Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 465 Am I a Transmigrator? (4.3K)

"Xi Wenqing?"

Li Zheng felt terrible when he saw the name Zhan Zhouzhou had sent.

The hope?

"You're not kidding?" Li Zheng sent a message to confirm.

Zhan Zhouzhou replied, "No, why would I joke with you like that? You... you're living such a muddle-headed life! You don't even know who the leaders of our Dragon Kingdom are?"

Li Zheng suddenly realized, is there such a possibility?
The "Dragon Kingdom" here isn't a metaphor; it actually means... it's called the Dragon Kingdom, not China?
After pondering for a moment, Li Zheng sent the same question to Ye Kai and the others. To his horror, everyone mentioned Xi Wenqing!
Is it only my own memories that are different?
However, in my memory, there were flashes of white light and people falling one by one on the street. Why was I the only one who entered the matrix?
Where are the others?

Could it be that... I'm actually a time traveler?
He was transported to a parallel world that was very similar to his original world.
However, on the day of the transmigration, before they had even figured out their surroundings, they happened to encounter the Matrix descending?

Who wrote this script?

This is too...

too……

That's so damn stupid!

This is really a headache!
Ok?
and many more!

While Li Zheng was having a headache, he suddenly remembered something and asked Liu Qishao, "Um... do we often hold martial arts competitions in our country?"

"???"

Liu Qishao tilted his head, wondering why Li Zheng suddenly asked this question: "It's not held very often, is it?"

That is not bad.

Li Zheng nodded, but Liu Qishao's next sentence was even more terrifying.

"There are only about 70 or 80 competitions a year, including city-level, provincial-level, and national competitions. However, international martial arts competitions involving other countries are held once every four years."

It's held once every four years?
Why does this sound like the Olympics?

Li Zheng frowned slightly, but didn't say much. At times like these, saying too much would only lead to mistakes.

However, he now realized that what Zhan Zhouzhou had told him about the provincial sword competition was true, and that it was also true that he hadn't heard of it...

They are probably not from the same time or space, so where would you hear that?

Li Zheng composed himself and steered the conversation back on track: "Why do you think Sugano Yukinobu, as the mastermind, would be here?"

The abrupt shift in topic caught Liu Qishao off guard, causing him to frown repeatedly.

"How would I know? I was wondering about that myself."

“Oh right.” Li Zheng remembered something: “That guy actually used a pseudonym at first. After I killed him and saw his face, I remembered that I had seen his profile picture on the world channel before.”

"Using a pseudonym?"

Before Liu Qishao could speak, his adjutant spoke up from behind, "If that's the case, then perhaps it makes sense."

"Our intelligence department has also collected some information on Sugano Yunobu. We know that he is arrogant and conceited. After his brother was chosen as the Crown Prince, he tried to emulate his brother in everything he did, meaning that if Sugano Shinichi could do it well, he could do it well too, and he wanted to prove that he was no worse than the Crown Prince."

"But his own incompetence is undeniable; he often ends up looking like a dog trying to draw a tiger but failing miserably. Perhaps his appearance here is because Genesis suffered losses at Li Zheng's hands several times, and he wants to personally deal with you to prove his own abilities?"

"You mean... he thought he had hundreds of men with him, so I didn't dare to fight him, and then I caught him off guard and killed him?" Li Zheng was speechless. If that was the case, then Sugano Yushin's death was too aggrieved, wasn't it?
"Probably so."

The adjutant thought for a moment and said, "He's just a good-for-nothing. I doubt the other high-ranking members of Genesis even know he's come along."

“The other senior executives at Genesis should know that he came along,” Liu Qishao said. “I guess… others probably tried to dissuade him, but he insisted on going his own way?”

Li Zheng and his adjutant exchanged a glance, both feeling that Liu Qishao might have hit the nail on the head this time.

Given Sugano Yushin's incompetent nature, he might act recklessly out of eagerness to prove himself.

Li Zheng found it increasingly absurd and complained, "Since Sugano Yukinobu is such an incompetent person, and the top executives of Genesis are all from Japan, surely they knew that? How could they have managed to build such a large army under his organization?"

The speaker may have said it without thinking, but Liu Qi and his companion took it to heart.

Both of them had some ideas in mind.

Perhaps the apparent discord between the two major legions of the Muddy Kingdom is just a facade, and that young emperor secretly played a role in the establishment of the world.

If that's the case, then we're in trouble.

It's unlikely that Misaka Tsuchiemon would secretly gather the remnants of Genesis. On the contrary, Li Zheng killing Sugano Yushin would lead to the early unification of the two major legions.

This is troublesome...

Liu Qishao and his adjutant did some mental calculations and realized that it didn't seem too troublesome.

