Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 613 Privileges
traitor?

Clones?
Li Zheng was confused by the terminal, because each clone was personally cultivated by the terminal. Logically speaking, the terminal should have the final say on what memories they possessed and which side they stood on.

Why do traitors still appear?

After a moment of stunned silence, Li Zheng suddenly looked down at the back of his hand, seemingly lost in thought: "You mean... among all the clones, I'm not the only one who gathered all the Lamp Holders, entered the Void Realm, and made contact with the Void?"

"But you're the only one who hasn't turned red after collecting all the lamp holders." The terminal maintained an approving attitude towards this point, then sighed, "Actually, the main responsibility for this lies with me..."

Initially, the clones cultivated by the terminal had virtually no concept of right and wrong, and were used entirely as tools.

However, the results were far from ideal because they only acted according to the command lines issued by the terminal, their behavior was very rigid, and they did not know how to be flexible.

Therefore, one day, after noticing the 'memory releaser', the terminal suddenly had a brilliant idea.

If I were to use similar methods to copy a basic memory and implant it into the brain of a clone, could I thereby cultivate a flexible person, rather than a tool that has only an appearance but no substance?

After several trials, the terminal succeeded in one case. After cultivating a qualified clone body, it infused it with some of the memory content that came with a memory release device purchased from the market.

In other words, this memory release device caused a major problem.

“This is outrageous! Science is very rigorous. How can you just grab any memory release device and use it?” Li Zheng rolled his eyes. “That’s so stupid.”

"..." Terminal smiled bitterly: "Because I didn't expect that experiment to be successful. Later, I sent him out to carry out several missions and they were all perfect. Then a new batch of players came, so I modified his appearance and sent him to the Matrix to control the rhythm. As a result, he came into contact with the Void there. By a twist of fate, following the Void's guidance, he created the 'Lamp Holder' combo item."

"Huh?" Li Zheng sensed something was off: "You're saying the Lamp Holder is the first complete clone?"

If he remembered correctly, the blacksmith seemed to have called that person his teacher, and the lamp-bearer was also completed with the blacksmith's assistance.

“That’s right. He not only created the Lantern Bearer, but also copied a copy of the cloning technology data from me. Then he was chased down and killed by the clones I sent out later.” The terminal said, “Unfortunately, he had already fled to the wilderness by then, and the cloning technology was leaked. The one your friend encountered was probably a clone created by some organization in the wilderness.”

Li Zheng nodded: "So the area you can completely control is limited to the outer city and the matrix, and the wilderness is not within your sphere of influence?"

“That’s right.” The terminal did not deny it: “Strictly speaking, the wilderness is already within the scope of the universe. If you want to leave here and go to the universe, you must pass through the wilderness.”

After thinking for a moment, the terminal felt that this description was not easy to understand, so it changed its words: "You can think of the Matrix and the Outer City as a kind of space station with extremely high technological content, while the Wilderness is the 'parking lot' of the space station. It was originally used to park the spaceships that enter and leave the space station, but the Matrix was built in too much of a hurry and the matching spaceships were not developed, so it was left empty."

Over the years, occasional collisions with planets have gradually altered the environment, creating mines and simultaneously simulating a habitable space.

"Because that is the first step in contacting the outside world, releasing the Bloodthirsty Ones into the outer city would definitely cause chaos. In order to make the best use of them, I rewrote some of the rules and connected the Bloodthirsty Ones' promotion channels to the wilderness area."

"This can be considered the first line of defense against the emotional storm."

“Those selfish guys are really something. Although the casualties are always exaggerated, they always manage to stop the invasion of the twisted creatures. In the end, they even formed the so-called Seven Sins Domain. The twisted creatures raised in it have gradually become an opportunity for the residents of the outer city and the wilderness to continue to improve their spiritual power.”

"Not executing all the bloodthirsty ones back then was perhaps the best decision I've made in all these years..."

Terminal's expression was complex. He had never imagined that what he had struggled for so long to achieve, would be accomplished by the Bloodthirsty Ones who had been unintentionally driven into the wilderness. "It's true what they say, 'a chance encounter leads to unexpected success'," Li Zheng said, his eyes half-closed.

"Any other questions?" the terminal asked. "If not, I should send you back. I'll add a few days' worth of your Matrix stay period to your reward and also re-enable your player privileges. That might be helpful for what you're going to do next."

The movements within the matrix did not escape the notice of the terminal's eyes and ears. Li Zheng knew that the other party's actions were to facilitate his handling of the Qidian Legion's affairs, and nodded his thanks: "There are a few more questions, I'll ask them all at once."

"Okay, go ahead and ask." The terminal didn't show even a hint of impatience. Having someone to talk to after so many years was probably a good experience for him.

"First question, do you know how to get home?" Li Zheng held up one finger at a time and asked, "Second question, do you know if there might be someone from our hometown among this year's players? Who is he?"

"go home?"

Upon hearing this term, the terminal was momentarily confused: "Do you mean Earth?"

This name is very old to him, so old that if he hadn't copied his memories back then, it might have been deleted as redundant data by now.

The avatar flashed several times, as if the terminal was reliving its past before it traveled back in time. After it stabilized again, it slowly shook its head: "I'm sorry, I couldn't find the way back. That's not something that current technology can do."

To be honest, if it weren't for my memories from back then, I would have completely forgotten that I was once a time traveler.

"As for the 'fellow townsmen' you just mentioned, I didn't notice them." The terminal pondered for a moment: "Are there any other transmigrators besides us?"

Li Zheng frowned. He hadn't even noticed on the terminal that there was a transmigrator from Earth among the players.
Was the other party hiding it too perfectly, or did I remember it wrong?

"Alright." Li Zheng didn't dwell on the matter any longer. "Take me back. If possible, give me the privilege of not gaining kill points for killing people these days."

Li Zheng didn't want to kill indiscriminately, but he couldn't stop some people from certain countries from courting death.

The only way is to cooperate with the terminal to achieve a decisive victory.

"No problem, go ahead and do it." The terminal returned to the large screen at the beginning and used its permissions to send Li Zheng out of the central hub.

The Blue Star Dragon Kingdom also gave him a strong sense of belonging. Every time he paid attention to them, Terminal felt like he had returned to his hometown.

Personally, he favored China, but there were some things he couldn't do personally, and Li Zheng's existence just happened to become a tool in his hands.

Don't assume that the terminal representing 'good' won't be ruthless enough to commit murder. If goodness loses its edge, it becomes weakness.

Li Zheng has given the people of that country too many chances, but they themselves have not repented. Now they are facing a crisis of destruction, which is entirely their own fault.

"such a pity……"

The terminal stared at the empty central hub for a long time before letting out a sigh: "It's a pity you can't be used by me."

(End of this chapter)