Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 624 Terminal, as expected, stingy!
"Once the identity cards are collected, Misaka, each member of your legion will receive three cards for ordinary members of the six major legions. The rest will be given to Xiao Siyuan for unified distribution."

Li Zheng carefully put away the crystal coffin and explained the follow-up plan before leaving. Now his capsule residence has plenty of space and can't be filled at all, so taking those identity cards would be a complete waste.

As for whether there might be high-quality items among them, Li Zheng didn't care. If they did, how could they have been slaughtered by him without any resistance?

Moreover, any items with high destructive power were used up in the previous battle. What's left are mostly materials. Li Zheng doesn't have many blueprints, and he currently relies on mental power and the glass longsword after erasing consciousness in his battles. It would be better to leave the materials to the Qidian Legion and let Lao Xiao integrate them to improve the overall strength of the Qidian Legion.

"Old Xiao and I will handle these matters. You should take Yan Guang to the outer city quickly!" Feng Shan scrambled to his feet. Seeing that Yan Guang still had hope of 'resurrection,' he felt as if he suddenly had a pillar of support. His dejected mood vanished, and the once spirited and arrogant Feng Shan seemed to have returned.

His eyes were bright and expressive. Although he hadn't groomed himself for days and looked a bit unkempt, he was still quite handsome. While not as good-looking as Li Zheng, he had a sunny disposition.

Feng Qiwu watched his son regroup and felt a surge of satisfaction: "Indeed, young people understand young people better. I'm getting old..."

“Father Feng, you’re still going strong!” Li Zheng grinned. “Feng Shan can be impulsive sometimes, so you’ll have to keep an eye on him and make sure he doesn’t act as rashly as he did this time…”

As they were talking, Li Zheng realized that Feng Qiwu's aura was no weaker than Feng Shan's, so he shut his mouth.

Feng Shan scoffed, "You expect the old man to take care of me? He's lucky if he can even take care of himself! Ever since I joined the Matrix, without my mom watching over him, you have no idea how carefree the old man has been! He's like a motorbike riding by the sea—so carefree!"

"You brat, are you looking for a beating?!" Feng Qiwu raised his hand as if to hit him, but then lightly landed on Feng Shan's shoulder. "Son, whether or not the cloning of Yan Guang succeeds, Dad hopes you can grow from this experience. Dad was once your age too. When your grandfather passed away, your dad was just like you, unable to get over it for more than ten days. But now we're both alive and well, aren't we?"

People always have to look forward. Only by taking good care of themselves can they comfort their ancestors in heaven…

Several days after Yan Guang's death, Feng Qiwu was not optimistic about the plan to clone Yan Guang and "revive" her. He was worried that Feng Shan would not be able to accept the blow of failure and would turn back into the old way, so he gave him a heads-up in advance.

"..."

Feng Shan's expression darkened slightly for a moment, then he awkwardly brushed away Feng Qiwu's hand: "Old man, I'm not used to this sudden display of affection."

"You brat, you really need to be taught a lesson!" Feng Qiwu glared, furious. "I'm not going to bother with you anymore, do whatever you want!"

As he spoke, he asked his friend for another jumping device and actually left the place.

"I should go now. After you get back, contact Xiao Siyuan and take good care of the Qidian Legion. After this battle, no one in the entire Matrix will dare to provoke Qidian again. But you also need to manage your subordinates. No one is allowed to bully others or take advantage of the weak. Anyone who violates this rule will be expelled from the legion, and those with serious offenses will be executed without mercy!" After giving his last instructions, Li Zheng left with Miriel.

He can be the guardian of Qidian, but if his existence causes Qidian Legion to poison other players, then he will be guilty of a thousand deaths.

They took Miriel back to Xiao Siyuan's room first. Zhang Yue was still unconscious, but her injuries had temporarily stabilized. Like Lin Fengjiao, without a fortuitous encounter, her physical damage would be difficult to heal.

Perhaps, I will never be able to speak again in this lifetime.

“Although I’m not superstitious, but…” Xiao Siyuan sighed, “Perhaps it was all destined…”

"Being able to escape with your life is the best outcome." Li Zheng told Xiao Siyuan not to overthink it, and then suddenly asked him curiously, "Actually, there's something I still haven't figured out."

