There was no way he would get rid of 2 Mini Drones in order to create a simple toy. In fact, he wouldn't even do that for a metal bat! All of those things in the search bar were items that he could create all on his own, with normal materials that didn't include Mini Drones.
But there's no way that this new shop would just give me normal items…
Perhaps, it wasn't the items that were lacking. Perhaps, it was his imagination.
He then looked at the search bar and completely erased his input, replacing it with something a little bit more… useful.
You say that I can search for any item, right? Well, how about this?
With a single thought, he entered his new item into the search bar, prompting the whole page to turn white as it refreshed its screen.
Then, one by one, rows of familiar and intimidating names appeared in his vision. Each one was esoterically named and could only be understood by true connoisseurs.
[Search: Handguns]
[Glock 19]
[Sig Sauer P320]
[Beretta 92FS]
[Colt 1911]
[...]
The Drone Emporium gave him a list of popular handguns back in his previous life, some of which even he was familiar with.
So I can order guns too…
Just to see what it was like, he picked the [Glock 19] option.
It wasn't long before multiple images showed up on the upper part of the page, showing the different facets of the Glock 19.
[The Glock 19 is a popular semi-automatic pistol that is famed for its versatility and…]
[Price: 1 Mini Drone]
[Delivery time: 2 hours]
According to the incisive description and detailed plethora of pictures shown on the page, this gun perfectly replicated the one in his previous life, with nothing lacking nor any innovations.
In short, there was no reason for him to buy this gun. After all, he could easily make it on his own without having to spend a single Mini Drone. So how will this work, ChatJK5? Will my Mini Drone really become a gun if I purchase this?
[Yes. The Mini Drone that you purchase will transform its very structure to conform to the blueprints of the item. In this case, the Mini Drone will become a functional gun that can shoot normal 9mm bullets.]
Will the gun retain the properties of the Drone?
[Some of it, yes. The gun will have the same durability as a Mini Drone.] This was the only thing that he could consider as a positive change. The gun will basically be made out of Mithril, which is the strongest and most durable material known to man.
However, this would still be stupid purchase, all in all.
How about other features I purchased before?
[It will lose the upgrades like invisibility, Unity Gun, Inventory, and other such things because the item you purchased doesn't have those capabilities.]
This was even more reason for him not to purchase anything from the Emporium!
Not only that, but he saw that the gun would need bullets, which he could either make himself or purchase from the Emporium.
[9mm bullet cartridge]
[Cost: 1 Mini Drone]
[Delivery Time: 1 hour]
Michael wanted to exit out of the Emporium out of disappointment. He wouldn't consider buying any of these items even if he had a billion Sand Dollars to spare!
Sure, those Mithril Bullets sounded useful, but it was still a waste of Mini Drones! Each one cost 10,000 Sand Dollars, mind you!
I won't be purchasing any—
Just as he was in the middle of his thoughts, he suddenly remembered something.
ChatJK5's previous words echoed in his mind.
[It will lose the upgrades like invisibility, Unity Gun, Inventory, and other such things because the item you purchased doesn't have those capabilities.]
The item would lose those upgrades because they don't have those capabilities… But what if they do?
With this realization, he quickly went towards the search bar to test out his new hypothesis.
But instead of scrubbing his previous input, he added a few words instead.
[Search: Handgun, Unity Powered]
With those words, the screen refreshed and showed him an entirely new set of items.
[Unity Glock 19]
[Unity Desert Eagle]
[Unity Beretta]
…
He clicked on the [Unity Glock 19], and the page showed him a similar picture of the sem-automatic pistol. But now, there was a tinge of prismatic lining along its barrel, like a customized sticker that indicated its uniqueness.
[This variant of the Glock 19 uses Unity as its bullets. As a semi-automatic gun, the Unity bullets will fire with a fast action…]
[Price: 5 Mini Drones]
[Delivery Time: 30 hours]
Just as he thought, the Emporium now gave him a list of guns that used Unity as its bullets!
His hypothesis was correct!
As it turned out, this [Drone Emporium] wasn't limited by items from his previous life. It was only limited by his imagination! As long as he could think of it, then there was probably an item he could purchase from the Emporium!
To test this out even further, he inputted a new variant of the pistol.
[Search: Handgun, Unity Powered, Invisibility, Silenced]
And just as he thought, the Emporium gave him a list of products that fit that description exactly!
[Disappearing Silenced Unity Glock 19]
[Price: 8 Mini Drones]
[Delivery Time: 40 hours]
Based on the increasing price and delivery time, it seemed that the more complex the item, the more was required to create it.
Now that he figured out the secret to maximize the potential of the Drone Emporium, Michael decided to go all out.
He wanted to input something that would upgrade a simple gun into something that went above and beyond its original structure and intention.
[Search: A Handgun that uses Unity as its bullet. It has enough firepower to kill even a Nascent Spirit Cultivator with a single shot.]
Michael watched as the screen flashed white, with a simple loading cursor rotating in the middle of the window.
It took ChatJK5 almost half a minute before it could finally give out a result.
The screen refreshed, showing a single row below the search bar.
[Nascent Godkiller of the Seven Seas]