Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 37 Shocking! Li Zheng actually...

"Low threat level? That should be equivalent to the previous orange-red danger room, right?"

Li Zheng chewed on a ginseng flower, a disdainful look on his face. "When the hell have I ever entered a dangerous room that wasn't of this level? Except for that time with the swarm of dreadful bats, when I almost lost my life. If I were to enter another dangerous room, I'd be an idiot!"

After swallowing the last bite of breakfast, Li Zheng tidied up, determined that as long as there were safe rooms to choose from, he would never enter a dangerous room, no matter what.

"The treasure chests have refreshed for today. I'll collect them and start today's exploration."

Li Zheng contacted the treasure chest system to draw today's random treasure chest.

[Random treasure chest draw in progress today, please wait...]

"I wonder what quality of treasure chest I'll get today?" Li Zheng's eyes held a hint of anticipation. "If I can get a platinum-level or higher one, I'll get a treasure chest overload..."

[Draw successful. Treasure chest quality: Gold. Collect now?]

The notification that the treasure chest had been successfully drawn interrupted Li Zheng's reverie.

"Just gold?"

Li Zheng was somewhat disappointed. After seeing the platinum-level items, he now looked down on even the gold treasure chest.

A classic case of inflated ego.

"Gold it is then."

Li Zheng pursed his lips and silently muttered to himself, "Extract!"

next moment,
"Boom!"

A box made entirely of gold landed in front of him, as if it were cast from pure gold, gleaming brightly.

"Huh? The Eye of Preys can even give information from treasure chests now?"

Li Zheng looked at the treasure chest with some surprise.

This is something that has never happened before.

The Golden Chest is a treasure chest made entirely of gold.

It shouldn't belong here. Some unknown force erased information... causing the information to be erased...

You probably already have a idea of ​​what you can gain from it.

Just a heads up, we are one of a kind.

It seemed that because the Eye of Preys had revealed information that it shouldn't have, the description of the golden treasure chest was filled with gibberish, leaving Li Zheng completely bewildered.

"Unique? You guys?"

Li Zheng pondered the meaning of those words, "Does it refer to a 'unique item'? There's only one of that in the entire Matrix Survival game?"

If that's the case, then it does indeed belong to the "unique" category.

Li Zheng didn't think too much about it. His attention quickly returned to the treasure chest, and he rubbed his hands together with great anticipation in his eyes.

"To be honest, this is much better than the silver and bronze ones. May the Buddha bless us with another treasure chest blitz!"

Li Zheng muttered something as he squatted down, lifted the lid of the treasure chest, and reached inside to retrieve it.

[Obtained: Gene Potion Crafting Table (Basic) Blueprint *1]

[Obtained: Basic Gene Potion Recipe *1]

[Obtained: 500ml of the blood of the three-headed demon lion]

[Received: Analyzer *1]

[Received: 500g of Orichalcos]

[Received: Intermediate Module * 50]

[Obtained: Power Core Type IV *1]

A series of prompts popped up, and Li Zheng was somewhat bewildered as he looked at a bunch of unfamiliar item names.

"Could these... all be gold-grade items?"

He pulled out the "gene drug manufacturing table blueprints" and took a look.

Gene Drug Production Table (Basic Model) - One-time Blueprint, Unique Equipment, Gold Grade
It can manufacture a basic gene-based drug production station.

所需材料：动力核心Ⅳ型*1、分析仪*1、中级模块*50、基础模块*20、零部件*40、铁锭*50、钨钢500g、B25级锰钢300g、奥利哈刚500g、科技核心*1】

The sheer amount of materials required made Li Zheng's scalp tingle; upon careful calculation, it was almost all of his current inventory!

"Holy crap! A mere gold-grade blueprint requires more materials than upgrading a probe to platinum?"

Li Zheng was dumbfounded. "Is this going to wipe me out of everything in one fell swoop? Get the hell out of here!"

Li Zheng casually tossed the USB drive into the pile of items, then picked up another USB drive.

[Basic Gene Potion Recipe, Unique Item, Gold Grade]

This includes all gene potion recipes from Iron to Gold grade, which must be inserted into the gene potion crafting table to be read and used.

"Damn! They're actually designed to be used together!"

