Chapter 108

Ding, obtained crafting materials: Armor-Piercing Spur Leg*1, Soul-Capturing Compound Eye*2, Marrow Ointment*1

Armor-Piercing Spur Leg: can be used to craft daggers, spears, rapiers, lances, etc., granting +1 Sharpness, +1 Armor Penetration, and -20% weight as additional bonuses

Soul-Capturing Compound Eye: can be used to craft Spirit Energy Orbs (exclusive equipment for Psychic Awakened Ones), granting +1 Willpower and reducing spirit consumption by 10%

(This material can be used directly; placed inside any Spirit Energy structure, it grants a simple information-gathering function to scout the surrounding 50 meters)

Marrow Ointment: can be applied to weapons; each attack after application deals minor spirit shock damage, causing a brief control effect, lasting 2 hours after application (Uses: 6/6)

Lin An pondered for a moment

All three crafting materials are quite good; compared to the materials dropped by same-rank Lickers, those dropped by the Marrow-Sucking Spider are undoubtedly much stronger, each having a special effect

The Armor-Piercing Spur Leg could be considered for crafting a dagger and a rapier for Jing Tian and himself

The weapons he and Jing Tian currently use are the most ordinary alloy weapons, which are completely insufficient for their current strength

Under full force, the weapons will soon be scrapped

So Lin An now rarely uses weapons; if he does, he might as well use a Licker's spine, which at least is somewhat sturdy

The two Soul-Capturing Compound Eyes can be used to craft two Spirit Energy Orbs for him and Wen Ya; the +1 Willpower attribute combined with the reduced consumption effect will undoubtedly increase the number of Divine Stab releases again

Without Wen Ya's assistance, he can currently release it 9 times, which is enough to deal lethal damage to ordinary Second-Level Mutants, but falls slightly short against higher-tier and top-tier ones

But with the Orbs, the Divine Stab can be released up to 12 times; combined with Wen Ya's spirit sharing, under four linked amplifications, his Divine Stab release count can reach a terrifying 26 times

In other words, he can perfectly recreate the might of that sandworm battle, and still have remaining spirit power to continue fighting

However, all this depends on the equipment workshop being established, and there is also a lack of an equipment craftsman with talent in this area

Lacking people and lacking time

Compared to other players who have nothing but time, Lin An is simply another kind of oddball

He now has a lot of materials piled up in his backpack, but unfortunately they cannot be converted into combat power

It's not because these materials are hard to craft, but because he obtained them too early

If placed in his past life, once half a year later when major forces begin to gradually establish Safe Zones, these materials could be monetized or find a crafter just by shouting in the chat channel

The mutant corpses in his pack, logically speaking, shouldn't be obtainable at present

Nowadays, most Awakened Ones still cower before Mutants, with survival itself being a problem, let alone actively hunting them

"The zombies inside the mall have all been lured out; you can go in now"

In the team channel, Mo Ling suddenly spoke up to remind Lin An, gesturing for them to hurry in

"It's best not to exceed 20 minutes; once I end the Undead Summoning, this group of zombies will block off the area, but the longer it lasts, the more distant zombies and mutants will be summoned, causing trouble either way"

The little loli rarely gave such a lengthy speech

Compared to her previous standoffish demeanor, after Lin An last spoke with her, Mo Ling now occasionally says a couple of words to him, and even to everyone else

"Alright, report any changes anytime in the channel"

Lin An stored the three materials back into his ring; the last one, Marrow Ointment, has nothing special, can be used by anyone, equivalent to a temporary weapon enchantment that adds damage and effects

However, Jing Tian might be more suitable

For someone like him, an extremely fast, burst-type assassin

Once he strikes, even if he can control the enemy for just 0.1 seconds, it's enough for him to unleash another combo of damage

But for Lin An and Gao Tian, it's somewhat redundant, as they both belong to the damage-overkill type— their strikes leave no remains

"Get ready to go in; everyone only take high-calorie, easily preserved food"

"Mark the areas with abundant supplies; I'll take them away"

Lin An walked straight ahead at the front, while Gao Tian held his bow at the rear, guarding against any zombies or special monsters

After the apocalypse, the weather is unpredictable; what was once fairly pleasant has begun to gust with strong winds, with scattered raindrops falling

The rainy season is coming

The damp air is filled with the smell of rust and foul blood

From space, the skies above Linjiang City are being slowly shrouded by a mist-black vortex