Otherworld Advance Team
Chapter 1213 - 1206: Precautions

Chapter 1213: Chapter 1206: Precautions

The advent of this magic-powered Origin Submachine Gun marked the correctness of the dual-particle entanglement theory in the Otherworld, laying the foundation for subsequent research, just as the initial principles of mechanics had laid the groundwork for later physics.

"Origin Submachine Gun, 0.5mm caliber, firing a mix of Yuanzi anchors and bullets to create explosions, with an effective range of one kilometer. Of course, the maximum range is limitless but will be influenced by the curvature of the planet." Li Si proudly displayed the Origin Submachine Gun in his hands. His proud demeanor made it seem as though he had invented the rifle himself.

The Origin Submachine Gun he held was very compact and small, similar to a short assault rifle. The overall layout of the gun was conventional, not a stockless design like the Model 47.

This gun had no magazine. According to experts, this weapon would directly absorb magic from the atmosphere to decompose and fire, meaning that as long as it was used in the Otherworld, bullets were theoretically unlimited.

However, infinite bullets did not mean one could keep pulling the trigger indefinitely, because the gun had a relatively severe limitation: overheating.

Because, according to the Yuanzi collision theory, segmenting anchors and bullets inside the rifle would cause energy explosions, and both the anchor and bullets required the energy produced by the explosions to be fired.

That is to say, when the shooter pulled the trigger, small-scale explosions would continue to occur inside the barrel, propelling the anchors and bullets out. This would lead to severe high temperatures inside the barrel, with nowhere for the heat to escape.

If the heat accumulated too much, it could easily cause the internal parts of the barrel, which segmented the Yuanzi Group, specifically the Kedal metal, to become passivated. Once the Kedal metal was passivated, then it would be impossible to continue segmenting the Yuanzi Group, rendering the rifle inoperative.

Therefore, although the gun had unlimited bullets, one could not hold down the trigger indefinitely. Instead, one had to pause firing after a while to cool it down, reducing the temperature inside the barrel.

According to simulations, generally speaking, after about two thousand consecutive shots, the Kedal metal inside the barrel would passivate due to the high temperatures, causing the rifle to cease firing, and cooling it then would be useless.

Moreover, this rifle was delicate. It also couldn’t be thrown into water to cool down while it was hot, because the residual water in the barrel would obstruct the anchors, causing the bullets to catch up with them inside the barrel, leading to an explosion.

This is why, although the Yuanzi Group is so small that it’s invisible even under a microscope, the rifle is still designed with a 0.5mm caliber. This is to prevent blockages that could cause explosions. Designing the rifle’s barrel to be 0.5mm in diameter ensures that even with residuals, the anchors and bullets can still be shot out without too significant an impact.

"Want to give it a try?" Li Si asked Luo’er.

"Come on, let me do it." As a weapons enthusiast, Hu Daoke rubbed his hands together and excitedly stepped forward, taking the compact Origin Submachine Gun from Li Si’s hands first.

"The gun is designed with a mechanical automatic firing mechanism. Once you pull the trigger, Yuanzi Groups will continuously fire, with a maximum firing rate of about thirty rounds per second." Li Si briefly explained before quickly stepping aside.

Being from Earth, he couldn’t withstand the intense magical disturbances, so he could only keep his distance.

"Why is there no bolt?" Hu Daoke inspected it and then turned around to ask.

"No need to chamber, just switch off the safety," Li Si replied from a distance, somewhat helplessly.

Upon hearing this, Hu Daoke switched off the rifle’s safety and aimed at a target more than a hundred meters away before pulling the trigger.

"Bang bang bang bang!!!"

The rifle emitted a dull gunfire sound, the result of repeated small-scale explosions inside the barrel. As the rifle fired, everyone could feel a clear magical disturbance.

As Yuanzi Groups were segmented and fired inside the barrel, the energy produced burst forth from the barrel. Hu Daoke could distinctly feel the recoil, though it wasn’t particularly severe, feeling much like that of a .22 rifle.

At a distance, wherever the bullets hit, bursts erupted repeatedly, shattering the target and creating one crater after another on the dirt slope, causing flying sand and stones, and dust filled the air.

