Otherworld Advance Team
Chapter 285 - 278: Arms Transport

Chapter 285: Chapter 278: Arms Transport

Cheng Ziang was pleasantly surprised that Headquarters didn’t force him to change his equipment to a rifle. Instead, they prepared a beautifully crafted longsword for him.

The longsword still maintained the straight-angle blade design of a Tang saber. As Cheng Ziang unsheathed the sword, he was immediately dazzled and couldn’t help but exclaim in amazement.

The entire longsword was made of high-strength composite metal with an unknown process resulting in a milky white body, with only the edge showing the silvery color of the metal.

Intricate and complex glyphs were carved on the sword body and filled with blue glow. The white blade with the blue glowing glyph made this sword look like a piece of exquisite artwork.

"Wow, it’s like porcelain!" Hu Daoke couldn’t help but exclaim.

Cheng Ziang drew the longsword out completely. Like a dragon chanting out of its sheath, it made a trembling metallic sound and reflected the dazzling cold light.

According to the staff in charge of equipment procurement, the sword used a special milky white material integrated into the metal to enhance its toughness and avoid blade reflection. The magic crystal embedded in the sword guard could be replaced and provided energy for the activation of the glyphs.

Following his explanation, this sword had been imbued with the Anti-Magic Glyph and Weightless Glyph from Arya’s Blade. The weight of the sword was within an acceptable range, making it incredibly comfortable to handle.

Originally, Cheng Ziang was dispirited and prepared to give up using swords, but the appearance of this porcelain longsword reignited his spirit of becoming a swordsman. He couldn’t help but exclaim, "I want to become the top swordsman in the world!"

"Childish!" Hu Daoke surprisingly used a word originally meant to describe himself.

This time, headquarters issued new uniforms to them. The uniforms still had the glyph designs, but this time the staff at the Weapons Research Center did not boast, instead cautiously providing them with bulletproof inserts made of composite materials to avoid a repeat tragedy.

This composite bulletproof insert was very thin and light, and when inserted into the uniform, it didn’t easily fatigue the wearer. It is claimed by the equipment procurement staff that this insert could withstand direct shooting from a bolt-action rifle at close range, and even the impact of a pistol couldn’t leave a dent.

Of course, that was all said by the staff in charge of equipment procurement. The staff of the Otherworld Weapons Research Center dared not boast any longer.

Meanwhile, their magic wands had also gone through some changes. Apart from their previously equipped basic wands, the staff at the Magic Research Center also specially made a half-meter-long retractable wand for Tangmo.

The wand was made from precious tree species from the Otherworld, which is the best medium for magic, sourced with huge sums of money from the Blaiqi traders.

The top of the wand was inlaid with a high-density magic crystal the size of an egg. This was replaceable and could be used to activate the glyphs on the wand, thus enhancing its power. According to the supercomputer simulation, the efficiency increase was around 10%.

Tangmo didn’t quite like such thick wands. Although it could be retracted and stored, she found it looked too much like a walking stick and did not match her youthful and vibrant appearance. She preferred thinner wands, feeling that casting spells with her index finger on the wand was an experience that couldn’t be had with this wand.

The three team members using firearms did not change their weapons, only replacing the barrels to ensure their service life. Baiyue’s sniper rifle was re-zeroed and calibrated to ensure she could use it directly. She couldn’t bear to replace the body of the rifle she had used so extensively.

As the Advance Team constantly complained about insufficient firepower, the researchers improved the magic crystal pistols provided to them. They strengthened its power and added firing modes while further reducing its size.

In addition to the single-shot and shotgun modes, the magic crystal pistol now had an added automatic firing mode. This channeled the magic crystal’s power into sharp ice cones, firing at a rate of twenty rounds per second.

While this low-level magic couldn’t pose any threat to slightly armored enemies, it could indeed cause serious and sustained damage to those without armor.

Moreover, the quantity of magic crystal pistols increased. All team members, except Luo’er, were equipped with this weapon. Cheng Ziang, apart from wielding his revolver, also carried an additional magic crystal pistol. However, for him, being immersed in the joy of the porcelain longsword, this didn’t matter much.

"Everyone here?" Wang Xu walked in and greeted, not affecting the team’s atmosphere in the slightest.

"Instructor, I also want a porcelain skin!" Hu Daoke said immediately upon seeing him.

"Come on, this is not a game." Wang Xu laughed, shook his head, and walked straight towards Luo’er.

Looking at the equipment on Luo’er, he asked with concern, "No problems with this round of equipment, right?"

Luo’er knew he was referring to his gunshot wounds and nodded, saying, "No problems, I’ve got a bulletproof insert in my chest."

"That’s good," Wang Xu nodded and said, "Remember, you are also transporting munitions to Princess Melia."

"Got it!" Luo’er replied.

"Also." Wang Xu continued, took out a box from behind him, and handed it to Luo’er.

"Is this... for me?" Luo’er hesitated and asked.

