Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 470 Six Regions (4K)

Li Zheng tacitly approved of Zhan Zhouzhou kicking someone out of a disagreement.

Just now, he suddenly understood why a mere entertainment activity had to be organized into a legion-based operation.

Undoubtedly, this was to allow these newly formed legions to undergo their first period of integration.

No rules, no standards.

Even if a motley crew occupies the top spot on the legion rankings, they will ultimately amount to nothing.

The fishing competition is a non-mandatory activity, so it's perfectly acceptable for players to be a little relaxed about it.

At most, it will just make others laugh at us.

However, if one day the Matrix Terminal opens an event that forces all players to participate and endangers their lives, then if the Qidian Legion continues to be so lax, there will be big problems!

Don't even mention life-or-death situations; the players will spontaneously organize themselves.

Fire safety has been popularized for so many years, but how many people can remain calm and composed when a fire breaks out in a public place?

Li Zheng glanced at Xiao Siyuan and noticed that Xiao, who was usually the most tolerant of the members, did not object to Zhan Zhouzhou's behavior just now.

Judging from his expression, he even seemed to agree.

……

"I think Vice Commander Zhan's action of kicking people out of the legion just now was far too cold-blooded and domineering," the girl said emphatically. "Which of us who joined the Qidian Legion in the second batch didn't wait patiently for many days, rejecting recruitment offers from other legions, just to join Qidian?"

"Now that I've finally joined the legion and will contribute to its upgrades, I've been kicked out just because of a single word or action."

"How could such behavior not discourage other members who have joined the legion?"

“Hmm.” Li Zheng frowned. “What I asked you just now was what you think Zhan Zhouzhou should have done, not what she did wrong.”

After saying so much, you've completely missed the point. Are you surnamed Yue?
Even the moon setting and the red rooster's cry can't compare to your watery charm!

“Oh, I think Vice Commander Zhan can definitely communicate with us as friends.” The girl paused for a moment, then said, “I believe that those who have survived in the Matrix until now are all reasonable people. As long as we talk and communicate properly, everyone will be fine…”

"Can't do anything?"

Li Zheng impatiently interrupted her: "I've told the deputy regimental commanders several times to be quiet, and what have you done?"

"This……"

The girl was completely stunned and speechless.

Indeed, Li Zheng had just tried to maintain order down there, but after several minutes of effort, he had no effect whatsoever; no one listened to him at all.

It wasn't until Zhan Zhouzhou got angry and kicked someone that they realized they needed to restrain themselves.

Those who were making the most noise just now were either new players or some veteran players who had heard of Li Zheng's reputation and came here out of curiosity.

Compared to them, the people on Channel 879 were much more accommodating. Li Zheng noticed that several familiar faces were also trying to help maintain order.

For example, Wang Chaoran and Chen Xiangrong.

The swordsmanship apprentices who came from Zhan Zhouzhou's live stream were the most disciplined group among all the members.

Because during the live stream, Zhan Zhouzhou had already filtered out all the troublemakers using a similar method.

"Judging from your age, you should just be in high school, right?"

Seeing that the girl's face was somewhat immature, Li Zheng said, "That's true. At your age, you're still living in a beautiful imagination about the future, thinking that this society is full of human kindness."

"Completely untouched by the harsh realities of society!"

"Society is not an ivory tower! And we are not your parents!"

"To communicate with you as a friend?"

Have you ever shown respect to us 'friends'?

"Of course we respect the regimental commander and all the deputy regimental commanders..." Faced with Li Zheng's accusation, the girl opened her mouth to refute.

Li Zheng interrupted her again: "You have no respect for me!"

This time, Li Zheng really lost his temper.

"If you really respected us, what were you doing when we were maintaining order?"

“I’ve already given you a lot of face. I didn’t treat you as harshly as Deputy Commander Zhan did. Instead, I deliberately avoided you.”

"But what about you?"

Li Zheng pointed at the girl and said sternly, "You have no sense at all! You actually dared to use your flying ability to follow us on your own. Do you even respect me, your commander?"

"You want us to communicate with you like friends?"

"Excuse me, but someone who doesn't respect their friends doesn't deserve to be our friend!"

"If you have any dissatisfaction with what we are saying or doing now, you are welcome to leave the starting point at any time!"

