On the Ark.

Another crucial point is that the Vector is really good-looking.

Even in its previous life, the Vector was a typical gun whose reputation outweighed its practicality. For various reasons, few countries around the world equipped their military and police forces with it as a regular weapon, a prime example of being critically acclaimed but commercially unsuccessful. Its most prominent place was actually in the gaming world… however, it was undeniably beautiful and aesthetically pleasing. Especially the one in Lin Ye's hand; the gun was snow-white, with angel wings and angelic script engraved on the end, making it look exquisite. Moreover, this gun appeared to be brand new, unused by anyone, probably because Miss Swire wouldn't stoop to buying secondhand goods to give away.

Thinking this way, Lin Ye was even more reluctant to return the gun, and his gaze towards Vector gradually became more affectionate.

Skadi, who had been observing Lin Ye from the sidelines, couldn't help but speak up: "Lin Ye..."

"Huh? What?" Lin Ye didn't even look up.

After thinking for a moment, Skadi shook her head: "It's nothing."

Most men love guns. Lin Ye stared at the Vector for almost ten minutes, touching almost every part of it, before reluctantly putting it back in the box. It was only because Skadi was still in the house; if she hadn't, Lin Ye would definitely have picked up the gun and struck a dozen poses before he was satisfied.

As Lin Ye calmed down, he realized that there were still two things he hadn't done.

First and foremost, I should send a text message to Swire to express my gratitude. Of course, one text message isn't enough; I'll call her after get off work.

Secondly, and most importantly, there was the issue of bullets. Swire gave him fifty rounds of ammunition, and he couldn't possibly live frugally with only those fifty bullets. Although he knew bullets weren't cheap, he still fantasized about the day he could pull the trigger and start firing.

So who should we contact?

Going to Swire is definitely the right thing to do, but Swire isn't a Rhodes Island resident. For a long-term supply of bullets, it's best to go through Rhodes Island's internal channels.

Lin Ye immediately thought of two candidates.

One is the wealthy Jessica, and the other is Texas, a Penguin Logistics employee currently stranded on Rhodes Island. Both of them should have access to bullets.

Thinking of this, Lin Ye couldn't sit still any longer. After putting the bullets and gun back into the briefcase, he immediately stood up, told Skadi, "I have something to do, I'm going out for a bit," and then hurriedly left the office.

Skadi was left alone in the office.

After Lin Ye left, Skadi slowly turned her gaze to the gun, staring at it for a long time, seemingly lost in thought.

A few minutes later, the office door was pushed open, and Skadi looked up to see a Lupo woman with long silver hair and two long swords walking in.

“Um…” Lappland looked at the agreement in her hand and scratched her head, “Is this the psychological… um, counseling room?”

Skadi initially didn't want to answer, but then she realized it seemed to be part of her job, so she remained silent for a moment before nodding.

"Oh, oh." Lappland smiled happily. "So you're in charge here?"

"Ah."

"Could you stamp this document for me?" Lappland unfolded the agreement and pointed to the section requiring the counselor's signature. "Zilan asked me to come."

Skadi thought for a moment.

"it is good."

……

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Author's BB: Another 6K today, still 27 chapters to go. Speaking of which, after leaving Kabbalah yesterday, I got a 15-game winning streak in Diamond 1 and climbed to Master, but I can't win against Kabbalah in normal games. You know why, right? (subtle hints)

Chapter 210 Can I have a few shots? (3K)

Arriving outside Jessica's room again, Lin Ye knocked on the door.

It had been several months since he last visited. To be honest, he and Jessica weren't very close; they'd only met a handful of times on the island in the past few months. However, Lin Ye always took the initiative to greet her, but she always had a pitiful, almost tearful expression, as if someone had bullied her. This puzzled Lin Ye. She was clearly so wealthy, yet her personality was like that of a weak, timid girl—the difference between her and the wealthy police superintendent from Lungmen was like night and day.

Lin Ye thought to himself, if he were as rich as Jessica, he would definitely have to act like Huang Xiaoming wherever he went, and always be careful to show a wicked smile to those innocent little girls.

As he was lost in thought, the door opened, and Jessica, dressed in her pajamas, looked at Lin Ye with some surprise: "Dr. Lin?"

