Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 547 Fantasy World
Ever since Xu revealed that he was a clone, Li Zheng is now almost developing post-traumatic stress disorder whenever he hears his own name mentioned by others.

"Did he really say that?" Li Zheng's expression was complicated.

Kuro, oblivious to Li Zheng's expression, replied, "The documents are not false. My ancestors did indeed mention his name, Li Zheng."

A race's history is certainly not fabricated; only true history determines a race's future. If even history is fabricated, then the future of this race... is worrying.

“This person…” Li Zheng said with a wry smile, “You probably won’t be able to find him.”

God knows whether that Li Zheng was someone else who hadn't yet integrated into the matrix terminal, or someone else who was a clone like him.

Regardless of whether it's the former or the latter, Li Zheng believes that Kuro's plan will most likely end in failure.

If it's the former, let alone Kuro and Is, even if all the races in the entire outer city were combined, they might not be enough to kill the terminal.

if the latter one……

Clones have always had short lifespans, and even with gene therapy to repair them, they can only live a little longer than the average person.

Does anyone know if that 'Li Zheng' is alive or dead now?

Perhaps it will be destroyed by the matrix terminal after completing its mission?
and many more!

Li Zheng's eyes suddenly narrowed. Theoretically speaking, gene serums have almost no effect on other races.

Because they have more ways to enhance themselves beyond the maximum effect that the potion can achieve.

In the outer city, gene serums are primarily used to cure individuals with congenital genetic defects.

The restrictions are extremely severe.

So……

Could the main purpose of this limited tool be to repair defects in clones?
In addition, many of the items I obtained from the random treasure chests were originally produced in factories in the outer city.

However, those factories were destroyed by unknown individuals several or more than a decade ago.

However, the blueprints and equipment appeared in the treasure chest and were obtained by himself.

So who exactly are those unidentified people?
Is it a clone of a certain generation of players, just like myself?
What is their stance?
Should we conform to the end user or resist it?

What is the random treasure chest system?
Is it related to the terminal?
Why can you get items from treasure chests that are only available in the Matrix?
Moreover, many of these skills have already been lost to the public.

wrong!

A transparent crystal appeared in Li Zheng's hand. It was a fragment of the wishing stone he had just obtained from the silver treasure chest. After examining it carefully for a moment, he suddenly realized where the sense of unease he had felt earlier came from.

Fragments of a wishing stone!
This kind of thing could never exist in a world dominated by science fiction!

Such a change only occurred after I entered the outer city.

so……

Could it be that the treasure chest system can only provide items from a higher level than the current world?

For example, within the 'matrix' scope, that world, strictly speaking, should be considered a man-made world with imperfect rules, equivalent to a low-level worldview.

Compared to the 'Matrix', the outer city has an additional layer of 'reality', belonging to the real world, and its rules are more perfect.

Then what's one level higher than the 'real world' should be...

A fantasy world! Li Zheng unconsciously gripped the fragment in his hand tighter. Only a fantasy world could be more perfect and more powerful than the real world!

Because everything is possible there, and everything both reasonable and unreasonable can exist, that's why things like wishing stone fragments exist!

After reaching this conclusion, Li Zheng felt a sense of absurdity and thought he had gone completely mad.

The idea of ​​a 'fantasy world' is a bit too fantastical, and its absurdity is comparable to the first time I witnessed Zhan Zhouzhou raise his hand and unleash a sword aura.

“Actually, we know that person has probably already died of old age, but…” Kuro’s tone was tinged with resentment: “I always wanted to do something for my people…”

Li Zheng could understand his mindset.

Just like when the Matrix game first started, Li Zheng also wanted to do something for humanity. As a businessman, he could have raised the prices of all monopolized goods to exorbitant levels, but he didn't. Isn't that because of this mentality?

If a person forgets their race and their identity as a member of a group when they change their environment, and becomes selfish and self-serving in their dealings with others, then what is the difference between such a person and an animal?

No, there is a difference.

Li Zheng recalled the forest wolf clan in the animal pen. Even the wolf king knew to think of his pack, and when faced with an opponent he couldn't afford to offend, he would lead all the forest wolves to surrender.

This behavior may seem spineless, but it is undeniable that the Timberwolves King's choice saved the entire pack.

Knowing he was powerless to fight against all the machine races that had transferred their consciousness into the bodies of the Kron people, Kuro set himself another goal that was almost impossible to achieve.

You could say he was deceiving himself, or you could say he had lofty ideals.

The difference lies in whether he takes action and puts his goals into practice.

There is no denying that he is doing it.

Submitting to Li Zheng was the first step in achieving his goal, and he successfully entered the outer city.

Since he did it, he deserves respect.

“I have a suggestion for you,” Li Zheng said. “Now that you’ve entered the outer city, if you insist on leaving with Yi Si, I won’t stop you.”

But if you choose to stay, I can grant you authority to command all the mechanical beings within the capsule dwellings and give you a certain level of force.

I can also take shelter for you, since you'll become unregistered residents of the outer city after you leave, and you might be banished to the wilderness.

Of course, choosing to stay comes at a price. I demand your complete loyalty and forbidding you from disobeying any of my orders. Can you do that?

"Mechanical body".

Kuro's square-shaped electronic eyes blinked a few times: "Are you talking about the products of those ancient races? No, those mechanical mantises seem to be different from the products of the ancient races. They are not as lively as those produced by the ancient races. They seem to be... just inanimate objects."

The ancient race produced machines such as the Blade Mantis, which are basically inhabited by the consciousness of an ancient race member. In principle, they are somewhat similar to real blood-red robots.

The mechanical mantises manufactured by Li Zheng on the production line are truly just machines; they require human control to move.

This is also the real reason why Li Zheng has not yet put those mechanical bodies into use; it's simply because he is unable to control a large number of mechanical mantises, as it takes too much effort.

“Yes, although their rank is not high and their strength is slightly lower due to the material issue.” Li Zheng nodded and said, “But there is an old saying in our race, ‘Many ants can kill an elephant,’ which means that the weak can defeat the strong when they unite. I believe that under your control, those mechanical bodies will be no less powerful than the original ones.”

The Crimson Robots possess innate skills, allowing them to control unconscious mechanical entities through special radio waves. Furthermore, due to their inherent structural advantages, they can perform multi-core calculations like computers. Theoretically, as long as the processor is fast enough, the number of targets they can control is unlimited.

(End of this chapter)