Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 811 Chapter 810 God

The terminal's speculation was like a sudden, towering mountain, pressing heavily on Li Zheng's heart.

If the speculation is true, then the Blue Planet people and the survivors of these races left in the Matrix will be a crucial force of resistance.

They were also the ultimate force of resistance.

"It's just a speculation, and it doesn't prove that the facts are really as I said," the terminal reassured Li Zheng, saying, "Let's continue with the good news."

“Continuing from the previous topic, I would like to mention the genetic ability that Yan Bujin and his team discovered. I call it ‘base,’ which means the foundation of everything.”

As he spoke, the terminal projected a regular shape onto the screen.

"This is what the 'base' looks like in the human body after it becomes a gene: a symmetrical hexagon. This shape is quite important, and we'll talk about it later."

The terminal said, "After this period of research, I have initially mastered the method of using instruments to imprint this ability pattern into the human body. As long as the ability pattern is drawn in the body using genetic force, it can be retained as long as the ability is compatible with oneself."

"However, the human body is a very complex thing. For example, 'gene' is compatible with most individuals, but it is possible that some individuals cannot even accommodate it."

"There is currently no way to determine whether an ability is compatible with oneself. I have considered whether it might be related to elements, but after several studies, I have ruled out that idea."

Karaara.

The ground around Li Zheng opened up, and a huge ecological box rose up, inhabited by many creatures that resembled mice, except that these creatures had hands and feet that were more like humans.

"These are organisms that I have carefully cultivated, and their genetic similarity to humans is as high as 99.99999...%. They are just a little bit away from becoming completely human."

"Those studies were completed on them."

Li Zheng looked at the transparent ecosphere, where tiny mice, only about 20 centimeters tall, with rat-like heads and long, thin tails, were also looking up at him.

The ecological box was very large. In addition to these mouse-humans, the terminal had also prepared vegetation, food, mountains, rivers, lakes and other terrain features in advance.

The mouse people were both curious and deeply afraid of the suddenly appearing giant monster.

Countless mouse-humans huddled together, trembling with fear.

Meanwhile, some of the stronger-looking mouse-men stood in front of the weaker group, baring their sharp teeth at Li Zheng, intimidating the giant monster and urging him to stay away from his people.

Li Zheng waved to them in a friendly manner, but this gesture was taken as a dangerous signal.

One of the extremely old mouse-like people raised his hand and condensed a ball of flame, which he then smashed towards Li Zheng.

Snapped!
The baseball-sized flame slammed into the inner wall of the ecosphere, shattering into sparks that gradually dissipated.

Li Zheng didn't even feel any temperature, but was curious: "Did you inscribe these fire-type patterns into its body?"

The terminal nodded and said, "That's right, that pattern is rather low-grade, only black iron level. Given their size, they can at most be used as lighters."

"Size?" Li Zheng frowned slightly: "A black iron-level gene ability is not weak in terms of destructive power, enough to kill many ordinary humans. The reason why its power is so small is because its size is too small to generate too much gene force?"

“That’s right,” the terminal said. “Although the experimental data is somewhat one-sided, currently, different races can produce different genetic power by inscribing the same ability patterns.”

“If we take the standard amount of Earth and our planet as ‘1’, then these little guys would only have ‘0.01’ or even less.”

The flame emitted by a lighter and the flame emitted by a blowtorch are naturally not on the same scale. In addition to the difference in 'quantity', there is also the limitation of 'output path'.

Li Zheng said, "I have personally witnessed the Blood-Patterned Black Dragon's ancestor transform into his true form. His enormous size and physical strength and defense alone far surpassed those of the Blue Star people. However, they do not seem to favor genetic force, and instead prefer to fight using their own power."

If the Black Dragon Ancestor were to acquire the same level of genetic abilities, would he necessarily be stronger than the Water Blue Star people?
"This brings us back to the topic we just discussed—compatibility."

The terminal explained, "Some races are not compatible with any genetic abilities. Even if they are given king-level genetic abilities, they cannot unleash their original power."

Certain races have a higher compatibility with memory abilities, so they might be able to unleash the power of bronze or even silver level abilities at the iron level.

“Genetic abilities are a very complex subject. Like that guy who just shot you flames, there’s still a lot of room in his body, but I failed when I tried to inscribe another fire-type ability into him.”

The terminal pointed to another mouse-man who remained calm and collected, protecting his people, and said, "This guy is different. When I experimented on him, I inscribed seven different attribute abilities into his body, and the compatibility was ridiculously high."

"They are just two different individuals within the same ethnic group, and they are almost from the same bloodline. Their compatibility in terms of genetic abilities is vastly different, not to mention how difficult it is to study the differences between different races."

After listening quietly, Li Zheng asked, "Does this mean that we can artificially create a large number of genetically engineered warriors?"

“That’s right.” The terminal nodded.

Li Zheng was disappointed and said, "It's useless. The upper limit of genetic power is very low. Even if there are more genetically capable warriors, it won't bring about any qualitative change."