"Our Qidian Legion doesn't welcome people like this to stay!"

With that, Li Zheng stopped looking at the girl and turned his gaze to the others on the ground, shouting, "To tell you the truth, Zhan Zhouzhou's kicking just now was authorized by me!"

"If you have any complaints, you can just get out!"

"The Qidian Legion does provide you with a place to stay, but it's not a place for you to act recklessly!"

"Just like Zhan Zhouzhou said, we don't care if you joke and play around in private."

"We will not discipline you as strictly as we would in the military."

"But I hope you remember that whenever the legion acts collectively, you must abide by the rules and know when to advance and retreat!"

"Anyone who acts unruly or disrespectfully in public will be expelled without exception!"

Don't say you weren't warned!

This emotionally charged declaration plunged the atmosphere into complete silence.

Some people felt that the Qidian Legion was not what they had imagined, and left without saying a word.

Including the girl who wanted to remain friends, about two hundred more people left.

Li Zheng remained unmoved by their departure, his eyes showing not a ripple of emotion.

He had anticipated this situation.

Influenced by Western thought, a considerable number of people in modern society believe that "freedom" is the ultimate pursuit in life.

Especially for them, a place without constraints like a matrix is ​​simply a dreamland.

Without clear laws and regulations, one can do whatever one wants.

The reason I joined the Qidian Legion was simply because I wanted to be backed by a powerful figure.

Moreover, Qidian is a legion that has long dominated the top spot on the legion rankings. The mere fact that it provides a 10% higher daily income buff is enough to attract many profit-driven individuals.

But this is precisely the kind of person Li Zheng doesn't want to recruit into the legion.

At this point, being able to filter out some of them would actually suit Li Zheng's wishes.

"very good!"

Looking at the remaining members, Li Zheng said with satisfaction, "Your willingness to stay shows that you agree with what I just said."

"The Qidian Legion welcomes all like-minded friends to join, but!"

"Since you've joined and chosen to stay, you must abide by the rules of our Qidian Legion!"

“Starting today, I will have Deputy Regiment Commander Xiao compile a set of regimental rules and post it within the regiment.”

"Those who violate the rules of the Youth League will be dealt with according to the rules!"

"Who's in favor? Who's against?" Li Zheng scanned the crowd below, looking at the faces that were either calm or excited.

"Agree!"

Wang Chaoran, as Li Zheng's biggest fan, was the first to raise his fist and shout his support, almost jumping out of the crowd.

"I agree! Our Qidian Legion should have drafted a set of rules a long time ago!"

Chen Xiangrong followed closely behind.

"That's right! Without rules, there can be no order. We are the First Legion, after all. How can we act like a bunch of rabble?"

A woman's voice rang out from the crowd, passionately proclaiming, "You may be shameless, but I still have my pride!"

Li Zheng looked in the direction of the sound, and his face instantly darkened.

Damn it, I felt something was off earlier. Why didn't I see Yan Guang and Feng Shan fly up?

After all that fuss, I ended up just blending into the crowd.

Fengshan truly lived up to his reputation as a model of a woman who follows her husband wherever he goes. Before Yan Guang had even finished speaking his support, he shouted loudly, "Commander is awesome! Commander is awesome!"

"Leader is awesome! Leader is amazing!" x2
"Leader is awesome! Leader is amazing!" x30
"Leader is awesome! Leader is amazing!" x200
More and more people are chanting slogans, and the chants are becoming more and more synchronized.

In the end, everyone's emotions were stirred up, raising their fists and shouting "Commander V5! Commander 87!" They looked like they would gladly give their lives for Li Zheng.

"..." Li Zheng didn't expect that Feng Shan and his wife were so good at setting the tone.

But then again, if he can't keep the rhythm right, all those years of music training by Yan Guang will have been for nothing.

After waiting for a while, Li Zheng felt that the atmosphere was just right, so he pressed his hands down to quiet everyone down.

“We’ve already wasted a lot of time. Let me first discuss the details of this activity with the deputy leaders, and then we’ll decide where we should go.”

While Zhan Zhouzhou was kicking someone, Li Zheng had already roughly surveyed the surrounding environment and the general activity details provided by the terminal.

The place they are currently in is, to be more precise, a transit point.

There are many transit points during the event, each belonging to a specific legion.

