The Lord of Glimmer plants the sun in the eternal night.

Refined in an instant?

Of course not?

Jiang Chuan didn't know what the "abnormal power" did, but judging from the name, he knew it wasn't anything good or beautiful.

Just to be on the safe side, let's use the 'Nightmare Fuel' on producing flint first.

We'll study this new energy source when we're more confident in our abilities later.

"So, the next step is to put the nightmare fuel into the fire spring?"

Be bold in trying new things, be bold in seeking the truth.

Jiang Chuan slowly immersed the black substance in his hand into the fire spring water.

Sure enough, as soon as the Nightmare Fuel came into contact with the magma-like spring water, it was like dough being thrown into a pot of boiling oil, making a sizzling sound.

Jiang Chuan could even feel it slowly solidifying, as if it had been squeezed dry.

"Ah Shui, it's hard!"

"Great, we have flint again."

Ye Xuan, who was standing to the side, also showed joy on her face. This change meant that they had succeeded.

Jiang Chuan nodded.

About half a minute later, the fuel completely changed its appearance.

He took out the solidified fuel and examined it carefully. Compared to the other flints, it wasn't much different in size.

The message that comes to mind can also be converted into a little bit of etheric energy.

This shows that the news that the corpse of the strange creature can be transformed into flint is not unfounded.

Then, he would have to start thinking about the next big plan for the Firestone.

He needs enough flint to be converted into ether in order to conduct research in various directions.

Although the Micro-Light Research Manual is a bottomless pit and a money-devouring beast, the help it brought to Jiang Chuan was absolutely beyond imagination.

so...

We should first focus on the "bear trap" trap.

After night falls, countless eerie creatures roam the darkness.

This means that a bear trap can catch more than one creature in one night, as long as he can figure out a way to retrieve it from the darkness after catching it.

This way, the animal trap can be reset and made to work again.

However, humans cannot enter the darkness to reset the bear trap.

However, no one needs to go inside.

All he needs to do is make long hemp ropes to pull the animal traps from the darkness into the light, and then they can be reset.

"The Endless Black Sun Instantly Transforms into a Master of Fishing for Ghosts."

The thought popped into Jiang Chuan's head, and he felt like a genius.

"Sister-in-law," he looked up at Ye Xuan, "I remember you know how to weave hemp rope, right?"

"Hmm."

Ye Xuan nodded, wondering why Ah Shui had suddenly asked that question.

"Then I'd like to trouble you, sister-in-law, to help me weave a few hemp ropes from the pile of dry grass in the kitchen. They don't need to be too long, three or four meters will do."

"The hermit has his own ingenious uses."

"Okay." Ye Xuan was now completely compliant to Jiang Chuan's every request.

...

However, the current situation at Snow Eagle Ridge is not only a lack of flint, but also a shortage of food.

There's still a little while before the sweet potatoes are ripe, so we can't just wait a day for nothing; working also requires strength.

Once inside the house, he shared some of his thoughts with Ye Xuan.

"Sister-in-law, I plan to go to the outer areas of the mountains to hunt."

There was also a bow at home. Although he wasn't a "swordsman," he had learned some hunting skills under his older brother's influence.

"Then Ah Shui, be careful. Even if you don't find anything, don't go too deep. Just bring back some wild vegetables and firewood." Ye Xuan said with some concern.

For her, Jiang Chuan was the only man she could rely on.

Although Jiang Chuan had experience patrolling the mountains, he didn't want to take any risks and planned to try his luck in a relatively safe area.

"Okay, sister-in-law, you can stay at home. It's cold outside, so don't go out unnecessarily."

After Jiang Chuan finished speaking, he grabbed the hunting bow hanging on the wall and took out the quiver whose leather was already worn through.

The quiver was filled with nine arrows, the tips of which were made of flint, but it would be difficult to hunt mountain goods with just these.

So, after he pushed open the door, he came to the fire spring again.

He took out the flint that had just been transformed and refined it into etheric energy.

