Matrix Survival: I Get A Random Chest Every Day

Chapter 969 677: Wilderness

This was Li Zheng's first time in the wilderness.

The environment was extremely harsh. As far as the eye could see, it was an endless expanse of Gobi Desert, with nothing but jagged, bizarre rocks.

The only sign of life on the Gobi Desert was the occasional dry yellow grass struggling to survive among the scattered stones.

Looking up, the sky was crimson, with light from stars several light-years away leaving only a red spectrum on the unknown components of the upper atmosphere.

Through the crimson sky, a few brighter stars could be vaguely seen.

"Is this the wilderness?" Mirel looked up at the sky, full of disappointment. "Is that what stars are? Why does it look so different from my mother's description?"

Li Zheng asked, "What did the queen say the starry sky looks like?"

"Mother said our home planet's surface is uninhabitable, only deep within the Grand Canyon is livable," Mirel recalled the information told to her by the Enchanting Demon Queen. "The area above the Grand Canyon is shrouded by sandstorms year-round, and only when the sandstorms stop can you see the clear starry sky.

"Mother also said the starry sky is exceptionally beautiful, like an exquisite piece of black fabric sewn with glowing pearls.

"They hang in the sky, and after watching them for a long time, you might feel like you can reach out and pluck the stars.

"But here, it looks completely different, far from what I imagined."

Ahead, without turning back, Mo Li said, "You should be content, because as far as I know, the Abyss Race has long lived in environments without sunlight. Their genes are not adapted to the infrared and ultraviolet light in sunlight. Once exposed, their skin will burn in a very short time."

"Besides the Abyss Race, I know of two other races with such a flaw, one is the Blood Race, and the other is the Suffering Race," Mo Li said. "The commonality of these three races is that they originally lived in environments with no daylight and couldn't adapt to sunlight."

Blood Race, Suffering Race?

Li Zheng's eyelid twitched at the mention of these two races.

Inside Sakura, there are genes of the highest level from five races, including these two.

But Sakura first awakened the bloodline of the Blood Patterned Black Dragon, suppressing the genes of other races, making future awakenings of other genes nearly impossible.

With this in mind, Li Zheng suddenly remembered discussing genetic matters with Rothschild a few days ago.

At that time, Rothschild mentioned that the Overlimit Potion grafts the genetic information of other races onto one's genetic map. Since the two genes couldn't match and fuse, users of the potion turned into grotesque monsters.

So...

What about Sakura's situation?

She possesses fifty different genes!

Why did these fifty different genes not interfere with each other, instead forming a very peculiar evolution path?

Did the entity that created her already find and successfully rectify the flaws in the Overlimit Potion?

Moreover, the Matrix harbors countless genetic creations; who exactly placed those creations inside the Matrix?

The Terminal?

Li Zheng, holding Mirel's hand and following behind Mo Li, let his thoughts gradually expand.

He also thought about the cultivation liquid used for crops.

The cultivation liquid has a chance of raising the crop by one tier, transforming it into another species.

This effect, when compared to the Overlimit Potion used on humans, seems somewhat too similar?

And the most advanced cultivation liquid, much like the Overlimit Potion, causes crops to infinitely proliferate, turning into terrifying forms.

Are the same group of people researching these two things?

Li Zheng had a thought, quickened his pace to walk alongside Mo Li: "You mentioned earlier that someone had taken some body samples from you, who was that person?"

The Black Dragon Gene inside Sakura seemed to come from Mo Li, perhaps she could know the identity of the one who cultivated Sakura.

"I don't remember," Mo Li pondered for a moment. "I only remember that someone took some body samples from me, but I don't remember who that person was, what their name was, or what they looked like...

I don't even remember why I agreed to give it to them."

"You don't remember?" Li Zheng asked, "Was your memory erased?"

The Terminal is currently the only one capable of such a feat; could it be the Terminal that took them?

"It wasn't memory erasure. If my memory was erased, I wouldn't even remember if the event took place." Mo Li mused, "Instead, it feels like I voluntarily sealed a part of my memory, but I can't recall how to unseal it..."

Memory wasn't erased?

Then it wasn't the Terminal's doing.

If the Terminal wanted to keep something secret, it would definitely take more thorough measures rather than leaving a loose end like this.

Li Zheng pondered, "You mentioned sealing part of your memory voluntarily, what was the purpose?"

"Who knows?" Mo Li shrugged indifferently. "If you agree to marry the little one to my descendant, perhaps I might consider finding a way to unseal the memory and tell you the whole truth."

"Ha." Li Zheng sneered, "Unless Sakura agrees herself, you're dreaming!"

"Ha." Mo Li sneered back, "She will agree, and even if she doesn't, I'll make her agree!"

Li Zheng gave a stern look... oh, he had no eyebrows, "If you dare force her, I'll ensure you fully understand the meaning of regret."

"With your level of power, I don't even take it seriously..."

Before finishing the disdainful words, Mo Li suddenly felt an overwhelming pressure from Li Zheng, and an urge to prostrate in reverence welled up inside, causing her expression to change. She amended her words, "Even without resorting to force, I have my ways!"

"We'll see." Li Zheng channelled his Spiritual Power into the Dark Realm, suppressing the swelling sensation in his body, and forcefully said.

He had merely mobilized the Spiritual Power within him, and even without deploying it directly, just the pressure from a trace of it was enough to intimidate Mo Li.

However, there was a cost to this. Li Zheng's back split open, as the immense Spiritual Power's pressure was too great for his body to counterbalance, tearing it apart.

"Thank goodness I didn't slack off my training at the Gravity Research Institute in the past few days, otherwise, with just that instance earlier, I'd have exploded and ended up as a puddle of mush." Li Zheng breathed a sigh of relief, feeling a slight joy.

Because the proportion of Spiritual Power he used this time was unprecedentedly high, which meant his theory was correct, the Gravity Research Institute could indeed rapidly enhance the strength of his physical body.

Enduring the pain, Li Zheng quietly took out several medicines that could accelerate wound healing, popped them in his mouth, and swallowed them.

The Blood Patterned Black Dragon Ancestral Land was far away, even the solitary journey Mo Li had taken last time took her three days to complete.

Li Zheng followed her closely, step by step.

With their physical capabilities, as long as they didn't engage in high-intensity combat, they would hardly feel fatigued.

Whenever hungry, they'd eat something casually, and when they really didn't feel like continuing, they'd rest for a few hours.

On that day, as Li Zheng continued on his journey, he saw ahead a mountain entirely shrouded in white mist. The peak stood thousands of meters high, and from a distance, it seemed to pierce right into the crimson sky.

"That's the territory of the Blood Race. They are neighbors to my Black Dragon clan." Mo Li shifted direction, detouring around the mountain. "They have a bad temper. I'd advise you not to get too close; it might cause conflict."

Blood Race.

So, they are this close to the Black Dragon clan.

Li Zheng asked, "Is the Suffering Race nearby as well?"