Matrix Survival: I Get A Random Chest Every Day-Chapter 872 - 624: The Origin of the Treasure Chest System (Part 2)
Split consciousness can also be understood as the division of spiritual power, which doesn't necessarily mean multiple different consciousnesses appear.
"Alright, you're quite serious about this," Li Zheng shrugged indifferently. He was merely curious and asking; after all, he knew nothing about cloning and just listened to it as a story.
"It's about being precise!" the Terminal corrected once again: "Science requires precision. An improper term can lead to conclusions that differ by miles! So, precision is necessary!"
Li Zheng was speechless, waving his hand, "Fine, fine, you're right."
At this moment, the Terminal's expression changed: "You're quite lucky. I just found some cells with weak activity in that girl's bones. However, their activity is too weak, so other means are needed to stimulate and enhance these cells' activity before the cloning plan can begin."
"Really?!" Li Zheng was excited: "That's great!"
The Terminal ignored his joy, pouring cold water over it: "Don't be too happy yet. During this process, it's uncertain whether the extracted cells' activity will disappear completely. Whether cloning will succeed remains unknown."
Li Zheng's eyes were determined: "At least there's still hope!"
"It's very slim…" the Terminal murmured: "The upcoming experiment can't be resolved in a day or two. Even if it's confirmed that these cells can be used for cloning, it will still take some time for the clone to mature. You better go back for now; I'll notify you if there's any news."
Just waiting here is not a solution; it's a waste of time.
"By the way!" Just before the Terminal was about to see Li Zheng out, he suddenly remembered something, took out the Glazed Long Saber, cut his finger, and squeezed out a drop of blood: "You have a lot of equipment here; could you test this for me?"
"Is it necessary?" The Terminal glanced at the blood on Li Zheng's finger, about to refuse, but suddenly looked moved: "It is necessary!"
The finger that was just cut open a second ago had already begun to heal. This strange healing ability wasn't something the Terminal had bestowed upon Li Zheng.
A panel popped out from the side wall of the computer, extending into a mechanical arm. The end of the arm was a tube similar to a syringe, which reached over to take the blood from Li Zheng's finger.
Upon closer inspection, the cut had already completely healed, restored to its original state.
If one hadn't seen Li Zheng cut his finger with their own eyes, it would be hard to imagine there had been a wound there.
"What's with your healing ability?" the Terminal wondered, unsure: "Aside from those twisted creatures in the Gluttony Sin Domain, I've never seen such terrifying natural recovery ability in any other life form!"
Li Zheng's powerful healing ability was naturally due to some residual effects of the Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill in his body.
Previously, when his body had cracked due to an overload of spiritual power, it was these residual effects that restored him to normal. Otherwise, Li Zheng's body would still be covered with cracks like porcelain.
Once this residual effect is fully absorbed, Li Zheng's physical strength will progress further, but he won't be able to heal wounds as quickly as he can now.
Unless he consumes another such elixir.
Getting another Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill is not so easy.
A Super Divine Level Treasure Chest only gave him one, and Li Zheng has only opened two Super Divine Level Treasure Chests up to now, with one being upgraded using the delayed extraction function.
Who knows when the next Super Divine Level Treasure Chest will appear, and it's uncertain what it will contain.
That's why Li Zheng took the opportunity, while the elixir's effects in his body had not been fully absorbed, to give some blood for the Terminal to analyze. As long as the components of the Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill are identified, perhaps it could be replicated.
"Didn't you say you know my every move?" Li Zheng looked at the Terminal with profound intent, the corner of his mouth curving into a peculiar arc.
Nothing happening within the Matrix could escape the Terminal's surveillance. Li Zheng didn't believe the excitement of opening a Treasure Chest could evade it.
Sure enough, after he said these words, the Terminal's expression calmed down: "I meant to pretend I didn't know, to let you not overthink, but it turns out you found out anyway."
"Zhan Zhouzhou said I used to be a bit foolish, and I don't deny that, because looking back at some of my past actions, they do seem childish," Li Zheng shrugged and said, "But even as a clone, I can grow, right? It's just a small detail, how could I not notice?"
The Terminal was silent for a few seconds and then asked: "Aren't you curious about where those things came from?"
Li Zheng looked at the large face on the screen, "Are you going to tell me?"
"Why not?"
The Terminal said quietly: "Why would I hide the things I give to you?"
"I knew it!" Li Zheng's expression changed: "So the things from the Treasure Chest were all stuffed in there by you?"
"No!"
The Terminal shook its head: "I only transferred the system to you. The things inside... they're actually given to you by the system."
"What do you mean?" Li Zheng was somewhat confused. Could it be that the Treasure Chest System wasn't a 'cheat code' forcibly given to him by the Terminal when it cloned him but rather a real cheat code obtained when the Terminal, while still human, traveled through time?
"It seems you still haven't realized..." the Terminal, thinking of something, wore a strange expression and then laughed heartily, its laughing face stretched long across the screen, looking extremely bizarre: "Don't you find something off about the Matrix? What kind of technological means can create a miniature world capable of changing rules?"
Hearing this, Li Zheng's mind exploded with disbelief: "Could it be that the original blueprint of the Matrix Realm was something you actually got from a Treasure Chest?"
