Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 563 The Fighter!

"I'm not happy with that," Li Zheng said, pursing his lips. "Even if it were written as a novel, I'd be the kind of character who becomes the protagonist through a reverse takeover of a clone."

"We've known each other for a month, and I knew you were shameless, but I never expected you to be this shameless." Zhan Zhouzhou exclaimed, "You? You think you deserve to be a protagonist?"

"..."

Li Zheng wanted to continue refuting, but suddenly remembered that the woman in front of him was a high-level being who could unleash sword energy with every move, and this ability was currently unique in the entire matrix!
No matter how bizarre one's background is, it immediately pales in comparison to others.

That's what true protagonist treatment looks like!

Good-looking, highly skilled, from a family of martial artists, and exceptionally talented.

And then, with ridiculously good luck, he gained the Eye of Prey, a cheat-like ability, through his own efforts.

correct!

My first meeting with this woman wasn't exactly a pleasant one. How did we become friends?

As Li Zheng pondered, he fell into deep thought.

Could it be... that there really is such a thing as a protagonist's destiny in this world, and that person is Zhan Zhouzhou?
If she weren't the main character, how did she manage to turn from an enemy to a friend?

It can only be said that the protagonist's destiny was possessed by him, and it was fate.
Thinking of this, Li Zheng's gaze towards Zhan Zhouzhou became strange.

If this woman is really that fantastical, with the protagonist's destiny protecting her, is it too late for me to bow down and worship her now?
Is it getting a little late?
It's said that many main characters need to sacrifice their teammates in the later stages to unleash their full combat power. Perhaps I shouldn't get too close to Zhan Zhouzhou, but rather keep my distance?
What if you accidentally become a sacrifice to the heavens?
You could say Li Zheng has something wrong with his head. It was just a casual joke, but his thoughts started to wander uncontrollably, and the more he thought about it, the more outrageous the ideas became.

"Look, you're spacing out again." Zhan Zhouzhou's expression was slightly unnatural. Li Zheng was spacing out, but why was he staring at her like that?

However, she was also a little curious. This guy was staring at her blankly, and she wondered what he was thinking.
if……

Zhan Zhouzhou couldn't help but let her thoughts wander for a moment, and a blush rose on her face, whether from anger or embarrassment, she didn't know.

"Oh, it's nothing." Li Zheng snapped out of his reverie, frowned, and realized that he had once again drifted off into daydreams. He silently reminded himself to be more careful in the future and casually said, "I was just thinking that Miriel went out shopping and I wonder when she'll be back. I'm waiting for her to cook for me."

Since Miriel's cooking skills have improved, Li Zheng is now too lazy to even operate the stove himself.

In his words, although the dishes made by the automatic stovetop cooking system were delicious, they always lacked a human touch compared to those made by Miriel.

"..." Zhan Zhouzhou was silent for two seconds, then said speechlessly, "How did you manage to steer the conversation so far away all of a sudden? This is completely unrelated to what we were just talking about!"

"Is there any need to continue this topic?" Li Zheng shrugged. "That's just how things are. We've covered everything that needs to be said. Let's focus on something more practical."

Zhan Zhouzhou looked up at the sky, and after a long while, she complained, "What you call something more practical is eating?"

“Otherwise what?” Li Zheng said matter-of-factly, “As the saying goes, ‘Man is made of iron, food is made of steel.’ There’s also an old saying, ‘Food is the first necessity of the people.’ Shouldn’t filling our stomachs be the top priority? As for other things, we can talk about them over dinner. I have to stay here for three more days…”

"Stay for three days?"

Zhan Zhouzhou caught the key words and looked around curiously: "Speaking of which, what are you doing here? And I don't see your little tagalong?"

"You mean Sakura?" Li Zheng corrected, "Sakura's race is a Blood-Striped Black Dragon. She's a dragon, not an insect! If you want to count her, she should be considered a little follower dragon..."

"Alright, then it'll be the little dragon follower." Zhan Zhouzhou waved his hand dismissively and said, "Don't tell me she went shopping with Miriel. Do you think we with the Eye of Preel don't know what state she's in? She probably hasn't woken up yet, right?"

