Matrix Survival: I Get A Random Chest Every Day-Chapter 830 - 591: Mission Begins, Back to the Matrix!

"Miss Zi Shu really isn't picky about her food, huh."

Zhan Zhouzhou's voice came from behind them. Li Zheng turned around to find that at some point, Mirel had gone out and brought her over. As he turned, she made a funny face at him.

This little Enchanting Demon...

Well done!

"I thought people from different races all looked incredibly ugly to you and that your aesthetics couldn't align. I didn't expect Miss Zi Shu to actually like this type." Zhan Zhouzhou's expression was indifferent, and her tone even colder.

Li Zheng smacked his lips, feeling an extreme awkwardness in her words.

It took careful pondering before he caught the gist of it.

Who the heck are you calling ugly?

He touched his own shiny bald head and thought, apart from having slightly less hair, I'm actually quite handsome, alright? Just as handsome as those guys who like reading web novels.

Zi Shu smiled openly and said, "Everyone has different aesthetic standards. Someone who might look ordinary to you could be seen as the opposite by someone else."

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

No one else rushed to refute, but Zi Yuan, being Zi Shu's brother, shouted while stiffening his neck, "Ugly is ugly, and no matter who looks at it, it's the same!"

Saying so, he leaned towards Zi Shu and whispered, "Besides, sister, have you thought about the reproductive isolation issue if you get together with him?"

Zi Shu rolled her eyes at him, ignoring him completely.

Li Zheng, standing nearby, heard everything clearly and his face turned black: "I say, aren't you being a bit too much? Do you guys have to keep calling someone ugly right in front of their face? And not just by one person, not just once...

Why don't the three of you have a meeting? The meeting topic would be just how ugly do you freaking think I am?"

"Alright, I was just joking. Do you need to get so tense?" Zi Shu pushed her brother aside and gave Zhan Zhouzhou a very strange smile. "Look how anxious Miss Zhan is."

"!!!" Li Zheng was startled when Zi Shu pointed it out, and he looked at Zhan Zhouzhou with a doubtful and uncertain gaze.

Damn, could this girl actually be interested in me?

Zhan Zhouzhou glared at him angrily, "What are you looking at? I just don't want you to get mesmerized by beauty and forget we still have business to attend to!"

"Beauty?" Li Zheng turned back cautiously to glance at Zi Shu, unable to resist twitching the corners of his mouth.

Just like Zhan Zhouzhou said earlier, Zi Shu's appearance might be top-notch among the Purple Ling Race, but from the perspective of Earthlings or Water Blue Star people, it's somewhat... hard to appreciate.

Zi Yuan, enraged, shouted, "What kind of look is that? My sister is a well-known beauty among the Purple Ling Race! If she takes a liking to you, it's your good fortune!"

Li Zheng covered his face and turned back, "What was the business you were talking about just now?"

"This topic shift is so abrupt."

The shift was so awkward that even Mirel couldn't help but notice.

"We just received a terminal notification that the mission we accepted earlier is about to start. We need to get to the Teleportation Gate and wait," Zhan Zhouzhou said, pulling out an Inscription Card. "I'll share the mission slot with you first."

"Okay." Li Zheng composed himself, not expecting the mission he thought would start in at most three days to finally be starting unexpectedly today.

And it just so happened to be after he found the Blacksmith Shop and entrusted the Lamp Holder, the timing was incredibly convenient.

[Do you accept the shared mission from others? (Note: Be cautious of shared missions from strangers, as you won't know whether what's waiting for you is gain or danger!)]

Seeing the warm little reminder at the end of the message, Li Zheng speculated that many scams or violent acts, lured by high-reward missions, might have appeared in the Outer City before.

[Accept!]

Li Zheng confirmed the option, and the mission contents appeared on the Inscription Card. As previously mentioned by Zhan Zhouzhou, they were consistent. The mission requirements column showed "unknown," only visible after the mission officially begins.

Not just the mission requirements, but even the rewards were vaguely outlined with the words "high amount."

