Ark Journey

So, W spent this wonderful morning fighting with numerical monsters.

At noon, during the break, while Xue Zhi was making lunch, W told him his guesses and thoughts.

As a person who has received higher education, Xue Zhi instinctively felt that something was wrong: "Ah? Is there any scientific basis for this?"

After all, if that were true, wouldn't the prostitutes in Scar Mall be invincible? He saw quite a few of them that time, and the race of those heavily made-up women was the same as W's.

Because there were no outsiders around, W leaned next to Xue Zhi, playing with his tail and saying, "I think it makes sense. Look, doesn't it fit the legend?"

Xue Zhi, who was about to deny it, suddenly remembered a sentence, that is, the legends on the land of Terra are all true: "Legend? This thing... Hey, you know what, this thing is really possible."

Seeing that Xue Zhi agreed with what he said, W's eyes lit up: "Then let's finish our meal..."

“Set variables, do nothing for a few days, and see if your data increases; then work hard and see the results.”

W, who had already tasted the sweetness of it, immediately hugged Xue Zhi's arm to show his displeasure: "Don't even think about it. It's not like you can't do it. Even if I give up this, you can't run away. Anyway, we've been through this for so many years. It doesn't matter if you have more or less strength."

Even though she was wrapped in her soft breasts, Xue Zhi, who still held the pot steadily, joked, "Then haven't we gotten through all these years of doing nothing?"

W said calmly, "This is different."

It is obviously unlikely to expect a woman who could roll in the mud, lick blood on the tip of a knife, and fight for survival every day when she was a child to blush and be embarrassed because of a sentence in this regard.

After covering the pot, Xue Zhi, with her hands free, began to replace things: "Let's not talk about this anymore. If you want to become stronger, I have plenty of ways to do it."

【-twenty four】

W let go of Xue Zhi's arm, intending to see what he would do.

A huge iron felt that was not known to be stolen from the Phantom Knight Maze or the Evil Spirit Tower, and five light blue boxes were placed on the ground by Xue Zhi.

"Give me your dagger. Also... go to the tent and take off your camouflage uniform. Take only the coat and shoes. I'll treat them with Originium Technique."

"Oh."

W did as he was told.

Soon, before Xue Zhi could find something usable from the pile of enchantment books in the diamond box, W handed over a pile of clothes that were still warm.

"Put it over there first."

It didn't take Xue Zhi much time to find enough enchantment books.

Then, he enchanted the dagger, aiming for Sharpness V, Durability III, Fire Aspect II, and Experience Repair I.

These are the most common attributes. If one book cannot achieve them, two books can be used together.

But what’s interesting is that enchantment actually requires points. Could it be that the essence of points is similar to experience, or soul energy?

【-twenty four】

After a crisp ding sound, the battle-hardened dagger flashed with a faint blue light.

"Okay, you can try it first. It should be able to cut into the shield easily. It has flame and automatic repair Originium skills attached to it. You can get familiar with it."

After returning the dagger to W, Xue Zhi took out a shield that she had seized previously from the warehouse and placed it on the ground, then continued to enchant the clothes.

W, holding a dagger, walked hesitantly to the thick shield that was as tall as a person, and then activated the Originium skill on the dagger. Suddenly, high temperature appeared on the blade and distorted the surrounding air.

"Amazing."

With an exclamation of praise, W bent his waist and exerted force, suddenly cutting in from the side of the shield.

Normally she could only make scratches on the large shield, but this time the dagger cut it directly in the middle, and the cut part was clearly in a molten state.

Pulling out the dagger easily, W watched as the dagger, which still hadn't changed, switched its effects. The high temperature disappeared, and some minor damage on the dagger caused by long-term use began to repair itself.

"Good stuff."

After putting away the dagger, W returned to Xue Zhi. He had already enchanted the camouflage uniform with Explosion Protection IV, Durability III and Experience Repair I, which were specially designed for W. As for the protection against other things, he should just wear a Kevlar bulletproof vest and ceramic plates. There were conflicts in the enchantments, and it was impossible to add all the protection and the like.

"I have enhanced the explosion-proof capability of this suit. Although I don't encourage you to play with extremely close-range explosions, I believe you will not refuse."

When W heard Xue Zhi say this, his eyes lit up.

"Enhance? How much?"

“It’s hard to quantify, you can try it yourself.”

Xue Zhi touched his chin and thought of a good idea. He waved his hand to summon a ball of water, and then quickly turned it into the shape of a W. As a man who had in-depth communication with her every night, Xue Zhi knew her physical condition very well, including her physiological limits.

"Put on your clothes and start blasting. I will control the water flow to be blurry and not disperse, so as to facilitate multiple tests."

"I knew you were reliable."

After kissing Xue Zhi on the lips, W happily went to play in the water with his clothes in his arms.

