Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 152 Obtaining Another Diamond-Level Item!
"If I could learn it just by watching, would I need to trade sword techniques with Zhan Zhouzhou?"

Li Zheng smiled and shook his head, not bothering to go out and give Liu Jin any pointers.

after all……

He's very busy!

"Draw the treasure chest!"

Yes, during the time he was practicing his stick skills to perfection, it had unknowingly passed midnight.

[Random treasure chest draw in progress today, please wait...]

[Draw successful. Treasure chest quality: Gold. Collect now?]

"Gold..."

Li Zheng smacked his lips, "It's alright, I guess."

"extract!"

Boom!
When the golden treasure chest appeared, Li Zheng immediately opened the lid, reached in, and gently scooped it out.

The next moment, a notification sound appeared in his ear along with information on the panel, and Li Zheng was instantly overjoyed.

Congratulations! You've won a treasure chest and obtained a Diamond-level item: Trait Upgrader +1!

[Received: Cold storage renovation design blueprint +1]

[Acquired: Power Core Type IV +1]

[Received: 2000g of Orichalcos]

[Received: Intermediate Module +50]

[Received: Analyzer +1]

[Received: 5000g of titanium-air alloy]

"Another critical hit!"

Li Zheng was so excited he almost jumped up. He never expected that after several days, the treasure chest would hit him again, giving him a diamond-level item!
This is only the second diamond-grade item he has ever seen or heard of!

"Feature Upgrader, take a look at the attributes."

With a sudden thought, an item flew into his hand from a short distance away.

This is a mechanical product with a button-shaped exterior and a touch screen, except that this button is as big as a washbasin and has no holes.

It's very easy to use; you can simply operate it on the touchscreen.

[Character Upgraders, Diamonds, Consumables]
Description: When used, it can increase the level of any "trait" of the target, with the upgrade cap being Platinum > Diamond.

Old Pu: Oh ho ho, interesting little thing, it can do far more than you can imagine.

For example, "gender" is also considered a "characteristic".

how about it?
Want to give it a try?

"Try it, you son of a bitch!"

Li Zheng ignored Lao Pu's attempts to seduce him; he wasn't that stupid to fall for such a trick.

The feature upgradeer refers to upgrading features, not changing features.

If you were to upgrade your gender, it would be absolutely impossible to change from male to female; it would be more like changing from "male" to "straight male".

Of course, it is more likely that it will become a more ambiguous gender.

For example: help them
"Hmm...it seems like the 'futa' setting is quite exciting..." Li Zheng suddenly had a fleeting thought, but ultimately used his strong willpower to erase this strange idea from his mind.

“A diamond-grade item, if used for something weird, would definitely cause serious illness.”

Li Zheng opened his various attribute panels and examined them carefully.

"The traits I currently possess... include a few passive abilities and marksmanship proficiency that are not displayed on the panel."

Does this undisplayed capability count as part of the upgrade scope?

I guess... it counts?
"How about using it to upgrade your marksmanship mastery?"

Li Zheng considered it seriously for a while and rejected the idea: "It's best to use this kind of tool to upgrade those characteristics that cannot be changed in essence. Gun skill proficiency can be upgraded to specialization through training. It would be a waste to use the upgrade device on this kind of ability."

"The unchangeable nature of the characteristics..."

Li Zheng focused his attention on the genetic ability "ice and fire attachment," which seemed to count, right?
"But if the upgrade device is used on an ability that is not yet at its maximum level, won't it just upgrade it from Lv1 to Lv2?"

If that's the case, wouldn't we be losing a fortune?
"Or should I save it for later, and use it when I've maxed out the Ice and Fire Attachment?"

……

"It still doesn't work. The amount of resources required to upgrade a Platinum-level ability is terrifying."

With just these few Flameflowers I've planted so far?

"Once I reach the maximum level, I might even get a second trait upgrade device, right?"

Li Zheng was in a dilemma. If he kept it, he was afraid it would "depreciate"; if he used it, he couldn't find a suitable use for it.

It's a real dilemma.

Li Zheng's gaze slid down, and he locked onto a specific term.

"Is this... considered a separate feature?" Li Zheng operated the touchscreen for a moment, and a confirmation prompt popped up in front of him.

