Global Descent to Sky Islands: Getting a God-level Talent from the Start - Chapter 7

[Successfully crafted Refined Iron Arrow (Green) x6.]

[Refined Iron Arrow (Green): Quality – Excellent, Attack Power 5~7, Special Effects – Armor Penetration.]

[Armor Penetration: When attacking high-defense enemies, there is a chance to trigger the effect, ignoring a portion of the opponent’s defense to inflict damage.]

Wow! Directly ignoring defense, this Armor Penetration effect is really powerful!

The excellent quality Refined Iron Arrow, just the attack power bonus alone adds 5 points, almost catching up to the additional attack power of the Wooden Longbow he holds in his hand.

Keep in mind, the Wooden Longbow is his main weapon, and yet it’s nearly matched by a single arrow.

Adding the subsequent Armor Penetration effect, one can imagine how much damage this thing does when it hits an enemy!

After crafting the Refined Iron Arrow, Han Xing continues browsing the Trading Channel.

His target is Hunter class weapons or blueprints, wanting to replace the white Wooden Longbow he currently has, which would further increase his attack power.

After browsing for a while, he didn’t find any suitable targets.

Although there were Hunter weapons for sale, most were white equipment similar to what Han Xing already had. He even saw some survivors selling weapons gifted by the system.

As Han Xing was about to exit the Trading Channel, he suddenly saw a blueprint for a Hunter weapon.

[Sandalwood Longbow Blueprint (White)]

Although it’s just a piece of white equipment, if he crafts it himself, the enhancement from the ‘God-level Craftsman’ talent could make it a significant upgrade from his current Wooden Longbow.

Han Xing clicked to private chat, and the other party’s name was Lei Wei.

This guy, surprisingly, did not choose anonymous chat but used his real name.

“How much for the longbow blueprint?” Han Xing got straight to the point.

Lei Wei: “20 units of food, or 10 units of water.”

Look at that, what a lion’s mouth demand!

Han Xing frowned, “Your price is too high, lower it a bit.”

If it were someone else genuinely interested in trading, they would have conceded a bit following Han Xing’s remark.

But this person, using his real name to chat, was no easy mark.

Lei Wei sneered, “That’s the price, take it or leave it.”

“Goodbye then.” Han Xing wasn’t going to indulge him and was ready to close the private chat window.

But then Lei Wei suddenly sent a message: “Wait!”

“Are you Star River? The one selling special effect wooden arrows?”

Han Xing didn’t know what this guy was up to, but he replied, “Yes, that’s me.”

Hearing Han Xing admit it, Lei Wei’s attitude changed instantly.

“To be able to produce such items so early, you’ve got some skills. Are you interested in joining our Lei Group?”

“Lei Group? The one from Xinyang City?” Han Xing asked.

Lei Wei: “It seems you’ve heard of us. Oh right, I almost forgot, most of this channel are people from Xinyang City, so it’s not strange you know about our Lei Group.”

It’s been about 10 hours since arriving in this world, and everyone has figured out the regional division rules.

Based on the region, about 10,000 people are assigned to the same channel, meaning many in channel 107 are from the same place.

Lei Wei continued, “Our Lei Group has some influence in Xinyang City, and this channel includes some of our core members. We’ve already started a group chat and established an elite team. Everyone helps each other and shares survival experiences.”

“How about it, want to join us?” Lei Wei revealed his purpose.

Han Xing flatly refused, “No.”

Lei Wei was silent for a moment, seemingly puzzled that someone would refuse his invitation at such a time.

You should know, humans are social animals, especially in this unfamiliar world where life is not guaranteed, they seek the comfort of companionship.

Lei Wei continued, “You should know, this is a world completely different from our previous one. Here, human life is as fragile as paper. I built this team to unite everyone for better survival.”

Lei Wei spoke nobly, and normally, joining them would indeed be a good choice.

But Han Xing knew that Lei Wei was one of the major shareholders of the Lei Group, essentially a businessman.

Businessmen are profit-driven, and the years of social experience after graduation had made Han Xing see through their true nature.

The so-called organizations and teams are just means to control the narrative and secure more benefits for themselves.

Moreover, Lei Wei’s high-and-mighty attitude from the start had already put Han Xing off.

So he directly refused.

Han Xing refused again, and Lei Wei’s patience snapped: “You short-sighted fool! Do you even realize that across the entire 107 area, countless other organizations are forming teams?”

“Survivors uniting is inevitable. If you don’t join us, the only thing waiting for you is death!”

“But if you join the Lei Group and hand over the method for crafting those special effect wooden arrows, I might even sell you the blueprint at a low price!”

Lei Wei began to threaten and tempt, but the conditions he offered made Han Xing think the guy was a fool.

A white weapon blueprint to buy him off, what was he thinking?

Of course, it might also be because he was used to calling the shots in Xinyang City, subconsciously treating others as fools.

Han Xing scoffed, “I’ve said it, I don’t want to join your organization, don’t think about fooling me with your tricks, I’m hanging up now.”

“Damn kid! If you don’t join the Lei Group, don’t even think about getting this weapon blueprint, and soon you won’t have a place in the entire 107 channel!”

Han Xing scoffed, “Keep the blueprint to yourself, then. It’s just a white weapon anyway, only you would treasure it like a gem, idiot.”

Lei Wei wanted to say more, but Han Xing had already closed the private chat window.

At that moment, in the group chat, Shen Yun said.

“Brother Xing, Jianyong, have you received any invitations from organizations asking us to join?”

Cheng Jianyong replied, “Yeah, just now some company’s CEO invited me, but I refused.”

Han Xing: “Yeah, I refused too.”

Shen Yun went silent, seemingly pondering something. After a moment, he asked, “Brother Xing, do you think we should join these organizations?”

Han Xing said, “Not necessary. The rules of this world were made very clear when we entered. We just need to explore other sky islands and expand our own territory.”

The two pondered for a while and expressed agreement.

Just then, Cheng Jianyong suddenly said, “It seems there’s some excitement in the Area Channel, that Lei Group seems to be looking for trouble with someone named ‘Star River.'”

‘Star River? Isn’t that my own name?’

‘Lei Group? Could it be that Lei Wei?’

Han Xing had not yet told them his nickname. Cheng Jianyong and Shen Yun had added him as a friend using his real name.

He opened the chat channel and indeed saw that Lei Wei was calling him out in the Area Channel.

Lei Wei: “@Star River, you brat, how dare you insult me! You ungrateful thing! I tell you, from today onwards, you can forget about trading with anyone from Lei Group!”

Bamboo Rat: “In support of the boss, we, the Lei Financial Group, are collectively boycotting you.”

Clouds Slowly Falling: “Support!”

Old Six: “@Star River, kid, come out and talk!”

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