Chapter 138 Desert Survival Day 16 (2) A Sweet Burden…

"Iris: Although I don't really like the Tiandihui, I'm not good at handling these interpersonal relationships, so I wasn't able to help you last night. You might still be busy dealing with this matter. But I thought, since you're in such a hurry to sell the bandages, you might be short of mucus. If I use 100 units of mucus as a deposit and order 50 shotgun bullets, is that okay? The labor fee will be calculated separately. You can set the delivery time, as long as you're free to finish it and give it to me."

A rich woman is a rich woman, but Yu Miaomiao did hear that Ziren wanted to meet up with Api earlier and didn't want Api to travel too fast, so he was on the road unless there was a sandstorm recently, so he really didn't have time.

"Meow Meow: Have you tried other guns, like shotguns?"

Iris: Well, the shotgun is good in the early stages because it can be silenced. Later on, with more monsters, you still need the shotgun. But bullets for that gun are hard to come by, so when I first reached the final boss area, the two magazines I had weren't enough, so I had to get out. I really admire you for being able to deal with them. It was hard for me to even walk through that path.

Iris used the word 'deal with', because anyone who had experienced that period of time knew that if they killed them all, the number of monsters would definitely be more than the few on Miaomiao's list.

So even though Iris knew that Yu Miaomiao might have her own special method, she didn't ask, because it might involve the other party's only martial arts method or personal life-saving method.

Only someone as familiar as her and Hua Bie would exchange this information. After all, Yu Miaomiao learned the Turtle Breathing Technique from him.

"Meow Meow is not short of water: I can also make shotgun bullets, do you need them?"

"Iris: Yes. 100 slime packs for 50 shotgun bullets, 300 slime packs for 10 shotgun magazines. The processing fee is extra. Is that okay?"

As expected, the masters who kill more monsters have more slime, and they can even give away 400 portions of slime just as a deposit.

"Meow Meow is not short of water: I plan to go to Devil's Bend in a few days. I won't charge you for the shotgun reservation, but can I ask for some information about this adventure destination?"

The other party did not reply to her immediately. Yu Miaomiao went to check the auction house mucus. Because they were all fixed prices, the luck factor was naturally not triggered. However, the item that was auctioned off last night did not trigger the luck factor at all.

Are these 900 luck points gone?

At noon, she was still thinking about the issue of luck value, until 12 noon, when the daily card drawing came on time.

【System prompt: Please draw your gift pack card】

One card stood upright in front of her, and looking around, there was no second one.

Yu Miaomiao complained speechlessly, why are you still giving me this? Why don’t you just let me choose directly? The whole selection process is a waste of emotion.

She felt like she was being targeted by the system. Not only did her luck not trigger when she crafted items or obtained treasure chests, she wasn't even given the chance to draw cards.

It seems that the better she develops, the lower the probability of triggering it.

If this lucky probability really exists, it must have been secretly changed.

She was even too lazy to see what the card was. It was given by the system anyway. She was trapped in such a doomsday and didn't even have the qualifications to choose one of the three cards. She felt mixed emotions.

Helpless and frustrated, or unwilling to give up and want to save themselves.

I flipped over the card with the cold white lines and saw three simple words written on the back: "Prop Card"

Yu Miaomiao's eyes, which had been somewhat dim, suddenly lit up.

She has obtained and used several prop cards, from the name-changing card at the beginning to the stunning human card later, and the puppet prop card she got last night. All the prop cards seem to be good things.

There were also three cards in her backpack that she bought from a store with a limited time purchase.

Before, when she drew cards, she would get some corresponding physical objects. But now that her survival supplies can meet her basic survival needs, they start to distribute high-end items - that is, cards.

Item cards tend to produce direct practical effects or provide users with certain abilities. Could it be that all we have in a card battle will be card battles in the future?

Yu Miaomiao thought it was impossible. Survivors still need to eat and drink. It is impossible for them to have items that are truly out of touch with reality. She cannot be led astray by this card draw.

After making her selection, she heard the system's voice.

