Leng Ziming was not a real magical equipment expert. However, as a gun expert, he probably knew more about the guns that he regarded as his life than the refiner who crafted them. * Sizzle *
Besides, Leng Ziming had modified the two gold pistols a lot. Even though Li Yao had seen the original version, it was still an extremely difficult challenge for him.
In the scorching black fog, Li Yao's voice was still unhurried.
"Okay."
The other four retreated to the four corners of the training room and waited with bated breath.
"Ding!"
Hong Tong manipulated gravity and made the two barbells crash into each other. A crisp sound echoed.
The match began!
Not only did the black fog block their vision, but it also severely interfered with the probing of their Divine Senses.
The four of them could not see what was happening inside the black fog. All they could hear was a series of noises.
At first, there was the sound of wind breaking, as if two storms were roaring crazily inside the black fog.
It was the sound of two people blinking and selecting the components they needed in the black fog.
A moment later, there was a series of clanking noises.
It was the sound of two people flicking the components they did not need to each other in order to disturb each other's collection.
About half a minute later, there was a series of cracking noises, as if two metal beasts were having a meal.
The two of them started assembling the pistols!
Although they could not see the expressions of the two, the four of them could still picture the two focused and cold faces of the two at the same time in their minds.
They were so nervous that their hearts almost stopped beating, fearing that they would miss even the slightest sound.
One minute and forty-three seconds later, a soft cracking noise echoed in a corner of the darkness.
Then, all the noises in the black fog came to an abrupt halt, except for Leng Ziming's heavy breathing.
As for Li Yao … He was like a ghost that had completely melted into the black fog. There was no way that anyone could sense his existence.
Leng Ziming's dry voice came over from the black fog.
"It's impossible for your movements to be faster than mine."
"These two golden pistols have been modified by me. Each of them has 327 components, but at least 272 components are needed to activate them. The rest were added to ensure range and stability. "
"I've already completed the assembly of two hundred and sixty-five components. There's only seven left. There's no reason for you to be faster than me!"
"More importantly, I've already grabbed all the bullets in my hand. This is also the reason why I'm slower than you in selecting the components by 5.4 seconds. There are no bullets in your gun at all. Even if you're pointing it at my head, what can you do?"
The black fog was silent for a moment. Li Yao's calm voice rang out.
"Firstly, the two pistols you are using are 'Hurricane Model VII', which was refined by 'Grand Wind Hall' seventeen years ago. They have a long shooting range, great power, and a solid structure. It is convenient for the user to carve more rune arrays and modify them. It is indeed a piece of classic gun-type magical equipment that has been specially modified by you. I added 27 special components that I polished myself. "
"However, this pistol doesn't need 272 components to be activated. Under extreme circumstances, 231 components are enough."
"Of course, in this case. There is no accuracy to speak of, and the range is also within twenty meters. It is also very easy to cause an explosion due to the lack of array glyphs and the instability of the structure. "
"However. Since I'm pointing it at your head, the range and the precision are both unnecessary. Therefore, I've omitted all the components. "
"Secondly, you did take away all the bullets of the pistols. Therefore, I replaced the barrels of the 'Hurricane VII' with those of the storm bolter. The bullets used are explosive bullets, which are more powerful than before. At such a distance, even a Building Foundation Stage Cultivator can blow up the head of a Building Foundation Stage Cultivator with one shot.
Leng Ziming sounded very unconvinced.
"Although the Hurricane Model VII is a heavy pistol, its components are not compatible with the barrel of the storm bolter. Besides, you are using a powerful explosive bullet of spiritual energy. I'm afraid that the odds of an explosion are more than fifty percent!"
Li Yao's voice was as calm as ever.
"Not fifty percent, but eighty percent. To be more exact, once I pull the trigger, there is an 84% chance that the gun will explode due to the lack of stabilizing rune arrays and the overload of spiritual energy.
"However, after my assembly, I'm very confident that the bullet will be triggered before the explosion!
"For a Building Foundation Stage Cultivator, the best that can happen to a Building Foundation Stage Cultivator is that one of their hands will be blown apart. As long as they are treated in time, there is a high chance that their hand will be as good as new.
"Even if their entire hand is blown up, they can still install an artificial arm.
"But if their head is blown apart, they won't be able to survive even if a crystal processor is installed in their skull.
"Therefore, I think that the risk of an explosion in exchange for an opportunity to blow up the enemy's head is a good deal."
Hong Tong turned on the ventilation system of the training room. The black fog was soon sucked away.
In a corner of the training room, Leng Ziming was holding a dazzling gold pistol that was about to be completed. But he could only watch a thick barrel being pointed at his head.
Behind the barrel of the gun was something that could not be called a "gun" at all. It was a mess that was put together from all over the place.
But nobody doubted that a fatal bullet could be shot out of the 'object'.
"Captain."
