This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 51 Bullet Armor Upgrade Worth Star Coins
Although the special operations team does not need to carry out daily patrol missions, they have to be on standby at all times and cannot leave too far. The headquarters has arranged a resting place for them, where they can eat and sleep.

It was not yet eight o'clock in the evening when Li Ming went to eat. The city guard's cafeteria provided the special operations team with high-grade nutrient solution free of charge. Unfortunately, it could only be drunk on the spot and could not be taken away.

After replenishing his body's energy, he did not stay in the City Guard headquarters. Instead, he went out, found a toilet in the shopping mall, and went in.

He took out the smart terminal from his arms, opened the black hole network, searched for "bullets", limited to "mechanical kinetic energy sniper bullets", limited to "20-30MM", "for E-level targets"...

The first thing that caught my eye was a bullet worth one hundred thousand star coins.

"Fallen Stars..."

This name... Li Ming looked through the information carefully.

"A dragon alloy shell, built-in three-ring micro-thruster, stabilizer, compressed super electromagnetic energy, high-combustion crystals..."

"Isn't this just a small missile?" Li Ming's face became more and more strange. Although small, it has all the necessary functions and is extremely powerful.

The extended range after being fired is over 10km, and if it hits the vital parts of an E-class life form head-on, there is basically no chance of survival.

"Note: Since the bullet is too powerful, please be careful when using a firearm to fire it, otherwise there may be a risk of the barrel exploding."

There is also a thoughtful note below that the heavy sniper rifle in his hand should be able to fire this bullet.

"Chief Feng, I hope you can accept this great gift." Li Ming did this for Chief Feng who had been eyeing him.

This old guy has been targeting him repeatedly, he will definitely not give up, he suspects he is related to Feng Xiao's death.

More importantly, he was right in his suspicion.

Li Ming didn't want to sit and wait for death. The other party happened to have a bounty of one million star coins on him, so he could kill two birds with one stone.

The only uncertainty is whether Chief Feng can be sniped and killed. The other party’s security measures must be extremely strict, and they must have a lot of life-saving equipment, especially when bounty hunters are rampant.

The lethality must be guaranteed, the electromagnetic armor-piercing projectile is not powerful enough.

This bullet worth 100,000 star coins should be enough.

He placed the order immediately. He didn't have time to go to the outer city, so he could only choose another way to receive the goods.

"Receive the goods through Judun Company in the form of a delivery note number..." Li Ming filled in the information. For this, he had to pay an additional 10% shipping fee.

It is safer, but more expensive because it is an internal channel between Giant Shield and Black Hole Network and needs to be managed.

The transportation fee for this bullet has reached 20,000 star coins, and he cursed the black hole network.

The bullet will take three days to arrive.

"It should be goods transferred from outside..." Li Ming estimated and glanced at the balance. There were still two hundred thousand left, and his breathing suddenly stagnated.

Spend money like water.

But he used the remaining money to buy zirconium crystal alloy, less than two tons.

This will arrive soon, tomorrow, and will also be stored in Giant Shield Company.

The order was placed successfully, and only a small amount of money was left.

……

At nine o'clock, we returned to the City Guard headquarters and, as expected, the special training room was already available.

After exercising until midnight, when the machine was forced to close again, Li Ming left and walked to the public testing device, squeezing out a drop of blood - 91%
The development progress that had been stuck for a while was moving forward again. Li Ming was in a good mood. Although the speed was relatively slow, it should reach 100% in at most ten days.

Hopefully, during this time, I can gather enough merit to exchange for an E-level gene seed.

However, following the main force did restrict their actions. But it was not without its advantages. At least, they did not need to go to great lengths to find out the whereabouts of the bounty hunters.

Back to the separate lounge, the room was not big, with just a simple table and a bed. Li Ming lay on the bed and opened the smart terminal he carried with him.

Yang Yu had a lot of unread messages, sharing some interesting things, complaining about not being able to go out freely, and asked him if he had any gossip...

Early the next morning, Li Ming went to Judun Company. This time he was familiar with the route. He submitted the order number and picked up the goods in the inspection room.

The box in front of him was very small. After opening it, it was zirconium crystal alloy that was completely absorbed in less than five hours.

This time it provided nearly two thousand points of metal energy, bringing the total to 2382.

Upgrade array armor!

700 points of metal energy lost.

Under the tight-fitting uniform, pieces of metal armor emerged. They didn't feel cold to the touch, but rather quite warm, and gave a stronger sense of wrapping, which was not there before.

He pulled open his shirt and took a look. He saw that the metal armor plates were smaller and denser, and their flow speed was much faster. Their strength was obviously improved to a higher level. Ordinary firearms and even large-caliber weapons would probably not be able to hurt them at all.

[Array-type Advanced Magnetic Control Armor-E: Made of superconducting magnetic control material, it has extremely strong impact resistance, and with the assistance of the array system, it can stack defense more quickly.

...

Control effect: Defense blessing--100%
Control ability - Smart array: it can appear anywhere you need it at any time. 】

The defense bonus became 100%. After switching control, he suddenly felt an obvious change.

When pinching his skin, although it is still soft, it also has a kind of toughness. It would be difficult for a life form with energy level still at the F-level standard to break his defense.

In the future, perhaps I can get some items specifically to enhance defense or other aspects. Active abilities cannot be stacked, but passive effects can, Li Ming thought.

The metal armor plates were fitted closely to the body, and even though the uniform was quite close fitting, no clues could be seen.

I walked out of here with satisfaction and returned to the City Guard Headquarters. I took some time to go to the 223rd floor. I wanted to talk to Li Ning, but unfortunately this guy was out on duty.

Perhaps because of the assembly of the special operations team, the next two days were calm and the bounty hunters did not take any action.

The Silver-Gray City, which was about to be hit by a storm, seemed to suddenly become quiet.

But everyone understands that this is the calm before the storm.

"Section Chief Feng is going to hold a funeral for his son?"

When Li Ming came out of the special training room, he received a notice from Yang Peng that all members of their group should gather in a small conference room.

"We have just received a notice that many important figures in the city will show up and we need to maintain law and order on the scene." Yang Peng continued, "When I say we, I mean the entire special operations team."

"Is Section Chief Feng an idiot?" The speaker was named Peng Gang, who was muscular, two meters tall, with a shaved head, and said in a muffled voice:

"The bounty hunters were just worrying about how to find opportunities, and then Chief Feng jumped out."

Li Ming said nothing. For him, this seemed to be an opportunity.

However, something feels a little off.

"All the city guards' top brass are gathered together. If anyone drops a nuclear bomb, we'll wipe them all off," the long-haired man who was wiping a metal folding knife joked.

"Old Yao!" Yang Peng scolded, and then said, "Just obey orders, no need to talk so much. Don't run around for the next two days, conserve your energy."

(End of this chapter)