[Do you wish to upgrade the "Immunity to Heat and Cold" trait? After upgrading this trait, it will be randomly selected from similar traits and replaced.]

"It really works!" Li Zheng clenched his fist tightly.

The passive ability of being immune to heat and cold is indeed very overpowered, but the side effect is also obvious: you completely lose your sense of temperature.

In some ways, being immune to heat and cold isn't very practical, since with Old Pu around, he almost never goes into rooms with extreme environments.

"But if I lose my immunity to heat and cold, will using the Ice and Fire Infusion technique have any effect on me?"

Looking at the confirmation option in front of him, Li Zheng hesitated to agree.

After all, if you're unlucky, the ice and fire effects will only be used as an auxiliary means for ranged attacks in the future.

His strongest attack ability right now is actually in close combat.

"Hi~hoo~"

Taking a deep breath, Li Zheng didn't rush to confirm. Instead, he opened a private chat and contacted Feng Shan, asking him to give him a full buff.

Regardless of whether the blessings were insincere, after receiving ten "wish fulfillments," Li Zheng closed his eyes to confirm and left everything to fate.

"Give it a try and your bicycle will turn into a motorcycle!"

Upgrade confirmed!

[The Trait Upgrader has been successfully used. You have lost the passive ability "Immunity to Heat and Cold".]

[The Trait Upgrade has taken effect, granting you the new active ability "Limited Isolation"]

Extreme isolation

Grade: Diamond

Type: Self-amplification

Level: None
exp: None
Description: When actively activated, it can generate an extreme temperature insulation layer on the surface of a specified target.

Cost: 1/30 second

"Holy crap! It worked! And the fundamental type of the ability hasn't changed; it's still about blocking the effects of extreme temperatures!"

When Li Zheng opened his eyes, he discovered something even more terrifying.

That is, his original maximum genetic force of 100 points instantly surged to 220 points after he obtained the ultimate isolation!
"This is outrageous! This is outrageous!"

Feeling the long-awaited warmth, Li Zheng shed tears of satisfaction. "Damn it, now I feel like a human being!"

On Earth, when summers are unbearably hot and winters are freezing cold, Li Zheng has made a wish more than once that he could be free from the torment of extreme temperatures.

However, once inside the matrix, this wish was actually fulfilled!
At first, he was overjoyed, thinking he could finally escape the torment of the temperature.

Later, he discovered that having this ability was not as wonderful as he had imagined.

The food was cold, and no matter what I ate, it felt like I was stuffing a piece of paper into my mouth.

The difference lies in the fact that these "papers" have slightly different textures and tastes due to differences in the materials used and the cooking methods.

Even taking a bath doesn't always provide a relaxing experience.

You know, taking a cold bath and taking a hot bath are completely different experiences, and he... can't experience either of them!

of course……

Most importantly, at one point, he had a delusion.

I can no longer feel warmth...

It doesn't seem like a normal human being anymore.

"Damn it, our quality of life is getting better every day, but because of this stupid ability, we can't enjoy many things."

"Then what is there to strive for in life?"

After venting his anger for a while, Li Zhengcai began to carefully study this new ability.

"Does generating an isolation layer on the surface of a designated target mean I can use this ability on others?"

Without further ado, let's get straight to the experiment!

Li Zheng went over and dragged the sleeping Xiao Ying out of her nest, then used his ability on the little one.

The next second, the genetic force decreased by one.

Sakura's body showed no unusual changes.

"This isolation ability is invisible?"

Li Zheng also added a layer to himself, reducing his gene force value by two this time.

"Different sizes result in different consumption levels; lithium-ion batteries!"

Li Zheng muttered to himself, then decisively activated the Ice and Fire Attachment, forming a cold aura around himself.

Correspondingly, a burst of flames appeared on Sakura's body.

As soon as the flames appeared, Sakura, who had been sleeping soundly, was suddenly awakened. Seeing that she was wrapped in flames, the little girl was so frightened that she burst into tears.

"Wow~ Waaaaah..."

Xiaoying thought Li Zheng wanted to roast her, and shouted that she had no meat on her body and was not tasty at all.

