Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 424 Return to Channel 879!

The red names that appeared in the battles between these legions left Li Zheng unsure of how to deal with them.

This is different from the red-named killings that occur unilaterally. Instead, it has the nature of a duel between two parties who agree to a mutual consent, where both sides tacitly agree that there will be casualties on both sides.

After much deliberation, Li Zheng summoned Zhan Zhouzhou and the others for a meeting.

At the meeting, Lu Li, Ye Yuan, Ye Kai, Chu Xiao, Liu Jiale and others said that they should not interfere in this situation.

Xiao Siyuan, Li Chun, and Lin Fengjiao, siblings, believe that they should intervene if possible, and it would be best to prevent such casualties among Earth players.

Until Zhan Zhouzhou spoke up: "What do we care about the lives of foreign players? As long as they're not killing Chinese players, we'll just pretend we didn't see it!"

This statement was echoed by Chu Xiao, Ye Kai and his sister, Feng Shan, and Yan Guang.

Xiao Siyuan had originally intended to agree, but Liu Qishao chimed in, "What if our Dragon Kingdom players provoke others and get killed?"

Everyone fell silent.

Li Zheng felt a headache coming on: "Is this kind of thing really unavoidable?"

Liu Qishao said to him meaningfully, "Do you know why Kunlun and Jiutian didn't stand up for you when Gao Tianyuan framed you?"

Upon hearing this, everyone present was stunned.

Xiao Siyuan asked in astonishment, "Wasn't it because you hadn't fully incorporated all the personnel at that time, and you didn't have the energy to spare?"

Judging from the current number of players in Kunlun and Jiutian, they were probably still trying to contact members who might join the two organizations at that time, and they really didn't have the energy to do anything else.

Moreover, stepping forward to help Li Zheng at that time was tantamount to declaring war on Takamagahara.

It's even possible that Genesis and Nine Heavens will eventually be dragged down with them.

At that time, the people of these two countries will likely be in complete chaos, killing each other on sight, and the world channel will be filled with their insults every day.

Extending this from one point to the whole, people in other countries won't be able to watch the show for long either. The final result is that the hard-won facade of stability will be completely shattered, and the entire matrix will turn into a dark jungle where the strong prey on the weak.

Liu Qishao recounted their concerns, then said to Li Zhengdao, "Do you know what the best thing you've ever done is?"

"It's not about catering to all the Chinese players on the channel, nor is it about releasing some rare blueprints as commissions, and it's certainly not about spreading your own reputation."

"On the contrary, he stopped in time when he first backed down at Takamagahara."

Li Zheng seemed to understand: "So you mean?"

“What I mean is, we need to find a way to get all players in the entire matrix to voluntarily avoid becoming red-named,” Liu Qishao said. “Only in this way can we maintain the stable environment, or even keep it from being broken. Even if this method… or rather, this excuse, is a lie.”

"Voluntarily avoid becoming a red-named user?"

Li Zheng muttered a couple of things to himself, and a thought flashed through his mind as he remembered the information that a certain octopus had once told him.

That's information about how regular players can enter the outer city!
"To be honest... I seem to have already obtained information that can maintain peace within the matrix and even allow all players to set aside their selfish desires and truly help each other!" Li Zheng decided to reveal this information.

Afterwards, he recounted how he arrived at Channel 24, met Roemon, and traded with him to enter the outer city using the usual method.

"So the way to reach the outer city is this simple? Just keep exploring and moving forward?" Feng Shan was a little skeptical, because Li Zheng had just said not long ago that the winner of this event would receive a hidden reward.

Those were tickets for early entry into the outer city, and Li Zheng even devised a plan to acquire ownership of two tickets from them.

"Status, reputation, strength, and contributions to this year's player group can all improve the progress of entering the outer city?" Liu Qishao was also learning this information for the first time and fell into thought.

No wonder Li Zheng has always been dedicated to helping others; it turns out he was trying to improve these factors for entering the outer city.

However, he was also hesitant and afraid that the items he traded would aid evildoers and indirectly lead to the creation of more players with red names.

"Great! If we spread this information, wouldn't it solve our immediate problem?" Li Chun said excitedly.

The little girl looked at Li Zheng with admiration, thinking that Brother Li Zheng was really amazing, as if nothing could stump him.

"No! It's too early to release this kind of information now!" After careful consideration, Liu Qishao said very seriously, "People's patience is extremely limited. If players don't get a reward or see a reward after a period of effort, they will develop a rebellious mentality."

