Matrix Survival: I Get A Random Chest Every Day-Chapter 792 - 554: Another Blood Patterned Black Dragon

After reaching Block 902, Li Zheng rushed to the Task Hall without stopping.

Finding someone in a block is like searching for a needle in a haystack, so issuing a search mission at the Task Hall is the smartest approach.

"Didn't you guys say you could also manage tasks with your Inscription Card?"

On the way, Mirel reminded Li Zheng with a puzzled tone.

Hearing this, Li Zheng paused involuntarily.

Wasn't it just like this when he took on Kang'er's task yesterday?

Kang'er had issued the task in the Botanical Garden, and he picked it up at the Task Hall.

In other words, he actually doesn't need to go to the Task Hall. He could just send out the task and wait for Zhan Zhouzhou to see it and come to him?

No, no, that's not quite right.

Li Zheng continued heading in the direction of the Task Hall, saying, "Are you dumb? If Zhan Zhouzhou is going to take the task, she has to go to the Task Hall, right? If I wait for her there, won't she find me immediately after taking the task? How much time would that save?"

Exactly!

Just like that!

Li Zheng nodded to himself but still felt something was a bit off.

Mirel held her forehead, saying helplessly, "If that's the case, why issue a task at all? Just wait at the Task Hall, wouldn't that save another step?"

Li Zheng paused again, finally realizing why he felt something was wrong just now. He could almost feel Mirel looking at him like he was an idiot.

It was a burning sensation that made people uneasy.

"You're so smart, you're so clever!" Li Zheng said angrily, quickening his pace, "Look at how capable you are!"

Mirel's little legs struggled to keep up with Li Zheng's speed.

No choice, she had to unfold the wings on her back and fly at low altitude to keep up with Li Zheng.

Next to them, the Red Polis were bouncing along in a big round ball.

"Actually, compared to that, I'm more worried about something else," Mirel thought for a moment and said, "Do you think Zhan Zhouzhou, like you, will be able to produce a lot of rare items and earn her first bucket of gold in the Outer City?"

"...I think with Zhan Zhouzhou's ability, earning the first bucket of gold is just a matter of time." Li Zheng kept moving and asked, "Why? Why do you ask that?"

"Oh." Mirel flew in front of Li Zheng, circling around his head, and said while turning, "I was just wondering, how will Zhan Zhouzhou earn her first bucket of gold? Like you, doing business? Or..."

Hearing this, Li Zheng stopped once again: "Darn it, miscalculation!"

What is Zhan Zhouzhou best at?

Some people might only remember her repeatedly biting off more than she could chew in deals, showing her black-hearted nature.

But Li Zheng would say her true skills lie in Swordsmanship and combat!

So if Zhan Zhouzhou wants to make money in the Outer City, what options are more suitable for her besides those combat tasks that require leaving the city?

Almost none!

"Damn it, with that girl's disposition, the creatures in the Wilderness are probably already her Swordsmanship practice partners..." Li Zheng cursed, changed his direction, and headed back toward the Teleportation Gate.

"Why are we going back now?" Mirel asked.

Li Zheng had turned so abruptly that he nearly bumped into the bouncing Red Polis behind him.

"To ambush her, waiting at the Task Hall isn't safe; the Teleportation Gate is the place with the highest chance to run into Zhan Zhouzhou," Li Zheng revealed his reasoning.

Mirel nodded with satisfaction: "You see, you're not really dumb, you just don't like using your brain."

"I know that without you saying it!" Li Zheng's face darkened, "Can't you stop always using this to make fun of me?"

"I tease you because you still overlook some facts." Mirel said, "Think about it, since both of you entered the Outer City on the same day, if we assume Zhan Zhouzhou went out yesterday for a task, how long do you think she'll need to complete it?"

"...I have no idea!" Li Zheng angrily replied, "However long it takes, so long as I wait at the Teleportation Gate until she comes back, right?"

"Tsk tsk tsk." Mirel shook her head: "That's really the dumb way; why not leave a scarlet mech there to hold the line, and yourself do something more meaningful?"

Upon hearing this, Li Zheng's eyes sharpened: "Like what?"

Mirel finally showed her sly intention, smiling sweetly: "Like, with so many shops in the Outer City, why don't we enjoy some shopping? We might even find something useful, right?"

Li Zheng laughed then.

Laughing even more slyly than Mirel: "Look at you, finally saying what's in your heart, huh? I've already noticed this idea from your eyes, just wandering back and forth, waiting for you to bring it up.

But now is not the time for shopping; I have something else to do first, and after that's done, I'll accompany you to check out the shops in this block. How about it?"

Indeed, no matter the race, females seem to have a mysterious obsession with shopping.

Even the little Enchanting Demon Race princess like Mirel is no exception.

When they first entered Block 950, Li Zheng noticed Mirel's interest in the roadside shops, her eyes darting around, unable to focus.

Her real intentions uncovered, Mirel didn't feel embarrassed at all and asked Li Zheng back: "Did you discover some weird stuff again?"

Li Zheng's ability to perceive things invisible to others was something Mirel had long gotten used to.

"It's not that bizarre, really, just something related to Xiao Ying."

Li Zheng hadn't left the Teleportation Gate far, and now, turning back, he soon found himself in front of the Teleportation Gate at Block 902.

He walked up to the receptionist clad in a black robe, giving her a friendly smile: "Hello, member of the Blood Patterned Black Dragon clan."

Having her identity revealed, the other's body trembled slightly in surprise: "You can see through my identity?"

The voice was crisp, revealing she was a female.

Or perhaps... a dragoness.

She was surprised, and Li Zheng was even more so.

Because having been with Xiao Ying for a long time, Li Zheng always thought the language of the Blood Patterned Black Dragon race was essentially 'roaring.'

Yet meeting another Blood Patterned Black Dragon, the other was articulating in some profound syntactic language, contrasting sharply with previous impressions.

"Not difficult to guess." Li Zheng pointed to Xiaoying, who was sleeping soundly nearby, saying, "Since we arrived at Block 902, your eyes haven't left my companion, so I suspect you have some connection with her..."

"We, the Blood Patterned Black Dragon clan, never submit to others!"

Li Zheng hadn't finished when he was interrupted with fury: "If you dare call her a pet again, I'll kill you!"

The killing intent in her words left Li Zheng stunned for a moment.

Then, his smile became even more amicable: "Sorry, bad wording earlier, please don't take it at heart.

As Xiao Ying is my companion, I mean no disrespect or neglect. But as you can see, her current condition worries me all day.

As kin, could you help explain why she has become like this?"