Chapter 78 Design Blueprint
Having completed the extreme forging, Li Wei's next goal was naturally to unlock his genetic lock. Choosing "Steel Heart" meant that he had basically determined his target for unlocking the genetic lock—Strength Chain and Node Chain. However, this process was too difficult. Since completing the extreme forging, Li Wei had injected himself with three shots of C-grade genetic fluid. There was improvement, but it seemed that unlocking the genetic lock was still a long way off.
Suppressing his impatience, Li Wei reminded himself that this was a process of accumulation and that he couldn't rush it. Now, facing a bottleneck in unlocking new pages and a distant prospect of breaking the genetic lock, Li Wei felt that he should find some other means to improve his combat power.
Creating new engraving bullets seemed to be a viable solution. The price for exchanging them from the guild's reward list was indeed very high. However, there were other ways to obtain new design blueprints.
For example, Cai Yutong.
This woman, who was skilled in firearms, and even handguns, must have quite a few design blueprints in her hands. She would definitely develop towards the Will Chain in the future, and her path would likely be dominated by firearms. Not to mention grenades and handguns, just the types of engraving bullets Li Wei had seen her use amounted to five.
Low-level bullets like the Sub-piercing Bullets were regular ammunition in Cai Yutong's hands. Bullets with better penetration like the Piercing Bullets, energy bullets with small-scale explosive effects like the Burst Energy Bullets, ice crystals bullets that could freeze enemies' movements by releasing frosty power like the Frost Crystal Bullets, and impact bullets with powerful stopping effects, she had used them all in battle.
Of these five types of bullets, Li Wei was envious of all except the Sub-piercing Bullets.
Moreover, this did not include other types of engraving bullets she might have kept as a backup.
If he could learn the design blueprints of engraving bullets from her, it would be a very good thing.
However, Li Wei felt a bit embarrassed to ask. A design blueprint in the guild's reward list was so expensive to exchange for. Would it be too shameless to ask Cai Yutong for it?
And if he was willing to pay a price to exchange, Li Wei didn't know what he could use to exchange.
After some thought, he had an idea.
He went to Cai Yutong's room.
This girl was a native of the Clover People, her home was in the Clover Community, but her parents worked outside all year round and only came back once or twice a month. Plus, she was President Mars's apprentice, so she stayed in the guild for a long time and rarely went home.
After a moment, Cai Yutong opened the door. She looked slightly surprised to see Li Wei standing outside. She really didn't expect Li Wei to come to her door.
"What's the matter?" Li Wei felt a little embarrassed, but he didn't show it on his face. He smiled and said, "I hope to learn how to make engraving bullets from you."
"Exchange experiences?"
"Sort of, but most importantly, I want to learn some new ways to make engraving bullets. However, rest assured, I'm not a greedy person. Within a month, I will exchange for a design blueprint of an engraving bullet that you don't have, and teach it to you. Do you think this kind of exchange is acceptable?"
After saying this, Li Wei looked a little nervously at the girl in front of him. This was the best solution he could come up with. If Cai Yutong wasn't willing, he really couldn't think of any other way.
"Okay, no problem." