hotmtlnovel Chapter 104 Modifying Weapons
Chapter 104 Modifying Weapons
Peace Hotel.
The entire meeting lasted for the whole morning.
After careful discussion, the Peace Hotel and twelve other factions reached a common goal of launching a proactive attack on the insects.
However, the issue of when to deal with the insects and how to allocate responsibilities for each person was temporarily put on hold because Yue Man and Wan Menghuai had not yet brought back any updates.
Inside the meeting room.
Since no further information was received, Wang Xiao had no choice but to suspend the meeting and have everyone stay at the hotel to rest until the meeting resumed.
As requested, the two of them will return to the hotel no later than the day after tomorrow to bring back the latest news about the insects.
If by noon the day after tomorrow there is still no news from the two of them, then Wang Xiao will have no choice but to deal with the insects based on the information he has.
Every day these disgusting insects are allowed to develop makes the entire extermination process one step more difficult.
To minimize losses, we must act quickly!
Although Wang Xiao was relatively confident in the abilities of Yue Man and Wan Menghuai.
But if even they can't escape smoothly, it proves that this batch of insects from the abyss is much more troublesome than they expected, and this is the worst-case scenario Wang Xiao predicted.
If this worst-case scenario occurs, he won't just invite the forces in Chenghua District to participate in the war.
He would personally "visit" places like "Black Knife" and Longxiang Industrial Park, which was competing with the Qin Group.
As for the form of the "visit" and the intensity of the "visit," that depends on the attitude of these forces.
When everything spiraled out of control, Wang Xiao's primary objective, besides saving his own life, was naturally to do everything in his power to protect the hotel.
In order to achieve his goals, Wang Xiao does not mind displaying his strength appropriately.
Because, in essence, he, like most survivors, was nothing more than an ant desperately struggling in this 'hell'.
Compared to others, Wang Xiao was a slightly stronger 'ant'.
Even so, he is trying hard to shed the label of "ant".
During the recess, the various factions were not idle either.
They all dispatched personnel to begin making various arrangements in advance for this operation.
Some were merely representatives who needed to relay the progress of the meeting back to their own factions; others needed to dispatch personnel in advance; and still others needed to prepare supplies for the battle.
The most important aspect of this is the supply of materials.
Throughout history, in any battle, regardless of its scale, supplies have always been the most crucial element.
Without sufficient supplies, even the strongest team may not be able to perform at its best in battle.
The ability to guarantee an adequate supply of materials will largely determine the minimum standard a team can meet.
Besides mobilizing resources and manpower, many factions also took advantage of this gathering at the hotel and the hotel's rule against the use of force to discuss potential collaborations.
After all, not every place can offer them the opportunity to lay down their weapons, sit down, and have a proper talk, like the Peace Hotel does now.
The moment they leave the hotel, conflict and competition will reignite.
To put it bluntly, in this world where order has collapsed, in the end, everything depends on strength.
The meeting was temporarily suspended.
Wang Xiao took advantage of a brief break to go to the weapons research and development lab alone.
As soon as I entered the room, a system notification popped up.
Weapon modification module unlocked
To understand the specific effects of this module, Wang Xiao directly drew his sword from its sheath and placed it on the weapon stand.
After the sword was placed on the platform, scanning devices immediately extended from both sides of the weapon stand, emitting blue light to scan the sword from all angles.
[Scanning items...]
Scan complete
【Item Name】: Special Horizontal Sword.
[Overall Evaluation]: This is a melee weapon made of high-grade metal materials. It has a high slashing effect on biological targets. Based on the special metals and materials provided and a certain number of points paid, at least one modification option can be provided for this weapon.
Do I need to provide materials before I can provide a solution?
Looking at the results from the weapon station, Wang Xiao thought of something and opened the box in the room used to store materials.
After confirming that the weapon station could craft weapons, Wang Xiao had the hotel collect the corpses of mutated creatures.
Although the number of mutated organisms is not common, Chenghua District is not small.
There are two zoos.
Whether it's to acquire a better weapon for the future or to earn hotel points, capable people are willing to give it a try.
Moreover, sometimes you might encounter visitors from the abyss, like the Thorn Knight.
Although truly usable materials were always scarce, the hotel managed to collect some through continuous efforts.
Looking at the materials in front of him, Wang Xiao was able to get a general idea of their uses with the help of the system.
Sometimes, if he's lucky, he can get even more comprehensive information when he triggers "information extraction".
The only thing that Wang Xiao was slightly dissatisfied with was that the trigger probability was too low.
Looking at the materials in his hand, Wang Xiao sighed inwardly: If only I could find someone with a similar talent for appraisal...
Relying on this half-baked "information extraction" to "draw lots" is somewhat unreliable.
Finally, among a pile of materials, Wang Xiao found two that could be used to modify the horizontal blade.
【The Scythe Blade of the Windbreaker Mantis】, 【The Scales of the Mutant Snake】
The Wind-Breaking Mantis was a mantis that the Qin Group encountered a couple of days ago while collecting supplies; it came from the abyss.
It is said to be larger than a human. It took several ability users from the Qin Group working together to take it down with minimal losses.
Unable to confirm whether those parts were still usable, the Qin Group sent the body to the Peace Hotel for disposal.
Wang Xiao glanced at the message, explained to Wei Yan which parts were usable, and then handed them over to others to handle.
Unexpectedly, it came in handy at this time.
Regarding the news that the Qin Group was able to deal with the abyss monster, Wang Xiao was curious about the process by which Qin Huai'an and his team solved it, but he was not surprised by the result.
After all, no one has yet discovered any monsters from the abyss stronger than the Thorn Knight, not to mention their extremely small numbers.
If it weren't for the appearance of the Abyss Soul Nether Claw, Wang Xiao would have thought that these monsters wouldn't be able to come to this world in large numbers.
The scales of the other mutated snake were found by a squad while they were clearing out zombies.
At the time, the snake's mutation was not complete, so the team managed to capture it after paying a price.
Finally, they sold the scales to the hotel in exchange for some scarce resources.
Wang Xiao chose these two materials because of their properties.
The scythe blades of the Windbreaker Mantis can be processed to enhance the armor-piercing ability of weapons.
The scales of the mutated snake can enhance weapon defense, but the system suggests that they are best used to craft certain defensive equipment.
Wang Xiao chose these two items only because there were few compatible materials.
After placing the two materials on the weapon development platform, the system immediately provided three modification options.
The following renovation solutions are currently available:
[Option 1: Sharp Edge Enhancement (Consumes 100 Points) Integrates the mutated mantis scythe blade into the horizontal blade, significantly improving blade sharpness and armor penetration. Estimated modification time: 6 hours.]
[Option 2: Scale Attachment (Consumes 50 Points) Embeds fragments of mutated snake scales into the back of the blade, allowing the weapon to deflect some ranged attacks when parrying, and slightly increasing overall durability. Estimated modification time: 4 hours.]
[Option 3: Dual Modification (Consumes 200 Points) This option combines two materials to give the special sword two different effects, but the modification time is extended to 12 hours.]
After staring at the three options presented at the weapon development station for a moment, Wang Xiao finally chose option three.
Since it was unclear whether there was a king among the insects, and in order to deal with situations like the Thorn Knights encountered during the last zombie horde, a stronger and more suitable weapon would actually help Wang Xiao better cope with various emergencies.
"This is it."
Wang Xiao confirmed the final plan through the weapon station's operating interface.
The weapon platform emitted a low, humming sound as blue light rapidly enveloped the two materials and the horizontal blade, then absorbed them into the instrument for further fusion and modification.