Volume 4: National Craftsmanship Chapter 31: Send the zombie brothers to the furnace!
"Yang Ao, find someone to take this brother with lightning ability back to the base first..."
"Yes, Brother Jin!"
In this battle, except for the lightning-type mutant who was caught off guard by the Y2 zombie at the beginning and was seriously injured, everyone else was fine and did not lose their mobility and combat effectiveness.
At this time, everyone had enough time to collect the spoils. Shen Jin harvested a total of 2 second-level energy crystal cores, namely the [Second-level Energy Crystal Core (Space)] of the purple-haired Enderman zombie and the [Second-level Energy Crystal Core (Strength)] of the red-haired Y2 zombie. Shen Jin originally thought that the Y2 zombie would explode a crystal core with other attributes, but he didn't expect it to have the same strength attribute as the L2 zombie. However, considering that both zombies rely on brute force, it makes sense.
"Oh right... what is the function of this attribute? The system has divided it like this, so there must be a reason..."
Currently, only the second-level crystal core with the "space" attribute has other functions, and the exchanges for the others are the same.
Shen Jin guessed that it might be the content that would appear on the next page [Crystal Core Store], where second-order crystal cores with different attributes could be exchanged for potions with different characteristics.
Unfortunately, Shen Jin still needs 2 world lines to open the next page...
In addition to 2 second-order crystal cores, Shen Jin also harvested 7 first-order crystal cores and 4029 ordinary crystal cores.
"From this ratio, we can see that there will be one first-level evolved zombie for every 600 evolved zombies, and one second-level evolved zombie for every 2,000 evolved zombies!"
Shang Qian retorted: "The number of second-stage evolved zombies is too small to be counted in this kind of statistics. It is possible that only two of them have appeared in the city, and we are just unlucky..."
Shen Jin pondered for a moment and said, "That makes sense!"
While everyone was resting, Pang Guang took his [Steel - Cast Iron Short Bow] and tentatively touched the body of Y2 zombie. Thick black blood covered the bow arm like mucus, and a fishy smell filled his nose.
"Eh~! It's disgusting, like it was just fished out of the women's restroom..."
Pang Guang held the bow in one hand and looked at the black blood with disgust. If Brother Jin hadn't said that the bow would absorb blood to restore its durability, he would not have let his beloved bow be destroyed like this.
The black blood stayed on the bow arm for a moment, and then a pink light flashed by. The blood disappeared in an instant like water on a sponge. The pink bow became more moist, and the slight wear and deformation caused by Pang Guang's crazy stroking of the bow with both hands also disappeared. "Interesting!"
Pang Guang then thrust the bow arm along Y2’s headless body and into his throat. There was a lot of water here... no, there was a lot of blood!
After pulling it back and forth a few times, the bow arm became smoother and more slick. Because of the absorption of blood, the whole bow swelled and turned red, and then purple. After reaching a limit, the bow arm stopped changing. Pang Guang knew that it was just like himself, and could not grow infinitely. With a little regret, he pulled the bow out of the zombie's throat completely and observed it carefully. Not only was there no blood stain on it, but it also emitted a strange energy fluctuation. He was very familiar with this power, it was the feeling of supernatural power in his body, "Wow! Is this considered energy enchantment?"
Pang Guang took out a [Steel Arrow] and used all his strength to pull the bow. The bowstring, which could not be fully drawn before, was now fully drawn and extremely smooth!
The pink energy on the bow surged, gathering at the junction of his hand and the bowstring, and then...
“Swoosh!”
An arrow as fast as a phantom shot out and completely penetrated into the [cobblestone] wall!
"Wow! This is at least half as powerful!"
Pang Guang noticed that after he shot an arrow, some of the pink energy on the bow was consumed, but not much. At least he could still shoot about 100 arrows.
He was very satisfied.
Shen Jin had noticed Pang Guang's operation a long time ago. He was also very curious about the [delicious] property of pig iron material. How would it perform in actual combat?
"Pang Guang, give me your bow!"
[Steel - Cast Iron Shortbow (Energy Enhanced)]
[Energy: 990/1000]
Durability: 460/460
[Bow drawing speed: 1.2]
[Range coefficient: 1.7]
[Additional Damage: 8]
[Attack Power: 4.68]
[Features: sharp, delicious]
[Number of enhancements remaining: 3]
Shen Jin understood!
He knew the [Energy Enhancement] attribute. After using an energy crystal core and synthesizing a weapon, this suffix would appear behind the weapon, which could greatly increase the sharpness of the weapon and add energy attributes to the attack. Even a [Stone Sword] would be sharper than an iron weapon after obtaining [Energy Enhancement].
Shen Jin's own weapon has been maintained in this state all year round, but the weapons of the extraordinary people under his command are not treated so well. After all, this thing is a consumable. 1,000 points of energy may seem like a lot, but it will be useless after swinging the sword 1,000 times. Someone who is diligent in killing zombies outside may consume an energy crystal core in less than 3 days. It is a waste to use them all. It is better to make the weapon sharper so that it can be enough to kill zombies.
I didn't expect that the [Delicious] feature can not only absorb the blood of zombies to restore durability, but also allow weapons to gain [Energy Enhancement]. It's really a pleasant surprise!
"No wonder your arrow is so powerful. It consumes 10 points of energy..."
"Energy value? Is it this pink energy fluctuation?"
"Well, like you just shot, you can still shoot 99 more!"
"Hiss~! Isn't that useless?"
"Um?"
