Mystery: A Spark

It's like you can't get past it no matter what, leaving you only able to watch and drool.

Is this how you test cadres?

How shameless! This is just too shameless.

"Ah..." Arthur groaned softly, rolling around on the bed in anger.

His current state can only be described in four words: impotent rage.

He knew perfectly well that the Garden of Pleasure was there, but he just couldn't get there.

Do you know how much psychological damage this is to an LSP?

Moreover, Arthur realized the immense power of those demons the moment he came into contact with them.

According to his estimate, it should have at least the strength of the intermediate sequence.

The most crucial issue is the sheer number of these demons; they roam in packs, and if you provoke one, a whole horde will follow.

This means that Arthur has no reason to even think about storming the Dark Temple in the short term.

In addition, he discovered a problem: he couldn't bring his gun and dagger inside.

In other words, Arthur cannot rely on the power of magical items inside.

"This is too hard for me... It seems that from now on, I need to train hard and advance in rank so that I can defeat these demons as soon as possible." Arthur finally made up his mind.

Chapter 12 Mozambique Shooting Method

The next morning, Arthur saw Danitz there on his way to breakfast.

"Good morning, Da Nizi," Arthur greeted him.

"Good morning. By the way, why does your pronunciation sound a little strange when you call my name?" Danitz asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Oh, this is an accent I developed since I was a child, it's hard to change," Arthur said evasively.

"Is that right?"

"Is such that."

"Oh, right, Big Girl, I actually have something I wanted to ask you." To avoid being noticed by Danitz, Arthur quickly changed the subject.

"What is it?" Danitz asked after finishing his breakfast and wiping his mouth.

“I wanted to ask if there’s a place on the Golden Dream where I can practice shooting?” Arthur asked him.

Firearms are a very useful weapon for Arthur right now.

Although the Hunter's Potion not only enhanced Arthur's tracking and trap-making abilities, it also significantly improved his physical attributes.

But most importantly, he doesn't have a good melee weapon to use, which makes it impossible for him to use melee as his primary means of combat.

To play melee combat, you not only need a strong physique to support your physical abilities, but also a good melee weapon.

As for the blowgun used by Meursault in the original work, it was really just for fun, and apart from being more discreet, it was pretty useless.

Therefore, at this stage, the silver revolver that Arthur carries is the best weapon he can currently use.

The original owner had been shipwrecked and fell into the sea, eventually dying from exhaustion. So this revolver must have been submerged in seawater for quite some time.

To prevent the gun from malfunctioning, Arthur even had it serviced last night to avoid any annoying issues like a rusted barrel.

While disassembling the revolver, Arthur realized a problem: although the original owner's marksmanship was quite good, Arthur, who inherited his memories and body, could only barely pass as good a marksman.

However, it is clear that this is insufficient to deal with the enemies in the extraordinary world.

Because apart from the Warrior path, most of the lower-sequence extraordinary paths do not actually provide strong combat power.

In the original story, when Klein was in Tingen, he would go to the shooting range to practice shooting and asked the Night Watchers to find him a combat coach to improve his fighting skills.

Arthur now isn't much stronger than Klein was back then, so he naturally needs to train as well.

Shooting practice is necessary; it will allow him to better deal with real-world enemies.

As for combat, Arthur can go directly to the demons in the Trial Illusion to spar.

He definitely can't beat them at first, but that's okay. He won't really die inside anyway. He can slowly develop his fighting skills by dying a few more times.

“If you want to practice shooting, there’s a shooting range on the ship. I can take you there if you want,” Danitz said, standing up as Arthur finished eating.

“Okay, let’s go now.” Arthur thought for a moment and realized he didn’t have anything else to do, so he decided to go practice his shooting.

The two quickly arrived at the shooting range on the ship, where Arthur began practicing his shooting.

Danitz had nothing to do, so he simply sat on the sidelines and watched the show, occasionally making a taunt when Arthur missed, which made Arthur grit his teeth in anger.

But he was helpless, since his marksmanship was really bad and he didn't have the confidence to refute it.

During his shooting practice, Arthur also discovered a problem: his reload speed was not fast enough.

In this mysterious world, due to insufficient industrial production technology, the performance of firearms here is actually inferior to that of the previous life.

In terms of both range and firepower, the firearms here are not particularly outstanding, without considering any extraordinary abilities.

Therefore, when using a pistol, if you want to effectively kill the enemy, the distance between the gunman and the enemy should be relatively close.

Therefore, in this situation, if you want to reliably kill the enemy without wasting too many bullets, then in Arthur's previous life, there was a shooting method that was quite suitable.

Mozambique shooting method.