Chapter 43: The Calm Before the Storm (2)

The sound of explosions continued throughout the afternoon after dinner. W experimented with extraordinary rigor to see the effects of explosions of various angles and degrees on the avatar.

"What are you doing?"

"Oh, Hedley, you're back. I got some new stuff for W, and she's trying to get familiar with how to use it."

The sun was setting, and Hedley, who had gone to hand in a mission, finally came back.

Without continuing to watch the explosion, Hedley handed a small box to Xue Zhi: "Okay, these are yours. The balance from Babel Tower has come down, and we sold some of the things you didn't want, and finally added some to make it whole for you."

Taking the small box, Xue Zhi found five dark green pure source stones inside. He carefully put them away and said, "You are so generous, Captain."

Hedley waved his hand: "You deserve it. Also, are you free now? We are going to divide the guns we got last time. You can choose first."

"If you have time, it's okay to pick a few more, right?"

"of course can."

Hearing that they could divide the spoils, Xue Zhi was also very much looking forward to it. He called W, who had not had much rest all afternoon, to come over, and the three of them walked towards the center of the camp together.

On the way, Hedley talked with the two about the information he got on the way.

"There may be a large-scale battle about to begin."

"How big is it? Compared to the last time we helped guard the wing."

"It needs to be bigger. The quartermaster at Babel Tower said that they are collecting a large amount of various military supplies recently. Whether you rob or buy them, as long as you can hand them in, you will get a high reward."

"Tsk, what a hassle. I don't know what kind of mission that hooded man will give us."

While W and Hedley were discussing, Xue Zhi suddenly had a premonition that Theresa might be dying soon and Babel Tower was about to fail.

But what does it have to do with him? He doesn't know the right and wrong of the matter, and his power may not be enough to change the situation.

After a brief chat on the way, the three of them came to the place where they were going to divide the spoils. It was an open space that was used to store various medicines yesterday, but today it was filled with various captured guns and weapons.

There were about 110 people in the Sakata convoy yesterday, and each of them carried at least two firearms.

Xue Zhi naturally picked out the weapons from the pile. In the end, he selected five, one HG, one SMG, one AR, two RFs, one old-fashioned bolt-action sniper rifle, and one new-fashioned one.

After storing all the guns in the warehouse, Xue Zhi walked back to Hedley's side.

"that's it."

"No more picking two?"

"That's not necessary, but I remember you also picked up those damaged guns. Where did you put them?"

Swords and knives have no mercy, and there will always be clumsy mercenaries who will break precious firearms, and these broken things are of basically no value.

Hedley didn't understand Xue Zhi's thoughts: "You mean those junks? What do you want them for?"

Xue Zhi made up a lie that might be the truth: "Yan Country has been trying to imitate firearms, but the effect is so-so. Now I want to give it a try. There is always a useful part to be found in that pile of junk."

"Okay, I'll send someone to put it next to your tent when the time comes."

"Thank you, captain."

At night, Xue Zhi and W, who had received their new toy, were playing with it in the tent. This thing was similar in structure to a gun, except that the part that fired the bullet was changed from a firing pin to a structure related to Originium technology.

To be honest, regarding the "guns" and related things on this land, Xue Zhi had a very difficult time when watching the plot of Operation Originium Dust. This land could not produce gunpowder, but those brought by Team Rainbow could still be used, which was very strange.

Regardless of the principle behind this, the result is that the infected lose some power when resisting oppression. Weapons that can be mass-produced industrially are definitely much stronger and more convenient to use than Originium techniques.

After putting away the unusable gun, Xue Zhi directly exchanged two guns and a tin box of bullets. He planned to go and shoot his pistols for fun. It was still early anyway, so he didn't have to worry about disturbing others with the gunshots. "Come on, W, I'll show you Yan Country's latest research results on guns."

Looking at the huge thing in Xue Zhi's hand that looked no different from a gun, W asked in confusion: "Huh?"

After finding a place, W watched Xue Zhi take out the shield that had been stabbed in the morning and insert it not far away. Then he opened the tin box, revealing the yellow bullets inside.

Xue Zhi squatted aside and removed the magazine of the Desert Eagle in her hand. This kind of powerful firearm that fires .44 Magnum pistol bullets can usually only be used perfectly by a strong man like Schwarzenegger on Earth, but on Terra, I believe that a thin girl can do it.

"Load the bullets first. I think you should know how to use it. This is different from the guns used by Sakota. It is activated by a purely mechanical structure and does not require special Originium skills, so ordinary people can use it normally. This is the latest research result of Yan Country. Because the gunpowder is too difficult to prepare, it has not been popularized."

"Ah."

W nodded. She looked at the huge but light object in her hand with some curiosity. It had firm curves and a bright luster. Its handle was even covered with genuine leather that felt very good. It was obviously a work of fine craftsmanship.

