Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 232 Remember, you absolutely must not become a red name!
Li Zheng clenched his fist to block the massive slab of stone that was collapsing from above. Ignoring the raging flames around him, he quickly touched the mangled remains of the monster in front of him and said, "Disassemble!"

【玩家李正分解“枯竭守卫石像”，获得：铁锭+350、铜锭+129、零部件+88、高级零部件+67、高级模块+41、中级模块+34、泰伯莱合金1564g、动力齿轮+17、动力核心Ⅴ型+1】

"Power gears?"

He glanced casually at the decomposition prompts, not having time to examine them closely. Li Zheng raised his fist and smashed the stone slab pressing down on him from above. He then propelled his flying vehicle upwards, repeatedly striking with both fists to shatter all the stone slabs pressing down on him until he saw the light of day again.

"Phew, it's over."

He breathed a sigh of relief, deactivated his Power Demon Avatar state, and was about to take a closer look at the Power Gear he had obtained when he looked down and saw Wang Chaoran and the others rushing over.

At the very front is Sakura, the fastest flying bird, with Pink Polly hanging on its leg, swaying in the wind.

"Ow?"

Sakura flew to Li Zheng's side, circled around him and looked him over. Only after confirming that her master was not injured did she completely relax and go off to play with Pink Poring.

Seeing that Wang Chaoran and the other three were unharmed, Li Zheng ignored Xiaoying and landed on the edge of the deep crater that appeared after the explosion, where he took out the power gear to examine it.

Power Gear

Rank: None
Type: Parts

Description: Sturdy and durable parts that can be used to make certain devices.

"Not bad," Li Zheng thought to himself. "I was right. This kind of material really does need to be obtained from dungeons. I'll discuss with Wang Chaoran and the others later to exchange for a few power gears and make the sewing mechanism."

The exploration progress of the desolate desert has reached its maximum after the final boss was defeated.

In theory, Li Zheng could simply put aside all his gains and leave with Xiaoying to participate in the lottery.

Now, because of the existence of the power gear, he has to wait for others to come and discuss the matter of trading the power gear.

After walking away from the edge of the pit, Li Zheng found a spot and dumped everything out, piling it on the ground.

The neatly stacked iron ingots, numbering just over three hundred, formed a small mountain. All the items together made up a rather considerable quantity.

"This boss was really sneaky. It actually used the self-destruct trick at the end, which greatly reduced the rewards from dismantling it," Li Zheng thought to himself.

This was the first time he had ever encountered a monster that could self-destruct.

Good grief, he blew up almost half of his own corpse, causing Li Zheng to not get all the profits when he finally dismembered it.

"However, the power of this self-destruction was only average. Although the impact ripped the entire pyramid off, it didn't cause any damage to the Power Demon Avatar." Li Zheng carefully recalled the last scene.

The blue and white flames filled his vision. If he hadn't kept himself extremely isolated to resist the high temperature, he might have been burned.

"Even if the Power Demon Avatar can temporarily withstand the high temperature of those blue and white flames, my clothes will still be ruined."

Li Zheng checked himself over to make sure his appearance was undamaged before patiently waiting for Wang Chaoran and the others to arrive.

The distance from here to the entrance is quite far. It took Li Zheng two or three minutes to fly at full speed. Only Xiao Ying was a little faster than him.

After waiting for about five minutes, Wang Chaoran and the others arrived one after another.

Upon arriving in front of Li Zheng, Wang Chaoran reacted exactly like Xiao Ying, circling around Li Zheng to check on him, and only breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that he was not injured.

"It's good that you're alright," Wang Chaoran said, patting his chest.

He was terrified by what he had just witnessed, fearing that Li Zheng might have been injured in the explosion.

If Li Zheng were to get injured while leading them through the dungeon, he would feel guilty for a long time.

His buddy patted him hard on the shoulder: "What did I tell you? Our boss is so awesome, how could anything happen to him?"

Zhang Yue covered her mouth and laughed: "That's not what someone said just now."

Liu Li pouted, looking like she was about to cry, and shouted anxiously, "Boss, Boss, you can't be hurt!"

Zhang Yue laughed loudly: "Yes, yes, that's exactly what someone was doing just now!"

