I became a god by treasure hunting after arriving 500 years early

Chapter 42 - 39: The Handmade Immortal is Me

Lu Yuan excitedly carried a large plastic bucket, "Here comes the alum!"

He dumped the contents of the large plastic bucket into the water with a "whoosh".

Add some industrial salt and soak for a while.

Salt, for wild animals, possesses a deadly attraction.

Old Wolf twisted his butt, shifty-eyed, darted over wanting to lick the salt, but was sent flying with a smack from Lu Yuan.

Are you kidding me? This is industrial salt, it’ll kill wolves.

"Sigh, with such poor materials, I’ve got no other choice."

Lu Yuan sat on a large rock, recalling the knowledge he had seen on television.

In the large barrel in front, filled with several tons of water, along with a large amount of leather, he had to stir occasionally to allow the leather to fully react with the chemicals.

In the past, such a large workload would probably have caused him to collapse from exhaustion.

After all, each piece of leather weighed a hundred or two hundred pounds.

Not to mention the relentless physical effort of stirring, causing his back to ache, legs to cramp, and reminding him of an essay titled "Contracted Workers".

Lu Yuan tweaked it and started reciting whimsically, "In the Ninth Epoch of the Pangu Continent, at a quarter past four in the morning, before dawn, Old Lu, sleeping in his dilapidated house, has already been yelled at by wolves to get up. A head wolf howled loudly, ’Awooo!’ Then, as if issuing orders, cried out again, ’Awooo!’"

"Get to work! Damn it, still lying there, you lazy pigs!"

Anyways, with the enhancement of the "Extraordinary Spark" and "Eternal Body," as long as he didn’t injure his essence, it was okay to be tired. He could recover by the next day.

And his current personal attributes were:

[Shape: 7.4]

[Qi: 6.1]

[Spirit: 6.2]

[Extraordinary Level: Level 1.]

After two weeks of diligent cultivation, all his three-dimensional attributes had surpassed 6 points.

Perhaps due to eating too much lizard meat, his "Shape" attribute growth rate was noticeably higher, even surpassing 7 points, reaching 7.4! (His initial attribute was 5.4).

Don’t underestimate this 2-point difference, the muscle gap between men and women is only about 30%, while the difference in strength might double!

Lu Yuan faintly felt that he might already be one of the strongest humans in the world…

...

The final step of preparing the tanning liquor took up a whole two days.

After drying, this batch of leather was officially tanned!

In his eyes, the color of the Fire Lizard skin had changed again, transforming from its original fiery red to a reddish-brown, embodying an ancient and classic feel, resembling something from a bygone era.

The strong smell of Fire Lizard also mostly disappeared, which was acceptable.

With a glance from Pioneer’s Eye!

[After traditional tanning of Extraordinary Creature skin, due to the poor and rough craftsmanship, its quality has degraded. (Inferior Grade·Natural wonders)]

[Hidden Ability: High Temperature Resistance (Inactive).]

Seeing the words "Inferior Grade," Lu Yuan was devastated.

He rushed to check carefully, and this thick stack of leather, all were "Inferior Grade."

All of it had been downgraded!

He stood there dazed, somewhat frustrated.

Perhaps this is what the dramatic ups and downs of life are like.

You chase after a goal only to find it slipping through your fingers like sand.

It took a long while before he patted his chest, resigned to the bitter reality, and lamenting, "On Earth, assembly lines are worthless, craftsmanship is luxury. God, you know nothing!"

On Earth, there’s talk of "XX Immortals."

Like the Noodle Immortal, Bird Roasting Immortal, Rice Cooking Immortal, Sushi Immortal, and so on – once you have this title, you can make a killing.

Thus, in public knowledge, articles were written extensively praising "Immortal" culture, attempting to prove the importance of the craftsman spirit.

However, on the Pangu Continent, in the eyes of "God", handcrafted products simply can’t compare to assembly lines.

Lu Yuan’s leather downgrade was the best proof of that.

But no matter how much he lamented, it was impossible to restore the quality.

After a long while, Lu Yuan could only comfort himself, "It’s okay, Inferior Grade is still the lowest level."

"As long as I can make equipment, I can still receive Milestone rewards… The Handcraft Immortal is me."

Then, he bucked up his confidence and carefully prepared the needle and thread.

The needle was a leg from a Hell Demon Spider, extremely sharp and capable of piercing through lizard leather without a problem.

The "thread" was vine skin from the big boss Cannibal Flower!

The vine skin of a Lord-level big boss, even they need metabolism, and occasionally there will be withered vines falling to the ground, which, gathered by life-loving scavengers, will be recycled and reused.

As long as you peel off the vine skin and twist it into strips, you can make a very long thread; of course, you can’t expect it to be very smooth and even, after all, this is just the most ancient, primitive handcrafted item.

Lu Yuan tugged hard at the thread that was several times thicker than hair strands, and it couldn’t be broken at all!

"This material is full of style!"

Once the preparations were done, Lu Yuan began the proper sewing.

He had actually never sewn before, and asking him to draw a flower was simply as difficult as ascending to the heavens.

But threading the needle in and out, sewing two pieces of leather together, that he could do.

The whole process of doing it by hand was quite pleasant, with a joyous sense of harvest.

He first sewed something very simple, and also what he currently needed the most—a sleeping bag!

Yes, he didn’t have a blanket.

Always covering his body with leaves, it was very insecure!

With a sleeping bag, to sleep a cozy, lazy sleep was something Lu Yuan had been longing for.

For added comfort, Lu Yuan specifically chose the softest part of the Fire Lizard’s belly skin.

It had fine fur, and the touch was very good, fluffy like a carpet.

Even, for future "comfort," he made a double sleeping bag.

"A big bed is always a good thing."

Old Wolf heard his happy laughter, scurried over, and rolled all over the sleeping bag, thinking, are you really nice to me, even leaving a spot for me?

"You mongrel, this is my bed." Old Lu sent a flying kick, sending the lowly maid flying.

The mongrel thought it was playing with it and became even more energetic.

"Woof!" The wolf pups also rushed over,

Dozens of little fur balls took over the sleeping bag, biting each other, their furry bodies like bunches of cotton.

Lu Yuan couldn’t bear to beat them and lay down in the sleeping bag with them.

Instantly, a dozen youthful tongues licked over, sopping wet.

Lu Yuan showed a kindly grandpa-like smile, always feeling like he was receiving some sort of unsavory service.

"Wuu wuu~" Old Wolf from the side let out a jealous whine.

Ahem, back to the main point.

It took about three hours, and a simple large sleeping bag was sewn together.

Lu Yuan couldn’t wait and took a close look!

Pioneer’s Eye: [Fire Lizard Sleeping Bag: A sleeping bag sewn from the leather of an Inferior Extraordinary Creature, with excellent warmth retention and quite good comfort.]

[However, its inner supernatural effect has not yet been stimulated, so it can’t be classified as a man-made Extraordinary Item.]

[If one wanted to categorize this sleeping bag as a luxury item, they would find that its manufacturing process is far too crude, simply unbearable to look at.]

[Who knows what sort of fool would practice on Extraordinary Leather, a truly monumental squanderer indeed!!]