This shooting method requires first firing two quick shots at the target's torso, and then rapidly firing one shot upwards at the target's head.

The purpose of the first two shots was to hit the target faster and more accurately. The torso is a larger target and easier to aim at, and it is always easier to hit the torso than the head.

Moreover, this can render the target unable to resist for a short period of time, giving the shooter the opportunity to continue firing.

The third shot is intended to damage the brain, causing the target to "stop" for a longer period of time, or even to "stop" forever.

This shooting method is also jokingly referred to as "two shots to the body and one shot to the head; even gods would shake their heads in disbelief."

Therefore, under normal circumstances, it usually takes at least three shots to reliably eliminate an enemy.

Even the best marksmen cannot guarantee that every shot will hit the enemy's head in the heat of battle.

If someone can headshot every enemy with a single shot, like in TV shows and movies, then they're probably using the same cheat code as Lu Benwei.

A standard revolver has a six-round magazine, so if you were to use the Mozambique shooting method, it would mean that you would have to reload after taking down two enemies.

Not to mention, if you encounter an extraordinary enemy that is difficult to kill, then you have to do what Klein learned from Dunn: empty the magazine directly.

In this situation, the person who reloads faster will definitely have a better chance of surviving.

Therefore, Arthur must practice reloading while practicing shooting, striving to make his reloading speed as short as possible in actual combat.

"Sigh, if only I had a gun with unlimited ammo," Arthur said regretfully as he practiced reloading.

"A gun with unlimited ammo? Even if you came across one, you couldn't afford it. But it's okay, once you become an arsonist, you can start playing with fire like me," Danitz said with a laugh.

"Tsk...that's true." Arthur had no choice but to abandon his daydream.

Although he possesses the Skull of Gul'dan, which allows him to craft magical items, this requires extraordinary attributes.

To create an extraordinary weapon, you must have an exceptional property that enhances ranged attacks.

However, such extraordinary properties are basically out of the question for low-order sequences, or at least for medium-order sequences.

Take, for example, the "Death Knell" revolver in the original story, which was formed from the characteristics of the Reaper.

However, this gun costs nine thousand pounds, which is unaffordable even if Arthur were to sell himself into prostitution as a gigolo; it's basically out of the question.

Chapter 13 Primary Soul Stones

Aside from going out for lunch once, Arthur basically spent the entire day at the shooting range.

First, they practiced shooting. When they ran out of bullets, they practiced reloading. After practicing reloading for a while, they continued practicing shooting.

On that one day, Arthur fired nearly a hundred bullets.

So he went to the ship's logistics department and bought another two hundred bullets from them.

He also bought two more revolver magazines so that he could quickly reload in an emergency.

Danitz was somewhat emotional about this, saying that if he had been as hardworking and dedicated as Arthur back then, he probably wouldn't be just an arsonist now.

Of course, the real reason why Arthur trained so hard to increase his combat power in order to quickly assume his role and advance in rank was something Danitz would never guess.

For Arthur at this stage, shooting and reloading skills are the most important things. As for those fancy American Iaijutsu, they are not of much significance to Arthur for the time being.

Since he hasn't even figured out how to walk yet, there's no need for him to think about running.

After a long day of training, Arthur, exhausted, ate a simple dinner and then returned to his room.

After a long day of training, Arthur has developed some basic feel for shooting and reloading.

After all, he wasn't exactly a novice; the original owner's foundation was still there.

So after today, he will only need to practice for half an hour to an hour each day to maintain his touch.

As time went on, his gun handling skills naturally became more proficient.

After a quick wash, Arthur went to bed and drifted off to sleep.

Then, we arrived at the much-anticipated choice between the Temple Wasteland and the Temple Wasteland.

But unlike the first time, Arthur came prepared this time.

Because he suddenly discovered a key point during the day.

That is, since it is impossible to bring magical items from the outside world into the trial illusion associated with this emblem, Arthur has no good way to deal with those demons.

Then the Skull of Gul'dan, which belongs to this emblem, should be able to be brought in, right?

After all, this item originally belonged to this emblem. If even this couldn't be brought into the trial illusion, then Arthur would truly be...

In reality, there's not much he can do; at most, he can curse a couple of times, but in the end, he still has to obediently head to the wasteland.

Without hesitation, Arthur stood at the border between the Dark Temple and the Wasteland and began to summon the Skull of Gul'dan.

He succeeded quickly, summoning the Skull of Gul'dan within the trial illusion.

This would mean that he would have more options to deal with enemies in this trial illusion, instead of just having to fight with two broken recruit blades.

He's a hunter, not a warrior. How can a hunter go up and fight someone with a knife?