"Yes, it's me. I need to talk to you about something... Is now a bit inconvenient?"

Lin Ye noticed that Jessica's hair was also messy, as if she had just woken up. He wondered if Jessica had skipped work as well.

“Well, it’s convenient, but not inconvenient at all.” Jessica’s face was slightly flushed, and she took a step back. “If there’s anything important, please come in and talk to me.”

Lin Ye wasn't sure if his matter was important, but since Jessica had already extended an invitation, it meant there was nothing inconvenient about it. So he thanked her and went into Jessica's room.

“I didn’t expect anyone to come looking for me at this time, except for Instructor Dobermann,” Jessica said. “I only got back to Rhodes Island last night, so Instructor Dobermann gave me a day off to rest.”

"Did they go on a mission?"

Jessica hummed in agreement.

Lin Ye stopped walking in and scratched his head: "So I guess I'm still bothering you."

Jessica shook her head: "No, that's not true. Anyway, I should get up now. I've slept long enough."

As she spoke, Jessica walked to the window, drew back the curtains, and the dim room instantly became bright.

“Please have a seat, Dr. Lin Ye,” Jessica said. “I’ll go get you some snacks.”

"No need, no need," Lin Ye shook his head repeatedly. "I didn't come here for snacks, it's too much trouble."

“It’s okay, no trouble at all,” Jessica said. “I bought too much anyway, I can’t finish it all.”

Lin Ye: "..."

Ten minutes later, Lin Ye, having finished two milk biscuits, explained his purpose to Jessica.

"You need bullets again?" Jessica asked, somewhat surprised. "But I don't have any bullets of your caliber anymore. I already gave you some last time."

“Uh, this time I need a different type.” Before leaving, Lin Ye took one with him and handed it to Jessica. “It’s like this, and I don’t need you to give it to me. I just want to ask if you have any way to buy this kind of bullet. I will pay for it.”

Jessica took it, examined it carefully, and said, "A different caliber. Dr. Lin, did you get a new gun?"

"Yes."

"Ah, that's wonderful." Jessica genuinely looked envious. "I really want a new gun too, but unfortunately I can't buy one. What kind of new gun do you have?"

Lin Ye then asked her if she knew Exusiai from Penguin Logistics.

"Miss Exusiai? I've seen her before; she has a very enviable gun."

Lin Ye nodded: "My gun and hers are the same type."

Jessica was even more envious: "That's great. If someone were willing to give me a gun like that, I'd probably go crazy with joy."

Lin Ye scratched his head, looking embarrassed. "This was a gift from someone. Actually, I really didn't want to take it, since it's such a valuable item, but the person insisted, so I had no choice but to accept it. This gun is great in every way, except it only has fifty rounds of ammunition, so..."

"Fifty rounds?" Jessica nodded and said, "For Miss Exusiai's gun, fifty bullets would probably only last for ten seconds."

Lin Ye was taken aback: "Ten seconds?"

“Yes, I borrowed Exusiai’s gun from her. I pulled the trigger and more than twenty bullets were gone,” Jessica recalled. “Unlike my gun, which I have to fire one bullet at a time, its firepower is no match for Exusiai’s.”

Lin Ye's lips twitched slightly.

Fifty bullets equal... ten seconds?

He, a gun idiot, underestimated the Vector's rate of fire, but ten seconds seemed like an exaggeration. However, considering that Jessica had no reason to lie to him, the ten seconds must be true.

In other words, does his current ammunition allow him to be a real man for only ten seconds?

Thankfully, I came to find Jessica. Otherwise, if I had gone into battle with those fifty bullets, they would probably have been useless as firewood shortly after I pulled the trigger.

Lin Ye quickly asked, "Do you know where I can buy these bullets?"

“I do know that. In many places, Black Steel International has its own channels,” Jessica said.

Lin Ye finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Jessica wasn't an employee of Rhodes Island; she was sent to Rhodes Island by a mercenary group called Blacksteel International to learn about cooperation, much like Texas is currently on Rhodes Island, sent by Penguin Logistics. Rhodes Island has close partnerships with many groups, Blacksteel International and Penguin Logistics being among them.

