Great Quality! Firepower Phobia! (First Update)
"Excellent quality! I actually managed to create excellent quality through my own abilities!"
Picking up the iron axe, Su Mo carefully examined every mark on the axe head, from top to bottom. Su Mo looked at it three times, still feeling delighted.
"From complete novice to expert, it's truly a qualitative leap!"
Su Mo took out a piece of wood and gently chopped it down. With a clang, the wood broke in two.
It was as if it had sliced through the water's surface; there was no significant resistance encountered throughout the entire process.
With such a "productivity" tool, let alone axes mass-produced on assembly lines around the world, even chainsaws might not be as efficient.
"As expected, other species have advantages in terms of physical or fantastical aspects, but humans..."
"Humanity's advantage will always be its intelligent and imaginative mind, and its hands that can create excellent tools!"
"What fireball technique? Technology! That's the strongest weapon!"
He put the iron axe aside and returned to the living room.
Sure enough, a new image appeared on the television, and it was even more standardized in its production method than before.
After quickly glancing at it, Su Mo gave up on the idea of continuing to study and try.
One should not be greedy for quick success or act rashly.
If the previous lessons were not fully grasped, rushing to learn new techniques would be too easy to force progress, leading to an unstable foundation and ultimately hindering improvement.
Rewinding the scene to the beginning, after sitting on a stone bench and resting for a while, Su Mo started recording.
This time, what needs to be made isn't tools, but Picric Acid! "The Picric Acid I hastily produced last time, although upgraded to an excellent level thanks to the workbench, didn't receive any attribute bonuses. There must have been a problem with my steps and preparation method."
"Even so, the power is already great. What I need now is stability. I must find a good way to detonate it safely!"
Looking at the Picric Acid manufacturing process diagram that had been traded from the Tundra Shelter, Su Mo frowned as he pondered how to prepare the bomb.
The reason why Picric Acid was phased out is that it is difficult to ignite; it explodes at the slightest touch.
However, if it comes into contact with an object and experiences a violent impact, the Picric Acid will immediately explode, and it has absolutely no armor-piercing capability.
Moreover, if you use too much of this stuff, you'll be within the blast radius; if you use too little, it won't have enough killing effect.
Of course, the optimal solution is to make landmines, lure the enemy up, and then use the landmines to kill them.
"What a pity, my hand-crafting skills are simply not enough to make landmines, and the raw materials aren't good enough either!"
"It seems we have no choice but to use the most primitive Explosive Pack to deal with the current situation!"
Having figured out the approach, only one task remained – mass-producing Picric Acid raw materials! Just like frantically crafting weapons and ammunition before fighting monsters in Farming Genre game, Su Mo sat at the workbench and patiently completed each step.
From the preparation of Sulfuric Acid and nitric acid to Phenol Disulfonic Acid!
Su Mo meticulously followed each step, repeatedly watching the instructional footage on television. Finally, after passing the prepared nitric acid into the Phenol Disulfonic Acid to complete the nitration reaction, fresh Picric Acid was produced. This time, Su Mo examined the product again, finally revealing a satisfied expression.
[Picric Acid Explosive - Trinitrocresol (Excellent)]
Description: This Powerful Explosive, made by the novice craftsman "Su Mo," is poorly soluble in carbon tetrachloride, slightly soluble in carbon disulfide, soluble in hot water, ethanol, and Ether, and readily soluble in organic solvents such as acetone and benzene. Due to its preparation method strictly adhering to scientific principles, it has reached an excellent level.
Properties: Melting point 121.8℃, Boiling point: >300℃ (explosive) Special ability: Stability: Scientific and reasonable processes during preparation have enhanced the stability of the explosive. (It will never explode below 300 degrees Celsius)
Comment: A good choice brings happiness to everyone! A bad choice results in the whole village suffering!
"While the 300-degree temperature required for an explosion has rendered Explosive Crossbow Bolts obsolete, it's actually the perfect material for making Explosive Pack!"
Looking at the approximately one kilogram of Picric Acid explosive in front of him, Su Mo gently took a small basin and put all the Picric Acid crystals into it.
For the next half day, Su Mo sat at his workbench, patiently repeating this tedious process over and over again.
Every time Su Mo was about to give up, he would feel encouraged when he saw more and more yellow crystals piling up in the corner! Five kilograms of toluene, plus all the saltpeter he had stolen, produced a total of 30 kilograms of Picric Acid.
That translates to a full 60 kilograms of explosives!
Su Mo planned to make three 10-jin (5 kg) explosive packs, five 3-jin (1.5 kg) explosive packs, and fifteen 1-jin (0.5 kg) Explosive Pack with these quantities.
