Matrix Survival: I Get A Random Chest Every Day-Chapter 908 - 642: Sin Domain (Part 2 of 2)

"Yes, only two cards." Li Zheng said, "One of them belongs to a resident who was later infected in the gathering area."

"Just as I thought." Aidaxi returned the Inscription Card to Li Zheng, "Keep these two cards safe. When you return to the Outer City, you can go to the Coin Exchange and claim the Crystal Coins stored in the accounts with the cards."

"Can I collect them all?" Li Zheng was delighted, surprised by the benefit.

The next second, he frowned again. "With an Inscription Card, one can collect the stored Crystal Coins of another, wouldn’t some people use this to amass wealth?"

This rule is similar to the Matrix, where obtaining another’s Identity Card allows one to reap some rewards.

"What are you thinking?" Aidaxi chuckled, "I’ll give you a proof document to certify the provenance of these Inscription Cards so that you can legally claim the Crystal Coins. That’s one of my privileges as the Guard Captain of the Third Gathering Point in the Fourth Sin Domain. Only those with authority can issue such proof to you."

Not waiting for Li Zheng’s question, he continued, "You don’t need to worry about anyone abusing the law; if anyone dares to do so and is discovered, the best outcome for them is a death sentence from a public manhunt." 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

"Then I can be at ease." Li Zheng nodded, "You didn’t seem surprised to see that there are only two Inscription Cards?"

Three infected bodies, one with an unknown identity; as the Guard Captain of the gathering point, he seemed not to have any intention of pursuing the matter.

"If you knew there were many such incidents in history, you wouldn’t be surprised either." Aidaxi explained, "Starting from about fifty years ago, there have been recurrent incidents of infected bodies invading Sin Domain gathering areas. The only commonality is that there are always one to ten unknown identities."

Li Zheng asked, "Has the Outer City not sent anyone to investigate?"

"Investigated." Aidaxi shook his head, "The Terminal has issued upwards of a hundred investigation missions. None of the participants have been found alive or dead afterward, some people... some people appear as infected bodies in subsequent attacks after a period."

"And the mastermind’s identity hasn’t been found?"

"No, but there are some speculations." Aidaxi stated, "It’s likely some organization from the Wilderness; only those from the Wilderness could do such things."

"Deliberately creating infected bodies?" Li Zheng exclaimed, "Why would those people do that?"

He had just checked and found that infected bodies contained no Magic Crystals; creating infected bodies artificially is a destructive and unrewarding act.

"Why?" Aidaxi’s tone was complex, "Because some people from the Wilderness believe that willingly embracing and integrating Emotion Storms is the future of all tribes. They are willing to harm fellow citizens to create one infected body after another, deploying them to every corner of the Outer City or the Wilderness through various means."

Li Zheng roughly understood; it was like some terrorist organizations on Earth that believed humans were the scourge of Earth and only by eradicating humanity could the Earth be saved.

Normal people cannot comprehend their beliefs, nor can they understand the bizarre actions taken due to such beliefs.

"Aren’t those fellows in the Wilderness doing anything?" Li Zheng asked, "Are they just letting them wreak havoc everywhere?"

"Most can’t do anything about it." Aidaxi smiled bitterly, "The Wilderness is far more complex than the Outer City, with various chaotic factions interspersed. As soon as any faction dares to stick out too far, it would be immediately countered by a united force."

It is precisely because the Wilderness is sufficiently chaotic that those with evil intentions have space to survive.

And the Wilderness has existed just as long as the Outer City; don’t mention individuals or organizations wanting to intervene, even the Terminal would not receive any grace from the Wilderness.

After all, in some sense, the Wilderness inhabitants are the Players abandoned by the Terminal; they themselves have no sense of belonging to the Outer City or the Matrix. They only need to care for their survival; what concern do others’ lives or deaths have to them?

Ultimately, it’s the very roots laid by the Terminal, which now has no easy remedy to fix.

Li Zheng suddenly realized that the reason infected bodies were infected actually stemmed from issues at the spiritual level.

And the patients housed at the doctor’s facility also stemmed from issues at the spiritual level.

Could there be some connection between these two?

Thinking about this, he raised his observations and doubts, hoping Aidaxi could provide some clarification.

However, upon hearing his question, Aidaxi merely smiled bitterly, shaking his head, "Research in the spiritual domain has never stopped since the development of the Outer City, but progress is slow, many unsolved mysteries continue to bother experts in this field."

"I’ve heard about what you mentioned, but unfortunately, I cannot provide you with answers."

Li Zheng quietly listened, pondering for a while.

Perhaps he should find an opportunity to visit Street 950 again, now that the Lamp Holder’s transformation is complete and he has a foundation for Kuimi’s ability.

Maybe he could glean some clues from the cured patients, one can’t say for certain.

Seeing that the conversation was about wrapped up, Aidaxi stood to bid farewell, "You dared to enter the Sin Domain alone on your first try, I must say you are very brave. Let’s end this exploration for now; next time you come, it’s best to assemble a trustworthy team."

Team exploration has its advantages; if trouble arises along the way, there’s mutual support.

Most importantly, if someone in the team gets corrupted by the Sin Domain, it can be resolved swiftly.