The crafting page scrolled all the way to the bottom. Su Mo clicked with his mind, and the materials list popped up.
Hunting Compound Crossbow: Wood 0/8, Iron Block 0/8, Copper Block 0/4, Nylon 0/2, Composite Nylon 0/1
Matching Bolts ×5: Wood 0/2, Iron Block 0/1
After unlocking the blueprint for the compound crossbow, the blueprint for its matching bolts came with it. Su Mo did not need to obtain it again.
"Iron Blocks are easy enough to deal with."
"Now all that's missing is nylon, composite nylon, and copper blocks."
"I wonder if anyone else has nylon. Copper blocks should be relatively easier to get."
As he pondered, he called Oreo back and walked toward the shelter.
When exploring the Game Panel, it was easy to overlook one's surroundings. Therefore, Su Mo generally browsed the Trading Market inside the shelter.
Earlier, when checking the items for sale, Su Mo had seen all kinds of strange little things.
When he searched now, he indeed found traces of copper blocks on the trading panel.
At present, one copper block was priced at 100 ml of water. There was still no sign of nylon.
"The prices these people are asking are too high."
After browsing around, Su Mo suddenly discovered that only two people were listing copper blocks for sale. Before he could buy the newly listed copper blocks, those two people had already bought them up.
These players, who were practically game merchants, hoarded resources that were still relatively scarce and raised the prices from the comfort of their own homes.
"I'd better buy them myself. Trading Psionic Water for materials is more worthwhile."
After pondering for a moment, Su Mo put up several trade offers.
Seller: Su Mo
Trade Item: 50 ml Psionic Water
Wanted: 1 Copper Block
Stock: 200 ml
Trade Item: 100 ml Psionic Water
Wanted: Nylon ×2
Stock: 200 ml
Trade Item: 200 ml Psionic Water
Wanted: Composite Nylon
Stock: 200 ml Psionic Water
The acid rain arriving tomorrow did not count as a disaster in most people's eyes. It was called "supplies."
From the morning onward, water's purchasing power had been steadily declining.
It was not just materials—even food of equal value was now worth far less in exchange.
Fortunately, Psionic Water's purchasing power remained strong.
The materials he purchased happened to make up everything needed to craft the Hunting Compound Crossbow.
Less than half a minute after the copper block trade was posted, four units had already been exchanged.
"Boss, where did you dig up the Psionic Water? Don't worry, once we dig some up, how about splitting it 19 to 1?"
"Su God, I still have copper blocks. Sorry for the trouble, but please buy mine too. I haven't had water to drink for a whole day."
"Sir, I have nylon, but that price isn't enough. You need to raise it!"
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Private messages came one after another.
This was already the Nth time Su Mo had listed Psionic Water for sale, so practically everyone had guessed that he possessed a fixed gold mine with an endless supply of water.
Most people did not buy Psionic Water solely to quench their thirst.
They basically stored it as strategic medical supplies. If they were injured somewhere, perhaps the Psionic Water could keep them alive.
The World Channel and Area Channel were once again filled with people opening up and discussing the two kinds of nylon Su Mo wanted.
After testing the waters, Su Mo had already learned that nylon was not a scarce item. Some people simply refused to sell because they wanted to raise the price.
Watching the growing number of private messages, Su Mo set "composite nylon" as a keyword and stopped paying attention.
There was no deadly threat yet, and he did not urgently need the crossbow. Perhaps if he waited until evening, someone might sell it cheaply.
After sorting by price, Su Mo received another 50 units of stone, making up for what had been used to repair the water channel.
After slowly taking out all the construction resources and piling them inside the shelter, Su Mo's heart began to race.
Living in a wooden shelter was fine during the early stages, but as time passed, wood would inevitably suffer permanent damage. It was truly not very safe.
Now that he had gathered enough to upgrade to a Stone Shelter, Su Mo did not hesitate and began the manual upgrade.
The first thing he upgraded was the shelter's gate, the first line of defense in the wasteland.
