Back at the Iron Chariots.
Qi Yuan first went to the Hunter's Guild to hand over the mission. This time, it was a girl in green who received him.
"Mr. The Abyss, are you handing in your mission or applying for it?" The girl in green asked respectfully.
"Handing in my mission."
Qi Yuan handed over his Hunter's Badge and Bug Beast Detector.
"Transfer the reward to my personal account."
The girl in green took the items and bowed her head respectfully.
"Alright, I'll verify it right away. Please wait a moment!"
Taking advantage of the verification, Qi Yuan looked around and did not see the girl in black from last time.
Qi Yuan frowned.
Was she not here, or had she been eliminated by the mastermind?
The Blood Hand Gang's assassination must have something to do with someone in the Hunter's Guild leaking the information. No matter if the girl in black was being used or colluded with the Blood Hand Gang, she was definitely involved.
Now that the remaining members of the Blood Hand Gang had mysteriously disappeared and the girl in black was gone, Qi Yuan vaguely felt that he was being targeted.
This person could reach into the Hunter's Guild and make the Blood Hand Gang disappear quietly at the same time. This meant that the mastermind behind this was definitely not weak. Perhaps he was afraid of something and did not dare to do it himself.
Was it the remnants of the Xu family?
Qi Yuan had a vague guess in his heart.
The original owner of this body was too weak to provoke powerful enemies. Moreover, he had not been in this world for long. Although many people had died at his hands, most of them were lone Wild Hunters. The only one with some background was Xu Xiaoshuang.
If the remnants of the Xu family were really hiding in the Iron Chariots, then it would be easy to explain what had happened to him.
A family that could pass down the ability of bloodline revenge would definitely be vengeful beyond anyone's imagination.
Under the pursuit of Quicksand Shelter, it was not difficult to understand why the Xu family would choose to hide in the Steel Chariot. Compared to Quicksand Shelter, the Black Steel Shelter was safer.
If it was really the Xu family who instigated the Blood Hand gang to kill me, it meant that they wouldn't dare to do it themselves. With the bounty offered by Quicksand Shelter, if they were exposed, they could be hunted down at any time.
Qi Yuan faintly sensed the threat from the Qi Family and also sensed the difficulty of dealing with the Xu Family.
With regards to joining Wolf's Teeth Hunt, Qi Yuan felt a sense of urgency. With the strength of the Xu family, since they chose to hide in the Iron Chariots, then the hidden members would definitely not be too strong or too weak. A tier 3 ability user would be the best choice.
In Iron Chariots, there were only two forces that a tier 3 ability user wouldn't dare to make a move: Leader Ling You and the Hunter's Guild.
As long as he could join Wolf's Teeth Hunt, unless the hidden members of the Xu family wanted to destroy him, they would definitely refrain from taking revenge.
While he was thinking, the girl in green had already completed the verification of the mission and the transfer of the reward. She returned the bug detector and the hunter badge.
"Mr. The Abyss, the points have been transferred to your name, and the reward has been transferred to your personal account. This is your bug detector and hunter badge!"
"Thank you!"
After Qi Yuan left with the items, the girl in green let out a sigh of relief. After confirming that there was no one around, she took out a small signal generator and sent out a short message. She secretly sent out the mission information that she had spied on Qi Yuan.
After sending out the message, the girl in green squeezed the signal generator in her hand, turning it into a pile of scrap metal.
In a dark basement.
Night Owl suddenly frowned. He pressed a button at the corner of the table, and a short message quickly jumped out.
"He completed another C-rank mission, and he's so close to Wolf's Teeth Hunt!"
After reading the message, Night Owl couldn't help but rub the space between his eyebrows. The Iron Chariots was just a gathering point, and Leader Ling You was only a tier 3 ability user. That was why the Xu family's hidden forces in this stronghold weren't very strong. Other than himself, there were only a few tier 3 Shadow Attendants from back then.
This force wasn't weak in the Iron Chariots, but it wasn't enough to completely control the entire Iron Chariots. Whether it was the Hunter's Guild or Ling You, they were both targets that had to be carefully avoided.
"Qi Yuan's defense is very strong. Normal methods won't be able to deal with him. At least a tier 3 ability user is needed to ensure a kill. However, a tier 3 ability user is too big of a target. Most of the tier 3 Iron Chariots are under Ling You's surveillance. If we act rashly, it's very likely that Ling You will have something on us, and this stronghold that we've operated for many years will be completely destroyed."
"If we can't act in the gathering point, then we can only let him die in the wilderness."
"The people from Wolf's Teeth Hunt are so close to him. They're probably testing him and trying to recruit him into the Wolf's Teeth Hunt. If we act, we have to act before he becomes an official member of Wolf's Teeth Hunt. Otherwise, the target will change from Qi Yuan to the entire Wolf's Teeth Hunt."