"You little dummy, who wants to eat you?" Li Zheng tapped Xiaoying's head speechlessly.

Sakura then realized that the flames hadn't actually harmed her.

"Yingying?"

The little guy curiously raised his little hands, trying to grab the flames on his body, but found that he couldn't grab them no matter what he did, so he started to struggle with the flames.

Emotions come and go quickly; it has already forgotten how much it cried just now.

"Alright, alright, go back to sleep." Li Zheng decisively withdrew his ability, and the flames and cold air disappeared instantly. The surrounding air lost the supply of the two elements, and the temperature quickly returned to normal.

Now, Sakura was no longer sleepy. She flew to Li Zheng's shoulder, hugged his neck, and acted coquettishly, wanting to play with fire again.

"What are you doing playing with fire, kid? You'll wet the bed!" Li Zheng rolled his eyes at it, refused without hesitation, grabbed it, and threw it back into its little nest.

"Humph!"

Sakura was very unhappy, so she burrowed into the fibers, leaving only her tail sticking out.

Li Zheng ignored it, went back to his bed, lay down, and stared blankly at the ceiling.

He discovered that the ultimate isolation technique had another use that he desperately needed: it would finally prevent his clothes from burning when he used the ice and fire attachment technique again!
It's pitiful to think about. Since gaining this genetic ability, Li Zheng has hardly ever worn any nice clothes.

I often lose control and burn everything, including my sleeves. After level 2, I even start burning my whole body.

That's good, the embarrassing scene of naked people running around when they start fighting can finally be avoided.

"Hmm... there's also a blueprint for a cold storage facility."

Li Zheng glanced at the other USB drive he had just obtained and saw that it contained enough material.

Cold storage design blueprints, gold-grade capsule dwelling renovation tools, disposable

Description: After use, it can build a 4×4+4 cold storage in the capsule dwelling.

建造所需材料：动力核心Ⅳ型*2、温控仪*2、铁锭*200、铜锭*150、零部件*100、中级模块*20。】

"……Depend on!"

After reviewing the required materials, Li Zheng cursed, "Another gold-grade active core? And two at once?!"

I'm really stuck with these nuclear weapons. I just got one, haven't even had a chance to enjoy it, and now I have to use it again.

"Luckily, I still had the last one left, otherwise this design would have been gathering dust again."

The cold storage should definitely be located near the kitchen, so that it is convenient to retrieve the ingredients.

After selecting the location, he immediately ordered construction to begin, and the USB drive in his hand disappeared.

"Let the nanny and Number Six move all the food into the cold storage tomorrow morning. That's it for tonight..."

He closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

……

The next day, the Sakura-brand alarm clock dutifully started ringing at 8:30 sharp.

Li Zheng got up, confirmed that the cold storage had been completed, and then asked the nanny and No. 6 to start working and move all the ingredients inside.

He himself stayed with Sakura to help her wash up and get ready, and to solve the breakfast problem.

Incidentally, Li Zheng tested the bronze and silver level dishes to confirm the amplification effects of the two levels of dishes.

Bronze level increased by 12.5%.
Silver-level increase of 15%
The duration remained consistent at four hours.

Li Zheng opened the regional channel; there were very few people chatting at this time. He glanced at the combat power ranking.

After Lin Feng's death, Chu Xiao became the number one in combat power. Even though Li Zheng obtained a diamond-level ability, it could not directly increase combat power, so it could not affect the ranking.

Zhan Zhouzhou has risen to second place, with Li Zheng close behind in third.

Fourth place goes to Fengshan, whose explosive power is at its maximum level. With the addition of a new gold-level ability, his combat power will be greatly enhanced.

The fifth and sixth place winners were not the Ye siblings, but Feng Qiwu and Yu Xiaoyu.

This surprised Li Zheng.

Fengshan had told him that his father was very strong, so ranking fifth was not unreasonable.

The fact that even his blind date ranked sixth made Li Zheng even more wary of Yu Xiaoyu.

The seventh place is another unfamiliar name: Toshio Watanabe.

"Judging from the style of this name, is he one of those three Mud-Baked Chickens? His combat power is quite high..." Li Zheng flipped through the rankings and found the other two Mud-Baked Chickens.

Slightly to the left of the gate, ranked 25th.

