After killing two Magical Creatures that seemed to have walked straight out of a fantasy world, Su Mo found the Mutated Creatures that had once frightened him so much seemed much cuter on the way back to the shelter.
"Making fireballs is just ridiculous. If all those creatures described in fantasy novels are going to appear one after another, humanity's chances of survival are in grave danger."
The fireball's power was not very great.
Against a monster like this, as long as humans had a Gatling machine gun and a shelter, even if dozens or hundreds came at once, they would find it difficult to break through the Metal Defense Line.
But aside from that, what if other creatures appeared, such as the giant dragons from mythology? I hope not. Otherwise, humanity can only remain rats in underground burrows forever!
The more Su Mo thought about humanity's future, the bleaker he felt it was.
He shook his head and forcibly cast away all the worries in his mind. When he saw the shelter already appearing at the edge of the horizon ahead, a long-lost sense of security washed over him.
Whether it was a golden nest or a silver nest, nowhere was as good as one's own doghouse!
In just six short days, Su Mo had completely come to regard this land as his territory.
Oreo, whose tail had drooped the entire way, also perked up as the distance to the shelter grew shorter.
After carefully checking the area around the shelter and confirming there were no unfamiliar figures, Su Mo went behind the hill, opened the back door of the shelter, and slipped inside.
Crouching down, he passed through the long tunnel. As the view suddenly opened up, one man and one dog returned to the shelter once more.
Sunlight quietly streamed down through the ventilation shaft.
It formed a dazzling column of light.
Within the beam, tiny specks of dust could be seen dancing through the air.
The Vegetable Culture Medium placed in the center of the base still had not sprouted any green shoots, but the earthy fragrance it gave off brought a breath of life to the base.
"This is my shelter. If you want to destroy it, you'll have to step over my dead body first."
The moment Su Mo imagined this group of dog-headed beasts breaking into his shelter and destroying it completely, his fists clenched tightly.
Sitting at the table, Su Mo took the crossbow out of his spatial storage and placed it on the tabletop in the sunlight.
After several days, he had finally gathered enough Survival Points and obtained a generator. Upgrading the electric weapon had become urgent.
A crossbow that could only fire a single bolt still had some use for hunting, but it had too many limitations in a head-on fight.
It was especially inadequate against monsters that possessed magical abilities.
Focusing his mind, Su Mo silently called for the system and fixed his gaze on the crossbow.
Hunting Compound Crossbow (Common) Description: A ranged combat tool. It has a slow loading speed, high muzzle velocity, and considerable lethality. It is an essential tool for surviving in the wilderness. Firing Speed: 140 m/s Range: 80 m (maximum lethal range), 165 m (effective lethal range), 330 m (maximum range) Upgrade Path One: Upgrade the crossbow's materials, increase its draw weight, and reduce the strain of cocking it. Requires Survival Points (180). Upgrade Path Two: Upgrade the crossbow's materials, add an electric cocking mechanism, change the firing mode, and add an automatic burst-firing mode. Requires Survival Points (400).
"The second upgrade path requires 400 Survival Points. After upgrading the generator, I only have 303 points left. I'll first see if I can find some items to reduce the requirement."
After pondering for a moment, Su Mo focused his thoughts, and the requirements for the first upgrade path appeared.
Leaving aside several components whose names he had never even heard of, Su Mo noticed the two major items among the requirements: a 500W electric motor and a Composite Lithium Battery or lead-acid battery.
"Good grief. That 500W electric motor weighs at least five or six kilograms. Add a large battery, and the crossbow will weigh at least twenty kilograms."
"And considering how severely metal fatigue will increase, if I raise the firing speed, it probably won't last long before breaking."
After making a rough calculation, Su Mo immediately saw the advantages and disadvantages of the Electric Crossbow.
The destructive power provided by the 500W motor would definitely be sufficient. Even after accounting for losses along the way, it should still produce at least 200 joules of kinetic energy.
