Chapter 18: weapon manufacturing

These weapons are way too weak!

Xu Xin thought of the owls, wolves, and giant pythons outside, and suddenly felt that these wooden sticks and hammers were like toys. He turned his head directly to look at the crafting table, but didn't find any weapon blueprints in it. Instead, he saw a new workbench.

[Weapon and Armor Crafting Station (Green): A tool station needed to craft advanced weapons and armor. It can be used to manufacture and repair weapons and armor, but don't use it to test the sharpness of weapons, or it will damage your newly made weapons! Requires Wood (Green) x50, Iron Ingot (Green) x5]

Quickly rushing downstairs, Xu Xin took the iron ingots that had already been smelted in the furnace. Adding to what was left before, there were a total of 7 Iron Ingots (Green) and 2 Iron Ingots (Blue).

Xu Xin first tried adding Wood (Blue) and Iron Ingot (Blue) to the materials, but a prompt popped up on the small screen of the crafting table.

[Advanced materials cannot enhance the ability of the Weapon Crafting Station. Do you want to continue crafting?]

The answer was obviously no.

Xu Xin cancelled the crafting with some disappointment. It seemed that advanced materials weren't as versatile as he thought. He crafted the Weapon Crafting Station with the original materials and placed it next to the crafting table for now.

With a loud noise, the Weapon Crafting Station appeared before his eyes. Xu Xin nervously glanced out the window, but found that those fierce beasts hadn't been attracted by the loud noise. He relaxed and began to operate.

Although the main body of the entire Weapon Crafting Station was made of wood, it looked very metallic overall with its metal parts and tool areas. There was also a small, ethereal screen on the weapon station, showing the blueprints within.

[Wooden Bow (Green): A simple bow with a range of only 30 meters and low power. However, if it hits a vital point, it can still demonstrate considerable combat effectiveness. Durability: 200. Requires Wood (Green) x5, Any Beast Tendon x1]

[Wooden Arrow (White): A simple arrow, just a sharpened wooden stick. The lack of feathers on the tail reduces the accuracy of the shot. Can be recycled. Wooden Arrow (White) x20 requires Wood (White) x4]

[Stone Arrow (Green): Arrow head is made of stone, shaft is wooden, equipped with feathers. A very standard arrow for precise strikes! Can be recycled. Stone Arrow (Green) x20 requires Stone (Green) x2, Wood (White) x2, Feather (Green) x2]

[Stone Spear (Green): The most powerful stone tool for fighting beasts. Every inch longer is an inch stronger. The sharp spear tip can cause damage to beasts. Durability: 200. Requires Wood (Green) x5, Stone (Green) x2]

Although Xu Xin could already smelt iron ingots, unfortunately, there were no iron weapons on the list.

There was another row of descriptions for stone swords, stone knives, and stone daggers below. Xu Xin glanced at them and directly chose the stone spear.

Knives require strength and skill to master, not to mention swords and daggers. These two things are no different from toys in front of fierce beasts. However, the spear, a cold weapon battlefield killer, can demonstrate considerable power even in the hands of a novice.

Looking at the entire Three Kingdoms period, almost no generals mainly used swords. Lu Bu and Dian Wei both used long halberds, and among the Five Tiger Generals, four used long-handled weapons and one used a bow and arrow. Even those who owned and could use swords rarely did so, which shows the advantage of long-handled weapons in killing enemies.

Of course, each has its own advantages. Swords are more flexible when facing multiple small units, while daggers are most effective when grappling with animals like snakes at close quarters. But with limited materials at present, it's better to prioritize the stone spear.

Consuming one piece each of Wood (Blue) and Stone (Blue), Xu Xin crafted a Stone Spear (Blue).

[Stone Spear (Blue): The most powerful stone tool for fighting beasts. Every inch longer is an inch stronger. The sharp spear tip can easily pierce through the fur of beasts. Durability: 1000]

Good stuff!

The Weapon Crafting Station has the function of repairing weapons, so as long as the durability of this weapon doesn't reach zero and break, it can be repaired and used.

Picking up this spear,

Xu Xin immediately felt more confident. He glanced at the armor crafting section. There was only leather armor, no wooden armor or iron armor, so he could still only wear the newbie two-piece set: shorts and a short-sleeved shirt.

However, his body seemed to have adapted to the jungle. At least he wasn't like on the first day when he arrived, with his arms and legs scratched terribly by tree branches and bushes, requiring the application of medicinal herbs.

Iron tools and armor might need to be unlocked.

Holding the blue-grade stone spear, Xu Xin came to the screen and opened the regional channel.

"Ahhh! What are those things outside?!"

"Tiger! There's a tiger scratching at my window!"

"Why is that bird so big? This isn't scientific!"

"What time is it to talk about science? Can science help you escape this world?"

"It's over, it's over. My treehouse is surrounded by a pack of wolves. Someone save me!"

The regional channel was in chaos at this point. Xu Xin sent a message to Li Wenxi: "How's it on your end?" He didn't dare use voice input, but used the touch screen keyboard instead.

Li Wenxi replied quickly. She must also be observing the regional channel: "Various beasts, a bit scary, but should be fine. My treehouse is high, they can't come up and can't discover me. It's about the same for you, right?" She probably also feared that her voice might be discovered by the beasts outside, so she didn't send a voice message.

"Very safe, but there's a big snake staring at my treehouse. It feels a bit off. I'll trade you some wood for some iron ore."

"Don't need wood for now. Do you have any red berries? Give me some of those."

"Okay."

Then Xu Xin initiated a trade, three red berries for 60 Iron Ore (Green), a preferential price for returning customers, 1:20.

He looked at the trading platform and sure enough, there was still no one selling green quality materials, let alone blue materials. After all, most people didn't have enough for themselves.

Xu Xin threw the exchanged iron ore into the furnace. Fortunately, although the furnace generated heat, it didn't make any noise, so there was no need to worry about being heard by the beasts outside.

Xu Xin actually wanted to try shooting arrows from the treehouse. He had tried throwing stones from the treehouse before, and the canopy outside didn't block stones thrown from inside, which meant Xu Xin could actually shoot arrows from inside the treehouse.

But making bows required beast tendons, which could only be obtained from corpses below. This left Xu Xin at a loss. If there was only one beast below, he might risk it with his blue-grade weapon in hand. But now there were too many beasts below, and one could spring out from anywhere. He didn't dare to risk his life.

Look, a black bear and several wolves were fighting down there.

Xu Xin watched the animals brawling below, considering whether he could go down and pick up a corpse or something.

[Unlocking Survival World Creator Authority]

? Again?

Suddenly hearing the prompt, Xu Xin was stunned for a moment, then became excited. Although the last unlock failed, it gave him the ability to identify, allowing him to lead other people by a large margin in the initial stage. He wondered what would happen this time.

[Unlock failed. Attempting second unlock…]

As expected, it failed again.

[Unlock failed. Attempting seventh unlock…]

[Unlock failed. Partial Creator Authority opened for you: Map Authority]