Matrix Survival: I Get A Random Chest Every Day
Chapter 190 - 161: First Encounter with the "High Celestial Plain

Chapter 190: Chapter 161: First Encounter with the "High Celestial Plain

[Competition Room Rules.]

[1. Five players will each fight individually. After the competition starts, they will enter separate battlefields, in which players will have no direct influence on each other.]

[2. The competition is divided into five rounds. The tier of creatures released in each round will progressively increase, and players must clear their battlefield of creatures within the allotted time.]

[3. The release cycle of hostile creatures is fixed, with a certain time compensation given for each round’s difficulty.

For example: One Black Iron Level creature is released every thirty seconds, one Silver Level creature every forty-five seconds.

And so on.]

[4. For each enemy creature a player kills in their battlefield, an additional creature will be added to other players’ battlefields. (The additional creatures do not apply to this rule.)]

[5. The rules of this room are unique. Players will not truly die.

Defeat means automatic competition failure and ejection from the battlefield.

Note: Although it won’t be life-threatening, all injuries sustained upon being ejected are real, so players should prepare for medical treatment.]

[6. Each round lasts fifteen minutes. If none of the players withstand until the end of the fifth round, the last to exit will be the winner.]

[7. The winner’s rewards are based on the difficulty overcome.

Example: If the final winner only clears the first round, the reward will be Bronze Level items.]

[Now, please take your positions, players.]

...

"These rules are a bit terrifying!"

Li Zheng was in the preparation space. After reading the complete rules, he felt a chill.

The first three rounds are almost like a giveaway for them. With Li Zheng’s ability, he could clear them with his eyes closed, without any pressure.

But starting from the fourth round, it gets quite difficult.

You have to kill faster than others, or else if the number of Gold Level creatures increases, it will be a nightmare-level difficulty at this stage.

Not to mention that the difficulty of the fifth round escalates directly to Platinum Level!

Now Li Zheng somewhat understands why the reward for this special room is Diamond Level items. Given this difficulty, not giving a Diamond Level reward wouldn’t make sense.

Ye Yuan beside him wore a bitter expression: "This special room is too unfriendly to me. If I can’t hold on until the end, won’t my ammunition be wasted?"

"Exactly."

Chu Xiao nodded, his tone neutral: "So Xiao Yuan, you should just quit now to avoid wasting your ammo resources."

"Huh?" Ye Yuan was dumbfounded.

Ye Kai also said at this moment: "Sis, just step out first."

"But brother, it’s rare for me to encounter a different room. Let me experience it..." Ye Yuan was a bit unwilling.

"..."

Ye Kai didn’t speak, he just looked at her quietly, and that expression seemed terrifying to Ye Yuan.

It was like facing her father.

"Alright, alright..." Ye Yuan, feeling disheartened by his gaze, operated something in front of her, and her figure vanished.

[Player Ye Yuan has exited. Before the competition starts, please invite another player to fill the slot.]

When this message appeared, everyone was stunned.

They originally thought that with Ye Yuan exiting early, they could start the competition with four people, slightly reducing the difficulty.

However, the system didn’t give them the chance to take advantage of this.

Ye Kai asked Li Zheng: "You know more people; why don’t you contact someone?"

"..."

Li Zheng didn’t need him to say it. He was already scrolling through his list.

Soon, he contacted another player.

He told Ye Kai the name and let him open the gate for the person.

Shortly after, a Teleportation Gate opened before them, and Liu Jiale entered with a Black Blade dragging behind him.

Several people knew each other, and they exchanged simple greetings.

Ye Kai then said: "Everyone’s here, shall we begin?"

"Wait a moment!"

Li Zheng stopped the group, then asked Liu Jiale: "Is the live broadcast off?"

The other nodded, indicating it was off.

Seeing them all looking at him, Li Zheng organized his words and said: "Everyone should be aware of the incident with the three Mud Furnace chickens infiltrating our channel yesterday."

"Yes."

Chu Xiao nodded. He had even emphasized this in the regional channel, reminding others to be cautious when chatting.

"Gangban Rihuan has already been killed by me."

Li Zheng recounted his "coincidental encounter" with Gangban Rihuan and the discovery of his covert killing of players.

Especially when he mentioned the opponent’s cruel methods, Chu Xiao and others appeared somewhat enraged.

"Damn it! I should have used the Compass yesterday to crush them all one by one!" Chu Xiao said through gritted teeth.

If it weren’t for Yan Guang telling him that the three of them didn’t have Blood Qi, he wouldn’t have wasted words and would have opened the gate to begin a massacre right then and there.

Ye Kai maintained a calm expression, but beneath it was a raging storm: "It’s okay, there’s still a chance.

The other side must already know that Li Zheng killed their companion.

This serves as a warning; the remaining two will settle down for a short time.

Once this competition room is over, I’ll go meet them."

Zhan Zhouzhou, on the other hand, remained relatively composed. She looked at Li Zheng and asked: "You specifically gathered everyone not just to say this, right?"

Her implication was that if it were just this, Li Zheng could have easily informed everyone in the group chat.

"Of course not only this." Li Zheng asked: "Have you all heard about which players have already formed organizations within the Matrix?"

"Formed organizations?"

Chu Xiao frowned and said: "All players in the Matrix Game are separated; gathering most of the players is difficult. What’s their purpose for establishing organizations?"

"Purpose? Many things."

Liu Jiale spoke up: "The most fundamental point is resource sharing. Everyone pools together their daily gains and takes what they need.

This way, everyone can skip the cumbersome trade steps, rapidly and stably enhancing their strength."

This model seems to have low feasibility.

But as long as all transactions are transparent and fair, once developed, it can offer immense benefits to each player who joins.

"Some can even form alliances for offense and defense. When encountering rooms they can’t handle during exploration, they can ask experts for help." Ye Kai also speculated, "After all, the number of devices for same-channel or cross-region teleportation should be significant. Players who own these items can easily form a circle."

"Not only that..."

Liu Jiale looked at the group and said: "Have you ever thought about how many organizations there are on Earth?

Let’s not go far. Even Nihong Country has two major gangs, the Yamada Group and the Black Dragon Association.

Do you think these gang members would regroup in the Matrix after entering?"

This is just the two major organizations in a small country.

If you expand the scope globally and regardless of organization size, the number... is not an exaggeration to describe as innumerable.

The biggest difference between humans and animals is not intelligence and walking upright.

It is that humans possess social attributes.

In the Matrix, some choose to be lone wolves, enduring solitude and developing quietly on their own.

While others actively form groups, working together in unity.

Moreover, the number of these two groups won’t significantly differ.

"Are the Yamada Group and the Black Dragon Association the two largest organizations in Nihong Country?" Li Zheng was somewhat surprised and asked: "What about High Celestial Plain? Where does it rank in Nihong Country?"

He initially thought Liu Jiale could offer some insights on High Celestial Plain.

But not only Liu Jiale, even Chu Xiao and his group looked at him in surprise, saying in unison: "Rank? Are you serious?"

"High Celestial Plain is the official entity of Nihong Country! Where do you think it ranks?"

Li Zheng was momentarily stunned.