The reasons why all races dislike genetic abilities include that the upper limit of genetic abilities is not high enough, and they cannot become stronger as they become stronger.

"That was the case before, but it may not be in the future."

The terminal said, "Now, we have found 'Base,' an ability that can solve the problem of the original genetic power. Through deduction, I discovered that there is another auxiliary ability in the genetic power that can connect Base with other abilities. I call it 'Source.' By using 'Source' to connect 'Base' with other combat abilities, the output of the original genetic power can be made more efficient, thereby increasing its strength."

It's like adding a regulating valve to a lighter, allowing you to control the flame size. The trade-off is that the larger the flame, the more energy is consumed.

And 'base' can turn a lighter into a flamethrower.

"So, what kind of plant can produce this 'source'?" Li Zheng asked, and replied, "I also set up a cultivation base in Block 4, which can help with the planting."

“It’s not in any plant,” the terminal said. “Through my deductions, the offspring of life forms with genetic abilities have a certain probability of acquiring the same abilities, or even mutating.”

"The 'Source' is a mutated form of the base. I can use the rapid reproduction of these small experimental subjects to accelerate the search for the 'Source'. It shouldn't take long."

Li Zheng pondered for a moment and asked, "You said before that this is a new way of cultivation, but from what I've heard so far, it seems that apart from using the source to increase strength, the growth potential is not very high."

"Hehe." The terminal chuckled, "What if multiple 'bases' and 'sources' could exist simultaneously within the same human body?"

Li Zheng asked in surprise, "Are there any successful precedents?"

“Yes, and there’s more than one.” The terminal gestured for Li Zheng to look at the terrarium: “Did you see the little female ratman over there? She has nine ‘bases’ engraved in her body. And this stubborn little one over here, in addition to the seven different attribute gene abilities in its body, it also has five ‘bases’ as a supply. It is the most powerful of all the test subjects.”

Li Zheng looked at the stubborn boy and found that the boy was staring at him coldly, with a strong murderous intent.

"Its formidable strength seems to have given it considerable confidence, and it's actually eager to try and attack me?" Li Zheng smiled slightly, placed his palm on the outer wall of the eco-box, and activated the fire-type attachment.

boom!
A super fireball, fifty centimeters in diameter, appeared inside the ecosphere, radiating terrifying heat that terrified the creature that had previously thrown the smaller fireball, causing it to flee in panic.

However, the fireball disappeared the next second, as if it had never existed. Li Zheng used extreme isolation to prevent the high temperature from having any subsequent impact on the ecosphere.

These little guys are treasures here now. Just teach them a lesson; it's not worth hurting them.

The high temperatures came quickly and went quickly.

The escaped mouse-man suddenly reappeared, kneeling on the ground and bowing repeatedly in Li Zheng's direction, squeaking loudly.

Then more mouse-men knelt before Li Zheng, as if performing some kind of evil ritual.

The terminal chuckled, "They treat you like a god and are worshipping you."

"God..."

Li Zheng murmured to himself, "When the enemy's strength is so great that it seems insurmountable, will we then treat them as gods?"

Suddenly, a commotion broke out in the eco-box.

Two strong male ratmen escorted a thin but glossy female ratman to the front, pushing her towards Li Zheng while squeaking as if saying flattering words.

"They are offering a sacrifice, offering the most beautiful girl in their tribe to the gods," the terminal's voice came from the side.

Li Zheng found it inexplicably grating to hear.

Isn't it a different kind of sacrifice that Mo Li and others treat as their wives in such a childish way?
Li Zheng asked, "Aren't you going to do anything about these little creatures? If things continue like this, sooner or later your ecosystem will be awash in blood."

The terminal operator gave a wry smile: "I've managed this before, so this is already the umpteenth batch of experimental groups."

Whether or not management is implemented will not affect the direction of the social structure within the ecosystem.

Because the territory is only so big, every ethnic group that wants more living space and resources must wage war.

The will of the gods is the best excuse.

“You have accepted their sacrifices, and they will continue this tradition.”

"If you do not accept their sacrifice, the sacrifice they have brought out will be offered to you in another way."

Li Zheng turned to look at the terminal: "How about another method?"

The terminal didn't say it explicitly, but simply said, "I'll take them back and then broadcast the next scene, and you'll see."

The eco-box slowly sank to the ground and disappeared from Li Zheng's sight.

The images inside the ecosystem box appeared on the supercomputer screen.

What happened next left Li Zheng in a daze for a long time.

An older-looking little mouse stepped forward, squeaking as if saying something.

Then someone brought a wooden stake and handed it to the older ratman. Finally, the stake was driven through the female ratman from bottom to top, and she stood upright in the open space.

The female mouse-human struggled and convulsed in agony, while her original kin knelt and prayed.

Even the stubborn little guy, whom they regarded as a hero, remained unmoved by this scene.

(End of this chapter)