Chapter 266: Survival at Sea Day 12 (8) Back to the old ways...
Tingting didn't really understand why Wei would destroy the recording, not to mention the thing in front of her that looked neither plant nor stone. Perhaps given some time, she could figure it out, but she couldn't wait any longer. "I don't know. Since this thing doesn't seem to be of any use right now, let's open the next treasure chest directly in the water. Once Wei and I talk, maybe all the answers will be revealed."
It is estimated that another bottle of blue liquid is needed to activate all the stone pillars. Yu Miaomiao has no idea what will happen after activation, or whether multiple stone pillars need to be activated for new events to occur.
Now that she knew the purpose of the blue liquid, Yu Miaomiao sent this information and photos to everyone in the group and Nana, but she didn't plan to tell Yijianzhantianmen and the others yet. She had a vague feeling that this stone pillar might be related to the passage to Fishman Island.
"Are you feeling better?" Yu Miaomiao didn't want to waste any more time on the experiment. She needed to go back soon. Yingying had just told her that Xiaoguai was a little restless, so she decided, "I'll go with you to get the new binding card first."
Tingting: "Well, it's almost done. If you still bleed after entering the lake, I'll help you attract the monsters and kill them in the water."
The two of them hurried back, Tingting following beside them. Before entering the water, she wrapped herself in a simple plastic wrap. Seeing her about to take out a Happy Coke and drink it, Yu Miaomiao hurriedly stopped her, saying, "Drinking this has side effects. If you drink too much at once, you might become weak and exhausted, or even go into a coma."
"The last time I was tricked, it was because I drank too much of this. I was complaining about how tired I was after running for a while." Tingting looked as if she had realized what was happening. "But Ah Wei is really something. If he doesn't want me to drink these old-fashioned drinks, he doesn't have to hide it so much. Can I use stimulants?"
Yu Miaomiao: “Sure.”
After Yu Miaomiao finished speaking, she went down into the lake without looking back. Both the weather and the water temperature in the exploration area were very pleasant. Everyone analyzed that this was to make the survivors relax their vigilance, but she did not dare to be careless. After her whole body was immersed in the water, she used the dagger sonar to locate the position as soon as possible.
After some detection, there was no red dot, which meant that no monster was active. I guess the monster that was attracted by Tingting's blood was the patrol monster in the lake.
It seems that this place is different from the previous adventure sites. Patrol monsters will not refresh in the lake itself, and the monsters on the beach also climb up from the surrounding cliffs. Only when the treasure chest is touched will the guardian monster protection mechanism be activated.
Arriving at the second treasure chest, Yu Miaomiao signaled Tingting to open it, and found the angle of attack while observing the surroundings.
Tingting exerted great strength and fished out the large bucket buried in the mud and sand. Then a Type II mermaid emerged from the lake sand, stretched out its limbs, and grabbed towards Tingting.
Perhaps because of the trauma of being hurt before, Tingting subconsciously retracted her hand, and the bucket was immediately sucked away by the suction cup of another Type II mermaid's arm. She had no choice but to grab it, but still came up empty-handed.
Yu Miaomiao shook her head helplessly, cut off the monster's arm with a dagger, and at the same time used the sharp spike of the dagger to pick away another attacking mermaid monster. She kicked the bottom of the bucket with her foot, pushed the bucket into Tingting's arms, and gestured to her to open it quickly.
Seeing the familiar figure, Tingting calmed down and quickly opened the bucket treasure chest. At the same time, five or six Type 2 mermaids emerged from the bottom of the lake from all directions and swam towards her in unison.
According to their plan, Tingting immediately activated the catapult and swam to the other side.
Those Type 2 mermaids also followed the traces of blood. Yu Miaomiao was a step slower and followed behind a bunch of monsters, stabbing them one by one.
After Yu Miaomiao killed two of them, the mermaid realized something was wrong and began to mobilize the nearby seaweed for help.
Yu Miaomiao used the same trick again, using a razor to clear a path while chopping off the backs of the three monsters. When she reached the shore, she saw two half-deformed corpses of the first generation mermaids lying on the ground. Tingting was squatting on the ground and taking out new bandages to treat the wounds.
