Volume 4: National Craftsmanship Chapter 7: Auction of "Divine Weapon!"
The No. 1 Home Base is located at the easternmost edge of the Q City Port Area. The base covers part of the most prosperous areas in the urban area, and is adjacent to the Haishanguan District in the east. The east gate of the base is guarded by the extraordinary people under Yang Ao, who are Shen Jin's most loyal team. These men who once thought they were doomed to die were completely captured by Shen Jin physically and mentally after being rescued from the tentacles of the reproductive zombies. After this period of contact, they admired the overlord even more. They, the former useless people, not only enjoyed the same treatment as other extraordinary people, but also joined the extraordinary brigade led by the second overlord himself. Among them, a man who had been an officer was given the position of coach, responsible for building a reserve team of extraordinary people for Home No. 1. What kind of trust is this?
The reserve team of extraordinary people is related to the lifeblood of a base. Letting them participate in it like this, everyone felt Shen Jin's deep respect for him. Shen Jin really thought so. This is similar to the principle of "the army of mourning will win", which originally means: the army that rises up in resistance due to oppression and anger will surely win, and these people are not just "merciful soldiers", they are even "dead soldiers". Shen Jin saved them and gave them hope, and then they could burst out with amazing loyalty.
The burden of guarding the city gate also lies in the hands of these people, and Shen Jin does not intend to let other teams take over.
Today they received a task assigned by Shen Jin: to sell swords.
Selling three kinds of swords.
Not only the [Flint·Western Sword], Shen Jin also made the [Flint·Great Sword] and [Flint·Long Sword] of the same material. All of them use [Flint] to make the blade, [Bone] to make the handle, and [Wood] to make the connector, so the unique characteristics are also: [Brutal II, Bone Crushing, Ecological]
Damage, cutting, and durability recovery are three simple but practical properties.
Compared to [Flint·Rayblade], the durability and attack power of the greatsword and longsword are higher. The attack power of the greatsword is nearly double that of the rapier, but the weight of the greatsword and longsword is also greatly increased, and the dexterity is completely inferior to the rapier. The blade lengths of the three weapons are similar, but the widths are narrower than the other, greatsword > longsword > rapier.
If you want to use the weapon with both hands and strike the enemy hard over a large area, a broadsword is a good choice. If you want to use the weapon with one hand and want to balance flexibility and attack power, a longsword is a good choice. If you want to achieve extreme agility and want to hit the enemy's vital points with every strike, a rapier is the best choice.
Shen Jin made two sets of each of the three types of equipment and placed them in the duty rooms at the east and west city gates respectively. In the east gate duty room, 192 sword weapons were scattered all over the room, looking... very cheap.
Several city guards took out three swords of different shapes and hung them on the notice board at the city gate. There were two big words on it:
【sell】
"I feel like these three swords look... weird. What materials are they made of? Some are gray, some are white, and some are yellow!"
"Anyway, judging by the texture, it's much stronger than the [Stone Sword], and the sharpness of the blade is also obviously a level higher!"
"Material? My nose has been very good since I awakened. I can tell by just smelling it... Well, the blade is made of a hard stone, the guard is made of solid wood, and the handle... hiss! It's made of bone!"
"Tsk tsk tsk! The bone hilt is a bit heavy, but it's still pretty sturdy!"
A few people stood for a moment, seeing that it was not yet dusk and the people who went out to explore and scavenge had not returned yet, "Why don't we give it a try before they come back?"
"I think it's okay, Xiaobao, go in and get a few more swords!"
"Hurry, hurry, come and fight with me!"
The three extraordinary beings guarding the gate each took a sword and started frantically fighting with each other in broad daylight at the city gate.
After a while...
Several people put down their slightly trembling swords, their waist muscles were sore and some turbid white liquid flowed out from the corners of their mouths, "Give it to me, I haven't drunk enough!"
After a few exercises, the men were thirsty and hungrily shared a bottle of Nutri-Express...
"This Nutri-Express is delicious! Even though it's a little expired, with our physical condition, we basically don't have stomachaches anymore..."
"Tsk tsk! I wonder what new things the explorers can bring back today!"
"Hey, I didn't drink this cheap drink before the end of the world. My secretary put fresh human milk on my desk every morning!"
"Hiss... Bro, you're really strong!"
The few who were still not satisfied drank a few more sips of the fountain of life, and then began to talk about their feelings about fencing. "My sword is a little heavy, but it's just right to hold with both hands, and can be used for both attack and defense, just like the heavy sword without edge and great skill in martial arts novels. I love it!"
"I don't like two-handed weapons. My sword can be operated with one hand, and I can change my moves slightly!"
"Is that what you call fencing? You're just swinging your swords like crazy, so crude! My rapier is real fencing, stabbing, poking, and picking. I feel my attack speed is twice as fast as yours. This is a real light weapon!"