"what's up?"

"Do you remember when we first met? That Wuji-modified guy almost killed us, and you didn't even take out a weapon to fight back," Li Zheng said slowly. "Later, you explained to me that you were a military medic and should be holding a scalpel, not a gun. To be honest, whether you're a military medic or anything else, as long as you have a military background, you should have professional military skills and would never make such a basic mistake, right?"

Xiao Siyuan was taken aback upon hearing this, and his face darkened: "Why did you suddenly think of this?"

"I just suddenly remembered it, and I was curious, so I asked." Li Zheng shrugged. "If you don't want to tell me, I won't ask again."

Xiao Siyuan remained silent for a long time, then sighed deeply, his expression somber: "Actually, there's nothing that can't be said, it's just that this matter isn't very honorable."

Li Zheng glanced at the people gathered around him and said, "Since it's not honorable, let's talk about it privately."

“Okay.” Xiao Siyuan nodded, walked with Li Zheng to a distance, and sat down on the ground: “Remember when I told you I was a military doctor at the border post?”

Li Zhengdao: "Yes, I remember it vividly."

“In the first few days of the Matrix game, the reason I refused to take out my weapon…” Xiao Siyuan’s expression turned sorrowful as he thought of something: “The reason I refused to take out my weapon was because I had shot and killed a soldier!”

"How could this be!?" Li Zheng was shocked. Based on his understanding of Xiao Siyuan, how could he possibly point a gun at his own people?

“Yes… how could that be?” Xiao Siyuan smiled bitterly and looked down at his hands, as if he had recalled what happened that day. His hands trembled uncontrollably. “In terms of tactics, there is a term called ‘encircling the point and attacking the reinforcements.’ In small-scale battlefields, this tactic can often be surprisingly effective.”

“I mentioned a young soldier with a broken bone to you before, you should still remember.”

Xiao Siyuan slowly recounted his past: "I remember that day I happened to be going to that outpost and met him visiting his former comrades. When he saw me, he was very happy and came over to hug me."

He had a broken arm, and although I healed it, it left him with some aftereffects, making it difficult for him to exert much strength. So when he hugged me, he seemed very weak.

"Everyone at the outpost was very happy that day. The company commander made an exception and added an extra dish for everyone: braised pork belly with potatoes!"

"Just as we were eating, the soldier on guard returned and reported that a large number of people from the neighboring country had gathered near the border and were attempting to cross the border."

"When we heard that, we didn't even care about eating. We grabbed our weapons and equipment and rushed to the scene."

"But when we got there, do you know what we saw?"

"There were originally two people on guard duty. One came back to report, while the other stayed behind to watch the crosser. When we arrived, he was already lying in a pool of blood, writhing in pain!"

"At that time, we all realized that this was a trap, because the wounded soldier had been maimed by a sniper, and the enemy could have easily killed him! The reason we spared him was because we knew we couldn't abandon him and would definitely find a way to save him!"

"But how many snipers are hiding in the shadows? How can we rescue them?"

"Company Commander Qi's eyes were red at that time. This man of iron couldn't stop the tears from falling. I was behind the same cover with him. He swallowed his sobs and whimpered like a stray dog ​​that had been stepped on."

"Because he knew that soldier couldn't be saved, otherwise it would definitely cause more casualties. But..."

"That's a comrade-in-arms we've spent every day with! How can we not save them!?"

"Just as we were thinking of a solution, the wounded and retired young soldier suddenly appeared. He wasn't even wearing his combat uniform. He rushed out by himself, grabbed the wounded soldier, and dragged him back."

"He has no strength in his arm!"

"He doesn't even have the strength to hug me!"

"He dragged his comrade back more than ten meters!"

"The enemy sniper fired, shooting several holes through his body. Blood gushed out like a burst dam, and he didn't let go until he fell!"

At this point, Xiao Siyuan's eyes welled up with tears, and his voice choked with emotion: "The soldier who was initially wounded couldn't get into the bunker, but he happened to be able to see me. He said to me from a distance: 'Dr. Xiao, I'm in pain...'"

