Armor-piercing bullets don't believe in carbon-based monsters

Chapter 33 Why not rob?
At the same time, just after Chen Jian made the decision to regard the entire Hanshui City as a potential imaginary enemy, Xu Lie also returned to his residence.

Unlike what he said, there were not only four members of his team in the house, but also a man covered in a cloak and hood, whose face could not be seen clearly.

Seeing Xu Lie coming in, the man standing on the left immediately asked:
"How is it? What is their attitude?"

Xu Lie shook his head and replied:

“I can’t tell what the attitude is.”

"However, they explicitly rejected my proposal for 'active exposure'."

"I think they want to remain in hiding and are not keen on joining any faction - even the Mechanicus, which has more in common with them, is not the same in their eyes."

"These chosen ones are really unique. Or maybe they do have their own mission."

“But this is good news for us.”

"As long as they don't turn to the Mechanicus, they won't pose a threat to us."

"You are wrong."

The man sighed softly, then said:
"If they are really the chosen ones who possess ancient knowledge, or if they are simply the ghosts that crawled out of the graves as mentioned in the legend, then their existence itself is already a serious threat."

"Don't underestimate them because they only have four people and their current capabilities are limited."

"But the power of that knowledge and information is infinite."

"One day, they will develop faster and be stronger than us."

"When that time comes, how should we deal with ourselves?"

"What's wrong with this?"

Xu Lie didn't understand, and asked back with a frown:
"At least in my opinion, the purpose of these chosen ones is very pure."

"They want to live and they want to save the world."

"What's the difference between this and us? Wasn't the original intention of building the Holy Blood Temple to achieve these two goals?"

"We have such a huge conflict with the Adeptus Mechanicus, but we can still coexist, why can't we coexist with them?"

"Because even if we coexist with the Adeptus Mechanicus, it is only temporary."

The man slowed down his speech and said word by word:

"This world will eventually be saved, and heretics and monsters will eventually be eliminated."

“Who is the monster then?”

"We can be not monsters!"

Xie Liu at the side suddenly interrupted the conversation and said:

"The monks are constantly working hard, and the side effects of the holy blood will definitely become less and less."

"Until one day, the holy blood will no longer be a curse, but a blessing."

"We will produce healthy offspring, and those offspring will be born with greater strength, stronger bodies, quicker reactions, and even higher intelligence."

"How can people like this be called monsters? They will be 'newcomers'!"

The man sneered, then said sternly:
"Only a few can survive the evolution. Not everyone can become a Holy Blood. Most people can only be old people forever!"

"What about these old people? What should we do with them?"

"Old people. Old people will be eliminated."

Xie Liu's voice lowered.

"Eliminated? Are we eliminating them, or are they eliminating us??"

After the words were spoken, no one in the room spoke again.

In silence, everyone seemed to see the war that was bound to come, even though it was still far away.

The man sighed and then said:
"It's too early to say that."

"Our threats remain monsters, heretics, and evil."

"But I want you to remember that we and those chosen ones are only in a mutually beneficial relationship."

"We may be allies for now."

"But, we will never be friends!"

the next day.

Chen Jian finished his last shift and packed up early, put on his vest and put on his level 3 bulletproof plate.

The reason why the captured level 5 plate was not used was not because it was expired. In fact, as early as his era, the composite boron carbide material had achieved extremely high chemical inertness. Coupled with the widespread application of dyneema, the service life of the plates and bulletproof vests had long been greatly extended.

The reason why it is not used is simply because the thing is too large. If it is really plugged in, you will not be able to wear any concealing clothing on the outside.

When they stand outside with their clothes bulging, even a fool can see that they are unusual. So, it is better to keep a low profile.

Anyway, there is a high probability that there will be no dangerous situations in the city. Even if there are, the third-level board can protect against most attacks.

After everything was ready, Shen Yue and He Shuo were left at home to look after the house, while Chen Jian took Lei Jie out to purchase.

