Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 304 One is one, and two is two!
Without immediately checking the attributes of the two robots, Li Zheng raised his hand and made them stand aside. He then went over and dismantled the remaining three purple-skinned human corpses, obtaining three platinum-grade blood crystals.

Just as the last corpse was decomposed and disappeared, the two robots moved slightly, seemingly wanting to stop it subconsciously, but then restrained themselves.

Li Zheng keenly noticed this, and although he had doubts in his heart, he did not show them.

Finding out the truth is quite simple: just find a way to establish seamless communication with the two robots.

He had a strong intuition that he could obtain a lot of useful information from the two robots.

Li Zheng is now regretting that he should have traded a translation tool with Luo Aimang when they first met.

The loot for this Crimson Battlefield dungeon is now confirmed: a total of ten Crimson Crystals, six Gold Crystals, and four Platinum Crystals.

In the dungeon, regardless of who dismantles the items, the other members of the team can see the dismantling information.

Li Zheng took out all ten crimson crystals and handed them to the three players: "The dungeon is finished. As agreed, all the rewards are yours. I won't take a penny."

"This isn't right, boss, you've worked so hard... uh..."

The three held the blood-red crystal, and after reading its attributes, they looked at each other in bewilderment.

What's the difference between this dungeon run and it being a complete waste of time?
It is an item that develops blood energy, and it can only function depending on the concentration of blood energy.

It means that if they want to use it, they have to kill a few players with no reputation, just like Lin Fan and his group did.

Putting aside whether they could bring themselves to do it, even if they were determined to turn themselves into red-named players, wouldn't that be a huge offense to Li Zheng?
In their eyes, Li Zheng hated evil as much as he did evil. As long as a player was a red-named player, even if there were channel restrictions, Li Zheng would find a way to kill them.

The player who was missing limbs hesitated and suggested, "Why don't we just throw it away? There's no use keeping it."

"Seconded."

"+1!"

The other two had no objections; they completely ignored Zhao Yu, who was lying there like a corpse, and didn't even think to ask for his opinion.

As they spoke, the three of them made a move to throw away the blood-red crystal, but Li Zheng stopped them.

"Don't throw it away, keep it and sell it when you get back, isn't that the same?" He knew what the three of them were worried about, but blood crystals, if used properly, could also have some unexpected uses.

"Think about it, what kind of people are willing to pay such high prices for these props?" Li Zheng said with a faint smile.

One of the players, being more astute, immediately grasped Li Zheng's intention: "Does the boss mean to entrap us?"

"Don't talk nonsense!" Li Zheng glared at him. "It's just fishing, there's nothing to do with law enforcement."

Li Zheng is not a law enforcement officer, so how can he say something like "entrapment"?

He just wanted to add a few names to his blacklist before the auction started, to prevent any annoying guys from sneaking in.

Of course, if the Star Pirates were still in his possession, Li Zheng wouldn't mind impersonating a "law enforcement officer" and killing a few more red-named players.

After all, the "mysterious declaration" feature is quite useful, and I'm just killing time anyway...

"I understand, I understand."

The group exchanged knowing smiles.

Li Zheng said, "When selling these items, you can ask for a high price. The more eager someone is to buy them, the more likely they are to be a red-named player. Remember to write down their name and channel number."

“The expert is right. Relatively speaking, red-named players can offer more valuable items, since fusing identity cards will yield the three most valuable items.” The player with missing limbs looked worried. “But red-named players are all ruthless bastards. I’m a little worried that they might choose not to trade, but instead teleport over and kill and rob us.”

Will players with red names trade honestly?

High probability is not.

They have become accustomed to acquiring what they desire through "robbery".

The difference is simply that they're competing on a different channel.

"I think you're worrying unnecessarily," another player laughed at him. "Which red-named player would dare come to our channel? Aren't they afraid of dying?"

Besides the infamous Li Zheng, there are several other low-profile experts on Channel 879. Anyone with a red name who dares to come will be killed by them.

Especially since Ye Kai also possesses a powerful artifact like the Hunter's Compass, which allows for precise location tracking within the same channel; once caught, it's certain death.

Li Zheng changed his mind and kept the blood-red crystal because he had thought of this.

The disabled player, enlightened, smiled sheepishly: "That's true, who would dare to cause trouble in our channel? I was overthinking it."

The group discussed some precautions. They agreed that if anyone dared to attack them, they should immediately call for help in the regional channel. Li Zheng would inform Ye Kai and the others beforehand and provide immediate support if needed. Finally, they parted ways. Li Zheng glanced at Zhao Yu and said to the three of them, "You can decide what to give him, since he's the one who discovered the dungeon."

