Chapter 204: First Day of Survival at Sea (2) “I’m trash, but…

The series of message reminders did not make Yu Miaomiao feel excited, but rather a little dazed.

In the real world, sometimes thirty days would pass very quickly, but here, in this apocalyptic world where people are eaten without leaving any bones, she felt that it had passed for a very long time, so long that she had experienced life and death and the departure of her best friend.

She opened the message reminder, but had not received a reply from Yue Yina. She couldn't help feeling anxious. She didn't want her to lose contact with her best friend just after receiving some news.

The ice outside the house had begun to melt, followed by the sound of running water. Xiaoguai, who was originally gnawing on the piece of meat, instantly shrank his ears and shivered, obviously very scared of such an environment.

With another adorable animal by her side, Yu Miaomiao felt much more at ease. She hugged Xiaoguai and said softly, "Don't worry, don't be afraid. We will be fine."

Yu Miaomiao kept repeating these words, not knowing whether she was saying them to herself or to Xiaoguai.

Now she could not see any light outside, and the room was also pitch black, but the warmth from Xiaoguai beside her, and its heartbeat and breathing, the man and the cat snuggled together to keep warm.

With her continuous comfort and caress, Xiaoguai gradually stopped shaking and instead made uncomfortable "whimpering" sounds to express his fear.

"Xiaoguai, did you find this by yourself last night?" Yu Miaomiao tried to change her mood and started to find topics to communicate with the big animal next to her.

"Meow."

Yu Miaomiao stroked the silky hair, which still had some tangles. She smoothed them out with her fingers and asked, "Did you know that there will be an ocean world after the ice melts?"

"Meow? Ouch—"

Xiaoguai didn't understand.

It was expressing dissatisfaction with itself for asking about the hail.

Yu Miaomiao gestured in the air with her hands, not knowing if Xiaoguai could see or understand. "It means that there will be a lot of water in the future, and you can't survive, so you come to find me?"

"Meow--"

This means...right?

Yu Miaomiao didn't quite hear it.

She thought about it and asked, "Is it really because I asked you to come into the house every day before? You knew it was safe here, so you hid here?"

In the dark night, a pair of eyes with a faint blue light looked at her and said with disdain, "Meow, meow——"

Xiaoguai means, what else?

All right.

"Smart little darling, I love you so much." Yu Miaomiao hugged the furry monster again and buried her face in it.

Fortunately, the indoor training a few nights ago was not in vain, and Xiaoguai came back to my side at such an important moment.

This time, Xiaoguai seemed to sense her sadness and did not struggle. Instead, he lay down on his side, licking his paws and letting this strange human mutter to himself.

After sucking enough cats, Yu Miaomiao looked at the time again.

[Day 1 of Survival at Sea 05:33 Showers and Light Breeze]

After the system interface was turned on, it failed to illuminate the dark room. Instead, there was light only on the specific subtitles and interface buttons, and it could not serve as a lighting device at all.

The current system interface has some more functions, including weather reminders.

Since the end of the desert world, the wind and sand predictor in the survivors' hands should be useless, so the system simply gave the survivors this weather forecast function.

How could the system be so kind? It must be some disgusting trick.

It's a shower today, but there's no sound of rain outside, so maybe not now.

Yu Miaomiao didn't expect that survival at sea would come so quietly, without any system notification or strong winds or waves.

At this time, her mood calmed down a little, and she had time to read other news.

Although it is only 5 o'clock in the morning, the world channel is surprisingly lively. Everyone is guessing what the sea world is like, with anticipation and fear.

The groups that were originally separated due to the large hailstones are spontaneously inviting other survivors to join them.

Base?...Yu Miaomiao wanted to know if she still wanted to do it. She instinctively refused psychologically.

In the group chat of three people, Lulu sent another new message.

"Pangpang: Sister Miaomiao, Ziren is going crazy. You don't need to pay attention to what he's saying. He's already hanging out with bad people and has become trash himself, yet he still has the nerve to criticize others."

Lulu was very angry. She was feeling very upset and had no one to vent to. She just scolded Ziren for half an hour.

What did Ziren say?

Yu Miaomiao didn't check it out yet, but took a quick look around and found no new news about Yue Yina.

He turned around and looked at the dozen or so messages Ziren had sent him in succession.

"Is Ziren here? Meow meow is not short of water. I know you can see me talking. What do you mean? Did you kill Api?"

"Is Ziren here? My last contact with Ah Pi was to look for you. Did you tell her to ignore me?"

