Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 704 Preparing to Promote Cohesion Nodes
Li Zheng sensed something was wrong when Lin Fengjiao said she clicked on the task to check the details.

How could Lin Fengjiao be the only one to try clicking on the task details for such an ambiguous task?
Since others would do the same thing, but only Lin Fengjiao was infected, there is only one possibility.

That means the terminal deliberately assigned the task to the Qidian Legion.

But does this mean the terminal has a backdoor?
Li Zheng hesitated for a moment, then decided not to disturb the terminal any further, lest he upset the other party again.

After all, people who are focused on their work hate being disturbed, so it's normal for them to be a little irritable.

He didn't want to make a fool of himself.

"By the way, where is Zhan Zhouzhou?" Li Zheng looked around but couldn't find the female warrior.

This is not like her usual style. If he comes back, she will definitely come to see him and, incidentally, test how much his strength has improved recently.

But this time, there was no sign of them.

"Goed to the wilderness for a quest again?"

“No, she went to the Sin Domain,” Xiao Siyuan said. “She found me this morning and told me she was going to the Wrathful Sin Domain and wasn’t sure when she would be back.”

Li Zheng frowned: "What is she doing in the Sin Domain?"

"Hmm...it seems like they've run out of those crystals," Lin Fengjiao said from the side. She didn't know what those strange crystals that all the alien races had were, but the aura emanating from them was instinctively repulsive.

Have we run out of Twisted Magic Crystals?
Right.

Last time Li Zheng accompanied her to the Wrathful Sin Domain, they didn't get many Twisted Magic Crystals; judging by the time it took, they've almost used them all up.

"What exactly is the Sin Domain?" Xiao Siyuan asked. "I suggested that we find a few people to go with her, but she refused, saying that ordinary people can't go there and that we should keep an eye on the legion members and not go there casually."

“It’s an extremely dangerous place, filled with negative emotions. People who lack strong willpower and rush there are easily transformed into infected beings, becoming part of the twisted creatures,” Li Zheng explained.

Xiao Siyuan and the others were astonished after hearing this. He said, "If it's a place that tests one's will, perhaps the members of Kunlun can endure it for a longer time there, but... according to what you said, the Sin Domain also requires a certain level of mental strength, which is quite difficult."

Most players on Aquamarine Star don't even know what spiritual power is yet. It was only after entering the outer city these past two days and communicating with the people of the three races that they gradually learned a little bit about it.

"It's alright. Since you're here, I'll guide you on how to quickly improve your mental strength." Li Zheng paused here, then turned to Feng Yue and said, "You can learn it too, but you must swear that you will never pass it on without my permission, otherwise your gravity research institute's project will never make any progress!"

“…?” Feng Yue hadn’t paid attention to what Li Zheng and the others were talking about. In his mind, he didn’t want to care about anything except things related to the project. Suddenly, Li Zheng forced him to swear an oath, and he couldn’t react for a moment. He mechanically nodded and agreed.

At this moment, Miriel led Danfeng, Moli, and An'an in and presented them to Li Zheng, saying, "I've called them all here."

An'an is the most tactful among them, and is more willing to lower herself to please others.

Upon seeing Li Zheng, she smiled sweetly, hugged his arm, and called out in a cloying voice, "Honey, you're finally back!"

Husband...?
Xiao Siyuan and the others were stunned when they heard this title.

Lin Fengjiao felt as if she had been struck dumb by a bolt of lightning from a clear sky.

She stared blankly at An'an, and seeing that the other was much prettier than she was before her disfigurement, she couldn't help but feel ashamed and lowered her head.

Li Zheng tried to pull his arm away but couldn't break free. He could only helplessly introduce them to everyone: "Her name is An'an, the patriarch of the Pain Clan, and she's my contracted wife. That one is Mo Li, the patriarch of the Blood-Patterned Black Dragon Clan, also my contracted wife. And that one with the sour face over there is Dan Fenglai, the unappointed new patriarch of the Vampire Clan, also my contracted wife. And Miriel, you all know her, the succubus princess, my first wife!"

hiss~
After hearing Li Zheng's explanation, Xiao Siyuan and the others gasped in shock.

Xiao Siyuan, in particular, was shocked and couldn't hide the envy, jealousy and hatred on his face: "You've only been in the outer city for a short time, and you already have so many wives? I'm a grown man, thirty-two years old, and I haven't even held the hand of a real-life girl!"

"Actually, apart from Miriel, the other three are only husband and wife in name only, and we will dissolve that relationship in the future," Li Zheng explained simply. He didn't want this kind of thing to get out and tarnish his reputation, like being labeled a playboy or something.

He was clearly very devoted; he only ever made love with Miriel.

"Hmm..." Xiao Siyuan pondered for a moment and asked, "So, in other words, they are actually still single, and others can pursue them?"

Li Zheng smiled enigmatically: "You could say that, but even if they accept someone else's advances, as long as I don't break the contract, they're my wives. If they dare to cheat, I'll expel their entire clan!"

An'an and the other two girls' pupils dilated in shock, their expressions varying.

An'an shook Li Zheng's arm and said sweetly, "Honey, what nonsense are you talking about? We are devoted to you, how could we accept someone else's advances?"

Li Zheng glanced at her with a smile. Of all the wives given to him by the three clans, An'an was the most cunning, and he couldn't figure out her temperament.

"Enough with the small talk. I called you here to inform you of two things. First, the three old patriarchs have been forever left in the depths of the Gluttony Domain, but they are not completely dead. If you three clans strive to improve yourselves, you may still be able to see them again."

He described the locations where the three former clan leaders had transformed into sacrificial domains. One had to absorb at least the maximum amount of pure purple-grade magic crystals to go there, which, when converted into mental energy nodes, was about five.

Upon hearing the news of the three patriarchs' passing, An'an and the others looked somber. Danfeng couldn't accept her great-grandmother's actions and sobbed softly.

The atmosphere became somewhat heavy. Li Zheng continued, "In addition, the three clan leaders have left you with a final batch of gifts."

He raised his hand and released all the twisted magic crystals stored in the capsule. He had been cleaning some of them whenever he had time these past few days; they were all pure purple-grade magic crystals without any evil aura.

The three members of the Black Dragon Ancestor obtained countless magic crystals in their battles, and Li Zheng only released a portion of them, yet the small magic crystal shop was almost overflowing.

He divided all the magic crystals into three equal parts, returning them to the three clans, and then said, "The second thing is that I plan to promote the method of breaking through the limit of mental power. You should select a few trustworthy clansmen to come over, and I will guide them."

Players from Water Blue Star began entering the outer city, and soon even more people would flood in. Li Zheng was preparing to do some preliminary work so that he wouldn't be caught off guard later.

"Breaking through the limits of spiritual power...?" Mo Li and An An were stunned for a moment, then realized what they meant and their eyes widened in shock: "You mean... a breakthrough that's different from the current methods used in the outer city?!"

(End of this chapter)