The conversation between the two ended with some strange thoughts.
After learning about the characteristics of the [cast iron] alloy material, Shen Jin felt that this thing could be promoted!
Because currently everyone's weapons restore durability by relying on the wood affix [Ecology], which slowly restores durability over time, and the daily work of the Corpse Killing Team is accompanied by blood and killing, the [Delicious] property of the cast iron material makes it easier to restore durability, especially for melee weapons!
With one sword strike, endurance -1, the zombies are gone, the blood is gone, endurance +1, the energy is fully enhanced!
Isn't this the case of becoming more courageous the more you fight?
Active durability recovery is much more reliable than the passive slow recovery of the [Ecology] affix, and!
Whether it is sharpness or durability, or the speed and strength of bow drawing when used as a bow arm, cast iron is a relatively strong material. It can be compared with steel. It cannot compare with steel in terms of damage and hardness, but its properties in other aspects are more balanced than steel. Don't even compare it with the [wood] material, which has almost the lowest durability. It will be turned into slag in seconds!
"So... we have to collect all the zombie blood! We have to have a continuous supply of zombies!"
Shen Jin was worried when he saw the more than 4,000 zombie corpses in front of him. There were a lot of corpses and their heads had been completely blown up. There was no need to worry about them resurrecting, but... how to transport them back to the base?
Shen Jin had tried it before, and he found out that the corpses of zombies could not be put into a backpack, so he was reminded that they were living things!
Shen Jin guessed that it was because the zombie virus in the zombie's body was still active, just like the black bugs that attacked his villa before. That thing was active, so when it was on the ground, it could not dig the current block. Only after the black bugs were completely dead and weathered could it dig at will. However, zombies cannot die completely!
What Shen Jin wants is the blood in their bodies. It would be useless if he waited for the blood to drain out and turn into zombie corpses, unable to squeeze out any blood.
It can’t be said that it is completely useless. The bones of zombies can still be taken down and used as materials for [handle parts] or [armor plate parts]. “Uh… why do I feel that my thoughts are getting perverted? Zombies probably didn’t expect that they would be used as materials one day, right?”
Now everyone is resting. Several captains have taken second-level supernatural food continuously, and their body energy has been overdrawn. Although they have taken magic beans and crystal cores to speed up their body's recovery, the high-intensity combat just now has left all the captains injured, and their physical and mental state has deteriorated. The other 400-odd extraordinary team members are also exhausted after killing more than 4,000 evolved zombies, especially the newcomers who just became extraordinary last night. They are excited, nervous and stiff at this time. Everyone needs some time to adjust, otherwise the next 10 kilometers of journey will easily go wrong. Shen Jin looked at the simple wall in front of him. If it was all enclosed, it would be a bit like his villa three months ago, with a very small area and simple defense.
"etc!"
Shen Jin caught an inspiration!
"Corpses that cannot fit into backpacks, long transportation distances, loss of zombie blood, and crude defense facilities... Got it!"
Shen Jin suddenly thought of a famous saying: If the mountain doesn't come to me, I will go to it.
As the zombie-killing team continues to expand outward, the transportation distance of zombies will definitely become longer and longer, and the transportation difficulty will become higher and higher.
In order to completely kill a zombie, the head must be completely chopped off. If its body is left outside for a whole day, a large amount of blood will flow out of the wound on its neck. Although the zombie virus will keep the zombie blood active for a much longer time, but... if too much blood is lost, very little blood can be squeezed out of a zombie body. "I've fallen into a misconception! Why do we have to transport it back to the backyard of the villa to squeeze out the blood? Wouldn't it be more convenient to squeeze it directly in the wild?"
Since it is difficult to transport zombies, just transport them a shorter distance!
A simple wall facility is built at a fixed place in the wild to completely seal it off. Outsiders cannot enter at all. Shen Jin's people, who have the three-piece set of Craftsman Soul, can break down the wall to enter, assemble a [Craftsman Soul Smelting Furnace] inside, and fill it with fuel. In this way, after the surrounding corpse-killing teams have cleared the zombies, they can pull them into the nearest [Craftsman Soul Smelting Furnace] to squeeze their blood and take their bones. After the zombies in the [Craftsman Soul Smelting Furnace] are completely squeezed dry, their bones will fall out along the controller next to the furnace, which also saves everyone a lot of trouble.
Shen Jin only needs to arrange for the corpse-killing team that goes out to regularly take the [Universal Fluid Unit (Empty)] to drain the blood from the furnace, collect the [Bones], and then fill the furnace with fuel.
After this operation, the problem of transporting zombies can basically be solved. As for safety?
Not to mention how thick the 3-meter-thick stone wall is, even if someone spent a lot of effort to break through the 3-meter-thick stone wall and went inside to see what shameful things there were, when they came in, they could only find a large furnace with some boiling [molten blood] and at most a few boxes containing zombie [bone] materials. It is estimated that anyone who came in would doubt their life...
Such a small castle of the Craftsman Soul Smelting Furnace can also become a temporary shelter for the Corpse Killing Team. If they encounter invincible zombies or... people, they can hide inside for a while and wait for Shen Jin's rescue.
In the future, as the Corpse Killing Team advances, small castles like this will be spread all over Q City!
Shen Jin does what he says!
He took out an [Iron Storage Box] filled with [Charred Stones] and placed it on the ground, and built a large [Craftsman Soul Smelting Furnace] on the spot. "Don't just stand there, send our zombie brothers to the furnace!"
