"World Channel 1003698 William Hers: So as long as you reach fifty, you can safely get out of this hellhole? I an, even if your fiftieth birthday is spent inside the Matrix?"
"World Channel 1186437 Carl Tribbiani: Great! I can finally leave here. The system just notified to get ready. When I leave, I can only take what I brought in; I've listed all my materials and items in the trading hall for unrestricted claiming."
"World Channel 1057123 Ross Geller: Damn it, you sneaky bastards! Your hand speed is incredible; I only grabbed ten grams of Tungsten Steel!"
Li Zheng's initial thought of browsing the trading site vanished in an instant; the players in the Matrix were in the billions?
Competing for those few items with so many people is just wishful thinking.
"Forget it, it's just the first day. Those forty-nine-year-old players probably don't have the guts to explore, and they likely won't get through more than a few rooms; good stuff must be scarce."
Even if there's good stuff, it's surely reserved for familiar or likable players from the sa channel.
Items listed in the trading hall are, after all, few and low value.
Li Zheng shook his head and simply opened the regional channel to see how many luck-chard people were in 0000879.
Matrix Channel: 0000879, Current Remaining Number: 932, Loudspeaker Number: 0/1
Noticing the change in numbers, Li Zheng felt a chill: "Earlier, there seed to be 964 people, right? Another 32 dead."
Every ti he saw the reduction in the channel, Li Zheng felt a deep sense of lancholy.
Because one day, it might be his turn.
"I still need to get stronger..."
Li Zheng glanced at the carefree, flying little cherry still illuminated by the lantern light, thinking, "Even if it's for this little one."
But people who think like him are in the minority; more people in the world are opportunistic.
For example...
Liu Lingling: "Seeking encounters, seeking fleeting romance, seeking safe period in October!"
Chen Qianxue: "Bodhisattva bless , next room give a handso guy! I also want a ten-month safe period!!"
Mo Lian: " 1"
...
In channel 0000879, few discussed leaving the Matrix at fifty, mainly young won spamd the screen seeking mates.
Occasionally, Li Zheng could see so joking around.
Lu Li: "Line up properly, let co through!"
Yan Guang: "Why is it only won can have a ten-month safe period? Are n supposed to stay here anxious and fearful? When will we n stand up? In this hot weather, I'm trembling... What? I'm a woman? Never mind then."
Phoenix Mountain: "...@Yan Guang, you're so cheeky~"
Li Chun: "@Lu Li, pooh! Didn't expect you to be this kind of person!"
Yan Guang: "@Phoenix Mountain, absolutely! Sis carries a wardrobe like Pinru's anyti. How about it? Your avatar looks good, should I give you a discount?"
Lu Li: "@Li Chun, what did I do? I'm just voicing every normal man's thoughts."
Phoenix Mountain: "@Lu Li, admit your sleaziness; don't drag us normal n down. @Yan Guang, can't take it, I have ten wives to care for, can't keep up with nutrition."
Lu Li: "@Phoenix Mountain, you're right, I'm sleazy, whatever you say I am. Can the boss guide the little brother? I'm still 50 grams Tungsten Steel short..."
Phoenix Mountain: "Get lost."
Lu Li: "Sure!"
Yan Guang: "@Phoenix Mountain, I almost got tricked by you. To call ten hits against myself ten wives... You're cheekier than ."
Li Chun: "@Yan Guang, what's ten against one?"
Lu Li: "Let explain for you..."
Phoenix Mountain: "Get lost!"
Lu Li: "Sure! The boss says go away, I do, I'm the boss' die-hard fan!"
Yan Guang: "@Phoenix Mountain, ten Thumbelinas can't beat the real thing; think about it? Try a couple of pokes, no harm done!"
Phoenix Mountain: "I'm out of here, can't afford such trouble."
Yan Guang: "Coward."
Li Chun: "@Yan Guang, so what exactly is ten against one?"
Lu Li: "@Yan Guang, my boss keeps pure, why don't you check out?"
