Chapter 11 Desert Survival Day 3 (4) What the heck is this...

There was no reply from the other party, and Yu Miaomiao was also thinking about the information he had just mentioned.

'Pipi' can see the chat and exchange information in his own world, and others can also see it.

In her eyes, exchange only requires getting what one wants, but when most people are short of water and food, she only wants materials and blueprints, which is too abrupt.

If no one noticed her at first, as she shouted more, more people would slowly see her. In the end times, Yu Miaomiao didn't want to be the first one to stand out and appear to have no shortage of supplies.

She vaguely felt that the game system would one day allow these survivors who had never met each other to meet each other, so what she wanted more was to be an "invisible person" who lived a good life.

Therefore, Yu Miaomiao and "Pipi" had to speak frankly about the problems in their cooperation before she could put forward her conditions.

"Is Pipi here? Hey, what do you think we should do? This idea was also proposed by me. After all, in our real world, sharing can be authorized by consumer credit. In this apocalyptic world of games, it depends purely on our mutual trust."

"Meow Meow is not short of water: The manufacturing fee for 28 primary backpack expanders is one level 7 blueprint. Okay, you said we can cooperate, but we have to use a different method."

"Is Pipi here? How?"

"Meow Meow is not short of water: What kind of crafts do you have now?"

"Is Pipi here? We already have the crafting process for a furnace, a water tank, a small earthen pot, a fishing net, and a [crossbow].

I didn't expect 'Pipi' to be so frank. Not only did he say it directly, he also posted the item description of the existing 'Crossbow'.

【Name: Crossbow (100/100)

Level: 5

Introduction: A long-range attack weapon that can achieve rapid shooting. It is best not to try it easily if your wisdom and strength are less than 35.

Attributes: The attack effect varies depending on the user's wisdom, strength, and bow.

Yu Miaomiao's strength is just 35, but her wisdom is far from enough. However, the old bow in her hand does not meet this requirement. It seems that in order to use better weapons, she must find a way to improve various personal values, especially her shortcoming - wisdom.

"Meow Meow is not short of water: Did you learn the craftsmanship of making a crossbow?"

"Is Pipi here? Yes, and you?"

Yu Miaomiao thought about her reply.

"Meow Meow is not short of water: stone pickaxe, arrow set, primary backpack expander, simple raft and simple water purification filter."

She didn't tell him about the spear and the musket, and she only told him about the arrows because Pipi knew how to make a crossbow, and she was sure to ask him to make this weapon.

"Is Pipi here? You can actually make arrows! And I can make bows! What kind of fate is this?!"

Yu Miaomiao could imagine the other person's exaggerated expression, and imagined the image of "Pipi" in her mind: a sunny and cheerful boy, swinging a pickaxe vigorously and chiseling the ground again and again. She smiled and replied.

"Meow Meow: In that case, let me tell you about my proposed cooperation model. I'm short on materials right now, but I've learned as many crafts as all of you combined. You'll definitely need to do OEM work for others to earn the materials. Why don't you add the crafts I know when you post OEM information in the world? That way, the more crafts your group possesses, the more people will come to you, and it will be easier for you to distribute materials."

"Is Pipi here? This seems like a good idea."

"Meow Meow is not short of water: Regarding the distribution of materials for the contract manufacturing fee, I am the contract manufacturer. I will split the materials I receive with you in half. I will not participate in your contract manufacturing, but..."

When Pipi heard Yu Miaomiao's proposal, he thought it seemed like they could make a lot of money. They could get half of the OEM materials just by helping to make the call, so he quickly responded.

"Is Pipi here? But what?"

"Meow Meow is not short of water: I found that the water here seems to be very thirst-quenching. Drinking 500ml a day is enough, so... I can do without mineral water for the time being, but you need to help me make all the crafting items on the existing workbench first."

In the current high-temperature living environment, water is the most scarce commodity. Mineral water is becoming increasingly scarce in the world, so Yu Miaomiao's willingness to give up the allocation of water resources is indeed an attractive condition.

"Is Pipi here? What you mean is that if we receive the materials, and if they are the materials for the items you need, you need us to provide them in full, and you definitely won't ask for water under this cooperation condition; if it's not what you need, we'll split it in half?"

"Meow Meow is not short of water: Yes."

"Is Pipi here? Aren't you afraid that I might underreport the information you have?"

"Miaomiao is not short of water: OEMs definitely need to post messages. Just shouting is too inefficient. Oh, posts are a new feature of the system, the forum, there will definitely be people leaving messages. I can just ask any OEM who has left a message and find out how much the OEM fee was at the time. Besides, didn't you also say that cooperation in this apocalyptic world depends entirely on trust between us?"

"Is Pipi here? Okay, based on your trust, I'll go and try to get it from my classmates. After all, I can't master these techniques alone, and we'll all need to participate later."