Even if Takamagahara were to merge with Genesis now, its population would be roughly the same as Kunlun's, but its overall quality...

It's probably a bit better than Jiutian.

It's not that the Nine Heavens Legion is weak; it's just that, in Kunlun's eyes, the members of the Nine Heavens Legion are probably at the level of a "civilian armed organization."

It is incomparable to Kunlun, which is composed entirely of professional soldiers.

This is also the source of the adjutant's confidence in retorting to Tang Qianzang.

When did ordinary citizens become able to comment on things happening in the military?

The commander wants you to do it well, right?
If Liu Qi hadn't been unable to find Shinichi Sugano, he would have already sent troops to wipe out the large-scale organizations in Muddy Country. Where would Genesis have had the chance to jump around in front of Li Zheng?
After thinking about this, Liu Qishao remained silent for a long time before saying, "Our plan needs to be changed!"

"change?"

Li Zheng raised an eyebrow.

"Well, your plan to purge Genesis's top brass remains unchanged, but the ultimate goal is no longer to cripple Genesis." Liu Qishao smiled grimly. "Why don't we just eliminate them once and for all, including Shinichi Sugano!"

"!!!"

Li Zheng asked, "Do you have a plan?"

"Not yet." Liu Qishao shook his head: "We can't even confirm the whereabouts of Shinichi Sugano right now, otherwise we would have beheaded him long ago."

"However, we might be able to make use of Sugano Yushin's death..."

Because of the limited time, Liu Qishao's plan was not yet complete, so he only told Li Zheng a general direction.

As for how to implement it specifically, and whether it will ultimately succeed, that depends on whether Shinichi Sugano accepts the challenge after the fishing competition.

After a brief discussion, Liu Qishao had Li Zheng send a message on the world channel, and then led his men back to the original channel before midnight.

"Shinichi Kanno, your brother is dead. I killed him!"

It was a very direct message on the world channel, edited by Li Zheng entirely according to Liu Qishao's instructions, just to provoke Shinichi Sugano's anger with this tone.

As long as he can't sit still and dares to reply to Li Zheng, Li Zheng can lock onto him, teleport him there, and kill him.

This plan against Genesis and Takamagahara has nothing to do with whether the other party is a "red name" (a derogatory term for someone with negative reputation). Li Zheng may have some personal grudges involved, but Liu Qishao and his group simply want to vent their anger because of historical issues.

Whether it was because Shinichi Sugano was asleep and didn't see it, or because he was so cunning that he didn't care about his younger brother's life or death, although there were still some people on the world channel who were still awake and started discussing Li Zheng's message, no one actually saw him speak.

Liu Qishao had anticipated this; it was just a convenient tactic. In any case, if it didn't work, it would only damage Li Zheng's personal reputation.

Killing someone's family and then publicizing it on the world channel is indeed very damaging to one's public image.

But does Li Zheng care?
...I guess they don't care?
Liu Qishao wondered to himself, "Does Li Zheng really not care?"

At first, he cared a little, but when he saw a Chinese player say "Good kill!", he stopped caring.

……

As soon as Kunlun left, Joanna also immediately left with the members of the Knights of the Round Table.

The player named Louis became much more obedient, keeping his head down the whole time and not daring to utter a sound, not even daring to look Li Zheng in the eye again.

The terrifying nature of the Bloodthirsty Demon Blade will likely be his most dreadful nightmare for some time to come.

He dared not make any more small moves before breaking this nightmare.

"Sweetheart, I'm going back too. Remember to contact me!"

Before Rebecca led her team away, she blew Li Zheng a kiss, her self-centered behavior showing no consideration for Li Zheng's feelings.

"No wonder the ancients said that it is hardest to bear the favor of a beautiful woman. How can anyone resist such kindness?"

Li Zheng retrieved the Star Pirate, locked onto the only player in 879, and teleported back.

Back on Channel 879, there was only a capsule residence on site, but Sarutobi Yuro himself was nowhere to be seen.

It was nearly midnight, and Sarutobi Yuro had already gone to bed, completely unaware of Li Zheng's arrival.

Li Zheng didn't disturb them. He simply found a place to leave his residence, opened the door, and led Miriel and Xiaoying inside.

"I never imagined that history would unfold in this world in almost the exact same way as it did back home." Li Zheng walked into the bathroom with a grim face and filled the bathtub with water.

After a brief review, Li Zheng discovered that apart from martial arts being more prosperous in the Dragon Kingdom than in his original world, there weren't many other changes.

Regarding martial arts, there is one characteristic that is very similar to Li Zheng's original world.