Every time Li Zheng runs a dungeon, he only adheres to three principles when allocating loot: fairness! Fairness! And fucking fairness!
Zhao Yu can lie low and give up, that's his own business, but he absolutely must receive his share of the reward; it cannot be withheld.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have voluntarily shared the materials he obtained from dismantling the giants in the ancient ruins with his teammates.

One is one, and two is two. You pay for one bowl of noodles if you eat one bowl of noodles; that's the rule.

"We've actually discussed it. Judging from his appearance, he doesn't seem like someone who wants to fight. Giving him weapons would be a waste. We'll each contribute some food to ensure he can easily survive the remaining 48 hours." The disabled player was quite displeased when he mentioned Zhao Yu. Despite having a healthy physique that others envy, he chose to slack off and hadn't moved a single finger since entering the dungeon. He wondered what Zhao Yu's mentality was.

"That's fine too." Li Zheng nodded slightly. He also felt that this plan was very suitable for Zhao Yu, and in his mind, his interaction with Zhao Yu would end there.

Given Zhao Yu's current condition, he might die any day now, and it's highly unlikely we'll ever see each other again.

"Let's go. There are two more lottery draws after the dungeon ends, but as for the rewards..." Li Zheng waved his hand, giving the group a reminder, and then opened the wheel to start drawing.

The two raffles ended quickly, and as Li Zheng expected, the prizes were all trash he usually looked down on. He couldn't be bothered to pay attention to them and just left.

Inside the instance, the three players exchanged glances: "Does the pro mean we shouldn't have too high hopes for the lottery?"
"Probably. Anyway, in my eyes, lotteries are pretty much the same as scams."

“That’s true… Let’s go tell Zhao Yu, and then we’ll leave.”

The three ignored whether Zhao Yu responded or not, simply went to his side and told him that the dungeon was over, and then went off to draw prizes on their own.

The three of them participated in the lottery together.

After drawing the two lots, all three of them were stunned.

The disabled player stared wide-eyed, somewhat incredulous.

However, before they could exchange any words, they were each transmitted back to their respective terminals.

Emerging from the dungeon, the disabled player still wore an expression of disbelief as he pulled a metal "leg" from the capsule.

It was actually a human bionic organ!
Although its rank is not high, only silver level, it is the item he needs most!
"Is this what the pros meant by not having too high expectations?" The player exclaimed, tears streaming down their face. "I love it!"

……

"Aqiu!"

Li Zheng suddenly sneezed, rubbing his nose, somewhat bewildered: "With my constitution, how could I catch a cold?"

Less than five seconds later, he sneezed twice more, making him almost question his existence.

"Oh no, I need to get Lao Xiao over here. I think my wound might be infected, and I'm showing cold symptoms." Li Zheng pinched his nose and prepared to contact Xiao Siyuan. Both his leg injury and Xiao Ying's wing injury needed Lao Xiao's help to heal.

At this point, the final settlement of the job change quest begins.

Task 4: Completed

[Congratulations to the player for completing the administrator promotion quest for all regional channels, obtaining the administrator status for channel 0000879, and unlocking full administrative privileges.]

[Permission 1: Battle Power Ranking Refresh (once a day)]

[Permission 2: Player teleportation within the channel (ten times per day, available only when the administrator is in channel 0000879)]

[Permission 3: Channel Blocking (Can lock regional channel teleportation restrictions to prevent players from other channels from teleporting to channel 0000879. Full permission upgrade extends to 12 hours per day.)]

[Permission 4: Out-of-area teleportation (allows one round trip per day between channel 0000879 and other channels.)]

"Huh? The new permissions that have been granted this time are pretty good." Li Zheng raised his eyebrows slightly. He was just worried that he wouldn't be able to go back to 879.

If Xiao Siyuan is moved to channel 995, there will be one more player in that channel, which will affect the effect of the Mysterious Declaration.

Now that the administrator task is completed, the newly granted permissions have perfectly resolved his problem.

“Perfect timing. It’s been quite a while since I left 879. Let’s go back and take a look.” Li Zheng stopped contacting Xiao Siyuan via private message and instead found the permission to teleport in the system panel. He then teleported back with Xiao Ying and the two robots.

Just as Li Zheng successfully teleported, he didn't notice that the two newly subdued robots were acting strangely.

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P.S. I'm not doing any more anti-theft measures for chapters anymore; this is the last time.

P.S. 1. This revised chapter is nearly 2,800 words, 600 words more than when it was first published. The extra words will not incur additional charges.

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