Matrix Survival: I Get A Random Chest Every Day

"A wasted trip, just this Silver Level item." Li Zheng checked the fruit's attributes; indeed, only a 2% success rate.

This probability is really too low; Li Zheng wouldn't dare to try it casually.

Even though he had a bottle of "Thunder Element" eager to be used, he didn't want to gamble with a Silver Level item to develop abilities and could only keep it for trade at the auction.

Perhaps by then, he could acquire a higher-tier Thunder Element development item.

The island's environment was unique, with no doors leading upward in the sky, only on the ground and in four directions, five in total.

Li Zheng quickly selected another valuable direction and opened the door to leave.

While Li Zheng was methodically exploring, some people could no longer bother with daily exploration.

Banquan Longma gathered all the top leaders of Creation to discuss how to retaliate against the Stealing Country Room N organization.

"Banquan-kun, are you sure it was the Stealing Country people who attacked us last night?" someone asked.

"As far as I know, Room N has been huddled in their territory exploring by themselves, with no one privately leaving. Were you deceived?" another person chimed in.

"Should we negotiate with them before taking action to find out clearly?" A third person also thought it was necessary to proceed with caution.

The affair with Li Zheng had already scared them stiff.

A powerful player could kill their Creation members into hiding.

Now their target for war was another organization, compelling them to be cautious.

"No need to negotiate," Banquan Longma said in the group: "No thief would ever admit what they've done after the fact, negotiating with them would be a waste of time and might alert them instead."

"But..." someone hesitated, "Room N's power isn't weak; it's rumored that they have three players topping regional combat rankings, rashly going to war with them is too dangerous."

"Dangerous?" Banquan Longma's eyes seemed to flicker with fire, ready to erupt: "Isn't it because the losses are my subordinates, you are hemming and hawing? I'm contacting you today not to discuss the risk of a counterattack plan, but to have each of you lend me a retainer to command."

Retainers, simply put, were hired hands recruited by certain families.

Since the Mud Furnace Warring States period, large families would recruit skilled or reputed ronin samurai to attach to them, becoming pawns they supported within the family.

The costs to sustain these "retainers" were enormous, often resulting in nothing achieved despite spending money.

There were even incidents where enemies were too formidable, and retainers absconded with funds, proving unreliable.

Later, these families gradually developed internal training.

Although it took longer, they became more dependable in terms of loyalty and martial might compared to the past.

In modern times, especially, the program to train retainers improved to rival each country's special forces, with exceptional skills.

It's fair to say, losing one retainer would upset these family leaders for a long time.

A player named Shangchuan Liu said, "It's not that we don't want to lend you one; it's just that this operation needs more discussion."

He paused, then continued, "A mere No. 1 in the Dragon Country's regional combat rankings is so terrifying, killing dozens from different channels within a day or two.

If Room N's three experts had similar means, what kind of retaliation would Creation face? Has Banquan-kun considered it?"

The notion of traversing freely across different channels was unheard of before they encountered Li Zheng, even with all of Creation's strength, they hadn't acquired such an item during exploration.

No one knew what was going on with Room N.

Another person named Hojo Chishiro said, "I just checked the combat rankings and found no names from the Stealing Country, indicating they withdrew from this channel immediately after succeeding.

This ability to frequently teleport in such a short time somewhat resembles something Li Zheng would do."

"Exactly," Shangchuan Liu said, "I even suspect that last night's attack on your subordinates might not have been the Stealing Country but perhaps an act of revenge by Li Zheng returning."

Li Zheng?

Banquan Longma was briefly stunned; he had previously suspected it too.

But Li Zheng was just a solo player; where would he find the channel to know which players were guarding Creation's warehouse?

Moreover, if Li Zheng did it considering his relationship with Creation, why was a disguise necessary?

Even if he brazenly took a warehouse, what could Creation do to Li Zheng? No one could beat him, let alone catch him.

So this explanation was baseless.

Compared to Li Zheng stealing the items, Banquan Longma preferred to think it was the Stealing Country organization taking advantage of the situation to frame Li Zheng.

"You guys just can't bear to part with a few retainers, can you?" Banquan Longma sneered, "If you don't want to participate now, it's okay; the Banquan family has plenty of dogs to release, enough to wait it out!"

"The Banquan family is big and rich; we certainly can't compare," Hojo Chishiro similarly sneered, "Why should we clean up your mess? Just because we all joined Creation?"

"Hojo-san, mind your words!" Shangchuan Liu quickly reminded, warning his colleague not to speak out of turn.

"Afraid of what?" Hojo Chishiro said indifferently, "Even if Master Kanno knew, he wouldn't blame me for such a trivial matter."

Shangchuan Liu didn't dwell on the topic, instead turned to Banquan Longma and said, "In any case, this incident started because of Banquan-kun; you have to handle it yourself. I can't help."

With that, he exited the group chat he had temporarily created.

"Shangchuan-san is right, your mess, you clean up, none of my business." Hojo Chishiro also left.

After the two left, the other few who hadn't spoken much all exited, leaving only Banquan Longma.

Banquan Longma's face was ashen: "Hmph! When there's a benefit, they're all like piranhas, smelling blood and moving! Now that it requires effort, they all become turtles hiding in their shells!"

He now somewhat regretted his decision to join Creation in the first place, resulting in a predicament.

"No matter what, this loss can't just be overlooked!" Banquan Longma's expression fluctuated; he looked at a name on his private chat panel, hesitated for a long time, and sent a message over.

...

Li Zheng had just left the room on Thunder Island, only to have explored three rooms when a phantom figure appeared before him.

As soon as it appeared, it let out a signature loud laugh, "Oh hohoho, dear customer, the leased item has expired, and this shopkeeper has come to retrieve it."

It was none other than Luo Aiman.

However, this time it wasn't the real body that came but a phantom clone arriving by unknown means.

"I've been expecting you," Li Zheng took out the Star Thief and handed it over.

Luo Aiman took it and without checking, directly stored it away, staring at Li Zheng for a moment, then said with a bizarre smile: "Oh hohoho, it looks like dear customer has resolved his troubles, so this shopkeeper has missed a chance to do business."

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Thud!

Li Zheng forcefully swung back, sending Kato Junwa crashing against the wall like a ragged sack.

Crack!

As bones shattered, Kato Junwa spat out two mouthfuls of fresh blood in horror: "So strange, I clearly hit him with that shot, how is he not dead?!"

Li Zheng was unbelievably strong, far beyond Kato Junwa's imagination. To be safe, he'd thoroughly prepared, not only choosing the safest room to camp out but even spent big on renting a Platinum Level sniper rifle as a contingency should his plan be exposed and catch Li Zheng off guard.

Yet he never imagined Li Zheng would even be immune to sniper shots, dodging two shots in under two meters!

However...

Kato Junwa looked at the capsule dwelling about to overturn completely, a sardonic glint in his eyes.

So what if you drag me out of the dwelling?

The room is so small, with the capsule dwelling turning over, you won't have any room to hide!

Will you be crushed to death first, or will you kill me first!?

In the next second, Li Zheng suddenly changed, and the sarcasm in Kato Junwa's eyes vanished immediately, leaving only deep shock.

"Power Demon·Frenzy!"