Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 531 Terminal Mission
"Haven't you had enough of being beaten?" Kota clenched his fists, using all his strength to restrain himself from beating Hu San again.

Tiger Three shrank back timidly: "Mom isn't dead, why isn't she coming back?"

Kota's rage meter +1.

Tiger Two: "I already asked that question. I'll talk to you about it later."

"Oh!" Tiger Three nodded, then asked, "What about Dad? Is he still alive?"

Kota's rage meter +10.

Tiger Two restrained Kota, who was about to go berserk: "I asked you that question earlier too, I'll tell you about it later."

"Oh!" Tiger Three nodded, then opened his mouth: "Then..."

Boom!
Kota's fist finally landed, striking Tiger Three's head with a hollow sound.

Li Zheng exclaimed in surprise, "Good heavens, this head really is empty!"

After dealing with Hu San, Kota left the sobbing Hu San unattended, instructing Hu Er to keep an eye on him, while he followed Li Zheng to the next room.

“Actually, I’ve been secretly inquiring over the years and found that quite a few people have taken on patrol missions and never returned.” As soon as Kota arrived next door, he immediately continued the previous topic: “These missions have one thing in common, which is that they discover traces of Bloodborne activity. The mission of the people who go on patrol is very simple. They just need to go around the area given by the terminal. In principle, they don’t need to be responsible for combat. They just need to record whether there are really Bloodborne people.”

The Bloodthirsty Ones are basically people who personally killed their own kind of players back in the Matrix era.

The conditions for Bloodstained Advancement are unclear. All that is known is that they, like normal players, have the opportunity to leave the Matrix, but they cannot enter the outer city and can only wander in a place called the Wilderness.

"How much do you know about the Bloodthirsty Ones?" Li Zheng asked.

Kota: "We don't do missions, so we've hardly gathered any intelligence on them. All we know is that they're a group of ruthless thugs who will fight to the death if we encounter them. If the boss wants more information, I'll go to the black market right away."

"Wait a minute." Li Zheng looked around, spotted Kanger's busy figure, and then went over with Kota.

The Wisteria Clan has a special ability: they can sense the growth status of plants. Whether it is a lack of water or fertilizer, or insufficient temperature or light, they can sense it through their talent and then make adjustments according to the needs.

This is also the main reason why Kanger Botanical Garden is able to occupy a place in the vicinity. The fruits and vegetables cultivated by the Wisteria tribe are slightly better than those of other tribes in terms of both taste and texture.

At this moment, Kanger was tending to the batch of saplings that had just been brought back. All the vines on his body stretched out and draped over each sapling, emitting a strange fluctuation.

Whenever the fluctuations become disordered, Kanger will take care of the corresponding saplings.

This could involve fertilizing, adding water, or adjusting the brightness and angle of the sun lamp.

This was the first time Li Zheng had ever seen another race handle crops, so he watched for a while out of curiosity. After all, he only knew one trick: adding nutrient solution. He left the rest to the ugly farmer.

Once he had finished his work, Kanger retracted the vines and asked, "Did you need something from me?"

I just went out and Kanger added Chinese to his translation tool, so there are no major problems communicating now.

"Yes, I'd like to ask about the Bloodthirsty Ones. I wonder how much you know about them?" Li Zheng got straight to the point.

"The Bloodthirsty Ones?" Kanger was slightly moved. "Why are you curious about those brutal and inhumane guys? Let me give you a piece of advice: don't mess with them. Those people are very strong, and they will stop at nothing to survive!"

“I didn’t intend to provoke them, but I’ve encountered some issues that might be related to them, so I’m inquiring about them.” Li Zheng asked, “Do you know if the Bloodthirsty Ones have a method to seal or disperse someone’s consciousness?”

“Sealing or disrupting someone’s consciousness?” Kanger pondered for a moment. “Such a method is unheard of. Where did you hear this rumor?” “This is not a rumor,” Kota interjected. “Similar victims have been appearing for several years now. In the 902 block alone, hundreds of people have been taken in, not to mention the other blocks.”

“Oh?” Kanger didn’t think Kota was lying and nodded: “Then I’m just ignorant. Apart from delivering and receiving goods, I usually stay in the botanical garden and rarely have contact with the outside world. It’s normal that I don’t know some things.”

Basil is always out and about, so he knows more than I do. Why don't you ask him?

Basil, Kanger's grandson, was helping his grandfather manage the other greenhouses.

Upon hearing this, Li Zheng led Kota out, no longer disturbing Kanger, and turned to find Basil.

"You're asking about the Bloodthirsty Ones?"

Basil loosened the soil around a plant. Many crops in the outer city require various types of soil to survive. Li Zheng had also found some in the matrix, but he had a petri dish and could use hydroponics instead of soil.

Of course, there are also many plants that are not suitable for hydroponics, generally those belonging to the tree family.

"The Bloodthirsty Ones live in the wilderness because it's not suitable for growing anything of value. To survive, they have no choice but to ambush people who come out of the outer city," Basil said while doing his work. "Originally, they didn't have to be so extreme, because many places in the wilderness have mineral deposits, and they could obtain resources by trading the mined ores with the outer city."

However, several conflicts of interest in the past led to several full-scale clashes between the outer city and the Bloodthirsty Ones, resulting in the two sides now being mortal enemies.

"Now, not only are the descendants of the Bloodthirsty Ones mining the veins in the wilderness, but many people have also been sent out from the outer city to occupy the mines and seize resources."

"The Bloodthirsty Ones have always considered the wilderness their territory. When outsiders go out to mine things in their territory, they are bound to be harassed or have an area wiped out in blood."

"Over time, tasks issued by the terminal, such as patrol, guard, and expulsion, have emerged."

"The most dangerous task is expulsion, because it involves direct confrontation with the Bloodthirsty Ones, and each Bloodthirsty One is built on the backs of countless lives. Whether in terms of individual strength or teamwork, they are much stronger than those in the outer city."

"It is often quite normal for a single extermination mission to involve sending out several groups of people in succession, to the point that eventually no one wanted to take on such dangerous missions, and the terminal had to assign them directly to individuals."

"This led to the later substitution rules."

Li Zheng listened attentively to Luo Le's explanation before asking, "What about the patrol mission? How dangerous is it?"

“The dangers of patrol missions are unpredictable.” Basil shook his head. “Sometimes patrol missions are easier than shopping, and you don’t even encounter a wild beast the whole time… Oh, wild beasts are animal creatures that live in the wilderness, and their strength ranges from high to low. The strongest can even contend with a plane-level expert.”

Sometimes, a patrol team can be wiped out, and in the end, a deportation mission has to be launched to recruit more capable people to clean up the mess.

Although we can't recruit anyone now, we can only assign them.

"I've heard about terminal-assigned tasks quite a few times today. Can't I refuse these kinds of tasks?" Li Zheng wondered.

“Refuse?” Basil’s wooden face revealed a sarcastic smile: “I can’t refuse. I can only find someone to replace him, and the number of people who need to be replaced will vary depending on their status and strength.”

Li Zheng thought for a moment and asked, "What will happen if I'm determined not to go?"

"Not going?" Basil said, "Those who don't go on missions will be judged by the terminal as useless trash in the outer city, deprived of their right to choose freely, and thrown directly into the wilderness."

"So domineering?" Li Zheng's expression shifted, and he lowered his head to take out the inscription card.

This thing even has a messaging function similar to SMS!
"What? You've been assigned a task by the terminal?" Luo Le looked at Li Zheng, seemingly unsurprised.

(End of this chapter)