Chapter 144: Thunder Type-3 Revolver
Giant God Group was also considered a major force within the Alliance.
Its primary clients were hunters, focusing mainly on the research and manufacture of various firearms and combat suits.
Among them, the famous Thunder-series revolvers were products developed by Giant God Group.
The Thunder Type-1 Revolver possessed firepower far surpassing conventional firearms, but it was difficult to deliver a fatal blow to Ferocious Beasts in a single shot, and its range was extremely short.
Ordinary people found it difficult to control, while hunters were unwilling to risk their lives, so very few people showed interest.
The Thunder Type-2 Revolver most commonly used by Zhou Ming, although it could ignore the flaws of short range and difficulty in aiming, placed extremely high demands on the user.
However, because of the Gunfighter profession, it still had a certain market.
As for the Thunder Type-3 Revolver, almost no one had the ability to use it, so it was generally only available through custom orders and was not produced in batches.
Most buyers treated the Thunder Type-3 Revolver as a collector’s item.
Only Gunfighters whose physiques had broken through the limits of ordinary humans and whose martial cultivation had reached its peak could use this model of firearm.
Control of strength and physical quality—neither could be lacking.
This was also the ultimate level of power that ordinary people could hope to master.
In recent years, Giant God Group had produced no particularly eye-catching products and was almost entirely surviving on past achievements.
With the arrival of a major client like Zhou Ming, the female saleswoman wearing a sexy hip-hugging skirt became exceptionally enthusiastic, while the fair and chubby little suckling pig she kept continuously nudged Zhou Ming’s arm.
There was no helping it—just the custom price of a Thunder Type-3 Revolver alone was three million Alliance Coins, nearly more than six times the price of a Thunder Type-2 Revolver.
As for why it was so expensive, setting aside the firearm’s power and manufacturing difficulty, the mere word “custom order” was enough to double the price of the Thunder Type-3 Revolver.
This was also why Giant God Group did not specifically manufacture a batch of Thunder Type-3 Revolvers for storage and sale.
As a saleswoman, a three-million sales figure meant a considerable commission, so she naturally did not mind letting her little suckling pig rub against Zhou Ming a few times.
If Zhou Ming wished, even tasting the little suckling pig would not be impossible.
With money, one was always so likable wherever one went.
Under the female saleswoman’s enthusiastic reception, the price of the Thunder Type-3 Revolver did not drop by a single coin. The only benefit Zhou Ming obtained was one hundred rounds of Thunder Type-2 Revolver Specialized Bullets.
According to the saleswoman who received Zhou Ming, these bullets used a small amount of Energy Crystals as their power source and could heavily injure even high-tier Ferocious Beasts with low defensive capabilities.
As for whether this was exaggerated, only Zhou Ming would know after using them.
In the end, after careful consideration, Zhou Ming still agreed to this seemingly rip-off deal.
Money could always be earned again as long as one had the strength.
But if one lost their life, no amount of money left behind had any meaning—especially since Zhou Ming was all alone.
After all, one of the reasons many hunters were unwilling to save money, aside from the fact that the Beast Tamer path was almost completely cut off, was that if they died without relatives, the money in their bank cards would essentially be donated to the Alliance.
Leaving behind one million as a deposit, Giant God Group promised delivery three days later.
Due to regulations on the management of firearms, it was agreed that the Thunder Type-3 Revolver would be placed at the firearm storage facility at the city gate.
Although everyone knew that privately storing firearms within the base was common, neither side wanted to leave behind any leverage because of it.
After all, if privately stored firearms were not investigated, nothing would usually happen—but once investigated, it would let the offender truly understand what Alliance law meant.
Over the next three days, Zhou Ming did not remain idle.
Not all class advancement materials were difficult to purchase, so he took advantage of these three days to buy the auxiliary materials that were easier to obtain.
In addition, the resources required for his own beasts also needed replenishment.