[System Notice: Item Card Reward Settlement Begins]

[Successfully trigger the Lucky trait, Catch a Blade with Bare Hands card*2, Tell a Lie card*2, Bravely Travel to the End of the World card*2, One Day Good Luck card (unique binding)*2]

When she saw the last card, Yu Miaomiao had only three thoughts in her mind.

Is it because she always complains about her bad luck that the system simply gives her a card and lets her choose which day will be lucky? Or is it that many people may have obtained this card, but because it is bound, it has never appeared outside?

Good luck, how lucky would that be? The item description doesn't even specify that, except for the sentence "Only one can be used per day. After use, the user will gain a lucky effect within 24 hours."

How lucky would that be?

I guess survivors without luck will get the same result as she is now?

What a useless card.

The Bare-Handed Blade Card can completely block 10 attacks of real damage from metal knives (including poison, frost, etc. on the blade) within 1 hour. The attributes also specifically state that other weapons such as guns are not included in this category.

It seems that no matter what kind of knife you use, once you use it, you will have 10 chances to avoid damage within 1 hour. It should be used in close combat.

The Lie Detection Card can identify whether the words spoken by any player are true or false within 1 hour of use. It is only limited to real-time chat channels and face-to-face communication. If it is a real-time chat, the untrue words will be marked in red; if you hear the person telling a lie, you will hear a "beep" sound.

But it only identifies lies and does not reveal the truth. Moreover, if it is some subjective conclusion, what is the basis for it? This card seems to be quite useful at the moment.

The Brave World Card seems to be the most practical at the moment. It allows the user to instantly reach any coordinate location, regardless of distance, and can only be used once every 24 hours.

It is equivalent to an instant movement card. When you want to escape or attack quickly, this card is a good choice.

Therefore, Yang Haotian should have this card in his hand, which enables him to do what he mentioned to her no matter how old he is, and take people's heads from thousands of miles away.

In short, she will draw it, and others may too. No one knows the coordinates of her base except Huabie, Api and Lulu, so she just needs to be wary of outsiders passing by.

Not long after the card drawing was over, she received a reply from Iris.

"Iris: Excuse me, I was just in battle. Since you're willing to tell me about Dark Oasis, there's no reason why I shouldn't tell you about Devil's Bend. I hope you can clear the level soon and collect that card."

"Meow Meow is Not Short of Water: Thank you for your trust. Oh, by the way, let me remind you, the first time I cleared the game, I didn't pay attention to the expiration time of the exploration area ownership. As a result, when I opened the final treasure chest, I was ambushed and shot. I was almost shot to death. You should be careful too."

"Iris: I often overlook this time issue, thank you for reminding me. I have a humble request. If you can agree to it, I can still give you these 300 pieces of slime as a deposit."

Yu Miaomiao could vaguely guess what the other party wanted her to do for him, and immediately declined.

"Meow Meow is not short of water: I believe you can accomplish what you want to do, and we will both have a good result, so I probably won't have the opportunity to help you with your request, you can do it yourself."

After a long time, the other party replied, "Okay."

The whole day was spent at the workbench, during which she, Api and Lulu were still selling bandages at a leisurely pace, while the winner of life was always watching her auction house and following the sales.

If she sold one, he would sell two. If she sold four, he would let his younger brother and himself put a total of eight on the shelves. In any case, it would be twice as many as hers, so that all the survivors would know that he was the one with more medical supplies.

Yu Miaomiao deliberately sold more at times and less at times, just to make him think that her supply of medical supplies was running out, and to make him think that she was competing with him, so that he would follow her and sell at any time.

Seeing the sunset shining on the earth and the setting sun shining through the stone door, she finally came up with the idea of ​​making a cushion that would always give Xiaoguai a place to nestle.

She first used sewing boxes she had collected from all over the world to sew nine cushions together one by one to form a square mat with a side length of 3 meters. She stretched it out with force, and after making sure that each piece was firmly connected, she used the four corners of the stabilizing device and the binding rope to firmly fix the sewn mat on the sand.

