Matrix Survival: I Get A Random Chest Every Day-Chapter 94 - 87: Wild Treasure Chest?

"..."

After scanning all the metal doors, although Li Zheng had gradually become accustomed to the unreliable hints from Prelis’ Eye, he still couldn’t resist the urge to complain:

"Haven’t you already chosen for me? It seems like you’re only suggesting the high-temperature room, right?"

[...]

Prelis’ Eye didn’t respond, making it seem as if Li Zheng was amusing himself.

"..."

"Honestly, I am quite interested in that special crop."

The high-temperature room was above Li Zheng, and he was extremely grateful to have a flying device, which added two more choices to his exploration options.

Moreover, to avoid missing out on tools he needed from both above and below, Li Zheng hadn’t examined the doors in those two directions for days.

"Sigh... who knows how many good things I’ve missed these past few days."

Li Zheng shook his head, and with a thought, the flying device behind him spewed strong gas, propelling him into the air.

He arrived at the door, and the Desert Eagle disappeared from his hand, replaced by an Identity Card to open the door.

When the door opened, Li Zheng placed his hand on Sakura and activated his genetic ability.

"Ice and Fire Attachment - Ice Element!"

99/100

The Genetic Force consumed a basic point, and a pale blue chill appeared in Li Zheng’s palm, slowly spreading over Sakura’s body.

"Eeeh?"

Sakura tilted its head, not knowing what was happening, and the next second, it was shivering as if in a sieve.

"Eeeeeh!!"

It screamed, frantically flapping its wings trying to escape Li Zheng’s cold-emitting hand but was grabbed by Li Zheng who reacted quickly.

"Bear with it, it’s not that cold, it’ll be over soon."

Li Zheng comforted it and flew into the membrane, ignoring the little one’s loud protests.

The fifth day, the first room.

As the light vanished from sight, a heat wave struck, the scorching air steamed, and the smell of sulfur was pervasive.

Li Zheng, immune to cold and heat, naturally didn’t feel the temperature.

Sakura, however, was different.

A moment ago, it was shivering from the cold, trying to escape, and now it clung to Li Zheng’s hand, unwilling to let go.

The cold and heat intermingled, creating an odd feeling of cold inside and heat outside on the little one’s body surface, with hot air occasionally invading the chill, making it quite uncomfortable.

"See, can I really harm you?"

Li Zheng slightly increased the chill, trying to counteract the high temperature, then quickly surveyed the room, looking for his target.

This was an underground cave, with a pool of dark red magma not far from the ground metal door, the room’s high temperature coming from it.

In a rock crevice by the magma pool, Li Zheng saw his target.

A dark red plant, no taller than his knee, leafless, with only a fist-sized fruit about the size of an adult’s hand.

[Fire Fist Fruit, Gold Level, Mature

Description: A heat-loving exotic plant, typically maturing only around magma, cannot be transplanted to a cultivation dish.

Effect: Consuming it gives a 10% chance to develop a Fire Gene Ability.

Note: There is a 20% chance of causing slight harm to the consumer.

If the consumer already possesses a fire-related genetic ability, consuming it before max level only increases ability experience, not developing a new ability.

Old Pre’s review: The name of this thing is really unpleasant. Why don’t we call it "Ace Fruit"? How about that?]

"Good stuff, the success rate is much higher than the Flame Flower, and the chance of negative effects is much lower."

"But it can’t be transplanted into the cultivation dish? Even if I move the magma too, it wouldn’t work?"

[No means no, its growth environment requirements are extremely strict, not just as simple as growing near magma.

Don’t even mention transplanting it to a cultivation dish; if you pick it now, it’ll wither instantly.

Pick the fruit and leave quickly, the little one can’t hold on much longer.]

"What a pity..."

Li Zheng sighed, grabbed the Fire Fist Fruit roughly, took a screenshot of its attributes, then gobbled it up and left the room.

