Finally Complete! Electric Crossbow!

Having killed two magical creatures that seemed to have walked out of a fantasy world, on the way back to the Shelter, the Mutated Creatures that Su Mo used to fear seemed much more adorable.

"Casting Fireballs is too outrageous. If those creatures described in fantasy novels start appearing one by one, humanity's survival will be in grave danger."

The power of the Fireball wasn't great.

Against this kind of monster, as long as humans have a Gatling machine gun and some cover, even if dozens or hundreds of them come at once, it would be difficult for them to break through the Metal Defense Line.

But besides that, if there were other creatures like the mythical Giant Dragons... "Hopefully not, otherwise humans can only be rats in holes forever!"

The more Su Mo thought about the future of humanity, the more he felt it was bleak.

Shaking his head, forcibly forgetting all the worries in his mind, seeing the Shelter already appearing on the horizon ahead, a long-lost sense of security came over him.

A golden nest, a silver nest, nothing beats his own doghouse!

In just six days, Su Mo had completely regarded this area as his own territory.

Oreo, who had been drooping its tail all the way, also became spirited as the distance to the Shelter decreased.

Carefully looking around the Shelter to make sure there were no strangers nearby, Su Mo came behind the Hill, opened the back door of the Shelter, and slipped inside.

Crouching down to pass through the long tunnel, as the scene in front of him suddenly brightened, the man and dog returned to the Shelter once again.

Sunlight quietly refracted through the ventilation opening and sprinkled down.

Forming a dazzling beam of light.

In the beam of light, some tiny dust particles could be seen dancing in the air with the naked eye.

The vegetable growing medium placed in the center of the base, although still without green sprouts emerging, emitted a fragrance of soil, which brought a burst of vitality to the base.

"This is my Shelter, if you want to destroy it, you'll have to step over my body first."

As soon as he thought that the current Shelter would be broken into and destroyed by this group of Kobold beasts, Su Mo's fists hardened.

Sitting at the table, taking advantage of the sunlight, Su Mo took out the crossbow from the space and placed it on the table.

After a few days, having collected enough Survival Points and a Generator, upgrading to an electric automatic weapon was imminent.

A crossbow that can only shoot one arrow is still somewhat useful for hunting, but if facing the enemy head-on, it has too many limitations.

Especially when encountering monsters with magical powers, it's even more inadequate.

Concentrating his mind, silently reciting the system, Su Mo fixed his eyes on the crossbow.

[Hunting Compound Crossbow (Common)]

Description: A ranged combat tool, slow to load, high initial velocity, with considerable lethality, it is an essential tool for wilderness survival.

Velocity: 140m/s Range: 80m (maximum damage) 165m (effective damage) 330m (maximum range) Upgrade direction one: Upgrade the crossbow material, enhance the crossbow's draw weight, reduce the pressure to draw the string, requires Survival Points (180)

Upgrade direction two: Upgrade the crossbow material, add an electric stringing device, change the firing mode, add automatic firing burst mode, requires Survival Points (400)

"The second upgrade direction requires 400 Survival Points. After upgrading the Generator, I only have 303 points left. Let's see if I can find a way to add some items to reduce the requirement."

After pondering for a moment, Su Mo focused his mind, and the upgrade requirements for direction one popped up.

Leaving aside some parts whose names he had never even heard of, Su Mo noticed two major items in the requirements: a 500W electric motor, a composite lithium battery or a lead-acid battery.

"Good heavens, this 500W electric motor weighs at least five or six kilograms, plus a large battery, the weight of the crossbow will be over 20 kilograms."

"And considering the severely increased metal fatigue, if the rate of fire is increased, it will be damaged before it can shoot for long."

After a little calculation in his mind, Su Mo discovered the advantages and disadvantages of the Electric Crossbow.

The lethality brought by the 500W motor is definitely enough, even if you count the losses in the middle, it can have at least 200 joules of kinetic energy.

