About three hours later, the pale-faced Zhan Zhouzhou finally appeared in front of Li Zheng again.
Her injuries were no longer a problem, she just needed so follow-up recuperation.
Li Zheng patted the table: "Sit, I've saved dinner for you."
On the table were three dishes and a soup, not made by Mirel, but cooked automatically by Li Zheng using a stove.
The dishes and soup were carefully selected, all having Buff functions for blood replenishnt and stamina recovery, perfect for Zhan Zhouzhou right now.
"Thank you, you really thought of everything."
Scanning the table with her eyes, cooking information appeared in front of her. Zhan Zhouzhou nodded in thanks and then began devouring her al.
After she'd eaten for a while, Li Zheng asked, "What do you plan to do about this incident?"
Being beaten so severely, there's no way the matter can just be left as is, and Zhan Zhouzhou is not soone to simply forgive and forget.
"I'll take a stroll in the Wilderness once I recover a bit tomorrow. If I et the mastermind behind those people, I'll show them a thing or two!" Zhan Zhouzhou didn't raise her head, clearly the injury had hit her hard.
The more of a genius soone is, the smoother their life tends to be, rarely facing setbacks.
Since entering the Matrix, Zhan Zhouzhou had never experienced such an injustice, her anger was practically overflowing.
"I've analyzed it; the Outer City is so large that it's difficult to precisely locate a specific individual." Li Zheng thought for a mont: "The ones you ran into this ti might not be the sa as yesterday's group."
"Whether or not they are, the grudge has already been established." Zhan Zhouzhou gritted her teeth: "Six hundred thousand! I worked hard for two days to save up six hundred thousand White Crystal Coins, and all of it was spent on just one treatnt! If I don't get revenge, I'll write my surna 'Zhan' upside down!"
"How much?" Li Zheng was stunned for a mont: "Six hundred thousand!!!"
Xiong Li said that the doctor nad 'Old Bull' was greedy, but didn't expect the cost to be so extortionate!
Six hundred thousand!
Enough to transport them continuously, more than enough to find the street where the blacksmith shop is located!
"The most critical thing is that when I went to submit the task, I checked and found the items might have already been collected, and the task is no longer being issued." Zhan Zhouzhou was shaking with anger.
Working hard for two days, only to dress others for their wedding, it's unacceptable no matter who you are.
Moreover, with no such high-paying tasks in the future, it ans Zhan Zhouzhou lost the quickest source of inco.
After experiencing the thrill of getting rich quickly, going back to tasks paying a few thousand White Crystal Coins feels unbearable.
"Revenge is best served cold, let's take the next two days off and stay in the Outer City to recuperate properly. When the ti is right, I'll accompany you." Li Zheng didn't know how to console Zhan Zhouzhou, opting for a cautious approach, he felt revenge could be postponed for now.
"You got such a heavy injury this ti, next ti they might be prepared, encountering them again could be fatal."
"Can't you say sothing nice?" Zhan Zhouzhou wanted to argue, but reconsidered, finding so sense in Li Zheng's words, reluctantly giving up the thought of going out for revenge tomorrow.
"It's decided then." Li Zheng said imdiately: "Now we'll just wait for Mo Li to return and swap shifts, then let's earn so money and find the blacksmith shop directly!"
"Okay." Zhan Zhouzhou put down her chopsticks, in just a few words she had already finished the three dishes and soup, looking as if she wanted more.
"Off you go now, take a good rest and recover." Li Zheng noted her eagerness for another al and hurriedly shooed her away.
"Cheapskate." Zhan Zhouzhou muttered, getting up to leave.
Boring tis pass quickly, in the blink of an eye it's midnight, with few pedestrians on the streets, Mirel lay asleep beside him, and Li Zheng heard the all too familiar voice.
[Today's Random Treasure Chest drawing in process, please wait…]
[Drawing successful, Treasure Chest Quality: King level! Would you like to retrieve now?]
King level treasure chest!
Just one tier below Super Divine level!
Li Zheng felt his body tremble at the voice beside his ear.
If he used the "Delayed Retrieval" feature and waited another day, wouldn't his system upgrade task be halfway completed?
What's there to hesitate about?
"Do not retrieve, delay until tomorrow, retrieve after quality is enhanced!"
[Confirming use of 'Delayed Retrieval', selecting tendency "Quality Enhancent", Super Divine level treasure chest retrievable tomorrow.]
"Done!"
Li Zheng was filled with anticipation, unexpected fortune seed to favor him since coming to the Outer City, two consecutive days yielding high-quality treasure chests, a probability lower than winning the lottery!
"I wonder what the Super Divine level treasure chest will reveal tomorrow."
Ideally sothing comparable to the Bodhi Tree, regarding its function…
Not important!
As long as the quality is there, it will definitely be useful!
After dealing with the treasure chest, Li Zheng took out a mat, woke Mirel up, and had her take the mat to find a corner to curl up.
Poor little princess of the Enchanting Demon Race, when had she ever endured such misery, being reduced to sleeping on the streets since following Li Zheng…
As Mirel walked into a nearby alley, Li Zheng noticed a large group of Outer City residents approaching from the far street, their strange appearances gave a slightly eerie feeling.
"How odd, out wandering in the streets instead of sleeping at night?" Li Zheng muttered softly.
Then, the group approached him, surprisingly, they were there to use the Teleportation Gate!
And their destination was the Wilderness!
"Are you sure about going to the Wilderness?" Li Zheng asked in confusion, wondering why these people were suddenly rushing to the Wilderness…
Wait!
The group must have received a mandatory task published by the Terminal!
The leader among the residents was a three-tailed, black-haired ape-like creature whose deep voice resonated like thunder, eyes crackling with lightning: "No choice, Terminal Task, ID: 14422738916, a large group of Bloody appeared in the region, it's a mining area, many miners have already been killed."
Oh, guess that right.
Li Zheng input the ID into the Teleportation Gate, adjusted it, then received a stable feedback: "All set, go ahead, I wish you success!"
"Success?" The Black Ape smiled bitterly: "Barely surviving would be a blessing, who dares hope to drive back the Bloody…"
Saying this, he was the first to step into the Teleportation Gate, disappearing without a trace.
Others followed one by one, despite differing races among the Outer City residents, they shared a common trait – a despondent expression, as if mourning.
Li Zheng sent away the last person, then reset the Teleportation Gate, returning to the table with worry.
Just two days in the Outer City, he discovered that the residents he interacted with were all dejected, such an atmosphere extinguished any hope for a spiritual storm, let alone countering Bloody in similarly uninhabited areas of the Outer City.
"The future of the races…"
"Looks bleak…"
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