Chapter 332: Release

Chapter 332: Release

“Sis, you promised five shots…”

“I am accurate.” Karin’s single sentence shut Carlin down. He felt wronged and just wanted to say he had only been a little excited earlier, and now he could also be accurate if it were his turn. As a High-level Stalker, his prediction skills could not be poor!

Unfortunately, Karin fired very quickly. She used up two magazines in rapid succession. The cultists were also fighting on a desolate, flat piece of land with no cover whatsoever, so they could only helplessly take the bullets. The reason she used two magazines was that two of the cultists were quite skilled and actually managed to block one attack.

However, it was not useful. After they blocked it, Karin quickly changed her position, and they obediently fell to the ground. This batch of cultists was completely wiped out!

After confirming the results, Karin put away her weapon and quickly left the area. She had already confirmed the weapon’s power. Long-range sniping was very stealthy, but it could miss due to the time lag or give a chance for highly perceptive targets to react. The bullets were small, but the impact force was great. Still, they could be blocked.

Without using Special Ammunition, Karin believed this weapon would not directly kill her. But strictly speaking, its lethality was still extremely deadly for many people. Even Ranked Practitioners would find it hard to escape. And when she thought about the large quantity of such weapons in the Armory, Karin had no idea what Zheng Yichen was really doing.

You’re a Magic Pharmacist acting like an arms dealer… If all those weapons were to circulate, they would probably cause significant turmoil in this world. After all, provided one used such weapons skillfully, even ordinary people could pose a lethal threat to Ranked Practitioners.

How would those Professionals, who had trained hard for years, feel about that? Perhaps by then, Professionals would train hard in the early stages not for combat strength, but to live longer. As for the late stages where one could ignore the threat of Firearms, that was another matter entirely.

Carlin was also very relieved. Thankfully, his current strength was sufficient enough to basically ignore the threat of such weapons. Otherwise, the blow to him would have been too great.

“Hey, Sis, what if Boss has even more powerful ‘Firearms’ there?” Feeling a bit more at ease, Carlin thought of a new issue. The reward this time was not particularly high; just look at the Armory filled with items. Would truly good stuff be placed so casually? They would definitely be kept in places with fewer items of the same level, not like miscellaneous goods.

“Little brother, shut up.”

More powerful weapons? Karin had thought about that as well.

“Ahem, I was just saying. This weapon is very useful, but it’s ultimately just a tool, right? Even if ordinary people can use it to kill Professionals, without it, they are still ordinary people. Professionals, however, genuinely possess their own mastered power. Even without such weapons, they still have combat strength. In the end, tools are just tools; people are what truly matter.”

“Well said.”

Carlin slightly curled his lip. Actually, there was something else he did not say out loud. Although it depends on the person, this kind of weapon could be mass-produced. What if one person is not enough, but one hundred or one thousand? Just imagining that scene was terrifying. Even if his strength allowed him to ignore Firearms, he could only ignore some of them. If he were to face hundreds or thousands of firearm attacks… wouldn’t he be done for?

In this regard, Spellcasters seemed to have quite an advantage!

“Sis, why don’t we learn some defensive techniques?”

Carlin knew saying this was a bit embarrassing, but he couldn’t help feeling insecure without learning them. He was sure he was not some sort of physical freak who could rely on his body’s defense to tank bullets. If that were the case, he wouldn’t be worried. A High-Rank Warrior of the same level could probably achieve that.

If he encountered such an enemy, Special Ammunition would not be useless.

“Huh… It seems no one wants these bodies?” Gale waited for a while but did not see the person who killed these cultists appear. He only found twenty strange bullet casings at the scene. There were rewards for eliminating cultists. With relevant proof, one could receive a reward sum or other items.

Some people originally thought the Sanctuary Church would also cooperate with the Creator in this aspect, similar to the Mercenary Guild, which had introduced a quest module that changed the rules for mercenaries receiving or completing Quests. If the Sanctuary Church established such a reward mechanism, some people would probably be even more proactive…

However, they did not! Someone had once proposed related suggestions. The Sanctuary Church publicly stated that they were currently discussing the matter and that specific results would come after some time. They were also quite helpless. Who could have imagined that the Magic Weapon Summoning Book, which originally did not cause much of a stir, had developed into the current unwieldy trend.

“We cannot falsely claim credit either. Let’s just report it on the Forum.” Oss saw what Gale was thinking and immediately said, “We don’t need to take such a risk.”

“Alright.”

