Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 315 Delayed Extraction, Treasure Chest System Upgraded Again
"Bullshit!" Li Zheng decisively stopped retrieving the treasure chest.

He counted on his fingers and realized that he no longer lacked diamond-level items.

The weapon is a sheathed sword, made by a blacksmith, of diamond quality, absolutely trustworthy. Li Zheng has been practicing with it for several days, and there isn't even a single visible nick.

As for armor, Li Chun will finish making it in a couple of days. It's a soft armor made of earth dragon hide and scales. Its defensive power shouldn't be bad, right?
With the Eye Demon Boots, which enhance mobility, Li Zheng believes that even though these boots are only platinum grade, he will use them until he dies without ever needing to replace them, barring any unforeseen circumstances.

There's no reason to change anything if you can teleport anywhere within three meters.

Unless there is something stronger within the same power...

It also has a hover propulsion system.

This thing is only of the gold grade, and it has always been a major energy consumer. Since using it, Li Zheng has already consumed more than ten gold-grade power cores!
It was burning through Li Zheng's already meager resources at a rate of almost one per day.

However, there was no other way; Li Zheng would have to continue using it until he mastered the lightning-attribute flight ability.

Because it's a flying device.
It's incredibly cost-effective!

This is the fried rice in Wang Jingze's hand; it smells incredibly delicious and is irresistible.

However, in recent battles, Li Zheng has found that the levitation thrusters are no longer keeping up with his needs.

The speed is too rigid, with no room for improvement, and the iteration and replacement will happen within the next two days.

"Hmm, I knew I'd forgotten something today. Turns out I forgot to practice flying." Li Zheng nodded slightly with a serious face, deciding to set aside some time starting tomorrow to practice his lightning-attribute wings and try to master them as soon as possible.

If you don't lack diamond-level items, why bother opening diamond chests?
"Upgrade! Upgrade the hell! I'll open the Extraordinary tomorrow!" Li Zheng waved his hand domineeringly, choosing the delayed extraction function for the first time, saving the diamond-level treasure chest for tomorrow.

[Delayed extraction confirmed. Today's treasure chest quality is upgraded by one level. No new treasure chests will be drawn tomorrow.]

The mechanical voice in my ears didn't stop; it continued speaking.

[System upgrade.]

Starting tomorrow, Iron and Bronze tier chests will be removed from the random draw list. The lowest quality chest you can draw daily will be Silver.

The sudden upgrade notification was like a windfall, making Li Zheng slightly excited for a moment.

But he then realized that he had only erased the black iron and bronze treasure chest.

He hadn't drawn either of those grades very often...

"The upgrade was a waste of time." Li Zheng shook his head slightly. With the last thing to do tonight done, he could finally go to sleep peacefully.

After rinsing off the sweat from his practice in the bathroom, Li Zheng lay down on the bed, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.

Even after his mental energy was boosted, he remained in a slightly hyperactive state, and coupled with the fact that he had just exercised, it made it even harder for him to fall asleep.

After tossing and turning for nearly ten minutes, Li Zheng raised his arm, wanting to put his hand under his head to make himself more comfortable.

As it happened, I came across the Rubik's Cube that was placed on the bedside table.

"Oh right! This stuff has a hypnotic effect, right? How could I forget about it!"

Li Zheng picked up the Rubik's Cube, and the moment the metal parts touched his hand, a feeling of "peace of mind" entered his heart.

Grasp the Rubik's Cube with both hands and turn it gently; the vibrations generated by its special internal structure seem to possess some kind of magic.

After turning around a dozen times, Li Zheng felt a wave of fatigue wash over him.

"Snapped!"

The Rubik's Cube slipped from his hands and hit his face, but it failed to wake him.

"Zzzzz"

Inside their residence, Li Zheng and Xiao Ying fell into a deep sleep.

Outside the capsule, a maze drawn by Li Zheng enveloped the entire capsule, while Kuro and Is stood at the door, fulfilling their duty of guarding it.

Outside the maze, a metal door opened silently and slowly. Then, two wandering monsters, covered in pure black scales and resembling alligator snapping turtles, passed through the light barrier and entered the room.

These are two diamond-grade "armored dragon turtles". Amplified by the night, each of them is almost as powerful as an extraordinary creature!
Kuro, who was standing guard at the gate, suddenly sensed something, and gently turned the plasma cannon on his back, aiming it in a certain direction.

Is and it exchanged a glance, both noticing the arrival of the two wandering monsters.

That's combat power far exceeding their level!
Yi Si instinctively wanted to go into the residence to wake Li Zheng, but was stopped by Kuro.

Kuro gently shook his head at it, his mechanical eye sockets gleaming, communicating with Is using "mechanical resonance".

They've just joined the team, so they're bound to show their value.

If they wake their owner before even seeing the enemy, how can they possibly be valued in the future?

Is paused for a moment, then realized that Kuro's words made sense. She turned the plasma cannon around and, together with Kuro, aimed it in a certain direction.

Even if the sound of plasma cannons waking the master, do not go in and wake him.

Protecting one's master with all one's might is what a servant, and even a pet, should do.

Although they both understood that the creatures that appeared nearby were very dangerous, and that they might not even last a single encounter in a fight.

Is's soul trembled slightly; it had had enough of living in constant fear.

The reason he was willing to join Kuro in acknowledging Li Zheng as his master was that he wanted to escape from that nightmarish place through this method.

But it didn't expect that the outside world was even more dangerous.

On their very first night, they encountered an irresistible creature.

They are many times more powerful than the monsters that have taken over their bodies!
Perhaps they will die here on their very first night escaping the den of demons!

Kuro wasn't much better off; the electronic components that held its consciousness were slightly overheated from fear, as if they might short-circuit and explode at any moment, destroying it.

However, for their future, he had to take a gamble.

It knew that if it separated from Li Zheng, it and Yi Si would become like those wandering creatures, waiting to be killed by others, or never have a chance to rise again.

Rather than end up like that, I might as well take a gamble and bet that I can hold on until Li Zheng wakes up.

Li Zheng doesn't trust them, so he'll show his loyalty with concrete actions!
The building that stands out so abruptly in the entire room is truly eye-catching.

Outside the maze, two armored dragon turtles had already noticed this place and were slowly approaching with heavy steps.

One of the armored dragon turtles discovered the entrance to the maze and led the way inside.

The maze has very wide paths. The shells are over two meters tall and the body diameter is an astonishing three meters. The two armored dragon turtles can even walk side by side in the maze.

Following the winding road, the armored dragon turtles could move very fast, but they deliberately moved very slowly.

Despite the maze not being particularly complex, they spent nearly ten minutes navigating it before finally finding a gap.

As they approached the gap, the cautious armored dragon turtle was already prepared to attack.

After passing through the gap, they discovered that they had actually emerged from the other side of the building.

Was the building originally empty?
The armored dragon turtle didn't think too much about it; since it hadn't encountered any enemies, it continued on its way.

This time, they sped up, at least three times faster than when they were in the maze.

Soon, they arrived at a metal door.

After standing quietly for a moment, the card reader by the metal door lit up with a red light.

The metal door opened silently and slowly; once they passed through, they could never turn back.

Unlike monster groups that occupy several rooms, wandering monsters do not have fixed territories. Their behavior is similar to that of players; once they leave a room, they cannot turn back.

(End of this chapter)