"At that time, the situation may be even more serious than we imagine!"

“That’s right, that’s why I’ve kept this news under wraps until now.” Li Zheng was silent for a moment before saying, “Originally, I planned to go into the outer city first to check the situation there. If the environment was favorable for us, I would find an opportunity to come back and officially announce the news.”

Only with a successful example will players have enough motivation and won't have unrealistic expectations.

At this moment, Xiao Siyuan seemed to realize something: "You mean, you're going to move it up?"

Li Zheng glanced at him, presumably Lin Fengjiao had already told him about the tickets.

"It's not exactly ahead of schedule, since I don't even know what level my current strength would be considered in the outer city."

After thinking for a while, he made a plan in his mind and said, "After the next event, no matter what the situation is here, I will go to the outer city."

Several players who knew about the tickets exchanged glances, understanding the conversation between the two.

The others simply thought that Li Zheng had other ways of doing things, but they weren't suitable for others, so they didn't ask any further questions.

“I’ll try my best to collect some medical supplies for you these next few days, in case you need them over there,” Xiao Siyuan said quietly.

"I've researched a few gadgets here. They might not be of much help to you, but they're better than nothing. It's better to have something than nothing," Ye Kai said, expressing his support.

Li Chun thought for a moment and felt that he could also help: "Brother Li Zheng, if you get any good fur materials these days, you can send them to me. I'll make you a few clothes so you can take them over there to change into."

Lu Li took out a technology stick and brought it close to Li Zheng: "Father, I have nothing to offer you, so please accept this as a small token of my appreciation."

As he spoke, he shoved the largest model of the technology stick, which was as thick as an adult's arm, into Li Zheng's arms.

The crowd fell silent: "..."

Li Zheng laughed in fury, clenching his fists and gritting his teeth: "You unfilial son, are you asking for a beating?"

……

Finally, everyone decided that Liu Qi would announce the method of entering the outer city at dawn the next day.

As the person in charge of Kunlun, his words carry more weight, and more people will believe him.

After discussing it further, the group decided to have Li Zheng send the same message as well. As the top fighter, his words would have a similar effect.

Everyone discussed some details, and finally at four in the morning, Ye Kai shut down the sealing machine and handed it over to Joanna. At this point, Liu Qi used his connections and some leverage to borrow it from Jiutian.

Only with this device can Joanna's operation have a sufficient chance of success.

Joanna and Liu Qi lingered for a moment before she teleported away with her entourage.

Next came Liu Qishao and his adjutant. Before leaving, Liu Qishao said to Li Zheng, "I suddenly understand why you ended up in the same room as Sarutobi Amane. It turns out you were worried that the vibration device produced by Kunlun might deviate."

The blueprint that Kunlun possesses allows them to produce a spatial leap device, which, when used, has a chance of shifting to another player's room in the target channel.

So Li Zheng's statement that he would protect Sarutobi Yuro tonight was not just empty talk. Who knows if there are any extreme players in channel 879?
In particular, Takamagahara had framed Li Zheng. As Li Zheng's die-hard fans, they might take action after discovering that Sarutobi Uraku is actually a Mudman.

Li Zheng laughed: "Anyway, it's not for keeping a mistress in a golden house."

Liu Qishao shrugged: "Men have needs, it's normal, as long as you don't play with a girl's feelings."

Li Zheng smiled strangely, shaking the tech stick that Lu Li had just given him: "How many girls do you think could stand this thing?"

Liu Qishao didn't react at first. After his adjutant whispered a few words in his ear, he glanced at Li Zheng with a suspicious look, then angrily activated the teleportation device, leaving behind two words: "Damn it!"

Even Liu Qishao swore, which shows how terrifying Li Zheng's words were.

After seeing off these two groups, all that was left were the players from channel 879 and the people Zhan Zhouzhou had called over.

Li Zheng divided the resources he obtained this time (from the prisoners' quarters) into three parts.

Some were distributed to the fans of 879, and some to Zhan Zhouzhou's students.

Finally, the largest one remained, which he then took for himself.

As for identity cards, Li Zheng accepted every single one of them, as long as it was a red-named card.

The remaining unregistered users were distributed to those who needed them.

After everything was finished, some of the students Zhan Zhouzhou had called over chose to go back and take the jumping props from Li Zheng.

As for the players in channel 879, because there were too many of them, they all ended up staying in channel 995, which was equivalent to a complete channel relocation.