"By the way, did you notice that when I was using the sword, I felt a mysterious force amplifying it, which magnified the power of my sword swing!"
"I felt it too. It's weird, but very strong!"
"Is this the enchanted weapon that the boss mentioned? Hiss! Are we going to sell such high-end weapons?"
The deputy captain of the duty room came out. He had just seen several people fencing. "How about our standard weapon - [Iron Sword]?"
The three of them thought carefully for a moment, exchanged ideas with each other, and finally said, "There is a slight difference in sharpness and hardness, but... taking into account the mysterious power increase, I feel that these three weapons can compete with the [Iron Sword] 50-50!"
One of them suddenly exclaimed: "Look! The small gap that formed when we collided is repairing itself!"
The three of them looked at their swords and saw that the gap on the blade was gradually deforming and returning to its original shape.
“Does this make sense?”
"Is that reasonable?"
"Hey, we can all breathe fire now, why do we still care whether this is reasonable or not?"
"Oh, that's right..."
A few people put away their swords. Their mission today was to sell swords.
…
Lu Renyi is one of the many pseudo-supernatural beings in Home No. 1. He is feeling very uncomfortable today. He discovered a privately converted cellar downstairs of a residential building. There are a lot of supplies in it. It seems that the owner should be a staunch believer in eschatology. The food in it is all sealed and packaged, including compressed biscuits, canned food, vacuum grain, seeds, etc. If he can move all the things in this cellar out, he will definitely become a wealthy man in Home No. 1!
Unfortunately... the owner of the cellar had planned everything, but he didn't expect that he would become a zombie. Now he was hovering in the underground doomsday shelter he built, making angry roars. He didn't know whether he was mocking the cellar he had prepared for most of his life, and finally encountered the end of the world, but... he became a zombie for no reason. By the way, he would not have had the opportunity to evolve in his situation, but the first time lock of zombies was reached, and he automatically evolved into an L1 zombie. Lu Renyi was uncomfortable because he was a zombie who took "gene The pseudo-transcendent who had "Optimized Potion 1.0" could fight L and M-type zombies on equal terms in theory, and was even slightly stronger due to human intelligence. M-type zombies were still okay, as he could dodge their attacks with his reaction ability and kill them with a [Stone Sword]. However... the skin of L-type zombies was too hard, and it would be difficult for him to kill them alone with the [Stone Sword]. This was equivalent to a blunt weapon, and he had to smash the head of the L zombie. However, the space in the cellar was small, and he was afraid that he would be caught before he could dodge and move a few times... and start eating right away.
"Hey... I wish I had an [Iron Sword] like those extraordinary people use. At least it can break through defense..."
Lu Renyi had been battling the L-shaped zombies in the cellar all day, and hadn't collected any supplies. Fortunately, the food in the cellar was extremely rich. He used his homemade hook, standing on the ground while the L-shaped zombies weren't noticing, and hooked out two large bags of compressed biscuits. "Go home, and think of a solution tomorrow. If it doesn't work... find a trustworthy superhuman to kill it together. Damn! I guess it's going to be divided 70% to 30%..."
As he walked, he shouted unwillingly: "My number is 3!"
…
At dusk, the extraordinary people, pseudo extraordinary people, and ordinary people who went out for adventure all came back. Actually... not all of them came back. The outside world was full of evolved zombies. Even for pseudo extraordinary people, it was hard to say that they could escape unscathed every time. If they were chased by two or more M-type zombies, they would still be hunted to death if they did not have strong fighting skills...
Therefore, pseudo-superhumans often travel in groups and take care of each other. As for... ordinary people, they go out with superhumans or pseudo-superhumans, mainly as porters. Their safety depends entirely on others. Although everyone also has a [Stone Sword] for self-defense,... the physical fitness of the evolved zombies is far superior to theirs, so killing the enemies is not realistic.
"Huh? Old Lu is back. You didn't die outside! Hahaha!"
A bald, rough man came back from the city gate holding a badly damaged [Stone Sword] in his hand and yelled at Lu Renyi .
"Go to hell! Even if I die, I will definitely die after you. Then I will be merciful and erect a monument for you!"
"That's great. I don't have any descendants, so only by erecting a monument can people know that our old man has gone through a life in this world. Why are you so sad today? Did you gain nothing?"
Lu Renyi looked at Old Seven, who was usually very loyal, and his heart was slightly moved. Actually... two pseudo-superhumans might be able to kill the L-shaped zombie. Instead of looking for a superhuman to split the profit 70% to 70%, it would be better to... look for Old Seven directly. In this way, it would still be 70% to 70%, but the direction would change...
"Seventh Brother, tomorrow you..."
Before he could say this, he heard a lot of shouting from the notice board, "Hey! Old Lu, check what's going on up ahead!"