The former is used to destroy enemy buildings, while the latter is used as a weapon for pinpoint deployment!
In everyday movies, you can often see Explosive Pack bundled up like blankets.
This type of Explosive Pack is called a bulk explosive charge. It consists of loose powdered explosives spread in the middle of cloth or paper, wrapped up like a parcel, and then tied with ropes in all directions.
Cut the moldy bed sheet that was previously used to store things into pieces, and tear off the notebook paper that was brought out from the ruins.
After adding Picric Acid in the correct proportions, wrap it in a cloth, and finally secure it with transparent tape, a simple Picric Acid Explosive Pack is complete.
Su Mo then placed Black Powder, which would be used to ignite the Explosive Pack, in the middle of the Explosive Pack and secured it.
At this moment, everything is ready except for the final fuse to ignite it!
There are many types of fuses, including trigger fuses, proximity fuses, cyclic fuses, time fuses, command fuses, and multi-select fuses.
"Hehe, the manufacturing process for fuses is quite complex, requiring many different components, but..."
"I have a system!"
The thought of the system made Su Mo feel incredibly excited. He laughed heartily twice, focused his mind, and summoned the system interface.
Selecting the creation interface, Su Mo said softly:
"System, manufacture the simplest trigger fuse, the cheapest kind."
[Creation requirement detected; landmine trigger detected; 90 Survival Points required]
"Landmine trigger fuse? What is that?" Upon seeing the system's prompt, Su Mo curiously clicked on the landmine trigger fuse card.
The card is neatly written with a description: The oldest landmine trigger fuse, the ignition power comes from the gravity of the falling stone, and the triggering mechanism consists of an iron needle, a rotating steel (iron) wheel, a falling stone, a flint, and a pulling rope.
When setting up, tie the two ends of the rope to the boulder and the steel (iron) wheel respectively, and set the rope as a tripwire. Then place the boulder at a high place.
When a person or animal trips the rope, the falling stone will fall from a height, causing the steel wheel to rotate. This friction with the flint will ignite the gunpowder fuse, which in turn will ignite the explosive charge in the landmine.
"1560? Is this a 16th-century trigger fuse?" After smacking his lips and thinking it over carefully, Su Mo decided to give up on this ancient trigger device.
Although this device is cheap, it is not very practical, especially in terms of the success rate of triggering, which is only 60%, making it extremely unstable.
"The cheapest trigger fuse available after the 19th century."
[Crafting requirement detected; mechanical pressure-activated fuse found; 99 crafting points required]
"Great! This is exactly what I want!"
Upon hearing that the price of a pressure fuse was less than that of a bowl of Lamb Paomo and two meat buns, a glint flashed in Su Mo's eyes, and he exchanged for 5 pressure fuses without hesitation.
495 Survival Points were deducted, and a green light radiated out, beginning to doodle on the workbench in front of him! A green frame structure, like that of 3D printing, gradually began to take shape, and after three to five seconds, it slowly formed five disc-shaped devices.
From this perspective, Su Mo can clearly see the generation process of each component inside, as well as the triggering principle and method.
Unfortunately, before Su Mo could examine and memorize them properly, the five discs fell onto the workbench with a thud.
After opening the card containing the mechanically triggered fuse and looking at it for a while, Su Mo memorized the complete instructions for use.
This trigger-type fuse, once the safety is pulled and it is placed on the Explosive Pack, will trigger the detonator below whenever someone walks by and steps on it, thus detonating the Picric Acid Explosive Pack.
At that time, all pursuing enemies will clearly experience the power of "scientific" magic!
One pound of explosives isn't enough? I'll give you ten pounds!
Fireballs and sheer numbers will all become a joke in the face of the Chinese people's "fear of firepower".
"System, how many Survival Points does a 10-minute timer require?"
[A creation requirement has been detected. A time fuse (10 minutes in length) has been retrieved. 20 creation points are required.]
"So cheap?"
Flipping through the card descriptions, Su Mo was astonished to discover that the time fuse only required 2 points per minute, and the requirement would increase by 2 points for every additional minute.
After thinking for a moment, Su Mo waved his hand and directly exchanged 3 ten-minute sticks, 5 five-minute sticks, and 15 three-minute sticks.
A total of 200 Survival Points were spent.
This time, the contraption was simple, like a thin rope. Once lit, it would slowly begin to burn. When the time was right, the Black Powder in the center of the Explosive Pack would ignite... Boom! Turning his head, looking at the darkening sky outside, Su Mo mouthed a "boom!" "It won't be long."
"Tomorrow morning, I'll show those kobolds what art is!"
Thank you to all the readers who voted for me! Yay! I'm so happy to see your votes!