Chapter 265: Survival at Sea Day 12 (7) No Time to Ferment...

Yu Miaomiao quickly gestured to go back. Although Tingting was unwilling, she still went back to the shore according to the previous agreement.

The red seaweed scattered in this narrow lake also followed Tingting's footsteps and floated to the shore. Five mermaids swam past Yu Miaomiao without noticing her.

"Meow Meow: There are five of them swimming towards you. Can you handle them alone? If you can, I'll dodge them and dive down to get the treasure chest and bring it back to you."

Yu Miaomiao has the skill of turtle breathing. Since the mermaids nearby have been alarmed, she can bring the treasure chest up with minimal impact. This is a method she came up with on the spur of the moment.

"Unstoppable longing: Okay, I will follow your instructions and kill the one who comes to help you as quickly as possible. What I mean is, I won't go into the water to cause you any trouble. I will meet you on the shore."

Tingting also knew that the blood on her body had an inexplicable attraction to mermaids, which made her recall the topic she had discussed with Awei before. Perhaps it would be a good idea for her to stay on the shore and help Miaomiao attract fire.

"Meow Meow is not short of water: Okay, if you have any trouble, call me immediately. If necessary, you can send smoke bombs underwater or in the sky to ask me for help. As long as there is green mountains, there will be no shortage of firewood."

This is a very old saying, which can't help but evoke some beautiful memories for Tingting again. The pain she experienced in the end of the world is a reflection of the sweetness she once had.

Tingting adjusted her glasses, and raised the knife with more strength. She stepped on the places calculated by the glasses in real time, and swung the knife in the direction projected on the lens. Tingting quickly killed several monsters that had transformed into the first generation of mermaids.

Miaomiao's figure has completely submerged in the water. Tingting saw that the flocculent seaweed under the water had not dispersed, and was still concentrated on the beach where she had left bloodstains. This was a good thing. As long as she had this high-tech product, she could move freely on the shore and kill one by one when she saw one.

Under the gloomy water, Yu Miaomiao swam towards the nearest treasure chest.

The material of the bucket was not obvious in such dark lake water, but with the specific location, Yu Miaomiao quickly found the treasure chest barrel one meter away from the southeast.

Her plan was to bring a bucket first, let Tingting open it, and then the two of them would work together to eliminate all the guardian monsters in the bucket. As long as no new groups of monsters were refreshed, she would look for the next one.

Swimming to the barrel, she used the sonar dagger to locate it. There were no monsters nearby, so it must have not been activated yet.

Yu Miaomiao took a deep breath, picked up the bucket, and positioned it again. After confirming that moving the treasure chest bucket had alarmed seven murloc monsters, she immediately sent the message "7" to Tingting and activated the catapult device at the same time. The powerful backward thrust pushed her forward.

She wasn't sure whether these mermen would look for the blood trail first or follow the treasure chest, so she needed to prepare them.

The first treasure chest was not big, and she could hold it with one hand. Her other hand was not idle either. When she passed two Type 2 fish monsters, she took advantage of their inattention and cut their backs with the sharp blade of the dagger in two seconds.

After his head floated to the surface, Yu Miaomiao opened the mask and immediately shouted, "There are five more, catch them." He then threw the bucket to Tingting, and using both hands, he climbed steadily onto the shore.

Tingting raised her hand to take the bucket, worried that something unexpected might happen. "I'll open the treasure chest first and come to help you right away," and then she opened the buckle next to the bucket.

When Tingting saw what was in the bucket, she was stunned.

The two types of fishmen came to the land almost at the same time. Yu Miaomiao watched them transform smoothly from monsters covered with suction cups into crawling monsters.

Three sword strikes directly cut off all five monsters.

Whether it was because Yu Miaomiao was in a hibernating state or because the treasure chest was with Tingting, the five monsters went straight to Tingting after they came ashore, giving her the opportunity to stand on the side and kill them quickly.

Even she herself was impressed by the handsomeness of the way she swung the knife just now. Four eyeballs fell to the ground. After picking them up and putting them into her backpack, she got four portions of slime.

After cleaning up, Yu Miaomiao saw Tingting standing there in a daze. "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

Tingting's face looked a little strange, and her pale expression made her look a little eerie. "Did you open it just now?"

"No?" Yu Miaomiao walked over to Tingting and looked, "Is it this liquid again?"

Tingting asked back: "What do you mean again?"

"The last time I came to open the bucket, there was also this liquid inside, nothing else. I had something urgent to do at that time, so I left." Yu Miaomiao felt a little uncomfortable when Tingting asked this.