"Is Ziren here? It must be you. You embezzled A-Pi's supplies for your own selfish desires, so you were able to take first place in the internal test server competition. It's you. I'm going to kill you."

When Yu Miaomiao saw the first sentence, she remembered the scene in the lava and felt very uncomfortable, but when she saw the continuous curses that followed, she felt that Ziren was really crazy.

"Is Ziren here? Ah Pi can't have changed her name. Everything she said before is still there, but she's offline. Tell me, is it true? Did you kill Ah Pi?"

Maybe, Yu Miaomiao didn't dare to deny it psychologically.

But why did he have to know whether Api was dead or not? What would he gain if he really heard that Api was indeed dead?

If he really wanted to kill her, Yu Miaomiao would be waiting for him here. Why did he have to mention A Pi's name again and again, reminding her of what happened yesterday again and again?

"Meow Meow is not short of water: When Ah Pi and I went to play a prank in the cave, she accidentally fell into the lava and was engulfed in flames. If you have any complaints, you can come directly to me. You are no different from those bad guys anyway. If you pretend to help Ah Pi to get revenge, I don't mind killing you. If Ah Pi hadn't been thinking about you all the time when we were together, I wouldn't have said so much nonsense to you. You can do whatever you want."

Anyone can feel sorry for Api, but Yu Miaomiao feels that Ziren is the only one who can't.

When Api was in the cave, she kept talking about how good Ziren was in the past, saying that it was hard to believe that Ziren would become the person she didn't even know, and that she hoped Ziren would one day turn over a new leaf. During the entire expedition, the name Yu Miaomiao heard most was Xue Ziren. How could he have the heart to let down such an innocent and kind girl like Api?

Yu Miaomiao clenched the clothes left by Api in her hands and crumpled a piece of paper that leaked out of a pocket.

This was Api's personal belongings left behind. She didn't intend to look at it and put it back into the system backpack.

After this painful lesson, Yu Miaomiao must carry a backpack with her when she goes to other places in the future, and put some defense, attack and commonly used items in it. She cannot rely too much on the system.

Even if the return card in her hand is useless, she still needs other items such as medical kits, rope chains, etc. to deal with temporary crises.

Even in this metal house, she had to place some offensive weapons in case the system failed to work when enemies or monsters came.

Before, she was puzzled as to why there were so many storage-related items in the system synthesis guide. At that time, she thought that since everyone had a system backpack, why would people put things outside? It turned out that she had encountered a situation where the system could not be used in advance.

The sound of flowing water began to be heard outside the house, but there was still no new message she was expecting in the temporary message. Now she turned on all the message reminders, and at this time she saw Ziren's reply.

"Is Ziren here? Did Ah Pi die in the prank cave? Why are you okay?"

Yu Miaomiao didn't have to explain so much to him, or even reply, but she remembered that Api had been concerned about Ziren along the way, and perhaps Ziren should know the truth.

"Meow Meow is not short of water: Because the system prompted to randomly select a player to burn, at that time, neither Api nor I could open the system."

"Is Ziren here? Why did the system choose her and not you? What did you do?"

"Is Ziren here? No, what did Ah Pi choose in yesterday's card draw?"

In fact, Yu Miaomiao also thought about this question. Why did the system choose Api instead of herself? Was it because she chose the "Life Card" or because she used the Good Luck Card for a day?

Because she used the One-Day Lucky Card, all her settlement rewards yesterday triggered luck. When the system chose her as the unlucky one, would she have avoided this choice? After all, Yu Miaomiao was among the first people to be randomly chosen to burn a piece of clothing.

Guilt, resentment, and regret.

"Meow."

It hurts.

Yu Miaomiao unconsciously held Xiaoguai's body tightly. She fell into self-doubt again. She hurriedly apologized to Xiaoguai and hugged him tighter.

The ice outside began to melt little by little. She could hear the sound of running water, and even the whole house began to tilt left and right, as if the hailstones piled up like a mountain were melting.

"Meow Meow is not short of water: She and I were separated for a while, so I didn't see clearly what she chose. As for why the system didn't choose me, if you have the ability to contact the system designer, you can ask it yourself."

"Is Ziren here? She fell into the lava and died very quickly... Did she experience any pain before she died?"

Does he have to ask so many detailed questions?

Was A-Pi in pain? Yu Miaomiao thought she must be, because the expression on A-Pi's face was very ferocious at that time, but except at the beginning, she didn't say any words of pain afterwards.