"Meow Meow is not short of water: OK, I'll wait for your good news."

While waiting, Yu Miaomiao looked at the 'wrench' icon in the holographic imaging system, found the primary trap in the system item synthesis guide, and glanced at the description: "Can capture small wild animals."

Not knowing how effective it would be, Yu Miaomiao decided to set up three traps first.

Click 'Synthesize', and three simple rope traps the size of a palm will fall to the ground, and at the same time, a system notification sound will be heard.

[Successfully trigger the lucky trait and synthesize 3 primary traps]

Huh? I asked for three traps, and luckily, three appeared. Is this the legendary saying, "your word will come true"?

Yu Miaomiao couldn't help feeling happy. This lucky trait was really a good trait. After she finished expressing her feelings, she received a message from "Pipi".

"Is Pipi here? Well, the thing is, if we want to meet your conditions, we'll probably have to give you everything except water first. And we'll definitely be constantly unlocking new processes. Can we discuss this?"

"Meow Meow is not short of water: So what do you think?"

"Is Pipi here? Can we take turns getting the materials we need? I'll help you gather the materials for your first crafting item first, then it'll be your turn to make one, and then we'll help you with the next one."

"Meow Meow is not short of water: Okay, this is the only way. I hope you can treat me with integrity."

Yu Miaomiao had anticipated this result long ago. It was definitely impossible to give her everything first. She just used a seemingly harsh condition to make the other party take a step back to a level that she could accept.

Moreover, if the cooperation is reached, it is the other party who collects the materials. If they really underreported something, she would not know. She did not continue to negotiate the conditions and directly took a step back, so that the other party might be more sincere.

"Is Pipi here? Thank you for your understanding. How can I contact you in the future?"

'Pipi' did not directly send a friend request, which made Yu Miaomiao have a better impression of him. After all, in the end times, what she was most worried about was not whether the materials were fair, but her personal safety.

"Meow Meow is Not Short of Water: Have any of you classmates unlocked the forum function?"

"Is Pipi here? Yes, you mean to ask him to post something and then you look for him every day?"

"Meow Meow is not short of water: That's not necessary. I'll also post a post about junior OEM backpack expanders so you can find me more easily."

Yu Miaomiao took the time to look at the forum. There were more and more posts now. It seemed that many people had completed the novice task (2) by exchanging supplies and unlocked the forum function. At this time, her posts would not be particularly conspicuous.

"Is Pipi here? Okay, can you make a basic backpack expander first? We need it urgently. This doesn't count as the first one in our collaboration, right?"

"Meow Meow is not short of water: You've already paid me for the work, so it definitely doesn't count. Just give me the materials."

After receiving the materials, I walked to the workbench and did it again according to the previous process.

There is an additional primary backpack expander in the system backpack, but there is no system prompt sound. It seems that the triggering of the lucky trait has failed.

She checked the time and it still took thirty minutes. She felt that the process was much smoother, but she didn't expect it to take so long.

"Meow Meow: It's done. Can you give me the drilling kit blueprints first?"

"Is Pipi here? Okay."

The other party sent a transaction request without saying anything.

After getting the drilling kit, Yu Miaomiao clicked to use it without hesitation, thinking that he could dig out well water.

[System prompt: Player Meow Meow is not short of water and has unlocked the drilling kit production.]

I looked at the materials it was made of.

[Drilling Kit*1 = Iron Ingot (0/15), Copper Ingot (0/3), Wood (10/10), Screws (15/30), Resin (0/15), Stone (11/30), Clay (0/10), Thick Rope (0/2)]

Yu Miaomiao screamed "Help" in her heart. A drilling kit required so many materials. Where could she get them? The key point was, how would she know if there was water where she dug?

But if there was water, she would live a very free life in this water-scarce apocalypse. She glanced at the instructions next to the synthesis formula: "The drilling kit can drill a well anywhere."

"Meow Meow is Not Short of Water: Have you ever tried to dig something out with a pickaxe?"

"Is Pipi here? Yes, I dug away the loose soil on the surface, and then dug deeper to find more rocks. Other students dug out iron ore, copper ore, and sulfur."

How come they thought it was a good thing as soon as they heard it, but they dug for a long time and found nothing?

"Meow Meow is not short of water: Can each of you dig out something good?"

"Is Pipi here?: That's not the case. I'm talking about individual cases. However, some students, although they can't dig anything out, are faster at crafting. It seems they have some kind of 'handmade' quality, so we usually give them any drawings we have."

Yu Miaomiao just checked the posts and found that someone named 'Ziren Zai Zai' had posted a post about OEM, in which all the crafts she had just talked about with 'Pipi' were listed. It was estimated that this 'Ziren' was the one with the 'handmade' trait.