You can search for different weapons to fight the enemies, you can also pick up a weapon and shield from an enemy
Look for valuable treasures that you can trade with the villagers who live in each village you unlock.
Once you unlock villages, you can search them for supplies, buyers, and weapons, but enemies can invade them.
You have to be careful of looting and invasions of your villages, because you can lose everything once you die or are looted.