At the same time, such a violent output would inevitably reduce its accuracy. The battery and motor would certainly have to be installed at the rear, shifting the weapon's entire center of gravity backward. It would probably be very difficult to hold and aim properly.
"Forget it. There's no good solution to all these concerns right now. I'll deal with the problem in front of me first."
After memorizing the general parameters, Su Mo opened the Trading Market and began searching for items.
After the handling fee had been added, the Trading Market was no longer as bustling as it had been a few days ago. The hundreds of thousands of pages of goods had shrunk to seven or eight pages overnight.
Few people were wealthy enough to spend points on shipping costs to purchase items like Su Mo could now.
After going through every page without finding what he needed, Su Mo could only helplessly enter the World Channel.
Su Mo: Buying a 500W electric motor, any size or weight, as well as a Composite Lithium Battery or lead-acid battery.
Su Mo: I've opened a purchase request and will cover the shipping costs. If you have anything to sell, hurry up and put it up for trade!
After surviving the first disaster, everyone's daily chat allowance had increased to two small speakers.
When Su Mo's first message appeared in the World Channel, it did not attract everyone's attention. But when the second one followed, it instantly set the World Channel ablaze.
"Holy crap, let me hug my Su God in the front row. The immortal pats my crown, grants me immortality through marriage. No more words—I'm saving this wave of luck to open chests."
"Congratulations, you got a claw knife—Battle-Scarred quality. Sorry, wrong scene."
"An electric motor and a Lithium Battery. Has Su God already reached the Electrical Age? I'm still using torches! Oh, I don't even have a torch anymore. Never mind, then!"
"I have a Lithium Battery from a phone. Does Su God want it?"
"The shipping fee won't be cheap, right? As expected of someone extravagantly rich."
"Our Huaxia is truly amazing! Foreign Su Mos can't do it, but our Huaxia Su Mo can!"
As time passed, more and more people flooded into the World Channel, solely to admire Su Mo's messages from the front row.
Seeing the attention build, Su Mo was happy to let it continue and directly posted the purchase request in the Trading Channel.
Before long, after paying 800 ml of Psionic Water and 11 Disaster Points, he successfully received an old-fashioned motor that looked as if it had been removed from an electric vehicle. It weighed a full 12 kilograms.
As for the Lithium Battery, after carefully filtering the options, Su Mo spent another 600 ml of Psionic Water and 40 Disaster Points to purchase two battery packs: a 20 Ah, 12.8 V ternary Lithium Battery for installation on the Electric Crossbow.
The other was a 400 Ah, 12.8 V standard Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery, intended to handle the shelter's daily power consumption during its early stages.
As a standard 12-volt battery, the 400 Ah battery could store around five kilowatt-hours of electricity under normal conditions, which was more than enough for the shelter's initial needs.
After placing the crossbow, batteries, and motor together, Su Mo looked again. This time, the Survival Points requirement had changed.
Hunting Compound Crossbow (Common) Upgrade Path One: Upgrade the crossbow's materials, increase its draw weight, and reduce the strain of cocking it. Requires Survival Points (180). Upgrade Path Two: Upgrade the crossbow's materials, add an electric cocking mechanism, change the design mode, and add an automatic burst-firing mode. Requires Survival Points (220).
"Hm? The two main components only reduced the cost by 180 points. Could this upgrade actually change the properties of matter?"
Without hesitation, Su Mo directly chose to upgrade.
The light shifted. After 220 Survival Points were deducted, a green radiance scattered outward and fused the three items into a pool of blue-glowing liquid in less than a second.
As the green light scattered more and more frequently, the liquid began to take shape, gradually transforming into a new form (see this chapter's comments).
The ten-kilogram motor vanished completely, and no one knew what had happened to the bulky Lithium Battery.
A device resembling an airbag formed beneath the original handgrip.
Most importantly, the freshly made Electric Crossbow came with a luxurious scope. It truly made him eager to try it out.
Looking at the deadly weapon before him, Su Mo had still been worried that the dog-headed beasts might attack. But now, a green number suddenly appeared above his head!
Security +10,000!
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