Hitsuji Gosaka, ranked 38th.

"Ha, those two names are absolutely brilliant!" Li Zheng was speechless and turned off the regional channel.

He hadn't been paying attention to the changes in the power rankings, but he did check them out because he knew five new people had arrived yesterday.

"Heh... All three of you are ranked so high, yet you claim you were being chased and had to use a spatial teleportation device to escape?" Li Zheng sneered.

He might have believed it yesterday, but if he still believes it after seeing the other party's ranking today, he would truly be a complete idiot.

“Nine hundred and ninety-three people. Subtracting the five who came yesterday, our channel originally had nine hundred and eighty-eight players.” Li Zheng calculated, “Based on the normal casualty ratio, after the channel is split, an average of six people will be lost every day.”

They took everything out of the refrigerator and made Number Six and the others carry it away. Li Zheng then took out a shotgun and fired several shots at the refrigerator until it was broken down.

“Hopefully these three mud-baked chickens will behave themselves, otherwise…” Li Zheng placed his hand on the refrigerator, and as the decomposed information popped up, a cold glint flashed in his eyes, “I wouldn’t mind borrowing the compass from Ye Kai again.”

……

"Watanabe-san, are we going to have a mission today?"

Slightly to the left of the gate, Watanabe came out of his residence, handed him a skewer of grilled meat, and asked him something.

Rubbing away the sleep from his eyes, Toshio Watanabe yawned and said, "Don't rush, Mr. Pianzuo."

He tore open a piece of the roasted meat and took a look, only to find it wasn't fully cooked. Watanabe Toshio held the skewer up to the fire and said, "Didn't I tell you? Use your brain!"

We just entered this channel yesterday, and overnight the information has already been added to the combat power rankings. Those Chinese will definitely be very wary of us.

If we start the mission rashly, the large number of player casualties today will likely attract attention.

Gangmen, slightly to the left, asked with a puzzled look, "So, we'll just explore quietly for a few days before starting the mission? You should know Murata..."

"Enough with the nonsense!" Watanabe Toshio interrupted him impatiently, saying irritably, "I have full authority over this operation. Any order from Murata is worthless in front of me!"
If you dare try to intimidate me with that idiot again, I'll cripple you!

"Hi!"

The guard on the left immediately cowered and lowered his head, a barely perceptible smug gleam flashing deep in his eyes.

Sitting next to him, Hitsujiro Tsukushi was like a nobody, detached from the two of them, never participating in the conversation, just silently grilling the meat skewers in his hands.

The guard on the left quickly backed down, so Watanabe Toshio naturally couldn't cause any more trouble and continued, "Let's keep quiet for two days and gather more intelligence."

Especially that player named Li Zheng, I want you to pay attention to the regional channel every moment, and record any valuable information!

Holding up the grilled meat, Watanabe Toshio tried a bite, then said with a grave expression, "I have a feeling that this Li Zheng might be the most troublesome opponent in Channel 879. We absolutely cannot be careless!"

"Hi!"

The guard on the left immediately responded, his attitude extremely obedient.

At that moment, Hitsumi Gosaka suddenly spoke up and asked, "Watanabe-san, after these two days of exploration, should we continue together or split up?"

"Let's split up," Watanabe Toshio said after careful consideration. "We have that thing, so we can get back together anytime. Splitting up will maximize our benefits."

"it is good."

Hitsuji Gosaka nodded and remained silent.

Beside him, the guard on the left glanced at him a few times, seemingly wanting to offer some advice, but didn't say anything.

After the three finished breakfast, Watanabe Toshio threw down the skewer, got up, and packed up his capsule residence.

He raised his hand and took out a small pocket watch with a chain.

Holding the chain, I shook it slightly, and the pocket watch swung around a few times before finally tilting in one direction.

The watch remained tilted for thirty seconds before returning to normal. Watanabe Toshio avoided the metal door in that direction and randomly chose another one.

After swiping his card, he stopped and turned to look at Ritsuka Gosaka, warning him very seriously: "I'll say it again, you are not allowed to hunt any players these days!"

Even if you're confident you can take them down in an instant, you mustn't use your strength!

"hey-hey."

