This game is so weird!

While Hanwudi and Quantum Salty Fish were still discussing research on drone motherships and anti-plunder turrets, Muyu and Ermiao, who had temporarily ordered three basic versions of the Giant Raven helicopter, left the base's only manufacturing plant capable of building large vehicles and headed to an equipment workshop next door.

Compared to the workbench provided by the guild, this place also offers a wide range of affordable materials, providing a one-stop service from purchasing materials to creating blueprints.

The material price is slightly higher than the guild's purchase price, but much lower than the guild's selling price. In the end, the production cost is much cheaper than buying finished products from the base. Not to mention, due to the lack of dedicated personnel to operate the gun shop, only a few standard weapons are sold there. Many newly unlocked blueprints will have to wait for a while before they are mass-produced and sold.

After a series of meticulous calculations and the installation of a solar generator, this accountant-turned-business-loving player finally found the break-even point and opened the equipment workshop.

In his own words: Anyway, there are no water or electricity bills, so it's impossible to lose money! At worst, I'll go out and do tasks to earn money to pay the property tax.

Hearing Er Miao vividly recount this story, the group laughed it off. After buying raw materials from the good-natured shop owner who was still smiling after listening, they went to the manufacturing machine and produced a batch of sniper rifles and the mechanical bows recommended by Er Miao. They also used Im Energy raw materials to produce some explosive arrows for the mechanical bows.

Then came the most important part: armor. Muyu went to the design table in the equipment workshop.

Yes, the reason this shop is so successful is primarily because the owner invested heavily in purchasing the blueprints for the same design workbench as the base and built ten private rooms equipped with design workbenches on the second floor of the workshop. These private rooms are charged by the hour and are frequently purchased by designers and gamers rushing to meet deadlines.

Since the design station appeared, players have noticed that the design station in their base is frequently used.

At first, everyone was wondering, "Isn't it just a device where you can freely design parts in a game? Why do so many people like to create in a game?"

One day, after waiting in line for ages, a player finally yelled, "Hey bro, hurry up! I have a design due today, I need to quickly simulate the design!" The others suddenly realized, "Holy crap! The design station can be used like this?!"

Under questioning from other players, the players who frequently occupied the design station quickly confessed.

Although the design blueprints in the game cannot be exported offline, you can simulate the design scheme first. You can quickly create different styles of schemes on the design table by relying entirely on your brain. Pick a good one, and then make the corresponding versions offline. This is not only better than using design software to make and modify it offline, but also much faster.

Since then, many players who are qualified to play the game and work as designers in real life have joined in, taking turns to use the design station, while other players basically can't get a turn.

Therefore, the reason why this equipment workshop became popular is actually not much different from that of internet cafes in the early days.

Unlocking blueprints for design workstations is too expensive. There are private rooms available for rent by the hour, and you can even go downstairs to buy some materials and make the finished product directly on the workbench. Where else can you find such a convenient place?

As a result, the Equipment Workshop received positive feedback from players, with many repeat purchases. Some even suggested that the owner change the name to Design Workshop, or simply Design, but the owner firmly refused.

Upon entering the private room, the clean and minimalist interior design comes into view, complete with a soft single bed, sofa, coffee table, and even a bathroom with a shower and a small refrigerator stocked with drinks.

Compared to the war-torn quantum welding weapons manufacturing plant next door, it's like comparing heaven and earth.

"See? It should be renamed Designer Hotel."

Er Miao pointed to the shower room and said, "Isn't this exactly the same as in a hotel?"

"That's true, hotels where designers stay should be called designer hotels!"

Muyu nodded, a subtle sense of superiority rising within him as if he had also been upgraded to a designer. "Then let's begin, let's tackle the MK2 armor! I'm going to grind it out within two hours!!"

"OK, let's go prepare the materials and dismantle the impact cannon, let's go!"

After glancing at the spirited Muyu, Ermiao patted him on the shoulder, placed two bottles of juice on the table, and led Erwang and the others out of the design studio.

Hearing the door close softly, Muyu imported the previously scanned blueprints of the impact armor with pre-drilled impact cannon mounting slots into the design table. He then found the COG combat armor in the blueprint list and began to try to disassemble the essence of the impact armor and install it onto the COG armor.

To be honest, this thing looks way cooler than the impact armor they just haphazardly hammered together from alloy plates.

Not to mention that he saw it when the assault mortar was fired earlier; a bullet bounced off Dom's back armor. What the hell is this single-soldier deflection armor?!

Moreover, its blast resistance is much better than the metal shell they knocked down. Wouldn't it be better to borrow it than to start from scratch? Once it's built, we can send them a few sets and then allow the security government to purchase them.

If it weren't for the inability to export the blueprints and the lack of detailed material formulas for reference, he would have even considered making a set offline.

Wearing these clothes to live-fire shooting and paintball games will definitely attract a lot of attention.

With the help of the design station, a brand new COG combat armor quickly appeared on the design station.

The gun rack on the back is exactly the same as the original, with the addition of impact cannon accessory slots for both hands, and an extra layer of high-tech fabric padding inside to withstand the explosive impact that may be encountered when throwing grenades.

As for the helmet, since there was no better helmet prototype and no guild shop on Sera where you could buy items from the store, we could only use the structure of a diving helmet with external armor plates, which was better than nothing.

"They promised new story content, but the save files on both sides are practically useless... "

Looking at the somewhat mismatched helmet on his head, Muyu couldn't help but feel a little resentful, "When will the game unlock spaceships...?"

He brought up the simulation experiment window from the design console, put the armor on the character model, and used the design console to perform motion detection and simulated explosion tests. After confirming that there were no problems, Muyu saved the blueprint, disconnected from the headset connection, and left the design room.

The timer at the entrance showed exactly 58 minutes, so I didn't lose much.

Clicking "Exit Room" ends the billing process. The screen outside the room turns red and locks. Just as Muyu reached the stairs, a middle-aged woman came up carrying a basket full of cleaning tools.

Stepping forward, Muyu let the hesitant waitress come up first. He looked her over curiously and realized she was a homeless person. Her face and arms were rough, indicating that she was not from a wealthy family.

The wooden fish smiled at the somewhat bewildered waiter and turned to walk down the stairs.

That's great! So quickly, players are hiring gamers. Well, he deserves to make money.