Chapter 231: Firearm Incident
The carriage drove briskly on the magic crystal road of the Southeast Star, and the carriage was filled with the brisk chatter and laughter of young boys and girls.
The situation of this mission is constantly reversed, even if they plan in advance for a long time, they can't resist the endless means of the overlord, but fortunately, Suna Oulu and others rescued in time, which did not lead to the annihilation of the whole army.
Overall, this mission is also thrilling, and everyone's mood is quite good.
But after arriving at the dormitory, everyone felt a strange gaze.
Most of these eyes came from the senior students, who used to look at the members of the Freshman League with envy, jealousy, or even resentment, but along the way, they had a smug look in their eyes, as if they were looking at a group of down-and-out people.
This immediately made Wang Yi and the others secretly feel a bad premonition.
Sure enough, before I reached the business district, I heard an unusual commotion over there. When I got closer, I saw that there were actually many people holding various banners at the entrance of the Alchemy Association to protest.
"Unscrupulous businessmen, junk firearms"
"Strongly resist the use of firearms, the use of firearms is harming others and oneself"
"Get the guns out of the Southeastern Star"
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A group of people holding banners and loudly protesting caused a large number of onlookers to watch, and it seems that the trend is intensifying.
Seeing this, Harvey immediately rushed over, grabbed the alchemy society member who was still calming the crowd and scolded angrily: "What is the situation, why do so many people come to us to protest." β
"Minister......" The man was stunned, as if he had seen a life-saving straw, and hurriedly cried: "Minister, you are back, there is a problem with the firearms we produced before, so these people have come to make trouble." β
"Something is wrong with firearms?" Wang Yi was also taken aback when he heard it, firearms are their focus, and they have always been very strict, how could there be a problem?
"The batch of Stern submachine guns we produced before was very simple in structure, and most of the parts were stamped and formed, so in order to speed up the progress and save time, so our assembly was completed by the students who came to work part-time, but I didn't expect that when we were sampling in the experiment, the Stern submachine guns were no problem, but after renting them to others, there were all kinds of problems, what jams, continuous failure, ineffective firing and the like, and even the biggest problem is the insurance invalidation, when the students were in use, they accidentally dropped the gun on the ground and caused the launch, so they also accidentally injured a few people, so it caused so many people to protestγ β
"What are they doing, President Slya, to hand over the assembly of the guns to the layman!And didn't they rent out the guns without commissioning them?Is this a mistake that our Alchemy Society would make?" Harvey was furious, eager to slap the member to death.
When Wang Yi heard this, he immediately slapped his head and shouted badly, he should have expected this situation. The Stern submachine gun was a very low-cost submachine gun developed by the British in order to make up for the large shortage of weapons after the Dunkirk retreat.
The biggest problem with the Stern submachine gun is the safety device, the early products are very easy to misfire, after equipping the troops, there are regulations that do not allow people equipped with the Stern submachine gun to walk in the middle of the team, but should walk in front of the team, so as to prevent misfire and injury.
And because the iron-making technology of the Gods and Demons Continent is not high, the steel used to produce this Stern submachine gun is not as good as that used on the earth, and the failure rate is naturally higher.
He only took out the Stern submachine gun before because it was simple and easy to build, but did not consider its practicality and safety, which was really his mistake.
Thinking of this, Wang Yigang wanted to comfort Harvey for a few words, but saw a few people walking out of the crowd, led by Stan, Filip, Randy and Nansjie from the other four major associations.
"Hehe, Minister Harvey, you're finally back, otherwise we wouldn't know who to turn to. Fili covered his lips and smiled.
Harvey was so smart that he immediately understood what was going on. Although there is indeed a problem with firearms, with the prestige of the Alchemy Association, no one dares to make trouble in front of the door like this.
Since so many people are coming prepared at this moment, it is obvious that these four major associations are behind the back, in order to bring down their gun rental business.
"It turns out that a few of you are secretly instigating, so I'll just talk about a little product problem, how can you make such a big fuss. Harvey sneered.
At this moment, he was really angry, and he didn't bother to act with the other party according to the usual negotiation routine.
"Haha, this junk firearm you made yourself has hurt people, do you blame us for making trouble?" Starhaha laughed.
"Hmph, it's true that we're at the expense this time, but you don't think that coming over and pulling a few banners will make our Alchemy Society fall in trouble, right?" Harvey said coldly.
