Matrix Survival: I Get A Random Chest Every Day

"The Dark Knight is definitely not the work of Kangmen Pianzuo, he doesn't have such a high level."

Sitting at the door, Li Zheng carefully pondered.

"But just as he left, I was attacked here, so the person who released the Dark Knight must be his former superior."

Kato Junwa!

When this name was mentioned by Kangmen Pianzuo, Li Zheng felt it was familiar.

Now that he thinks about it, wasn't this player someone who used to buy purified water from me?

It was at the very beginning of the game when almost everyone thought food and water were rare resources, so someone stored a batch during that time.

Unexpectedly, just a week later, no one was worried about food and water anymore.

Presumably, those who hoarded food and water at that time suffered quite a loss.

Thinking about it now, Li Zheng found it amusing.

Because among the two foreigners he remembered on the same day, one had already been killed by him a few days ago.

Now, the second one also started to provoke him...

Maybe one day he could make a space jumping device and go over to chop down Kato Junwa as well.

"Kato Junwa... why are you in such a hurry? Kangmen Pianzuo just left, and you started taking action right away?

I always thought you were a smart person."

Li Zheng muttered for quite some time, and no one else came to his residence.

"Within twenty-four hours a day, the lowest period of energy for everyone is between two and four in the morning.

The next attack should be around that time."

Li Zheng stood up, went outside his residence, closed the door, and began practicing stick technique.

After two days of practice and battle, his current mastery levels are as follows:

[Stick Technique: 7.89%

Swordsmanship: 1.64%

Swordsmanship: 2.71%

Dagger: 0.12%]

He used stick technique more often, leading by a wide margin, followed by swordsmanship.

"Wait, am I being dumb again? Just because the mastery progress for stick technique is higher doesn't mean I'll learn it faster!" Li Zheng slapped his forehead and went back to his residence to take out the swordsmanship secret manual he got in a trade with Zhan Zhouzhou.

"The faster one to train should be swordsmanship mastery, right? With the summary of several generations of the Zhan family's swordsmanship, isn't the improvement speed slower than the stick technique mutated from spear techniques?"

At that moment, Li Zheng felt like slapping himself several times.

But he decided to spare himself for practice.

"First, go through it briefly to get a general concept of the Zhan family's swordsmanship, and then practice step by step."

Sitting cross-legged, Li Zheng spread the secret manual open on the ground in front of him, turning the pages one by one.

He read very slowly, studying word by word, and sometimes when he reached parts with illustrations, he would stop to try simple practice to get familiar with the feel.

It's undeniable that on account of the good relationship with the old Pudgy, Zhan Zhouzhou provided a very detailed handwritten copy of the secret manual.

It clearly explained everything from the Zhan family swordsmanship's philosophy to the principles of each move.

Even the muscle groups to be used for power are described in detail, very hardcore.

After going through the entire secret manual roughly, half an hour had passed.

And the swordsmanship mastery had reached 3.97%.

This progress is terrifying!

It should be noted that the Zhan family's swordsmanship consists of only twenty-four techniques.

On average, it means each move increased by... emmmm... a lot!

And this was while Li Zheng was still not proficient, both in technique and completing each move.

It shows how terrifying the Zhan family's swordsmanship is!

It's not an exaggeration to say that with the Matrix system's data-assisted support, even a player with the worst aptitude and weakest foundation could master swordsmanship mastery within ten days if they worked hard with this secret manual!

"Now start targeted training."

Turning back to the first page of the secret manual, Li Zheng started practicing from the first move, adjusting the power techniques of his muscles bit by bit.

With a foundational understanding of spear mastery, figuring out the basics was not difficult.

Then Li Zheng immersed himself in tedious practice; due to the monotony, let's fast-forward a bit.

Half an hour later, Li Zheng could finally execute the first move of the Zhan family's swordsmanship decently.

With an upward swing of the sword, seemingly slow but actually fast, the gleam of the sword flashed, accompanied by a slight whistling sound.

After reaching this level, Li Zheng didn't stop.

He spent another half an hour consolidating this move, striving to engrave all the techniques into his body, turning them into muscle memory.

Only when he could fully execute this move under any circumstances did he stop and start practicing the second move.

...

Time flew by quickly in this immersive practice.

When Li Zheng had to stop due to arm fatigue, he found that it was already past midnight.

The treasure chest had refreshed.

"Take a break, let the body relax and open the treasure chest first."

Returning to his residence, Li Zheng communicated with the Treasure Chest System to withdraw today's random treasure chest.

[Drawing today's random treasure chest, please wait...]

[Draw successful, chest quality: Diamond, would you like to retrieve now?]

"A... Diamond Level Treasure Chest!"

Hearing this prompt, Li Zheng laughed heartily: "A beautiful day starts with drawing a treasure chest! Retrieve!"

Thud!

Likewise, without warning, a treasure chest made entirely of translucent material fell before Li Zheng.

"The Diamond Level Treasure Chest really is different, looks much more luxurious than the Platinum Level."

He stroked the surface of the chest with his hands, the material feeling smooth and warm to the touch, even the seemingly raised patterns on the surface didn't feel scratchy.

"Unlock... wait!"

Just as he was about to open the treasure chest, Li Zheng suddenly realized a problem.

So far, each treasure chest he opened, according to its quality, could produce various amounts of same-tier blueprints.

It's known that the higher the tier of the blueprint, the more advanced materials are needed to craft it...

Doesn't this mean that the blueprints from today's Diamond Treasure Chest cannot be crafted due to insufficient materials?

Thinking of this, Li Zheng's hand, which was slightly trembling with excitement, suddenly steadied.

"Wasted excitement!"

For a moment, Li Zheng started to feel disdain for today's treasure chest...

But now that it's drawn, what can he do?

He can't return it.

"This feeling is really annoying, damn!"

Li Zheng recalled how he previously complained about a Golden Treasure Chest being low tier.

Now thinking, it seems he really was too young back then!

Treasure chests are not necessarily better the higher the tier.

Opening the chest lid, inside was a usual misty scene, unable to discern what exactly was inside.

He reached in and grabbed, and the system started displaying prompts.

[Obtained: ...]

Li Zheng hadn't had the chance to look at what he obtained when he heard a faint noise outside.

An attack had arrived!

"So early?"

Looking at the time, it was not yet one o'clock in the morning, and these people were already making their move.

"Seems like they're not much of a challenge."

Holding a one-handed sword in the form of a cutting blade, Li Zheng walked to the door, opened a small crack, and looked outside.

Right then, his eyes met a pair of eyes behind semi-transparent goggles.

The old Pudgy instantly provided the opponent's attribute information.

Li Zheng just had to glance at the number behind the opponent's name to laugh merrily.

Indeed, the visitor was red-named.

However, judging by the style of names, these people didn't belong to any organization of the Nihong Country.