Technological practice: leading the human race to the stars

Chapter 34 Weapons Manufacturing Bureau
"So cool! So strong!"

As soon as Yuanze entered the weapons manufacturing bureau, he was dazzled by the various advanced weapons on display inside.

"Hey, hey, hey, this battle suit is much better than these. Even no one in the headquarters of the Manufacturing Bureau can fully study this battle suit." Astra said proudly, "Not to mention that it has my blessing."

"I think you just want to say the last half sentence."

"so what?"

"When did you become so shameless?"

Yuan Ze finally walked to the front desk. After the waiter learned that Yuan Ze was still a freshman, he casually introduced various weapons to Yuan Ze:
"This is a Type I phase gun, a weapon that uses the Force to change the phase state of a portion of the target object."

"This is a wave-wave lightsaber. Its power is related to the level of the embedded source crystal."

"This is the Shadow Twin Blades that replaces the bracelet. When you make fists with both hands, it will absorb the source power and produce the effect of light blades."

"..."

"What's the use of this?" Yuanze threw the horns of the phantom bull over.

"Is this the horn of the phantom bull?" The waiter turned it over and over, holding it under the light and squinting at it with one eye.

"Yes."

The waiter raised his head slightly, with a look of surprise in his eyes. He looked at Yuanze carefully from head to toe, looking a little incredulous: "Are you really new to the camp?"

"Um"

"You are really amazing. It has many uses. Its ability to withstand high heat energy can be used by most weapons. It is much better than artificial high-heat-resistant crystals. So I recommend you choose our best-selling wave lightsaber..."

Before the waiter could finish, Astra told Yuanze to choose Shadow Twin Blades, saying that it had miraculous effects.

"I want a D-level Shadow Twin Blade. What materials does it require?"

The waiter was stunned at first, then shook his head and checked the list: "Dark Shadow Twin Blades, that's fine. It requires the charged feathers of an E-level Shining Eagle, the fiber optic horns of a C-level Phantom Bull, the fur of a C-level Shadow Beast, plus 10kg of anti-source metal and 2 manufacturing costs."

The waiter raised his head and looked at Yuan Ze: "If you can't provide other materials here, the total price of the other materials is 10 source crystals."

"Okay, use this." Yuanze took out the half-used source crystal again.

"Sorry, this source crystal is determined to be 7.5kg C-grade. You still need 2.5."

The waiter originally thought that Yuanze must be a kid from some noble family since he could produce the phantom bull horn. But now seeing his embarrassed look of having no money, it seemed that he didn't know how he picked it up, so he swallowed the honorific title again.

Just as Yuan Ze was about to refute, a message from Astra came into his mind: "Yes, the mutated half was used by you, its level dropped to C-level, and its quality was halved."

"So only 150 is left out of the 7.5 million?"

"Hahaha, aren't you good at math?"

"This is such a luxury. Why didn't you tell me earlier? I really want to slap you."

"It's a pity that I can't draw it."

"so what should I do now?"

"Go to the training camp and see if there are any missions, idiot."

"..."

Yuanze was speechless for a while.

The waiter saw Yuanze standing there in a daze and thought for a while. After all, Yuanze was a student in the elite training camp, so he couldn't be too negligent, so he checked it on the computer and then interrupted Yuanze in a lazy and slightly perfunctory tone.

"The training camp just released a mission about Shadow Beast today. You can take it from me first."

"That's fine. The Shadowbeast quest can almost make up for the difference. Yuanze took another look at the price of Shadowbeast fur."

The waiter glanced at Yuan Ze with a bit of contempt, not thinking that he could complete it at all. Even if he solved the Phantom Bull, which was also a C-rank task, they still had no hope of completing this task because the ability of the Hidden Beast was a bug.

Yuanze felt something was strange and looked him up and down.

"OK!"

The waiter felt a little nervous when being stared at, so he simply took Yuanze's ID card and clicked to confirm.

Just as Yuan Ze was waiting for the task information to be transmitted, a familiar figure came over. It was Li Weiming from the Li family, a guy he was born to be unfriendly with. The waiter walked over quickly, with a flattering smile on his face, and said respectfully: "Mr. Li, thank you for your visit. If you need anything, I will do my best to serve you."

"I'm just here to take a look today, you go and get busy."

