22.2 per cent for option two, 55.6 per cent for option three and 22.2 per cent for option four.

……

[Option 3]

[Search for town materials + grinding/corroding some of the searched materials]

……

In Zheng Zhuo's impression, he rarely assigns tasks to others. When he was still working in the company, the nature of his work meant that he was usually the one who was assigned a task.

Therefore, when the two [loofah flowers] that were taller than him now bowed their heads obediently and waited for his instructions, he felt uncomfortable, as if he had rubella.

Think of it as taking up management ahead of schedule.

Zheng Zhuo repeated it to himself several times in his heart, forcing himself to adapt to the status quo.

"Ahem, ahem."

He cleared his throat a few times.

On the heads of the two loofah flowers, the [Snake Vine] waited quietly for him.

It is important to search for supplies. In addition, it takes a lot of time to process.

"Search for supplies. And also...... Processing. ”

He said slowly, gesturing with his hands and feet.

"Barrels, bottles, cans. All containers with liquid inside are collected here. All the small items - things in the shape of 1 meter× 1 meter × 1 meter - all are collected here. ”

Zheng Zhuo drew the approximate size of the snake vine. Serpentine was unable to use [Identification], so he used commands that were easier to execute.

“……”

The snake vine does not make a sound. It listened all the time.

Can you get it?

Zheng Zhuo had a momentary doubt.

However, he soon saw two loofah flowers straighten up.

Boom...... Boom......

The hard shells beneath the feet of the loofah flowers made a dull sound. They staggered away.

“…… You okay? ”

Zheng Zhuo looked from afar, feeling a little uneasy about the work ability of his newly recruited subordinates.

……

No matter how much you feel uneasy about the ability of your subordinates, you still have to do the work.

Zheng Zhuo watched as the tall figure of the loofah flower disappeared into the houses of the town. It's a strange sight.

In a sense, they managed to invade.

"Do the right thing."

Zheng Zhuo waved those distracting thoughts away. He re-mounted his backpack and lifted the weeding saw.

After handing over the affairs of the town to the loofah, there are only two things left for him to do.

Trim the fence. Also, continue deeper into the forest.

Zheng Zhuo came to the stone wall with a weeding saw. Sure enough, the load-bearing capacity of the fence wall is weaker than that of the stone wall. The top is already faintly bent by the vegetation that grew last night.

Zheng Zhuo focused on pruning and reinforcing the place.

It didn't take much time. Because the plant focuses on covering the path he opened up yesterday.

It took more time to restore the trail, but it was worth it. The path has been largely consolidated, and in the future it will be pruned like a stone wall.

During this period, he contacted Chu Huairen in correspondence.

"Hey, hey?"

"Hello? You said. ”

It was a huge help to always be able to reply in a timely manner. It is a rare and valuable quality as a working partner.

"I have something on my mind."

Zheng Zhuo asked Chu Huairen.

"I came from Zhuang to survive...... Another participant learned that new plants had been cultivated at the farm. The plant was larger than all the plants in the vicinity of the farm, and its head was fruit-like. ”

"Can you see this plant from your high-altitude vantage point?"

“…… Hard. The forest near the farm has become denser again. Spores in the air also obstruct the view. ”

"That's ......"

"But if there's only one plant in the forest that makes a big move, then I have a rough idea."

Oh?

It's not all clueless.

"You say." Zheng Zhuo hurriedly said.

"Within a range of about 20 plots outside the farm, there are sometimes patches of trees shaking and falling at the same time." Chu Huairen said, "There must have been some large objects passing through that area. ”

"I see."

Zheng Zhuo fell into thought.

……

【Situation of the town】

[Town Plot]: 22 blocks

[Forest Plot]: 80 blocks

[Small town manpower]: 1+2

[Town Facilities]: A docile improved loofah flower manipulated by snake vines×2, a small building with vines×1, a mill, a blacksmith shop, and a stone-fence mixed wall

……

The forest has 80 tiles. And Chu Huairen said that the farm is in the last 20 blocks.

In other words, the distance between yourself and the farm is now 58 blocks.

A new variety of giant monster plant that roams outside of the farmstead plot, with a range of 20 tiles.

Then, the distance from yourself is 38 blocks.

"It's not very far. However, it is difficult to reach within a single exploration. ”

Zheng Zhuo thought that sooner or later he would encounter this strange thing.

……

Zheng Zhuo hung up the newsletter after finishing the pruning of the plants.

He simply rested, replenished his diet and water, and then continued his journey towards the forest.

Click, click.

The sound of a weeding saw cutting through the plants continued to sound, as it had yesterday.

But it's moving much faster than it was yesterday.

Because Zheng Zhuo changed his course of action: he wanted to try to advance a few blocks at the earliest.

Click, click, click.

The sound of weeding saws continued to sound.

Zheng Zhuo did not widen the road again like yesterday, but only cut out the place where he could put his feet.

Click, click, click.

He keeps going.

I don't know if it's because the snake vine brought all the nearby loofah flowers yesterday, and Zheng Zhuo advanced very smoothly. By the time he set aside to return, he had advanced 6 blocks.

