Chapter 14: Enter the second plot world
It is undoubtedly an extremely unfortunate thing to be trained by a glow stick-wielding Force cultist who is an angry dark side of the Force, a torment that is so painful that the instructor wants to make the trainee stronger, or just want to have fun torturing people, or both.
Regardless, no one wants to endure this kind of training for long periods of time except for another glow stick-wielding, angry Dark Side Force cultist.
He Xie was relieved that he didn't have to endure it for long: all he needed was physical training and combat reflexes, not too long, and they weren't trapped in a damn country cottage that they couldn't do much. And most importantly, they have to enter a second story.
He Xie got the news on the eighth day after entering the hut. Before the bracelet gave a hint, he had a little time to rest, and was fiddling with the weapons that Qin Lang and Guo Bo had made for him, which they had designed themselves, only exchanged for materials, and then used a machine in the corner of the room that looked like a dilapidated freezer was actually a 3D printer or something.
He Xie didn't like it. There is no doubt that this weapon is a modernized copy of the M41A pulse rifle used by the Colonial Marines of the Alien Second Division, which has a modified version of the popular tactical rail casing, Firing 8.6mm rounds and 25mm smart grenades, plus a full set of fire control systems and muzzle programming devices, as well as voice-based bullet switching from SWAT Judge's smart gun, the size is astonishingly large, and it is bulky, even though most of the parts are made of lightweight materials, and still weighs more than 12 kg, making it more suitable for the muscular protagonists of Hollywood action movies.
But He Xie is not the protagonist of a muscular action movie. Yes, he strengthened his body with 1,000 points, and now he can be considered strong, but compared to the governor, Rambo, or a certain wrestling champion, it still looks thin - of course, this problem is easy to put aside, what he can't accept is that, first, the weapon made by Qin Lang still fires ammunition with chemical energy, and second, its cost is 1500 points.
It turned out to be 1500 points!
He Xie's heart ached again, it hurt terribly, in the real sense of the word: the remaining 500 bonus points were obviously not enough to redeem or make a set of heavy armor that could provide security in the next plot world, and light ones would not work, so Qin Lang used them to make 4,000 rounds of bullets and 60 grenades.
"It's blackmail! Chiguoguo's blackmail! He grumbled loudly. After being tortured by Mo Fei for so many days, his good temper and fear all disappeared without a trace. "A rifle with bullets costs 2000! Why don't you grab it? Besides, Mo Fei's lightsaber only costs 3,000 points. β
"You think lightsabers should be a lot more expensive than automatic rifles?"
"Isn't it?"
"Of course." Qin Lang laughed and said slowly: "You have to figure out the pricing rules of the main god, power, killing distance and range, plus the requirements for users, this is the main thing." Lightsaber? Yes, it's cool and can pierce a lot of things, but it's a melee weapon and requires a lot of user requirements, at least a trained stormtrooper, but even then it will inevitably be defeated by another stormtrooper with a Z6 baton. Moreover, Mo Fei's lightsaber uses a built-in switch, which is not available to those who can't use the Force. β
"So it only takes 3000?"
"That's right, it's only 3,000, and even if it's an external switch lightsaber, it's only 3,500, but if you count the points of strengthening yourself into a Jedi or a Sith, that's a lot of investment." Qin Lang stopped, took a sip of water, and continued: "Firearms are the opposite, they have a long range, they are easy to operate, their lethality is determined by ammunition, and the requirements for users are relatively not so high, so the main god will increase their price, or weaken their performance in a similar price range." β
All for the sake of damn balance. This is easy to understand, and He Xie immediately thought of the reason.
His eyebrows were twisted. "Hell, this is a reincarnation world, not a competitive game."
"For the main god, maybe it's a competitive game."
"I think you're right." He Xie fell back into the sofa in a dejected manner, chirped for a while, and then sat up again. "But since you designed and built this gun yourself, why don't you make it a Gauss weapon? If you don't have enough points, you can completely remove some features. β
What he wanted to talk about was voice bullet switching. The SWAT Judge's smart gun is of course very cool in the movie, but if it is to be actually used, He Xie feels that it will not work at all - he really can't imagine how the small pistol with only one magazine can be loaded with so many bullets and switch at will.
What's more, the automatic rifle designed by Qin Lang itself has two calibers and can fire two types of ammunition separately, so switching bullet types is completely redundant.
"What's the point of this feature other than wasting points?" He continued to complain.
Qin Lang seemed to be amused by it. "Didn't you notice that your gun only has a trigger, and there is no fast or slow machine?"
