Chapter 43 Desert Survival Day 7 (9) Rules of the Expedition
"Is Ziren here? My family and A-Pi's are family friends. Before I left, A-Pi's mother told me to take good care of her. I've always considered her very important. I really don't want anything to happen to her. I just told her about this idea, but she disagreed. I had no choice but to come to you privately."
The previous cooperation was discussed with Api, so why did Ziren come to her? It turned out that Api did not agree.
"Miaomiao is not short of water: Actually, before you came to me to talk about it, I wanted to open a separate OEM thread and streamline the orders every day. But I think this cooperation was negotiated by A-Pi and me. If you went around her and told me that I agreed, she wouldn't be happy to accept it."
If the end of the world was just a matter of survival, Yu Miaomiao could certainly just honestly take orders and do OEM work and slowly grow and survive.
However, there are bad guys with ulterior motives and a harsh environment that changes in real time. She needs to make more attempts to gain more chances of survival, so in the future she only wants to take orders based on the items and supplies she currently needs.
"Is Ziren here? I was reckless. I didn't consider A-Pi's feelings. I'll go talk to her. I was too impatient to approach Sister Miaomiao just now. No matter what you and A-Pi come up with, as long as it's a craft I can do, if Sister Miaomiao needs it, I can do it for you for free. Thank you for your care during this time."
Ziren just wanted Yu Miaomiao to have an attitude of cooperating in OEM. Since Yu Miaomiao also had this idea, it would not be so difficult for him to talk to Api.
Yu Miaomiao knew that he was just being polite. In this end times where time is money, there was no way she wouldn't pay the labor fee.
Since she has decided to streamline the outsourcing business, she is not afraid of becoming the target of public criticism, because it will be her decision what orders to take in the future.
She currently has mastered quite a few crafts. Unless she decides to keep a low profile in the future, the right choice would be to master as many rare crafts as possible.
There are more than 10,000 people in the Tiandihui in this world. There are also 90,000 survivors. She doesn't believe that she won't be able to get a few orders that she needs every day.
It is the stupidest thing to do nothing because you are afraid of being targeted.
Yu Miaomiao, who had figured it out, sent a message to Hua Bie.
"Meow Meow is not short of water: You probably don't like bench work, do you? I happen to want all the blueprints. I can do these processes for you for free, but I can't always meet your urgent orders. After all, I have things I need to make myself. If this model works, you can give me the process blueprints in the future."
She accepted it all.
Yu Miaomiao thought about this problem a long time ago. If someone has the process drawings but doesn't want to master them himself, there is only one possibility: that person is too lazy to do it.
"Hua Bie: Uh... I'm not good at crafts. Yesterday, I had to go on an adventure because of an emergency. That's why I needed the items urgently. Next time, I'll discuss it with you in advance. If the quantity is large, I'll pay more."
Hua Bie looked at his idle workbench outside the house, which was covered with sand. He tried to do it himself once, and not only did he make several mistakes, but it took him two hours to make a simple screwdriver.
Compared to tinkering with cutting knives or something on that small table, he would rather kill more monsters with the machete in his hand, so the work on the workbench is not easy for him.
Hua Bie knew in his heart that he consumed a lot of weapons and resources every time. Last time, it almost took up almost a whole day of the time of this girl called Miaomiao. He didn't expect that the other party really did it without any ambiguity, which made him like her even more.
After the two men negotiated the deal, Yu Miaomiao's backpack was suddenly filled with supplies.
Fortunately, when she was outsourcing the primary backpack expander these days, she used all the ones she got by triggering the lucky trait and expanded it by 18 additional slots. Otherwise, the transaction would have failed again.
Looking at the full backpack, Yu Miaomiao still felt it was not enough.
There are more supplies, but no one outside knows how to make medical supplies, and I don’t know if the existing medical supplies are enough to cope with tonight.
There are people around the world who are posting information seeking to purchase medical supplies. Many people are willing to exchange large amounts of supplies for bandages and the like, but no one is paying attention. Only a few are willing to exchange mucus, which is the only way to get it.
Every time this happened, members of the Tiandihui would come out and say something like, by joining the Tiandihui, one could enjoy fast access to purchase medical supplies.
Yu Miaomiao has also seen some people complaining about the so-called fast track to purchase, which actually means working for the Tiandihui for free for three days after joining the union. Within three days, new members must reach a certain amount of supplies, whether they are outsourced or collected, in order to exchange the high-priced supplies for a bandage. Those who do not meet the standards will be kicked out of the union directly, and all the supplies they have handed in before will be confiscated.
When someone came out to complain, they were quickly threatened and asked to clarify in the original post that it was their own fault and had nothing to do with the Tiandihui.
The remaining complaints that can still be seen are because the posters were injured that night and their requests to purchase medical supplies were rejected. Several of the posters have already died.
This is why the Tiandihui is so determined to capture Lulu and use medical supplies to control the survivors of the apocalypse.
[System prompt: Player Meow Meow is not short of water and has unlocked the crafting of an indoor fireplace. Wisdom value increased by 1.]