Yan Guang: "You? You look like a waterlon rind!"
Lu Li: "Why do you say that?"
Yan Guang: "Deserving a step!"
Liu Lingling: "Seeking encounters, seeking..."
...
In short, a system ssage caused chaos amongst everyone.
Li Zheng saw nothing nutritious in the channel discussions and prepared to close the page, continuing exploring the next room.
A ssage grabbed his attention.
Zhan Zhouzhou: "Calm down, you fools, haven't you noticed the key in the continuous notifications this ti?"
The key?
Li Zheng focused again on the system notification but saw nothing special.
Phoenix Mountain: "What key? Explain."
Suddenly, the chat channel quieted down, even those just seeking a quick fling hushed, waiting for Zhan Zhouzhou to explain.
Zhan Zhouzhou: "The key is 'removal'! Tonight, these people leaving the Matrix are being transferred out!
In other words, we have always really existed in this space, not embodied so virtual character!
If any idiot doesn't understand this, I'll make it clearer... if we die in this 'ga', it really ans death!
Not the initial guess of failing the ga and then exiting this world!"
Li Zheng originally thought Zhan Zhouzhou's information would cause more chaos in the channel.
But reality was the opposite; everyone in the channel remained unexpectedly calm.
Yan Guang: "@Zhan Zhouzhou, is that it? I've known a long ti."
Yan Guang: "[Photo] See?"
Li Zheng opened the photo, which showed Yan Guang's shiny silver, smooth, and chanical-looking left arm.
And this left arm was connected to Yan Guang's body!
Yan Guang: "I might have bad luck, encountered a crocodile-like monster during exploration today, lost an arm but barely escaped to the next room.
When that monster bit , I could feel the sharp teeth tearing the flesh and finally crushing the bones.
The pain felt so real, I nearly wanted to die on the spot."
Li Chun: "Ah, so terrifying!"
Lu Li: "Then what's with this tallic arm? A prosthetic?"
Yan Guang: "Body modification platform, allows one body modification surgery.
I found this thing before bleeding out, chopped off the remaining half of the upper arm, and replaced it with this damn thing.
It can be said, I walked by the gates of hell, the feeling of close death even now still makes uneasy."
Li Chun: "Heartache for Sister Yan."
Lu Li: "Heartache 1"
Phoenix Mountain: " 1"
...
Yan Guang: "@Phoenix Mountain, heartache my ass; if you truly feel for , when we et, let's have a go with !"
Li Chun: "???"
Lu Li: "Boss, impressive!"
Zhan Zhouzhou: "..."
Phoenix Mountain: "I'm out, can't handle you."
Zhan Zhouzhou: "So you all knew!! The clown is myself..."
Li Zheng closed the chat hall, sighed: "Really all pitiful people..."
Compared to others, he was living quite comfortably.
At least, every ti he entered the next room, he knew what to expect, didn't have to be terrified, and wasn't facing unexpected dangers.
"Aweso, my treasure!"
Li Zheng crazily liked the Treasure Chest System.
[The [Small Water Purifier] you listed has been purchased by another player, transaction completed, goods automatically stored in capsule accommodation.]
[The water you listed...]
Thanks to those departing, finally soone noticed Li Zheng's listed items, all snapped up within a minute.
Unexpectedly to Li Zheng, soone actually willing to trade Bronze-level material for 100 ml of water.
Checking the trader's na, it was a player from another channel.
0000023 Kato Junwa.
All 300 ml of water was bought by this Neon player.
The purifier was bought by another player from channel 1155247 nad William Houston.
At this ti, the system hinted at a new private chat ssage.
Li Zheng opened it, amused to see it was from the recently traded player William.
"Mr. Li Zheng, the purifier in your transaction, why does it have a strange sll?"
Li Zheng thought, this foreigner was pretty polite, saying strange sll rather than a foul sll.
Of course, he couldn't tell William the truth, so he simply sent the seller's ssage over.
"Under what circumstances can a cup of water be drunk for a lifeti?"
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