When he released the trigger, Hu Daoke could clearly feel the high temperature emanating from the gun barrel’s heat vent. However, he didn’t care at all and was completely immersed in the wonderful experience the gun offered.

"I officially declare that I am going to spend my life with this gun." Hu Daoke, comfortably rolling his eyes back, turned off the safety and sank into the pleasure brought by firing.

"Stop being disgusting, let me have a look." Cheng Ziang stepped forward, kicked him, and reached out his hand.

"This is my wife, go play with something else." Hu Daoke wore an expression as if he were between desire and death.

"Gross, give it here." Cheng Ziang shuddered and, taking advantage of Hu Daoke’s distraction, snatched the rifle away.

He examined the rifle in his hands, noticed the distinct heat from the heat vent, and then turned to Li Si and asked, "Does this gun heat up when you fire it?"

"Yes, this gun’s bullets are infinite; the only flaw is that it tends to overheat. You guys need to control the temperature when using it; if you burn out the splitter, the gun will be completely ruined." Li Si nodded as he spoke.

"Just throw it into water, right?" Cheng Ziang shrugged his shoulders, speaking dismissively.

"You can’t do that; don’t mess around. Not all guns can be treated like an AK, this one is delicate," Li Si quickly cautioned, "If there’s water inside the barrel, it could explode."

"A delicate gun for us to use?" Cheng Ziang squinted at him and asked.

"Ah, just take care of it, avoid rough handling, and this gun will be fine. You are heading to the East Continent. This gun doesn’t need bullets, so it is certainly much better than the weapons you were previously equipped with," Li Si said.

"What about the high temperature?" Cheng Ziang continued to inquire.

"For the high temperature, there are currently two solutions: one is to install ice-type magic runes, and the other is to prepare a spare Kedal splitter. If the splitter in the barrel gets dulled, you’ll need to replace it with a new one."

Li Si paused, then continued, "If you opt for ice-type runes, you definitely can’t use atmospheric magic, as it will affect the rifle’s firing, so the best method is to use a magic crystal. You see, there’s a port on the back of the rifle where you can inset a magic crystal. Of course, it can still fire without a magic crystal, but you just need to control the temperature; if it gets too hot, don’t fire, let it cool down for a while, or simply smash the splitter and replace it with a new one."

"Well, with that said, I have no objections anymore." Cheng Ziang looked down at the rifle and nodded in satisfaction.

"Besides the assault rifle, there are also pistols, also Yuanzi weapons, and the only difference from the assault rifles is that they haven’t got a fire rate control, and can only shoot single rounds," Li Si said, then suddenly remembering something, he continued, "Oh right, if there’s a need for sniping, you can modify the pistol with a kit to turn it into a sniper rifle, without affecting the range. The range of Yuanzi weapons isn’t influenced by the length of the barrel."

In fact, there were only two types of Yuanzi weapons introduced by the research center this time, automatic and semi-automatic. The automatic type could be modified with a kit to form a short assault rifle, or could be fitted with a magic crystal cooling device to form a machine gun. The semi-automatic prototype was a pistol, which could also be fitted with a kit and a scope to form a sniper weapon.

The Yuanzi submachine gun did indeed produce a recoil when fired, which was caused by the energy generated inside the barrel being released from the muzzle. Nonetheless, the recoil of this weapon was significantly lower than that of traditional firearms, even lower than the previous Model 47.

"Also, speaking of Kedal metal, Cheng Ziang, Feng, your weapons have also been crafted, the new-style long knives." Li Si said as he had someone bring over two long, rectangular boxes.

Cheng Ziang and Feng excitedly approached, opened the boxes, and inside each was a long straight sword over one meter. Cheng Ziang pulled out the sword from its sheath, revealing a Tang Horizontal Knife style blade, deep blue in the body and golden yellow at the edge.

The reason for such colors was mainly because the Kedal metal of the blade body had been dulled by high temperatures, hence it showed a deep blue luster, while the edge hadn’t been dulled, so it exhibited the unique color of Kedal metal.

By the way, Kedal metal actually comes in many colors, with golden yellow being the most common, but there are other colors too. For instance, Feng’s knife had a silver-white edge.