To prevent the mat from being blown up and down by the rolling sand and torn by the hurricane, she pressed two planting boxes on the left and right sides of the mat. After all, the planting boxes were the only objects that could be guaranteed to remain motionless in a sandstorm.

It seems that there is much less area in the middle for lying down, so Xiaoguai has to put up with it tonight. If this method works, she will sew a bigger cushion for it to sleep on.

At present, there are no new outdoor fire-making tools in the world. Under the protection of the turret, Yu Miaomiao no longer needs to rely on ordinary fire sources to drive away monsters. He only lights a fire at the entrance of the stone wall for lighting and cooking.

As soon as night fell, a flock of ice thorn birds flew over through the clouds. Yu Miaomiao shot and killed the first batch of birds with more than ten arrows, and killed the remaining twenty or so birds one by one when they flew towards the flashing scarecrow.

There were bird carcasses scattered on the ground. Just as she was about to dismember them, she saw Xiaoguai driving a group of wolves towards her.

This group is really a large group of people from young to old, with their families.

Yu Miaomiao estimated that there were at least hundreds of them, and not all of them were glowing. There were even a few that were particularly small, like newborn wolf cubs.

Xiaoguai has disturbed the wolves' den and brought these monsters here with him, right?

Among the wolves walking in the front, only a few of the shining ones had their heads bitten off by it, and the other wolves still followed with their heads drooping.

Xiaoguai, standing at the end of the wolf pack, was very domineering, with his head held high and chest puffed out, occasionally making a "woohoo" sound from his mouth to drive away the three wolves that walked slowly. But why was such a domineering cat so dirty?

I saw that the fluffy hair that she had originally washed was covered with sticky green liquid. Drops of dirty water dripped down its dirty hair, and the whole zebra cat turned into a green-haired cat.

When the wolves saw Yu Miaomiao, they immediately howled excitedly, drooling, looking at her greedily, baring their fangs and ready to pounce.

Although the three-headed glowing wolf in the lead had no eyes or nose, it still instinctively pounced towards her.

Seeing this, Yu Miaomiao immediately took out his sword and chopped off the head of the glowing wolf that was rushing towards him. At the same time, while dodging sideways, he raised his sword and thrust it back, stabbing the wolf's butt.

Within a second, she dealt with the wolf, and Xiaoguai also made a threatening "Ha-woo" sound. The low growl instantly scared all the restless wolves and they lay on the ground, motionless.

Yu Miaomiao immediately praised: "Xiaoguai is really amazing."

Now she no longer needed to rely on the fire to save her life, but there were indeed too many wolves and they were a bit far from the light of the fire. She took out a torch and walked towards the wolves.

He stabbed each wolf in the butt with his sword, and killed all of them.

Even though each one dared not move, when she was close, she could still feel the sound of the wolves around her swallowing their saliva. In order to prevent the three wolves from making any unusual movements, she still put on an intermediate shield.

When she was slaughtering them, there was indeed one that was not obedient. When she poked the one in front of it in the butt, another one behind it wanted to bite it, but she was prepared. She kept the blade close to its body and cut off the head of the one that was still gnawing on the ground.

After killing them all, she didn't dismember them first, but called out "Little Cutie" and called it to the door.

Xiaoguai came over and meowed, then looked back at the wolf on the ground that couldn't be eaten yet, then looked at her and said, "Meow" - hungry.

"If you want to eat, take a shower first. You're too dirty." Yu Miaomiao was closer to it and could smell the fishy smell more clearly, which was the same as the green water smell of the final BOSS in the expedition.

Xiaoguai meowed in dissatisfaction and urged.

"No, you have to wash first." Yu Miaomiao took out a plastic swimming pool with half a pool of water left. The water had just been used up, so she would dig a well tonight.

Xiaoguai looked at the pile of wolf corpses, then at the sprinkler in her hand, walked over helplessly, and made an dissatisfied "Eh, oh" sound.

In real life, cats are usually bathed once every 1-2 months, but this zebra cat in front of me is really troublesome and needs to be bathed every three days.

