Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 641 The Realm of Sin (Part 2)

During the few days that Li Zheng was filling in as the portal receptionist, not a single visitor went to the Seven Sins Domain. Today he learned that although the Sins Domain portal, the street portal, and the wilderness portal are all in the same area, their operation methods are actually different.

Or rather, the Seven Sins Domain was isolated from the wilderness by the terminal.

In a typical wilderness teleportation scenario, a resident might go out to a destination numbered 1, but return to a destination numbered 100. This demonstrates that although the wilderness is divided into regions, they are actually interconnected.

The Seven Sins Domain, on the other hand, is separated out by the terminal and cannot be directly entered from the wilderness.

Of course, this does not mean that there are no wilderness wanderers in the Sin Domain, but rather to prevent residents of the outer city from accidentally entering the Seven Sin Domain and causing unnecessary trouble.

The seven deadly sins are: pride, greed, gluttony, lust, sloth, wrath, and envy.

These represent the most primal negative emotions, which are also the seven deadly sins of humanity.

Li Zheng was quite familiar with the anger within, and his first goal was also to go there. However, considering the special nature of Miriel, he ultimately chose the fourth sin domain, lust.

The seven domains of sin are almost equally dangerous and have no order of priority. They are called the first domain of sin and the seventh domain of sin only because of their different numbers.

After paying, the intelligent humanoid opened the portal. After adjusting the channel, the portal, which was originally as calm as a still lake, suddenly turned pitch black, with turbulent waves, as if a terrifying monster was hiding inside.

"Let's go."

Miriel is still his pet for the time being, so he doesn't need to pay and can go in with Li Zheng.

Stepping through the portal, their vision went black for a moment, and after a dizzying sensation, the master and servant found themselves in a canyon.

The canyon was deep and dark, and when you looked up, you could not see the sun, moon, or stars; there was only emptiness.

But at the bottom of the canyon, faint light emanated from various materials in all directions. Everything, including the ground, grass, trees, soil, and rocks, seemed to glow, emitting a faint luster.

Li Zheng stepped out of the portal and discovered that there was another intelligent humanoid host here. Upon seeing Li Zheng arrive, the intelligent humanoid raised its mechanical limbs and pointed into the distance.

Li Zheng looked in that direction and saw a large cluster of buildings at the end of his line of sight. They were all different in style, including towers, wooden houses, and blocks. It was clear that they were a gathering place built by various different races.

Just as they were about to set off, several lines of text suddenly appeared on the display screen on the intelligent humanoid face: Entering the Fourth Sin Domain, please strictly abide by the following rules!
First: Props that conceal one's appearance must be worn, such as cloaks, hoods, and straw hats.

Second: Concealment props must never be removed under any circumstances. If they are damaged, they should be replaced immediately!
Third: Do not actively reveal your race, gender, or other characteristics to avoid causing unnecessary trouble!

Fourth: No magic crystal shops are allowed to be set up within the Sinful Domain. All magic crystals must be returned to the outer city districts before being erased!

5: To be determined…

(The above terms must be strictly observed; any violation will be the sole responsibility of the violator!)
Li Zheng carefully read through the clauses. Miriel was beside him, tightly hugging one of his arms, fidgeting restlessly, and pressing herself against him.

Turning her head, she saw Miriel with glazed eyes, fiery red lips, and a sweet breath: "Li Zheng, quickly calm your racing heart..."

These days, Miriel's emotions have been suppressed to the point that they only erupt once every two days. However, some things, once started, are hard to stop. So when Miriel feels restless, she will use "suppressing her emotions" as an excuse to discuss with Li Zheng how to satisfy her "spiritual desires".

"Is this due to the influence of the Sin Domain?" Li Zheng frowned and carefully sensed it. Sure enough, he found that every corner of the Fourth Sin Domain was filled with some kind of strange fluctuation. This fluctuation could affect other people's emotions and made people want to explore the "spiritual domain".

His mental strength was so high that this omnipresent fluctuation had no effect on him at all.

In fact, he hadn't even noticed anything unusual unless he actively tried to sense it. "So, as long as your mental strength is strong enough, you can be exempt from the field buffs in the Sin Domain?" Li Zheng took out two cloaks and put them on himself and Miriel.

With the cloak's protection, Miriel's condition improved significantly; at least she regained her senses and gritted her teeth to persevere, her legs clenched together.

“You need to improve your mental strength quickly.” Li Zheng turned to look at the cluster of buildings in the distance: “This level of emotional interference is probably less than a fraction of a mental storm. If you can’t improve your mental strength to a certain level, you may be completely lost when you enter the battlefield in the future.”

“I understand.” Miriel struggled against the emotional interference and managed to say, “Although the interference here is troublesome, it can strengthen my will. I guess the reason why they set up the gathering area over there is to actively seek training.”

Willpower and mental strength are two different concepts. When mental strength is strong enough, it can make one immune to the interference of certain negative emotions.

A person with strong willpower but weak mental strength can sometimes achieve the same level of results.

Residents of the outer city, unable to break through the upper limit of their mental strength, can only put pressure on themselves in this way to gradually improve their willpower.

In this way, they can delve deeper and deeper into the Sinful Realm and obtain higher-level Twisted Magic Crystals.

"Then practice more. If you really can't take it anymore, just tell me." Li Zheng squinted at the buildings in the distance and suddenly saw several towering buildings disappear into thin air.

He was slightly taken aback, then a thought flashed through his mind, and a capsule appeared in his hand.

"The capsule can actually be retrieved here?" He was surprised. Zhan Zhouzhou had tried it when he went to the wilderness for a mission, and just like in the outer city, it was impossible to release the capsule's location.

Li Zheng guessed that it might be because the capsule dwelling did not meet certain rules of these two places, which was why it could not manifest.

But how is it possible to release capsule dwellings in the Sin Domain, which is also located in the "Wilderness" but in a different area?

After Li Zheng pressed the capsule, he threw it out. With a bang, a large iron box, measuring three by three, appeared in front of him.

After trying it, he turned his residence back into a capsule and put it away again.

"It is indeed possible to release it. I misjudged it before. The terminal just didn't want these messy buildings to disrupt the layout of the outer city, or... the Sin Domain was affected by too much negative emotion, causing the rules to change?"

Li Zheng fell into thought. The portal behind him lit up again, and two outer city residents who had been dressed in hooded clothing walked out.

Seeing Li Zheng blocking their way, the two remained silent, walked around him, and headed towards the gathering area in the distance.

The two initially appeared relaxed, but as they ventured deeper into the realm of sin, their steps became heavy.

“The influence of the terrain in the Sin Domain is not static, but gradually strengthens as you go deeper?” Li Zheng glanced back at the portal and then looked at the distant settlement. “The area near the portal is where the influence is weakest. There are no buildings between here and the settlement, which means that the outer city residents who are willing to come to the Sin Domain for adventure have almost all reached the same depth.”

"I heard before I came that the Sinful Domain is teeming with twisted creatures, but how come I haven't seen a single one after all this time?" Li Zheng looked around for a moment. "Could it be that this area has been cleared out by the residents of the outer city? Hmm?"

He turned back to look at the two figures who had just left. In the dim light, a dark shadow rose up behind each of them and disappeared instantly.

The dark shadow flashed by in an instant; an outsider might have mistaken it for an illusion.

But Li Zheng knew that it was not an illusion.

[Evil Infection Body (Lust)]
An unfortunate soul whose mental defenses were successfully breached and parasitized by malevolent thoughts.

(End of this chapter)