Leng Ziming rolled his eyes and managed to put on a smile. "I think that Mr. Li Yao is more than qualified to join Team Blue Bronze. With him, we will never run out of magical equipment on the battlefield. I have a feeling that even if he is given a wok of spiritual energy, he will be able to modify it into a piece of fatal magical equipment."
"Indeed."
Li Yao nodded his head. He moved the gun that he had randomly assembled away from Leng Ziming's forehead and said, "I've designed some crystal bombs that are disguised as wok and rice cooker. They are perfect for indoor traps."
Hong Tong and the other three looked at each other.
Yan Yangtian whistled. A harmless smile appeared on Ba Weiqi's face. Everybody's eyes glowed brightly.
"Welcome to Team Blue Bronze!"
Hong Tong burst into laughter and gave Li Yao a big hug.
What came next was some procedures.
Li Yao signed a contract with Team Blue Bronze and received a lot of private combat videos of the members of Team Blue Bronze. Of course, he also provided detailed personal files, including the abilities that he was adept at.
On the battlefield of the Occult Orbs … The tacit understanding and cooperation between teammates always came first.
"Proficient in the study of primeval runes …"
"Proficient in the identification of primeval spiritual beasts and rare treasures …"
"Proficient in the study of primeval puppets …"
"Proficient in the identification and repair of primeval magical equipment …"
"Proficient in the identification and usage of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures …"
Hong Tong was so excited that he couldn't help but exclaim, "Great!
If you are truly an expert in the identification of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures and the study of primeval magical equipment, we will definitely be able to join the Occult Orbs. We can try our luck at the 'Secret Treasure Exchange'! "
Li Yao raised his eyebrow.
"Secret Treasure Exchange?"
He had heard the name before in the Bountiful Treasures Pavilion in the black market of Serpent City. It was a trade fair for the exchange of defective magical equipment and unappraised treasures.
At that time, the manager of the Bountiful Treasures Pavilion told him that the Secret Treasure Exchange of the Bountiful Treasures Pavilion was not the largest one in the Federation.
The largest Secret Treasure Exchange of the Federation was held in a place named 'Oddity City' on the Grand Desolate Plateau.
Hong Tong smiled.
"You are a refiner. You must've heard of the Secret Treasure Exchange of the Federation before. Chances are that you've been to Oddity City before.
"However, even the Secret Treasure Exchange of the Oddity City. It's just a place where the goods that we don't want are traded.
"Most of the so-called secret treasures are excavated from the Occult Orbs by Orb Patrollers. Of course, we are the first to pick the treasures!
"A large-scale Secret Treasure Exchange of the Federation is held in Empyreal Star City every month. If the Orb Patrollers are there to buy the treasures, they will enjoy a great discount. Only the secret treasures that we don't want will be sold to the outside world!
"In the past, there were no experts in Team Blue Bronze who were adept at Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures. Therefore, we barely attended the Secret Treasure Exchange of the Federation. We just went there for fun.
"Now, we finally have an expert. We will definitely go shopping in the next Secret Treasure Exchange of the Federation!
"However, right now, let me introduce our target to you!"
While talking, Hong Tong led Li Yao to a small meeting room next to the training room.
A fixed crystal processor was placed in the middle of the meeting room. It maintained a minimal connection with the mainframe crystal processor of Empyreal Star City, allowing it to retrieve some information that was not highly confidential.
"Shua!"
What appeared on the light beam … It was a shocking picture.
Deep inside the boundless sea of stars, a swirling nebula was condensed into a swirling swirl.
What was weird was that there seemed to be a giant eyeball at the center of the swirl, which was staring at the outside of the light beam without blinking. It was projecting a soul-stirring force.
At the center of the 'pupil' was a grey planet.
Although it was just a picture, Li Yao still felt that he was being stared at. His heart was beating fast, and he couldn't help but think of killing.
Hong Tong said,
"This is an Occult Orb discovered with the 'Phantom Star Eye' more than nine thousand lightyears away from the Tian Yuan Realm."
The Phantom Star Eye was a piece of very special magical equipment that embodied the most powerful probe techniques of the Tian Yuan Realm. It could send the information it detected back to the Tian Yuan Realm instantly.
In the past hundred years, the space exploration techniques of the Xing Yao Federation had been developing rapidly. Countless Phantom Star Eyes had been launched to explore the boundless space.
The cost of launching a Phantom Star Eye was one tenth of the cost of launching a star shuttle, and it could be projected further away.
Therefore, the Phantom Star Eye had become the vanguard of the exploration of Occult Orbs.
Only when the Phantom Star Eye detected the existence of an Occult Orb that was of certain value would a star shuttle be sent to carry the Orb Patrollers to explore it.
"This is the furthest and largest Occult Orb that the Xing Yao Federation has ever discovered. It is also the one with the most intense spiritual waves. According to the estimation of the experts, it was very likely a critical battlefield in the renaissance war of mankind ten thousand years ago, an important base of the Star Ocean Imperium, or a breeding ground for rarely-seen Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.
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