She deliberately lit two fires beside her, fearing that Xiaoguai might catch a cold.

After using the shower gel to make dense bubbles on its belly, she began to apply it evenly all over its body. When she washed its feet, she found that there were many scratches on Xiaoguai's thick calves caused by some thick rope.

Some of them were old scars that had already scabbed over. She hadn't noticed them the last time she took a shower, and she thought they were just traces of dirt that had stayed on her skin for too long and had been washed away. Unexpectedly, there were new scars this time.

The wound had almost healed, but after being rinsed with water, some tissue fluid flowed out. However, when the zebra cat in front of her was washed, it acted like a normal cat and did not react at all, allowing her to gently stroke the wound.

When she used her palm to bring water to rinse its whole body, it even fell on the sand, looking very comfortable being stroked.

Yu Miaomiao felt a little distressed. Being injured should be painful. Even the monsters held by Xiaoguai would look uncomfortable, so Xiaoguai must feel uncomfortable too.

Is it because he really likes taking a bath, or he likes being petted by her, or maybe monsters like zebra cats have no sense of pain.

Of course, she would definitely not do anything to hurt Xiaoguai, but just to test it. When cleaning, she squatted down and observed it carefully. The scar looked like the mark left by the leg being entangled by some plant and then after a hard struggle.

After cleaning, Yu Miaomiao just wiped it clean with a cloth. As soon as the towel left its body, Xiaoguai shook its body quickly to shake off all the water between its fur, splashing water stains, and extinguished the flame beside it.

The surroundings suddenly fell into darkness.

An idea flashed through her mind instantly.

Plants? Bruise marks?

She immediately thought of vines.

These vines are everywhere, whether on the back of cards or on the walls of the expedition site.

Could it be that Xiaoguai is like these monsters, tied up by vines during the day and only has a chance to run out at night?

With an idea, she reignited the fire and immediately sent a message to Hua Bie, "Are you there?" The other party only replied with a few words, "Fighting, wait a moment."

After thinking about it, she sent a message to Yingyingguai, as she happened to have some other information she wanted to ask.

"Meow Meow is not short of water: Yingying, I want to ask something, is it convenient now?"

"Yingying Monster: It's nice, I'm just watching Brother Huabie kill monsters and fight others from a distance, I'm bored, what do you want to know?"

Well.

"Miaomiao is not short of water: I just sent a message to Huabie and he said he was busy. I remembered that you and he tricked the Tiandihui people into going to the strange pile that day, so I wanted to ask you, what is the scene like in the strange pile? Are there a lot of vines? "

"Yingying Monster: The monster piles are different. Some monsters run out of a sand cave, some run out of some swamps, and some monsters fly out of some areas surrounded by strange rocks. But without exception, there are indeed vines growing around the monster piles, just like the vines on the cards when we draw cards normally. What's the matter? Are you going to trick people into going to the monster piles too?"

So wherever there are vines, that’s where the monsters spawn.

"Meow Meow is not short of water: Even if you trick people into going there, you should be able to find it, right? Is it easy to find? Are there many monsters in there? If you get close to them, they will probably notice you right away, making it difficult to escape, right?"

Seeing that Xiaoguai was already licking his fur, Yu Miaomiao picked up a meat cleaver, walked to the pile of wolf corpses and began to dismember them.

[Failed to trigger the Lucky trait. Decomposition yielded 1 wolf meat, 2 slime, and 1 hide. These have been stored in the system warehouse.]

【...】

"Yingying Monster: During the day, there's a constant sandstorm surrounding the monster pile. I once saw this with Brother Huabie. Near dawn, the sandstorms deliberately drive the monsters back to the pile, making it hard to see what's going on from the outside. At night, monsters appear in droves, and there's no telling how many there are. Sister Miaomiao, don't try this rashly. If you absolutely must go there, at least bring a high-explosive weapon like a hundred grenades and wear protective gear. Otherwise, if you get hurt, Brother Huabie will blame me for giving you the wrong instructions."

"Meow Meow: Uh, this is my own decision, how can I blame you? By the way, do you have the coordinates of the base of the winner of life? If so, can you give them to me?"

