Chapter 26 Desert Survival Day 5 (7) Rumors are like a plague...
The other party did not tell her what kind of martial arts it was, and Yu Miaomiao thought it was normal. After all, it was just like she didn't want to tell others that she had lucky qualities.
"Hua Bie: The set of exercises I gave you may seem of little use, but in this end times, I feel everything has its meaning. If you've already studied one, then you shouldn't study a second one. Practice diligently, and you might gain unexpected benefits."
Yu Miaomiao could feel that the other person was a man of few words, and he said these things to her probably because he anticipated a lot of questions from her.
She really didn't take the Turtle Breathing Technique too seriously, thinking that it seemed to be of little use in actual combat. It was just something to regulate the breath, perhaps more for strengthening the body?
After Hua Bie's reminder, she realized that a person can only learn one book. Yu Miaomiao didn't think that a seemingly useless thing took up the only opportunity, because after five days of observation, she had never seen anyone mention this thing. Moreover, the interface of the secret book only appeared after learning it, which can be regarded as a hidden function of the system. Therefore, the skills must be hard to come by.
But thinking about the advice Hua Bie gave her, since she had already learned it and there was no way she could study the second book, it would be better for her to continue practicing.
"Meow Meow is not short of water: OK, thanks for the reminder."
But now, in order to spend the night safely, Yu Miaomiao wants to spend some time practicing her archery skills.
The whole afternoon was spent practicing archery and taking on work orders.
It was not until sunset that Yu Miaomiao packed up her things and retreated to the cabin, where she counted the materials she had earned from OEM work: 3 pieces of wood, 1 copper ingot, 3 screws, 2 pieces of resin, and 4 pieces of charcoal.
She was busy all afternoon today and didn't check out the world or forum discussions, but now when she opened it, she saw a new post that was very popular.
A person named "Life's Big Winner" started a thread to complain about classmates Pippi, Lulu, Ziren, and Yu Miaomiao herself - Miaomiao is not short of water.
They said that they took advantage of the abundant water resources and various production techniques to form gangs and drive up prices and exploit the survivors.
Yu Miaomiao saw this and was filled with questions. Why did she get involved?
After carefully reading the content of the post, the poster does not seem to know who has the abundant water resources, but knows that it is the OEM group headed by Pipi and Ziren.
At the same time, they also said that most of Ziren's drawings were obtained by cheating others through OEM, and even their classmates were deeply affected. In addition to Ruoxue, there was also someone named "Is Xiaoju here?" who came out to testify.
The reason why they think Yu Miaomiao and Pipi are a group is exactly the same analysis as Hua Bie.
As expected, every message could become a hidden danger. Hua Bie would find out, and so would others.
Yu Miaomiao's temporary dialog box was bombarded with messages scolding her one after another, not to mention those asking her to hand over the resources immediately.
Some of them even threatened and intimidated her, saying that if she didn't hand over the supplies, they would be the first to find her and kill her.
It turns out that in the end times, without laws and regulations, people can talk about killing people without hesitation, and can even openly coerce and rob.
Yu Miaomiao, who had always wanted to stay in the dark and develop slowly, seemed to have been pushed into the public eye by an invisible hand.
The post was constantly discussed, and people kept coming out to list every sentence she said in the world, including the fact that she traded chicken wings for resources on the first day.
More and more people came out to blame Yu Miaomiao. Yu Miaomiao looked at the time. Night was about to come and the beast was about to appear. Why was everyone's attention focused so strangely? Could it be that she could spend the night safely if she scolded her?
Even if she really handed over everything, could these tens of thousands of people survive?
Yu Miaomiao clenched her fists several times and wanted to say something on the post or in the world channel, but she held back. The ones who could really threaten her life now were not those people who could only move their fingers to send messages and curse her, but the beast that was about to appear outside the house.
She lit the fires on all four sides again and added five sticks of wood to each one, enough to burn until the second half of the night. She also prepared 30 sticks of wood to add at any time.
Yu Miaomiao had a spear, a Swiss Army knife, a crossbow, and an old bow in her hands, but she still felt it was not enough. When she saw someone still calling for Stone Axe's OEM, she hurriedly chatted with them privately.
"Meow Meow is not short of water: Hello, I want to ask you to make a stone axe for me. Can I pay you a piece of wood as payment?"
"I'm cursing you without punctuation: Yo, aren't you a selfish person who's hoarding resources? One piece of wood isn't enough. Bring me 10 pieces of wood and a bottle of water and I'll make one for you."
Yu Miaomiao closed the dialog box with a frown on her face. It was obvious that this person didn't want to do business with her and yet he mocked her.
In fact, Yu Miaomiao also knew that there was someone who could make stone axes, that was "Is Ruoxue here?". Previously, it was because of Ruoxue's outsourcing of stone axes that conflicts arose between Pipi, Ziren and others.
But for some reason, Ruoxue suddenly said today that she was indeed dissatisfied with the durability of the items provided by the OEM, and it was Pippi and the others who taught her to do so.
