CHAPTER 58: CHAPTER 58 UPGRADING THE WEAPON CABINET (HAPPY NATIONAL DAY TO EVERYONE)

In the supplies Chen Xin obtained from Uncle Ding through Mo Qingyan, besides the materials used to upgrade the planting greenhouse, there are also materials for upgrading the weapons cabinet.

However, having spent all his survival points on the greenhouse, Chen Xin must wait for new survival points to be credited before he can upgrade the weapons cabinet.

"Simple Iron Weapons Cabinet"

"Upgrade Plan One: Upgrade the cabinet material, increase cabinet volume, add weapon maintenance and modification functions, existing weapon technology level +1, survival points required for upgrade: 500."

"Upgrade Plan Two: Upgrade the cabinet material, increase cabinet volume, add firearm manufacturing module, obtain firearm manufacturing blueprint +1, survival points required for upgrade: 450."

"Is steel, file, claw hammer, vise, hand drill, and other materials provided for the upgrade?"

"Plan one materials have been provided, survival points required for upgrade reduced by 90%, points required: 50."

"Plan two materials have been provided, survival points required for upgrade reduced by 90%, points required: 35."

"Both plan one and plan two materials satisfied, survival points required for upgrade reduced by 25 points, points required: 60. Do you choose to upgrade?"

After upgrading the planting greenhouse, Chen Xin can already earn 13 survival points a day, so after saving for a week, he can upgrade the weapons cabinet.

Naturally, Chen Xin chose to upgrade directly.

The light of the upgrade flashed again, and after it faded, the weapons cabinet, which was originally just a green iron cabinet, became a larger, sturdier dark green cabinet. Beside it, a workbench with tools appeared, and a weapon rack on the workbench, though empty for now.

Chen Xin couldn’t wait to open the weapons cabinet. The weapons originally placed inside had undergone qualitative changes, clearly showing that the "existing weapon technology level +1" in the upgrade plan had already been effective on these weapons.

The changes in the two daggers were not very noticeable, and Chen Xin didn’t pay attention to them; what he took out first was the American hunting bow Mo Qingyan had previously given him.

The American hunting bow is considered a bow type originating from the Native Americans, characterized by its arrow rest, usually in straight and recurve styles. Chen Xin’s was initially a pure wood recurve bow, also a gift from Mo Qingyan when he joined her outdoor store membership.

However, now this wooden recurve bow has changed significantly; the bow is no longer made of wood but is now black carbon fiber, and the grip has been changed to metal and engineering plastic. The original arrow rest now includes a laser sight and scale.

Only the bow’s shape remains as the previous recurve bow, and it hasn’t become the seemingly higher-tech compound bow.

Though he preferred the original wooden bow’s feel, Chen Xin tried to draw the bowstring to test its feel and strength.

With this pull, Chen Xin noticed it was much easier to draw the bow than before, yet when he released it, the sound of the bowstring rebounding was still loud.

Although he hadn’t tested it, Chen Xin could confirm that the bow’s draw weight hadn’t decreased but seemed to have increased instead.

Chen Xin couldn’t understand the principle, but he guessed it should be related to the bow limb’s material and structure.

Putting the bow back into the weapons cabinet, Chen Xin checked his quiver, but it seemingly wasn’t included as a weapon category, so it didn’t get upgraded.

However, the arrows inside the quiver had turned from his original fiberglass arrows to carbon fiber arrows, and even the arrowheads had been upgraded from conical blunt tips to tri-edged sharp tips; touching the arrowheads, he could feel the edges.

Chen Xin couldn’t help but touch his nose; these became somewhat dangerous.

However, the original technology level of the arrowheads wasn’t high, and even if they were upgraded by one level, they hadn’t turned into something high-tech like explosive arrowheads. This left Chen Xin a bit disappointed.

Perhaps in the original world, these were controlled dangerous weapons, but in a post-apocalyptic world, everyone would hope the weapons used to ensure their safety would be as powerful as possible.

In addition to the bow, the Samurai Sword in Chen Xin’s weapons cabinet also changed significantly.

The wooden handle wrapped in cloth strips became an engineering plastic material, with a matte texture and anti-slip pattern that made the grip extremely comfortable. The scabbard, upgraded from wood to a matte metal surface, turned black and was almost non-reflective.

"Not bad!" Even though he hadn’t unsheathed the blade, just the feel of holding it with the scabbard was enough to give the impression that it was a good sword.

Chen Xin didn’t know much about bows, his experience with archery was limited to Mo Qingyan taking him to her club to occasionally shoot arrows. But he was an enthusiast when it came to swords.

This Samurai Sword was a true traditionally crafted Bizen long sword he brought back from Japan as an art piece through numerous connections.

To bring this sword back, when it entered Flame Country from Japan, the blade wasn’t sharpened; it was only after Chen Xin received it that he hired a professional to sharpen it gradually.

So-called Bizen refers to one of Japan’s five major sword schools, and the long sword is a branch of it.

Among Japan’s five major sword schools, Bizen is the one with the best quality and quantity, and the Bizen long sword branch has a long history, having produced many famous swords, such as Sasaki Kojiro’s Bizen long sword ’Chogei,’ and the famous Bizen long sword ’Kanemitsu’ during Japan’s Sengoku period.

Although Chen Xin’s sword wasn’t one of the renowned famous swords, it was still considered a good-quality piece.

The scabbard and handle are just external decorations, which can be replaced anytime; what truly determines a sword’s quality is the blade itself.

After taking a deep breath, Chen Xin directly unsheathed the sword he named "Cherry Cutter" to see how his beloved sword had changed after the upgrade.

With Chen Xin’s movement, the pitch-black blade slid out of the scabbard, like the scabbard, was non-reflective.

This surprised Chen Xin; he had never seen such a completely non-reflective blade. Even in games, such pure black blades were rare.

Holding the blade vertically in front of him, Chen Xin carefully observed the blade’s edge, gently touching it with his finger, clearly feeling the sharpness as if it had been meticulously polished.

Despite this, the blade remained pitch black, as if the material itself was black.

What was strange was that the blade felt much smoother when touched, unlike the matte scabbard, having a mirror-like feel, surprising Chen Xin greatly.