Li Zheng, on the other hand, used his daily teleportation privilege and a space pirate mission to bring Sarutobi Yuru back to Channel 879.

Before leaving, he told Zhan Zhouzhou and the others that Channel 995 has a special feature that eradicates negative emotions.

He only left after pointing out that the area outside the doctor's room resembled a sewer.

Li Zheng used his teleportation privileges to locate Sarutobi Ayaka, who had gone ahead to 879. When he arrived, he found her locked in a fierce battle with a platinum-level mechanical gorilla.

With a slight twitch of his finger, the demonic blade flew out, cleaving the mechanical gorilla in two.

This was the first time Sarutobi Yuro had witnessed Li Zheng's skills, and in her shock, she came over to thank him.

Li Zheng simply nodded and said calmly, "When you practice your sword in the future, clear your mind and don't think about any miscellaneous memories. This will enhance the power of your swordsmanship."

Then, he released the capsule dwelling, went inside, and erased the access rights of others.

Li Zheng had long wanted to complain about Sarutobi Uraku reminiscing about his tragic past while practicing his swordsmanship.

He was forced to adjust his swordsmanship before he dared to practice because Sarutobi Uraku had this habit.

When people practice martial arts, they incorporate emotions to enhance its power.

She, on the other hand, is all about feelings!
Li Zheng disliked this indecisive swordsmanship. If he didn't have a memory release device, he would have liked to erase this swordsmanship specialty and give it back to Sarutobi Amuro.

After returning to his residence with Sakura, Li Zheng did not rest immediately. Instead, he took out a large number of identity cards and began to merge them.

Unfortunately, there were too many people present this time, so Li Zheng couldn't personally kill them one by one using the Demon Blade or Flashbang to unlock the Mysterious Declaration's bonus feature.

Otherwise, the gains from just these hundred or so identity cards would be unimaginable.

But it's better this way. If we had handed the flashbangs to the prisoners, they might have thrown them out at the chance...

That would be a huge mess!
Li Zheng found it delightful to see others suffer.

To let yourself die?
Even if something really good were placed in front of him, Li Zheng estimated that he wouldn't be tempted.

Li Zheng originally thought that without exploiting the bug, there might not be much benefit from merging the identity cards this time.

Surprisingly, all of the more than one hundred ID cards were linked to residences where props were hidden.

And there are quite a lot of them!
Its rank is not low either!
More than fifty of the identity cards contained diamond-level materials, and after adding one to his collection, he received a large number of extraordinary-level items, which was a pleasant surprise for Li Zheng and made up for his current lack of extraordinary-level materials.

The rest likely came from members of the Sea God Palace, and the items they offered ranged from platinum to silver, giving Li Zheng a mixed bag.

Overall, the income this time was very substantial, almost doubling Li Zheng's assets.

Li Zheng was even somewhat relieved that he hadn't tried to exploit the bug in the Mysterious Declaration.

I tried adding it to my library over a hundred times, but I didn't get a single blueprint!
Without blueprints, what's the point of having so many materials that surpass the Star-level?

Doesn't this just make you feel annoyed?
Forget blueprints, there isn't a single item among these hundred-plus props that can be used to develop genetic abilities.

Li Zheng once again witnessed just how dark his face could be.

However, there are also positive aspects.

Li Zheng found several bottles of blood among those extraordinary materials, analyzed them at the medicine-making station, and combined them with the blood materials in his own inventory, and actually managed to make four bottles of extraordinary potions, which just happened to cover four attributes!
what does this mean?
This means that once Li Zheng fully upgrades his Diamond-level physique, he will immediately break through to the Extraordinary level!
Before going to bed, Li Zheng casually refreshed the power rankings on channel 879, letting the housekeeping machine sort and move away the miscellaneous items.

To his surprise, there were three other people in the channel besides him and Sarutobi Yuraku.

The one in charge is called "Not Enough Money"!
"Why haven't these three left yet?" Li Zheng felt a bit of a toothache.

At this time, there were four other players in channel 879 besides him. If he used the mysterious declaration at night, it would mean that he would only have one last non-player door to choose from.

If it's just a choice, is it still a choice?
That's a direct designation!

How does this work?
Li Zheng decided to have a good talk with them when it got light, and hopefully persuade the three of them to leave Channel 879 and return to Jiutian.

During the seven-day National Day holiday, all the chapters owed from previous bonus chapter events will be paid back!

Awesome!
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