Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 537 The Beginning and End of the Terminal
"Actually, I lied to you back then. Those people didn't come from countless races; they all shared one common identity—you!"

"Or rather, it's you in a different identity."

Xu was lost in the deepest state of memory, murmuring as if in a daze: "We originally came from Earth, but due to an accident, we were transported to another universe."

"The technology there is incredibly advanced, countless times more advanced than that of Earth!"

“We lived very uneasy there because our awareness couldn’t keep up with the social structure, and we lived in fear every day.”

"Until one day, one of the schools of science suddenly went mad and detonated an interstellar weapon, the Emotion Oscillator."

Do you know what that thing is equivalent to?

"In a way you can understand, it's equivalent to the power of hundreds of billions of nuclear bombs bombing the Earth indiscriminately at the same time, enough to completely wipe out that civilization."

"However, even under these circumstances, some survivors emerged and hid within the Matrix."

"Oh, the Matrix is ​​like Noah's Ark on Earth. It was originally intended to preserve a portion of the flame when a civilization faced an extinction crisis."

"We were very lucky to be chosen as the spark and sent into the Matrix for protection."

"The Matrix was sent into space to wander. We thought everything would turn out for the better, that we would find a new colony suitable for survival, and that one day we could revive our civilization."

"But...we overlooked...no, we underestimated the power of the emotional oscillator."

"After the shock killed or drove most people insane, their minds were merged into one under the influence of the oscillator, forming a mental storm that swept across the entire universe."

"Wherever this spiritual storm goes, all life will be killed, and their spiritual power will be absorbed by the storm and used for its own purposes."

"Sometimes, for some reason, mental storms can infect some creatures, turning them into extremely twisted monsters."

"This monster is called—the Twisted Creature."

“Unlike mental storms, twisted creatures can be killed, and their corpses contain a crystal with extremely rich mental power hidden somewhere.”

"And this spiritual power can be absorbed to enhance the absorber's own spiritual power."

"We were pleasantly surprised to find that strong mental strength can counteract mental storms, and sometimes even erase some of them."

"But... unfortunately, the improvement of mental power is extremely limited. Regardless of race, the upper limit of improvement is fixed. After reaching a certain point, it can no longer be increased."

"No matter how many crystals are absorbed, it will be of no use."

"Later, we began to study methods to increase the upper limit of mental strength."

"Many years have passed, and there has been no progress at all."

"In order to continue researching methods to combat mental storms, some people transferred their consciousness into machines and continued to live as mechanical beings."

"Later, another group of people believed that they could not sit idly by and decided to accept more races into the Matrix."

"Perhaps by pooling our wisdom, we can come up with a way to combat the mental storm."

"However, unexpectedly, these races started fighting among themselves. We had no choice but to set up an area with countless small rooms and let them go in to undergo trials step by step."

"Only those of good character can pass through that area and be the first to enter the outer city."

“Those with bad character will have their entry into the outer city delayed, or those who are bloodthirsty enough to kill their own kind will be thrown into the wilderness to fend for themselves.” “Over time, the rules in the matrix have been perfected step by step, and they have truly served as a basic trial.”

At this point, Xu chuckled self-deprecatingly: "This is all thanks to the fact that we were game enthusiasts before we transmigrated. We provided a lot of useful ideas when the matrix was establishing its rules, but in the end, the matrix became more and more like a survival game."

"After that... a lot of things happened, but I can't remember them anymore."

"Up until that day, we had a disagreement. He advocated using the matrix to select the strongest warriors, encouraging new races to kill each other, and the strongest batch would be sent to the first battlefield to fight against the mental storm and the twisted creatures."

"But I disagreed. My view was to maintain the status quo, proceed cautiously, and one day we would be able to find a way to combat the mental storm."

"We couldn't reach an agreement, so he raised his knife, cleaved me in two, kicked me out of his body, and banished me to this desolate place."

Upon hearing this, Li Zheng was shocked.

It turns out that Xu's previous statement that he and the terminal were two sides of the same coin was actually two sides of the same coin. However, he didn't tell the whole truth at the time; instead, he lied and said that he was a being born in the Dark Realm.

Do you remember the first lamp bearer?

Sensing Li Zheng's shock, the virtual being smiled indifferently: "Actually, he is also you and me. It's just that it was the first Matrix Survival after I split from him. I don't know if he misses me, but he didn't make the first clone look exactly like him. Instead, it looks a lot like me."

“I got along very well with the person holding the lamp. He didn’t understand anything, was unclear about anything, and was confused. He thought it was a survival game, and even made a prop that could lead people into the dark world.”

"Thinking about it now, he was ridiculously naive." Xu couldn't help but shake his head. "If he hadn't been so naive, he wouldn't have died later..."

died?

Li Zheng was stunned for a moment before realizing that the Matrix Trial back then must have been conducted according to the instructions of the terminal, with people killing each other in a very chaotic manner.

A kind-hearted person in such an environment would certainly not live long; their self-destruction is only a matter of time.

Just like Li Chun, who was careless and almost got assassinated by Lin Feng.

"Since then, almost every year there has been a version of you. He probably changed the pattern because of the fate of the first lamp holder. He has been using extreme evil in the subsequent trials. He is very hard-hearted, decisive in killing, and his whole body is covered with a strong blood aura."

“I disliked them very much, so I simply hid away, avoided seeing them, and studied ways to combat mental storms on my own.”

"Heaven helps those who help themselves; after years of research, I have finally found it!"

Xu looked up at the magnificent lights filling the sky, a look of satisfaction on his face.

"I succeeded!"

"Only mental power can truly combat mental storms! And the changes in mental power brought about by the condensation of nodes are our ultimate weapon against mental storms!"

"I……"

Xu's expression froze, because he was able to find this method thanks to the terminal splitting him off and kicking him to this place.

Otherwise, if it stays inside the body and is restricted, he will never discover this method.

"sometimes……"

"I really can't tell who's right and who's wrong between us..."

(End of this chapter)