Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 777 An old friend comes

"Fengshan, what are you doing here?"

Li Zheng looked at the person leading the group and realized that it was Feng Shan, whom he hadn't seen for a while.
“I would like to stay in the matrix a little longer, but the terminal won’t allow it.” Feng Shan smiled bitterly: “They insist that my contribution is already enough and are forcing me to go to the outer city.”

"Are you the same way?" Li Zheng shifted his gaze to the people next to him.

"Pretty much." Ye Kai shrugged and said, "The reason the terminal gave me was that my technology modification skills were already sufficient to enter the outer city, so I came."

Ye Yuan puffed out her flat chest: "I'm much better than my good-for-nothing older brother. I entered the outer city a day early because my firearms modification skills met the requirements!"

Chu Xiao's face turned bitter: "You'll definitely think the reason the terminal sent me into the outer city is outrageous."

Li Zheng asked curiously, "What's the reason? Tell me."

"He said..." Chu Xiao choked up, as if he had suffered a great injustice, "He said my defense was too high, and told me to go into the outer city to continue being beaten..."

"That's really a bit outrageous." Li Zheng said, both amused and exasperated, and asked them, "Are only a few of you going into the outer city this time?"

“Not only that,” Feng Shan said, “There’s also Rebecca from the White Bear Legion, Liu Qishao from Kunlun, Roanna from the Knights of the Round Table, and so on. They are almost all commanders of various legions. The reason is the same: their contributions met the requirements for entering the outer city, and they were forcibly sent here.”

Goodness, they're all familiar faces!

Li Zheng's heart skipped a beat: "Besides that, is there any unknown passerby?"

"There was one!" Ye Yuan exclaimed. "When I came out of the portal, that person was right next to me. He was... wait, why can't I remember what he looked like?"

She racked her brains, then exclaimed in surprise, "I remember asking him his name, but I can't remember! Wait... was he a man or a woman?"

"Huh?" Chu Xiao also remembered something, his expression shifting: "Now that you mention it, I do recall that there is indeed such a guy!"

He explained to Li Zheng, "That person wasn't lacking in presence; you could notice him when he was face-to-face, and there were no problems communicating with him. But... it seems that after losing contact with him for about half an hour, my impression of him started to fade. In the end, I just remembered that there was such a person, but I couldn't recall any information about him."

“It’s a mental ability!” Miriel said. “This person must have come into contact with the Abyss Clan and obtained the relevant ability from the Amnesiac Demon. He can erase other people’s impressions of him, provided that the other person’s mental strength cannot exceed his own.”

The reason you were able to retain each other's impressions is because your mental strength is not too weak, and is not much different from the other person's.

Otherwise, you should completely forget about each other!

"Sister Miriel!" Ye Yuan's eyes lit up as she rushed over and hugged Miriel tightly, refusing to let go. "I missed you so much! Oh? That strange attraction you had isn't there anymore! But you're still so beautiful!"

"Ye Yuan!" Ye Kai scolded his younger sister for her rash behavior.

"It's alright." Li Zheng waved his hand and said, "Girls interact differently than we men, so let her be. The person you three were talking about earlier, you should have heard of her often, but you don't know her specific name or appearance."

"I've often heard..." Chu Xiao immediately thought of one person: "The commander of the Nine Heavens Legion!"

“Uh…” Ye Kai said awkwardly, “We three members of Nine Heavens actually needed someone to remind us to realize that our leader had also entered the outer city. That’s really something.”

“Haha.” Li Zheng laughed, “Actually, there’s no need to worry about that. Legion status only applies within the matrix. Once we’re in the outer city, everyone is an outer city resident, and there’s no distinction in status.” “That makes sense.” Ye Kai nodded, “I originally planned to find a suitable research institution to further my studies after coming to the outer city. I took a look around on the way here, and it seems that this area is full of various research institutes. I’ll settle down here from now on.”

"What about you guys?" Li Zheng looked at the others. "Do you think so too?"

"I don't care," Ye Yuan said nonchalantly. "I'm supported by my brother. Wherever he goes, I go."

"How dare you say that!" Ye Kai cursed angrily, but did not say anything to refuse.

Chu Xiao then asked, "Old Li, do you know where I can find more advanced gene serums? I haven't experienced that kind of intense boost in a long time."

Gene serums are absolutely the fastest and most transformative way for Chu Xiao to improve his strength, bar none!

Unfortunately, since Li Zheng left the matrix and went to the outer city, they could only use the machines and formulas left behind by Li Zheng to raise their genes to a level close to the Star Glory level.

There were no more formulas after that, so the gene strength stagnated for a long time.

"We must never use gene-editing agents again!"

Nearby, Professor Rothcal's voice came. He pushed up his glasses and came to the group. His knowledgeable eyes revealed a hint of greed as he scanned Fengshan and the others.

He couldn't wait to get everyone involved in data monitoring and then get to the research.

"I was just about to say that, and here comes the professor. Let him give us a rundown of the pros and cons of gene therapy." Li Zheng made way for the professor to give the lecture.

Roscal shared his findings from Li Zheng with the others: their current genetic strength was just at the perfect level, and further improvement could potentially create a constraint.

Most importantly, those who eventually use gene-enhancing drugs may become obsessed with the feeling of rapidly increasing their strength, thus taking the risk of seeking out and consuming super-limit drugs.

In that case, the body would inevitably collapse and turn into an infinitely multiplying monster.

Chu Xiao was astonished: "So the gene serum has such a dangerous side. No wonder you didn't provide the formula for the follow-up serum, Old Li. You're very thoughtful!"

"..." Li Zheng was silent for a few seconds before telling the truth: "Actually, I don't have the follow-up formula myself."

Upon hearing this, Roscal said sternly, "How dare someone spread such a dangerous thing into the Matrix? This must be reported to the terminal, and the monitoring of the Matrix must be strengthened!"

The matrix is ​​merely a testing ground; its purpose is not to kill all new players.

If excessive items were to enter, the resulting harm would be self-evident!

Upon hearing this, Li Zheng glanced at Professor Rothcal again. He remembered that the professor had mentioned before that he had participated in the research and development of a certain super-limit item, and that he had switched to researching gravity equipment after his memories of the relevant items were erased.

Connecting this to his wife, who works at a genetic research institute, it's not hard to see that Professor Rothcal and his wife may have been involved in research on gene-deficient drugs!

It was precisely Professor Rothcal’s sense of responsibility that made him resolutely abandon his previous expertise and start from scratch in another unfamiliar field.

(End of this chapter)