"But I can't save him! I'm a doctor! I can't save him!"

He then said to me: "Dr. Xiao, don't save me, just give me a quick death."

“I have a gun, I’m a doctor, I know where to shoot to quickly end his pain, and I can aim accurately…”

"But I'm a doctor! I'm here to save lives! I shouldn't have killed anyone!"

"I shouldn't have killed him!!!"

Xiao Siyuan roared, "But I saw his pleading look in his eyes, begging me to give him a quick death. I really couldn't bear to let him suffer to death, so I... I fired..."

Hearing this, Li Zheng felt a pang of pain in his heart. He couldn't imagine how much pressure Xiao Siyuan was under at that time.

To kill your own comrade with your own hands—there is perhaps nothing more cruel in this world.

Moreover, he is a doctor, a doctor whose duty is to save lives and heal the wounded.

“That day, we were all crazy.” Xiao Siyuan calmed himself down and continued, “The entire outpost had less than ten people, including myself, and we fought our way through more than a hundred enemy soldiers, repelling their cross-border operation!”

"The price was that, apart from Company Commander Qi and me, all the other comrades sacrificed their lives!" "Company Commander Qi fought to the last moment, taking fourteen bullets and bleeding almost to death, but he didn't fall. After being sent to the hospital... he couldn't be saved and became a vegetable."

"I was the luckiest one; I was only shot once."

Xiao Siyuan raised his hand and smoothed his left side of his hair, showing it to Li Zheng: "Right here, a bullet went in. Luckily, it got stuck in the skull and didn't hit the very back, but it still damaged a nerve."

"Afterwards, they told me that they found Qi Lianchang's DNA on that bullet. It turned out that the bullet that hit me had passed through Qi Lianchang's body, and its kinetic energy was weakened before it was stuck in his skull. Otherwise..."

Xiao Siyuan smiled bitterly: "Actually, I wish I could have died in that place and slept with those soldiers."

"I'm sorry." Li Zheng remained silent for a long time before saying apologetically, "I didn't expect this question to trigger your memories. I thought... I just thought you were slacking off during training. I'm really sorry."

"It's nothing." Xiao Siyuan wiped away her tears and smiled slightly. "Sometimes, confiding in others about what's on your mind can be very liberating. I'd like to thank you for being my listener."

But I have to say, you really should apologize to me. I have a military background, and you actually thought I would slack off during training?

Next time I operate on you, I won't give you anesthesia!

"Doctors have the heart of parents, you wouldn't do that." Li Zhengqiang pretended to be calm. Xiao Siyuan could do such a thing, and he had indeed done it when treating him before.

More than once!
Xiao Siyuan pondered, "It seems I'll have to make Lu Li call me Grandpa from now on."

"..." Li Zheng hesitated for two seconds, then said, "Don't make such ethical jokes."

The two looked at each other and burst into laughter, which greatly eased the sad atmosphere.

"Alright, it's getting late." Xiao Siyuan glanced at the system interface, stood up, and dusted off his pants. "Aren't you supposed to be rushing to clone Yan Guang? Hurry up and go, don't waste time here."

"Take care, everyone." Li Zheng jumped up and walked back to the place where Xiao Siyuan was settled with his residence: "I have prepared a special residential area for our generation of players in the outer city. When we are promoted to the outer city, we will appear there directly."

"You and Kunlun, along with Jiutian, discuss and devise the fastest way to advance. I'll be waiting for you in the outer city."

"I'm most grateful for only two things in my life," Xiao Siyuan said. "The first is that I'm very glad I chose to become a military doctor back then, and the second is that I met you."

Xiao Siyuan had witnessed Li Zheng's contributions to the Dragon Kingdom players. Without Li Zheng's presence, he didn't know how chaotic the Matrix would have become.

Just a few days after Li Zheng and his group left for the outer city, six legions joined forces to target the starting point. This gives us a glimpse into the situation and leads us to deduce that without someone like Li Zheng, the Matrix would be in complete chaos.

“I’m also very happy to meet such a great doctor as you.” Li Zheng smiled, then pulled Miriel aside and asked Zhan Zhouzhou, “Are you staying a few more days, or are you coming with us to the outer city?”

