Post-Apocalyptic Survival Modpack

Chapter 9, Section 09: New Things
Wang Ji left with some loose coins.

He didn't know how much the money was worth, since he had never seen money before. In the village, there was nowhere to exchange money or anything to sell for cash. He basically bartered for whatever he needed.

But it doesn't matter. If I don't understand something, I can learn it slowly.

When resources are not readily available, town shops are always relatively convenient.

As Wang Ji stepped out from the corner, he looked around and noticed out of the corner of his eye that a few people had taken two steps back.

He ignored them and just kept looking around and asking questions until he found a place that sold fabrics.

These past few days, without any prey, Wang Ji has had enough of catching insects and digging for wild vegetables. Now, all Wang Ji wants is to make a fishing rod and carry two buckets of water with him, so that at least he can have a stable source of food.

Besides... meat isn't cheap these days, so fishing and selling it is a good option; you can make a lot of money.

With this thought in mind, Wang Ji remembered his hometown village.

There were many things he didn't have time to do before he left.

It's my fault, I'm only seven years old this year.

After clearing his mind and observing the market for a while, Wang Ji walked to a shop and bought a small amount of thread made from flax at a price he found to be reasonable.

After standardizing the silk thread using a mineral dictionary, a fishing rod was made.

Well... since there wasn't a suitable name, Wang Ji simply called this standardized function a mineral dictionary. Anyway, they're all compatible functions, so they're pretty much the same.

Now we have a stable source of food, and it can also be considered a source of income.

When they were hungry or short of money, they would squat down by the water and start fishing, either to eat the fish directly or to sell it.

In addition, there was a pleasant surprise when buying the silk thread.

After passing several stalls, a new recipe was added to the crafting table—it was about flax, and now Wang Ji could craft flax thread himself using flax crops.

As soon as the formula was added, Wang Ji immediately went to buy some flax seeds. Now, all that's needed is a suitable location and environment to start large-scale production with almost no cost.

wrong.

Wang Ji temporarily suppressed his idea of ​​farming.

The most important task now is to find a way to rescue the two uncles.

However, this doesn't stop me from buying some seeds to keep on hand.

After making the fishing rod, Wang Ji continued to stroll around the streets, buying some crop seeds whenever he came across any available for sale.

It must be said that although they encountered some thugs and villains, not all the people in the town were so bad. An old man in a shop saw that Wang Ji, this seven-year-old kid, had a few coins and said he wanted to buy some pumpkin seeds, so he just gave him two seeds to eat and play with.

It's just that the food they sent was already cooked...

Only after some explanation were they able to buy plants that could be planted.

After wandering around for a while, Wang Ji followed the direction the passerby had indicated and soon arrived at a place where blacksmiths were forging iron.

He just stood there at the door, watching the burly man inside clanging something.

After watching for a while, the blacksmith finally noticed Wang Ji. He raised an eyebrow, turned around, and said:

"Little boy, what do you want?"

"I'm here to buy something."

"shopping?"

The blacksmith carefully examined Wang Ji for a few moments, and when he saw that Wang Ji was wearing a well-made leather outfit, his attitude became more respectful.

While judging people by their appearance is wrong, it does have its uses in many situations.

This child doesn't seem to be here to amuse people.

"What do you want?" the blacksmith asked.

Wang Ji walked into the blacksmith shop and looked around. All he could see were a few ready-made farm tools and some household ironware, such as sickles, hoes, iron pots, and scissors.

As for weapons, there are no pure weapons; they are mostly things that fall somewhere between tools and weapons, such as daggers for cutting or axes for chopping wood.

Wang Ji could make all of these things himself, he just didn't have the materials.

Thinking about it, Wang Ji casually asked, "Do you sell iron here?"

"What kind of iron?"

"Iron ingots, large ones."

The blacksmith paused for a moment, then said rather speechlessly, "Child, do you want me to die?"

Wang Ji was also somewhat clueless. He asked, "So what do you sell?" The blacksmith thought for a moment and said, "If you want some small scraps, I sell those. Or if you want iron parts to repair something, tell me the dimensions and I can make them."

"If you really don't know what to buy, you can go home and ask your parents, or let them decide for you, so you don't buy the wrong thing and cause any trouble."

"Okay, then I don't want the iron ingots."

Wang Ji changed his question and asked, "Do you have an iron bucket?"

The blacksmith immediately replied, "I don't have one ready-made, but I can make one. By the way, son, what do you need the iron bucket for?"

It wasn't hard to tell that the blacksmith's attitude was no longer serious; he was talking to Wang Ji as if he were teasing a child.

"Fill it with water."

Upon hearing this answer, the blacksmith rolled his eyes, inwardly finding it amusing.

He kindly suggested, "Wouldn't it be better for you to buy a wooden bucket? It's much cheaper than an iron bucket."

Wang Ji suddenly opened his eyes wide.

"Yeah, why didn't I think of that!"

This is truly... ruined by a game-like mindset.

Without adding any additional mods, the original game only had the crafting method for the Iron Bucket, which made him instinctively want to craft an Iron Bucket to hold water.

"Thank you so much," Wang Ji said sincerely.

Thanks to the blacksmith's reminder, he was able to break free from his game-like mindset.

The blacksmith waved his hand and said, "Alright, alright, I got it. Go play somewhere else if you have nothing else to do."

Wang Ji wasn't stupid; he had long sensed the blacksmith's helplessness, but he didn't think much of it. Just as he was about to leave, his gaze was suddenly drawn to a piece of equipment in the blacksmith's shop that looked rather simple.

"what is this?"

"Smelting furnace".

The blacksmith was clearly getting impatient with this somewhat foolish little brat who hadn't brought any business, and his tone was rather indifferent.

"Is it something used to smelt scrap iron and tools into raw materials?"

"Yes, yes, you'd better not touch it, it will burn your hands. And, child, if you don't have anything else to do, go play somewhere else, okay? I'm not free, and I'm not in the mood to babysit anyone right now."

"Tell me in detail, and I'll give you the money."

"you…"

The blacksmith wanted to say something more, but when he saw the small but still somewhat sincere reward that Wang Ji offered, he immediately changed his mind.

He took the coin from Wang Ji's hand and said, "Let's make this clear first, even if your parents come looking for me, I won't return it. I'll consider it your 'tuition fee'."

Wang Ji nodded to indicate that he understood and did not want to waste any more words explaining anything.

The blacksmith asked, "Are you very interested in metallurgy?"

Wang Ji nodded again.

Now the blacksmith felt more confident.

Naturally, Wang Ji asked the blacksmith to explain the structure, usage, and operating principle of the furnace to him.

Afterwards, the blacksmith led Wang Ji through a hands-on demonstration, allowing Wang Ji to personally melt some scrap iron.

"That's it."

After doing all this, the blacksmith suddenly called for a halt.

"The money you gave me is only enough for me to teach you this much."

"Okay, thank you."

Wang Ji nodded, having no objections.

Seeing how serious Wang Ji was, the blacksmith began to have some other thoughts.

This child is quick to learn and has a good understanding of things; he learns very fast and seems genuinely interested in blacksmithing.

If he continues to be this serious, and his family doesn't object, it wouldn't be a bad thing to take on a diligent apprentice and teach him some survival skills.

However, this idea was destined to be impossible to realize.

[Crafting recipe added: Reverse Smelter Furnace]

(End of this chapter)