That's "sectarianism"!
Although martial arts are somewhat more prosperous in the Dragon Kingdom, they place great importance on inheritance and will not easily pass on their best skills to outsiders.

So don't be fooled by the number of competitions held in China each year; the actual number of participants is limited. It's almost become a forum for participants to exchange their training results every now and then...

This was information that Li Zheng obtained from Ma Long before Liu Qishao left, using the excuse of 'curiosity' and 'never having participated in a martial arts competition'.

He also took the opportunity to probe the general situation of Ma Long and his two companions, and was shocked to discover that, in addition to being experts in short weapons, these three were also table tennis players!

Three dagger experts using ping-pong paddles to bully people on the competition court?!

Li Zheng initially thought that was the case, but Ma Long explained it to him, and he realized that this was very common in professional competitions.

Let alone table tennis players practicing with short weapons like daggers.

In fact, martial arts are also involved in other competitions.

For example, a badminton player who is very good at badminton comes from a family of martial arts practitioners. He has mastered the Youlong Bagua Step to perfection and went to Wudang to study, where he learned the Zhenwu Sword Technique at a great cost...

For example, the guy who's really good at hurdling also comes from a family of martial arts practitioners. His special skill is a light-body technique called "Swallow Skimming Water".

The most outrageous thing is that China even has a baseball club!

This baseball club is truly full of hidden talents!
The batter was a lay disciple of Shaolin Temple...

The pitcher is a descendant of the Tang Clan...

The coach is a practitioner of the "water-skimming" skill...

Li Zheng asked more carefully and found out that these people were recruited by Jiutian because they were not soldiers.

"This is so damn surreal!"

Li Zheng heated the water in the bathtub, then lay down in it, still feeling somewhat dazed.

At first, I thought it was just a simple Matrix game coming, but today I realized that my experience is different from others.

And he's a time traveler?!

When this happened to him, Li Zheng's feelings were indescribable.

If it's just a simple case of time travel, he could accept it after he understood the situation.

The problem is... he transmigrated and the Matrix Game arrived, and because the Matrix Game arrived so suddenly, he didn't even have time to know that he had transmigrated. It was almost a month after he transmigrated that he suddenly realized the truth.

"I should have thought of that!"

Li Zheng stared blankly at the ceiling.

"A swordsmanship competition, a swordsmanship genius... Ha! How could such a fantastical figure possibly exist in my world?!"

Li Zheng smiled bitterly. It turned out that the truth had been right beside him all along, but he was too slow to notice.

That's fucking ridiculous!

In Li Zheng's world, martial arts competitions do exist, but they are a relatively niche circle with few followers.

Ironically, in Li Zheng's original world, a significant portion of his compatriots in his country boasted about foreign fighting techniques such as "karate," "taekwondo," "jujitsu," and "Muay Thai."

These people scoff at traditional martial arts in China, mocking them as "all show and no substance," "pretty but useless."

Some people even said after watching the Tai Chi competition: "With such soft fists? If it were to fight a karate fighter, wouldn't the fighter be begging you to stay alive after learning one karate move?"

Some people even mocked the Tongbei Quan master after watching his demonstration video: "So the so-called 'Ten Tongbei Sounds' in Tongbei Quan is the sound of slapping your own body? Is he hitting someone else or hitting himself?"

However, Li Zheng wasn't interested in this, so he didn't know.

It's a good thing he didn't know, otherwise he would have developed high blood pressure at such a young age.

Especially now that he has witnessed the traditional martial arts of this world and knows how terrifying the level of traditional martial arts can reach.

How terrifying is it that a sword can unleash sword energy when swung?
Although Zhan Zhouzhou was able to achieve this step with the help of the matrix system, she avoided many detours.

But with her talent, even without the matrix system, as long as she can focus on studying it, she might be able to reach the same level in a decade or two.

After taking a shower, Li Zheng lay down on the bed. Sakura, surrounded by the Red Porings, slept quietly at the foot of the bed.

Staring at the bottom of the third floor for a long time, a sudden feeling of loneliness welled up inside me.

This world seems very similar to my original home, but I am ultimately not a person of this world.

Li Zheng even had the illusion that he had been abandoned.

[Today's treasure chest draw is in progress, please wait...]

[Draw successful. Treasure chest quality: Superior. Claim now?]

It was past midnight when the mechanical sounds rang out precisely on time, interrupting Li Zheng's sudden "sadness".

"emmmmm..."

For some reason, Li Zheng's mind suddenly wandered, and he muttered, "This treasure chest system, could it be my cheat code as a transmigrator...?"

If that's the case...

So what's with the sadness and loneliness!

Please, world, abandon me a few more times!
Thank you!

(End of this chapter)