Zhan Zhouzhou was still angry that Li Zheng hadn't taken her with him when he went to face the six legions. Hearing this, she rolled her eyes in annoyance and said, "Go by yourself, I can't be bothered with you!"

"Alright then." Li Zheng shrugged. "Anyway, we'll meet in three days. It'll be good for you to stay here for a few days."

After activating his teleportation privilege, Li Zheng suddenly paused, tousled his 'black hair' behind his back, and asked Zhan Zhouzhou in a boastful manner, "Isn't my hair handsome? I traded it for the aftereffects. If you come with me to kill people, you'll regret it."

After saying that, without waiting for Zhan Zhouzhou to react, he and Miriel disappeared from sight.

As soon as he left, the others breathed a sigh of relief. Only then did the two Kunlun warriors dare to speak: "What happened just now? Why was it that even though his expression and attitude didn't change after he killed someone, I still felt my heart pounding when he stood in front of me?"

"Yes, especially when he brushed his hair aside at the end, I felt like I saw countless vengeful ghosts squeezing, churning, and howling inside his hair, which gave me a fright!"

"Wait a minute! Wasn't the boss bald at first? How come he suddenly has such long hair? It's down to his waist."

"His eyebrows haven't grown; they're still bald."

"cough!"

Xiao Siyuan deliberately coughed to remind the two Kunlun warriors to watch their words. They turned around and found that Lin Fengjiao and Zhan Zhouzhou were both looking at them with unfriendly eyes, so they quickly shut their mouths.

"Aha, I'm going to pee!"

"Okay, let's go together!"

The two fled in panic and ran to the side.

Xiao Siyuan pondered for a moment and said, "When I was sitting next to Li Zheng just now, I vaguely heard him whispering. It was probably that black-haired guy who was behind it."

“No, it’s not that. It’s the hair that’s the problem.” Zhan Zhouzhou said seriously, “I can sense great terror from that hair. It can bewitch people’s minds. It’s very eerie.”

Lin Fengjiao speculated, "Could it be because he killed too many people?"

Xiao Siyuan and Zhan Zhouzhou exchanged a glance and nodded simultaneously: "Probably."

All three were worried.

Instead of returning directly to the outer city with Miriel, Li Zheng teleported to a random room and attempted to contact the terminal directly.

Only the terminal can personally guide one to the central area; otherwise, entry is impossible.

Incidentally, he also checked his private messages, worried that some important information might have been overlooked.

Ye Kaifa deduced that he saw that Miriel's charm ability was indeed very similar to a meme, but in reality, they were not the same. If it were truly a meme-like ability, it would be impossible for it to become ineffective after covering her face.

Moreover, as long as one's mental strength is slightly stronger, even if one hears Miriel speaking, one will not be affected by the charm.

So this is actually a passive mental ability, it's just that the way it's triggered is quite broad.

After chatting casually with Ye Kai for a few minutes, Li Zheng opened another private message, which was sent by Feng Shan after he left.

"Old Li, if the cloning of Yan Guang fails, don't tell me. Find a place to bury her, and don't tell me the location. Just let me have something to remember her by."

Li Zheng silently read the message, did not reply, and casually deleted it.

Whether it's self-deception or feigned strength, at least Fengshan has begun to learn to let go.

There were no other messages from others. Li Zheng looked through them but didn't see Liu Jiale's message, and sighed inwardly.

Some people, despite having some interaction, will eventually go their separate ways for various reasons.

He didn't contact Liu Jiale proactively. He deleted the remaining private messages from unfamiliar names and called out his terminal name: "Terminal, I need to go to the central hub!"

no response……

"Terminal! I need to go to the central hub!"

Still no response...

"Central...main body, take me to the central command!"

Still no response...

"That's strange, why is it suddenly ignoring me?" Li Zheng scratched his forehead. Putting himself in the other person's shoes, the terminal's personality should be similar to his, it shouldn't be so petty.

After a moment, a text message suddenly appeared in front of me, sent from the terminal.

[You're so rude! You ask for a favor and don't even bother to say 'please,' let alone address someone by name!]

"Name?" Li Zheng was stunned. The terminal was indeed stingy!

(End of this chapter)