Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 497 Live Broadcast + Commentary
"Did you succeed?"

A message popped up in the Legion channel, and the cloaked player took two quick breaths before replying: "Got it, but something went wrong!"

These people were communicating in the legion channel, and they were all speaking fluent Mandarin Chinese!
"What's the problem?" the other party asked.

The cloaked figure replied, "One thing we didn't anticipate is that the items obtained after dismantling a Boss have many limitations. One of them is that the wearer cannot leave the current scene, not even to return to the transit space!"

"Can't leave the current scene?" the person asked again in the Legion channel. "Isn't there any way to bypass this restriction?"

"I don't know if others have a way," the cloaked player said, changing direction and continuing to travel further into the distance beneath the sand. "At least I can't do it!"

He then added, "Also, this thing can't be removed from its storage space... at least it can't be let go, otherwise it will create a sign that can be seen by the entire area, so I can't even find a place to hide it temporarily!"

"Is this so..."

After a moment of silence in the Legion channel, the person said, "It's alright. That person didn't expect us to take the stuff out anyway. Find a place to hide in the desert oasis. I'll try to contact that person. Someone should be coming to collect it soon. Wait for my orders."

"Okay, then hurry up. If Kunlun and Jiutian realize what's happening and set up a cordon for a thorough search and surveillance, you might find me suffocating in the transit space! By the way, my items will be forcibly dropped after I die, so all our efforts will be in vain!" The cloaked player urged in the legion channel, then closed the page, randomly changed direction, and continued traveling.

His method of movement meant he himself was unaware of his location. Even if his genetic energy waned, emerging from the sand would minimize the chances of him being discovered.

Of course, if he happens to be lucky enough to be lucky, he can only accept his fate.

At this moment, a large number of members of Jiutian were emerging at the portal entrance to the desert oasis.

In just a few minutes, including the surviving members, the total number of people from both legions in the desert oasis had reached nearly three thousand!
Most of the people who came after were not combat specialists, or their skills were not particularly outstanding... so-called weaklings.

Sending them into battle against the boss is not only useless, but may even be a hindrance, so it's better to leave them in the transit space.

This is exactly the time to bring out the site for inspection.

Searching for the cloaked player doesn't require much strength; all they need to do is spread out and give a signal before the player is killed.

"Have you all finished with your work?"

Just as Tang Qianzang had arranged for the three thousand men to be dispatched, he heard a voice in his ear. Turning his head, he saw Liu Qishao, the person in charge of Kunlun.

"We just finished our work. Send all the men out to see if we can corner that guy who's picking up the peaches." Tang Qiancang saw that Liu Qishao's face was ashen, and after thinking for a moment, he tentatively said, "Um... I overstepped my authority a bit just now and sent out the people left behind by Kunlun as well. I hope Major Liu won't mind."

"Do I mind?"

Liu Qishao said with a half-smile, "Why would I care? Without my orders, could you command the people of Kunlun?"

Upon hearing this, Tang Qiancang's expression froze instantly, and he repeatedly forced a smile, "That's...that's..."

"Three thousand people, it must be a stretch to do a thorough search of the desert oasis, right?" Liu Qi said after looking around.

“Yes, currently the three thousand people have only occupied a small area, locking down those areas and forcing that person to keep his head down, making him run for his life in the desert.” For some reason, Tang Qiancang reported honestly like a subordinate: “Next, we need to wait for the members of the two families who sacrificed in the battle to re-enter the field after their freeze period ends, and then expand the blockade zone.”

"Oh……"

Liu Qishao pondered for a while without commenting, then said, "Since you already have a plan, then this matter will be entirely in your hands. I will have the Kunlun warriors cooperate with you."

Liu Qi's act of delegating power did not make Tang Qianzang happy; instead, it made his heart pound wildly.

This is not a good thing. If the other party relinquishes power, but I fail to capture that person and reclaim the spoils belonging to both sides, I will be held responsible.

However, he has already done the preliminary work, so it would be a bit shameless for him to suggest leaving this mess to Kunlun now.