Under the leadership of Xu Lie, they originally planned to exchange the gold for other goods, but after looking around, they found that it was actually unnecessary.

the reason is simple.

Everything they want to buy is expensive.

For 7.62mm bullets, average quality ones weigh 1 gram of gold for two to three rounds, while good quality ones weigh 0.8 grams per round.

You can't just buy a few at a time, right? No matter how low-key you are, you can't deliberately make the transaction more difficult for yourself.

I bought dozens or hundreds of bullets from a store. In less than an hour, more than 400 grams of gold on hand had been consumed, and a total of 600 7.62X39 bullets were obtained.

This much is barely enough for Shen Yue to output for one round.

Then, several people turned around and continued to look for 5.8mm bullets.

In fact, according to Chen Jian’s own idea, this is still in China, 5.8 bullets should be the most common, and 12.7 should not be rare.

But the reality is that 7.62 is relatively common, 5.8 is extremely rare, and 12.7 is almost unheard of.

After touring the entire market, they only bought 120 rounds of 5.8 bullets. According to Xu Lie, if they wanted to continue looking, they would have to go deep into the streets and alleys and buy them from hunters who were not open for business, or from Mechanicus priests.

Chen Jian didn't want to take the risk, so he decided not to look for it for the time being.

He focused his main attention on explosives such as artillery shells, missiles, and grenades, but unfortunately, the people here had similar ideas to his.

They are all attacking carbon-based organisms. Who doesn't know that bombs are more useful than bullets?

Those with good quality are either used by themselves or presented as tribute to the Mechanicus and the City Defense Department. As for the remaining ones with poor quality, it is questionable whether they can be used in battle.

After going around in a circle, even though he saw a few more hidden arrows, Chen Jian did not attack again.

In Lei Jie's opinion, this market is full of treasures.

Usable circuit boards, soldering pens that locals thought were weapons, batteries that looked broken but had almost no corrosion, huge rolls of silver wire sold as metal, and apparently still-working servo motors that were removed from who knows where.
He enjoyed picking up trash to his heart's content, and when Chen Jian asked him what he wanted these things for, he had only one answer:
Repair the mecha.

".I took some time yesterday to sort out the exoskeleton. Almost all the parts are missing, but there is a problem with the electronic control system."

"Let's collect some spare parts and maybe we can fix it soon."

"But there is a problem now. There is no battery on the entire market that can be compatible with that mecha."

"If we use homemade batteries, their battery life will definitely not be enough."

"I'm a little confused now. What on earth should be put in such a small battery compartment? It can't be an isotope battery, right?"

Lei Jie was full of doubts, while Chen Jian shook his head and said:

"How is that possible? The energy density of the isotope battery is sufficient, but the power density is definitely not enough."

"Could it be some kind of small reactor?"

"You might as well say it's more reliable to use a room-temperature superconductor battery, such as a metal hydrogen battery."

The two of them discussed as they went along, but Xu Lie, who was following beside them, had no idea what they were talking about.

He even had a feeling that he was peeking into forbidden knowledge.

If you listen to it for one more second, you'll go crazy.

No wonder they didn't avoid me, they also knew that it was impossible for me to understand.

Not to mention understanding, even if I wanted to write it down and repeat it later, it would be impossible.
It was not until they were about to leave the market area that Lei Jie finally stopped talking.

Then, he stared at something on a small stall in the corner and said:
"I know what it is."

“Lithium-air battery.”

“This is the final piece of the puzzle.”

"Unfortunately, this piece is definitely unusable."

Looking at Lei Jie's disappointed expression, Chen Jian waved his hand and said:

"If it can't be used, then it can't be used. The issue of the exoskeleton is not that urgent."

"The problem now is that we have no shells and there are none on the market."

"But now we have bullets, so I have a new idea."

"You say, since those horror demons can take out so many shells, does it mean that they actually have more?"

"If we can't buy it, why don't we just go and rob it?"

(End of this chapter)