"What's the matter? If there is a problem with your product, we are not allowed to protest? Because your Alchemy Association is powerful, you don't want to compensate?" Nan Sijie also said with a smile, looking like a smiling tiger.
"The Alchemy Association is powerful, then our Wolves Association is going to compare to see who is more powerful, the people of our association have been injured with your products, and we are not afraid to make trouble at the top of the academy." Randy snorted coldly, but his cold gaze kept staring at Wang Yi behind Harvey.
"Senior......" Wang Yigang wanted to speak, but was stopped by Harvey.
Harvey's gaze swept over everyone's faces, and then he said slowly: "Aren't you making trouble for a long time to compete with our Alchemy Association? β
The four associations listened, looked at each other, and then Filip came out and said with a smile: "It is worthy of Minister Harvey, he has courage, since this is the case, we will also say it directly, our requirements are very simple, first, provide thirty firearms and matching ammunition to our four major associations free of charge every month." β
"Second, the people of our four major associations should have priority when they come to rent firearms, and enjoy the same benefits as the current New Life Alliance. β
"Third, the partnership with the New Life League is now canceled, and it is forbidden to rent firearms from the New Life League. β
"Fourth, give each of us members who were injured by your guns 10,000 mana points, that's not much, right?"
Hearing these requests, not only Harvey, but even Wang Yi and others laughed angrily, this is not just a lion's big mouth, it is simply a beheading and bloodletting.
"Didn't you wake up?" Harvey's eyes widened and he said angrily, "I'll change the fourth one to 50,000 mana points per person, and don't even think about the other three." β
"It's okay if you don't agree, but aren't you afraid that we'll get into trouble with the academy's higher-ups and make your gun rental business completely ruined, or even allow you to produce guns?" Stan laughed, clenching his fists.
When Harvey heard this, he suddenly laughed and said: "Then you guys make trouble, it's just a problem of a weapon malfunctioning and hurting people, and you yourself are partly responsible for using it improperly, and this situation has not happened to the alchemy tools we sell, go ahead, go and make trouble with the top of the academy, we will wait." β
After saying that, as soon as he put his hands in, he stood at the door and looked at the people of the four major associations with a provocative gaze.
Because Stan's words suddenly reminded him that Wang Yi had said that the academy's top brass had taken care of firearms and were about to ban them, the threat of the four associations was not so scary to him.
"Do you really think we don't dare to make trouble at the Academy?" Nan Sijie smirked.
"Please...... Go back and go straight, turn left at the intersection, don't send, thank you. As soon as Harvey stretched out his hand, he made a gesture of please, and immediately made the four major associations unpopular.
Just as Randy and the others were about to go berserk, they heard someone in the distance waving a scroll and shouting and running over.
"Big news, big news, the academy announcement has come down, guns are not allowed to be used in missions!"
When everyone heard this, they were all stunned, and then the audience was in an uproar. The people of the four major associations immediately smiled and applauded one by one, while the Alchemy Association seemed to know about it, and they all had gloomy faces and did not speak.
The man ran to the door of the Alchemy Society, and then panted and tore open the scroll. Then I saw the light shine brightly, shining on the whole audience, and then a line of words appeared in the air.
"Due to the Alchemy Association's new alchemist, firearms, the power of the weapon is too huge, which affects the effect of the mission experience, it is hereby announced that it is forbidden for students to use firearms to complete the task in the task, otherwise the task will be counted as a failure, and the punishment will be calculated separately. β
Seeing this announcement, everyone was in their hearts, the original good way to complete the task and obtain magic points did not work at the moment, this light-hearted prop was like a flash in the pan, and after the fanaticism, it lost its attraction to everyone again.
"Haha, it's still the academy fair, this kind of weapon that disrupts the balance should be banned. β
"That's it, is it still called training to use firearms to complete tasks? We're magicians. β
The people of the four major associations laughed when they heard the news, because in the whole academy, in terms of the least number of firearms they used, naturally it had little impact.
However, seeing the angry eyes of the other onlookers, they still closed their mouths one after another, at this moment their target is the Alchemy Association, if it causes the public anger of these students who have lost the right to use firearms because of the announcement, it will not be good.
"Harvey, God doesn't like you, and now the school won't let you live. Nansjie smirked.
Harvey's face was cold, he didn't expect the academy to issue this notice at this juncture, which made them very passive.
"You see, in the future, the firearm thing is finished, and everyone will no longer need it, so let's go back to the way before and work hard to cultivate our magic. Stan stands up and shouts to all the onlookers.