……

[Town Plot (+ Advance Road)]: 22 blocks + 6 blocks

……

"If you start in the morning, you can ...... faster It may be possible to advance 10 blocks in a day. ”

Zheng Zhuo stopped. He wiped the sweat from his head and thought.

But the lack of widening of the road brought with it a drawback. That is, when he goes back today, the road will be covered with vegetation again at night.

In other words, tomorrow he will have to cut the distance again at the same speed.

"Is there any workaround......

Just when Zheng Zhuo was thinking.

Prosperous.

The earth shook violently.

Zheng Zhuo almost fell! He hurriedly stabilized his figure—

As far as he could see, all he could see was trembling trees.

In the distance, tall trees are falling one after another. They hit the ground with a deafening sound.

"Isn't that what it is...... Large, strange plants? ”

Zheng Zhuo quickly contacted Chu Huairen.

"Trees shaking were indeed observed. It's on the line that connects the town to the farmstead. ”

His conjecture was confirmed.

……

Chu Huairen didn't observe the situation where the giant strange plant exceeded the range of 20 blocks, but Zheng Zhuo didn't dare to guarantee his life.

If that thing has good hearing, it's over.

He immediately returned the way he came, and returned to the town at dusk.

As soon as he climbed over the stone wall, he saw two loofah flowers waiting quietly in the field.

“——。”

Zheng Zhuo's heart almost stopped.

He wasn't used to having strange plants in his house.

“…… I'm sorry. Well done, well done. ”

These are just dogs that look a little scary. That's right, that's it.

Zheng Zhuo was mentally building himself and approaching them.

Then, saw their feet.

They do bring back a lot of things.

"Water...... Stick...... White Grass ...... Wood glue ...... Sack ......"

A lot of common stuff collected.

"Wheat flour and lime flour."

[Lime powder] is obtained for the first time. It should be the product of the grinding of the lime block by the loofah flower.

Zheng Zhuo had never found lime blocks in the town before. Where do the loofah flowers come from?

In addition, it found ......

"Short steel."

The loofah flower brought back a lot of steel handles and small decorative pieces. It is corroded by their corrosive liquid.

It's critical. Zheng Zhuo is in need of steel.

Besides......

"Engine oil."

The loofah flowers have collected a large vat of [engine oil]!

This is also a very important alchemical material.

Zheng Zhuo immediately opened the "Alchemy Dictionary" and searched for "lime powder", "steel" and "engine oil" as keywords.

……

[Oil] + [Hardshell Fragments] + [Sack] = [Fragmentation Bomb]: A bomb that inflicts a small area of fragmentation and incendiary effects.

[Water] + [Wood Glue] + [Rhizome Slime] + [Steel] + [Weeding Saw] = [Weeding Hacksaw]: Greatly improve weeding efficiency. The efficiency will be tripled, and harder trees will be cut.

[Water] + [Wheat Flour] + [Rhizome Slime] + [Wood Glue] + [Plant Ash] + [Barbed Wire] + [Steel] = [Trap]: A trap made of glue, net, and a strong spring clip made of steel. Plants that step on traps can be caught.

……

Fragmentation bombs can now be crafted. Moreover, quite a few portions can be made.

Weeding hacksaws can be upgraded.

Traps can also be crafted.

However, Zheng Zhuo saw that there were upgraded versions of the shattering bombs and traps.

In addition, there is another alchemical product that he cares about.

……

[Oil] + [Hardshell Fragments] + [Lime Powder] + [Wheat Flour] + [Spikes] + [Sack] = [Explosive Bomb]: A bomb that can inflict a wide area (within 2×2 tiles) of fragmentation attacks and explosions. Extremely lethal.

[Water] + [Wheat Flour] + [Rhizome Slime] + [Lime Powder] + [Stingers] + [Wood Glue] + [Grass Ash] + [Barbed Wire] + [Steel] = [Damage Trap]: A trap made of glue, net, and a strong spring clip made of steel. The addition of lime powder will slowly cauterize the captured plants, allowing them to slowly wither and die. Plants killed in this way are more likely to leave behind seeds.

[Corrosive Liquid] + [Lime Powder] + [Plant Ash] = [Avoid Powder]: Sprinkle on the ground and slowly change the pH of the soil. For a period of time (30 days), no grass will grow on this ground.

……

All three of these finished products are very good, but what they all have in common is that they all use a lot of lime powder.

This made Zheng Zhuo fall into deep thought.

[Explosive Bomb] can inflict heavy damage on huge monster plants, and if you don't do it, you can kill them directly.

[Damage Trap] allows the town to gain more population.

[Avoiding Powder] can keep the path you have already explored, and greatly shorten the exploration time.

"Can you bring back some more [lime powder]?"

Zheng Zhuo looked up and asked the snake vine.

“……？”

Snake vine seems to have difficulty understanding this kind of strongman...... It is difficult to plant a strong requirement.

……

【Question】

[Lime powder is limited. Next, what kind of refining should be carried out first? 】

[Option 1]

【Explosive Bomb】

[Option 2]

【Damage Trap】

[Option 3]

【Avoiding powder】

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