"Yingying Monster: Of course you can. After the bandage incident, Qi Jintao seems to have completely broken off relations with Yang Haotian. He even deleted me as a friend, preventing me from monitoring his inventory. But I can see the coordinates of Yang Haotian's other accomplices at his place. But Sister Miaomiao, you're amazing! You immediately set two bad guys on a fight. I heard there was another accomplice who, under Yang Haotian's instructions, was going to kill the Big Winner of Life last night, but failed, and their base lost several people. Brother Huabie kept saying this afternoon that your method is much easier than tricking people into going to the monster pile."

"Meow Meow: Uh, thanks for the compliment. You should be careful too, don't get caught by them."

"Yingyingguai: Okay, I'll stay away from them on purpose, nothing will happen."

The system notification sound of not triggering luck kept lingering in her ears, and she would rather not hear these notifications.

It wasn't until she dismembered the last glowing three-headed wolf that she heard a sound.

[Successfully triggered the Lucky trait. Decomposed to obtain Wolf Meat*3, Mucus*6, Bones*4, Hides*8, and a grenade crafting blueprint. Stored in the system warehouse.]

As expected, the system gives her whatever she wants. Could it be that the system thinks she wants to take the winner of life to the monster pile, and is afraid that she won't go, so it just gives her a blueprint?

Even though she likes watching plays so much, she refuses to do so.

She wants to kill the big winner in life, so why does she have to go there herself? Doesn't she have a drone and an explosion fruit? The explosion fruit only needs to be thrown and does not require a user to use it. She can just control it remotely.

[System prompt: Player Miaomiao is not short of water and has unlocked grenade crafting.]

After everything was dismembered, she turned around and saw the fluffy zebra cat sitting upright on the cushion she had prepared for it, looking at her flatteringly.

Seeing that it was in good condition and its fur was almost dry, Yu Miaomiao was in a good mood when she saw this tiger head. She praised it, "You are so good. I will grill meat for you now."

After feeding and eating, the night was exceptionally quiet, and no new monsters appeared. Xiaoguai was like a talisman, guarding Yu Miaomiao's safety at night.

After eating more than 20 pieces of meat, Xiaoguai finally squeezed into the cushion and slept contentedly, tilting his head back and accepting Yu Miaomiao's petting service.

She finally discovered that how much Xiaoguai ate depended entirely on how many monsters it brought over at night. The hungrier it was, the more monsters it would drive over.

Seeing its lazy appearance, I had to give up my idea of ​​digging for treasure cards tonight.

It just so happens that she can practice the tortoise breathing technique more tonight. It would be best if she could master this breathing technique while moving as soon as possible. This way, even when shooting arrows, she could eliminate the monsters' perception, which would make it more convenient for her to fight in the future.

The next sandstorm was about to arrive in a minute. Yu Miaomiao said a few words to Xiaoguai, "I'll put the feeder and the incubator here. When I'm not here, you can get food from there yourself."

After that, she also demonstrated how to take food out of the thermal box.

After hearing her say this, Xiaoguai seemed to understand that she was going to go into the little house again. She stood up, licked her palm which was still demonstrating with her tongue, meowed softly, and ran into the night.

Yu Miaomiao glanced at the zebra cat that was walking away with its tail swung. She lowered her head to look at the small bloody hole on her palm that was licked by the barbs on its tongue. She felt happy but also a little helpless.

The barbs on Xiaoguai's tongue are very sharp. With a little force, he can lick through human skin. When he returned to the house, the small blood hole had not disappeared and was still oozing blood.

The apocalypse is not like the modern world. There is no time to put on a Band-Aid or take a photo before the wound heals. As long as the damage caused by monsters to humans, it will always be there, including Xiaoguai.

Yu Miaomiao took out a bandage and tied up her palms.

It's a sweet burden.

Following the breathing techniques, her feet on the warm floor, she immersed herself in the practice of the tortoise breathing technique until she could no longer hold on and fell asleep.

The next morning, she was awakened by two message reminders.