Chapter 332
Cao Xing took out a large pile of jungle wild boar bones, tusks, and human-faced tree barks from his backpack.
These materials were all dropped by third-tier or higher monsters.
They could be used to craft third-tier, which was equipment above level 20.
Furthermore, many of the materials from elite and boss-level creatures could craft not just blue equipment but even purple equipment.
Seeing the pile of materials on the ground, Harold showed slight astonishment in his eyes.
“Lord, it seems your harvest from this expedition was quite impressive!”
“With all these materials, if I complete the crafting, there’s a high chance I could advance to a forging master.”
Cao Xing’s face broke into a smile again, “That’s wonderful, Harold. You can use all these materials to your heart’s content.”
He reminded, “But with so many materials, it might take a long time to craft everything.”
“When you’re tired, you can rest or read a book, don’t push yourself to work too late.”
Harold replied, “I know, thank you for your concern, Lord!”
“I’ll first take a look at this batch of materials you brought today to see what they can be used for.”
“Alright, you have a look.”
Harold picked up the pile of materials on the ground, nodding as he examined them.
His eyes also flashed with contemplation.
He seemed to be thinking about what would be best to craft with these materials.
After a moment, he already had the answer in his mind.
“Lord, let’s continue as before, using all the beast bones to craft light armor.”
“These tusks could be used to craft spearheads or short knives.”
“As for these tree barks, to be honest, this is the first time I’ve seen this kind of material…”
Cao Xing smiled.
It was normal for Harold not to have seen it, as human-faced trees were rare on this continent.
Or rather, outside the Witch Forest, they were rarely seen elsewhere.
Harold pondered, “These human-faced tree barks would be most suitable for crafting leather armor.”
“I can sense a life essence within them, so it should work quite well.”
Cao Xing nodded since the system description of the human-faced tree bark also suggested using it for crafting leather armor.
Then Harold continued to ask, “I wonder if you have any blueprints, Lord. If not, I’ll use my knowledge freely to forge them.”
Cao Xing pondered for a moment.
In the blacksmith shop, crafting equipment naturally required blueprints.
But, as mentioned before, this was a real world.
The blacksmiths, having dealt with much equipment, already had many blueprints memorized in their minds.
So they could forge based on their memory.
The two blueprints he just got were both second-order.
Using third-tier materials to craft second-order equipment would be somewhat wasteful.
Thus, Cao Xing said, “Harold, just craft according to your own ideas.”
“At your command, Lord!”
At this point, Cao Xing brought out a large pile of vines.
From green grade tough vines, to blue grade strong vines, and even to purple grade elder vines.
Combined, there were almost over seven thousand vines!
Cao Xing could only transfer them to the storage box beside the blacksmith shop.
Otherwise, the blacksmith shop wouldn’t be able to hold so many vines.
Looking at the vines in the storage box, Harold’s eyes showed astonishment again.
He tried pulling them but found that even with his second-order power, he couldn’t break even the most ordinary tough vine.
Harold was shocked, “Such tough vines!”
“Lord, did you wipe out a Tree Spirit Tribe?”
Cao Xing smiled and shook his head, “No, these tree vines and those tree barks come from the same creature.”
“Harold, can you use these vines as ropes to make projectile grapples?”
Harold responded excitedly, “Yes! With these vines, the projectile grapples will be more resilient, and they can even capture more powerful monsters!”
Hearing this, Cao Xing felt joy in his heart, “Very good, then tomorrow you can set aside other equipment and prioritize making a large number of projectile grapples.”
Cao Xing planned to equip each of the Ascalon soldiers, wild boar warriors, and those archers with a [projectile grapple].
This thing was of great utility.
Especially when dealing with large beasts, shooting hundreds of projectile grapples at once could pin the opponent down securely.
The combined strength of over a hundred second-order Ascalon warriors could even move third and fourth-tier bosses, even leader-level creatures!
Then Cao Xing could attack without worry.
Harold nodded, “Alright, Lord, but making projectile grapples will require a lot of copper…”
“Feel free to use it, Harold.”
“But it’s already late today, so remember to rest early.”
Harold, excited, said, “Thank you for your concern, Lord. I’ll get ready to rest soon!”
Cao Xing gathered all the equipment and arrows Harold crafted.
[Obtained: Beast Bone Light Armor (Green) *65]
[Obtained: Beast Bone Light Armor (Blue) *7]
[Obtained: Tusk Armor (Green) *11]
[Obtained: Tusk Armor (Blue) *3]
[Obtained: Arrow *300]
After finishing these tasks, Cao Xing left the blacksmith shop.
…
Checking the time, it was already past eleven at night.
Cao Xing thought to himself, “It’s time to rest. Anything else can wait until tomorrow.”
Having said that, he pushed open the door to the Lord’s Hut.
Then headed to the first-floor bathroom.
Cao Xing saw a black mechanical device there, with a large water storage tank beside it, filled with a substantial amount of hot water.