"At most, we have two more chances to act. One is Qi Yuan's next hunt, and the other is Wolf's Teeth Hunt's recruitment mission. If we miss these two chances, it'll be difficult to kill him again!"
Under the dim light, Ye Xiao sat on the chair like a statue. He didn't move, and his eyes were incomparably deep. After a long time, he suddenly made a decision and sent a message to a secret attendant disguised as a gang member.
The Iron Chariots gang didn't dare to act against Wolf's Teeth Hunt, but the people in the other gathering points didn't have as many scruples!
After leaving the Hunter's Guild, Qi Yuan came to the North District, 25 Oak Street, in front of Master Qu's workshop.
Knock knock!
Qi Yuan tapped lightly on the black wooden door.
After a long time, a young man with two dark circles under his eyes, as if he had been pulling all-nighters for several nights, pushed open the door.
The young man with dark eye circles gave a long yawn before sizing up Qi Yuan and weakly asking, "What are you talking about?
"Who are you looking for?
Did you make an appointment in advance? "
Other than a few people, anyone who wanted to see Master Qu had to make an appointment in advance, even if they were Tier 3 Hunters.
Moreover, even if they made an appointment in advance, they might not be able to see him in person. It all depended on Master Qu's mood.
Master Qu's bad temper and low production rate, in addition to excellent quality, made his custom-made weapons highly sought after by the Iron Chariots. They were second only to the genetic medicine and mechanical equipment that came out of the shelter.
"I'm Qi Yuan. I'm looking for Master Qu to customize a melee weapon."
"Qi Yuan?"
The young man with dark circles scratched his head and thought for a while. After a while, he finally recalled that someone from Wolf's Teeth Hunt had come over yesterday and mentioned this name.
"Wolf's Teeth Hunt introduced you here?"
"Luan," Qi Yuan said a name.
Hearing Luan's name, the young man with dark circles suddenly breathed heavily. His tired dark circles faintly glowed. He swallowed his saliva quietly and made way.
"Come in first."
After walking through the door, Qi Yuan suddenly felt as if he was locked on by guns, and there was more than one.
The vague sense of danger made Qi Yuan's movements slow down slightly. It was as if he had entered a wolf's den.
F * ck!
There were so many weapons hidden in the dark!
And they were very powerful!
The fact that these guns could make him feel danger meant that they could break through steel defenses!
Was this a workshop or an armory?!
If anyone dared to barge in, they would probably be shot to death in an instant!
Being locked on by so many guns, Qi Yuan did not dare to move recklessly. He could only follow behind the man with dark circles and go down a circular staircase.
White circular lamps hung on the walls around the circular staircase, emitting a gentle glow. However, when he walked past these lamps, he could faintly sense a fatal danger. This made Qi Yuan realize that these lamps were probably a disguise. Their true colors might be terrifying plasma bombs.
Qi Yuan walked fearfully all the way to a greenish-black metal door that was tightly shut. After the youth with dark circles verified the information on his iris, the metal door that was close to half a meter thick slowly slid open with a 'kacha' sound.
How could this person be so cautious?!
Qi Yuan could not help but sigh.
This level of defense was probably unbreakable by anyone below the fourth rank!
A workshop filled with sci-fi flair appeared in front of Qi Yuan. Complex energy circuits were engraved on the metal walls. The powerful energy that could be seen with the naked eye was even more terrifying than the plasma bombs that were disguised as lamps outside. The energy heart frantically warned, as if it had sensed the danger of death. Even with Qi Yuan's mental fortitude, his heart could not help but tremble violently.
"Follow me. Be careful not to touch anything here. Otherwise, Qu Shi will be very angry. Trust me, no one is willing to face Qu Shi's anger!" The young man with dark circles reminded him.
Qi Yuan nodded. Compared to Master Luo's workshop, Master Qu's workshop was not only much more advanced, it was also filled with all kinds of dangers. Even without the reminder, he would not have dared to touch it casually.
"Increase the energy output of the conduction matrix!" An irritable voice came from the depths of the workshop.
"Adjust the resonance frequency immediately.
Adjust it from 143.331 Hz to 124.53 Hz! "
"Damn it, look at what you've done!
The energy recovery curvature of this section cannot exceed 92.56%! "
Qi Yuan looked towards the source of the voice, only to see a slightly skinny old man with white hair, dressed in a long grey robe. He was loudly berating two young men with nervous expressions on their faces.
Hearing the familiar berating voice, the young man with dark circles who was walking in front shrunk his neck and deliberately lightened his footsteps as if he did not want to attract the old man's attention.
After passing through the workshop, the young man with dark circles led Qi Yuan to an armory where all kinds of weapons were placed. There were all kinds of weapons, from physical weapons to energy weapons, from knives to firearms. Qi Yuan even saw a ferocious Death Reaper hanging in the corner.
