Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 13 Sakura
In the Matrix world, in a dark cave room, Li Zheng sat on the floor, holding a lantern in one hand and occasionally taking out a Luo Shen flower and chewing it.

On the ground in front of him, a tiny terror bat that looked like a miniature version of Doragon was struggling to gnaw on something the size of a pigeon egg.

"The gene core is indeed a tool for raising pets. Although the little thing is still in its infancy, its teeth are quite formidable."

The first-level gene core, which Li Zheng had examined before, was as hard as ordinary metal.

When it reached the little guy's mouth, it made a small cut with a few gulps.

Although it was a bit of a struggle to eat, he could sense the little terror bat's joyful mood.

Based on those teeth alone, Li Zheng felt that the little guy was more likely a juvenile dragon than a so-called dinosaur.

"My luck is just unbelievable! Finding a pet is bad enough, but to find a miniature version of Doragon among a group of incredibly ugly direbats? No wonder I am like this!"

After eating a ginseng flower, Li Zheng was in a great mood. He then took out a water bottle, unscrewed the cap with one hand, and tilted his head back.

"Tun tun tun... Ha..."

After gulping down three mouthfuls of water, Li Zheng let out a satisfied yawn.

"Hey!"

The little dinosaur bat made a sound.

Li Zheng looked down and saw the little thing staring at the water bottle in his hand.

Would you like some?

"Hey."

The little dinosaur nodded and threw away the half-eaten gene core.

"Okay, I'll pour you some."

Li Zheng placed the bottle cap in front of the little dinosaur and poured some water into it.

Given the size of the little terror bat, the bottle cap is just the right size for it to use.

The little terror bat buried its head in the bottle cap: "Gurgle, gurgle, gurgle..."

Looking up in a dazed state, he said, "Ha... hiccup..."

Li Zheng was taken aback. Was this little guy imitating him?
But I didn't burp.

The little dinosaur bat seemed to realize something was wrong, covering its mouth with its two short limbs and looking around in panic.

Finally, seeing the gene core that it had thrown aside, it suddenly pointed angrily at the gene core and shouted at Li Zheng, "Eek!"

The way she looked seemed to be accusing Li Zheng.

"You mean, that burp you just heard was actually from it?"

"嘤!!"

The little dinosaur nodded righteously and spoke out.

Li Zheng feigned surprise and said, "But it didn't drink any water just now."

"Hey?"

The little dinosaur was startled for a moment, then realized what was happening, picked up half of the gene core and threw it into the bottle cap.

Then he pointed at it and shouted, "Eek!"

Li Zhengcun wanted to tease it, and said with a wicked smile, "It did drink water this time, but it didn't burp."

Upon hearing this, the little dinosaur looked at the half-genome core inside the bottle cap, at a loss for what to do.

"嘤嘤!"

"Hahaha……"

Li Zheng found it amusing, and reached out a finger to pat the little one's head, saying, "Alright, alright, I know you're a lady, isn't that enough?"

"Hey..."

The little dinosaur closed its eyes contentedly, then suddenly remembered it was still angry, and snorted again to show it hadn't calmed down.

"Yes, yes, yes, the lady never burps. That burp just now was from the gene core."

Li Zheng tried to coax the little guy, but the little guy seemed to understand the "hidden meaning" and began to devour the gene core even more fiercely.

The clicking sound never stopped.

"This little guy..."

Li Zheng was speechless. Why did it seem like he couldn't coax her anymore?

Opening the little dinosaur's pet panel and looking at the three question marks next to its personality, Li Zheng felt that he could now define its personality.

Her personality must be spoiled and willful!
"correct."

Li Zheng noticed that the small dinosaur bat had not yet been named.

The little guy is much cuter than the average terror bat. I feel a little uneasy if I don't have a suitable name for him.

We can't keep calling it the little terror bat, can we?
It looks more like Drogon (a Western dragon)!
Hearing the sound, the little guy stopped eating, pricked up its little ears, and wanted to hear how Li Zheng would coax it.

If you can't coax them.

snort!
The little dinosaur was wondering if it should do something to Li Zheng's hand later.

It's perfectly reasonable for a child to wet the bed while asleep, right?
Li Zheng had no idea what the little guy was thinking, and said to himself, "You don't have a name yet, how about I give you one now?"

"Yingying?"

name?

What is it?
Tasty?
The little bat thought to itself, "If the name is harder than what I'm eating now, I won't be able to bite it."

"A name isn't something to eat; it's a code used to identify each person. From now on, whenever this name is called, you'll know it's calling you."

Li Zheng explained to the little dinosaur.

"Hey..."

So it wasn't something to eat after all...

The little dinosaur was somewhat disappointed.

