Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 338: The new ability is "explosion"?
"Let's get out of here first."

Once they enter the state of developing their genetic abilities, Li Zheng will no longer be able to maintain "extreme isolation" for Xiao Ying and the others. This room is clearly not suitable as a place for developing genetic abilities.

After carefully storing the Blazing Grass, Li Zheng looked around. Old Pu didn't mention anything else of value, so he picked up the lantern and went to find the metal door.

The room filled with flames was larger than he had imagined, and it took Li Zheng ten minutes to explore all the other doors.

"One diamond, one platinum, one empty slot, and one material?" Li Zheng's eyebrows twitched. "After the exploration difficulty increases, does the quality of the items obtainable from the material room also improve?"

Logically, the material storage room is not dangerous, and the increased exploration difficulty should not affect the quality of the materials that can be obtained from it.

Conversely, if the difficulty of survival is to be increased, the quality of the items should be reduced.

"We'll find out the specifics once we go inside." Li Zheng swiped his card at the entrance of the materials room. It was better to understand the settings that would affect future exploration as soon as possible.

Even if it means wasting one or two exploration opportunities, it's worth it.

The metal door opened, and Li Zheng and Xiao Ying passed through the revealed light screen one after the other.

As I passed through the light curtain, the air I breathed through my nose suddenly felt different; the humidity was much higher, and it was much more comfortable to breathe.

Li Zhengcai took several deep, greedy breaths before reluctantly stopping.

"I was surprised to find that normal air actually smells a little sweet. The air in the fire room was so dry that my nasal mucosa was almost dried out."

No ability in the matrix is ​​perfect; there are always some drawbacks. Limit Isolation is already the most perfect type, and even if it has flaws, they are minor.

However, players can find ways to acquire other abilities to make up for their shortcomings and try their best to eliminate the drawbacks.

This is what is known as: skill matching.

Fengshan is a good example. Although his "burst" ability is only at the silver level, its effect is linked to his own strength. The greater his strength, the stronger the burst amplification.

Similarly, the pressure on him will become increasingly exaggerated as his strength increases.

Therefore, the defensive ability "Abyss Bloodline" is the most suitable match for Fengshan, as it can effectively alleviate the damage to himself caused by "burst" abilities.

Compared to Fengshan, Li Zheng possesses a wide variety of abilities, and each ability seems very powerful, but it is difficult to create a perfect combination of abilities.

I don't know if it's because the terminal is lazy, but as long as there are materials stored, all the rooms are the same, with the most basic sci-fi style.

The walls were covered with useless machines whose indicator lights were always flashing, and overhead were soft lights that only had day and night modes.

There are two shelves in the center of the room, displaying items that players can take with them.

The shelves are divided into two levels, with not many items displayed on the upper level.

Li Zhengyi looked over.

An irregularly shaped piece of Orichalcos, weighing 512g.

Two small boxes filled with high-end components, totaling 24.

A box filled with power cores, one platinum-grade core, and the rest are made of real gold and silver, totaling six cores.

There are also two light blue metal rods.

The first three materials were casually tossed into the capsule. Li Zheng looked at the metal rod he had never seen before and checked its properties.

Power transmission shaft
Grade: Diamond

Type: Material

Function: Can be used to make certain items.

LP: Don't be fooled by how unassuming these two DXs look. They are actually made of ZS-grade special metal ZJ. If you count them together, they are roughly equivalent to 1000g of ZJ and 200 TDs.

ZRYZ, you've grown up!

The previous attributes were all fine, but the supplement from Lao Pu confused Li Zheng.

"Did your program malfunction and malfunction? What's wrong with you?" Li Zheng looked constipated.

[As per your request, we will learn from MYR.]

What should we learn from?

The Riddler?
What the hell... If the Riddler played like you, Batman would definitely rub his face under the Batmobile wheel for three thousand years, believe it or not?
“You’re not a riddle teller, you’re cerebral palsy… oh no, cerebral palsy doesn’t affect intelligence, you’re mentally challenged!” Li Zheng ranted.

Before joining the matrix, similar copywriting was initially only popular on Weibo, which was known as a cesspool.