"Hehe, does that mean that the props that a certain association relies on to survive are gone, and we can start a martial arts competition against them again?" Randy stared at Wang Yi with a cold smile on his cold gaze.
When everyone heard this, they suddenly looked at Wang Yi and others at the scene. Once they lose their guns, won't the people of the New Alliance all turn back to magic point extractors who can invite martial arts at will?
After Wang Yi looked at the glowing words in the sky, he was holding his chin and thinking about something. Hearing Randy's threatening words, Harvey immediately stepped forward and said, "What do you mean, Randy, the Freshman Alliance and our Alchemy Association are cooperative, and if you want to move them, then you have to pass our level." β
"Hehe, Harvey, although you are the head of the Alchemy Association's Department of Commerce, can you represent everyone in the Alchemy Association alone?" Filip smiled and hugged his female companion beside him and said: "The interests of the Ministry of Commerce are paramount, it may have been the firearms that the New Alliance would provide to you in the past, but the firearms are no longer usable, even if you agree, will the people below you agree to spend a lot of energy and material resources to protect a weak association for some useless firearms?"
Harvey was dumbfounded, what Filip said did make sense, under normal circumstances, even if he had a good relationship with President Slya and Wang Yi and others, for the benefit of the association, a weapon with no use value would not allow them to mobilize the power of the association to support.
But is this normal now? Not really!
After reading the announcement for a long time, Wang Yi finally determined the idea in his heart. He stepped forward and raised his hand to signal the restless crowd to calm down.
"Everyone, be quiet, it's not as bad as you think. β
"Isn't it bad that the guns don't work?" Nansjie sneered and sarcastically.
Wang Yi glanced at him, unmoved, and then said to everyone: "Everyone, please take a closer look at this announcement. β
"The content of the announcement is that firearms are too much of an auxiliary effect for students to perform tasks, so the school prohibits the use of firearms. But does the school say it's forbidden to wear firearms?"
Everyone was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly looked at the words in the sky again.
"See, the academy only said that it is forbidden to use firearms to complete the mission! What does this mean? It means that you can't use firearms to kill enemies to complete tasks, but it doesn't say that you can't use firearms to defend yourself!"
Everyone suddenly realized and immediately understood what Wang Yi meant. It is not allowed to kill enemies with guns to complete the mission, but the trainees can still wear firearms for self-defense and use them for self-protection at the last minute. That would lead to the failure of the mission, but it's much better than losing your life in the mission.
Thinking of this, hope was rekindled in everyone's lost eyes.
"So, although you can't use guns to cheat and complete tasks, you can still use guns to defend yourself and improve your survival rate. Moreover, the academy did not say that it was forbidden for students to use firearms in martial arts competitions, so firearms were still the same as other alchemists, and they could be carried, so ...... Senior Randy, I'm afraid you're going to be disappointed. Speaking of this, Wang Yi opened his mouth and showed his mouthful of white teeth and smiled at Randy.
Seeing that Wang Yi was able to turn the tables, Harvey couldn't help laughing, stepped forward and continued: "So don't be nervous, the rental of firearms continues, but the academy is right, guns are foreign objects after all, we are all magicians, and improving our strength is the most important thing." And this time the problem of the Stern submachine gun has also exposed the shortcomings of our rush to produce firearms, so we will learn from this lesson and strictly control the production and circulation of firearms, please rest assured. As for the students who were injured by our firearms this time, our Alchemy Association will compensate with 50,000 magic points per person, and today we will release the last firearm rental quota, and the next distribution will be after we have fully controlled the performance of the firearms. β
With that, he took a step back and made way to the store.
The onlookers paused for a moment, and after looking at each other and looking at me, I don't know who took the lead, and suddenly a swarm of bees began to pour into the store, in order to naturally snap up the last place to buy firearms.
The people of the four major associations couldn't help but grit their teeth one by one and were angry when they saw that the momentum they had built up was actually broken by Harvey's wave of places.
The onlookers are only thinking about grabbing places at the moment, how can they care about the problem of firearms, the Alchemy Association has a lot of money and gives 50,000 magic points, and they regret that it is not themselves who have the problem.
"Hmph, you think that gathering a crowd to make trouble can make our Alchemy Association suffer? After staying in the Ministry of Commerce for so long, I understand human nature. Harvey looked at the deflated appearance of the four associations, and secretly smiled proudly in his heart.