It seemed that in order not to worry Yu Miaomiao, he deliberately endured the pain in his body and prevented Yu Miaomiao from doing anything irrational.

“Da Da——”

Yu Miaomiao's tears fell again, and Xiaoguai licked them curiously.

Although she had been wearing a shield, this time she found that the barbs on Xiaoguai's tongue were not as sharp as before, and were even a little soft.

Only then did she realize that Xiaoguai was now much smaller than before. Due to the lack of light and her being immersed in sadness, she did not notice that the zebra cat, which was originally slightly larger than a tiger, had become almost the size of a large dog.

Not only has Xiaoguai's body shrunk, but his muscles are not as hard as before and are softer.

So after coming to the sea world, Xiaoguai's combat effectiveness was greatly reduced?

The temperature in the room was very low now, and she had taken out all the warm clothes and quilts to cover them both.

"Is Ziren here? What did she say at the end? Did she call me trash like Lulu did?"

Last words?

Yu Miaomiao still remembers that Api asked her what was in the double hot pot at the end.

"Meow Meow is not short of water: No, although what you did was indeed rubbish, she never said anything bad about you and was always worried about you."

The sound of ice melting came from underground, and she could feel the float beginning to float on a patch of water.

It just so happened that she was very hungry and cold, and A-Pi said he wanted to eat a hotpot for two, so she couldn't be stingy and had to give it to A-Pi quickly.

He fumbled to take out the table, illuminated the table with a waist lamp, and took out the double hot pot from his backpack.

There are 11 items in the hot pot set for two.

In addition to the normal ingredients, there was also a self-heating pot and two sets of tableware, which she placed in front of herself and beside her.

After setting up the spicy and tomato hot pot base, the hot pot began to heat up slowly, completely unaffected by the colder environment.

The hot pots on both sides were bubbling with small bubbles.

Api said that she couldn't eat spicy food, so Yu Miaomiao put the beef platter into the tomato pot first.

After the hot pot boiled, a familiar aroma emerged. She took a deep breath. This is the taste of modern hot pot.

While waiting for the hot pot to heat up, she took two bites of the crispy meat. It was crispy, peppery, and a little spicy, and her mouth was immediately satisfied.

After the water boiled, she dipped the beef twice, then added a chopstick and tasted it. It was sour and sweet, and the beef was tender and smooth. After adding the hot pot dipping sauce made of mahjong and minced garlic, it tasted even better.

She picked up a piece and put it in the bowl next to her.

"I'm going to put the rest into the hot pot."

"Meow——" "Hatch"

Xiaoguai was choked by the spicy taste.

Picking up the beef from the spicy pot and putting it in her own bowl, Yu Miaomiao ate the spicy and delicious tender beef and said to the person next to her, "This is spicy, so I won't give it to you."

After eating all the side dishes in half, Yu Miaomiao touched her stomach. In modern times, she would have been full long ago, but in the apocalypse, she still felt a little hungry. She drank half a bottle of Coke and said to the bowls and plates beside her that were already piled with uneaten cooked ingredients, "Api, why don't you eat? Didn't you say you love hot pot the most?"

Didn’t you say...you love it the most? Do you want to come home and eat it with me?

Api...

She ate half of the remaining dish and her mouth was filled with salty tears.

No wonder A-Pi said it was salty, tears are really salty.

Yu Miaomiao wiped away her tears and brought over another dish, muttering, "Well, I helped you eat it, which is equivalent to you eating it."

After all the ingredients are eaten, even if the dipping sauce is not used up, all the food disappears.

Looking at the empty table, Yu Miaomiao wrapped the quilt tighter.

The temperature in the room, which had just risen, dropped again. Xiaoguai, who was choked by the spicy taste, moved closer to Yu Miaomiao again.

She felt very cold before, probably because she was hungry, but now that she was full, she felt warmer.

She had cried enough.

The entire float began to shake. She also built a second light-proof wall next to the window. She opened the window curtain and looked out. The entire sand dune disappeared, leaving only a vast expanse of yellow turbid sea water.

The metal house she was in had begun to drift slowly to one side along with the melting ice water.

It must be because the terrain where she lives is high, and the water flow has pushed the floating board of the house to the low-lying area.

She confirmed the direction of the lower float and could only retract one turret.

When the house passed by the turret halfway up the mountain, she immediately used her mind to put the turret back into her backpack.

As for the remaining three, we can only leave them where they are.

"Bang—bang—"

As more and more ice melted, her house began to sink rapidly.