The Fire Fist Fruit felt warm going down, possibly even scorching, but since Li Zheng was immune to cold and heat, he only sensed warmth.

A Gold Level Fire Fist Fruit consumed, yet it only added 25 points of upgrade experience to Ice and Fire Attachment, which wasn’t as effective as Li Zheng had hoped.

"Could it be that because it’s a dual ability, the quantity and quality of items required for upgrading are higher?" Li Zheng speculated, "If I eat Flame Flowers to upgrade, wouldn’t it take at least ten of them?"

Pondering whether to make a few more cultivation dishes, saving some seeds when the first batch of Flame Flowers matures and growing a few more, Li Zheng glanced at the room’s five metal doors.

This lava room wasn’t very large, with an area less than half a football field, so Li Zheng flew to the center of the room, just enough to scan all the doors.

[Behind this door are two Bronze Level creatures, low threat.]

[There are some materials behind this door, be aware of traps.]

[Some food and facilities behind this door.]

[A chest behind this door, perhaps filled with some good things, but be careful of its guard, it’s very insidious.]

[The temperature behind this door is extremely low, nearing absolute zero, your little pet won’t withstand it. If you don’t want it roasted by Ice and Fire Attachment, it’s advisable not to choose it.]

"A chest?"

This door was also overhead, Li Zheng flew up, swiped his card to open the door, "Let’s take a look inside."

The fifth day, the second room.

Upon entering this room, the temperature instantly returned to normal, Li Zheng dismissed the genetic ability, and the chill rapidly dissipated once its supply was cut off.

"Eeh..." ƒrēenovelkiss.com

Sakura was a bit sluggish, even though Li Zheng had quickened his exploration pace and controlled the chill output, it was still frozen pretty hard.

"Achoo!"

The little one sneezed, some snot trailing beneath its nostrils, apparently having caught a cold.

[The little one is still in its growth stage, with weak physique, succumbing to a cold under the torment of extreme cold and heat.

Pet biology isn’t in a fat sausage box, is it?

No worries, give it a few doses of cold medicine, and it’ll recover.

Concerned whether human medicine suits it?

Kidding, right?

Of course it can!]

"Cold medicine?"

Li Zheng quickly searched the trading hall, painfully spending five Black Iron Level Active Cores to buy five strong cold medicine tablets, storing four and handing one to Sakura.

"Here, take the medicine first."

"Eeh?"

What’s medicine?

Is it tasty?

Upon hearing about something it hadn’t tasted before, Sakura’s eyes gleamed, ignoring its uncomfortable cold symptoms.

"Ah woo~"

(￣～￣)

Crunch crunch, the cold medicine was chewed to bits, spreading a bitter taste throughout its mouth immediately.

"Yuer~"

Instantly, Sakura’s face fell, opening its mouth to spit.

"Eeh..."

That thing was too bitter!

Li Zheng’s eyes were quick, covering its mouth, lifting it, prompting a swallowing reflex.

Sakura: (꒪Д꒪)

That disgusting thing... was swallowed!

"Eeeh eeeh eeeh eeeh eeeh..."

Sakura angrily hopped on Li Zheng’s shoulder, exhausting its last bit of energy, and the cold’s weakness returned, causing it to once again appear deflated. Opening its mouth, it tried to spit.

"Eeh..."

That...that.

Li Zheng quickly reassured it, recognizing his words sounded familiar, reminiscent of what he’d said in the previous room which had resulted in Sakura catching a cold.

Then, ignoring the filled-with-hatred little Sakura, Li Zheng began scanning the room.

This room’s layout was different, looking like a ritual altar building standing in the center of a cave-like space.

The altar was tall and narrow at the top and wide at the base, resembling a pyramid, and Li Zheng flew level with the top of the altar, not proceeding rashly to inspect the chest, but glanced around elsewhere.

"Caught ya, cunning guardian."

Over there, a suspiciously different colored black object was slowly floating out of the shadows, aware of Li Zheng’s gaze, showing that the sneaky guard had been exposed.