Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 582 The Terminal Issues Another Mandatory Task
About three hours later, Zhan Zhouzhou, pale-faced, finally reappeared in front of Li Zheng.

At this point, her injuries were no longer a problem; she only needed further care.

Li Zheng patted the table: "Sit down, I've saved dinner for you."

There were three dishes and a soup on the table. This meal was not prepared by Miriel, but by Li Zheng using the automatic cooking system on the stove.

The three dishes and one soup were carefully selected, all of which have buff functions such as replenishing blood and restoring physical strength, which is just right for Zhan Zhouzhou at this moment.

"Thank you, that's very thoughtful."

With a quick glance at the table, the cooking information appeared before Zhan Zhouzhou. She nodded her thanks, then picked up her chopsticks and wolfed down her food.

After she had eaten for a while, Li Zhengcai asked, "What are you planning to do about this?"

Having been beaten so badly, there's absolutely no way the matter can just end like this, and Zhan Zhouzhou isn't that kind of magnanimous person.

"I'll go for a walk in the wilderness tomorrow after I've recovered a bit of my strength. If I happen to run into the mastermind behind those people, I'll definitely teach him a lesson!" Zhan Zhouzhou didn't look up, and it was clear that this injury had hit her pretty hard.

The more extraordinary a genius is, the smoother their life will be, and the fewer setbacks they will encounter.

This was the first time Zhan Zhouzhou had suffered such humiliation since entering the matrix, and her anger was practically overflowing.

“I’ve analyzed it, and the outer city is so big that it’s difficult to pinpoint a specific individual.” Li Zheng thought for a moment, “The people you met this time are probably not the same group you met yesterday.”

"Whether it's true or not, this feud has already been formed." Zhan Zhouzhou gritted his teeth: "Six hundred thousand! I worked hard for two days to save up six hundred thousand white crystal coins, and it was all spent on treating my injury! If I don't avenge this, I'll change my name to something else!"

"How much?" Li Zheng was stunned for a moment: "Six hundred thousand!!!"

Xiong Li said that the doctor called "Old Cow" was heartless, and he never expected that the price he charged would be so exorbitant!
Six hundred thousand!

That's more than enough time for them to teleport continuously and find the block where the blacksmith's shop is located!

"The most crucial thing is that when I went to turn in the mission, I checked and found that they probably had all the necessary items and were no longer issuing missions." Zhan Zhouzhou was so angry that her hands were shaking.

After two days of hard work, it turns out that all the effort was for someone else's benefit; no one could accept that.

Moreover, the lack of high-priced tasks in the future means that Zhan Zhouzhou has lost one of the fastest ways to make money.

After experiencing the thrill of getting rich quick, it's incredibly difficult to make her do tasks that reward only a few thousand white crystal coins.

“A gentleman takes revenge even after ten years. Don’t go out for the next two days. Stay in the outer city and rest well. When the time is right, I’ll go with you.” Li Zheng didn’t know how to comfort Zhan Zhouzhou. Taking a safe approach, he felt that revenge could be put on hold for now.

"You've already suffered such serious injuries this time. If they're prepared now, what if you run into them again? You'll be dead out there!"

"Can't you say something nice?" Zhan Zhouzhou wanted to argue, but then she realized that Li Zheng's words made some sense, so she had to give up her idea of ​​going out to take revenge tomorrow.

"That's settled then," Li Zheng said immediately. "Now we just wait for Mo Li to come back and hand over the shift to me, then we'll get some money and head straight to the blacksmith's shop!"

"Okay." Zhan Zhouzhou put down her chopsticks, and in the time it took to say a few words, she had devoured all three dishes and a soup, and still seemed a little unsatisfied.

"Go on, go on, get some rest and take care of yourself." Li Zheng saw her staring intently at him, as if she wanted another table of food, so he quickly shooed her away.

"You're such a cheapskate," Zhan Zhouzhou muttered, then got up and left.

Boring times pass quickly, and before you know it, it's midnight. The streets are nearly deserted. Miriel is asleep beside him, and Li Zheng finally hears that all-too-familiar voice. [Random treasure chest draw in progress, please wait...]

[Draw successful! Chest quality: King! Claim now?]

King-level treasure chest!

It's only one rank lower than the God-level!
Li Zheng trembled involuntarily as he listened to the voice beside him.

If we just use the "delayed extraction" function and wait another day, wouldn't our system upgrade task be half completed?
So what's there to hesitate about?
"Do not extract it. Delay it until tomorrow. Extract it after the quality is improved!"

[Confirmed use of 'Delayed Extraction', with the preference set to 'Quality Improvement', the Super God-tier Treasure Chest can be extracted tomorrow.]

"It's done!"

Li Zheng was filled with anticipation. He never expected that his luck would turn around after he arrived in the outer city. He got high-quality treasure chests for two consecutive days. The probability of this was even lower than winning the lottery!
"I wonder what kind of stuff we'll get from tomorrow's god-tier treasure chest."

Ideally, we'd create something comparable to the Bodhi tree; as for its function...

unimportant!
As long as the quality is good, it will always come in handy!
After dealing with the treasure chest, Li Zheng took out a mattress, woke up Miriel, and told her to hug the mattress and find a corner to curl up in.

The poor succubus princess had never suffered such hardship before. After following Li Zheng, she was reduced to sleeping on the streets...

As Miriel stepped into the alley, Li Zheng turned around and saw a large group of out-of-town residents walking towards them from a distance. Their strange appearances were somewhat unsettling.

"Strange, why are they wandering around at night instead of sleeping?" Li Zheng looked around and found that the strength of these people was generally not high. The most powerful one was rated as a king, and none of them had officially reached the initial strength rating.

Then, those people came up to him; they had come to use the portal!
And the destination is the wilderness!
"Are you sure you want to go to the wilderness?" Li Zheng asked, puzzled. What had these people gone mad with? They dared to run into the wilderness with their level of strength...

and many more!

Could these people have received mandatory tasks from the terminal?
The leader of the residents was an ape-man with three tails and a body covered in black fur. He was also the strongest among them. His voice was like muffled thunder, and lightning flashed in his eyes: "There's no other way. It's a terminal mission. A large number of bloodthirsty people have appeared in area number 14422738916. It's a mining area, and many miners have already been killed."

Wow, I guessed right!

Li Zheng entered the number into the portal, and after some adjustments, received a stable response: "Alright, go in. I wish you a successful start!"

"A resounding victory?" Black Ape said with a wry smile, "It's a miracle we even came back alive. How could we possibly expect to repel the Bloodthirsty Ones..."

After saying that, he was the first to step into the portal and disappear.

Others followed one after another. Although these outer city residents were of different races, they all had one thing in common: they all had long, sullen faces, as if someone in their family had died.

Li Zheng saw the last person off, then reset the portal, returned to the table, and sat down, looking worried.

Having only been in the outer city for two days, he found that the residents he met were all very disheartened. In such an atmosphere, let alone a mental storm, they didn't even have the confidence to fight against the Bloodthirsty Ones who were also in the outer city but didn't live in the same area.

"The future of all races..."

"This is worrying..."

(End of this chapter)