The waiter nodded and slowly backed away, returning to his seat.

Li Weiming also saw Yuanze. The look he gave Yuanze was very calm, without that aggressive aura.

Unlike his high school days, Li Weiming has never provoked Yuanze since entering the training camp. He seems like a different person, becoming calm and composed. He also treats the waiters politely and doesn't act like a bad boy.

All this almost made Yuanze have an illusion. He seemed to no longer be a vengeful person, and he also seemed to have forgotten that he had stepped on him.

Yuanze carefully observed the "stranger" in front of him and frowned slightly.

Yuanze looked at Li Weiming. He quietly walked to his side and behind him. "Xinliu" could not detect any malicious intentions from him.

"I've figured it out. You should be the chosen one. I, Li Weiming, will never catch up with you in my lifetime. Rather than being enemies with someone like you for life, it's better to be friends with you."

Li Weiming's voice sounded from behind.

Yuanze glanced sideways and saw that he had turned around, so he turned around too.

Yuanze saw him stretch out his hand, as if he wanted to shake hands and make peace with him, but he didn't want to forgive him just like that.

"I know that I was wrong about your father's matter, and I should have apologized to you earlier."

Li Weiming folded his hands in front of him and bowed to Yuanze in a standard manner, his attitude seeming very sincere.

The people around couldn't believe their eyes when they saw this scene. They started to whisper. The young master of the Li family actually bowed to an unknown boy? And the movements were so standard?
"Who is this boy?"

There was more fear in everyone's eyes when they looked at Yuanze. The people from these big families were not easy to mess with, so Yuanze must be even harder to mess with.

The waiter who had just received Yuan Ze also noticed Li Weiming's behavior and couldn't stop shaking. In his mind, he was not only regretful, but also the rumored scene of the children of aristocratic families retaliating against those who neglected them. Although the identity of children of aristocratic families is useless in the training camp, that is only on the surface. In secret, who knows how many people will open the door to these elite children.

Yuanze couldn't understand what Li Weiming was up to. There was confusion and puzzlement in his eyes when he looked at Li Weiming, as well as a hint of indescribable vigilance. They were intertwined and difficult to grasp.

Li Weiming, this name has long been engraved in Yuanze's heart. He is a proud child of aristocratic family, who once bullied Yuanze's father and made his father struggle in humiliation.

In the days that followed, Li Weiming became even more aggressive and constantly challenged Yuanze's bottom line.

But Yuanze was no pushover, he repeatedly made Li Weiming lose face in front of everyone.

However, today, Li Weiming seemed like a different person. He stood in the middle of the crowd, in full view of everyone, and actually bowed to Yuanze to apologize. He bent very low, and his attitude was surprisingly sincere, as if all the previous grievances were just passing clouds.

He stared at Li Weiming closely, trying to read some clues from his eyes.

But Li Weiming's eyes were surprisingly calm, without a trace of ripples. He had a faint smile on his face, as if to say, "I've already apologized, what else do you want?"

Yuanze asked Li Weiming to stand up straight, and said calmly: "Li Weiming, what do you mean? Do you think I can forgive you like this?"

Li Weiming smiled slightly and did not comment.

He straightened up, patted Yuanze's shoulder gently, and left without looking back, leaving only his voice:
"Brother Yuan, I know there have been many misunderstandings and conflicts between us. But today, I come to you with all my heart to apologize..."

Li Weiming deliberately interrupted the conversation and shouted in a serious tone:

"But as to whether to forgive or not, I can't decide for you."

Yuanze's eyes narrowed into slits. What a plan to occupy the moral high ground, what a vicious way of flattery.

"I am waiting for you."

"Me too." Li Weiming waved his hands and accepted Yuanze's challenge.

The crowd looked at Li Weiming's back as he walked towards the depths of the manufacturing bureau, and then looked at Yuanze. He actually did not accept Li Shao's apology, and everyone looked at Yuanze with a hint of suspicion.

"Snapped!"

The waiter suddenly fell to the ground, still shaking all over. Yuanze bent down and tried to pull him up, but he was so scared that he covered his face and backed away repeatedly, repeating words incoherently.

"I can stand up on my own."

Seeing this, Yuanze didn't want to help either. The mission information had already been transmitted, so he left this place of trouble.

(End of this chapter)