"How much money will it cost?" Lin Ye asked again.

“These bullets don’t cost much,” Jessica said. “Compared to guns, bullets are much cheaper. A general-purpose bullet of this caliber would probably be…”

Jessica thought for a moment, then gave Lin Ye a rough estimate of the price.

Lin Ye felt a pang in his heart after hearing this.

As expected, what the rich woman meant by "not much money" was not the same as what he meant by "not much money," but fortunately, Lin Ye's current savings weren't entirely unaffordable. He roughly calculated in his mind that if he poured all his money into it, he could probably buy around a thousand rounds. But it didn't seem necessary to spend it all, so after hesitating for a while, he gritted his teeth and said to Jessica, "Then please approve 500 rounds for me first."

Jessica really wanted to say that 500 rounds of these general-purpose bullets wouldn't be enough; at least 10,000 rounds were needed. She had saved up a whole month's worth of snacks to buy 10,000 rounds to practice her marksmanship. However, seeing Lin Ye's pained expression, she couldn't bear to tell him the cruel truth. She thought she would have to try and negotiate herself; buying them from within Black Steel International shouldn't be impossible…

Probably.

Lin Ye had no idea that his request would put Jessica in a difficult position, because he was still agonizing over the cost of those five hundred bullets. If fifty bullets were only enough for the Vector to fire for ten seconds, then five hundred bullets would only last a minute? Half of his savings would only be enough for him to fire a pistol for a minute? No, a submachine gun for a minute, to be a real man for a minute? That was too painful. No wonder they say guns are toys for the rich; seeing it now, it was indeed true.

"By the way, Dr. Lin, have you really decided to buy this universal ammunition?" Jessica suddenly asked Lin Ye.

"Huh?" Lin Ye was taken aback. "What do you mean? Are there other types besides this universal ammunition?"

“Yes, wait a minute.” Jessica got up and went back to her room. A minute later, she came back with a small box in her hand. “Although the price of general-purpose bullets is cheap, their power is not very outstanding. When facing enemies of certain special races, they often can’t even penetrate their flesh at a distance.”

"There are people like this?"

The moment Lin Ye asked the question, he knew he had asked a pointless question. Just a few days ago, he had personally witnessed a head that even a Colt Python couldn't penetrate at close range. And in terms of single-shot power, the Colt Python should be superior to the Vector.

“There are such people, and many times I don’t know whether I should call them human,” Jessica said softly. “The gods clearly have different preferences for different races.”

Lin Ye agreed with Jessica's words, because he belonged to the weakest race in the Terra world, probably the eldest son that God hated the most.

“And to deal with these enemies, the Sakata have also modified their bullets.” Jessica opened the bullet box she had just taken from the house, and Lin Ye saw a row of red bullets inside. Jessica took one out and showed it to Lin Ye, “This is it, an Originium bullet made of special Originium. Both its penetration and power are much greater than that of general-purpose bullets, and most importantly, it will burn rapidly when it enters the body.”

Lin Ye was somewhat surprised: "Burning? What do you mean?"

“It’s exactly what it sounds like,” Jessica said. “I heard it’s fueled by blood and it devours the entire body of the person it hits.”

Lin Ye clicked his tongue: "Isn't that a bit too exaggerated?"

“Hmm…that’s certainly an exaggeration,” Jessica said with a smile. “If this bullet really had such exaggerated power, then the Angel race would have already been able to conquer the world.”

"Is that so? Then its real function..."

“I’ve used it a few times.” Jessica put the Originium Bomb back. “When facing some tricky enemies, the general-purpose bullets can’t take them down, but the Originium Bombs can kill them very well. Of course, it’s not as exaggerated as one bullet setting them on fire, but even the most powerful race will be crippled if the same part of their body is hit by a few Originium Bombs. The Originium Bomb can be said to be an all-around enhanced version of the general-purpose bullets.”

"I see." Lin Ye said thoughtfully, "Then what's the price of this Originium bomb...?"

Jessica called out another number.

Lin Ye fell silent.

After a long while, he scratched his head, looking quite embarrassed: "Um, could you give me ten shots?"

Jessica: "..."

Chapter 211 Playing with a sword is worse than playing with a gun (3K)