It has the suspicion of shirking responsibility, and may even lead people who are unaware of the truth to believe that Jiutian orchestrated this whole thing.

As for the truth, both sides know it in their hearts.

Tang Qiancang's face darkened for a moment. He suspected that the person who later appeared to steal the spoils was arranged by Liu Qishao, but he had no evidence.

But ever since the Boss died, his actions have made him unable to help but think in that direction.

On the surface, the Kunlun and Jiutian legions appear to be very amicable, both working together to improve the survival environment for Dragon Kingdom players.

In reality, both legions were secretly vying for power.

In particular, the agreement for this Boss raid initially stated that after the Boss died, the decomposition would belong to the Nine Heavens Legion, while the Nine Heavens Legion would give the Kunlun Legion ten signal isolation devices and ten extraordinary blueprints as a reward.

However, immediately after the Boss died, an unidentified player from the Muddy Country appeared on the scene and snatched the loot in full view of everyone.

Their speed was even faster than the Journey to the West team that arrived after receiving the news.

If that were all, Tang Qianzang wouldn't have thought much of it.

The key point is that after they arrived here, the Kunlun Legion must have received news of the presence of unidentified individuals, but they did not send anyone to stop them.

This further deepened his suspicions.

"Then I'll have to trouble the Kunlun Legion to cooperate." Tang Qiancang smiled bitterly. Even if he had been tricked, there was nothing he could do, and he couldn't produce any evidence to prove it.

Liu Qishao nodded: "This kind of thing happened unexpectedly, which neither of our families could have predicted. In order to avoid gossip, the agreed reward can be postponed until after we retrieve the spoils."

"Thank you for your understanding, Major Liu," Tang Qianzang said gratefully.

"It should."

Liu Qishao looked around, then suddenly raised his hand and beckoned to the adjutant who was following closely behind him, saying, "The loss of the Boss is a matter for both of our families. Come with me and help guard a section of the territory."

"Yes!" The adjutant nodded in response immediately.

The two stepped into the desert oasis and walked deeper into the area where the first three thousand people were scattered.

It seems they really want to do their part in this matter.

Tang Qiancang watched the two figures as they walked away, his expression shifting between light and dark.

Liu Qishao's behavior once again aroused his suspicion. He felt that Liu Qishao's initiative to enter the field to help might be a secret plan to make a handover with the person who seized the spoils.

After pondering for a moment, before the two had gone far, Tang Qiancang called over a few people and instructed them to guard the entrance and prevent anyone of unknown identity from leaving. Then he followed Liu Qishao.

"Huh? Why aren't you guarding the gate? What are you doing here?" Liu Qishao scattered some of the yellow sand he had just grabbed, raised his eyebrows, and asked Tang Qianzang, "You're not here to spy on us, are you?"

"Major Liu, what are you saying?" Tang Qiancang immediately denied this statement: "Although our two families are not in the same legion, we are like brothers, and we still have that basic trust."

"Is there something else?" Liu Qishao bent down and grabbed another handful of yellow sand, letting the fine grains slowly slip through his slightly squeezed fingers. He seemed to enjoy the feeling of the sand flowing through his fingers.

"There are some things I need to ask you about."

Tang Qianzang stepped forward and said seriously, "I heard a while ago that Kunlun has the coordinates of a special merchant who sells emotion control items. I have a good brother who has been inexplicably irritable lately, and when he goes berserk, several people can't control him, so..."

"So...did you guys play in a special room called 'Ancient Ruins' before this?" Liu Qishao understood the details of the matter after only hearing the gist of it.

Tang Qianzang knew a little about the ancient clans, but this was the first time he had personally experienced the specific emotional reactions and the severity of the consequences.

In addition, this was his close friend whom he spent every day with, so he panicked a bit.

"That's right, Old Sun did manage to get the final blow after clearing through this special room."

Upon hearing this, Liu Qishao sighed and said, "Then that's it. This thing is impossible to defend against, and it's inevitable that you'll fall for it."

He remembered that after Li Zheng told him about this, he had warned Jiutian to be careful when they encountered similar rooms.

As a result, some people still didn't take it seriously and only remembered it after they got infected.