Li Zheng silently picked up the USB drive he had just thrown away, glanced at the materials he had spent two days collecting with great reluctance, and finally closed his eyes and made a firm decision.

“Make it!”

Swish!
A large area inside the capsule dwelling instantly emptied, and the value representing the capsule dwelling's capacity on the Eye of Preys instantly changed from 20% to 85%.

At that moment, Li Zheng felt his heart bleeding.

"All that hard work collecting materials, what if the finished product doesn't meet expectations..."

[The Gene Reagent Manufacturing Table (Basic Model) is now complete. Please place it in the designated location.]

The system notification arrived. Li Zheng put the remaining items in the capsule residence aside, then opened the system interface and brought out the crafting table.

boom!
The gene-making station was placed on the ground, instantly taking up nearly half of the space in the residence.

[Capsule living space remaining: 35%]

"Holy crap!"

Li Zheng was dumbfounded. This thing used a lot of materials, and the final product was also incredibly large!

"At this rate, I probably won't have anywhere to sleep tonight..."

"Ying ying."

Sakura glanced curiously at the production table, then turned around, picked up her little fiber ball that had been sleeping for two days, and flew up above the machine with a plop-plop sound.

The little paws patted the fiber ball down to fluff it up, then it lay down on top of the whole thing, looking quite content.

"..."

Li Zheng looked at it, remained silent for a moment, and said, "This kid is just as clever as I am!"

"嘤嘤!"

Sakura peeked out from the machine and made a face at Li Zheng.

"hey-hey."

Li Zheng ignored Xiaoying's mockery, carefully examined the workbench, and after fiddling with it for a while, he figured out how to use it.

The machine resembles a blood cell analyzer used in hospitals. It has a touchscreen on one side and five USB ports for reading drug prescriptions.

On the other side, a metal disc extends from the edge of the machine, with ten small circular holes evenly distributed on it.

"This should be where the materials are stored, look at the size and diameter..."

Li Zheng rummaged through his things and took out a small crystal bottle. The viscous purple liquid inside swayed as he moved it.

Blood of the Three-Headed Demon Lion, Gold Grade, Material
Extracted from the golden-grade genetically engineered three-headed ghost lion, direct consumption can enhance the player's physique.

It tastes fishy and bitter.

Reaching the disc, Li Zheng placed the crystal bottle on it, and it fit perfectly, fitting snugly into the small circular hole.

"This bottle contains 50 milliliters. I've seen blood-related materials in the trading hall before, and it seems that the standard capacity is this 50-milliliter crystal bottle."

Li Zheng was curious about the effects of the gene serum, so he operated the touchscreen and inserted the formula USB drive. Immediately, four types of serum formulas appeared on the touchscreen: Cell Vitality Serum, Bone Strength Serum, Muscle Strength Serum, and Nerve Response Serum.

This corresponds exactly to the four physical attributes given by the Eye of Preys.

In addition, there are several UI buttons: Revenue/Pop-up, Parse, and Create.

"income."

Press the button, and the disc is retracted into the machine, at which point the "Analyze" button lights up.

"Analysis."

After the machine runs for thirty seconds, the touchscreen displays the type of material and the matching drug formula.

[Materials already included: 50ml of blood from a three-headed demon lion]
Matching...

The match was successful.

Matching results: Cell Vitality Potion (Gold Level) lacks materials; Muscle Strength Potion (Gold Level) lacks materials.

"Lack of material?"

Li Zheng frowned slightly and opened the drop-down menu for materials.

A long list of materials then unfolded. A rough count revealed that to craft a gold-grade potion, at least eight more different materials, all of them of gold grade, would be needed.

"..."

After a moment of silence, Li Zheng uttered a single, resounding word: "Damn it!"

"pop up!"

The disc slowly extended, and Li Zheng took the blood of the three ghost lions from it, then went back to sort and put it away.

"I remember... there was a vial of terror bat blood before?"

After rummaging through the pile of materials, he finally picked up a bottle. "Found it! Luckily, I kept it in case I ran out of water someday, just in case."

And now it's actually come in handy!
"Try the potion formula corresponding to the blood of the terror bat."

After the blood was introduced, Li Zheng operated the machine and waited for the analysis.

