I built a safe house in the eerie night.

"Basic raw materials?" Jiang Ning pondered, then took out a low-grade spirit stone.

Does this count?

He attempted to infuse the spirit stone into the "Starforging Platform" before him.

The interface immediately displayed a message: "[Unqualified; drawing cannot proceed.]"

"Drawing?" Jiang Ning was slightly confused.

Finally, he tentatively took out a Ghost Eye Crystal. Surely this could be considered a basic material?

Selecting injection again, the interface prompt changes to:

[Do I need to consume "Mysterious Eye Crystals" for special crafting?]

"Let's give it a try," Jiang Ning thought to himself.

Although the Mysterious Eye Crystal is rare, it can be found with the help of a vein-finding compass, and it takes some effort to go into the mountains. It is not particularly precious.

After confirmation, the interface information will be updated.

[Injection successful. The "Mysterious Eye Crystal Seed" has been successfully drawn. To materialize it, one low-grade spirit stone is required.]

[Basic Material: Mysterious Eye Crystal Seed]

[Description: It can be planted on cleared land and watered with spring water to aid its growth. Once mature, one "Mysterious Eye Crystal" can be harvested. Estimated natural maturation time: 7 days.]

"A seed has been drawn?!"

Jiang Ning's eyes lit up.

The Mysterious Eye Crystal can actually turn into a seed and grow into a plant?

This action was like opening a door to a new world for Jiang Ning.

In other words, in the future, we may no longer need to risk going into the mountains to find these key materials, but will be able to achieve self-sufficiency in planting and harvesting.

Jiang Ning did a rough calculation and found that one low-grade spirit stone could grow one Mysterious Eye Crystal.

Crystals are not only essential for upgrading existing arrow towers, but they are also likely to be a key material for unlocking new buildings in the future.

With this conversion rate, it's a sure-fire way to make money.

As long as the supply of land and spirit stones is sufficient, there's no need to worry about the bottleneck in the supply of this material.

"What about this?" Jiang Ning immediately took out another "Deceptive Hand Vine" and chose to inject it into the "Star Forging Platform" again.

Sure enough, the interface indicated that the drawing was successful, and it only required one low-grade spirit stone to transform into a seed of "Deceptive Hand Vine".

Jiang Ning was somewhat stunned.

The function of this Star Forgery Platform is a bit outrageous.

What was originally just a vague plan to make the village famous, with the possibility of reclaiming farmland in the future, has now even solved the problem of seed sourcing?

This is simply a core tool tailor-made for long-term development.

Imagine that in the future, many special materials needed could be transformed into arable seeds using the Starforge, provided only the initial samples are obtained...

The difficulty of obtaining many resources that previously required risking one's life will decrease dramatically.

"This is a bit too incredible."

Jiang Ning took a deep breath, suppressing the shock in his heart.

Moreover, the function of this Star Forging Platform is probably not limited to converting material seeds.

The information about the "Nether Eye Bone Gun" mentioned before was that it could be "mass-produced," and maybe it could even be converted into blueprints?

Jiang Ning suppressed the thought for the time being.

"Let's take it one step at a time and see what the resulting seed will look like."

Immediately, two low-grade spirit stones were injected into the Star Forging Platform, and they were chosen to transform into a "Strange Eye Crystal Seed" and a "Strange Hand Withered Vine Seed" respectively.

Soon, two small, delicate seeds, shimmering with a faint light, appeared in Jiang Ning's palm.

One of them, a small red bean, has faint patterns resembling vertical pupils on its surface and feels slightly warm to the touch; this is the Seed of the Mysterious Eye Crystal.

The other seed, dark and almost black in color, covered with fine vine-like spiral patterns, and cool to the touch with a slight resilience, is the seed of the Ghost Hand Vine.

Jiang Ning carefully stroked the two tiny seeds, his eyes filled with undisguised joy.

A blueprint for farming that involves large-scale, sustainable resource production quickly took shape and became clear in his mind.

According to the description, the seeds only need ordinary spring water for irrigation and will mature in seven days, without mentioning any special requirements for the soil.

This means that both of these special materials can likely be grown on ordinary land both inside and outside the village.

But the question now is, where should we plant them?

Space is limited in the village, so the plan to cultivate the clearings in the dead woods is an alternative, but the risk of impact from the treacherous tide must be taken into account.

Unless the defensive line can be pushed outwards, completely blocking the strange occurrences at the perimeter.

However, this requires a huge amount of work and time, and cannot be accomplished in a day.

"Forget it, farming isn't urgent. The existing Ghost Eye Crystals are enough to upgrade the remaining arrow towers in the village first."

Jiang Ning suppressed his urge to make a big splash and carefully stored the two seeds.

Then, he summoned Yu Niu and demanded the "Mingyan Bone Spear" that had just been given to him.

Yu Niu treasured this spear like the apple of his eye, treating it as if it were his life.

But as soon as Jiang Ning spoke, he didn't hesitate for a moment and handed over the bone spear with both hands, though his eyes were full of reluctance.

