My health recovery is incredibly fast.

Before 4 p.m., he had completed his task for the day, and carrying his briefcase, he went to Vickers. After receiving instructions from Vickers, he delivered the antidote to the research team in Laboratory 15 on the 4th basement floor.

That concludes today's work.

The research plan is customized according to each stage.

Xia Zuo completed his work ahead of schedule due to his high efficiency, and had to wait for new samples from the upstream to start new work.

Therefore, he has a limited amount of free time during the hour or so before he leaves work. (Note ①)

How about we go to the action team for training in elemental weapons?

I wonder if Deng Ke and the others are in the building.

Xia Zuo took out his secret communication ring and sent a message. After receiving a reply, he walked towards the door.

...

Inside the stronghold of the 17th Action Team.

After working tirelessly for several days, the members can finally take a break.

Lisa and Freya were chatting in the reception room, while Leonard was lifting weights.

After chatting with Dunk for a while in the office at the end of the corridor, Xia Zuo took a gun training range permit and approached Lanlot, who was reading a newspaper.

The two took the elevator to the gun training range located on the 3rd floor of the building.

Even after pushing open the heavy, soundproof door, you could still hear the banging of conventional gunfire through the three layers of glass partition.

The caliber of bullets in conventional weapons affects the amount of propellant; the more propellant, the greater the power.

The alchemical school has conducted extensive research on conventional weapons, but has never equipped police officers or the military with conventional weapons on a large scale.

Because these types of weapons have too many drawbacks.

Ammunition needs to be prepared in advance.

Combat personnel need to reload during combat.

Security measures for the ammunition depot need to be strengthened at every level.

Most importantly, conventional weapons do not require the inclusion of elements, can be used by ordinary people, and are not easy to control.

In comparison, elemental weapons are practically perfect.

Within the Federation, everyone who can use elemental weapons has a detailed record, and the vast majority of them are graduates of local universities.

The energy weapon is easy to charge, has a large magazine capacity, and has almost no recoil when firing.

It's also very easy to manage.

The core component of the elemental weapon is the [Miniature Force Field Device]. Its start/stop switch is controlled by an encryption device, which is located inside the force field device.

To crack the encryption device, you would have to forcibly open the force field device, but that would render the force field device completely unusable.

Theoretically speaking, whoever manufactures the "miniature plasticity field device" can control the start and stop switch.

The team's energy-based firearms all come from the Category 3 Disaster Emergency Response Department, and are controlled by headquarters, ultimately belonging to the outer temple of the Mage Temple.

Each time we go out on field duty, the [Enchanting Permit] we apply for is actually the headquarters remotely unlocking the start/stop device of the [Miniature Shaping Field Device].

Isn't it...sci-fi...?

Considering that the Silvermoon Federation is a nation created by the alchemy school, the term "science fiction" is inappropriate; "alchemy punk" would be more suitable.

Miniature plasticity field device...it sounds punk.

"Energy shaping" refers to using elemental energy to shape ammunition.

A force field can control and constrain the energy plasticity process.

"Miniature" refers to a device whose size is adjustable.

It gives people the feeling that... why don't you just go to heaven?

Precise manipulation at the microscopic level is no easier than at the macroscopic level. If we can create micro-devices, then large or super-large devices are certainly within our grasp.

Are the stars in the night sky satellites from the Temple of the Mage?

These are Xia Zuo's true thoughts after completing the introductory course in weapon alchemy.

He was very curious about the miniature plasticity field device, which was never mentioned in the book.

But we can only remain at the level of curiosity.

The elemental firearm is molded as a single piece and cannot be disassembled by conventional means.

The holder can only operate in 3 places.

First, there is a switch on the side cover of the receiver. After opening it, the original magazine can be taken out for charging or maintenance.

Secondly, there's the firing mechanism of the firearm, or more precisely, the trigger. Pressing it once fires an energy projectile, and holding it down fires a series of projectiles.

Thirdly, there is a power supply switching button. Pressing it allows you to switch between the energy magazines used to fire energy projectiles with different elemental properties.

Apart from this, all other parts are uncontrollable.

Accessories such as sights and detachable stocks can be freely assembled within specified limits.

Xia Zuo's sidearm is the Federal S1880A Energy Pistol, a versatile police energy firearm with extremely high stability and good expandability.

Its rated charge power is 10 to 100 points, and the power of the energy projectile is 5 to 50 points.

Within this range, it can charge and fire projectiles without causing significant damage to the gun body, and its theoretical service life exceeds 30 years.

The Yuan Neng pistol is of excellent quality.

The pistol has a classic design and is easy to handle.