Tingting's face was very cold: "Meow meow, I trust you, but you shouldn't fool me with an empty bucket. You know how much I want to see Wei. Don't you want to know more information?"

After hearing what she said, Yu Miaomiao had already thought about asking the other party to leave. Before she opened her mouth, she saw Tingting take out the bottle of blue liquid with her bare hands, and the bucket disappeared.

"This... is actually a treasure chest." Seeing this, Tingting realized it belatedly and immediately felt embarrassed and irritated: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I was too impatient, I'm sorry."

If Yu Miaomiao opens the treasure chest and takes out the things inside, the bucket will disappear, so she can't take out the things and put the bottle of blue liquid in.

If Yu Miaomiao had just used a bucket to fool the other party, Tingting would not have been able to increase her exploration progress.

In the few seconds when Tingting raised her doubts, she should have tried to put the bottle of blue liquid into the backpack at all. It was not a normal supply, but a product of the expedition. Yu Miaomiao clearly did not have this bottle in her hand before, so there was no chance to stuff it in.

Yu Miaomiao's face darkened. "I'm sorry, I can only ask you to leave the team. Trust is mutual. I don't like being misunderstood when I'm being sincere to others."

"Don't... I was too impulsive just now. Meow meow, Meow God, please give me a chance to make amends." Tingting's speech became incoherent. "I've been deceived too many times before. I almost lost my life once, so my first reaction was to think the worst of you. I'm sorry, I won't do it again."

You are too soft-hearted... Yu Miaomiao said to herself, but being soft-hearted in the end times will only hurt yourself.

"Excuse me."

As soon as Yu Miaomiao finished speaking, Tingting quickly threw a card to the ground. Before she could finish her words, she was kicked out of the team by Yu Miaomiao.

"I'll use this card to repair the world order to make amends..."

Apart from the blue bottle that Tingting couldn't take away, the card lying alone on the gray beach was exactly the card that Yu Miaomiao had been working hard to get.

The plain card was made of a hard material and looked ordinary. If it was dropped on the ground, no one would even look at it. But Yu Miaomiao was very familiar with it. It was the card that could restore the world order.

Tingting just threw away such a precious card. What if it was lost?

Yu Miaomiao put the card into her backpack, and it overlapped with the previous card, indicating that this card was the real one.

It's hard to describe her mood at the moment. Yu Miaomiao regretted kicking someone too quickly. Regardless of how much Tingting knew, she also wanted to know the origin of this card.

If Tingting found it from the beta server, then is this card hidden somewhere else?

Assuming Tingting really knew the inside story of the hidden card, could Yu Miaomiao have collected the card earlier?

If this card was brought by Tingting from another server and is a bound card, how can it be thrown out, or how can it be unbound?

Assuming there is a way to unbind it, can she start collecting cards from foreign servers?

Tingting knew exactly what she needed.

"Unstoppable longing: Meow, I'm truly sorry. I was so petty. If you're willing to give me a chance to make amends, I'll tell you everything I know. If you ever feel you've let me down and I'm untrustworthy, I can give you this [Lie Detection Card] first."

It's quite sincere.

It was getting late, and now was not the time for Yu Miaomiao to continue to ferment her emotions. Besides, she had experienced the feeling of being cheated before, but no one liked being suspected without reason.

"Meow Meow is not short of water: 2 [Lie Detection Cards]."

"I can't stop thinking about you: I only have one... If you feel like you don't have enough time to ask me, you can ask all of them at once. I'll also give you this [Cross-Server Invitation Card] as compensation, okay?"

Yu Miaomiao: ...

No, this Tingting must be cheating. She has so many special props and cards on her body. That Awei must have left a lot of things for Tingting.

"Meow Meow is not short of water: Let's trade."

Yu Miaomiao needs this cross-server invitation card. So far, Huabie and Iris have never opened one no matter where they have passed the level. This card is really hard to come by.

But...Yu Miaomiao then remembered that Hua Bie had one. Could it be that he had used it?

Forget it, this is his private matter, so she won’t ask. If the other party says no, she can’t force others.

Now I happen to meet Tingting who can provide it, so I won’t have to worry about not having a card when inviting Nana to come in the future.

After the transaction was completed, Yu Miaomiao didn't say much and invited Tingting to join the team again.

This episode did not waste much time. While Yu Miaomiao was thinking, he had replenished his strength and was ready to go into the water for the second time.