Several different portals are distributed around the transfer station, each leading to a different activity area.

These regions include: endless oceans, desert oases, tropical rainforests, lava mountains, eternal thunderclouds, and the deep void.

Different areas offer different catches, and even the methods of fishing vary.

When Li Zheng was reading the details, he almost thought he had misread them.

The endless ocean is the most common environment; it's a vast sea dotted with countless islands. Players can fish on the islands or use special methods to fish in the middle of the ocean.

but……

It's kind of funny that in a desert oasis environment, the fishing spot isn't in an oasis but in the desert.

Can you fish in the sand?

The rainforest is even more outrageous, requiring players to fish within a miasma-filled area of ​​the rainforest.

Lava Mountains are for fishing in the lava at the center of a volcano.

The first four environments are acceptable, at least they look somewhat like fishing spots.

The latter two are completely outrageous.

The Undying Thundercloud environment is located high in the sky, where there are only patches of rain clouds flashing with lightning, and players need to fish in the clouds.

The deep void completely distorts the very act of fishing.

Fishing in the air...

Li Zheng studied it carefully and found that the six environments provided by the terminal were quite interesting.

The endless ocean corresponds to the genetic abilities of ice and water types.

Desert oases correspond to the earth and metal elements.

Lava mountains correspond to the earth and fire elements.

Tropical rainforests correspond to water systems and tree systems.

The Undying Thundercloud corresponds to the metal and thunder elements.

The final deep void corresponds to two very special types: psychic and abyssal.

Members of each legion can enter different environments based on their strengths.

Players who haven't developed their genetic abilities can only choose to fish in conventional places like the Endless Ocean.

Interestingly, the terminal does not restrict entry into different areas, and players can even freely choose to change locations midway through the game.

Those skilled in earth-based abilities can also go fishing in places like the ocean or thunderclouds, depending on the player's personal preference.

Different environments yield different catches; depending on the environment, you can only catch what exists in that environment.

For example, a creature that can only adapt to high-temperature environments cannot exist outside of lava mountains.

The catches are also graded, and each area can yield items ranging from level 1 to 10.

There are living things and dead things.

As for what you can catch, that depends on the players' fishing skills and luck.

The way to determine the winner is by looking at the final catch of each legion and calculating the score.

A level 1 item corresponds to 1 point.

Level 10 is equivalent to 10 points.

The winner is determined by the total score.

To some extent, the number of legions participating in the event determines the outcome.

However, from another perspective, the number of people cannot determine everything.

after all……

No one can guarantee that their legion will have better overall luck than others.

In response, Li Zheng believes that Fengshan may shine in this event.

"You've all read the event rules, right?" Li Zheng asked Xiao Siyuan and the others. "Should we gather everyone to go to the Endless Ocean to collect points, or should we let them choose freely and experience different environments?"

From a competitive standpoint, it seems that gathering everyone to go to the endless ocean to collect points is the safest approach.

However, this choice also carries risks, because there are bound to be many people thinking the same thing, and you might not be able to beat others to it.

After all, apart from the transfer station, all other activity areas are shared by all players.

"That depends on our objective this time," Xiao Siyuan said after thinking for a while. "I just checked, and since this is an entertainment event, the prizes offered by the terminal aren't very good. The legion with the highest total score will only receive one hundred platinum-level materials, which aren't very valuable."

“However, there is a chance that the fish caught in different environments will be edible, and eating them can bring players different levels of improvement.” Zhan Zhouzhou had already sheathed his longsword and said, “In this respect, I prefer to let them choose the direction they are good at. Even if they don’t get first place, we won’t have come for nothing.”

All catches produced during the event will be converted into points upon completion and cannot be taken out of the event area. Even edible items must be consumed within the event venue.

Of course, if you choose to eat it, the catch will not count towards your score.

"How about this, you select a few people to take the lead, organize the group, and then split up to carry out the operation."

After thinking for a moment, Li Zheng felt that even if the entire Qidian Legion were assembled, they might not be able to defeat those large legions with more people.

Instead of distributing manpower, we should try to gain as much benefit as possible from this event to give the entire legion a boost.

“Okay, it’s settled then. I’ll make the arrangements.” Xiao Siyuan nodded in agreement and landed with Lin Fengjiao, who was always by his side, to arrange the details of the event.

(End of this chapter)