Chapter 29

Chu Guang is a man of principles and would never take advantage of a player's labor for free.

Although the shelter is currently poor, and contribution points can only buy "revival coins," he still paid Teng Teng a wage.

For each piece of clothing made, 50 contribution points.

The requirements were not high; it just needed to be wearable and provide warmth.

Once the "store system" goes online, he plans to price these clothes according to their quality, ranging from 100 to 500 contribution points, and sell them to other players.

For that, he would need to find an NPC to act as a merchant.

He heard that the neighboring Brown Farm sells some disabled farm slaves every winter to save on food and fuel, and then buys a batch of cheap slaves from slave traders in the spring.

Perhaps he should try his luck there.

"Respected Administrator, when are we leaving?"

Seeing Chu Guang come out of the sanatorium, Laji Jun, wagging his lizard tail, hurriedly approached and asked impatiently.

"No rush, I need to find you a suitable weapon... follow me."

Outside the sanatorium's fence, there was a small wooden house built by [WC Really Has Mosquitoes], currently used as a carpentry workshop.

The outpost currently lacks tools, especially reliable steel tools, so many things can only be made of wood.

But where there's a will, there's a way.

By combining some industrial waste scavenged from the wasteland with wood, this skilled carpenter player managed to create quite a few post-apocalyptic style tools.

For example, the crossbow leaning against the wall is one of them.

It has a wooden stock and a simple mechanical structure and hinge made from stainless steel parts, with the bowstring made from the tendons of a mutated hyena, specially treated.

As for the arrowheads, they are sharpened metal sheets.

His iron pipe rifle doesn't have many bullets left, only about twenty, so he needs to use them sparingly. It's better to use the crossbow for prey that can be killed with it.

Seeing the Administrator pick up the crossbow, Laji Jun thought he was about to give it to him and eagerly reached out to take it, but was slapped away.

"Your weapon is that one."

Chu Guang pointed to a few javelins with sharpened metal tips at the corner, along with a convenient carrying strap.

"With your initial strength of 8 points, as long as you master the throwing technique, you can kill prey within ten meters with one throw."

Laji Jun looked unhappy.

"But, Administrator, I still think... if I had a ranged weapon, my hunting efficiency would be much higher."

Chu Guang glanced at his two-meter-tall figure.

For someone of his size, shouldn't he be the tank at the front, not hiding behind to snipe?

Isn't he a man?

"Javelins are the basics of hunting. Whether in close combat or mid-range encounters, they can prevent you from being at a disadvantage."

"Today, I will only teach you hunting techniques. As for what weapon you choose to fight with in the future, that's up to you."

It's a plot point.

Laji Jun nodded, understanding but not fully, and fell silent.

Just as they were talking, the player [WC Really Has Mosquitoes] pushed open the door of the wooden house and came out, holding two glass bottles.

Seeing Chu Guang, his eyes lit up.

"Respected Administrator, I was just looking for you! This is the acetone I mentioned! It can be used as a solvent to make smokeless gunpowder."

As he spoke, he mimicked an alchemist's gesture, shaking the bottle in his right hand, which startled Chu Guang and Laji Jun, causing them to instinctively step back.

"Don't worry, hehe, it's fine as long as it doesn't come into contact with an open flame, hehehe."

As he spoke, Mosquito looked excited.

He would only dare to do such things in the game, never in his own small workshop.

He didn't expect the game to be so realistic that he could actually make this stuff.

At that moment, he suddenly noticed the lizardman next to the Administrator, and his excited expression paused.

"Who is this?"

Chu Guang cleared his throat and said,

"He is a new resident, ID: Laji Jun 99."

"Ooh, a new player."

Mosquito looked at him enviously.

Starting with a hidden class.

That's so cool!

"Tell me about what you have there," Chu Guang glanced at the glass bottle in his hand, "How did you make this stuff?"

"The method is simple, it's actually the dry distillation of wood. Place the wood in a sealed metal container and heat it, use a tube to guide the vapor out, and condense it in a bucket of cold water. The collected condensate can be easily separated into a water-like solution and a thick, tar-like residue... a simple distillation process."

"The water-like part is wood vinegar, mainly composed of acetic acid, acetone, and methanol. By further distilling based on their different boiling points, acetic acid can react with alkali metal compounds to form various useful salts, and acetone is this bottle in my right hand... it's quite useful."

At this point, Mosquito sighed with regret.

"Tsk, if only we could get sulfuric acid. With sulfuric acid, we could make hydrogen peroxide, and mixing hydrogen peroxide with acetone can produce triacetone triperoxide... TATP, also known as explosive."

Laji Jun, listening on the side, was stunned and couldn't help but swallow.

What does this guy do in real life?

This is too extreme!

Chu Guang was also shocked.

He subconsciously glanced at the small wooden house, unable to associate it with a chemistry lab.

Only a player would dare to do such a reckless thing.

Regaining his composure, Chu Guang looked at him and continued,

"I'll keep an eye out for chemical plants in the area, so... your point is that we can't get explosives for now?"

"We can't get high-performance explosives, but black powder is easy to make. Give me some more time, I'm thinking of other methods, but... sometimes you don't necessarily need explosives to achieve a lethal effect," Mosquito shook the glass bottle in his left hand and chuckled, "This is a mixture of pine oil and acetone, with a bit of plant fiber added. Lighting the cotton wick at the bottle's mouth and throwing it can burn for a long time."

A Molotov cocktail?

This is a good thing!

Chu Guang's eyes lit up, took the glass bottle from his hand, and weighed it.

"Have you tested its power?"

"Uh... there are trees nearby, I was afraid the fire wouldn't be extinguished." Mosquito said awkwardly.

Not bad.

It seems this guy has some sense.

"I'll test it outside for you later."

Chu Guang calmly put the glass bottle away and continued,

"Doing chemical experiments in this environment is still somewhat dangerous, and the shelter currently lacks the conditions to store such dangerous items. I will reward you as you deserve, but I can't encourage you to expand production."

Pausing for a moment, Chu Guang changed the subject,

"However... I suggest you try to find ways to make these chemicals useful in the construction and production of the outpost, creating value for us."

"Creating value for us...?"

Mosquito's expression was thoughtful as he chewed on these words, falling into deep thought.

"Sure, you can think about it," Chu Guang nodded and continued, "Of course, I also suggest you talk to other residents of the shelter and see if they have any good suggestions."

"You might be surprised by the results."