"ROAR!" 2 out of 20 shells within the first magazine hits the target, leaving the Devourer in an injured condition. Although it lost a limb, for a creature about 8 to 10 meters in height, the size remained as a problem to other survivors.
Furthermore, the Devourer is not a mindless creature like the living dead walking around searching for food. It knows how to hunt, sneak, or choosing the most vulnerable target to attack.
Injured and weakened, the Devourer left the vicinity. But it still takes the survivors more than 10 minutes to feel safe and coming out from their hiding spot. After making sure that the creature is no longer around, the survivors divided into a few smaller groups and left the area hastily.
This is because the Devourer is tenacious bast*rd that will not stop after attacking one place. That is why the survivors are rushing back to their base and bolster its defense.
Plus, being cautious helps to keep them survive a little longer.
The business today is disturbed for sure. Even to Xicheng Base or Blood Wolf Base, paying a visit to this area that recently suffered an attack by a Mutated Creature is a foolish act.
He returned to his own world after 12am.
Although the business is disturbed by the Devourer, it was not as unfortunate as one would have thought. Adding together the 125 cores earned from Dan Mi with his today's sale, that's a 155 Red Meteorite Cores in total.
Along with the 87 cores yesterday, that's 212 altogether.
Still, nothing beats his expectation from the workshop today. And that's because not only the survivors brought back five standalone items, but because amongst what was listed in the receipt is a gun.
Zhang Qin Feng activated the Tinkerer's Workbench and tapped into the [Blueprint] selection.
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[1.1] Tianlang Electronic's Meteorite Battery (2nd-Gen Anode Connection)
[1.2] Tianlang Electronic's Battery-Bank Module
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[2] Military Expertise Co. General Recovery (Effienciency-3%)
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[3] Daschund Manufacturing Trial Server (Scanner/ Communication Device)
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[4.1] Titanium Steel Co's Grade C Steel
[4.2] Titanium Steel Co's Grade D Steel
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[5] Leishen Model S-35i (1st-Gen)
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"Yes! As expected, the gun model, Leishen, came in a full set." Zhang Qin Feng tapped into the 5th option immediately.
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The requirement for the production of (1) unit
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Brand: Leishen 1st Branch
Type: Sidearm / Ammunition
Quality: Public Grade / Upgrade Module available
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Production Cost: 100gm Copper / 100gm Zinc / 10gm Tellurium / 15gm Gold / 300gm Iron / 60gm Molybdenum
Ammunition Cost: 100gm Tin / 100gm Lead / 15mg Liquid Hydrogen
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"There's so much stuff I don't have." Zhang Qin Feng scanned through the list of ingredients required and noticed that he's lack of 5 different materials to craft his own sidearm.
But luckily, most of the elements it requires can be purchased via metal and gas suppliers available all around the city. Only Molybdenum, the rarer mineral, is harder to get.
And it is easy for him to find an online seller as well, although there's some risk of getting cheated for buying the wrong element.
"Should I go and look for Big brother Qiang again?" Zhang Qin Feng rubbed his temple. He changed his mind quickly after judging it was not proper to disturb Yue Qiang for menial matters like this.
"Let's get to the Factory's Zone tomorrow morning and check with other suppliers if they got a friend working in steel supplying." Zhang Qin Feng sighed. By tapping on the return option, the panel turned back into the first option after blueprints.
He moves on with the option to manufacture 10 Meteorite Batteries this time, along with 5 General Recovery Serum. As for the Battery-Bank Module, Daschund Trial Server, and Grade-D or E steel, they all require a selection of Copper, Molybdenum, Iron, and Tin to proceed.
After a quick shower and late-night snack, Zhang Qin Feng falls asleep.
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The next morning, Zhang Qin Feng drives the Titan Truck out. While he's on his way, he made multiple calls to various suppliers to make sure he has some goods to be brought home from this visit.
After going in and out from one supplier to another, Zhang Qin Feng finally made his final stop outside this Metal Import and Export HQ.
It was worth making a visit here in person.
Right on the table is a booklet with various pure or steel alloy ready for all purposes. Even rare earth is available inside as this HQ deals mainly in processing what was mined and trades in smelted products.
Decided to play safe, Zhang Qin Feng ordered a tonne of what's was available in the store. Tin, Aluminium, Nickel, and Lead. ALtogether, it cost Zhang Qin Feng 40,000 dollars along with transportation charges.
The Liquid Hydrogen is also available to purchase here, which cost him 1,000 dollars for a cylinder with 10 liters capacity. As for the Molybdenum, the company only has 100kilograms in their warehouse, which was bought with the price of 13,000 dollars.
His final bill comes up to 58,000 dollars on metal, and 40,000 dollars on food products. He guides the delivery truck as the two trucks following him until they reached the General Store. They also excuse themselves quickly after the move is completed.
"It's almost afternoon. I'll have to open the store no matter how, so let's move something into the warehouse before the business starts." Zhang Qin Feng used a bucket to start moving a small part of the materials into the workshop.
Right at 12pm, the General Store moved to the X31-ITE Dimension.
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"Are you guys trying to fight against the Blood Wolf Base? If a fight is what you want, then a fight is what we'll give!" Dan Bao shouts at the opposing forces for coming into their territories.
Although the Blood Wolf Base and Green Leaf Base are right beside each other, the relationship between the two is similar to oil and water. Small fights often happened in between their borders, with the bosses trying to annex the opposition forces.
It gets worst when news about Zhang Qin Feng's offers on Technology Scraps.
With the offer of water, bread, and a can of sardine for every 50kilograms of useless trash, how can the Green Leaf Base let the Blood Wolf Base monopolized it?
Disputes turned into a gunfight, and both sides started to exchange fire for the right to trade with Zhang Qin Feng!
"Dan Bao! I suggest you practice some refrain towards the Green Leaf Gang!" the leader of opposition forces, Qian Li, warned.
And from a flick of his finger, a moveable station with a heavy caliber gun mounted on top made its way to Blood Wolf Gang led by Dan Bao.
"I'll let you taste our Grade-E Ballistic Cannon!" Qian Li shouts.
"Load the cannon and fire at will!"
"Boom!" the gun fired. When it landed on the designated spot, a member of Blood Wolf Gang is blown into smithereens.
"Xiao Tang! I'll kill all of you!" weeping for the death of his gang members, Dan Bao came out from his cover and started to empties his magazine on the Green Leaf Gang.
But only one out of 30 shots fired landed on an unlucky guy.
As the Ballistic Cannon aimed at the crazy Dan Bao, one can hear the sound of a gunshot and a person falling to the ground.
"What happened?" Qian Li searched for the perpetrator.
"Brother, I'm here." Dan Mi came to his big brother's side, along with two Meteorite Batteries and a General Recovery Serum.
"Finally!" Dan Bao grabbed the serum and injected it into his lower thigh, and pointed at his people standing at the rear.
"Activates the Rhinos!" he ordered.