It then spread across the entire internet, with these inexplicable abbreviations appearing everywhere, their meanings unclear.

Li Zheng never expected that even entering the Matrix wouldn't protect him from this kind of mental pollution.

Old Pu seemed to agree with Li Zheng's point, and displayed a new prompt:
The power transmission shaft is essentially made of vibranium and iron ingots; you can make it yourself if you have the blueprints.

"That's more like it. The most straightforward words are the most powerful. Don't play those awkward artsy games, and don't write shoddy literature. Just give us the hints directly." Li Zheng nodded in satisfaction.

【Damn it!】

"Look, those three powerful words strike right at the heart."

Li Zheng clenched his fist, squeezed out a sentence through gritted teeth, and finally decided not to stoop to Lao Pu's level.

"This time, the yield from the material storage room is indeed higher than before." Li Zheng emptied the two shelves. "However, this time may be an exception, and we need to collect more data to verify it."

Looking down at the connection between the shelf and the ground, Li Zheng drew his sword and "dismantled" the shelf as well, moving it into the capsule residence.

The shelf was placed against the wall, and Li Zheng casually picked up a few materials and tried putting them on it.

The result was that it was not only unstable, but also inconvenient.

After all, the things in the residence can be obtained with a thought, and two shelves at most make the residence a little more full, but they serve no other purpose.

Li Zheng smiled contentedly as he cut down the shelf and obtained twenty iron ingots.

"Now let's develop new genetic abilities." Li Zheng raised his hand, and the Blazing Grass flew over and landed in his hand.

Consuming the Blazing Herb carries certain risks. It is recommended to improve one's physical condition at an appropriate time to mitigate any potential dangers.

"At the right time, improve your physique." Li Zheng immediately understood the meaning, smiled slightly, kneaded the Blazing Grass into a ball, and stuffed it into his mouth.

Crunch, crunch~
Li Zheng chewed the explosive grass with gusto, grinding it between his teeth and releasing its juice, which had a surprisingly spicy taste.

"Mmm, like eating a chili pepper." A few beads of sweat appeared on Li Zheng's forehead. He chewed quickly a few times and swallowed it. "Awesome!"

The Blazing Grass transformed into a wave of heat, spreading down the throat to the stomach, and then radiating from the stomach throughout the body.

The next moment, before Li Zheng could prepare, the heat wave suddenly erupted, as if his body had been injected with liquid explosives.

"Power Demon - Avatar!"

Li Zheng dared not delay and instantly activated the only gene ability that could improve his physique, thus defusing the first wave of impact.

The two-meter-tall giant emitted continuous booming sounds, as if a fireworks factory inside had been ignited, crackling and popping, creating quite a spectacle.

Li Zheng endured the strange phenomena within his body, not daring to relax, and stared at the progress bar in front of him.

Perhaps because the Blazing Grass is somewhat special, the progress bar is much faster than usual, only showing ten counts.

With each booming sound within his body, the progress bar decreased by one number, and five explosions occurred in just thirty seconds.

"Five more times." Li Zheng gritted his teeth. Even though he was in a berserk, violent state to fight against the Blazing Grass, he was still suffering.

He felt as if his internal organs were being kicked around by countless tiny people, and his limbs were being stabbed with steel needles. Even the hair on his body seemed to have a mind of its own, forcibly detaching from his pores.

"Oh no, I feel like I'm experiencing what it was like for Zhan Zhouzhou to go bald..." Li Zheng said with a bitter face, watching helplessly as his hair, which had only grown back for less than ten days, fell off his cheeks.

Thanks to the Blazing Grass, he once again acquired the hairstyle of a powerful man.

After going through such hardship, the final reward was very gratifying.

After the remaining five strange phenomena ended, Li Zheng's body instantly quieted down, and the fiery sensation disappeared as if it had never happened.

But the bloating sensation left in his lower abdomen suggested to Li Zheng that his genetic abilities had been successfully developed.

After dispelling his demonic avatar, he quickly opened his ability panel to check, and the attributes of his new ability appeared before him.

"explode?"

(End of this chapter)