“Hey hey hey wow——”

It was the sound of Xiaoguai being frightened. Yu Miaomiao returned to the room and quickly hugged Xiaoguai.

It was Xiaoguai who accompanied her when she was unconscious before, and now she has to take good care of Xiaoguai.

The metal house began to rush forward rapidly as the water flow changed. She didn't know where she would be washed to. The temperature in the house had warmed up a lot, and the floor heating should be able to start working soon. After the float stabilized, she would prepare more supplies.

“Ding ding.”

"Hanabie: Are you feeling better? The ice is almost melted now. Do you have enough defensive items and weapons?"

Unexpectedly, the other party guessed her thoughts so quickly. Yu Miaomiao looked at the change in his position, which was different from her own direction of change, indicating that not all survivors would drift to one place.

As long as we don't all gather together, we have time to prepare.

"Meow Meow is not short of water: Well, I still have some on hand. I'll trouble you again if you need me."

Hua Bie hesitated for a long time, but finally said what he wanted to say from the beginning.

"Hua Bie: The end of the world is very cruel, you...don't be too sad."

"Meow Meow is not short of water: I will live well and become stronger, for Api, for myself, and for everyone I care about."

Hua Bie sighed at the holographic screen, "Am I there?"

The float floated for half an hour before it gradually calmed down. Fortunately, she had placed all the things in the house in a corner and blocked them with a fence, so there was no collision inside the house.

Xiaoguai, who was originally a little frightened, became more curious after the float stabilized. He stood up and walked towards the door.

Yu Miaomiao quickly reached out to stop him and said, "There's sunshine outside."

"Meow~~~"

It doesn't matter?

Why doesn’t it matter? Isn’t it most afraid of the sun?

Xiaoguai nudged her body with his head, as if he was determined to go out and take a look.

Yu Miaomiao reiterated: "It's daytime outside, there's sunlight, it will hurt your skin!"

“Meow meow meow——”

Yu Miaomiao fumbled in the darkness, took out the barbecue, and held it in the air: "I'll give you meat, okay? Let's not go out?"

“Meow——”

don't want.

She had never seen what Xiaoguai was like during the day. She only knew that Xiaoguai would definitely slip away in the middle of the night. So early in the morning, with the sun so bright outside, letting Xiaoguai out would be tantamount to killing it.

Yu Miaomiao blocked the door and refused to budge.

Xiaoguai hit the human a few times with her tiger head, but seeing that the human was still unmoved, she ran away angrily and didn't even look at her.

It's very strange. Xiaoguai is so smart and should know that it's daytime outside, so why does he still want to go out and take a look?

Maybe someone can give her the answer.

Yu Miaomiao sent a message to Iris.

"Meow Meow is not short of water: Good morning, how are you?"

She waited a moment, but received no reply.

At this time, she looked at the self-introduction message sent by Ziren again.

"Is Ziren here? Why did she refuse to accept my things until her death? If she had worn a high-level shield, would she not have died? Did I kill her?"

"Is Ziren here? Everyone scolds me, but only Ah Pi still believes in me. Yes, I am trash, but my love is not."

Yu Miaomiao thought that after opening it, she would see Ziren's abuse again, but it turned out to be these words that moved her.

In the real world, A-Pi and Zi-Ren are childhood sweethearts, though not quite lovers.

When they arrived at the end of the world, the two of them did not break the window paper, but their relationship had long surpassed that of ordinary friends. Even though Ziren told the bad guys about Api and Lulu, he never directly betrayed Api.

Although betraying Lulu and Yu Miaomiao is equivalent to betraying Api, it is not the case from Ziren's perspective.

Although Api never said that she liked Ziren, from the beginning until yesterday, she talked about Ziren every day and even tried her best to rescue Ziren from the murderer's base. It is not an exaggeration to say that she loves him.

Yu Miaomiao didn’t know what Ziren thought of Api.

Love itself is indeed not garbage.

Yu Miaomiao closed the temporary dialog box. She and this person should have no more contact.

Before any new replies came in, she wanted to see what the new ranking list created by the system was.

The progress of the expedition guide has been reset to zero, and now there is only one name on it.

Flower type – 1%.

As soon as Sea World arrived, he went to a new adventure destination?

That's too exaggerated.

The remaining lists still retain their original list and order, but all lists have a new parent subset.

All existing rankings are in this subset of server rankings.

Next to the server rankings, there is a [cross-server ranking]

The cross-server rankings are different from the normal rankings. There are no personal panel values ​​or other monster kills.

There is currently only one list on this list: [Team Standings]