"Huh?"
"The usefulness of that feature is to allow you to control two barrels with a single firing mechanism, as well as change the firing pattern." Qin Lang laughed, slapped the table, and after a long while, he continued: "As for the Gauss weapon, if you can find an additional 1,500 points, I can fulfill your request, but you must understand that the cost of using the Gauss weapon will increase significantly." β
"Why?"
"High-temperature resistant materials that can withstand aerodynamic friction at 6 times the speed of sound or even more are much more expensive than ordinary materials. But if the speed is less than 6 times the speed of sound, electromagnetic acceleration technology is meaningless, because the use of high-performance propellants can be as fast as chemical munitions with increased reload coefficients. β
He Xie still has some understanding of military affairs, so he naturally found a reference object. "Like a sub-caliber tail stabilized deshelling armor-piercing projectile used by a tank?"
"Correct." Qin Lang nodded, and then deliberately waited for a while, waiting for the moment when He Xie picked up the cup and drank water, "Speaking of which, the 8.6mm bullet I customized for you is a depleted uranium bullet." β
He Xie squirted all the water in his mouth on Guo Bo's head, who was sitting opposite him and competing with another can.
"What.the.f**k-" Guo Bo shouted angrily, but He Xie didn't care about him at all. "Depleted uranium shells? It's just crazy! β
His overly excited reaction made Qin Lang smile, and at the same time decided not to tell him another interesting little secret for the time being: those customized 25mm smart grenades were not loaded with ordinary explosives.
He would discover the secret for himself and be amazed.
Qin Lang smiled happily, holding the water glass, seriously admiring He Xie and Guo Bo's angry expressions, and at this time, he heard the prompt from the bracelet.
They heard the prompt at the same time.
"Enter the story world after 60 seconds, target location, Starship Troopers: Invasion, attention - enter the story world after 55 seconds, target location, Starship Troopers: Invasion, attention-"
βWhat.the.f**kοΌβ He Xie copied the sentence Guo Bo had just used, "Another surprise attack?" β
Immediately he realized that he didn't need to be surprised or angry. The Lord God they met was like that, everything would just start suddenly and then end abruptly. And this time, it gave 60 seconds of notice, which is undoubtedly a huge improvement.
60 seconds, a full minute! It couldn't have been better.
Before the countdown was over, He Xie had only time to do one thing: stuff his rifle into the bracelet's built-in storage. Qin Lang discovered this feature the day after he started training. This is another extremely sad story: most of the other squads will be guided by the Lord God, but they will have to figure it out on their own.
He Xie is lamenting his misfortune, and the scene changes in an instant. The country hut vanished, and he found himself inside a flying machine that was apparently a small transport plane, next to Qin Lang, Guo Bo, and Mo Fei, and opposite were four unfamiliar faces, two men and two women, wearing the same armor as motorized infantry, but looking like a rookie no matter how they looked.
When one of the middle-aged ladies started screaming, they were even more alike.
The only exception was the young lady. She seemed calm, not panicked by the sudden entry into an unfamiliar environment, and when He Xie looked at her carefully, he found that she was doing the same thing.
Odd. He Xie thought. She's so calm, not at all like a newcomer, but like a seasoned veteran of time-travel.
He began to wonder if the Lord God had made another mistake.
His attention to her only lasted for a moment, though, and there were more important things to deal with, such as a horrible source of noise.
"Keep your mouth shut and listen to me." Guo Bo shouted menacingly, partly because he was still angry about what had just happened, and partly because it was the result of his discussions with others earlierβin fact, it was his strong request. Guo Bo chose a role for himself: the political commissar of the squad.
It's none other political commissar, the kind of political commissar of the Human Empire of Warhammer 40K who is good at raising morale by shooting soldiers. In fact, this is a misconception, although not every commissar can resist the temptation to shoot some soldiers, but there are still people who are not so impulsive.
Follow the legendary hero Kaifas. According to Commissar Kane, none of his colleagues who liked to shoot soldiers would live long.
Of course, this has nothing to do with Guo Bo, to a large extent, he wants to play the kind of political commissar he thinks he is.
Just like it is now.
But the screaming lady apparently ignored his orders, and the two men treated him like air, and Guo Bo had to solve the problem in the way he did best: he picked up the rifle next to him β like their armor, the standard equipment of motorized infantry β and fired a shot at the cabin wall next to the noise source's ear.
The whole world fell silent.
Guo Bo turned his face sideways and showed a smug expression at He Xie and Qin Lang. "That's what I always say, quick negotiations."
He got two middle fingers up.