Weapon Master Xiao Xiao

The clones produced by Calamity Base have random appearances, but overall, they aren't unattractive.

This is especially true for Calamity Base's first female clone player: Ink Dye Sword Xiao.

A standard beauty.

Fair skin, beautiful features, and long legs; on the Wasteland, she'd definitely be in for a rough time.

Her physique was smaller than the previous three players, standing at only 1.7 meters tall, with slightly lower weight and strength.

However, according to Zero, everyone's total stats were fixed. If someone was lacking in physique and strength, they necessarily had to excel in other areas.

Cheng Shaofeng glanced at Ink Dye Sword Xiao's ample chest and thought to himself, 'Don't tell me all the stats were put here. That would be bad, her work efficiency would drop significantly, and it would easily affect other players' work efficiency.'

Another player, the Forgiveness Hat Wholesaler, was fairly average, similar in height and weight to Lin Tang.

The two were attentively listening to the Lord's words.

Cheng Shaofeng continued, "Soldiers, you need to chop wood and build yourselves small shelters to rest in, similar to these four houses over here. When your soul needs rest, you can lie down in your own safe house to ensure your physical safety."

A task prompt simultaneously appeared on both of their watches.

The reward was 100 Merit Points.

"Furthermore, our base's resources are extremely tight, and reviving you requires a certain amount of Biological Raw Materials, Electronic Components, and energy. Before you explore this world, you must prepare a backup clone for yourselves. Otherwise, after death, your soul might slumber forever. Soldiers who do not cherish their lives are not worthy of being Calamity Base's soldiers."

Another main quest appeared on their watches, identical to the one given to the three, including Thin Dog.

"Finally, soldiers, these three machines are the foundation of our base. You can view their usage methods and introductions on the machines' display screens. If you have any questions, you can summon the base's intelligent AI, Zero, and it will answer all your questions."

"Alright, go do what you need to do, soldiers!"

After Cheng Shaofeng finished speaking, he left with a serious expression.

The two new players exchanged glances, seeing understanding in each other's eyes.

"Got it. Novice tasks. One is farming, the other is resource gathering plus minor combat, mainly to familiarize ourselves with the game's various mechanisms. It's not new, even a bit cliché, but... the game's graphics are truly damn impressive!"

The Forgiveness Hat Wholesaler excitedly roamed around the base, occasionally jumping, sniffing, slapping himself, and chuckling foolishly, much like a patient requiring a larger dose.

Ink Dye Sword Xiao was also very surprised, especially with her own body.

"Wow~ such smooth skin, such a feeling of power, my senses are so clear... Wait, let me see that... Hiss! Is this game really this realistic?"

She blushed.

On the other side, the Forgiveness Hat Wholesaler quickly walked over.

"Huh? What good stuff? Let me see!"

Ink Dye Sword Xiao immediately changed her expression. "It's nothing! Go look at the machines! Oh, your name... it's so strange, does it have a special meaning?"

"Oh, in reality, I work as a delivery person. I often help couples in different cities send things, so I see some... green content. That's why I gave myself this name. It seems like I'm running errands, but in reality, I'm distributing forgiveness hats. But what's the point if the partner is in another city? Of course, you choose to forgive her. Just call me Brother Hat. By the way, I heard you make videos?"

"Oh, Brother Hat, I'm a Bilibili Handicraft Area UP Master. Everyone calls me Xiao Xiao. Please take care of me."

The two players had logged in at the same time and naturally formed a team.

They were both veteran players, so they had no problem accepting the gamified content. After wandering around for a bit and asking Zero some questions, they understood the basic gameplay.

The two picked up axes from the base and started chopping wood to build houses.

Once they got to work, Xiao Xiao was efficient and decisive, chopping quickly and accurately.

Before the Forgiveness Hat Wholesaler could chop down a few trees, she was already starting to process the wood.

Ink Dye Sword Xiao: "My body in this game is so strong! After chopping wood, I feel no strain and can continue working. It's so comfortable~ This game is ten times better than the best game I imagined."

"It would be great if I could record videos. I could play the game and record at the same time, then edit it later to post a new column. Oh, can you make weapons in this game too? Let me try!"

She casually whittled a wooden spear, then used the Mace placed nearby to smash a rock. She picked up a palm-sized rhombus-shaped stone and began grinding it on a large rock.

"Get some water."

"Oh, okay," the Forgiveness Hat Wholesaler next to her was stunned.

He hadn't even figured out the quests yet, and here she was... making weapons?

There was water stored in the base that Thin Dog and the others had collected earlier. He scooped some and slowly poured it as Xiao Xiao instructed, washing away the debris from the stone to make it smoother for grinding.

Xiao Xiao spent a full 15 minutes grinding, creating a stone spearhead. Although it was crude and not perfectly symmetrical, the Forgiveness Hat Wholesaler touched the tip and sides; it felt hard and somewhat sharp.

"Hiss~ Do big shots play games like this?"

Meanwhile, Xiao Xiao used mortise and tenon joints and twine to fix the stone spearhead, then found a piece of sheet metal and hammered it into the wood to create a spear handle. A crude cold weapon, a wooden spear, was completed.

The Forgiveness Hat Wholesaler was dumbfounded.

"Xiao Xiao, did you participate in the beta test before? How do you know how to make weapons?"

Xiao Xiao wiped the sweat from her forehead and said with a smile:

"Oh, while I was chopping wood, I discovered that the game's physics engine is very realistic, so I thought I'd try to recreate some simple stone weapons using my usual handicraft techniques. And... that's how it turned out. It's very simple. If you want to learn, I can teach you. Anyone with hands can do it."

Forgiveness Hat Wholesaler: "...The last time I heard that sentence was when I asked a single young lady how to be happy every day, and that's what she told me."

Following Zero's instructions, Xiao Xiao placed her self-made weapon into one of the slots on the Attribute Conversion Tower.

"Huh? Why?"

"Cough! Don't worry about the details, look at the weapon's stats!"

The identification speed of this device was extremely fast, flashing out in an instant.

With Xiao Xiao sharing, the Forgiveness Hat beside her could also see the equipment's attributes.

[Piercing Wooden Spear]

[Quality: Quality]

[Physical Damage: 10~20]

[Physical to Pierce: 35%]

[Pierce Damage: 5~7]

A yellow spear was placed before the two.

Xiao Xiao looked at it and asked, "These stats... is it usable?"

The Forgiveness Hat picked up the Mace and crowbar left by Thin Dog and the others.

After looking at them, he nodded frantically.

"Yours is so much better! It's light, and the damage is much more stable than the Mace's 1-20, plus it has pierce damage. I don't know what that means, but it sounds more advanced than physical damage, right?"

"Xiao Xiao, you're amazing!"

Xiao Xiao stuck out her tongue. "Not at all, these are just the most basic stone weapons. If I had tools and steel, I could make bladed iron or steel weapons, like knives, swords, guns, and so on."

The Forgiveness Hat said, "Let's finish the first mission quickly. When Thin Dog God and the others get back, I'm sure they'll be willing to spend resources to buy weapons you made! Then we won't have to worry about mission materials!"

Behind them, Cheng Shaofeng, watching the two, was petrified.

"Holy crap!? That works too? You can just casually make a Quality weapon? Are you a Weapon Master?"

"Wow... looks like we have a blacksmith player."

He added more steel raw materials to his purchase order for Salt Well Town.

And new ideas already appeared in his mind.

Seeing that the people he recruited were so capable, Cheng Shaofeng revealed a gratified smile.

"Xiao Xiao is a Weapon Master, and the Forgiveness Hat is also not an ordinary person."

He had done a lot of comparison before choosing these two players.