Yu Miaomiao was still motionless, stumped by the blue liquid. This bucket was like Schrödinger's treasure chest. No matter whether she or Tingting opened it, they might only get this bottle of seemingly useless liquid.

So what exactly is this blue water?

When Tingting came in, she had already changed her advanced medical kit again. The wounds on her body had basically healed, leaving only some blood holes on her legs that were deeply injured by the Type 2 mermaid and would not heal in a short time.

After Tingting finished bandaging herself, she carefully walked over to Yu Miaomiao and said, "Meow... I'm sorry, I was too excited at the time. I thought I was going to see Wei soon, so..."

"Is it okay if I let you see it later?" Yu Miaomiao sorted out her thoughts. "Based on my observations, this blue liquid only appears when you open a bucket of treasure on water. Although there aren't many supplies, your progress has increased. This means that what you just opened is indeed a genuine treasure chest."

Tingting was puzzled and said, "Since the system will play tricks on us if we open the bucket on the shore and won't give us anything, why don't we just open it underwater?"

Yu Miaomiao shook her head: "I feel that this blue liquid is not a prank of the system, but something that is truly useful."

"Is there a use?" Tingting looked around. "Where should I use it...sprinkle it back into the lake? Blue disinfectant..."

"It really could be disinfectant!" Yu Miaomiao heard her say that, and suddenly a clue came to her mind. "Maybe it's not for disinfecting the lake, but for this lotus-shaped stone pillar."

The two of them were currently standing on the beach behind the first lake. The road stretched as far as the eye could see. Yu Miaomiao pointed to a small stone pillar in the gray mist and said, "I always find that stone very strange. It must have been there for some purpose, but it just can't be used. There's a small hole in the middle of the petals of the stone. It looks like you can pour water in. Others have tried pouring mineral water in but it didn't work. Maybe pouring this blue liquid will do the trick."

Tingting hesitated for a moment, but quickly agreed: "Let's give it a try. Anyway, this liquid can't be put into the backpack and can't be taken away, so we can only use it here."

This adventure site belongs to Yu Miaomiao. She helped Tingting get the bound adventure card, but she also had to go at her own pace. If Tingting was unwilling, she didn't plan to continue taking her with her.

As the two of them walked back, Tingting couldn't help but ask, "Meow...God, why do you think this blue liquid can be used here? If it doesn't work, can we just open it underwater?"

Yu Miaomiao: “Sure.”

The experiment only needs to be done once, and she doesn't want to waste time and materials. Time is very limited in the apocalypse. Tingting wants to see Awei, and Yu Miaomiao also wants to get more information.

But that didn't stop Yu Miaomiao from asking more questions now: "What's the name of the company your partner is working for? Do you know what they do specifically?"

Yu Miaomiao thought that as long as she had more company information, she could pay more attention and inquire more, and perhaps she could find more employees and flaws in this company.

Tingting was embarrassed and said, "This is also in the confidentiality agreement. I didn't know. I just saw that their company logo is the same as the vines on the card, so I can connect it with the project that Wei has worked on."

During the conversation on the way back, Yu Miaomiao realized that everything Tingting knew came from speculation and clues left by Awei. It was not until she came to the beta server and got Awei's "legacy" that she saw some of Awei's self-narration in it.

"The content of the autobiography..." Yu Miaomiao felt a little strange when she heard this. Why would it be an autobiography?

Tingting looked at the stone pillar in front of her and said, "Yes, it was a modified tape. After I entered our anniversary date, it had a countdown self-destruct program. I didn't finish listening to the recording before it disappeared."

"I'll give it a try." Yu Miaomiao slowly poured the blue liquid into the small hole in the center of the stone pillar. "Could it be that someone tampered with the tape? Who's behind this?!"

As the blue liquid flowed in bit by bit, the entire stone pillar slowly faded from dullness and slowly turned green from the top.

Tingting stared intently at the changes in the stone pillar in front of her, watching it transform from a pillar into a emerald green plant. "No, it shouldn't be that bad guy. If it was a bad guy, he wouldn't have given me the chance to hear all this. It must have been Ah Wei who did it."

Even after all the blue liquid had seeped in, the stone pillar had not completely changed. The last part close to the beach was still stone.

"Ah Wei? If he wanted to record it for you, why doesn't he want you to listen to the whole thing?" Yu Miaomiao waited for a while, seeing that the stone pillar hadn't changed. "Since you suspect that this exploration site was created by Ah Wei, do you know the relationship between this stone pillar and the blue liquid? Or what will happen if you successfully activate this stone plant?"