[System prompt: Player Miaomiao is not short of water and has unlocked the high-quality workbench crafting, and his wisdom value has increased by 1.]
[System prompt: Player Miaomiao is not short of water and has unlocked the crafting of shotgun bullets.]
Seeing that her pitiful wisdom value had finally increased by 2 points, Yu Miaomiao sighed. This was why she chose the blueprint, because if it was a technological craft, it could increase a little wisdom value.
"Meow Meow is not short of water: Do you have time to tell me what this Dark Oasis is like?"
"Hanabetsu: Have you ever been to other adventure destinations?"
"Meow Meow is not short of water: No..."
"Hua Bie: The exploration sites I've visited feel more like dungeons. When I first enter, the animals I encounter are friendly and won't attack. There are bags and treasure chests along the roadside that you can open, and you can pick some vegetation along the way. But after walking for an hour or so, you'll encounter animals that attack you. And the Dark Oasis isn't always dark; the moon rises and sets there, just like in our world today."
"Meow Meow is not short of water: The name of the expedition area must have some connection with darkness, right?"
"Huabie: Yes, that's what I guessed. Later, when I was fighting animals, I found that as long as I hid in the shade of trees or certain plants, I wouldn't be discovered by them."
"Meow Meow is not short of water: I remember when you went there, it was probably at night. Is it safe at night?"
"Hanabie: No, whether it's exposed to moonlight or sunlight, it will be discovered by animals that actively attack. This is different from the monsters we usually encounter at night."
"Meow Meow is not short of water: Do you already know how to avoid monsters that appear at night?"
Yu Miaomiao understood the meaning from his words, as if he had figured out the pattern of wild beasts at night.
"Huabie: The beasts that appear at night don't rely on sight, but rather on our scent to locate humans. I've tried holding my breath while fighting them, and they'll briefly lose their target, but quickly regain it. This suggests that while the change in breathing won't fool them into thinking we're one of their kind, it can sway their judgment."
According to what he said, Yu Miaomiao thought of the book of Turtle Breathing Kung Fu. Most of the moves in the book were related to adjusting breath.
She recalled that when she met the glowing mud monster, she was practicing the tortoise breathing technique. At that time, its movements were slow and leisurely. It was not until she stopped practicing that the mud monster excitedly rushed over. So, did Yu Miaomiao learn a treasure?
"Meow Meow is Not Short of Water: According to what you said, as long as we hide in the dark and avoid being exposed, we can continue to attack the animals in the Dark Oasis and obtain supplies?"
"Hua Bie: After I discovered that hiding in the shade of trees could avoid their attacks, I did so all the time, until the scavenger birds I encountered that afternoon. No matter where I hid, they could find me. Luckily, I found a cactus large enough to accommodate my body, split it open, and crawled inside, finally finding safety for a while. But they still seemed to be able to spot me nearby, constantly pecking at the cactus I was hiding in. They kept coming, one after another, and I had no choice but to fight my way out."
"Meow Meow is not short of water: So you were injured by these birds and had to come back?"
"Hua Bie: It's true that I was hurt by them, but that's not enough to make me come back. Instead, someone came."
"Meow Meow: Huh? You mean, the same exploration area can accommodate two or more people at the same time?"
"Hua Bie: There might be more than one exploration site with the same name. However, at noon, I received a system notification that someone wanted to apply to enter the Dark Oasis. I declined. It wasn't until the afternoon that the system notified me that the exploration rights to the Dark Oasis had been released and someone had already entered that I took the initiative to submit the application."
"Meow Meow is not short of water: Therefore, when exploring a place, there will be about 10 hours of independent exploration rights, first come first served. After a certain time, even if the people inside have not come out, the next person can come in."
"Hua Bie: Yes, I've encountered this situation before, but I was the one who arrived later. I didn't use the expedition card to get to the expedition area, I found it myself. When I entered the area, I was told that the expedition area was not open yet. I waited a few minutes and tried again, but it still didn't work, so I left."
"Meow Meow is not short of water: Imagine that when you were in the Dark Oasis, the person who was rejected the first time and entered on his own the second time was the same person. He obviously knew the rules of the expedition dungeon, otherwise he wouldn't have calculated the time so well and waited to enter."
"Huabie: Yes, if someone doesn't know the rules, they'll either leave like me or apply repeatedly. If it's really the same person, then they must be a veteran."
"Meow Meow is not short of water: Then you got injured again, and you ran away because you were afraid of being discovered by the other party."
Hua Bie felt that her word "ran away" was really embarrassing, but it didn't seem wrong. But the next second, he saw Yu Miaomiao speak out his true feelings.
"Meow Meow is not short of water: The main thing is that you don't know whether the person coming here is good or bad. If they take advantage of you when you are injured and take care of you, it will not be worth it. It's better for you to run away than to be caught."
When saying this, Yu Miaomiao thought of Lulu. More than an hour had passed, and there was still no news from her. Logically, rebirth should have happened immediately. Could something unexpected have happened?
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