After eating something, I started smelting iron. Thanks to the upgrade of the furnace, I no longer need charcoal as a raw material to smelt iron.

As for the charcoal used in the crucible to reduce the iron powder, I had already accumulated a lot of soft charcoal by sealing some embers during the daily burning of firewood, which was enough to reduce the iron powder.

The iron smelting process is relatively easy. I only need to add firewood to the furnace, and the rest is done by the furnace itself.

While the iron was being smelted, I used the kaolin clay to make molds for the pneumatic components, including the connecting rods, ratchet, trigger, safety, and annular magazine.

Simpler components can be cast directly using a single-layer clay mold.

More complex designs, such as bomb magazines, require creating a prototype from clay, then compacting two layers of fine, particle-free soil with a moisture content of around 60% before removing the bomb magazine model.

Since the structure of pneumatic weapons is inherently more complex and precise than that of thermal weapons, there is too much knowledge involved to elaborate on in detail.

Melting the molten iron didn't take much time; making the molds took much longer.

I poured the molten iron into these molds one by one, and after they cooled naturally, I obtained several precision pneumatic parts.

Next, a wooden ring-shaped support is needed to connect all the parts into a whole. This still involves too many mechanical aspects; if I were to explain it in detail, it would take a whole day and night.

Use a bow drill with the appropriate metal drill bit to drill all the holes that need to be drilled. If there are no screws, I will use the riveting process directly.

After passing a short, straight cylindrical iron bar through, use a hammer to blunt and flatten the protruding ends.

Workpieces made this way might be more difficult to repair later, but given the current limited resources, it's already quite good that we've managed to achieve this.

Furthermore, I adopted an open design for the three-cylinder piston part, which is most prone to problems, so that any broken gas-tight parts inside can be replaced at any time without disassembling the gun body.

The mechanical components in the riveting process are mostly rigid parts such as ratchet teeth and trigger safety mechanisms, and the probability of them failing is generally negligible.

Currently, apart from the fact that the pistons for the three-cylinder cylinders are still missing due to a lack of natural rubber, all other mechanical components have been fully assembled.

Looking at this masterpiece that is about to be completed, I felt a sense of emotion.

It's fair to say that among all my weapons, its power may not be the greatest, but its precision is definitely at the pinnacle of crafting in the wilderness.

Although it's still one step away from completion, that doesn't affect the overall appearance of the product.

This weapon could be considered an air gun, but I think it's more like an ancient hidden blade weapon. When making it, my main consideration was that it could be carried close to the body.

However, the ring-shaped wooden structure gives it a more futuristic look, making it seem like an alien weapon from outer space.

The way it's used is also different from a regular gun grip; it's more like a mechanical handguard with a frame structure.

When using it, you need to put your hand into this ring-shaped structure that resembles a hand guard. There is a wooden support below the wrist, and you can grab the support with your palm to easily pull the trigger when needed.

Near the end of the forearm is a lever, which is used to manually pull the connecting rod device of the three cylinders. It only needs to be pulled once before each firing to pre-store air in the master cylinder.

Pulling the lever will also trigger the trigger to lock into a ready-to-fire state, and the ratchet inside will rotate the magazine by one small increment.

This structure is somewhat similar to the cylinder of a revolver, except that the only difference is that my unit of bullets is not loaded with one bullet, but with three bullets simultaneously loaded into the three barrels.

This type of bullet slot has ten rotations in my designed magazine, meaning it takes thirty bullets to fully load the magazine.

Each rotation fires three rounds simultaneously; by simply pulling the lever behind the gun, ten shots can be fired in quick succession without reloading.

With this design, plus the use of highly toxic substances in the bullet manufacturing process, it's safe to say that this thing's lethality in the wilderness is comparable to that of the AK series rifles.

I've left this semi-finished, yet powerful, product at home. I'm still one step away from completion. Today, I'll go to the rubber trees I discovered yesterday and collect some resin.

This weapon, which took me two or three days to make, filled me with excitement. The thought that I wouldn't have to hide in the jungle anymore made me feel secretly thrilled.

Top's injury has improved a lot today; it has to be said that wild animals have a strong ability to recover.

When we fought the Sand Beast, both Top and I were injured, but Top recovered his physical functions before me.

The monkey's external injuries have mostly scabbed over, and it can now hop around without any problems.

Anyway, we have plenty of time today; it's just processing three rubber pistons, so it won't take long. I plan to take Top and Pat out for a walk.

These days, Pat just stands on the shelf and dozes off after eating. It turns out that birds of prey, as long as you feed them enough food, can also make you lazy.

If this continues, Pat will probably gain a few more pounds, and then it will be even more difficult for me to get him to do anything. I'll have to get this guy to put in some effort today.

I don't eat food for nothing; after eating it, I naturally have to do some work.

I put a set of thick leather glove on my right hand, and regardless of Patel's wishes, I placed it on the glove like a chick.

"Top, let's go for a walk today." With that, I slung my basket over my shoulder, grabbed all my weapons, and headed toward the area from yesterday.

Top had been cooped up at home for three days and was itching to go out and play. When I told him I was going to take him for a walk, he immediately grinned at me and followed closely behind me.

We weren't walking very fast; there had been a heavy rain last night, and the roads were still a bit slippery.

Rainy days aren't actually unsuitable for hunting; the key is understanding the habits of the animals to find their tracks in rainy weather.

For example, wild birds like pheasants are very difficult to find once you enter the forest.

At this time, most of the forest is damp, and people feel uncomfortable walking in the dense grass covered with water droplets. Naturally, wild birds also do not like this damp environment.

Not only wild birds, but also wild rabbits dislike damp environments. After it rains, they mostly prefer to forage in open spaces.

And here I see a pair of long gray ears standing up in the low grass; it's time for Pat to step in.