"As you can see, Qu Shi has been very busy recently. His orders for custom-made weapons have been lined up until half a year later. If you don't want to wait too long, you can choose one here."
The young man with dark circles patted a two-handed sword hanging on the innermost wall as he spoke.
"Among these weapons, they are all the works of Qu Shi's workshop. Some of them are even Qu Shi's early works. As for whether you can choose one, it depends on your judgment."
After the young man with dark circles finished speaking, he did not make any more introductions. He just stood aside and looked at Qi Yuan, waiting for him to make a decision.
Qi Yuan frowned slightly. Half a year was too long to wait in line for a custom-made weapon made by Master Qu. He simply could not wait that long.
However, it was a good thing that the finished products here were not bad. At the very least, they were stronger than Luo Kui's Zhanmadao. They were barely enough.
"How much are the weapons here?" Qi Yuan asked.
"All the weapons are priced at 100,000 yuan!" the young man with dark circles said indifferently.
100,000 yuan!
Even with Qi Yuan's generosity, he could not help but click his tongue when he heard this price.
In the Iron Chariots, a weapon that cost 100,000 yuan was definitely a sky-high price!
The reward for a C + Rank mission in the Hunter's Guild was no more than 100,000 yuan. Any weapon here dared to be sold at such a price. Not many people in the entire Iron Chariots could afford it.
Just the weapons in this armory alone were worth an astronomical amount of money.
"100,000 yuan might seem very expensive to you, but they are definitely worth it!" the young man with dark circles said proudly.
"The price of every weapon here is at least 30,000 yuan. In order to create these weapons, the workshop needs to expend a lot of energy every day. In addition to the time spent by Qu Shi and us, 100,000 yuan is definitely not expensive!"
"Even the standard weapons in God's Sanctuary can't be stronger than the weapons here."
"Qu Shi was once a master who created mechanical equipment. The Black Steel Shelter's Biological and Mechanical Laboratory invited Qu Shi to work in the laboratory several times, but Qu Shi rejected them all. If not for Qu Shi's workshop continuously producing these weapons, the Iron Chariots would be much less attractive to Wilderness Hunters."
Upon hearing the name of the Biological and Mechanical Laboratory, Qi Yuan suddenly thought of Tanqiu from Blackstone Town. That dangerous and beautiful woman had helped him modify Death Harvest, which was abnormally powerful.
If Master Qu could really receive an invitation from the Biological and Mechanical Laboratory, it meant that his attainments in weapon creation were indeed very high.
Qi Yuan looked around and began to carefully choose a weapon. Although his personal account balance had increased to 270,000 yuan after this mission, and there was still a sum of money from Wolf's Teeth Hunt that had not been transferred, he still needed to carefully choose an expensive weapon that cost 100,000 yuan each.
First of all, Death Harvest modified by Tanqiu did not need to be replaced. Unless it was mechanical equipment, this weapon could be used until at least Rank 3. There was no sniper weapon that was more powerful than the Death Harvest in his hands here.
Qi Yuan's gaze swept past the few sniper rifles on the wall, then landed on the submachine gun beside them.
The submachine gun's shooting speed was very fast, but its power was very average. It was very weak against Zerg Beasts that were Rank 2 and above.
Therefore, the submachine gun was not within the scope of his selection.
After the submachine gun was the relatively small and exquisite revolver. The revolver made by Master Qu's workshop was naturally not the kind that could be produced in an assembly line. Qi Yuan picked up an ice-blue revolver. The gun was heavy in his hand and had a trace of coldness. There were energy patterns etched on the body of the gun, which should be something like an energy matrix.
"Is this an energy gun?" Qi Yuan asked casually.
"It's a replica of the classic revolver from the early days of the Gate of Truth, the Icebird. It can shoot frost rays. Although it's a replica, it's more powerful than the original. Even a Rank 2 Zerg Beast can be frozen into an ice sculpture at most with two shots," the young man with dark circles said proudly.
Freezing a Rank 2 Zerg Beast with two shots was indeed very powerful, but it was nothing to Qi Yuan. Although the Butcher's power was slightly weaker, it could be used together with the Annihilation Bullet to kill most Rank 2 Zerg Beasts in one shot.
Most of the guns here were energy guns. Compared to physical ammunition weapons, Master Qu's research on energy weapons was more in-depth.
Putting down the revolver in his hand with some disappointment, Qi Yuan's gaze landed on the few close-combat weapons.
Although there were not as many close-combat weapons as guns, there were many types. There were two-handed swords that were taller than a person, exquisite daggers, and even spears and knives on display. However, there were not many of them.
Other than the daggers, which were slightly more numerous, there was only one other type of close-combat weapon.
Soon, Qi Yuan's attention was attracted by a strange-looking weapon.