Matrix Survival: I Get A Random Chest Every Day-Chapter 768 - 531: Terminal Mission

"Are you not tired of getting beaten?" Kota clenched his fist, using all his strength to refrain from giving Hu San another beating.

Hu San shrank back timidly, "If mom isn't dead, why hasn't she come back?"

Kota's anger level +1.

Hu Er: "I just asked that question, I'll tell you later."

"Oh!" Hu San nodded and asked again, "What about dad? Is he still alive?"

Kota's anger level +10.

Hu Er held back the rampaging Kota: "I asked that question too, I'll tell you later."

"Oh!" Hu San nodded, and then opened his mouth, "Then..."

Thunk!

Kota's fist finally landed, hitting Hu San's head with a hollow sound.

Li Zheng exclaimed, "Wow, it turns out his head is really empty inside!"

After dealing with Hu San, leaving him to sob quietly, Kota left Hu Er to watch over him and followed Li Zheng next door.

"Actually, over the years I've secretly looked into it and found that quite a few people have taken patrol missions and never returned." As soon as Kota got next door, he continued the previous topic, "These missions share a common feature, which is discovering traces of Bloodies. The task for those who go to patrol is very simple, just circle the area designated by the Terminal. In principle, they don't have to fight; they just need to record whether there really are Bloodies."

Bloodies, mostly people who killed players of their own race in the Matrix phase.

The conditions for Bloodies to ascend are unknown. It is only known that they, like regular players, have the opportunity to leave the Matrix, but they can't enter the Outer City and can only wander in a place called the Wilderness.

"How much do you know about the Bloodies?" Li Zheng asked.

Kota: "We don't do missions, so we haven't gathered much related intelligence. We only know they're a bunch of ruthless thugs who will stop at nothing. If the boss wants more information, I'll immediately inquire in the black market."

"Hold on." Li Zheng looked around and found Kang'er's busy figure, then went over with Kota.

The Vine Race has a talent ability to sense the growth state of plants. Whether it's lack of water, fertilizer, or insufficient temperature and light, they can sense it through their talent and then adjust as needed.

This is the main reason why Kang'er Botanical Garden can hold its ground nearby. Fruits or vegetables cultivated by the Vine Race have a slightly better taste and flavor than those of other races.

At this moment, Kang'er was attending to a batch of saplings just brought in, extending all his vines to cover each sapling, emitting a mysterious wave.

Whenever the wave became chaotic, Kang'er would care for the corresponding sapling.

Whether by adding fertilizer, watering, or adjusting the brightness and angle of the Sun Lamp.

It was Li Zheng's first time seeing another race handle crops, so he watched for a while out of curiosity, as he only knew how to add nutrient solution and left the rest to the ugly farmer.

After Kang'er was almost done, he retracted the vines and asked about the purpose of their visit, "You need something from me?"

When he left earlier, Kang'er added a Mandarin translation tool, so communication wasn't much of an issue now.

"Yes, I wanted to ask about the Bloodies. How much do you know about them?" Li Zheng cut straight to the point.

"Bloodies?" Kang'er was slightly moved, "Why are you curious about those ruthless bastards? Let me advise you, don't mess with them. They are very strong and will use any means necessary to survive!"

"I don't intend to provoke them, mainly because I encountered something that might be related to them, so I'm trying to find out." Li Zheng asked, "Do you know if the Bloodies have a way to close or disperse someone else's consciousness?"

"Close or disperse someone else's consciousness?" Kang'er pondered for a moment, "I've never heard of such a method, where did you hear this rumor?"

"It's not a rumor," Kota interjected, "Similar victims have appeared several years ago, with just the 902 district sheltering over a hundred of them, not to mention other districts."

"Oh?" Kang'er didn't think Kota was lying and nodded, "Then I must be uninformed. Besides delivering and receiving goods, I generally stay in the botanical garden and have little contact with the Outer World. It's normal for me not to know about some things.

Basil often runs outside and knows more than I do. Maybe you should ask him."

Basil, Kang'er's grandson, was currently helping his grandfather manage other greenhouses.

Hearing this, Li Zheng took Kota and left; they didn't disturb Kang'er any longer and turned to find Basil.

"You're asking about the Bloodies?"

Basil was loosening the soil for a plant; many crops in the Outer City needed various soils to survive. Li Zheng had also discovered some in the Matrix; however, he had a Cultivation Dish and used hydroponics to replace the soil.

Of course, many plants aren't suitable for hydroponics, generally those of the tree family.

"The Bloodies survive in the Wilderness. Since the Wilderness isn't suitable for cultivating anything valuable, they can only attack those who leave the Outer City for survival," Basil said while working, "Originally, they didn't need to be so extreme, because many places in the Wilderness were rich in ore deposits. Mining and trading the ore with the Outer City could also acquire resources.

However, due to several historical disputes over interests, full-scale conflicts between the Outer City and Bloodies erupted several times, leading to their present status as sworn enemies."

"Not only are the descendants of Bloodies mining veins in the Wilderness now, but the Outer City has also sent many people out to occupy the mineral resources."

"Bloodies have always considered the Wilderness their territory, and when people from the Outer City went mining on their land, it resulted in constant harassment or a full-scale bloodbath of a region."

"Over time, missions like patrol, guard, and expulsion released by the Terminal emerged."

"The most dangerous of these is the expulsion mission because it involves direct confrontation with the Bloodies, and each Bloody is created from numerous human lives. Whether in individual strength or team cooperation, they are far superior to the Outer City."

"It's not uncommon for an expulsion mission to require sending out several waves of forces, but later, such dangerous tasks were left unclaimed, and the Terminal had to assign them directly to individuals."

"That's how the substitution rule later came about."

Li Zheng listened intently to Basil and then asked, "What about patrol missions? How dangerous are they?"

"The danger of patrol missions is unpredictable," Basil shook his head, "Sometimes, a patrol mission is as easy as a stroll without even encountering a single Desolate Beast... Oh, Desolate Beasts are beast-like creatures living in the Wilderness, ranging from strong to weak, with the strongest rivaling Plane Level experts.

But there are times when an entire patrol squad gets wiped out, forcing a higher-skilled expulsion task to deal with the aftermath.

Although now they can't recruit anyone and can only assign it."

"I've heard about the Terminal assigning tasks several times today. Can't this kind of task be refused?" Li Zheng wondered.

"Refuse?" A sarcastic smile appeared on Basil's wooden face, "There's no option to refuse, you can only find a substitute, and based on identity and strength, the number of substitutes required varies."

Li Zheng thought for a moment and asked, "What if I am determined not to go, what happens then?"

"Not going?" Basil said, "Those who refuse to execute a task will be judged by the Terminal as useless waste to the Outer City, stripped of their right to choose, and thrown directly into the Wilderness."

"That harsh?" Li Zheng's expression changed, and he pulled out his Inscription Card.

This thing even has a service message-like information transmission function!

"What? Have you been assigned a task by the Terminal?" Basil looked at Li Zheng's expression and didn't seem surprised at all.