His best friend was furious and embarrassed: "Nonsense, I didn't!" "Not yet..." Zhang Yue teased him, deliberately mimicking Liu Li's earlier tone: "Boss, waah... Boss..."

"You bitch, are you trying to get yourself killed?!" her boyfriend roared, lunging forward as if to tear her mouth apart, but she nimbly dodged him.

"Alright, alright, it's too hot here. Let's walk a bit further away first," Wang Chaoran stepped in to defuse the situation.

Li Zheng then realized that they had only been there a short time, yet they were already showing signs of dehydration, with their lips cracked.

Wang Chaoran's hair even developed a slight curl.

Looking back at the deep pit not far away, Li Zheng suddenly realized.

They hadn't gone very far, and the unbearable high temperature that Wang Chaoran and the others were experiencing was mostly caused by the blue and white flames produced when the BOSS self-destructed.

At this point, the sand around the pit had begun to crystallize slightly, which gives you an idea of ​​how terrifying the residual heat of the blue and white flames was.

He maintained extreme isolation, completely unaware of how terrifying the surrounding temperature was, while ignoring the feelings of others.

"It was my oversight. You guys go a little further away first, I'll pack up the stuff and come right back," Li Zheng said apologetically, gesturing for the others to walk away first and putting away the materials he had just released.

Wang Chaoran and his group walked nearly a hundred meters before stopping, each with a bottle of water in hand, slowly drinking it.

After Li Zheng arrived, he put the materials back out: "Everything is here. This time the BOSS's rank wasn't very high; its strength should be at the lowest level of Platinum, so there are relatively few high-level materials. However, it's enough for you. After you leave, prioritize trading these materials for useful weapons to improve your strength."

Wang Chaoran and the others exchanged glances, and the four of them nodded in tacit agreement.

As the discoverer of the dungeon, Wang Chaoran took the lead and said, "Boss, why don't you share these materials with us? We'd feel bad if you didn't take anything."

“That’s right,” his friend chimed in. “Although we initially invited you because we wanted a pro to carry us through the dungeon, we just experienced how difficult it was. Without you, the four of us simply couldn’t have made it.”

“Yes.” Zhang Yue sat on the sand, untied the dirty bandage on her foot, checked the wound, and found that it had almost healed before changing her shoes.

"Actually, the main reason Liu Li and I participated in this instance was to make our presence known to the big shots. Whether we gain more or less, it doesn't matter to us."

Liu Li didn't speak, but nodded.

She met Zhang Yue in the Matrix; the two encountered each other in a room and together killed a silver-level creature.

Later, the two communicated frequently in private and gradually became acquainted.

Zhang Yue persuaded her to participate in this instance.

Actually, their idea was very simple: to get closer to Li Zheng during the interview, and if they could hook up with him and cling to his coattails, that would be the best outcome.

If you can't win them over, then try to build up their goodwill. As long as Li Zheng gives them some preferential treatment in the production of potions later, this trip won't be in vain.

After they had all expressed their opinions, Li Zheng smiled and said, "It's good that you have this idea. As for the things... I do need the power gears. If you insist that I take a share, then all the gears are mine, and you can take the rest and divide them up. They're not of any use to me."

"Oh? That won't do!" Wang Chaoran said urgently, "Take more..."

Li Zheng stopped him before he could finish speaking, and said seriously, "I said I'd take it for free, and that means I'd take it for free. Even if you take the power gear this time, I don't intend to take it for nothing. I'll give you the appropriate compensation later."

With that, he put away all the power gears and brought up the lottery interface to start the lottery.

"Oh, right."

As the wheel spun, Li Zheng said to the four of them, "I suggest you four form a team. With these materials, you can improve your strength. In the future, you won't be without hope of clearing dungeons together."

After the two draws were over, as he left the instance, he left behind his final warning: "Remember, never become a red-named player!"

My left ear has been hurting all day, in waves. I don't know what's wrong. I was finally getting into a flow while writing, and then this pain interrupted my train of thought.

I can't continue writing today, but I'll catch up tomorrow if I can.

If it doesn't recover, you'll probably need to go to the hospital for a checkup.

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(End of this chapter)