Yu Miaomiao discovered that Tingting seemed to have a higher combat capability on land, so when she saw her so confident before, she thought it was because of those glasses.
It is said that the pair of punk glasses can quickly provide solutions according to customer requirements. Presumably, combat also falls within the scope of analysis of the glasses. Therefore, when in the water, Tingting relied on the pair of high-tech modern items to complete the killing. If it was other monsters that suddenly appeared, there would probably be delays, causing the action to slow down.
Yu Miaomiao: "Is it open yet?"
Tingting opened her system notifications. "Not yet, but there is a [Freezing Trap Crafting Blueprint]."
After confirming that Yu Miaomiao had seen everything clearly, Tingting sent a transaction request and placed another blueprint on the transaction column - [Advanced Medical Kit Production Blueprint] as double compensation.
After entering the sea survival, more and more survivors have learned to make medical supplies, but high-level medical kits are still items that everyone is eager to get, and there are still few people who can make them. Although Lulu and Yu Miaomiao can make them, other members of the team cannot, so Lulu has always been under great pressure to do the outsourcing.
Yu Miaomiao gladly accepted it and without much communication with the other party, he dived underwater again and headed for the last treasure chest in the lake.
After several combat experiences, the two had developed some tacit understanding in their cooperation. With their joint efforts, they completed the killing of all monsters and picking up treasure chests in less than ten minutes.
Tingting opened the system notification again, but there was still no adventure card bound to it.
"This is too difficult to open..." Tingting's expression was inevitably a little anxious. She was already a little exhausted, but she was still struggling hard and didn't dare to show it.
Yu Miaomiao didn't think it was a big deal. For her, not being able to open new adventure cards was normal. Besides, they had only just arrived at the beginning. She just said, "You'll get used to it. Let's keep going."
Yu Miaomiao opened the message reminder, and unexpectedly it was from Nana's concern. Nana saw Yu Miaomiao enter the expedition area before she entered, but her own progress increased by 5%, while Yu Miaomiao's expedition progress did not increase. She wondered if he encountered any difficulties. She also said that if they encountered the medium-sized mermaid behind and could not deal with it, it would be better to go back early, because the longer they stayed, the more dangerous it would be.
According to Nana, no one has found a way to deal with the other side's medium-sized mermaid yet, and she doesn't know if the method she came up with can be used. After hesitating for a moment, she decided to wait until it was tested before telling Nana.
Half an hour later, Yu Miaomiao arrived at the other side of the next lake first. Looking back, Tingting was almost exhausted and lying on the ground.
Yu Miaomiao frowned, "What's wrong?"
Tingting's breath was a little weak, even breathing was a little labored: "I... I'm fine, I'll be fine after a rest. I still haven't opened it yet."
At the end of her speech, Tingting collapsed to the ground, with the holographic screen standing above her body.
"Hey, wake up." Yu Miaomiao nudged Tingting and saw that she was still conscious, so she asked, "Why don't you go back first and come back next time?"
Tingting put her hand on Yu Miaomiao's elbow and said, "Can you help me up? I can continue. I...I can do it."
Yu Miaomiao sighed, put an arm around Tingting's back, and propped her up. "You know, mermaids rule the water. If you can't even swim, I can't take you any further. I don't want to risk my life to get any information about you."
Every time they walked along a stretch of beach, Tingting would tell Yu Miaomiao some known content, hardly wasting a second, just to reassure Yu Miaomiao. But now Tingting even had difficulty speaking, and it was really not suitable to continue.
Tingting lowered her head and cried, "Can you wait for me for a few minutes? Just a few minutes and I will recover."
Food can replenish physical strength, and combat drugs can improve combat capabilities, but the invisible mental loss is completely invisible. Without a numerical value, Tingting pretends that she has not reached her limit, so she refuses to give up.
The atmosphere was tense. Yu Miaomiao glanced at the time. It would be dark in an hour. She couldn't wait too long. "Five minutes. If you can't swim on your own, I'll have to leave you."
After saying that, Yu Miaomiao turned his back and started to eat a pot cake to replenish his energy, without looking at the other person.
