Lord of the Myriad Worlds

Chapter 33: Fish Glue and Fletched Arrows

【You have captured two pheasants. Your family main quest progress has increased. Current progress: 0.2 units】

When Li Wei handed the pheasants to Fila for processing, a line of information silently appeared.

So that's how it's calculated - a bit rough around the edges.

He mentally complained but didn't pay too much attention. So far, he had learned the measurement units for some items.

For example, logs were probably calculated by cubic meter, with one cubic meter being one unit, and firewood was likely the same.

Dried wild vegetables were measured by basket as one unit, approximately three kilograms.

Fresh wild vegetables were five times that amount.

Iron ingots were one kilogram per unit.

Charcoal was five kilograms per unit.

Unfortunately, he still didn't know what the standard supplies required to clear the scenario were, nor how much constituted one unit.When under someone else's roof, one had to follow their rules.

Li Wei's thoughts wandered as he rested in the camp, watching Fila skillfully pluck and process the pheasants, including the five fish from the fish trap that each weighed at least three to four pounds. It truly had an artistic, flowing quality to it. Without doubt, if Fila obtained a Butcher card, she would have already reached two stars.

This meant she was also a dual-profession player.

The two pheasants would be eaten quickly, but the fish were being made into dried fish for preservation, as these were Fila's personal property.

"George, take these pheasant feathers to clean them. They can be used to make fletched arrows, but the feathers need to be cut, pasted, and attached. These fish bladders can be boiled into fish glue. You're a good child, you should learn to master these skills. Mom believes in you."

Fila spoke with a pleased expression, showing no trace of unnaturalness.

This was an expert and a sneaky player.

But the next second, a line of information appeared.

【Professional Chef *** is selling you five fish bladders for making fish glue and is willing to teach you some fish glue making techniques. You need to pay 50 points of any experience to purchase】

Sure enough, this Fila was absolutely an expert in wilderness survival in the real world, even knowing how to make fish glue.

But 50 points of any experience was too expensive - equivalent to the experience from killing ten small pheasants.

Also, the fish bladders from these five fish shouldn't be enough, right? It felt like encountering a capitalist who deserved to be hung from a streetlamp.

For a moment, Li Wei felt conflicted, genuinely having the impulse to use a plot kill vote to eliminate this old bitch.

But then again, if it were Penny, she would probably also demand an exorbitant price, because she definitely knew how to make fish glue. Those two wolf-tooth arrows with fletching he had before were made by Penny at some point.

And Penny hadn't even considered teaching him, since making fletched arrows was both a skill and a business. In the future, unless specified in the Family Head main quest requirements, Penny wouldn't make fletched arrows for him for free.

So what could he do? With insufficient knowledge reserves, he had to take this loss.

After his thoughts churned for a long time, Li Wei finally accepted his fate and used 50 points of hunting experience to exchange for the fish glue making method.

And Fila was quite honest, explaining in detail how to boil it, how to control the temperature - such as absolutely not letting it boil - and that after boiling, it needed to be cooled in cold creek water for several hours, along with environmental requirements, etc.

She even specifically told him that only the flight feathers and tail feathers from pheasants could be used.

"George, I've heard that goose or eagle feathers are most suitable for making fletched arrows. Pheasant feathers are inferior and prone to moisture, mold, and insects. If you succeed in making them, you must store them properly."

"Also, although oak is hard, it's really not suitable for making arrow shafts. You can choose white wax wood or bamboo shafts."

Fila said quite a lot this time, seeming quite generous with her knowledge.

Anyway, Li Wei truly benefited greatly, but simultaneously felt puzzled - Fila's intentions were quite complex.

After a long time, he suddenly realized: Fila was playing a balancing game.

When Penny became stronger, she would support him.

When he showed signs of becoming stronger, she would side with Penny.

This lady was so confident - wasn't she afraid of losing control?

Or was this preparation for her potentially becoming Family Head next month?

Afterward, even though it was still early, Li Wei didn't plan to go hunting. Instead, he followed Fila's method, first selecting suitable pheasant feathers, then boiling them to remove oil and make them soft, before cutting them into appropriate shapes.

Then he boiled fish glue. Whether it succeeded or not wasn't important; what mattered was continuously practicing and gaining experience until he could gradually improve.

Because fletched arrows could be considered important strategic supplies.

As a hunter who might transition to archer in the future, these were essential skills to master thoroughly.

At noon, Penny surprisingly didn't return, indicating she had probably gone quite far.

Her goal was to find more iron ore, or even locate an iron deposit.

This wasn't easy, but if she could truly find an iron deposit, it might turn the tables.

Thinking of this, Li Wei realized that Fila's actions today were both to win him over and to counter potential unexpected events.

In the afternoon, Li Wei continued boiling fish glue. This task tested his fire control skills because the fish glue couldn't boil, and the temperature couldn't be too high, so he couldn't leave to do other things. He almost messed up several times.

At dusk, as the sun set in the west, when Fila returned driving Old Ox, Penny also returned looking exhausted. The first thing she saw was what Li Wei was doing, then she glanced back at Fila, seeming somewhat annoyed.

Because this should have been a long-term business, but this old bitch had sold it cheaply to counter her. However, this annoyance could only be buried in her heart - after all, they were a loving family.

Li Wei collected the boiled fish glue and specifically went to cool it in the creek water. This process was also quite long, and the quality and color definitely couldn't be guaranteed, but it should be sufficient for temporary use.

Working late into the night, Li Wei both selected and carved arrow shafts and used fish glue to attach feathers, becoming completely overwhelmed. He finally succeeded in making four wolf-tooth arrows with fletching.

Even so, these couldn't be considered qualified fletched arrows. In the long time ahead, he would need to gradually test them, determine the optimal center of gravity for the arrow shafts, check if the rotation was balanced, and test actual shooting accuracy, etc.

Only then could he cooperate with the Professional Hunter talent to achieve the best practical shooting effect.

Anyway, he felt quite optimistic about the future.

Over the next few days, Li Wei hunted while also learning to weave fish traps like Fila to catch fish. Occasionally, he would set traps in the river to catch fish. The caught fish could also count toward the family main quest, and the obtained fish bladders could be used to boil fish glue.

Since fish glue couldn't be preserved long-term, he could only boil it as needed and make qualified fletched arrows to store in cool, dry places.

Li Wei's archery skills continuously improved, especially as the fletched arrows he made became more standardized with increasingly better data in all aspects. He could already achieve 100% accuracy hitting flying pheasants within twenty meters.

Indeed, in the forest periphery without needing to go deep, pheasants were the most numerous and had now become his most hunted prey. On average, he could shoot three to five daily, and on lucky days, seven or eight.

While the family main quest progressed continuously, the feathers suitable for making fletched arrows also accumulated more and more.

Optimistically estimating, when this month's task was completed, he could gather about fifty qualified fletched arrows.

As for Fila and Penny, they were more aggressive, leaving early and returning late, working tirelessly to compete for next month's Family Head position.

Who would emerge victorious remained to be seen?

But as a novice, Li Wei could observe and learn how to engage in internal strife. Just the tricks these two bitches had played so far had already benefited him greatly.