With a slight thought, the research manual was turned to the tools page, where the combined mark of a hammer and a sickle represented tools and weapons, respectively.

Among the weapons, there are expansions and modifications related to the bow and arrow.

It has different aspects such as [accuracy], [durability], [rate of fire], etc.

At present, the biggest help to Jiang Chuan is accuracy. His archery skills are not very high. If he does not want to return empty-handed, he needs to improve his accuracy and increase the chances of a successful hunt.

[Level 1 Precision (Requires 1 point of Ether to activate): Slightly improved accuracy]

...

Without hesitation, Jiang Chuan immediately chose to use ether energy to precisely light up the bow and arrow.

In an instant.

The shape of the longbow he held slowly changed, the lines of the bow straightening slightly, making it appear more slender.

At the same time, information about bows and arrows also appeared before his eyes.

[Standard Longbow]

[Function: Archery]

【Features: Level 1 Accuracy (Slightly Improved Accuracy)】

[Durability: 60/100]

...

"Any bow or arrow that I personally craft or use will have the characteristic of 'Level 1 Accuracy'."

If this news got out, Jiang Chuan even felt he could become a bow and arrow wholesaler.

But after thinking about it, I decided against it.

I don't have a place to specifically craft weapons and tools, so I'll just use them for myself for now.

With that thought in mind, he calmed his mind and began to sense the changes in the bow and arrow.

The moment he grasped the longbow, a precise idea suddenly arose in his mind.

He excitedly fired the arrow to try it out, and sure enough, the accuracy was quite good, much better than his previous mediocre skill. Within twenty paces, he had a 60% hit rate.

"That's about it."

"We can go into the mountains now."

Jiang Chuan breathed a sigh of relief. Following his experience, he descended Snow Eagle Ridge, turned the corner at the mountain pass, and continued down into the canyon, which marked the true beginning of the outer region of the mountains.

But just as he was about to set off down the mountain, he saw a stocky man walking toward the wooden house.

"Brother Liu?"

His memory told him that the man in front of him was named Liu Qingjiang, and was the husband of Liu Sao from the village.

Liu Qingjiang was also extremely surprised to see Jiang Chuan outside: "Ah Shui, you're all better now?"

Jiang Chuan truthfully explained the situation, saying that he would no longer fall into a coma and that his condition was much better than before.

"Heh, you're pretty tough, you even survived a blood bear."

"Now that you're awake, Ye Xuan's days will be much easier from now on."

As he spoke, he sighed, seemingly lamenting Jiang Liu's death.

"Here you go!" After regaining his composure, he handed over a small cloth bag. "This is what your Aunt Liu asked me to bring to you."

"You can come to the village to find me if you need anything." After saying that, he turned and left without waiting for Jiang Chuan's reaction.

"Brother Liu! What's this?"

Jiang Chuan couldn't catch up; that figure had already descended the mountain.

He had no choice but to open the cloth bag, and inside was actually rock rice, quite a lot, about three or four pounds, enough for two days.

He handed the cloth bag to Ye Xuan, who had come out after hearing the commotion, and couldn't help but sigh.

"We can never repay the kindness of Aunt Liu's family."

He knew that during the time he was in a coma, Aunt Liu's family had helped them a lot.

Although Xingshou Village has unscrupulous people like Liu Fude who are driven by greed, it also has kind-hearted people like Aunt Liu's family.

In dire circumstances, humanity will always need to cooperate with each other to survive in the long run.

"Brother Liu is a grateful person. Your older brother saved him in the mountains before, and he has always remembered it," Ye Xuan murmured.

"Life is tough for everyone these days."

Seeing this, Brother Liu went hunting in the mountains early in the morning, but he didn't catch anything.

"Then... then should we?" Ye Xuan asked.

"Brother Liu has personally delivered it to our door, it wouldn't be right for us not to accept it. We'll repay him when we have the chance."

Jiang Chuan didn't make a fuss. He was going into the mountains later, so it would be good to replenish his energy.