Tingting was well aware of the situation in the end times. She had only known Miaomiao for one day, and it was already good enough that the other party could bring her here. She bent her body, supported her hands on the ground, and rested quietly, with a trace of regret in her heart. Why couldn't she be stronger? She always thought that she relied on this pair of glasses, so she had not been able to improve her combat ability.
Thinking of this, Tingting simply took off her glasses. She stopped shaking her hands when she thought about who gave her this thing. She silently put the glasses on the ground, her mind full of thoughts.
[Analysis successful, contaminated sand.]
A voice similar to the system came from the glasses, and Yu Miaomiao and Tingting looked at the glasses at the same time.
Tingting picked up her glasses and put them back on. She looked at the words on them in surprise and said, "I forgot my glasses can recognize objects. This sand... is contaminated sand."
"Pollution..." Tingting blurted out, "Before, when Ah Wei was in a bad mood, he said mysteriously that if the pollution during the retro era hadn't happened, many things would be different. At that time, I thought he was obsessed with watching documentaries, but I didn't expect him to apply his ideas to the expedition!"
Yu Miaomiao still didn't understand what she said, "Pollution didn't happen. Are you referring to the force that polluted the environment during the retro era?"
Tingting pushed aside the layers of sand. The soil underneath was still grayish-white and looked no different. But she said firmly, "Yes, since it has happened, then purify it. The world will be different. Purify it!"
"Are you talking about the blue liquid?" Yu Miaomiao immediately remembered what Tingting was referring to. "I tried dropping blue liquid on the beach, but it didn't change anything."
This was something Yu Miaomiao thought of before she left last time, and she tried it on the spot.
Hearing Yu Miaomiao say this, Tingting felt a little depressed, and the inexplicable power just now was suddenly withdrawn from her body.
Yu Miaomiao glanced at the stone pillar beside them. "If we want to purify the air, we should go through this stone pillar. The Federation has planted many plants to beautify the air. If we can activate the lotus, can we purify this exploration site?"
Tingting's eyes, which had been dull, lit up again. "Yes, since there's no expedition card in the treasure chest, we must be opening it incorrectly. No, I mean, the basic supplies in the bucket are meant to confuse us. That useless blue liquid must be the key to unlocking more supplies."
This is exactly what Yu Miaomiao thought at the beginning. After going around in circles, he still went back to the old path. If Tingting hadn't been there, Yu Miaomiao really wanted to complain. What kind of bad taste does Awei have that he likes to do these things?
Yu Miaomiao immediately stood up and said, "I'll go get the bucket. You wait here for me. If there's any danger, you can leave the team at any time."
She didn't need to ask whether she could protect herself. If Tingting couldn't make the decision to leave the team when her life was in danger, it was not something Yu Miaomiao could control.
Tingting: "Okay, thank you for your help."
There were still some patrolling mermaids in the new lake. Yu Miaomiao used the turtle breathing technique to go around behind them, killing them one by one, and came to the location indicated by Tingting's message.
A brown bucket was entangled in a pile of seaweed. Yu Miaomiao tried her best not to touch the surface of the bucket. She used a razor to cut all the seaweed around it, then picked up the bucket and bounced back. With the help of the jet device, she quickly returned to the shore.
At the same moment when Yu Miaomiao came ashore, Tingting also swung her scimitar and chopped off the three newly transformed first-generation mermaids that were climbing up from the right. Yu Miaomiao stood in place and quickly took care of the remaining four mermaids.
The monster was defeated, and Tingting fell exhausted on the beach again. This time, she killed the monster with the help of a new dose of stimulant.
Yu Miaomiao carried the bucket to Tingting and said, "Come here."
Sitting up with the help of Yu Miaomiao's hand, Tingting opened the bucket. As expected, there were bottles of blue liquid inside, but this time there were two bottles.
The two looked at each other for two seconds, and then looked at the stone pillars beside them with joy in their eyes. If they had two bottles, wouldn't they be able to activate one pillar directly?
Tingting quickly stood up with the help of the people next to her and slowly poured the liquid into the center of the stone pillar.
Yu Miaomiao reached out and held Tingting's trembling hand.
Tingting looked at the silky blue liquid and said, "Thank you. If this method still doesn't work to get an expedition card, I plan to leave and come back next time. I won't affect your expedition progress, and I won't continue to be so stubborn."
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