As for the resources needed for meditation, Zhou Ming had no immediate use for them, but he spent a considerable amount of money purchasing resources for practicing the Snake King Body.
Now that he had become the Snake Swarm Will, he no longer needed to worry about the hidden dangers of practicing the Snake King Body. Since he intended to walk the bloodline path, he naturally had to prepare for the future.
He also took the opportunity to visit the shooting training hall to systematically refine his shooting skills. Any increase in strength, no matter how small, was worthwhile—this was Zhou Ming’s attitude toward himself.
In the blink of an eye, three days passed.
Inside the apartment room, densely packed Ironthread Snakes were distributed throughout every corner.
As Zhou Ming slung his backpack over his shoulders, the snake swarm immediately responded to the summons, surging toward his feet like a tide.
Guided by the Spiritual Thread, they were then sealed into the Spiritual Sea—that was, the Beast Space opened using Voidstone.
“Hopefully I can gain what I want at the Black Market.”
Looking at himself in the mirror beside the doorway, Zhou Ming offered himself a line of blessing.
Not long after, Zhou Ming arrived at the firearm storage facility at the city gate.
He was quite familiar with this place. Back when he did not have a Spatial Ring, all the firearms he carried were stored here.
This time, he came as agreed to collect his Thunder Type-3 Revolver.
The remaining two million was collected on behalf of Giant God Group by the firearm storage facility. Zhou Ming only needed to pay and take the gun.
With the Thunder Type-3 Revolver in hand, Zhou Ming naturally could not return to the base. In fact, his original goal was to leave the base and head to the Black Market.
With the firearm obtained, it was only natural to test it.
Inside a small mountain valley several kilometers outside Qinghui Base, Zhou Ming raised a revolver filled with wild and overbearing aura.
The gun body was entirely black, with a caliber of 13.0, using special bullets powered by Energy Crystals.
It was Zhou Ming’s first time using the Thunder Type-3 Revolver, and he did not know what it would feel like. Therefore, he gripped the gun with both hands, and the semi-transparent snake scales hidden beneath his skin appeared accordingly.
The semi-transparent and densely packed snake scales increased the friction of his grip on the Thunder Type-3 Revolver while simultaneously reinforcing the strength of his hands and arms.
“Boom……”
Compared to the Thunder Type-2 Revolver, whose gunshot sounded like thunder, the Thunder Type-3 Revolver’s gunshot was more like a muffled thunderclap. The sound was not as loud as imagined—perhaps because the bullet’s power source came from Energy Crystals.
The instant the gunshot rang out, Zhou Ming immediately felt a terrifying recoil surge forth.
The immense force caused a faint pain in his bones. Fortunately, his reaction speed was fast enough—his muscles writhed like a giant python, instantly transmitting the recoil of the Thunder Type-3 Revolver down into the ground beneath his feet.
The originally rock-hard bluestone underfoot cracked in an instant, spiderweb-like fractures spreading out.
“Cough, cough……”
After the shot, Zhou Ming suddenly began coughing violently, with a trace of glaring blood appearing at the corner of his mouth.
Although he had successfully dissipated the firearm’s recoil, his fragile internal organs had still been affected to a certain extent.
“Giant God Group didn’t exaggerate their claims? Ordinary people do have a chance to use the Thunder Type-3 Revolver.”
If Zhou Ming had not fused the Mad Python Martial Way with the Beast King Body, greatly enhancing his physical quality, then even he would have suffered severe injuries from using the Thunder Type-3 Revolver.
However, thinking about the various potions and genetic modification technologies in this world, Zhou Ming did not pursue the matter further.
When his gaze landed on the shooting result before him, he suppressed all dissatisfaction.
Twenty meters away, a ten-centimeter-thick special alloy steel plate was directly blasted apart—not pierced, but completely shattered.
Such power was enough to cover up any shortcomings.
After finishing the test firing, Zhou Ming headed straight for the Black Market outside Qinghui Base.