Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 555 Another Blood-Striped Black Dragon

Upon arriving at Block 902, Li Zheng rushed to the mission hall without stopping.

Finding someone in a neighborhood is like looking for a needle in a haystack; the wisest approach is to post a missing person quest in the quest hall.

"How come I remember that you could also use your inscription cards to issue quests?"

On the way, Miriel reminded Li Zheng, puzzled.

Upon hearing this, Li Zheng paused in his tracks.

Wasn't that what happened when I took on Kanger's mission yesterday?
Kangor posted the quest in the botanical garden, and then accepted it in the quest lobby.

In other words, he didn't actually need to go to the mission hall. He just needed to send out the mission and wait for Zhan Zhouzhou to see it and come to him.

No, no, that’s not how it’s calculated.

Li Zheng continued heading towards the mission hall, saying, "Are you stupid? If Zhan Zhouzhou wants to accept a mission, doesn't she have to go to the mission hall? I'll wait for her there. Once she accepts the mission, she can find me immediately, right? That saves so much time!"

Correct!
That's it!

Li Zheng nodded to himself, but something about this statement just didn't feel quite right.

Miriel rubbed her forehead, saying helplessly, "If that's the case, then why bother issuing missions? Why not just wait in the mission hall for Zhan Zhouzhou to come to you? That would save you a step."

Li Zheng paused again, finally realizing why he had felt something was wrong. He could almost feel Miriel looking at him from behind with the eyes of someone looking at an idiot.

It's burning hot and disgusting.

"You talk too much, you think you're so smart!" Li Zheng said angrily, quickening his pace. "Look at you, so capable!"

Miriel's short legs created afterimages as she moved, barely able to keep up with Li Zheng's speed.

With no other option, she spread her wings and flew at low altitude to keep up with Li Zheng's pace.

Beside them was a large ball formed by the Red Pollys, bouncing and bouncy in close behind.

“Actually, I’m more worried about something else.” Miriel thought for a moment and said, “Do you think Zhan Zhouzhou will be able to use a large number of rare items to earn his first pot of gold in the outer city, just like you?”

"...I think with Zhan Zhouzhou's abilities, earning her first pot of gold is only a matter of time." Li Zheng continued walking and asked, "What's wrong? Why do you ask that?"

“Oh.” Miriel flew in front of Li Zheng, circling his head as she spoke, “I was just wondering, how will Zhan Zhouzhou earn his first pot of gold? Like you, through business? Or…”

Upon hearing this, Li Zheng stopped again: "Damn it, we miscalculated!"

What is Zhan Zhouzhou best at?
Some people may only remember that she repeatedly made exorbitant demands in transactions, revealing her unscrupulous nature.

But Li Zhenghui said that her only skills are swordsmanship and fighting!
So, if Zhan Zhouzhou wants to make money in the outer city, besides those combat-type missions that require leaving the city, what else would be more suitable for her?
almost none!

"Damn it, with that girl's personality, the creatures in the wilderness must have become her opponents for practicing swordsmanship by now..." Li Zheng cursed, turned around, and walked back towards the teleportation portal.

"Why did you turn back again?" Miriel asked.

Li Zheng turned around too quickly and almost bumped into the Red Pollys bouncing behind him.

"If you want to wait for someone to come to you, going to the mission hall isn't safe enough. The teleportation portal is where you have the highest chance of catching Zhan Zhouzhou," Li Zheng said, stating his deduction.

Miriel nodded in satisfaction: "You see, you're actually not stupid, you just don't like to use your brain."

"I know this without you telling me!" Li Zheng's face darkened. "Can you please stop using this to criticize me?"

“The reason I’m criticizing you is because you’re still ignoring some information,” Miriel said. “Think about it, since you two entered the outer city on the same day, let’s assume Zhan Zhouzhou left the city to do her mission yesterday. How long do you think it would take her to complete the mission?” “…Fuck you!” Li Zheng retorted angrily, “Who cares how many days it takes? I’ll just wait for her to come back at the portal, won’t I?”

"Tsk tsk tsk." Miriel shook his head: "What a stupid idea. Why don't you just leave a Crimson Robot there to guard it, and then do something else that's more meaningful?"

Upon hearing this, Li Zheng's eyes narrowed sharply: "For example?"

Miriel finally revealed her true colors, smiling as she said, "For example, there are so many shops in the outer city, why don't we take a good look around? Maybe we'll find something we can use, right?"

At this moment, Li Zheng smiled.

His smile was even more cunning than Miriel's: "See, you finally said what was on your mind, didn't you? I noticed this thought in your eyes a long time ago. I was just wandering around, waiting for you to get restless and bring it up."

"But now's not the time for shopping. I have something else to do. After I'm done, we can explore the shops in this area together, okay?"

It seems that regardless of race, women have an inexplicable obsession with shopping.

Even Miriel, the succubus princess, was no exception.

When Li Zheng first entered the 950 block, he noticed that Miriel was quite interested in the roadside shops, her eyes darting around and she couldn't pay attention to anything else.

With her true purpose exposed, Miriel showed no embarrassment and instead asked Li Zheng, "Have you discovered any strange new things?"

Miriel was already used to the fact that Li Zheng could always see through things that others couldn't.

"It's not that surprising, it's mainly related to Sakura."

Li Zheng hadn't gone far from the portal, and after turning around and walking for a short while, he arrived at the portal entrance of Block 902 again.

He walked up to the receptionist, who was also dressed in a black robe, and gave him a friendly smile: "Hello, member of the Blood-Patterned Black Dragon Clan."

Upon being exposed, the other person trembled slightly, quite surprised: "You actually saw through my identity?"

The voice was clear and crisp; it turned out to be a woman's.

Or rather... a female dragon.

She was surprised, and Li Zheng was even more surprised.

Because he had spent so much time with Sakura, Li Zheng had always thought that the language of the Blood-Patterned Black Dragon clan was just 'roaring'.

However, at this moment they encountered another blood-patterned black dragon, who actually spoke some kind of profound byte-based language, which was obviously completely different from their previous impression.

“It’s not hard to guess.” Li Zheng pointed to Xiaoying, who was fast asleep beside him, and said, “Because ever since we arrived in Block 902, your eyes have never left my pet, so I guess you and she must have some connection…”

"My Blood-Patterned Black Dragon clan will never submit to anyone!"

Before Li Zheng could finish speaking, the other party interrupted him in an angry tone: "If you dare to say she's a pet again, I'll kill you!"

The menacing words stunned Li Zheng for a moment.

Immediately, his smile became even more friendly: "I apologize for my inappropriate wording earlier, please don't take it to heart."

As my companion, I have absolutely no intention of belittling or neglecting Sakura. It's just that you've seen her current state, and I'm troubled by it every day.

As someone from the same clan, could you please explain to me why she became like this?

(End of this chapter)