Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

"If you can obtain the surrender pact, I hope you can find a way to study the principle behind its effectiveness and master it."

The terminal sent another message. Li Zheng took out the inscription card and frowned deeply: "What do you want to do with something that controls the life and death of others?"

Terminal: "The Wildlings are unruly. By binding them with a war pact, we can allow them to enter the outer city."

"And then what?" Li Zheng pressed. "When war breaks out, will you coerce them into going out as cannon fodder?"

"Cannon fodder?" the terminal replied. "There are plenty of cannon fodder, why would I go to the trouble of bringing in wilderness people to be cannon fodder?"

"We can have as many as you want?" Li Zheng asked. "Since they're not going to be used as cannon fodder, what's your intention in bringing these wilderness people into the outer city?"

Terminal: "Besides being rich in minerals, other resources are relatively scarce in the wilderness. Moving into the outer city will at least make life more comfortable than before."

"Most of those first-generation wilderness dwellers are too bloodthirsty to enter the outer city, but their descendants should have such an opportunity. The defeated contract is to add an insurance policy for these people to prevent those with ill intentions from sneaking in."

"If it weren't for this, do you think your predecessor would have agreed to such an obvious agreement that aimed to destroy a race?"

Li Zheng: "So your goal from the beginning was to destroy the defeated pact of one race. Apart from those clan leaders who were entangled in bloodlust, it was not a problem for the other races to enter the outer city?"

Terminal: "That's right. Apart from the Destroyer Clan, everyone else is just a side thing. Even if you're not married to them, I can still arrange for them to come in. After all, they made a significant contribution by solving an academic problem for the outer city."

Li Zheng's face darkened: "If that's the case, why did you ask me to bring the three clans into the outer city under the guise of being husband and wife?"

"Because you found the three races first," the terminal said. "I already said, the three races were just a side effect, an excuse to get the Destruction Race to accept the agreed conditions. Besides, if the three races were just let in casually, how could you ask the Destruction Race's Holy Maiden to marry you?"

"???" Li Zheng was utterly bewildered: "Isn't it enough to just sign a defeat pact to destroy the entire race? Why do I need to have the Holy Maiden of Destruction marry me?"

"Because she's beautiful," the terminal said matter-of-factly. "Look at me now, do you think I can get married?"

Obviously, no.

"Because I've never had a partner in my life, I've placed all my affections on you, so of course I'll do everything I can to find you a few wives..." The terminal sent half of the message and then regretted it, saying, "Oops, I let it slip."

Li Zheng clenched his fists: "So it really was you who instructed them behind the scenes!"

The terminal started acting like a rogue: "In short, sending a person with blood and energy into the outer city is the condition of the Destruction Clan, and your marriage to the Destruction Saintess is our condition. Whether you fulfill these conditions or not is up to you. There is only one thing that must be fulfilled, and that is that the Destruction Saintess is not allowed to enter the outer city unless she hands over the defeat contract."

Li Zheng thought for a moment: "But she was very resistant to offering me the surrender agreement..."

Terminal: "I don't care, that's your problem to solve, it's none of my business."

Then he fell silent, and stopped replying to Li Zheng's messages.

Li Zheng pondered for a moment. The terminal only wanted to defeat the contract; it wasn't necessarily required...

wrong!

Mudala herself possessed an extremely strong bloodline, and she was also among those subject to restrictions. Therefore, in any case, if she wanted to abide by the ancestral teachings and enter the outer city, she had to use the defeat pact on herself.

“Mudala, although I really want to help you, the contract of defeat is a condition that must be obeyed.” Li Zheng said sincerely, “If you insist on refusing, I can only apologize to you. Moreover, this is considered a unilateral breach of contract by you, the destroyer of your clan, and I will not bear any responsibility.” As he spoke, he took out his teleportation disk for returning to the city, waiting for Mudala’s final decision.

Miriel looked at the two of them and advised, "Li Zheng is absolutely a reliable person. Even if that contract might threaten you, I assure you that he will never use it to coerce you. You can rest assured."

As an outsider, Feng Yue naturally shouldn't interfere in such matters, so he also took out a teleportation disk. Once Li Zheng confirmed his return to the city, he would immediately leave with him.

“This…” Mudala remained silent, his face showing no sign of wavering.

Li Zheng shook his head in disappointment. It seemed that the other party did not intend to hand over the defeat contract, so it was none of his business. He had done all he could, and it was not his problem that he could not help the other party.

"Miriel, let's go..."

boom!
He had just called Miriel to leave when a deafening roar suddenly came from afar.

Everyone present changed their expressions and turned to look in the direction from which the sound came.

A mushroom cloud appeared dozens of kilometers away, overturning a large number of flowers and plants. The shock wave from the mushroom cloud caused many plants to bend and fall, leaving a mess.

Seeing her carefully tended flowers and plants destroyed in an instant, Mudala was furious. She leaped into the air, her long dress billowing, and coldly demanded, "Who dares to cause trouble in my home?!"

call out!
Instead of an answer, she was met with a fiery red metal javelin that shot out from the mushroom cloud and pierced Mudala's heart.

The javelin was incredibly fast, covering tens of kilometers in the blink of an eye. Its ferocity was so great that it even created a sonic boom as it ripped through the air!

"Here comes the gun!"

Li Zheng raised his hand and summoned the Black Dragon Spear. He leaped into the air, gripped the spear shaft with both hands, and slashed down forcefully: "Get out of my way!"

Boom!
The black dragon spear, though striking later, struck first, knocking Mudala away before the javelin could hit him.
咻咻 咻 ~
The fiery red javelin spun and flew into the distance, hovering in the air for a while before being pulled back towards the mushroom cloud.

Snapped!
A large, hairy hand emerged from the mushroom cloud and caught the javelin precisely.

Immediately afterwards, a black-haired ape-man emerged from the mushroom cloud, the intense heat of the flames failing to harm a single hair on its body.

The ape-man's gaze was cold and devoid of emotion, like a lifeless machine.

Their gazes met those of Li Zheng and the other man, spanning dozens of kilometers.

Li Zheng saw the other party grin, revealing a mouthful of ferocious and terrifying sharp teeth. He seemed to say something, then slightly bent his legs and shot into the sky like a cannonball, charging towards them at an extremely fast speed.

Sensing the violent killing intent emanating from the other party, Li Zheng's eyes darkened. He drew spiritual power from the Dark Realm and stood in front of Mudala, holding his spear horizontally: "Get down, you're coming for me."

[A familiar scent!]

This guy's target is you, and you should know which organization is behind him.