“You guessed right, Little Follower Dragon… oops! Sakura hasn’t woken up yet, but the host in Block 902 happens to be of the same race as her. I asked her to help take Sakura to the Blood-Patterned Black Dragon Ancestral Land. There, she can spend her slumber peacefully without having to follow me around.” Li Zheng explained, “In return, I will take over the host’s duties during her absence and stay here to watch over the portal.”

"Asking for help is one thing, but you also get to serve as a public servant for three days. Tsk tsk tsk..." Zhan Zhouzhou shook her head and clicked her tongue, saying, "Why can't I ever have such a good thing?"

Would you like to try it?

Li Zheng's eyes lit up, and he eagerly took out his temporary identification: "Shall I give you this opportunity?"

Seeing his demeanor, Zhan Zhouzhou hesitated, her initial desire to try it out turning sour. She scrutinized the certificate in Li Zheng's hand, wondering if there was a trap waiting for her. "You're so impatient, it's not like you at all..."

Zhan Zhouzhou didn't hesitate for long before resolutely refusing: "I'd better not compete with you for such a rare opportunity. You can be the receptionist yourself."

"No way!" Li Zheng exclaimed anxiously, "I'll give you money, three thousand white crystal coins, is that enough? Consider it me hiring you to be a receptionist here for three days?"

"Heh..." Zhan Zhouzhou sneered: "You really wanted to trick me. With your personality, would you be willing to give up the benefits of being a receptionist?"

Unless the sun rises from the west!
Since the sun is not visible outside the city, Li Zheng would never give up such a good job!

"Let me think, what's your intention in doing this..." Zhan Zhouzhou tapped the table, then looked around, and realized something: "You don't mean... you're going to stay near the portal for three days without being able to leave or rest, do you?"

"……Um!"

Li Zheng was on the verge of tears. He only discovered that his ID card was recording the time of his "absent from his post" when he was sitting there drinking too much tea and needed to go to the toilet!

Each trip to the toilet should not exceed five minutes.

The key issue is that the nearest restroom is a three-minute walk away for Li Zheng...

As for rest time, it's even worse!
We can only rest for thirty minutes every two hours!

If Block 902 had two receptionists like Block 950, the two could take turns resting, or even openly slack off during work hours.

As long as the other person doesn't report it, it's fine; after all, having one person watching the portal is enough.

But it's different if only one person guards the portal.

Because there is no one to supervise each other, all actions are directly monitored by the terminal...

The severity of the punishment was so extreme that even Huang Shiren would have cried and exclaimed, "It's too cruel!"

God knows how Mo Li managed to persevere.

Li Zheng strongly suspected that the other party had slept too much during their dormant period, which resulted in them no longer needing sleep...

"Ha ha!"

Zhan Zhouzhou gloated and patted Li Zheng on the shoulder: "Poor kid, you'll just have to suffer here!"

After saying that, she ignored Li Zheng's attempts to stop her and quickly walked towards the mission hall.

She still needs to submit the materials for the Purebred Red-skinned Boar quest. She's been working so hard, slaughtering almost an entire region of red-skinned boars; if she's late and someone else completes the quest, she'll lose out big time. (The quest location isn't limited to one area; other players can choose to go to different areas after accepting the quest, ensuring fair competition.)
No sooner had Zhan Zhouzhou left than Miriel returned carrying large and small bags.

Li Zheng looked at the spoils of war hanging on her body, his face almost contorted with rage.

What a spendthrift!

I have no idea how much it cost!

"Li Zheng, look what good stuff I brought you!" Miriel landed in front of Li Zheng, opened several packages, and took out two headphone-shaped items and three helmet-shaped items.

"This is……"

Li Zheng looked closely, and the Eye of Preys displayed the item information. After reading it, he laughed heartily: "It has to be you again!"

【Memory Releaser (Fighter)】

Although they look slightly different, all five items that Miriel brought back are the [Memory Releaser (Fighter)] model!

(End of this chapter)