Others asked Ruoxue why she didn't say anything before. She said that she had been bullied by her classmates for a long time. She dared to be angry but not to speak out and did not dare to offend others. Now that so many people were willing to speak out, she could no longer be a coward.
"Is Pipi here? Sister Miaomiao, have you seen the posts on the forum? I don't know who fanned the flames, but suddenly there are so many people cursing at us, and each one is more nasty than the last."
"Meow Meow is not short of water: I saw it, the scolding was indeed harsh."
"Is Pipi here? We responded a few times, but they cursed even more fiercely. What I didn't expect was that all our classmates actually sided with those bad guys."
"Is Pipi here? And Ruoxue, she kept crying and complaining to us about her grievances, so we spoke up for her. I don't know why she did this. It's really heartbreaking."
"Meow Meow is not short of water: Sometimes even family members may not believe it, not to mention in this apocalyptic world, it's not surprising to do these things just to survive. Oh, and I'll also make you a spear for free, just in case you need it."
It was impossible for Yu Miaomiao not to feel anything when hearing those abusive words, but hadn't she experienced enough in the past?
At that time, many relatives wanted to leave an inheritance for her parents. They started by deceiving her, and later made things difficult for her and insulted her. They even spread rumors about her mother, saying that Yu Miaomiao was not her father's biological daughter and did not deserve the house.
In a small county town, rumors spread like a plague. Her classmates also laughed at her. Some gangster classmates pretended to be justice and bullied her every day.
Countless times after school, Yu Miaomiao could only hide in the corner and cry with mud all over her body and invisible injuries.
At that time, it was Yue Yina who brought her home, washed off the mud, brought her warmth, and accompanied her to fight against the rumors. Nana said that she must live well and make everyone envy her.
When handing the finished spear to Pipi, Yu Miaomiao let out a long sigh. She must live well whether in the real world or here.
As night fell, the world's curses gradually died down, and Yu Miaomiao's temporary private chat box also became quiet.
She lay on the window sill and carefully observed the situation outside, but there was no movement after waiting for half an hour.
Yu Miaomiao's heart did not calm down with the silence outside the house. Instead, she became more and more uneasy, as if the second boot from upstairs was about to fall, and she didn't know when it would fall.
The world channel was discussing today's beast situation, which was similar to what Yu Miaomiao knew.
She was getting really impatient waiting, and then she saw the cheat icon in the lower right corner.
There is no requirement to close your eyes when practicing the Tortoise Breathing Exercise. Since you are waiting anyway, you might as well learn it well.
Reopening the interface of the martial arts secret manual, the little man inside vividly performed every breath, movement, and technique. She practiced for a second, a minute, and an hour, until the crackling sound of the fire outside the house brought her back to her senses from the holographic image.
A mud monster covered with swamp mud and water plants slowly moved towards them from a distance.
Every time the more than one-meter-tall mud monster moved a distance, it left a trace of moss on the ground. The mud monster was shining with light, which was particularly obvious in the dark night.
Could it be that there is another hidden mission?
No one had ever mentioned the mud monster's weakness before. I only heard that someone used a stone axe to split it in half vertically from head to toe, and it died instantly.
Yu Miaomiao closed the eighth page of the martial arts secret book, went back to the window and observed carefully, trying to see where to start with this monster.
Just as she looked outside the house, the mud monster, whose body was covered with water plants, suddenly opened a pair of black eyes and stared at Yu Miaomiao.
The next second, the mud monster shook off the water plants on its body and moved towards the wooden house at a faster speed.
Yu Miaomiao took out the old bow he had prepared long ago and tentatively shot at its eyes.
The moment the tip of the arrow touched the water plants, it seemed to lose its vitality, and fell softly along the water plants to the ground, disappearing under the moving feet of the mud monster.
Could it be that her shooting force is too weak, so it poses no threat at all?
Yu Miaomiao pulled up the longbow and shot it out again with all his strength, but still wasted an arrow.
It seems that bows and arrows have no killing power against it. How can we kill the mud monster directly?
The green monster stopped one meter in front of the fire, which was the direction facing Yu Miaomiao. It hesitated and twisted left and right, as if it had not figured out how to get over.
The system message sound rang out. Who would send her a message in the middle of the night while she was fighting? After thinking about it, she opened the temporary dialog box.
"Is Lulu here? Sister Miaomiao, I'm sorry. The person who posted about us today was my brother. I don't know why he mentioned your name. I never mentioned you to him. I'm really sorry."
"Meow Meow is not short of water: Are there no wild animals over there now?"
Otherwise, how could he have the time to come to see her now?
"Is Lulu here? Sister Miaomiao, you're amazing! Not a single strange animal has appeared yet."
"Meow Meow is not short of water: Do you have a stone axe?"
"Is Lulu here? Yes, are you going to kill my brother? He seems to have a lot of weapons, you may not be able to fight him."
Uh, Yu Miaomiao didn't expect Lulu's train of thought to be so unique.
"Meow Meow is not short of water: I have a mud monster approaching me. I want to borrow the stone axe to fight it, not your brother."
One second after Yu Miaomiao sent the message, she received a trade request from Lulu, and on it was a stone axe with a durability of 79.
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