The spiral heat dissipation tubes on the gun barrel are made of understated yet elegant black gemstone material.

Holding this pistol in your hand, it's as exquisite as a work of art.

Next to the No. 4 target lane shooting platform at the shooting range.

Xia Zuo lovingly stroked his sidearm, wiping away the fingerprints and grease he had accidentally left behind with a soft polishing cloth.

Seeing his cautious demeanor, Lanlot blew on a strand of his light gray hair, crossed his arms, and chuckled:

"Haha, no man can resist the allure of firearms, can't he?"

Lanlot pointed to the book on the table, "This book, 'Elemental Magazines and Tricks,' records the tricks that elemental firearms can unleash. Take a look and study which elemental properties to use for charging."

The spells that can be cast by the elemental firearms are all of the magic level.

Conversely, spells that can be cast by elemental firearms belong to the trick level—this is one of the bases for the Mage Temple to distinguish between tricks and formal spells.

Energy-based firearms allow the user to perform certain spells through the firearm, even without learning them, at the cost of losing 50% of their power.

Xia Zuo possesses 16 elemental properties, which means he can fire at least 16 different types of energy projectiles, each corresponding to a different magic trick.

Following the guidance of the book's table of contents, he carefully read the sections related to the 16 elemental properties, then nodded and said:

What do you think of the four qualities: [heating], [penetration], [stability], and [resistance]?

"The [Heating] trait emits a [Blazing Ray] with extremely high temperatures. As long as I hold down the trigger, I can maintain the Blazing Ray without affecting the use of the Curse of Decay."

"The [Penetrating] trait allows you to fire [Water Binding Bullets] that use water to entangle enemies, helping you control them."

"The [Stable] trait launches [Kinetic Absorbing Shields] that help allies strengthen their physical protection."

"The [Resistance] trait emits an [Anti-Magic Shield] that resists spell damage."

"Although the shield is a one-time use item and will break after being attacked, quantitative change leads to qualitative change. I can stack several more shields for you to provide some protection and support for facing the enemy head-on."

Lanlot flipped through the pages, glancing at the descriptions of the four spells. "The blazing ray and the two shields seem fine to me. The water-binding bullet needs some further consideration. Why don't you use the [Wet] trait to launch the water-binding bullet?"

Water-bound bullets can be launched using the [Wet] or [Penetrating] traits.

However, there are some differences in the details.

Xia Zuo thought for a moment and said:

"The water-binding bullets launched with the [Wet] trait take effect quickly, but their deceleration effect is not as good as those launched with the [Penetrating] trait."

“I think under normal circumstances, Captain Dunk will fire first than me, and his Lightning Chains will bind the enemy earlier. I can then use the Water Binding Bullets with the Penetration trait to enhance the control effect more easily.”

“Hmm…” Lanluote nodded, seemingly confirming the other person’s statement, and reminded them:

"Be extra careful when launching water-binding bullets, as water can conduct lightning energy and may cause accidental injury."

“I’ve got it.” Xia Zuo replied with a serious tone.

"Wait here for a moment, I'll go get the energy magazines." Lanlot walked towards the armory window next to the shooting range.

"Bang bang bang..." Gunshots rang out from the shooting range next door.

Xia Zuo peeked over and saw a curvaceous female archer with a cold and beautiful profile training. She was wearing a tight-fitting combat leather jacket over a brown tactical vest.

The information from the detection technique showed that her strength attribute was 12 points, but her well-proportioned arms showed no signs of strength.

Xia Zuo noticed that the other side was using a light machine gun, which used a magazine and belt-fed ammunition, and was firing at the target 20 meters away in bursts, without stopping until Lanlot returned.

"Why are we using conventional weapons for training?" Xia Zuo asked, raising his voice as he approached Lanlot.

Lanlot glanced at the figure next door. "Those are members of the weapons research group. They're probably working on a light machine gun made of elemental energy."

He opened the magazine well, instructed Xia Zuo on how to charge it, and then loaded the energy magazine for a test shot.

After acquiring Servant #1, my Spirit attribute decreased by 5 points, and my Energy also decreased, but it was still enough to recharge the magazine.

The way you hold the gun and aim it is similar to that of conventional weapons.

Xia Zuo spent more than ten minutes getting familiar with the energy pistol, which was extremely easy to use.

After he accurately hit the target with water-binding bullets 10 times in a row, he received a message from his cheat code that he had acquired a new weapon specialization.

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[Special Skill Name] Energy Pistol Specialization

[Specialty Level] LV.0 (0/100)

[Special Skills Description]

You will gain this specialization experience by training or fighting with the Elemental Pistol.

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