses its invincible properties and is only used for storage and living.]

[II. The metal door will not read cards until there are unresolved creatures in the room. (This condition does not affect the autonomous escape behavior of creatures other than the player within the matrix. Hostile players will not affect the player's card reading.)]

[III. All super-limited creatures will regain their original strength.]

IV. More room types will be available.

[V. More items will be available.]

[VI. For more content, please explore and experience it.]

【seven,……】

……

[With the game entering its official launch phase, newly released players will receive a 48-hour new player protection period, during which they will have no direct contact with existing players.]

The first batch of players will be added in twelve days. This batch will include: players who are 16 years of age or older during the game, all previously removed pregnant women (who have completed their pregnancies), and all previously removed disabled players (who have received treatment).

[WARNING: From now on, only players aged 50 and above will be eligible for removal. Players who are pregnant or disabled during this period will not be eligible for removal benefits!]

[WARNING: Removal operations will be performed later...]

【warn:……】

[Solemn Declaration: The Matrix System Terminal reserves all rights to interpret this game. Anyone dissatisfied or with objections... well, shut your mouths!]

Following a series of announcements, the world chat channel erupted once again.

All the surviving players let out a wail.

0000877 Yin Shisan: "Damn! The invincibility of the capsule dwelling is gone? I barely survived for two days thanks to that! Also, I'm begging for some generous donations of supplies from some big shots. There are two wolves at my door, and I've been hiding there for two days!"

0000878 Huang Fei: "Stupid game! Stupid terminal! Damn it... * ... * %..."

0000654 Liu Ying: "Damn! They're not going to remove pregnant women from the player list anymore? I've lost a lot of money these past two days!"

0000960 Zhou Jia: "Hoping for some good fortune, and also looking for a powerful patron!"

0000961 Lu Fei: "Oh dear, it's syphilis, the chance of infection is gonorrhea."

0000001 Lin Fan: "A bunch of trash, what are you howling about? It's the law of the jungle, survival of the fittest. You're still clinging to life in capsule homes after two days, don't embarrass our Eastern nation on the world channel!"

0000001 Ye Kai: "You think you're so great? If you're so great, don't run away when you see me! You piece of trash, how many people did you kill on Channel One? You have the nerve to speak on behalf of our Dragon Kingdom?"

0000002 Chu Xiao: "Is what Brother Ye said true?"

0000001 Ye Yuan: "What my brother said is true. At least thirty people on Channel One have died at Lin Fan's hands. Now my brother and I do nothing but chase after him and kill him every day."

Chu Xiao, who was on Channel 2, clearly had more than one megaphone, and then sent out another world message.

0000002 Chu Xiao: "[Space Leap Device] Brother Lin, I'll have a go at you!"

Li Zheng opened the item details information for the motion device:
[Space Leap Device, Platinum Grade, Consumable]
Once used, it can initiate a targeted channel switch.

Each person can use it once every thirty days.
Three minutes later, Chu Xiao sent another message to the world channel: "Attention all players, Lin Fan has escaped using the spatial teleportation device. We have not yet tracked which channel he went to. Please be vigilant and stay away from him immediately if you spot him!"

0000001 Chu Xiao: "Attention all players! After killing another player, you will be surrounded by blood energy. The more you kill, the stronger the blood energy becomes! Players who are not strong enough, please be vigilant at all times! If you are no match for them, please immediately announce their name in the world chat!"

Meanwhile, almost all players' attention was on the world channel, and no one in channel 0000879 noticed the number of surviving players.

+1!

……

"It's best if players like Lin Fan don't appear in our channel."

Li Zheng's gaze was icy as he entered the room where the card had already been swiped.

A 3,000-word chapter, asking for some votes isn't too much to ask, is it...?

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