Jiang Ning took the bone spear and faced the Star Casting Platform once again.

New options appear on the interface:

[Option 1: Infuse a complete Tier 1 monster skeleton into this semi-finished treasure to perform deep forging and unleash its full potential.]

[Option 2: Select to inject and consume the current treasure to perform a special drawing.]

"Since it's a half-finished product, why not just sacrifice it and see if we can draw up the blueprints?"

Jiang Ning had a sudden thought and chose option two.

The nine-foot bone spear in his hand began to slowly fade and dissipate, turning into specks of ghostly light that disappeared into the Star Forging Platform.

Yu Niu, standing to the side, stared wide-eyed, his mouth slightly agape. Watching his treasure disappear, he was so heartbroken that his face crumpled up, looking like he was about to cry but had no tears left, and he almost knelt down.

"It's okay, I'll get you an even more amazing one later."

Jiangning reassured the people.

Upon hearing this, Yu Niu nodded vigorously, his eyes once again filled with anticipation.

At this moment, the following information pops up on the screen:

[Crafting successful: Obtained the "Tier 1 Treasure - Netherworld Bone Spear" forging blueprint (can be learned).]

[Description: After learning this blueprint, you can forge this treasure in the "Forging Workshop" to unleash its full potential. The specific effects of the treasure and the materials required for precise forging can only be viewed after successfully forging the actual item.]

Jiang Ning directly selected "Study".

A wisp of black smoke rose from the Star Forging Platform, but instead of dissipating, it meandered and flowed as if alive, eventually merging into the building itself, the forging workshop beneath their feet.

After a little exploration, Jiang Ning quickly discovered a new entry on the "Tool Encyclopedia" interface he had previously obtained: [Netherworld Bone Gun (Craftable)].

Click on the details; the required materials are the same as previously stated.

[500 Tai Sui (black/gray are both acceptable), 1 Ghost Eye Crystal, 1 complete Tier 1 Ghost Master skeleton.]

Jiang Ning's mind raced, and he tried to grant the entire "Tool Encyclopedia" access to the forging workshop in front of him.

After the authorization was completed, he noticed that the virtual interface with the same appearance as his appeared in front of the main forging table inside the workshop.

Instead, a thick black booklet appeared on the table, with the four simple words "Tool Illustrated Guide" on the cover.

Jiang Ning stepped forward and opened the document. Inside, there was a detailed record of how to craft several tools and treasures, including the [Mountain Cleaver], [Lumberjack Axe], and the newly unlocked [Netherworld Bone Spear], with both pictures and text. It included a list of required resources and even some simple step-by-step instructions.

"I see......"

Jiang Ning understood.

Others cannot use the same cheat code as me; I can directly invest resources through the [Heavenly Craftsman] interface to instantly materialize it.

However, they can refer to this physical guidebook, use the actual tools and furnaces in the workshop, and put in the corresponding materials to carry out real forging.

This has both advantages and disadvantages.

Jiangning's direct interface visualization method is quick and convenient, but the finished product visualized by this method, whether in terms of functionality or durability, seems to be inferior to the real object that is forged step by step through a real forging process.

"It seems that this workshop will need someone to manage it from now on."

Jiang Ning thought that, just like Zhou Lei, who was in charge of the crematorium, forging also required professional personnel.

He turned to Yu Niu and asked, "In the past, who in the village knew how to forge iron?"

"Yes!" Yu Niu blurted out, "My third uncle, he was incredibly skilled at blacksmithing, he used to..."

He stopped abruptly halfway through his sentence, his voice lowered, and his head drooped. "But he's gone. He left the village ahead..."

Jiang Ning understood.

Yu Niu's third uncle was probably one of the villagers who voluntarily left and went to Yaojia Village a few days ago.

Yu Niu quickly composed himself, raised his head, and said again:

"However, there's Uncle Xing in the village. He used to work as a blacksmith in a town outside the city, so he should be able to manage!"

"Okay, then when he comes back tonight, let him try it out, and while he's at it, let him create your new treasure."

"Uh-huh!"

Yu Niu nodded repeatedly, his eyes regaining their light.

Jiang Ning looked at him and said, "Or are you impatient and want to do it yourself? Just follow the book and tap a few hundred times, and maybe you can do it too."

"No, no, no!"

Yu Niu shook his head like a rattle drum and waved his hands repeatedly.

"I'll go chop down the tree, honey... I'll get it later, hehe!"

After saying that, he dashed out of the workshop and rushed back to the team clearing the barren forest, afraid of being left behind to work as a blacksmith.

Watching his retreating figure as if he were fleeing, Jiang Ning couldn't help but chuckle.

He then walked out of the workshop and looked up at the outside of the village.

The sky was tinged with twilight, and the dim light made the distant mountains and fields appear blurry and deep.

"Hopefully tonight's storm won't be too fierce."

Jiang Ning muttered to himself. The excitement he had just felt from discovering the wonderful use of the Star Casting Platform was quickly overshadowed by the impending crisis, and his expression became serious again.

Dusk is approaching, and night is not far away.