I picked up skill fragments in the demon world.

Chapter 13 Gunpowder (Part )

The days are becoming more and more hopeful. Of course, if there wasn't that annoying vixen next door, Zhang Chen would live a happier life.

"Ok?"

Just as Zhang Chen was thinking about his troubles and walking all the way back to the door of his house, suddenly his eyes turned and when he saw the vixen who was looking forward to it, his eyelids twitched involuntarily and the dragon energy in his body shook slightly, but soon subsided.

"What's going on? How can the dragon energy in my body sense the vixen in front of me?" Zhang Chen was surprised. The vixen over there was also staring at Zhang Chen with confused eyes, her eyes full of confusion.

Zhang Chen didn't say much, he just hung the hunted prey on the wall, thought for a while, touched the silver in his arms, and walked towards Cui the blacksmith's house. He thought it would be better to pay off Cui the blacksmith's debt first, so as not to cause any trouble in the future that would implicate himself. That group of people were clearly not easy to deal with.

"But if that group of people come to trouble me, if I run to the mountains and use the snake's nest to devour that group of people, that may be an option. But I think the beast taming skill can be used for more than just this. I should find some social animals in advance, and then use them as a killer to give the opponent a fatal blow at the critical moment." Zhang Chen walked out of the door, with countless thoughts flashing in his mind. He was thinking about the wild animals that live in groups in the nearby mountains. Except for wolves, it seems that there are no other wild animals that live in groups.

At this moment, there was a buzzing sound in his ears. Zhang Chen looked in the direction of the buzzing sound and saw the bees working hard to collect honey in the air. His pupils shrank involuntarily:
"No, there's another one!"

Not a bee, but a bumblebee!
The killing power of bees is limited, but the killing power of bumblebees is truly terrifying, and they can be called the overlord of the wild. The most important thing is that bumblebees have no barbs on their tails, so even if they sting people, they will not die. Moreover, bumblebees are small and difficult to defend against. If you are not prepared in advance, humans will only flee in panic when facing bumblebees.

"If I can raise a nest of hornets, I will have a chance to escape unless there are hundreds of them." Zhang Chen's eyes were bright, and he seemed to have found a way to defend himself. The most important thing is that this world does not have the various super pesticides of later generations. Once the hornets attack, they are truly invincible.

"I should raise some bumblebees, but I need to be careful not to get stung by them. However, the killing power of bumblebees is slightly insufficient. Being stung by a small number of bumblebees will not kill you, but it will be painful enough to make you run away in panic." Zhang Chen walked at the entrance of the village, with countless thoughts running through his mind. He felt that bumblebees might not be enough to kill the enemy, but they were more than enough for defense and self-protection.

"But the number of wasps in a hive is uncertain, ranging from a few hundred to several hundred. It is difficult to gather thousands or tens of thousands of wasps, because after the queen bee is born in each hive, it will automatically split into different nests. If you want to gather two or several queen bees in one place, I am afraid that the queen bees will fight." Zhang Chen scratched his hair: "But if there are hundreds of bumblebees, it will be enough! After all, the bandits will not send dozens of people to arrest me."

Of course, the fact that he was murdered to silence him was just a precaution he took in advance. Maybe the other person was not interested in him at all and would not pay any attention to him.

"Gunpowder is the way to go. We must make gunpowder as soon as possible." Zhang Chen muttered to himself, and then came to the house of Cui the blacksmith. He heard clanging sounds in Cui the blacksmith's house, and Cui the blacksmith was busy forging iron.

"Uncle Cui!" Zhang Chen shouted from outside the door.

Hearing Zhang Chen's call, the forging stopped, and Cui the blacksmith came out with a happy face, but when he saw Zhang Chen's empty hands, the joy on his face disappeared: "What do you want me to do?"

"I'm here to pay my debt. Here are ten taels of silver. Please accept it." Zhang Chen handed the ten taels of silver to Cui the blacksmith. Cui the blacksmith looked at the ten taels of silver and was stunned for a moment. Then he looked up at Zhang Chen in surprise and said, "Where did you get the ten taels of silver? I'm telling you, we must never commit adultery."

Zhang Chen smiled and said to Cui the blacksmith, "I was lucky today. I hunted a swan, and it was spotted by a rich man, who sold it for a good price."

"It's amazing that you can catch such a rare animal as a swan?" Upon hearing this, Cui the blacksmith stuffed the silver into his arms, his eyes full of envy.

"Uncle Cui, I saw that group of people yesterday. I always feel that they are not good people. I am afraid that they will cause trouble in the future. You must prepare early." Zhang Chen looked at Cui the blacksmith, who was in his thirties. His skin was dark due to years of blacksmithing. His body was covered with tendons and looked very strong.

Hearing Zhang Chen's words, Cui the blacksmith quickly looked around, then pulled Zhang Chen into the house and said in a low voice, "I'm already on the pirate ship, there's no chance of getting off. Don't come looking for me in the future. It's best to come back to the village less often and build a shelter in the mountains to avoid being implicated by me."

"Is it so troublesome? Who are the other party? A mountain bandit? Or a robber?" Zhang Chen's eyes showed concern.

Hearing Zhang Chen's words, Cui the blacksmith shook his head and said nothing more. He just said with an unpleasant expression: "You just need to stay away from me in the future!"

Zhang Chen didn't know what to say after hearing this, and was about to turn around and leave, but suddenly he saw an object on the blacksmith's table. His pupils couldn't help but shrink. Although the object had not yet taken shape, he could tell that it was a piece of armor!
Forging armor! This is a life-threatening matter!

It can be said that armor was the equivalent of a missile in the era of cold weapons. The Jurchens started out with only thirteen sets of armor, which shows the importance of armor.

Cui the blacksmith seemed to have noticed Zhang Chen's sight. He took a step forward calmly, blocking Zhang Chen's sight, and showed a forced smile on his face: "Go quickly, don't worry about me, I am a craftsman, as long as I don't mess around, I won't lose my life."

What can Zhang Chen say?
He said nothing, just smiled helplessly, then turned and walked out of the room.

Looking at Zhang Chen's receding back, Cui the blacksmith stood in the room for a long time, then walked back to the stove, looked at the armor that had not yet been forged, and numbly raised the hammer in his hand.

In the dark night, Zhang Chen returned home and slowly lit the lamp. He stared at the lamp for a long time without saying a word, and finally he let out a long sigh:

"Is the world going to be in chaos? But with my current abilities, even if there is chaos, I can still get a meal and not starve to death. But the days of chaos will be hard."

(End of this chapter)