"We can't refuse, we can't keep calling you 'little guy' or 'little thing' from now on, can we? It sounds awful for a lady to have those names."

"Eek? Eek!"

Upon hearing this, the little bat thought it made sense and immediately expressed its desire to hear what name Li Zheng wanted to give it. "Hmm..."

Li Zheng thought for a moment and said, "You always make that whimpering sound, so how about we call you Xiao Ying? It's a homonym for Ying, like the 'cherry' in 'cherry'."

"Oh, by the way, cherries are a delicious fruit. Although I've never seen a cherry tree in bloom, I've heard they're very beautiful."

"Yingying?"

cherry?

good to eat?

Did he want to eat himself by choosing this name?
The little terror bat trembled, wanting to refuse the name.

"Eat, eat, eat! Do you think everyone is like you, only thinking about food?"

Li Zheng explained impatiently, "In ancient times, poets also liked to use the word 'cherry blossom' to describe some beautiful scenery."

So I named you this in the hope that when you grow up, you will be the most beautiful of all the terror bats.

"Waaah?!"

pretty?!
Little Terror Bat, no, Sakura immediately said, this is the name.

I want Sakura!

"Look how vain you are! As soon as you heard it was a compliment on your beauty, you immediately accepted the name."

Li Zheng pressed Xiao Ying's head down and shook it back and forth, almost making the little girl fall over.

"Hey!"

Sakura grumbled in dissatisfaction, dodged Li Zheng's fingers that were pressing down on her, picked up the remaining gene cores, and turned to hand them to Li Zheng.

"Ying ying."

As a thank you for naming Sakura, here's the rest of the delicious food for you.

"..."

Seemingly realizing she had given too much, Xiaoying quickly nibbled away most of the remaining rice-grain-sized gene core before handing it over to Li Zheng, who hadn't yet accepted it.

Li Zheng: "..."

This guy is not only spoiled, but also stingy!

"Forget it, this stuff was meant for you to eat anyway, I can't chew it."

Li Zheng waved his hand in refusal.

"Hey!"

Upon hearing that he didn't want it, Sakura swallowed the last bit of the gene core into her mouth with lightning speed.

As it devoured the last bit of the gene core, Li Zheng finally received the system notification:

The pet 'Sakura' consumed a level-one gene core and grew into an elite.

Current rank: Iron-tier Elite.

[Pet 'Sakura' advances to Elite, gaining a new ability: Rapid Flight.]

As the system notification arrived, Sakura seemed to sense the change within herself and suddenly unfolded the wings that had been tucked behind her.

These wings are also different from those of the terror bat family.

The wings of the Dreadbat are very similar to those of a simple bat, while the pair on Sakura's back, although still immature, clearly have more prominent bone lines, and the fleshy membrane-like wings are also rougher.

"Hey?"

Sakura looked at her wings with curiosity.

Why do I suddenly feel that my wings have strength?

Plop, plop.

Trying to flap her wings, Sakura finally took her first flight as a bat.

After waking up from its hibernation chamber, its small wings remained tucked behind its back, as if they were not fully developed.

It almost forgot that it could actually fly.

"Whoa, whoa..."

Sakura hovered above Li Zheng's head, flying faster and faster, making cheerful sounds.

Li Zheng looked at Xiao Ying, who was having a great time, and smiled like a loving father.

Whoever gets a miniature Doragon or a whole one, it's hard not to smile like a loving father.

Unless he believes that in this world, everything is summed up by the word "bat" in the official racial name.

The whole world has been dragged into this kind of situation, so what's wrong with keeping a little Doragon as a pet?

There's absolutely no problem!

Just then, another system notification popped up.

[At 19:00, the Matrix has entered night. Some genetically engineered organisms will gain enhanced abilities during the night.]

Some genetically modified organisms will be weakened in the dark.

The number of room exploration attempts resets daily at 00:00. Players with remaining attempts are encouraged to explore as soon as possible.

[After midnight, the Matrix world will scan survivors. Surviving players who are 50 years of age or older will be removed from the Matrix survival game. Players who are about to meet the requirements should prepare accordingly.]

[Ding: A pregnant player has been detected in the Matrix Survival game. The removal process will be performed ahead of schedule. Please be prepared.]

[Ding: The players targeted for removal this time are—those who will be 50 years old tomorrow, pregnant women, and disabled individuals under 50 but over 16 (disabled individuals are not included after entering the Matrix). Pregnant women who give birth and disabled individuals who receive treatment will have their relevant memories erased and will be re-entered into the Matrix survival game.]

Preparation time: 05:00

【04:59】

……

A series of system notifications popped up, and Li Zheng immediately opened the chat channel, only to find that both the regional channel and the world channel were buzzing with excitement.

……

(End of this chapter)