Durability or damage of 9? I went to the Zora domain immediately after the tutorial island and my weapons are like 30+ damage and plenty of durability. Are you fusing things?
The number you see on your weapon, on the square when you open sheikah slate. The number is the durability?
I haven't been to Zora's Domain yet. I haven't been to Gerudo Desert or Hatano Village. I'm currently completing shrines and doing side quests/adventures. Yes I fuse weapons. But when I fuse them they don't get much stronger. I'll give an example tomorrow. Can you give examples of strong weapons that I can fuse? I must fuse them to get them stronger? In Breath Of The Wild you can get very strong weapons if you go to Hyrule Castle.
What about the beeping when you're near a shrine? My sheikah slate doesn't beep.









