Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 561 "Shut up!"

"I……"

The blond player spoke in a hoarse voice, preparing to accept the deal.

At this moment, Xiao suddenly stood up from his squatting position, his expression solemn.

He held his forehead, seemingly a little dizzy. After about ten seconds, a look of understanding appeared in Xiao's eyes: "So that's how it is. My memories were actually sealed by myself. No wonder I always felt like something was missing..."

With the blond player looking completely bewildered, Xiao raised his hand, drew the diamond-grade longsword, turned around, and walked away without bothering to pay him any more attention.

Just leave like that?
The blond player was unable to move; none of his bones had been repaired, and he couldn't even perform a simple action like sitting up.

After lying there and waiting for a while, the wandering merchant did not return; he truly left.

"baffling……"

He muttered something to himself and quickly controlled the nanobots to repair the bones in his fingers. Otherwise, it would be embarrassing if he ran out of energy and couldn't retrieve a new power core.

……

"Hmm, now that my memories have returned, it means at least one of us has come back?"

Xiao quickly arrived at an empty room and sorted through his slightly jumbled memories. "Who could it be? Evil Eye? Or Demon Ear? These two are the most capable of surviving and the most cunning. If anyone comes back first, it must be one of them."

He took out a scroll from his bosom, removed the outer straps, and unfolded the scroll to reveal a traditional Chinese ink painting.

The painting is extremely simple, containing only two houses and a few rocks.

The remaining space is filled with a lot of vegetation, and occasionally you can see wild rabbits and deer.

A faint, eerie light shone from the shadows, clearly indicating that some creatures were hiding there, yet remained unseen.

The painting is signed in red ink at the bottom right corner, with only one large Chinese character: "醉" (zui, meaning drunk).

"The time's up, aren't you coming out?" Xiao asked the painting.

As he inquired, the painting mysteriously changed; the window of one of the thatched huts opened, revealing half a corner of clothing.

Xiao feigned listening intently, as if conversing with the figure in the painting: "Not the right time yet?"

"As we planned, once the prophecy began and developed to a certain extent, the memories would start to return."

"...Of course I've regained my memories, otherwise how would I remember that you were hiding in my personal space?"

"I haven't contacted anyone else yet; I contacted you as soon as I regained my memories."

"The plan has changed, and contact has been lost with number X?"

"Okay, I see."

Xiao nodded thoughtfully, and the being in the questionnaire asked, "So what should I do now? Proceed according to the previous plan?"

The being in the scroll said something to him, and after about five minutes, he put the scroll away again and placed it in his pocket.

"I was wondering why I suddenly had the urge to go to great lengths to acquire the identity of a businessman some time ago. It turns out it was a button I left behind before I sealed my memories."

Xiao looked up, his gaze seemingly able to pierce through the matrix's barrier. "After all... the safest place for us veteran players' personal spaces is inside the matrix..."

……

In the black market shop, Romain was so engrossed in a magazine that his entire head turned a vibrant pink, and heart-shaped bubbles floated out, bursting in the air.

"Hmm, I see... Hehehe..."

The black market shop, where only Romain de La Mans existed, echoed with his lewd laughter as he indulged in his photography, sending shivers down one's spine.

"...Purple Tree, gather all your senior brothers back."

A thunderous sound came from the blacksmith's private room. Zi Shu, who was idly watching the shop outside, was slightly taken aback. His teacher hadn't spoken in his natural voice for a long time, and for this reason, he had even developed a communication tool called 'Ling Tong'.

"Teacher, what happened?" Zi Shu took out a crystal ball and crushed it. This was the unified signal for all the disciples under the teacher's tutelage. Each person had a secondary body. When Zi Shu crushed the main body, the secondary body would also shatter upon sensing it.

This kind of sensing is different from telepathy; it can penetrate the barrier between the matrix and the outer city. No matter where the senior brothers are, as long as they are within the influence range of the terminal, they can all receive the signal.

Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
Inside the private room, it felt as if someone was beating a drum, each beat like a hammer blow to the heart, threatening to shatter it.

Click.

The door to the private room was opened, revealing a giant whose entire body shimmered with the color of magma. The giant's body was covered only by a piece of unknown animal hide around his hips, and a pair of thick ram horns grew on either side of his head, winding and spiraling down his shoulders.

That drum-like noise just now was actually from when he was walking!

"It was just a sudden idea; I wanted to set up a test for them," said blacksmith Orl. "Anyone who fails this test will be expelled from the blacksmith shop. Let them learn their lesson!"

"Okay, teacher." Zi Shu knew her teacher well; she would never joke about something like this. A chill ran down her spine. "Teacher, do I have to take the exam this time too?"

I started learning late and hardly learned anything from the teacher. It would be very unfair to me to participate if I were to participate as well.

“You?” Orl glanced at the purple tree. “You’re not qualified.”

Upon receiving this reply, Zi Shu felt both heartbroken and relieved; she could now simply watch the competition between her senior brothers from the sidelines.

……

"Finally, I've collected them all."

Looking at the fresh, purebred, red-skinned pig tusks that had just been slaughtered, Zhan Zhouzhou felt a complex mix of emotions.

The mission only required three pairs of tusks, and she had spent half a day searching almost the entire area. She had used up her genetic energy several times and then replenished it. She had killed countless red-skinned pigs and finally completed the mission so she could go back.

"I need to be more careful when accepting missions in the future, otherwise I'll go crazy if I encounter something like today again." Zhan Zhouzhou put away the red-skinned boar tusk and then took out a button-like prop.

This is a teleportation item used to return from the wilderness to the outer city, called 'Ring'. Although it looks more like a button, its name is indeed 'Ring'.

Pressing with your fingertip will light up the center of the ring, emitting light during energy transmission. It takes about ten seconds to fully activate.

Once activated, the ring cannot be shut off, and it is very fragile and easily destroyed.

Therefore, it can only be used under the premise of ensuring one's own safety.

The only advantage is that these items aren't expensive; you can get one for free as long as you accept a quest that requires you to leave the outer city.

If you abandon the task after obtaining the ring, the terminal will automatically reclaim it. No matter who you give it to or where you keep it, you cannot prevent the terminal from reclaiming the ring.

Therefore, there is no possibility of frantically accepting tasks to resell the rings.

Ten seconds passed quickly, and the scenery before Zhan Zhouzhou changed, returning him to Block 950.

The first thing I saw when I got back was Li Zheng sitting there, filling in for me.

"...No way, not again?"

Zhan Zhouzhou sighed and rubbed his forehead, then pulled out the Purple Extreme Sword, attracting the attention of passersby.

Li Zheng had intended to greet them, but upon seeing Zhan Zhouzhou approaching menacingly with a sword in hand, he was completely bewildered: "You..."

"Shut up!"

Zhan Zhouzhou let out a sharp rebuke and raised her hand to strike.

(End of this chapter)