"Of course not, it’s for you to give to Princess Melia. It’s our gift to her." Wang Xu said with a smile.

"What’s inside?" Luo’er took over the box and opened it to find a delicate little hand gun for ladies.

The handgun was made of composite metal, the whole body of the gun was very light, and it was decorated with exquisitely carved silver-white patterns. This was aluminium alloy. The reason for using aluminium alloy as decorative material is largely because gold is very common in Otherworld, while aluminium is quite rare.

The handgun fired 9 mm Parabellum rounds, with a magazine capacity of around twelve rounds. According to Wang Xu, this gun had low recoil, making it suitable for women. The ergonomic design of the handgun was excellent, making it very easy for a novice to hit the target.

Honestly, when Luo’er first saw the handgun, he liked the delicate little thing, but felt somewhat regretful as he had to give it to Melia.

After the equipment arrangements were done, the advance team officially set off. Li Si led them to a ferry crossing upstream of Yazhi City, where a commercial steamship was docked. The ship was weighed down with cargo, clearly carrying a lot of good stuff.

"This is the inventory list, check it," said Li Si as he handed a list to Luo’er and continued, "1,000 SKS rifles, 300 AK-47s, 500 Mosinka-Nagants and 10 sniper model Mosinka-Nagants."

"My god, all good stuff!" exclaimed Hu Daoke, unable to hide his amazement looking at the wooden boxes filling the cargo hold.

"That’s not all," Li Si continued, "there are also 300 various types of light and heavy machine guns, 6 field guns, 20 mortars, 10 107mm howitzers, 60 40mm howitzers. I won’t go over the rest."

"Bloody hell, if we were to go on a mission with all these weapons, we’d be too thrilled to focus." Hu Daoke excitedly thumped Cheng Ziang and said, unable to contain his excitement.

"Furthermore, there’s a total of two million rounds of various types of ammunition onboard. Take care not to have an accident halfway and cause an explosion." warned Li Si.

Evaluating the value of all these, Cheng Ziang realized that even if no weapons were included, a cargo of two million rounds of ammunition would already be an amount that Princess Melia couldn’t afford. It seemed like the Headquarters really did drive a hard bargain, investing a lot in their cooperation with Melia. If these weapons were handed over to the Blaiqi merchants, even their smiles would stretch crooked from laughing.

All they have to do is to transfer these weapons to the Bobulu kingdom for sale, and they could immediately make a fortune and become renowned wealthy businessmen.

However, such thoughts could only remain as thoughts, seeing as Earth’s restrictions were in place. The shrewd Blaiqi folks would not resort to such a short-sighted approach. If they were to piss off the Earthlings, their source of wealth would be cut off.

In addition to the weapons and equipment, five military officers from the Headquarters joined the convoy. These Earthlings were responsible for traveling to the station of Princess Melia to train the local soldiers, teach them the use of Earthly firearms as well as improving their commanding capabilities.

Accompanied by the military staff and a group of translators, coupled with mercenaries hired to escort the merchant ship, the advance team was not alone in this mission. At least until they meet Melia, they would still see many familiar faces.

Standing on the deck by the ship’s railing, Tangmo was facing into the wind. Her complexion was quite pale and she started throwing up.

"Are you okay? Do you have seasickness?" Luo’er asked, a bit taken aback. He remembered that Tangmo didn’t have sea sickness- whether in a ship or an airboat, she had never shown any discomfort.

"Maybe be, it is... yours!" Tangmo covered her stomach, looked at him with pitiful eyes.

"Boss?" Upon hearing her words, everyone was almost choked. Hu Daoke turned to look at Luo’er in surprise, and exclaimed.

"I didn’t do anything, don’t listen to her nonsense!" Luo’er hurriedly waved his hands to deny the accusation.

"Congratulations, it looks like I’ll be a godfather now." Even though Cheng Ziang knew the character of Luo’er, he couldn’t resist provoking, and clapped gently, smiling as he said this.

"Stop stirring things up!" Luo’er nearly cried out, he turned to look at Tangmo, anxiously saying, "Moumou, don’t spread rumors!"

Tangmo pouted, looking at him and said, "I have your child, aren’t you happy?"

"Something happens without me doing anything, how could I be happy? I’ve grown a whole prairie on my head alright." Luo’er retorted without giving it a second thought.

"Who told you not to take initiative," Tangmo puffed up her little mouth and complained.

"Moumou, we’re soldiers now, can we put affairs of the heart aside for a while?" Luo’er was on the verge of having a break down.

Just as Tangmo was about to answer, Baiyue, who was standing by, also couldn’t hold back her discomfort and started throwing up. She raised her head to glance at Luo’er, her meaning clear without needing further explanation.

"Hahaha!" Hu Daoke and Cheng Ziang let out a schadenfreude-filled laughter simultaneously, beaming as they looked at Luo’er, eager to see how he would handle the situation.

Faced with two prickly problems, Luo’er couldn’t help but let out a long sigh, desperately wishing he could find a hole to crawl in.

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