Learn one small skill every day

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What does this meat mean to you?

There are still many secrets about this person in the basement; we need to dig deeper.

"It's good to be curious, especially in Abyss Street. Losing your curiosity means you've lost your human side."

"However, this does not mean that I need to satisfy your curiosity all the time."

Bai Miao gave an "oh" and said in a cold tone, "Then we'll reduce the meat supply starting tomorrow. Anyway, you can eat less without any problem. How about half? If that's not enough, we can reduce it even more?"

"Hey! Don't do that!"

The woman in the cage was getting a little anxious.

Chapter Eight: The Weaver

"Why are you so impatient? I just want to tell you that many things come at a price."

Bai Miao scoffed: "So you think it's a given that you get extra meat every day?"

With the woman fully rational, Bai Miao boldly made a deal with her.

"How about this? I still have some meat on me. How about I give you the meat in exchange for answering my questions?"

"If you want to leave Abyss Street, I can send you out now."

Bai Miao frowned: "This is not good for you. Once I leave, there will be no one to bring you meat."

"But I would rather save a lost soul and go back to the sunlit earth."

The woman in the cage began to sing a song with a peculiar melody.

Bai Miao couldn't understand the lyrics of the song, but for a moment he felt a sense of holiness.

This woman... must have been a clergyman before.

"To be honest, I have no memory of coming to Abyss Street. I only know that the Plague Doctor treated me well, and I learned some of his medical skills. In addition, I have already undergone the transformation, so I have no intention of leaving."

Bai Miao said this deliberately, not believing that they could really get out so easily.

If that's the case, as long as we find this note, buy meat and feed it to her according to the instructions, and talk to her again after she regains her senses, we can leave Abyss Street directly.

Is it really that easy to clear a dungeon that yields an Aleph-level item comparable to the Lock of Time?

Even if you beat Bai Miao to death, he wouldn't believe it.

"You...you learned his medical skills? How is that possible?"

She opened her mouth, looking quite surprised.

"However, the truth is that I just cured Ms. Delis yesterday, who lives right next door."

Bai Miao changed the subject, saying, "Let's talk about you instead. Why were you locked up? What good is that meat to you? These questions are worth five pounds of meat, how about it?"

"It seems I really misjudged him. I didn't expect him to actually teach his assistant medical skills... I always thought that being his assistant was a expendable resource. Is he considering taking on apprentices?"

Consumables...

After these two days of contact with these people, Bai Miao roughly knows what kind of guy the Plague Doctor is.

If I hadn't left Abyss Street before he returned, the outcome probably wouldn't have been good.

But on the other hand, if you could gain the favor of such a person, wouldn't there be an even better reward?

However, it seems very difficult to raise the Plague Doctor's favorability.

"As for your two questions, I can answer them, but I'd like to have more meat."

Bai Miao shook his head, not caring whether she could see him or not: "There isn't that much surplus food. You've eaten too much."

"Okay, then five catties it is, but I want to eat the meat first."

Bai Miao returned to the living room, cut off five pounds of meat, and handed it to her.

"It smells so good... Have you ever tried this meat?"

"No."

"What a pity. Didn't you want to know what this meat means to me? You'll understand once you eat it yourself."

Bai Miao said somewhat impatiently, "Stop beating around the bush and answer me quickly."

"Alright, alright, the first question is simple. The reason I'm locked up here is that I was originally the subject of the Plague Doctor's experiment, but there were some problems with his experiment, so he had to lock me up here. The second question is, to put it simply, this meat can alleviate the hunger in my soul."

"What went wrong?"

"This problem is worth fifty pounds of meat."

Bai Miao turned and left.

That's all for today.

This guy is probably still up to no good.

Taking advantage of the daytime, Bai Miao decided to go for a walk in the streets.

For example, visit Ms. Delis from yesterday.

It's perfectly reasonable for a doctor to show concern for a patient and inquire about their recovery, right?

"Hello, Ms. Delis!"

Bai Miao rang Delilah's doorbell.

When Delis saw Bai Miao, she warmly invited him into the house.

As soon as Bai Miao entered the room, he saw piles of colorful cloths stacked by the window, the number of which was exaggerated.

The shops on Abyss Street seem to be all indoors, conducting transactions through windows, and they don't set up stalls on the street outside.

"Ms. Delis, do you sell fabric?"

"Yes, I wove all of this cloth myself. My wound has been hurting these past few days, so I've reduced my cloth production... but I just can't sell it..."

Delis nestled wearily on the sofa, her mouth opening and closing repeatedly: "Do you want to buy a roll? A roll of cloth is worth one bloodstone."

"Sure, give me a roll. Can you make clothes here? That would be great."

"Yes! Of course! I can even have an outfit custom-made for you, for an extra three bloodstones!"

"make a deal."

After Bai Miao took out four bloodstones, Delis hesitated to accept them.

"What's wrong, Ms. Delis?"

Delis then came to her senses: "Ah... I just remembered that the bloodstones in the doctor's house are of very good quality. If they are of this quality, two pieces will be enough for me."

Bai Miao almost thought he had misheard.

Are there still good people in Abyss Street?

Saving two bloodstones would be good, and Bai Miao didn't make a fuss.

For Delis, Bai Miao was her only client during this period.

Having finally managed to open a business, she was full of energy, taking out a measuring tape and gesturing towards Bai Miao while muttering to herself.

"I heard last night that someone else died in the next district. Apparently, their soul lamp went out and they were dragged out of their room by hunters and cut into dozens of pieces with a butcher's saw."

"You didn't encounter any hunters last night, did you?"

The combination of a caterpillar and a centipede is the hunter?

Bai Miao was puzzled, but replied, "No, thank you for your concern, Ms. Delis."

"We're neighbors, so it's only right to help each other out. And now that you've inherited the Plague Doctor's medical skills, if you become famous in Abyss Street, remember to promote my clothing store. People these days don't really like buying clothes; they just spend their money on food and drinks. I don't know why."

Bai Miao glanced at Delis, whose upper body was only covered by a thin, tattered cloth, and thought to himself, "You're practically naked too..."

Do the weavers themselves not even have money to wear clothes?

"Okay, I've taken your measurements. You can pick up the clothes in a couple of days."

"Thank you."

Bai Miao didn't rush to leave, but continued chatting with Delis.

"Ms. Delis, do you usually go to other places to stroll around? I'm very curious about just how big Abyss Street is."

“Abyss Street is very big, and you can never walk to the end. Yet Abyss Street is also very small. There seem to be only about ten areas like ours in the entire Abyss Street. Don’t worry, stay here for a while, and you will get to know all your neighbors.”

"Some are very friendly, some have bad tempers, but everyone is a good person, and I love it here."

As Bai Miao listened to Delis's account, for a moment he truly felt that the threat within Abyss Street was not the natives, but the hunters who appeared at night.

Perhaps it's time to visit the other two neighbors.

Ms. Luna, who sells flowers, and Mr. Wolf, who sells furs.

Chapter Nine Moonlight

The second night was much calmer than the first.

Apart from the soul lamp at the entrance flashing several times, nothing else happened.

Congratulations on acquiring the skill: Joint Flexibility

[Flexible Joints LV1: Your joints are highly flexible and can rotate freely at any angle]

This is the skill Bai Miao drew today.

This is a bit beyond Bai Miao's tolerance.

The friction when he twisted his joints made his teeth ache.

Furthermore, twisting the joints to a certain extent can affect one's mobility.

However, Bai Miao still used some of his daytime time to practice this skill.