But at the same time, such a manic output power is bound to bring about a lack of precision. The battery and motor must be placed at the rear, so the entire weapon's center of gravity is all behind, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to hold it steady for aiming.

"Forget it, there's no good solution even if I worry so much, let's solve the immediate problem first."

Keeping all the approximate parameters in mind, Su Mo opened the Trading Market and began to search for goods.

After adding the handling fee, the current Trading Market is no longer as popular as it was a few days ago. Hundreds of thousands of pages of goods have become seven or eight pages in a day.

Not many people are rich enough to be like Su Mo now, taking out points to pay for shipping to buy items.

After flipping through all the pages and not finding any items, Su Mo had no choice but to come to the World Channel.

[Su Mo: Acquiring a 500W motor, no limit on size or weight, and composite lithium batteries or lead-acid batteries]

[Su Mo: I've opened a purchase request, I'll cover the express delivery fee. If you have items to sell, hurry up and put them up for trade!]

After surviving the first disaster, everyone's daily communication channel turned into two.

When Su Mo's first message appeared on the World Channel, it didn't attract everyone's attention. But when the second one followed, it immediately exploded the World Channel.

"Holy crap, front row seat to hug my Su God. The immortal strokes my head, binds my hair and grants me immortality. No more to say, I'm saving this wave of luck to open boxes."

"Congratulations, you've opened a Claw Knife - Battle-Scarred quality. Sorry, wrong scene."

"Motor, lithium battery... Has Su God already reached the electrical age? I'm still lighting a torch? Oh, I don't even have a torch anymore, never mind then!"

"I have a lithium battery installed in my phone, does Su God want it!"

"This express fee isn't cheap, is it? Truly inhumanly rich."

"Our China is so amazing! Foreign Su Mo is no good, our China's Su Mo is good!"

As time passed, more and more people flocked to the World Channel, just to get a front-row view of Su Mo's messages.

Seeing the popularity rise, Su Mo was happy to see it and directly posted the purchase information on the Trading Market.

Before long, after spending 800ml of Psionic Water and 11 Disaster Points, he successfully received an antique-looking motor, as if it had been removed from an electric vehicle, weighing a full 12kg.

As for lithium batteries, after some screening, Su Mo spent another 600ml of Psionic Water and 40 Disaster Points to buy two sets of batteries: a 20Ah, 12.8v ternary lithium battery to be installed on the Electric Crossbow.

And a 400Ah, 12.8v standard lithium iron phosphate battery to be used for daily electricity consumption in the Shelter in the early stages.

As a standard 12-volt battery, the 400Ah one can store about five kilowatt-hours of electricity, which is more than enough for the Shelter's initial usage requirements.

After sending out the crossbow, batteries, and motor, this time, when Su Mo looked again, the Survival Points requirement had changed.

[Hunting Compound Crossbow (Common)]

Upgrade Option 1: Upgrade the crossbow materials, enhance the crossbow's draw weight, reduce the cocking pressure, requires Survival Points (180)

Upgrade Option 2: Upgrade the crossbow materials, add an electric cocking device, change the design mode, add an automatic firing burst mode, requires Survival Points (220)

"Hmm? The two main components only reduced by 180 points... Could this kind of upgrade change the properties of matter?"

Without hesitation, Su Mo directly chose to upgrade.

With a flash of light, after deducting 220 Survival Points, a green light scattered out, almost instantly fusing the three items into a pool of blue-glowing liquid.

As the frequency of the green light scattering became more frequent, the liquid began to solidify, gradually turning into a new appearance (please see this chapter's comments).

The full 10-kilogram motor disappeared, and the bulky lithium battery also disappeared.

A device similar to an airbag was formed below the original hand rest.

Most importantly, the freshly baked Electric Crossbow even came with a luxurious scope, which was truly delightful.

Looking at the great weapon in front of him, Su Mo, who had been worried about the Kobolds possibly attacking, suddenly had a green number pop up above his head!

Safety +10000!