How confident must one be to believe that they can suppress negative emotions through willpower?
Liu Qishao recalled hearing things before, that some people didn't take smoking addiction seriously, thinking that they could quit whenever they wanted.

Ultimately, however, he succumbed completely to the pleasure brought by the smoke.

These two situations are almost identical; both stem from unwarranted self-confidence that leads to trouble.

Fortunately, the condition described by Tang Qianzang was not too serious, and there was still room for recovery.

"After this event is over, I'll have someone buy a corresponding suppressor for him to wear for now." Liu Qishao thought for a moment, "Although there is a way to cure it completely, Kunlun has not yet mastered it. We can only use external aids to control the situation within a certain range."

"Thank you so much, Major Liu." Tang Qianzang was extremely grateful to hear that Liu Qishao was willing to help. "It's too early for you to say thank you now." Liu Qishao's lips curved into a smile: "One suppressor in exchange for a supernatural-grade blueprint, fair and square."

Tang Qianzang: "..."

Got it!
There is indeed no such thing as a free lunch in this world.

However, he could accept this price.

After all, when they opened up that room in the ancient ruins, they received three different extraordinary blueprints as a reward.

The Ancient Ruins are not just a single regular special room, but consist of several rooms of varying difficulty.

Li Zheng and his team only cleared the easiest room among them.

As time goes by and players improve their strength, those who enter the ancient ruins later will reach a room with a higher difficulty level.

Therefore, the rewards naturally increased accordingly.

……

"That's exciting! Who is this guy? He even dares to steal things from Kunlun and Jiutian?"

"Didn't you hear him introduce himself? The Japanese devils who created the world have always been our sworn enemies. Is there anything they wouldn't dare to do?"

"He's courting death! Beat him up!"

Some people were indignant and started cursing the player who was constantly stealthing in the video in the live chat.

"Bai Xiaosheng, can't you see this person's identity information from the back office? I suggest you go in directly and inform the higher-ups of Jiutian about his background, dig out this little devil and teach him a lesson!"

Bai Xiaosheng looked dejected: "No, I just tried, but I can't switch to his first-person perspective. I guess there's something on him that's blocking the live stream signal."

If they couldn't switch to the first-person perspective, even Bai Xiaosheng and other special correspondents wouldn't be able to find out the true identities of the characters they were seeing.

However, this kind of prop that could block signals reminded Bai Xiaosheng of something.

He pondered for a long time, then pursed his lips and said nothing more.

He is indeed the strategist of the Nine Heavens.

But Jiutian's think tank wasn't just him; there were many things he couldn't get involved in.

Even some secrets were unknown to him.

For example, why did countries around the world tacitly organize forces and create the prototype of legions in the early stages of the Matrix game?

"Forget it, this guy's like a mouse, only good at sneaking around in the sand, totally boring. I heard Li Zheng accepted an invitation to challenge the boss in the rainforest map, anyone want to go check it out?"

In Bai Xiaosheng's live stream, the camera remained focused on the stealthy player for a long time. The player would occasionally take out something to eat, clearly indicating that he was well-prepared for a long battle.

That is clearly restoring the original power of genes.

"Let's go, let's go together. Zhou Shufen is live-streaming Li Zheng killing the boss, it's perfect to go there."

A few people in the chat agreed, and soon the popularity of the live stream dropped significantly.

Some longtime viewers watched for a while, but then found it uninteresting and chose to go to other live streams for some entertainment.

……

In Zhou Shufen's live stream, the screen was filled with attacks such as energy blasts. As a streamer, Zhou Shufen chose a different streaming style this time, using her professional skills as a former e-sports commentator to do a live stream and commentary, which greatly increased her popularity.

"Good! Now we see that the Penglai Legion has organized seven hundred people to circle around behind the tree spirit, preparing to launch a surprise attack."

"However, whether their surprise attack will succeed depends mainly on whether the legions in the other directions can cause trouble for the Boss and keep him occupied!"

"**The Legion is on! All ranged classes are firing at full power. We can see debris flying everywhere the Treant is hit, but it doesn't seem to be working very well!"

