Matrix Survival: I Get A Random Chest Every Day-Chapter 959 - 667: Gravity Research Institute

The 375th district is almost the same as the others beyond the 50th district. Here, besides the receptionist at the teleportation gate, there are hardly any people.

After asking for the direction of the Gravity Research Institute, Li Zheng led Mirel straight there.

As the two walked and observed, they noticed that this street had some differences from other places, apart from the absence of a line in front of the teleportation gate.

The shops along the street were all large buildings, with distinctive styles and bustling crowds.

Li Zheng used his tablet to translate the signs of these shops and found that most of them were research institutes, covering various projects.

"New material development, new flying device development, new cultivation dish development..." Li Zheng looked through each one and suddenly realized that this street was actually a hub for research institutes holding various patents.

"I was curious before why there weren't specialized research institutes in other districts. Turns out they're all clustered here." Li Zheng put away the tablet.

Mirel said, "When we were heading from District 950 to District 7, it seems we didn't pass by here, otherwise, we would have discovered it then."

Li Zheng nodded and said, "Zhan Zhouzhou mentioned wanting to come to the Gravity Research Institute before, but there were too many things keeping her busy. When I said I was coming here this time, she didn't tag along, and I feel like she's been avoiding me lately."

Mirel looked puzzled: "Why would she avoid you?"

Li Zheng was bewildered: "How would I know? Women's hearts are unfathomable, like needles at the bottom of the sea. If I could guess her thoughts, I wouldn't be single and let you take advantage."

Mirel, annoyed, pinched the skin on Li Zheng's waist lightly: "Alright, you got all the benefits and now you want to shirk responsibility?"

She didn't use any force, it didn't hurt, but Li Zheng still grimaced and pleaded for mercy: "Ouch, ouch, ouch, let go."

Mirel could tell he was pretending, but she still let go, and affectionately rubbed the spot for him.

Li Zheng grabbed her hand, pulled her into his arms, and kissed her heavily, jokingly saying: "You were the one who initiated it back then, so how can you say I took advantage? You're not being honest."

Mirel's breathing was rapid: "Let go, let go, I... wah."

As she inhaled Li Zheng's scent, her legs went weak, and she felt a familiar surge of emotion again.

Seeing her about to lose control, Li Zheng quickly let go: "We're here, the Gravity Research Institute."

They had reached a building comparable in size to the Task Hall, with no signage at the entrance like other shops, but a small statue standing outside instead.

The statue depicted a short-statured race with a huge head and a face covered in dense hair, obscuring its features.

In its hands were a square-headed hammer and a multifunctional wrench, clearly marking it as a scholar dedicated to scientific research.

"Is this person the founder of the Gravity Research Institute?" Mirel, blushing, walked to the statue, which was only waist-high for her, "So short?"

Li Zheng said, "The gravity in this race's living environment must be much higher than other races, resulting in denser bones and shorter stature."

He looked up at the Gravity Research Institute, where there were over a dozen steps between the entrance and the statue, not too high.

"Let's go in and take a look." He took Mirel's hand and stepped up the stairs.

The door of the Gravity Research Institute was grand, comparable to the Task Hall, allowing for giants several tens of meters tall to enter and exit freely.

As Li Zheng walked inside, he remarked, "The sheer size of this door seems to be more of a symbolic gesture. In the Outer City, the buildings with higher status and greater contributions often have such exaggerated entrances."

Like the Task Hall, the Comprehensive Service Hall for new resident registration, and the Coin Exchange.

"Hello."

At this moment, a female alien in uniform approached, her face round and revealing a sharp fang at the corner of her mouth, smiling sweetly with a soft voice: "Is this your first time at the Gravity Research Institute?"

Li Zheng nodded: "Yes, I'm here to find a friend, his name is Feng Yue."

"Feng Yue, is it Cambrus' Feng Yue?" the fang-featured girl asked with a serious expression, confirming.

Li Zheng: "Yes, it's him."

The fang-featured girl turned and stepped forward, "Feng Yue is currently testing the gravity tolerance coefficient, please follow me."

Li Zheng held Mirel's hand as they followed behind her, passing through several metal gates, entering a spacious area capable of accommodating hundreds of people.

Upon entering, the fang-featured girl tapped on the nearby wall, bringing up a virtual screen, and after a few operations,

Clatter~ rumble rumble~

A gate closed in from both sides, quickly sealing the space. Then, the floor trembled slightly, and the entire space started to descend.

"Is this an elevator?" Li Zheng was incredibly surprised. Just the elevator was this large; how vast must the space below the institute be?

The fang-featured girl smiled sweetly: "To accommodate some special guests, the elevator was designed a bit larger during construction. Plus, the elevator uses gravity conversion technology, normally generating anti-gravity to lift the elevator, then slowly converting the gravity when descending. The vibrations you felt were caused by some previously leftover gears and axles that haven't been completely removed."

