Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 640 The Realm of Sin (Part 1)

"Blacksmith!"

Upon seeing the other party carrying a lantern, Li Zheng hurriedly went to greet them.

"I have accomplished my mission. I have modified the lampholder according to your requirements." The blacksmith handed over the lamp, and the modified lampholder's attributes were displayed to Li Zheng by the Eye of Preys.

The Lamp Holder (Blacksmith's Meticulously Improved Version)
The tool originally created to unlock a certain area has now officially transformed from a key into a portal. Unfortunately, due to technological limitations, this portal isn't as perfect as imagined.

Li Zheng's eyes flickered as he took the lantern from the person holding it. With a thought, the lantern transformed into a mark and merged into Li Zheng's body.

It just moved from the back of my hand to my forehead.

A black, lantern-like mark appeared squarely in the center of Li Zheng's forehead.

At the same time, Li Zheng felt as if something had appeared in his mind, so he closed his eyes and touched it with his mental power.

Those glittering void gates hung in the center of Li Zheng's spiritual world. Behind the gates was nothingness, which was the Dark Realm where Xu had lived for countless years!
However, the void gate was only less than a third open, and for Li Zheng's immense spiritual power, it took a long time to pass through the gate each time.

The spiritual entity, powerful enough to blot out the sky, stretched out its finger and pressed it against the portal in the void. Its body gradually thinned and lengthened, slowly drilling into the portal.

This process was extremely slow. Li Zheng's spiritual body was simply too vast. At this rate, it would take at least three days to fully enter the Dark Realm.

It's nothing like the speed at which you could come and go in a flash.

The advantage is that Li Zheng can store most of his spiritual body in the Dark Realm, only needing to leave a small portion of his spiritual body inside his physical body to control it.

Moreover, Li Zheng could clearly feel that as his spiritual body gradually penetrated deeper into the Dark Realm, his body, which had been somewhat swollen due to the sheer size of his spiritual body, was becoming as comfortable and at ease as before.

It's like that feeling of finally being able to pee after holding it in all night and all morning on a cold winter morning.

Hearty.

"How was the result?" Miriel looked at him anxiously.

“Not bad.” Li Zheng opened his eyes: “The blacksmith’s craftsmanship is impeccable, almost perfectly meeting my requirements. In the future, when I need to fight, I can go all out.”

With his skills and current strength rating, in the outer city, apart from those experts whose combat power is ranked very high, almost no one else can match him.

Even if we can't win, we can still escape unscathed.

Faced with Li Zheng's praise, the blacksmith remained calm and said with a hint of regret, "Unfortunately, my abilities are limited, and I can only open that door partially. If there are any further breakthroughs in the technology of the outer city, I will have someone contact you to try to open that door completely."

"I'm already very satisfied with things as they are now. Thank you again, blacksmith." Li Zheng checked the time and said, "I've stayed here for quite a while, it's time for me to go. See you in Block 4."

"Goodbye."

Zi Yuan was overjoyed when she heard Li Zheng say he was leaving. As long as he wasn't there, her sister would be safe.

After leaving the blacksmith shop with Miriel, queuing for ten minutes at the portal, and transferring once in Block 6, Li Zheng finally arrived at Block 4, the terminal reward he had been given.

Upon arriving here, Li Zheng's first impression was of tranquility and spaciousness.

Not only were there no pedestrians on the road, but even the receptionist in front of the teleportation gate was replaced by an intelligent humanoid robot that could do nothing but collect fees and open the gate.

Looking around, the deserted street gave Li Zheng the illusion that he had wandered into a ghost town. Fortunately, some shops were still occupied.

For example, the currency exchange and the mint, which are two units controlled by the terminal, have staff members who are transferred from other districts by the terminal.

There weren't many people; they were mostly temporary workers.

Once a large number of players from Water Blue Star flood into the outer city, the terminal will recruit certain jobs from Water Blue Star players, and these temporary workers will be able to return to their previous positions.

Preys' Eye detected Zhan Zhouzhou's location, and Li Zheng followed the guidance to find him.

As instructed, Zhan Zhouzhou rented the smallest shop in Block 4, just a few steps to the left of the teleportation portal.

Once inside, there was only one table in the store. Le Jia sat behind it, intently looking at a tablet, studying the foreign script stored on it.

Zhan Zhouzhou sat cross-legged at the door, closing her eyes to rest. She only opened her eyes when she sensed someone coming.

"You're finally here." She got up from the ground and brushed off non-existent dust. "I've been so bored these past few days!"

Li Zheng found it strange: "If you're bored, can't you find a way to pass the time? Go to the martial arts gym in Block Six to practice, or go to the mission hall to take on a mission, wouldn't that work?"

"If I could go, why would I be saying this?" Zhan Zhouzhou rolled her eyes and held out her right hand, saying, "Do you have any money left? Lend me some for the toll. I'll do a few missions and pay you back when I get back."

Li Zheng was stunned: "You're out of money?"

He clearly remembered that a few days ago when Zhan Zhouzhou asked him for the rent for the shop, he had given her a little extra. Why was she complaining about being poor now?
"It's all because of your stupid son, Lu Li!" Zhan Zhouzhou was furious. "The day before yesterday, he came to me to borrow money to go on a mission. I figured exchanging money for Chun Chun at the currency exchange would be a loss, so I lent him all the money. Who knew it would be three days already and they still hadn't come back!"

"Them...?" Li Zheng asked, "Did Ma Long and Qian Bu Gou go too?"

"How novel! If all three of us hadn't gone, I wouldn't have run out of money." Zhan Zhouzhou eagerly waved his hand: "Quick, just lend me some money for the tickets. I haven't fought in days, and my hands are itching to get in a fight."

"..." Li Zheng silently took out the inscription card and transferred a red crystal coin to Zhan Zhouzhou. Before he could say anything, Zhan Zhouzhou ran off impatiently.

Judging from the direction they're heading, they're definitely going to the mission lobby to accept a mission.

"Tsk, is it really necessary to be in such a hurry?" Li Zheng clicked his tongue and shook his head.

He understands Zhan Zhouzhou's current state.

The few days that Mo Li kept me there as a portal receptionist were incredibly torturous.

Sometimes I wish I could go out into the wilderness and find some bloodthirsty people to fight, which would be much better than staying there doing nothing.

As soon as Zhan Zhouzhou left, Li Zheng saw Le Jia staring at him with a terrified look...

Well, staying here alone will only bring fear and anxiety.

Since there was nothing else to do and I had already obtained the Lamp Holder, I decided to take this opportunity to wander around the wilderness.

"Mirel, let's go to the Sinful Realm for some fun. I'll get you a few magic crystals to try out, and we can also boost Le Jia's sales figures."

Calling Miriel, Li Zheng headed straight for the teleportation portal.

(End of this chapter)