Matrix Survival: I Get A Random Chest Every Day

Chapter 1044 - 746: Don’t Mess with the Nine-Tails Clan

If the Celestial Fox Race were people of the Wilderness, and Outer City residents treated them this way, Li Zheng could still use the excuse of differing stances and camps to convince himself to accept such things.

But now that they have all ascended to the Outer City, standing on the same front line, how could those people bear to use another race as mere items?!

Kang’er, perhaps having lived through those times, sighed and shook his head: "Back then, though there were many races in the Outer City, resources were far less abundant than now, very scarce. Some people couldn’t afford food and hunting other races for food in secret was all too common.

Later, the Terminal couldn’t turn a blind eye any longer and issued decrees, establishing exchange centers, gradually consolidating resources to supply each race according to their needs, while strongly supporting scientific research and development, that the situation gradually improved.

However, because the Celestial Fox Race had special talents, although incidents of cannibalism became extremely rare, their situation never improved. The Terminal had no choice but to step in again, revoking their resident status in the Outer City and sending them out. Since then, there has been little news of them."

The Celestial Fox Race was sent out by the Terminal?

Li Zheng noted this point, somewhat surprised.

Kang’er said people of the Outer City thought the Celestial Fox Race went to the Wilderness, but Li Zheng believed they were sent back into the Matrix by the Terminal, occupying an area similar to the Abyss to recover and thrive.

After all, the Wilderness had vast numbers of Bloodies active, bold in behavior. If they discovered the Celestial Fox Race’s base in the Wilderness, the Celestial Fox Race would likely all be captured that very day.

The rumor that the Celestial Fox Race went to the Wilderness was perhaps secretly "leaked" by the Terminal.

As for Su Xiaoya.

Li Zheng thought of the Celestial Fox by Lin Longxuan’s side. At that time, the Old Pu had detected her and said she was an orphan of the Celestial Fox Race left in the Matrix. Li Zheng felt there was something questionable about her orphan status.

Given Kang’er’s methods, the Celestial Fox Race’s presence in the Outer City is very long-standing, perhaps spanning less than a century from the start of the Matrix.

The technology of that time was absolutely not as advanced as now; there couldn’t have been any device to keep a life inside until now, otherwise, his own physical self wouldn’t have completely perished not long ago.

Now the question is, Su Xiaoya’s appearance on Channel 1, was it on the Terminal’s orders or an act by the Celestial Fox Race themselves?

"It should be an action by the Celestial Fox Race..." Li Zheng pondered the purpose behind the Celestial Fox Race’s move: "Are they perhaps testing the current status of the Outer City, wanting to re-enter the Outer City?"

Most likely, that was it.

Though the Celestial Fox Race is safe in the Matrix, there is no future there.

The Outer City, while dangerous to them, is full of infinite possibilities.

As long as the Celestial Fox Race is an ambitious race, they will not be content to enclose themselves in a small space within the Matrix.

Unfortunately, the Outer City has developed for so many years, its comprehensive strength far surpasses that of the Celestial Fox Race. If they show themselves again, it might not be beneficial for the Celestial Fox Race themselves.

Hmm?

No!

Li Zheng held onto Kang’er, who was turning to care for the plants, asking: "What about the Nine-tailed Race?"

The Nine-tailed Race old woman just now was too much like the Celestial Fox Su Xiaoya.

It wasn’t about facial similarity, but racial traits were too similar. Both races can grow nine tails, and other body parts are exactly human-like, making it hard for anyone to doubt they were of the same race.

"Is the Lord interested in the Celestial Fox Race?" Kang’er hadn’t thought much of it before, but Li Zheng’s behavior made it clear he knew someone from the Celestial Fox Race, else why care so much about them?

Could the Celestial Fox Race not be living in the Wilderness but hiding in the Matrix?

A thought came suddenly, scaring Kang’er. He quickly dismissed it from his mind.

The Celestial Fox Race was already pitiful enough, and he couldn’t let this stick in his memory. If carelessly leaked, it would only bring them catastrophe!

"I’m not interested in the Celestial Fox Race, I’m more interested in the Nine-tailed Race." Li Zheng didn’t know what Kang’er was thinking. He was merely curious why the Nine-tailed Race looked so much like the Celestial Fox Race.

That old woman had moved too fast, he hadn’t had the chance to get the Old Pu to detect her, otherwise, he wouldn’t need to ask Kang’er.

"I understand."

Kang’er misunderstood, thinking Li Zheng was using this as an excuse to hide his interest in the Celestial Fox Race. He nodded in self-assumed cooperation, explaining: "The Nine-tailed Race entered the Outer City five hundred years ago. When they first appeared, Outer City residents thought they were the Celestial Fox Race re-entering under a new name, and some secretly kidnapped a few members of the Nine-tailed Race. But soon, their bodies appeared in the Sin Domain, dying very miserably."

"A newly arrived race in the Outer City could fight back and kill veteran residents?" Li Zheng widened his eyes in disbelief.

"Well..."

Kang’er laughed awkwardly: "No matter how experienced, Outer City residents’ strength varies, like me... been in the Outer City thousands of years, yet couldn’t withstand three moves in front of you."

The Vine Race didn’t excel in battle. When they entered the Outer City and faced the ultimate calamity, they suffered heavy casualties, nearly going extinct.

During that battle, Kang’er was so scared, he has never dared step into the Sin Domain again, frequently warning his grandson Basil to avoid the dangers there.

Gradually, those with courage and ambition, even if they entered the Outer City later, their growth was much faster than the others.

But before Li Zheng appeared, the Outer City’s limits were set, everyone’s Spiritual Power could only reach that extent, making combat reliance on physical quality and skill.

This is a key reason the Memory Release Device became so prevalent in the Outer City.

Of course, physical quality trumps skill. The size of the Black Dragon Race’s ancestors, for instance, represented a gap that couldn’t be bridged by mere combat skills, needing masses of experts to close it.

That’s also why the Outer City later developed Genetic Potions and Overlimit Genetic Potions.

"But some managed to escape from the Nine-tailed Race’s grasp... Although kidnapped, it was indeed the kidnappers who ’escaped.’" Kang’er felt this rhetoric was odd, and couldn’t help but clarify: "Those who escaped were certain the Nine-tailed weren’t disguised Celestial Fox Race, as someone personally killed a member of the Nine-tailed Race and found they didn’t use tails to substitute death...

However, the one who acted was met with collective retaliation from the Nine-tailed Race, slaughtering hundreds of innocents before stopping with the Terminal’s mediation.

After this incident, the notorious reputation of the Nine-tailed Race resounded through the Outer City, and almost everyone knows the Nine-tailed Race is fiercely protective. Newborns of other races are sternly warned to avoid offending the Nine-tailed Race at all costs!"