Chapter 38 – Level ２ Firearms

Another half hour passed, and Xiao Wuwang’s Fatigue Points finally recovered to full.

This time, he went to the Planting Carriage and directly upgraded it to Level 2. The additional Expansion Slot was naturally used to install the ecological water circulation system.

Next, he spread Spirit Soil into Planting Slot 1 and planted the Nether Ghost Vine Seed.

The moment the Nether Ghost Vine Seed touched the ground, it immediately conveyed a joyful emotion to him.

After watering the Nether Ghost Vine Seed thoroughly, Xiao Wuwang left it alone.

The growth cycle of Spirit Plants was extremely long, and it was uncertain when it would become useful.

However, if he could find the special nutrients required for the Nether Ghost Vine’s growth, it might significantly shorten its growth cycle.

He had no idea what those special nutrients were, so he could only wait and see if the Nether Ghost Vine would have such an opportunity in the future.

For the next few hours, Xiao Wuwang cycled through the process of [recovering Fatigue Points – upgrading].

He kept this up for three to four hours, only stopping after midnight.

His efforts during these hours yielded impressive results.

The Storage Carriage was upgraded to Level 2, increasing the storage cells by another 10 slots, bringing the total to 70.

After upgrading the Armament Carriage to Level 2, the Weapon Slots increased to 5. Unfortunately, he didn’t have any extra weapons to equip it with at the moment.

Additionally, he upgraded his Level 0 Fine-quality Type 92 pistol to Level 2.

The Level 2 pistol had undergone significant changes compared to its original form.

Item Name: Type 92 Rapid Pistol (Modified Type II)

Level: 2

Quality: Common

Durability: 80/80

Trait: Extreme Speed +1

Description: A pistol whose internal structure has been optimized, achieving a qualitative leap in firing rate. Don’t expect to easily dodge its bullets. Magazine capacity: 30 rounds, muzzle velocity: 550 m/s, effective range: 100 m.

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With its terrifying muzzle velocity and the pistol’s inherent flexibility, even agile enemies would find it difficult to evade in close-quarters combat!

At the same time, Xiao Wuwang also upgraded his original QBU-191 Precision Rifle (Modified) to Level 2.

Item Name: QBU-191 Armor-Piercing Precision Rifle (Modified Type II)

Level: 2

Quality: Common

Durability: 80/80

Traits: Weak Point +1, Armor-Piercing +1

Description: After extensive modifications, the QBU-191 Armor-Piercing Precision Rifle (Modified Type II) possesses exceptional penetration power. Magazine capacity: 60 rounds, maximum attack range: 1000 m, maximum firing rate: 600 rounds per minute, equipped with 4x and 8x lenses.

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The Level 2 rifle not only increased in power but also gained armor-piercing damage. Even without hitting a weak point, it could inflict significant damage on enemies. Hitting a weak point would deal even greater damage!

Unfortunately, he only had the Blueprint for Level 1 bullets and couldn’t produce Level 2 bullets, meaning he couldn’t fully utilize the potential of these two Level 2 firearms.

Besides this, before going to sleep, Xiao Wuwang optimized four axes to Level 2 and anonymously listed all of them on the Trading House.

He set the price for each Level 2 axe at 5 Infinite Coins.

Level 2 axes generally gained an additional trait, either improving chopping efficiency or increasing axe Durability, making them quite practical. With the recent high demand for Wood, Xiao Wuwang wasn’t worried about them selling.

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Xiao Wuwang slept through the night until dawn, waking only when Lao Tie alerted him that a Bronze Treasure Chest had been encountered.

Checking the time, it was already 6:05 AM.

After retrieving the treasure chest, Xiao Wuwang returned to wash up and have breakfast.

Perhaps because he had traveled a relatively long distance the previous night, both the quantity and quality of today’s treasure chests were quite high.

By the time the train was about to pull into the station, he had a total of 6 Black Iron Treasure Chests, 4 Bronze Treasure Chests, and 2 Silver Treasure Chests.

After opening them all, he obtained: high-gluten white flour10, Wuchang rice10, canned herring2, purified water10, Black Forest cake1, milk powder2, cabbage seeds1, salt2, chili sauce2, toothpaste2, black iron axe1, and a blueprint for a Level 2 alloy heavy pickaxe1.

Perhaps all his luck had been exhausted the day before, as although there were many chests today, none contained anything particularly exciting.

Only the cabbage seeds and the Level 2 alloy heavy pickaxe blueprint gave him a slight sense of satisfaction.

After planting the cabbage seeds in the planting carriage, the train finally arrived at the third station.

[Ding!]

[The train is about to pull into the station.]

[Your station site for this stop is the Level 3 Mission Platform—Enge Laboratory.]

[Specific tasks will require exploration after disembarking.]

[This station’s danger rating: Moderate Risk.]

[Now, please prepare yourself for your third platform challenge!]

In a flash of light, his vision range instantly expanded as the train slowly came to a halt before a dilapidated station.

Xiao Wuwang guessed this was likely another post-apocalyptic scenario!

The probability of encountering post-apocalyptic scenes in the early stages was still relatively high.

Looking outside, this station was far more ruined than the one at Dawn Town. Xiao Wuwang estimated that this place had already endured the apocalypse for quite some time—in other words, there would be no more opportunities for him to scavenge large amounts of resources.

Xiao Wuwang checked his own status:

Name: Xiao Wuwang

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Portable Space: 25

Portable Stasis Space: 5

Fatigue Points: 100/100

Health Points: 100/100

Base Attributes—

Constitution: 16.7

Spirit: 19.9

Free Attribute Points: 6

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After a night had passed, his spirit was still 0.1 short of breaking through. At this moment, Xiao Wuwang was tempted to use 1 free attribute point to push it over the threshold, but he restrained himself.

With the Crimson Flame Bear’s blood and the Spirit-Governing Pendant, the first threshold was unlikely to pose any significant obstacle.

He hadn’t forgotten how many top-tier powerhouses in his previous life lamented not having saved more free attribute points back then. Free attribute points were crucial for future breakthroughs and advancement—each point was precious and should never be squandered lightly.

Xiao Wuwang also checked his equipment. After confirming everything was properly equipped, he stepped off the train.

As soon as his figure appeared, a hunched, despondent-looking middle-aged man immediately approached him and anxiously asked, “Are you the adventurer who accepted my mission on the Infinite Network?”

Xiao Wuwang replied, “That’s me! Tell me about your mission and the reward!”

The middle-aged man immediately fumbled in his pocket, pulled out a small cloth bag, and poured its contents into his hand.

Xiao Wuwang focused his gaze and saw five coins spill out.

On the back of each coin was engraved the word “Infinite,” while the front bore the number “10,” indicating that each coin was worth 10 Infinite Coins. In total, he held 50 Infinite Coins.

In other words, even if Xiao Wuwang completed the mission, he would only receive 50 Infinite Coins at most—a reward even smaller than what he had obtained at the previous Slaughter Platform.

The middle-aged man took out two of the coins and handed them to Xiao Wuwang. “This is the advance payment for the mission. I hope you can infiltrate Enge Laboratory and rescue my three companions, especially Marcus—he must not be lost.”

Xiao Wuwang asked, “What is the current situation at Enge Laboratory? Why did your companions go in there?”

The middle-aged man replied, “My name is Silva. I am a former researcher at Enge Group…”