A moment later, the list was matched.

[Materials already collected: 50ml of Devil Bat Blood]
Matching results: Cell viability agent (iron grade), Neural response agent (iron grade)
The materials are sufficient; it can be made.

"It can be made with just a single ingredient?"

Li Zheng was pleasantly surprised to find that the "Create" button on the UI was now lit up.

"Make it for me!"

Selecting "Neural Response Agent," Li Zheng pressed the production button without hesitation.

……

Thirty seconds later, the disc popped out again, and the touchscreen displayed: [Potion completed]

Li Zheng looked at the disc, which was now empty. Not only was the blood gone, but the crystal bottle had also disappeared.

A window popped up on the opposite side of the disc, and a robotic arm emerged holding a test tube-shaped container.

In the test tube, a pink liquid rippled slightly a few times before settling into stillness.

[Neural Response Agent, Black Iron Grade, Gene Agent]
After players or pets drink it, their reaction speed will be slightly improved.

[Upgrade cap to Iron tier++]

"Let's see how it goes."

Li Zheng was very confident about the safety of the items from the treasure chest, and tilted his head back to pour the entire potion into his mouth.

"Why is it sweet again!"

After tasting it, Li Zheng was furious.

Ever since he drank that basic concentrated nutrient solution when he entered the matrix, he has disliked sweet things. This is why, even though it's been three days, he hasn't eaten a single honey fruit except for the one time he tried it before.

The reason we didn't trade them earlier was that each honey fruit weighed more than a Luoshen flower, so trading them would be a loss for us.

The medicine was swallowed and quickly digested, and a strange energy instantly spread throughout Li Zheng's body.

"Is this... the end?"

Li Zheng looked down and touched his body, but didn't notice anything unusual.

make a fist.

The power did not increase.

Tap the skin.

It did not become more resilient.

He looked up at Sakura.

Li Zheng then noticed something unusual.

Sakura was rolling and playing happily in the fiber ball when a few strands of fiber fell from the top of the machine. Li Zheng subconsciously reached out to catch them.

The arm moves the air, causing the fibers to float and sway.

Swish!
Li Zheng suddenly changed direction in mid-air and grabbed the swaying fiber in his hand.

"This……"

When you open your palm, a few strands of fiber stick to your skin.

"They actually caught them?"

He caught it almost the instant the fiber was rolled up.

While this operation could be done before drinking the potion, it would never be as swift and decisive.

"Is this the effect of the gene serum? It's only at the Iron level, and the effect is already so obvious. What if I drank a vial of the Gold level?"

Li Zheng suddenly felt that the materials he used were well worth it!
"Sakura, let's go."

Li Zheng called out, and Xiao Ying crawled out of the fiber ball and flew into Li Zheng's pocket.

Luckily, Li Zheng bought casual clothes with large pockets, otherwise Sakura, who is a bit older, wouldn't have been able to fit in.

Even so, the little guy squeezed the pockets of his clothes until they were bulging.

"Ying ying."

Sakura had no choice but to peek out and peek over the bag's opening.

"Cherish this little bit of time." Li Zheng patted its little head and walked out of the capsule. "Maybe you won't be able to get into this bag tomorrow. Let's see what you do then."

After putting away his capsule residence, Li Zheng walked towards the metal door containing a bronze-level creature.

Arriving at the door, I swiped my card, and the door opened.

After taking a deep breath, Li Zheng shouted, "I'm an idiot!"

I stepped inside.

A reader once said to me, "Look at those established authors or newcomers, which of their books isn't filled with requests for votes, favorites, and donations? Why don't you try to be more ambitious and ask for those too? Look at your numbers, you're the worst performer among your peers."

I replied to him at the time: "Don't you think my book is very 'clean'?"

He said, "So clean that there's not even a mention of it in this chapter?"

Yes, you should have guessed who this reader is.

I think he's right. Not asking for votes or tips makes me seem arrogant...

So... I'm shamelessly using a 3,500-word chapter to ask for your monthly votes. If you're able, a small donation would be appreciated and could help me climb the rankings on the contract signing list.

Although I've consistently remained in the top ten of my category. (*￣︶￣)
In short, thank you all for thinking so highly of me!
Thank you!

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(End of this chapter)