This game is so weird!

When Li Ang and Yue Qing went up to the roof, only Han Wudi, who was resting against the wall, and Quantum Saltfish, who was checking and adjusting the hit rate of the rifle turret based on drone lock-on, remained.

After friendly negotiations, the guild and Welding Emperor were granted the right to use and jointly develop the rifle turret in exchange for a research and development opportunity and a reward of 10000 contribution points. They can freely expand the research and development and use subsequent upgrade versions. Both the guild and Welding Emperor can freely sell the finished product, but they are not allowed to provide manufacturing blueprints or authorizations to others. According to the normal agreement, 10% of the net profit from the guild's sales will be split equally between Welding Emperor and Welding Emperor.

Of course, this price was determined by Li Ang after he interrupted Yue Qing's bid, through communication with Hanwudi and Quantum Salted Fish.

Originally, it was thought that the game planner might casually create a high-level turret, but unexpectedly, Welding Emperor and Quantum Salty Fish were also very happy to be able to make a fortune from the guild with this crudely assembled turret.

Although, according to Grandpa Yue Qing's idea, this kind of turret, which can bypass the imperial copyright restrictions and use existing authorized items to create innovative combinations with strong functions, should be given one or two thousand star coins just for the right to use it, not to mention the right to freely develop it.

When the player happily accepted Li Ang's offer without showing any displeasure, Yue Qing, who had been a little angry about being interrupted, immediately calmed down.

Ah, let the experienced Chairman Richard talk to these strange laborers.

Fooling idiots will bring retribution; we're too old for that, so let's not get involved.

Both parties were satisfied with the transaction, which added another defensive measure. Li Ang, who was even preparing to install it on the Scar Star Base, happily took out the healing potion he had bought with Star Coins from his bag and sprayed it on the wound on the Welding Emperor's arm to treat him.

The red medicine took effect the moment it was sprayed on, and the bullet wound on the Welding Emperor's arm healed rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Under the envious gaze of the Welding Emperor, Li Ang put the remaining half bottle of healing potion back into his bag.

Seeing the potion bottle disappear into Li Ang's side bag, Welding Emperor blinked in disappointment and couldn't help but ask, "Can the guild buy healing potions now?"

"Not yet, we only have imported healing potions that cost 20 star coins. We'll have to wait for the cheaper ones."

Emperor Hanwu nodded in disappointment. He decided against the 20 star coins, as 2000 contribution points were equivalent to 200 fish! Even if he bought them, he wouldn't be willing to use them. He might as well die and go back to his original state.

After greeting Welding Emperor and Quantum Salted Fish, and informing them that they could consult the guild for purchase advice on any newly developed products, Li Ang and Yue Qing left the rooftop, preparing to meet with Anya and send people to investigate the cause of the orc attack and the situation inside the energy plant.

Welding Emperor also told Quantum Saltfish, and went down the stairs to find some teammates to retrieve the spoils of war.

Upon entering the battlefield, he was greeted by a strong, nauseating stench. However, his obsession with acquiring spoils overcame his physical aversion. He bypassed the scattered pieces of limbs on the ground and headed towards a group of players.

"Dude, what's going on in there?"

Welding Emperor patted the players gathered at the edge. One player turned around and saw Welding Emperor rushing back to the refinery. He turned and shouted to the crowd inside, "Welding Emperor is here! Your captain is here!" The crowd parted to make way for the other two survivors of Welding Emperor's team standing at the very back.

"Welding Emperor, you're here! Quickly scan this and see what it is."

As he spoke, a teammate handed him a mechanical bow that looked familiar. Only then did the Welding Emperor notice that the body surrounded in the middle was that of the orc elite.

Its head and most of its upper body were riddled with bullet holes from the rifle turret; only its red heavy armor allowed it to be identified.

"Orc commanders, they're bound to be worth a bit more money, right?"

Since there had been no previous cases of players using fixed defensive equipment to kill enemies, the headset terminal was temporarily unable to identify the turret kill rewards, so the Welding Emperor and his team were also unaware of the specific kill contribution value.

