Acquiring Materials! Crossbow Complete!

The first thing Su Mo thought of buying was cloth.

Currently, there weren't many uses for cloth in the Shelter. For tasks like washing pots and pans, they were making do with grass mats made from plant fibers.

Considering the possibility of leaks in the base, using cloth to plug holes was also a reliable option.

There was a considerable amount of cloth available in the trading market, whether from old clothes being sold or from treasure chests, a miscellaneous pile of all sorts.

"I'll buy two rags and some ordinary cloth scraps to plug holes."

After some trading, at the cost of 50ml of Psionic Water, he purchased one Gray and one Dark Blue rag, as well as a head-sized piece of cloth.

"Now that I have cloth, next up are various resources..."

Just as Su Mo was about to continue browsing, a private message popped up in the lower right corner.

It was a message from Chen Ping An, who had previously sold the Monster Compendium.

After the two had traded, they had automatically been added as friends, so Su Mo could directly see message notifications when he opened the game panel.

[Chen Ping An: Su God, do you want composite nylon? I happen to have some here.]

[Su Mo: Yes! Do you want food or water? I can make food now!]

Seeing the words "composite nylon," Su Mo was overjoyed.

He had put up a request for composite nylon in the trading market that afternoon, but there had been no news by evening. He didn't expect that Chen Ping An actually had it.

Looks like he's a good fighter. You can't find this stuff in the wild.

Su Mo speculated inwardly.

Having transmigrated to this wasteland, Chen Ping An, whether by luck or by force, was the first to obtain the rare item Monster Compendium, so his strength should not be underestimated.

Based on the frequency of their trades, Chen Ping An's life should not be too bad. At least, with that combat power, he wouldn't kick the bucket before a large-scale disaster.

[Chen Ping An: I want water, Psionic Water. I'll trade one composite nylon for 500ml of water, is that okay?]

[Su Mo: Okay!]

[Chen Ping An: Holy crap... are you serious, brother? You're not even going to haggle?]

The last time he had listed the Monster Compendium and Water Pear on the trading channel, the trolls below were terrifyingly numerous.

Not to mention all sorts of people trying to get a small discount, there were even thousands trying to use a Dragon Slaying Blade to get a discount.

Some people even said directly, "Give your old brother some face, can you just give me this Monster Compendium?"

Therefore, this time when trading, Chen Ping An had deliberately quoted a high price, but he didn't expect...

[Su Mo: You can go back on it, but our transactions will end here, and I will blacklist you.]

When dealing with this kind of person, Su Mo deeply understood a basic principle: stick to your principles.

This was also a principle of dealing with things that he had learned from ordinary shopping.

The same vegetables, the same price, placed in the farmers market, everyone, whether they buy or not, always thinks about going up and haggling, trying to get the price down.

On the other hand, when placed in the supermarket, everyone can't haggle, so they just pack it up and take it away.

Even if the former succeeds in haggling, when thinking about it carefully, they will feel slightly unhappy, because the buyer can never figure out where the seller's bottom line is.

Although the latter did not haggle, but adhering to the principle that everyone is this price, they do not feel how much they have lost.

If Su Mo agreed to Chen Ping An's price increase at this time, he would plant a seed of no bottom line in his heart.

Subsequent transactions would probably not be as smooth as they are now!

[Chen Ping An: Su God, don't! I was just joking, you're my brother, don't be angry! Five hundred milliliters is fine, I desperately need Psionic Water to save my life, this wilderness is too dangerous, there are monsters everywhere.]

[Su Mo: You've been out exploring?]

[Chen Ping An: Yeah, I chose a Shelter on the ground, and I can only survive by scavenging map resources. The monsters in this wasteland are fiercer than the last. I can only pray that there won't be any biological mutations in future disasters, otherwise it will really be a disaster for humanity.]

Looking at Chen Ping An's words, Su Mo was slightly curious.

Suppressing the thought of asking Chen Ping An about the outside environment, Su Mo put up the trade and specified the seller as Chen Ping An.

Back and forth, five hundred milliliters of Psionic Water successfully exchanged for a rare composite nylon.

In the short time of the transaction, the price of water continued to plummet.

Even the price of food is steadily decreasing. Conversely, those minerals that were cheap in normal times are now slowly climbing in value.

The rising and falling trends of the market seem like an invisible hand, controlling the fate of humanity in the wasteland.

Su Mo silently understood the reason for this development.

But with a mouth full of bitterness, how could he calmly speak of this cruel reality?

It's not that all the humans who transmigrated to the wasteland lack water or food.

The real reason is that those who couldn't survive the early stages, who had no means to stably obtain water and food in the wilderness, are already dead!

It is now the evening of the fourth day of the Doomsday Calendar. After four days, those who couldn't find a way to get water have fallen forever in this wasteland.

Without specific numbers, Su Mo couldn't guess how many people there were.

He could only judge the fate of this community of humans from the current market prices.

In the trading channel, watching the increasingly chaotic market price fluctuations, Su Mo had no choice but to take action himself and start recycling materials.

This recycling was still mainly focused on base development materials, trying to collect as much iron and copper as possible, as these materials were used very frequently.

"Oreo, go watch the door. I'm going to make dinner."

With a call to the silly dog, Oreo, upon receiving the order, rushed to the door, panting, and squatted down obediently.

The stone door couldn't block the smell.

Oreo's role in this environment was no less than a Monster Compendium.

Carefully cleaning the iron pot with a rag, Su Mo added 600ml of water to the pot, and then added the Large Rye Bread according to the morning's recipe.

As the heat rose, the water began to boil.

Adding some seasoning and a vegetable pack.

Two bowls of hot bread soup were ready.

After dinner, the sky in the wasteland had completely darkened, and only the warmth from the Shelters remained in the wilderness.

The iron blocks and copper blocks listed for sale before dinner had also been collected, almost completely.

Good luck.

Most people haven't reached Su Mo's stage yet and haven't realized the importance of hoarding basic resources.

Unfortunately, no one chose to sell ordinary nylon.

Just when Su Mo thought he wouldn't receive any ordinary nylon today, the 100ml listed on the trading channel was instantly sold twice, successfully obtaining two strands of nylon.

With this, the materials for the Hunting Compound Crossbow were complete!

"It's all here!"

Su Mo was overjoyed and opened the crafting page.

At this time, in the weapon column of the crafting page, the blueprint for the Hunting Compound Crossbow was lit up, and the hammer symbol behind it was the sign that it could be crafted! He mentally clicked on the blueprint.

He chose to craft the Hunting Compound Crossbow and five matching crossbow bolts.

Confirm crafting! The small hammer clanged on the blueprint, and the materials in the inventory gradually disappeared.

The iron blocks turned into molten iron and began to cast the crossbow shape. The copper blocks rose from the ground and began to transform from a standard square shape.

The two strands of nylon were stretched straight, and the composite nylon was pulled back and forth, tightening on the crossbow shape.

[Record]: You lost Wood -10, Iron Block -9, Copper Block -4, Nylon -2, Composite Nylon -1
[Record]: You obtained Hunting Compound Crossbow
[Record]: You obtained Crossbow Bolt *5

Watching the progress bar complete.

A crossbow that seemed to radiate a cold light suddenly appeared in the inventory.

With a thought! A crossbow that looked ingenious and natural appeared in Su Mo's right hand, and five crossbow bolts that were completely without error, as if copied from a mold, appeared on the ground.

"Good fellow, although this structure is simple, its accuracy is not bad at all?

After carefully examining the structure of the crossbow, Su Mo couldn't help but be shocked.