Lao Qi loves to join in the fun, especially in the current situation where information is relatively closed. Any explosive news can spread throughout the No. 1 home in an instant and become the topic of conversation at the table of the young and old men. Whose young wife cheated on her husband, who came out of the closet, a former 18th-tier female model was forced to sell herself due to life and was discovered to be a man. However, this kind of news is obviously not what people are joining in the fun today. Lu Renyi heard someone shouting from time to time, "It's so big!"
“It’s so long!”
"The one I'm holding is really thick!"
"Can I touch it?"
Lu Renyi couldn't help but complain: "Wow! In broad daylight, a group of men gathered around and said this... How exciting~!"
It was not until he walked in that he was disappointed to find out that it was actually a sword dealer...
I was happy for nothing!
"Hmm? Sword?"
Lu Renyi suddenly became interested. If it was the [Iron Sword] worn by the extraordinary people, he would buy one no matter what. In this way, he would have the ability to kill the L-shaped zombie in the cellar alone!
He doesn't want to give away even 30%.
He squeezed to the front row, where the deputy captain of the city gate guard was explaining: "These three swords are made by our boss Shen himself. They are not only sharp and durable, but also have mysterious enchanted powers that can increase the strength of your sword swings and cause a strong tearing effect on the flesh. Most importantly, these swords..."
"Brother, please stop talking and be civilized!"
The deputy captain glanced at Lao Qi who interrupted him and said, "A few, a few, a few! Lululu~!"
Old Seven: (°ー°〃)
"Okay, let's continue. These swords have an important property - automatic repair! As long as they are not fatally damaged, they can slowly repair themselves and regain their original sharpness. In other words..."
"Can this sword be used to send me away?"
The seventh brother interrupted again, unwilling to be left out.
The deputy captain rolled his eyes at Lao Qi and continued, "That's right. In a word, anything the boss produces must be top quality! If you want one, hurry up and bid. There are only three of them!"
"Ah? Boss, don't we have..."
“Ahem!”
Another guard nearby opened his mouth to say something, but was stopped by the deputy captain presiding over the auction. The guard said: "Ah Ba Ah Ba..."
When the people below heard about the auction, they became excited. They knew that these three swords were not ordinary items and were extremely exquisitely made. Not to mention the [Stone Swords], even the [Iron Swords] would be far less attractive than these three swords!
The big and strong Lao Qi came to the front and said, "Sir, can I try this sword?"
"Can!"
Old Seven was not polite either. He was an old man in Home No. 1 and was familiar with the guards. Not only did he take down the big sword himself, he also threw the other long sword to Lu Renyi, "Brother Lu, let's have a sword fight!"
Lu Renyi was delighted when he heard that, but when he thought about real fencing, he was a little disappointed. Old Seven was born with supernatural strength, holding the sword with both hands, as steady as a rock. Lu Renyi was not a show-off, he had fought his way out of a pile of corpses, if he didn't have these two skills he wouldn't be alive today.
“clang~!”
“clang!”
“Clang!!”
The two exchanged about 10 moves, and in the end Lu Renyi won with his flexible sword, and put the sword on Lao Qi's neck. Lao Qi was not angry but happy: "Haha! What a good sword! This heavy sword is not good enough to hit people, but it must be great for killing zombies!"
"Yes, I feel like this sword can give me 10% to 20% more strength. It's very powerful!"
The other pseudo-transcendents were watching from the side and had an intuitive understanding of the two swords. "Sir, you said that this sword can cause strong tearing of the flesh. What do you mean?"
"This...you need to...find a zombie to test it!"
"roar!"
A zombie roared from the city gate, "Good fellow, a sparring partner sent to my door?"
"It's a good opportunity for me to try it!" Lao Qi walked out with the big sword in his hand. He had decided that even if it didn't have the magical tearing ability, he would sell everything he had to buy this sword. He had always felt that something like the [Stone Sword] was too mediocre and didn't have the weight he was looking for.
Outside was an L-shaped zombie, which was angrily hammering the wall after smelling the strong human odor inside. However, the outer surface made of [compressed cobblestone] was obviously not something that a small L-shaped zombie could shake.
“Bang, bang, bang!”
“Roar, roar, roar~!”
He pounded his fists against the wall, helpless and furious.
"Take my sword!"
Lao Qi attacked directly from behind, swung the sword with both hands, and slashed fiercely at the broad neck of the L-shaped zombie, "Puff~! Puff!"
The sharp sword blade directly broke through the defense. After the sword entered the zombie's flesh, a mysterious tearing force appeared. The muscles that were originally full of resistance were cut open instantly , and the aftereffect also cut off the cervical vertebrae, "Gululu——"
The head of the L-shaped zombie rolled down, and Lao Qi took the sword and killed the L-shaped zombie with extremely high defense with one blow!
Even the deputy captain didn't expect that a pseudo-superhuman could kill the L-shaped zombie so easily.
"It is truly... a divine weapon!"
Everyone was shocked, and then... they looked at the three "magic weapons" with fanatical expressions.