"Damn it! The legion was so focused on their attack that they didn't realize the tree spirit had secretly laid its roots beneath their feet. This is dangerous!"

"The tree spirit has a very high attack power. Once these players are entangled by it, they will surely die."

"Let's see if anyone here can resolve this crisis... Wait! What's this?! I saw a player throw two seeds into the ground, and they actually sprouted two man-eating flowers that are no smaller than the Tree Spirit Boss!"

"Let's see if the man-eating plant can bring some surprises... Oh dear, what a pity! Although the man-eating plant is huge, its rank is too low. It was easily torn to pieces by the tree spirit boss!"

"But it doesn't matter. Five seconds have passed in the battle, and there are still five seconds before Li Zheng enters. These people just need to stall for that long!"

"be careful!"

"It's over, brothers! A white light appeared where the Legion was located. You can imagine that those who were entangled by the Tree Spirit Boss are probably doomed."

"Let's zoom in and take a closer look at the Treant Boss's attack methods..."

"What?! Brothers, look here! These roots are making obvious sucking motions! The tree spirit can actually use its roots to suck the blood of the trapped players!"

"This kind of sign often indicates that the other party's recovery ability is definitely very strong!"

The camera then pans to the tree spirit boss's body, which had just been shattered into pieces by the **legion**. Through a close-up of the live stream, all viewers can see that the tiny wounds caused by the attack are healing rapidly, faster than anyone could imagine.

"Just as I expected, this tree spirit boss in the rainforest has an outstanding ability to heal itself!"

"I think of all the bosses, the Treant is probably the most troublesome one!"

"Wait! It seems the legions from the other three directions have already coordinated and are preparing to launch a coordinated attack, using extremely dense multi-directional firepower to put pressure on the Treant Boss!"

"That's a brilliant move! So far, we haven't seen any indication that the Boss can move. It might be much more effective than before!"

"Oh no! The tree spirit boss is suddenly wriggling, what's it going to do?"

"Oh my god! How disgusting! Hundreds of meters tall and tens of meters thick tree trunks and messy branches are covered with huge clumps of bumps. This sight... makes people with trypophobia ecstatic... Wow!"

"It's blooming! Countless tiny white flowers have burst into bloom in just two seconds. Is the Boss about to unleash a poison gas attack?"

"No! No! Those flowers seem to be...pollinating?"

"Brothers, can flowers from the same plant pollinate each other? Doesn't that violate common biological sense?"

"Alright... let's ignore that for now. Those three legions have already made their move. They... this time they've chosen a strategy completely opposite to the **Legion's, organizing melee players to launch a suicide attack on the Treant!"

"We can see that the melee players who charged in did indeed dodge wave after wave of tree root entanglement, and the effect is indeed more suitable than the ranged positional warfare of the **Legion...

"Not good! Ahead lies the densest jungle in the tropical rainforest. The terrain here is extremely complex, covered not only by poisonous miasma, but also by vast swamps that can devour life, and vines and shrubs strong enough to tear apart a silver-level combat protective suit!"

"Besides that, we also need to be careful of those special fish species that are hiding among them, such as snakes, insects, and rodents!"

"Although the terminals were set to fish for this event, getting bitten by them is no joke!"

"Look! Someone has already been poisoned. The poison in these things is terrifying. If you get bitten, you'll be dissolved into blood within ten seconds!"

"This is disgusting, guys. I can't stand it anymore. Let's change our perspective and see what the tree spirit is doing..."

"My goodness! The little white flower that was just being pollinated has already borne fruit in such a short time?"

"Those fruits are still moving! It looks like something inside is about to burst out!"

"Ah! The fruit has fallen to the ground!"

"The fruit has grown hands and feet!"

"Holy crap! This...this...this...the tree spirit actually produced and consumed at least 100,000 tree sons in such a short time!"

"If the combined forces of several legions cannot quickly eliminate these tree minions, then they will not be able to achieve the safe output environment required by God Li Zheng. God Li Zheng has the reason and the right to unilaterally terminate this boss raid!"

(End of this chapter)