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Chapter 169 Settlement on the Thirty-Third Day

However, Du Yu's task also served as a reminder to them.

This means that from now on, they will all need to consciously learn how to forge weapons, including making some equipment.

This highlights the importance of architecture.

Special buildings can shorten the production cycle of weapons and tools, and some buildings can even provide special effects. For example, the metal smelted in the furnace bunker will be more durable and have more special properties.

After everyone else left, Li Tieshan handed over the two pairs of modified lamellar armor.

The two suits of lamellar armor were modified to fit his and Cao Biansheng's physiques to make them more form-fitting.

"Brother, I didn't." Qin Ziwu said, sounding aggrieved.

Qin Ziwen glanced at him and then said, "When we go hunting tomorrow, you stay with the main group and don't rush ahead on your own. Those wearing armor should be at the front."

Qin Ziwu fell silent upon hearing this, and finally muttered softly, "Actually, I also want to be at the very front."

"Let's talk about it after your physique reaches full stars."

"Alright, take this set of armor to Cao Biansheng." Qin Ziwen handed the armor to his younger brother.

Qin Ziwu took the armor and carried it upstairs. Cao Biansheng was somewhat shocked when he took the armor, "Is this really for me?"

"Just keep it, don't be disgusted, I don't even have one yet," Qin Ziwu said sourly.

Upon hearing this, Cao Biansheng felt that the thing in his hand was a little too hot to handle.

"How about I give it to you?" Cao Biansheng asked tentatively.

Qin Ziwu's eyes lit up. "Really?"

"Just kidding, haha." Cao Biansheng quickly retracted his words.

"You have successfully survived in the wilderness for thirty-three days, obtaining one card and capturing a group of One-Clawed Dragons. Overall score: 100 points"

Reward received: [Tier 2 Rare Item] Sharp Edge Stone *1

He was somewhat curious, as this was the first time he had received a rare item as a reward.

Qin Ziwen silently recited the instructions and took it out.

A weight settled in his palm, revealing a round, reddish-brown stone about the size of a brick.

[Level 2 Rare Item] Edge Stone (can be inlaid in blacksmith shops, workbenches, and other buildings)
Silently recite it in your heart, and use insight to understand it.

Sharpening Stone: When embedded in a building, sharpening the blade within that building will make the weapon even sharper and easier to tear through armor.

Interesting. It just so happens that the enemies we're dealing with are getting more and more difficult, especially some of the larger ones. They're thick-skinned and tough, and if your weapon isn't sharp enough, it's hard to inflict deep wounds.

Upon arriving at the level 3 blacksmith shop, the blacksmith shop building becomes illusory, and an illusory card flies out of the building, solidifying into a transparent building card.

The card flipped automatically, revealing a hole on the back, and he placed the Blade Stone into the hole.

The two instantly merged into one.

After Li Tieshan and Du Yu arrived, Qin Ziwen informed them of the new improvements at the blacksmith shop, in order to avoid accidentally getting injured by the sharpened blades while working.

Then Du Yu took the newly forged spearhead and polished it on a whetstone. The spearhead gleamed with a cold, eerie light as it was poured with icy spring water.

Qin Ziwen arrived at the leather armor workshop and asked Chen Pi, "How's the leather making going? How long will it take to make the leather armor?"

Chen Pi said, "Sir, it will probably take another 3 to 5 days. Tanning leather is quite time-consuming. Fortunately, one batch of leather has undergone simple treatment and can be considered a semi-finished tanned leather, which will save a lot of time. It only needs to be cut, perforated, assembled, and then sun-dried to set its shape. However, because the treatment method is rough, the performance of this batch of leather armor may not be very good."

Qin Ziwen nodded thoughtfully, "Alright."

Standing behind him, Jia Liangcai said, “My lord, armor is not easy to make. Compared to weapons, armor is even more controlled. In the Great Yong Dynasty, it takes ten strokes of the cane to possess one weapon and the death penalty to possess five weapons. However, anyone who possesses armor, even if they only possess one piece, is considered to be committing treason and will be executed immediately. If someone possesses more than five pieces of tanned hide, it is also considered as possessing armor. Moreover, it is forbidden for civilians to possess ‘awls thicker than two fen’, because they can be used to drill holes and weave armor.”

