Iron Black Pot took the Caged Parrot to search for suitable materials for the bow body.
The other players stayed near the traps, continuing to keep watch.
If Iron Black Pot could find suitable materials, it would save the other players a lot of trouble when making bows and arrows.
So everyone was happy to let the two leave the team.
After all, the traps were set up, and as long as Wangzai Little Buns was there to estimate the blood, it would be fine.
Wangzai Little Buns even asked the two of them to leave their large nuts behind.
If everyone completed the blood-collecting task and the two hadn't returned, they could finish it for them too.
The variety of trees and plants in this forest is very rich and needs to be carefully distinguished.
Iron Black Pot, while taking the Caged Parrot and walking, kept observing all kinds of trees and plants around, occasionally moving closer to touch them.
"What exactly are we looking for?"
The Caged Parrot followed behind, watching Iron Black Pot's back, and asked.
Iron Black Pot snapped a piece of branch off a tree with his skeletal hand, "Actually, the ideal is, of course, the Horn Bow."
"Using horn, bamboo wood base, tendon, animal glue, and other materials processed through a hundred or so procedures, it's considered a top-notch excellent bow."
"It's just that the technical difficulty is high, the production cycle is long, even though I know the production process, the long cycle is currently an irreparable flaw, so it's temporarily not considered."
"Next is Purple Fir Wood and bamboo, and slightly worse is elm, oak, and such..."
"I'm not sure if this game has these, but it's very realistic, and trees have their characteristics."
"We just need to find ones similar to the materials I mentioned to use as substitutes."
The Caged Parrot curiously glanced at Iron Black Pot, "Then why did you bring me? I really don't know anything about this."
Iron Black Pot's upper and lower jaws slightly opened and closed, showing a 'kind' smile, "I noticed, among our players, you're the only one who can't sit still and always wants to move around."
"If I leave you there, you might affect the prey, alerting them, making the traps ineffective."
"It's better to follow me and move around more, and later you can help me with the materials."
The Caged Parrot couldn't help but pause, glanced at Iron Black Pot, and slightly clenched his skeletal hand, "Oh, you're quite honest, aren't you?"
Iron Black Pot cheerfully nodded, "That's right, my dad taught me from a young age, never lie to women, always tell the truth."
The Caged Parrot tore off a leaf and rubbed it, "You must not have a girlfriend, right?"
Iron Black Pot turned his head to look at the Caged Parrot, "What, are you interested in me?"
The Caged Parrot shrugged, "Sorry, I don't like being a scapegoat."
Iron Black Pot also shrugged, "If you don't like being a scapegoat, front-load's fine too."
The Caged Parrot punched the nearby tree trunk, "Do you believe I could slap you to death?"
"That won't do, do you know how much damage a hard hit can do to a person..." Iron Black Pot paused slightly as his gaze landed on the tree the Caged Parrot had hit, "Wait, let me see this tree."
Soon, Iron Black Pot arrived before the tree, reached out to grab a section of branch, forcefully snapped it, and began to examine it carefully.
After a while, Iron Black Pot extended his hand and excitedly patted the Caged Parrot on the shoulder.
He said somewhat excitedly, "Parrot, not bad, does this game have some hidden attributes? Like luck or something."
"Your luck is impressive, randomly hitting a tree, and it turns out to be excellent material for the bow body, it's even better than Purple Fir Wood."
After hearing Iron Black Pot's words, the Caged Parrot couldn't help but pause, "Really? Are you not lying to me?"
Iron Black Pot immediately straightened his expression and his spine, "What kind of joke is that? Didn't I just say, I never lie to women."
The Caged Parrot finally snapped out of it, somewhat surprised, "Then my luck is really not bad."
"You know so much about bows and arrows, you're also good at archery, right?"
Iron Black Pot proudly raised his head, "Of course, I'm quite skilled with all kinds of bows and arrows."
The Caged Parrot leaned his head closer, "By the way, in light of me helping you find top-notch materials, will you teach me how to shoot when I finish making the bow and arrow?"
Iron Black Pot patted his chest, "Sure, I'll teach you archery for free."
The Caged Parrot slightly raised his head, "Free? What? Were you planning to charge?"
Iron Black Pot put on a capitalist's smile, "Originally, I was thinking, after the other players make their bows and arrows, won't they need to know how to shoot."
"If they don't, I, the expert, can offer paid guidance and guarantee results."
"The price for paying won't be too much, I planned to have them help me do some tasks."
The Caged Parrot was at a loss for words, "Wow, are you planning to replace NPCs as the bow and arrow instructor?"
Iron Black Pot nonchalantly shrugged his shoulders, "This game is so open and realistic, why not?"
"Alright, stop spacing out, come and help me, I'll get you some suitable wood for the bow body."
"We don't have the right tools for now, so we'll just use the branches, don't think about the trunk."
"These branches aren't thin either, I estimated that they can be used."
"Generally, to ensure the longevity of precious wood, it can't be used immediately. It has to be naturally air-dried for three years to ensure the bow doesn't break during prolonged use."
"This method requires applying anti-crack grease on both ends of the wood, then storing the wood until its moisture content is reduced to the standard level."
"But we don't need to consider longevity, it's zero cost to us after all."
"Therefore, to quickly make a usable bow, we can use the fire-drying method."
"Later, use stone to craft some handy tools, then finely process it into a real bow body, and smoke it with heat."
"After shaping, apply animal grease to maintain it a bit, then consider stringing it and reinforcing the bow body."
"The bow is basically done, as for arrows, I've found many feathers shed by birds in this forest, they can be put to use."
"As for arrowheads, we can consider using stone or bone..."
At this point, Iron Black Pot glanced at the Caged Parrot.
The Caged Parrot immediately took a step back, "What are you doing? You wouldn't be crazy enough to use me as an arrowhead, would you?"
Iron Black Pot lightly cleared his throat, "What are you thinking, I just suddenly remembered, since we're skeletons, bone arrowheads seem more fitting for our identity."