After posting the information about the cultists here in a pinned post belonging to the Sanctuary Church, they quickly received a reply. Even though they were not the ones who eliminated these cultists, since they reported it, they still received a reward. Even though the amount was not high, it was a decent income. As for the bodies, the Sanctuary Church would send someone later to handle the subsequent disposal, so Oss and the others did not need to worry.

“Let’s continue with our quest.” After handling this matter, Oss said. They had come to Kaja again after recently taking Quests during their adventures. Without realizing it, they had arrived near this place. So after that Forest became popular, they immediately decided to come here to make a profit.

Gale and the others were well aware of their growth potential. Their strength was improving very slowly, and their future achievements were quite limited. They did not want to join the military, so they could only take on more quests while they were young and strong, accumulating enough wealth to live a carefree life when they could no longer fight in the future.

“By the way, you should pay attention to this.” Lena pulled up a post in the Forum and showed Oss and the others again. “That place has an unknown force that can affect the mind. Don’t go crazy after entering.”

“Prepare some Magic Potions.” Oss thought for a moment and said. Safety first; they couldn’t risk getting themselves into trouble just for profit.

In Kaja City, Zheng Yichen listened to Lily’s experiences in the Forest. He already knew about what happened there, but after her vacation and return, she did not hide it and recounted her experiences in full. Zheng Yichen thought for a moment and suddenly felt a bit of regret about giving that Spatial Ring to Carlin…

He shook his head slightly. Forget it, Lily couldn’t use that thing anyway. If she carried it and encountered someone knowledgeable, it might attract trouble. Letting her use a Spatial Expansion Pouch was enough.

“Don’t worry about that Infiltrator. He’s a bodyguard I found for you. Just ignore him normally.” After hearing Lily mention that Infiltrator, Zheng Yichen did not hide Carlin’s identity either and explained his existence to prevent Lily from being suspicious and constantly searching for his traces.

After finishing talking about the events in the Forest, the rest was about her experiences at School. Afterward, Zheng Yichen took her back to the Underground Base and let her experience the now fully developed virtual beach. This place already had plenty of marine life and small beach creatures moving around. Regarding this, Zheng Yichen could only say that Spatial Expansion techniques were truly domineering.

If he hadn’t been unable to learn it currently, he would have definitely researched it thoroughly. Once he mastered it sufficiently, would size still be a problem? Zheng Yichen even felt that principles behind growing bigger or smaller, like in some TV shows or anime, might be related to Spatial Expansion.

“Wow, this is my first time seeing the sea!” Delighted, she looked at this virtual beach and ran toward the shore. Seeing how excited she was, Zheng Yichen found a spot to sit down. This was more like how a child should act. This beach usually had some idle Ghost Maids moving around, so Zheng Yichen wasn’t worried about her being lonely. After saying a brief greeting, he left the area and returned to his Laboratory.

The information posted by his Tianwang alt account had fermented quite sufficiently these past few days. The production workshop had been operating at full capacity, and the quantity of goods was nearly enough to meet the demand beyond pre-orders. After this, such high-intensity production would not be needed. It wasn’t that Zheng Yichen didn’t want to stabilize things for a while longer.

Rather, Loris had told him that the recent high-intensity production had left his funds somewhat depleted… Simply put, he was almost out of money.

So, he needed to quickly recover some funds. Many of his current researches consumed money. Without funds, he would have to return to the difficult days of mining alongside Alchemical Puppets. It wasn’t that Zheng Yichen found this troublesome, but it wasted time.

As usual, he notified his old business partner, Qin, and after receiving her reply, Zheng Yichen went directly to a large warehouse. He moved all the various vehicles inside to the Pick-up Zone. As for the additional Mana expenditure, it wasn’t an issue. Anyway, a lot would be deposited; once the goods were officially listed for sale, it would quickly empty out again.

Speaking of the Pick-up Zone, during this period with the enriched development of the Trading Module, some people couldn’t resist stretching their hands toward the Pick-up Zone. However, the fate of these people was extremely miserable. The special protection set up jointly by several Witches was something even Witches themselves could not easily handle if they acted personally. What about others doing this?

They truly vanished without a trace upon touching it. Instead, Zheng Yichen gained quite a few extra rewards. The only pity was that the troublemakers left no remains, so he lost a sustainable source of Mana. After all, those who dared to cause trouble were mostly capable, confident individuals or those wanting to take a risk.

Draining them completely in one go was such a waste…