"I really should have asked the guild leader. Oh well, I'll take the kill video to the guild with Quantum Saltfish later and ask them."

The "Welding Emperor," who felt he had discovered yet another game bug, tactfully dismissed the issue. Who can expect too much from a fun early access game? Players are just that kind of people; as long as the game is fun, a few bugs don't matter—it's part of the unique gaming experience.

The magnanimous Emperor Hanwu took the mechanical bow and scanned it with a scanner.

Scan successful

A torque bow, also known as a mechanical bow or crossbow, is constructed by attaching mechanical pulleys to a gun-shaped grip, resembling a crossbow bolt.

As a signature piece of equipment for the elite Theron Guards, the mechanical bow fires a special type of "explosive arrowhead." The tip of the arrowhead is filled with a highly volatile substance called Imulsion, which detonates approximately half a second after hitting a target or surface, possessing the power to kill ordinary enemies with a single blow.

[Mechanical bow and mechanical bow explosive arrow blueprints unlocked]

"Holy crap!! This mechanical bow is too overpowered! One hit kills all, no wonder Ah Da and the others died so miserably just now."

"A one-hit kill???"

Upon hearing what the Welding Emperor said, the surrounding players excitedly swarmed around him, crowding together just to catch a glimpse of this weapon that was said to be able to kill with a single blow.

"Yes," seeing everyone was excited, the Welding Emperor simply handed the mechanical bow to the players in front of him and passed it around for scanning. "Scan them all. The materials for making the mechanical bow are very simple, and we can make it now. It's just that the explosive arrows are more troublesome. They require Im energy as explosives, and Im energy can only be found in the core area of ​​the energy plant, which is in the orc's lair. It's highly likely that we can't use it for the time being."

"This planner is a real jerk, just making empty promises again." The first player to scan the recipe couldn't help but complain.

"Yeah, what's the difference between this and giving Pigsy a ginseng fruit but not letting him eat it!"

"Hey! Just criticize the planner, why did you get yourself involved too, haha."

While the other players started researching the mechanical bow, the Welding Emperor quietly put the three explosive arrows that had just been handed to him into his backpack. He planned to research them with Quantum Saltfish later, and then, after making full preparations, go to the nearby small mines to see if he could get some Im Energy.

If we had enough ammunition, and modified this thing to be mounted on a drone, wouldn't it be able to take off immediately?

Or you could make some explosive arrow turrets, they'd be amazing in group battles. Thinking about the despair those new teammates were feeling after getting hit and unable to escape, the Welding Emperor got excited. If that thing stuck in yourself, it's despair; if it sticks in the enemy, it's pure joy! I really want to go back and shoot a couple of arrows at those militaristic lackeys from that neighboring island nation, then they can call me the Chinese Eagle Eye, hahaha!!

Suppressing his excitement, Emperor Hanwu squatted down again and scanned the corpses of the orc elites.

Unsurprisingly, it was the elite orc guard described in the mechanical bow, an officer in the orc combat team, and also a bodyguard protecting the orc queen.

After smacking his lips at the corpse of the fallen elite, the Welding Emperor called to his two teammates to lift the elite's body and walk around the group of players who were still studying the mechanical bow towards the refinery.

Anyway, it's an elite monster, so bringing it back should be worth something, right?

If all else fails, I'll take it back, repair it, and display it at home as a specimen.

On the other side of the battlefield, Li Ang finally managed to comfort (or soothe) Anya, who was grieving over the deaths of the captured players, and ordered two cyborg guards to carry away the players' corpses.

"It's alright, they've just lost too much blood and are in a state of suspended animation. They'll be fine once we get back to base."

Under Anya's skeptical gaze, the cyborg guards quickly carried the bodies away. One of the players' bodies accidentally slipped off the stretcher during the process and hit a rock, deforming his head.

"Is...is everything alright?"

"It's alright, it's alright! He'll be recovered in a bit." Soon he'll be squeezed into juice and shipped out of the incubation chamber brand new.