Qin Ziwen's eyelids twitched; this was too outrageous. "I thought only iron armor was forbidden; leather armor is also a forbidden item?"

Jia Liangcai explained, "My lord, you may not know this, but while leather armor is weaker than iron armor, it has three advantages: it's easy to make, easy to store, and easy to distribute. In the early days of the Dayong Dynasty, the Rouluo tribe on the northern grasslands boasted 300,000 leather-armored archers, and the entire tribe wore armor. This was because leather armor was easy to make; although it took time, it didn't require workshops, and ordinary people could make it themselves." Qin Ziwen nodded and looked at Chen Pi, "Alright, how many leather armors can be delivered in the first batch in five days?"

Chen Pi gritted his teeth, "Sir, I can have ten sets!"

"Okay, ten sets it is."

Before setting off, Qin Ziwen took everyone's spears to the blacksmith's shop to sharpen the blades. After sharpening, the spearheads gleamed even more coldly.

The air is filled with wind and sand.

A large crowd gathered outside the east gate of the residential compound.

At a glance, there were no fewer than two hundred people, all of them young and strong.

The crowd was bustling and divided into several lines.

They were all fully armed, some wearing armor made from pots and pans, others wearing homemade bark armor, animal skin armor, and other equipment. Their weapons were incredibly diverse, categorized in various ways, reflecting all sorts of imaginations.

One group, located near the north side, stood out. Du Yu was clad in mountain-patterned armor, while Qin Ziwen and Cao Biansheng wore lamellar armor. Although the others in the group were not armored, they carried uniformly styled spears, making them quite conspicuous.

A hint of envy flashed in Huang Tao's eyes, even though they had also dismantled a lot of iron from other facilities in the community.

However, these modern metals have very high melting points and are difficult to process after being shaped, resulting in weapons with unstable performance.

Once everyone was assembled, they silently set off along the wide plain towards the mountain ridge to the east.

It was very hot, and the procession was very quiet.

After walking for nearly half an hour, the group finally arrived at the foot of the mountain ridge.

Qin Ziwen took out a stainless steel water cup from his waist and drank several large gulps of water.

As far as the eye can see, there are scattered sand and gravel, and piled-up rock walls.

The cliff face was bare, and the path on the ground was covered with some gravel.

The narrow passage leads into the depths, with the sunlight overhead blocked by the cliff walls on both sides.

After passing through the narrow passageway, we arrived inside the canyon. Compared to the narrow passageway, the passage here was significantly wider.

After turning several corners, the road ahead suddenly stopped.

"There's something ahead."

Qin Ziwen led the group through the crowd to the front.

Ahead of the group, a brownish-gray beast, similar in length to the Megalodon King but noticeably taller at the shoulder, was staring at them from a distance.

This beast weighed no less than a ton, stood over two meters tall at the shoulder, and was over four meters long. Its skin was somewhat loose, and its head was square, resembling both a mastiff and a bear. It stared intently at the crowd.

"They're up to no good," Zou Jianghe muttered to himself.

"We are the ones who have come!" Cao Biansheng said confidently, sizing up the beast. "It looks like a Flesh Rift from the Hunting Ladder?"

Luo Gang looked at Qin Ziwen, who nodded. "Leave it to us."

The group raised their spears, formed a spear formation, and slowly advanced.

At the same time, Qin Ziwen held up a cloth bag, gently weighed it in his hand to feel the weight of the lime and sand inside, and then followed the team forward.

Behind them, the members of the Alliance and the Student Union watched the Qin Alliance members approach the Flesh Rift Beast with solemn expressions and held their breath.

The roads inside the canyon are not very wide, only seven or eight meters wide.

Seeing the humans approaching, the Flesh Ripper stomped its feet uneasily and let out a low growl of warning.

(End of this chapter)