It seems like an introduction to the stuff in the research institute, but between the lines, it's bragging about the level of technology there.

Li Zheng asked, "Did your institute invent a pair of shoes that can convert gravity in a small area, allowing the wearer to walk on walls or even ceilings?"

"You must be talking about the gravity boots that Professor Cambrus invented years ago?" said the girl with tiger teeth after some thought. "The gravity boots were replaced with more advanced designs ten years ago by the institute and are no longer produced. If you have a pair, their collectible value is higher than their practical use."

"Collectible?" Li Zheng was slightly taken aback and asked, "How much are they worth?"

The girl with tiger teeth put her finger on her chin and thought hard, "I heard someone offered as high as thirty thousand White Crystal Coins for them last time." 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

"Thirty thousand!?"

Li Zheng's eyes twitched, "A pair of boots not even at the Gold Level, and someone is offering thirty thousand White Crystal Coins!"

Damn, turns out I used to be so extravagant, easily ruining a pair of gravity boots only to trade them for a Platinum Level crop that's practically useless in the Outer City...

Thinking about it afterwards, what a huge loss!

Unfortunately, those were one-time designs, probably an accident for some resident running errands in the Matrix, and then they flowed into other rooms of the Matrix.

Or maybe it was the terminal deployed in the Matrix for players to retrieve and use.

Li Zheng's recent fortune happened just these past few days, and thinking he inadvertently ruined something worth thirty thousand White Crystal Coins, his heart ached a bit.

Thirty thousand White Crystal Coins!

If I had such a treasure in hand when I first entered the Outer City and sold it, how comfortably could I have lived?!

Dong!

The elevator gently shook and finally stopped at the bottom.

Uzh~

The girl with tiger teeth operated on the virtual screen for a bit, and the previously closed gate reopened, revealing the colossal space outside that seemed to reach endlessly upwards.

"Whoa!" Li Zheng exclaimed after coming out and looking around, "I didn't expect such vast usable space under the Gravity Research Institute. Building this must have consumed a lot of resources, right?"

To support such a large space, the supporting structure must use incredibly advanced materials, the cost of which must be unimaginably high.

The girl with tiger teeth smiled without explaining and instead talked about the rules here, "The area under the institute involves quite a lot of confidential matters, so the security is very tight. Besides the safe zones open to visitors, we hope you don't wander around on your own to avoid danger."

Li Zheng took a closer look outside, where numerous opaque rooms of varying heights were built, some towering at tens of meters with an area of thousands of square meters; others just a few meters high with an area of less than a hundred square.

These rooms are all sealed with identical gates, which are very thick and made of super divine level alloy materials, extremely sturdy. If someone tries to break in violently, it would be very difficult to succeed in a short time.

These are just what Li Zheng can see; there are many more hidden guarding facilities in the shadows, not very conspicuous.

For example, every so often, there is a piece of black iron flooring. Those are not just floors, but rather individual small gravity generation devices.

According to the information detected by Prelis' Eye, those gravity generation devices buried underground are much larger. Once triggered, they can instantly generate twenty times the gravity coefficient to control intruders.

It's not lethal, but very effective.

The girl with tiger teeth walked further inside, "Follow me, don't wander off."

Mirel held onto Li Zheng's arm, pouting and muttering, "This place is broken and has so many rules. The people living here must feel very oppressed."

"Shh," Li Zheng told her to lower her voice, "When in Rome, do as the Romans do. We're on their turf, so we have to follow their rules. Besides, we're here to ask for a favor, so we ought to maintain a respectful attitude."

"Hmph." Mirel wrinkled her nose, "Next time you go to the Abyss, as long as it's the territory controlled by the Enchanting Demon Race, I'll make sure you can do whatever you want with no restrictions."

"The Queen won't allow that," Li Zheng tapped Mirel's nose and laughed, "Besides, if I went to the Enchanting Demon Race, I'm afraid I wouldn't even step out of your boudoir."

Mirel blushed, "Who... who said that? I'm not... not that..."

These days, her heart has become much calmer, but Li Zheng suddenly grew bolder, sometimes actively seducing her and making it hard for her to resist.

"What are you thinking about?" Li Zheng laughed, "I'm worried other Enchanting Demons would be so mesmerized by me they can't walk straight. By then, you'd have too many rivals to compete with, and I'm afraid you'd get jealous."

Mirel's face sank, "You're my man; no short-sighted demoness dares make a move on you, I won't let her go!"

Saying that, she punched the air menacingly with her little fist.

The girl with tiger teeth paused her step, turned around with a stern face, and said, "Could you two lovebirds show some restraint?"

Can't you see there's a single person here?

It's too unfair!