Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 673 System upgrade complete, new treasure chest, Hundred Flowers Painting!

"Does the Guide need a suit made of heavy materials?" Feng Yue was extremely surprised to hear Li Zheng's request: "Does the Guide want to wear heavy clothing to enter the gravity field?"

“That’s right.” Li Zheng nodded. “If possible, I would like you to help me make three sets of load-bearing structures of different weights using different materials. One set of fifty kilograms, one set of two hundred kilograms, and one set of five hundred kilograms.”

Feng Yue said, "Leave it to me."

Feng Yue could get the size data simply by going back to the control room and retrieving the data; it was even more accurate than Li Zheng could describe it himself.

The group arrived at the depths of an alley. Feng Yue opened the door and led Li Zheng and the other person inside: "This is the room I rented for the Guide. It's close to the Gravity Research Institute and has all the necessary living facilities, making it perfect for a short stay."

The room wasn't large, only twelve square meters, but Li Zheng actually saw a two-square-meter space partitioned off in the corner, which contained a shower.

"Thank you. How much is the rent? I'll pay you." Li Zheng was very satisfied with the place, especially the space with a shower. Although there was no hot water, being able to take a shower was already very comfortable for him.

"It's not expensive, only ten red crystals a day."

This price is indeed very low for the 375 block. Li Zheng guessed that Feng Yue might have used some connections to be able to rent a house less than two minutes away from the Gravity Research Institute.

He first gave Feng Yue thirty days' rent, then set up the stove and instructed Mirell to prepare dinner to entertain Feng Yue.

It was nearly midnight when Li Zheng heard a notification that the system upgrade was complete during his meal.

He remained calm and accompanied Feng Yue until they finished their meal. Then he took out a purple magic crystal that had already had its energy absorbed by Miriel and handed it to him: "This is the cost of making weight-bearing props. If it's not enough, remember to tell me and I'll make up the difference."

"Not much difference." Feng Yue put it away and took his leave: "See you at the research institute tomorrow."

After seeing Feng Yue off, Li Zheng took Miriel to the shower room for a three-hour shower.

Only after he finished did he release the treasure chest that the system had given him after the upgrade.

"extract!"

As he thought about it, a treasure chest he had never seen before appeared in the room.

This treasure chest looks very ancient, as if it was dug out of some ruins, and its surface is covered with dust.

"Huh?" Miriel looked on curiously. "Why is this treasure chest so dirty?"

She reached out and touched the treasure chest; her fingertips instantly became covered in dust, proving it was not an imaginary object.

Li Zheng said, "This system upgrade has removed the previous treasure chest quality and changed it to be completely random. It won't tell me what I got before I can extract it."

But at least it's a treasure chest given after the upgrade, so it can't be worse than what you get from a super god-level treasure chest, right?
"Let's open it and see?" Miriel was eager to try. She was even more looking forward to opening the treasure chest every day than Li Zheng was. She had missed the day yesterday because of the treasure chest system upgrade, and she had regretted it for a long time.

"Okay, you can open it." Li Zheng looked at her with a smile. The contents of the treasure chest wouldn't change depending on who opened it; it would be the same no matter who opened it.

"Hehe." Miriel chuckled and stepped forward, grabbing the lid of the treasure chest with both hands and lifting it up with all her might, but it didn't budge. "This treasure chest is so heavy!"

Li Zheng raised an eyebrow, feeling curious, because he hadn't been able to prevent Miriel from opening the treasure chest.

So the reason the treasure chest is too heavy is due to the weight of the treasure chest itself, and has nothing to do with him.

"I'll try."

He stepped forward, placed his hands on the treasure chest, and applied a little force, but it didn't budge.

"That's strange. After the system upgrade, the treasure chests have become harder to open. Why is that?"

Li Zheng refused to believe in bad luck and used all his strength, even his mental power, to finally manage to open a crack in the lid of the treasure chest.

As the treasure chest was opened, the clear, melodious calls of birds emanated from the crack, and a refreshing fragrance of flowers and herbs wafted out. Upon smelling the fragrance, Li Zheng's spirits lifted, and he mustered all his strength, as if a strange power had suddenly arisen within him, and with a loud bang, he flung open the treasure chest lid.

"Phew!" Li Zheng, supporting himself on the opened treasure chest, let out a heavy breath: "What's wrong with this treasure chest? Even I have trouble opening it?"

He tried to get some response from Preers' Eye, but Old Preers seemed to be asleep and didn't give a single word.

They seem to be very secretive about the origin of the treasure chest.

Li Zheng frowned slightly: "Could this treasure chest not be a product of this universe?"

His eyes twitched, as if giving a subtle hint from the Eye of Preys.

Li Zheng felt a chill run down his spine and peered into the treasure chest, only to find that it contained neither flowers nor birds, but a grayish-white scroll with a hint of yellowish-brown, sealed with a red rope.

"What is this?" Li Zheng took out the scroll, and the treasure chest disappeared. Even the dust that fell from the treasure chest vanished without a trace.

Miriel opened her hand, examined her fingertips, and exclaimed in surprise, "Amazing! The dust I just wiped on my fingers is gone!"

Li Zheng also noticed this, but the scroll in front of him was obviously more intriguing than such inconspicuous details.

The red string is just a loophole and is very easy to untie.

After the scroll was unrolled, its contents were revealed to the two of them.

The very first character that caught Li Zheng's eye struck him: "This is Small Seal Script!"

"What Small Seal script?" Miriel looked at the exposed characters and read aloud, "Isn't this supposed to be a picture of a hundred flowers?"

Li Zheng explained, "Small Seal script is a script style unique to my hometown."

“Your homeland…” Miriel’s eyes widened: “Is this a product of another universe?”

Li Zheng's eyes widened as well: "You know I'm from another universe?"

Miriel looked at Li Zheng with a strange expression: "Are you confused? I was right there when you were talking about this with the terminal in the central hub."

"is it?"

"Yes."

Miriel stared wide-eyed, her expression completely innocent.

Li Zheng's heart itched with desire, and he couldn't resist kissing her moist lips again. Then he suddenly thought to himself, "Wait a minute! Isn't it said that some things are desired by men when they don't have them, but not so much when they do? How come it's the other way around in my case?"

I'm not usually a very proactive person, so why have I been teasing Miriel so much lately?

He looked at Miriel, whose cheeks were flushed: "Could it be... that I've gotten used to it?"

Li Zheng used his mental power to examine himself and found nothing abnormal, nor any trace of the influence of the Fourth Sin Domain that he had been worried about.

The only explanation is... he really got used to the lifestyle he shared with Miriel.

O man!

Li Zheng chuckled self-deprecatingly, put the question aside, and once again examined the fully unfolded scroll in his hands.

(End of this chapter)