Shelter Gate
Effect: Slightly prevents theft; slightly protects against radiation
Upgrade Direction One: Increase the thickness of the wooden gate, strengthen the wood's durability, and provide slight fire and water resistance (10)
Upgrade Direction Two: Change the material, upgrading the wooden gate into a stone gate and greatly increasing its durability and other attributes (5)
Evaluation: You wouldn't want to live in the apocalypse relying on a wooden gate, would you?
After selecting Upgrade Direction Two, green light swept over the stone on the ground. Ten units of stone melted and transformed into stone liquid that adhered to the wooden gate.
After a brief wait, the original wooden gate disappeared, replaced by an archaic-looking stone gate.
Pushing open the stone latch and gripping the wooden handle of the stone gate, Su Mo slowly opened it and was delighted once again.
The stone gate was more than 20 centimeters thick. Even bullets would have a hard time piercing it at that thickness. As long as he closed the gate from inside, no matter how many people were outside, they would not be able to break in.
Of course, that was assuming they did not have explosives. The workmanship outside the stone gate was extremely rough as well. The system had also taken concealment into consideration during the upgrade. Although it still looked out of place in the wilderness, ordinary creatures would at least take it for a rough boulder.
After closing the gate and returning to the base, Su Mo began upgrading everything one by one.
With every sweep of the green light, the original wooden floor underwent a tremendous transformation, becoming a light-gray stone floor.
After upgrading the foundation, Su Mo once again began upgrading the load-bearing structures and ceiling.
As the final piece of wood changed color, the shelter took on an entirely new appearance.
First was the interior environment.
The damp feeling was gone, and the grime accumulated on the wooden boards from days of activity had vanished as well.
The floor was now spotless and uniform, entirely light gray. Because it had been polished extremely smooth and flat, it looked a little like gray ceramic tiles at first glance.
The uneven areas that had once been full of pits and bumps had also been filled in by the system's upgrade.
The stones in the walls were a slightly archaic dark brown. From time to time, a streak of stone grain rose across them, making the shelter seem less gloomy.
The ceiling used the same color as the walls, creating an even stronger sense of unity.
"Not bad."
Su Mo looked around inside and out, then opened the full view of the shelter in the Game Panel.
Personal Shelter Description: A shelter made entirely of stone. Exceptionally sturdy, with decent safety. It has exceptional benefits for keeping out dampness and retaining warmth. Space: 100㎡ (Ceiling height: 4.2 m) Integrity: 100% Facilities: Iron Stove, Bed, Large Vegetable Culture Medium, Youneng Well Water Extractor, Dining Table. Introduction: Everyone has to pay for their youth, but you alone have to build a house for yours.
"This is the greatness of human civilization!"
Su Mo clapped his hands and sighed. The greatest advantage of a shelter made entirely of stone was not anything else—it was safety!
The safety everyone desperately pursued in the apocalypse had been built by Su Mo in just four days.
Walking back and forth, touching this and looking at that, and taking in the completely renewed shelter, Su Mo could not help but feel delighted.
"It's a shame there's no electricity. How could living in this stone house compare to reinforced concrete? Then I could install a bathroom—no, a bathtub—watch movies, and drink red wine."
Looking at the ceiling, Su Mo sat on the steps and let his imagination run wild.
After coming to this world, every time the environment inside the shelter grew closer to Earth's, Su Mo's feelings became increasingly complicated.
From nothing to something, humanity had taken more than five thousand years to develop from the Stone Age to the electrical age.
Yet a person's lifespan was at most a few decades. In an apocalypse where life could be lost at any moment, would there really be a day when electricity was restored?
Su Mo clenched his fist and cast the gloom in his heart aside.
Now was not the time for sighing. He had not even managed to travel three kilometers into the nearby wilderness, so how could he talk about the future?
After taking stock of his supplies, Su Mo found that excluding the 400 ml listed on the Trading Market, his Psionic Water reserves had once again recovered to around 2.5 liters.
Leaving 1 liter of water in reserve, Su Mo began his final shopping spree before the disaster.
(P.S.: Is anyone reading this? It's so quiet!)
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