Tritium Gosaka grinned: "Don't worry, I never kill people on my own initiative."

The guard on the left gave him a strange look; he knew some information about this man.

Don't be fooled by the fact that Hitomi Gosaka's combat strength is the weakest among the three.

However, intelligence gathered from the left indicates that this quiet, even easily bullied, guy is actually the most dangerous of the three.

"I hope so." Watanabe Toshio gave him a deep look: "You should know what the consequences are for disobeying my orders."

After saying that, he turned and left without waiting for their response.

After he left, the guard post on the left side relaxed a bit.

Hitsumi Gosaka gave him a half-smile and asked, "What task did Junkazu Kato give you?"

"what?"

These words sent chills down the spine of the guard on the left side of the gate, making his head buzz: "You...you...I don't know what you're talking about."

“Hehe.” Hitsujiro Gosaka laughed. “Don’t be nervous. I don’t care what you Genesis are going to do. I just want to know what instructions Kato Junkazu gave you.”

Relax, just tell me, and I won't hurt you, maybe...

At this point, he said meaningfully, "Maybe I can help you."

Gangmen Pianzuo's expression changed several times: "You're too suspicious. I joined Takamagahara on the second day of the game. How could I possibly have anything to do with Genesis?"

Hahaha……"

"Don't want to admit it? That's fine."

Hitsujiro Gosaka didn't insist. He nodded, got up, packed up his capsule apartment, chose the metal door that Toshio Watanabe had avoided, and swiped his card.

Before leaving, he said to the left side of the gate, "Tell Kato Junkazu that the people of Fukushima send their greetings to him."

After that, he walked into the light curtain without looking back.

"Radiation...Radiation Island?!"

He stood to the left of the gate for a while, then suddenly jumped up as if he had seen a ghost and scurried into his residence.

……

"Hey, the cold storage is quite thoughtful. Not only are there shelves and ladders for easy organization, but it's even divided into two rooms: a freezer room and a refrigerated room."

Li was at the entrance of the cold storage, operating the screen to adjust the temperature of the two warehouses.

He had already checked both sides. The nanny and Number Six were not very intelligent, but they were very meticulous when it came to organizing props.

Vegetables and fruits, which are susceptible to freezing, are stored in the cold storage, while meat products are stored in the freezer.

"With a cold storage, we won't have to worry about food spoiling too quickly anymore." After adjusting the temperature, Li Zheng let Xiaoying stand back on his shoulders and went out to pack up the house.

"With less rotten food, there's less compost. However, the presence of animal excrement doesn't have a significant impact."

Overall, the cost-effectiveness of cold storage is ridiculously high.

"The only downside is that the space is too small, only slightly larger than an unexpanded dwelling."

He shook his head dismissively and then checked all the doors in the room.

"Speaking of which, why are the players who share a room with me always so diligent? They disappear as soon as I wake up in the morning. Are they in such a hurry to explore?"

Li Zheng strolled around the room with an air of nonchalance, and finally chose the room marked as a Silver-level creature behind the door, swiping his card to enter.

……

On the other side, Yan Guang and the others also got up. Breakfast consisted of nothing special except for roast meat.

Feng Shan, sandwiched between two girls, looked utterly hopeless: "Can you two get out of my way?"

"Waaah... Brother, if you say that to sister, she'll be sad." Yu Xiaoyu was practically pressed against Feng Shan, holding several skewers in her hands, and said in a coquettish voice.

Yan Guang glanced at her, raised his hand and pinched a bit of flesh on Feng Shan's waist, twisting it hard: "I won't be sad, I'll just take action!"

"Holy crap! Crazy woman, let go of me! It hurts, it hurts, it hurts..." Feng Shan cried out in pain.

"Oh dear sister, how could you treat Brother Fengshan like this?" Yu Xiaoyu slapped Yan Guang's hand away, rubbed Fengshan's arm, and then leaned against him, her face full of heartache, her breath sweet as orchids: "Unlike me, I only feel sorry for my brother~"

"Yuer~" Fengshan felt nauseous and gagged, shivering.

Feng Qiwu sat opposite the three of them, watching his son enjoy the blessings of having two wives, his face full of satisfaction: "How loving they are..."

(End of this chapter)