Chapter 109: Glass
Chapter 109: Glass
The Awakened hunters who came to support the hunters left with discontent.
During the previous gathering at the Lord's Manor, Somjin, representing the radical faction, challenged Andre, and it could be said that he achieved his first victory.
This time, using the information gap about the Beastfolk attack, Andre, representing the conservative faction, successfully criticized Somjin's ignorance.
Both had one win and one loss, and they also had their supporters in the town.
The current situation in the frontier town was a microcosm of this one win and one loss, and for now, it seemed to maintain a stalemate on the surface.
"But how long can this situation be maintained for long..."
As the two groups of people and the rescued hunters returned, Lin Sai remained alone in the forest, breathing the cold air as if the people had not yet left. He sighed softly.
Then, instead of following them back to town, he ventured deeper into the woods.
Lin Sai was indeed a frugal person.
Using his Map Skill, he knew that the Beastfolk had all left the area.
Taking advantage of the current safety, he wanted to retrieve the armor-piercing arrows he had just shot and collect the materials from the spiders.
It took him two hours of back and forth.
After completing the retrieval, Lin Sai finally returned to the hut.
He took off his damp outerwear, which had become soaked from his activities in the forest, and started a fire to dry his clothes. Only then did he lay out his harvest.
First, there was the experience points from completing the task.
This task was simple, and the experience points were not enough to level up a specific attribute or skill at once.
Lin Sai decided to save the experience points for emergencies.
After all, both in novels and games, there are precedents for accumulating experience points in advance.
One day, when he encounters an enemy he cannot defeat, he can surprise them by suddenly leveling up with his saved experience points.
"Then, there's these things."
"One spider compound eye, two venom sacs, three venom fangs, and six spider silks."
"These Corrupt Venom Spiders are quite productive."
Lin Sai shrugged and tried placing the four materials on the workbench separately.
Among them, the venom sacs could coat weapons or arrows with poison damage, the venom fangs could be used to craft daggers, and the silk could be woven into fine cloth—all straightforward applications.
Only the compound eye was special.
On the workbench, no corresponding synthesis formula appeared for it.
Lin Sai switched templates and used the item interface to check its attributes, confirming that it was indeed a material.
However, it was not for crafting equipment but for making potions!
"Making potions..."
Lin Sai stroked his chin thoughtfully.
He recalled something he had seen in the synthesis table before and immediately placed a log into the workbench, searching for the item from his memory.
Lin Sai quickly found what he was looking for.
【1 Wood + 1 Glass Bottle + 1 Iron Ingot + 1 Water = Alchemy Potion Preparation Table】
"I knew it would work!"
Lin Sai clapped his hands, and now, the only material he lacked for crafting this item was a glass bottle.
Lin Sai had an idea for obtaining glass bottles.
In the synthesis table for stones, there was this formula:
【6 Bricks + 4 Wood Planks + 1 Campfire = Glass Furnace】
Lin Sai immediately crafted a glass furnace on the workbench.
All that was left was to gather sand, melt it into glass, and then directly craft the glass bottle on the workbench.
"So, I need to go dig up some sand..."
Lin Sai muttered to himself.
He turned and walked into the study, flipping through the geographical information about the Concealed Rift.
The data on rivers is meticulously recorded in Lin Sai's notebook, and the corresponding search plan is also formulated in his mind.
In a natural environment, if there is no ocean or desert, sand can still be found alongside rivers, lakes, streams, or other bodies of water, as sand is formed from the accumulation of mineral particles carried by water flow.
Additionally, sand can also be found in certain mountainous terrains, such as slopes and the base of mountains, especially in areas with cliff erosion.
Overall, this isn't an overly challenging task.
With his plan in place, Lin Sai is in high spirits.
As he glances at the nearby glass greenhouse, a new idea springs to mind.
It's time for some maintenance on the glass greenhouse as well.
Lin Sai isn't sure how long this particular glass greenhouse has been there, but over the past thirteen years, despite Finn's meticulous care, some issues have inevitably arisen in certain areas.
This time, he intends to bring back more sand.
Once he has the glass melted, he can finally repair the greenhouse he has been tending for a decade.
"If Teacher Finn were still here, he'd be so happy."
Lin Sai murmurs to himself as he leaves the house.
As he steps out, he hears Xuancao flapping her wings in the chicken coop. He imitates the call of a grouse, confusing the little one inside, who stops flapping its wings in bewilderment.
Lin Sai's mood improves further.
He plans to make the most of the day by collecting sand and melting glass.
After all, two hunters have recently died in town.
Regardless of Lin Sai's mood, as a member of the Death Cult, he will likely have other tasks to attend to tomorrow or the day after.
At noon, Lin Sai leaves the town.
Although winter has set in, the forest streams have not yet frozen.
The first stream, nestled in a pine forest, is flanked by towering pine trees, and the water flows gently and clearly, but Lin Sai fails to find the sand he seeks.
Instead, two unlucky squirrels by the river become his prey, caught by Lin Sai, who had terminated his hunting earlier that morning.
The second stream, located between several deciduous broadleaf trees, yields no results despite Lin Sai's thorough search along the river's flow.
But luck finally smiles upon him at the third stream.
Clear water flows past the base of a mountain.
Lin Sai finds what he seeks along the moist riverbank, a mix of sand and mud.
"Hahaha!"
"In that case, I won't hold back!"
Lin Sai is overjoyed and immediately sets to work on the riverbank.
He shovels and scoops, filling his bag with the corresponding clumps of sandy soil.
He doesn't stop until his bag is full to the brim.
By then, evening has arrived.
Lin Sai, laden with his findings, walks along, recalling the morning's encounter.
These conflicts between people only bring headaches.
"If only things in the world could be as simple as they are in games..."
"No, that might cause even more trouble!"
Lin Sai quickly refutes his own thought.
But following this line of thinking, he recalls certain strategy games he once played, especially those from the company with the initial 'P'.
"If internal conflicts have escalated to a significant level, how can we alleviate such issues?"
Lin Sai's mind sparks with an idea.
A smile tugs at his lips:
"I'll have to discuss this with Uncle Andre."
(End of Chapter)
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