Missions like this, which require going to the Matrix to complete, are in such high demand in the Outer City that even without rewards, people are eager to snatch them. Sometimes, they offer high prices just to buy a mission spot from someone else.

When Li Zheng visited the Task Hall before, the place was bustling with so many residents waiting and lining up endlessly in front of the task allocation board, many hoping to get lucky and grab such a mission to sell at a profit.

The terminal didn't stop this behavior; there were too many Outer City residents, so they had to find something to do themselves.

Confirming the mission, Li Zheng said goodbye to Zi Shu and followed Zhan Zhouzhou out of the Blacksmith Shop, heading towards the Teleportation Gate.

On the way, Li Zheng asked her, "Did you settle your Gravity System device issue?"

Zhan Zhouzhou nodded, "I told the cat the basic functions and modification direction of the necklace. This time, his test project is to improve the Gravity Necklace according to my suggestions. According to him, the success rate is very high."

"Can you share your improvement plan?" Li Zheng asked, "I want to learn, broaden my thinking."

"There's nothing much to say. It's mostly the same functions you previously thought of," Zhan Zhouzhou replied, "Besides maximizing gravity multiplication and expanding the gravity range, I only added one extra feature."

"What is it?"

Zhan Zhouzhou lightly opened her red lips and mentioned a physical phenomenon that Li Zheng had almost forgotten: "Gravity reversal."

"Well, that's it; poor Pasi-Cat's test this time is likely to fail miserably because of you." Li Zheng pondered for a moment and sighed.

"Are you questioning my creativity?" Zhan Zhouzhou raised her eyebrows.

"Not exactly questioning," Li Zheng shook his head silently, "but definitely underestimating."

"Care to explain why?"

"Why?" Li Zheng grinned, "It's simple. I once obtained a blueprint for Gravity Boots, which change the direction of gravity, essentially identical to the gravity reversal you mentioned.

If we go by your logic, isn't that just attaching equipment already available in the Outer City to the necklace's original ability?"

What's more, reversing gravity after you have flying capabilities is pretty useless in practical terms, not at all beneficial.

"Oh, then you misunderstood me." Zhan Zhouzhou smiled smugly, "The Gravity Boots you mentioned only change the gravity within your own range, whereas my idea is to apply antigravity to other targets. Even if you have flying capabilities, can you maneuver as effortlessly in an environment where gravity is chaotic around you?"

"Ignoring other factors..." Li Zheng thought seriously for a moment and gave an answer, "I can, but it'll take some time to adapt. However, in combat... it could definitely be decisive."

"Adapt?" Zhan Zhouzhou laughed arrogantly, "You won't be able to adapt! When you think you've adapted, can't I just change the direction of gravity's pull?"

If Zhan Zhouzhou currently has any shortcomings, it's that her flying ability is not strong enough and she is still using the Hover Propulsion Device Li Zheng originally gave them.

The Gold-quality Hover Propulsion Device can't keep up with their combat pace anymore. If it weren't for Zhan Zhouzhou's excellent natural ability and proficiency in controlling the device when floating in the air, she would have ditched it long ago.

But a perfect solution isn't easy to find in a short time, so she seized this opportunity to shift her focus in another direction.

If she cannot enhance her flying capability, why not weaken others' advantages instead?

This is the "Canyon Theory of Relativity"—imposing debuffs on others equates to self-buffs.

Li Zheng thought carefully once more and realized, "Yes, this ability indeed catches others off guard. As soon as they enter the Gravity Field, they've basically lost the initiative." 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

Being at someone else's mercy is absolutely not the case, but as long as they can't contend with gravity's limits, a substantial drop in power is inevitable.

Or let's say when the improved necklace is released, Zhan Zhouzhou will take a huge leap in fighting enemies beyond her level!

The two soon arrived in front of the Teleportation Gate. By then, the line had thinned significantly. After all, it was not the early morning when everyone is just waking up; those who needed to leave had mostly gone by now.

In a flash, it was Li Zheng and Zhan Zhouzhou's turn. After telling the attendant their destination, Li Zheng stared at the deep Teleportation Gate, feeling a bit nervous in his heart.