He loaded the magazine, pulled the holster, turned on the safety, imitated the aiming postures of the Sakatas, adjusted his body, and then pulled the trigger.

A loud gunshot was heard, and a dent immediately appeared on the shield, but Xue Zhi was much more violent. His hands were so fast that he almost turned the semi-automatic weapon into full-automatic. The seven-round magazine was emptied in an instant, and each round fell in the same place under his strong control and vision.

But even so, this shield that was easily cut by the enchanted dagger was still not penetrated by the bullet. The Terrans have certain attainments in materials science. If they are paired with users who can use metal-enhanced Originium skills, then all the individual light weapons that Xue Zhi can take out will be eclipsed.

W, who had also finished firing her bullets, came to the shield. She frowned as she looked at the bullet marks on it. "Isn't the power too small? Although the recoil is also small, it can only hit targets with light armor?"

Xue Zhi nodded: "That's right, lack of power is also a big problem."

This land was filled with brave men who could charge forward wearing heavy armor and shields. These broken guns could not penetrate anything except large-caliber anti-material weapons, even if Xue Zhi took out a 09 shotgun loaded with tungsten steel shotgun shells.

Without worrying about the power, W reloaded the magazine: "But it's quite fun to shoot, and it's easier to use than a rapid-fire crossbow."

Xue Zhi squatted down and picked up a handful of bullets: "If you like it, keep it. I'll get the holster for you to equip yourself later."

W tilted his head and kissed Xue Zhi on the corner of her lips: "Thank you very much."

Chapter 44: The Calm Before the Storm (3)

Xue Zhi swapped out a set of quick-draw holsters and looked at the instructions before putting them on W. The huge size of the Desert Eagle made it difficult to find a suitable holster, but it was basically impossible to use other pistols against Terra Man, so Xue Zhi still spent some time finding a usable one.

Glancing at W, who was fully equipped with weapons in order to choose a suitable position, Xue Zhi nodded in admiration: "Now you finally look like a well-equipped elite warrior."

Although the various equipment seemed a little bulky, it was the most comfortable state for W herself, and the weight was no problem for her at all. The bag Xue Zhi gave her also provided a place to store the heaviest explosives.

It's just that it lacks some information equipment, and a single soldier cannot guide long-range fire or aerospace support, so it's still missing something. However, there are no heavily armored targets like tanks here, so there is no support. If it doesn't work, let W call him and he will act as a fixed turret to provide support.

After stretching his body and making sure that the various weapons would not affect his movements or interfere with each other, W took them off: "I am an elite warrior anyway."

After collecting their equipment, W and Xue Zhi, who had already used up half a box of bullets, returned to the tent.

"Xue Zhi, do you think the battle Hedley mentioned will be severe?"

"Yes, you have to be mentally prepared, W. Both sides may invest a lot of manpower to decide the outcome of this battle."

Xue Zhi hid half of his words, that is, Theresa might be assassinated, but he couldn't understand, a legendary hero like Theresa would die from assassination, what level of assassin would be needed to do that, the kings and generals here are really brave.

"Even you feel so, ever since Hedley told me about it, I've been feeling uneasy, as if something big has happened."

"Uneasy?"

Xue Zhi, who was packing things in the tent, stopped. What did W expect?

He put down the things in his hands, took W into his arms and comforted him, "Well, this is always the case before a big war. Don't worry too much. Besides, we are just a mercenary team of less than a thousand people. It's not our turn to fight head-on."

W, who was held in Xue Zhi's arms, nodded. She leaned against Xue Zhi's body and pulled his hand over to put on her lower abdomen. In addition to Xue Zhi liking this action, it also gave her a sense of security: "Yeah."

Xue Zhi could feel the smoothness of W's skin through her clothes. Suddenly, her palm touched a small hard object.

"Has your oripathy come back again?"

"Really? Maybe it's because I've been practicing too much in the past few days. But I don't feel it."

W lifted up her clothes and saw an Originium crystal protruding from her lower abdomen. Tissues that had been diseased before were more likely to become diseased again.

When Xue Zhi lowered her head, she glanced at the blood imaging device on her neck, and the value displayed on it was 0.20.

"It's not a big deal. Come and drink this. It won't make you sleepy."

Xue Zhi took out a tube of purifying water of a darker color, which was the product of three times dilution.

The purified water that W drank before actually had flaws. Although the Originium was eroding the infected person's illness, it was also maintaining the body. The high concentration of purified water would remove the Originium on the internal organs. If the damaged organs were not repaired in time or the lost substances were not replenished, the infected person might die from multiple organ failure.

"feed me."

Xue Zhi put the test tube next to W's mouth, but she did not move. Instead, she turned around and tapped Xue Zhi's lips.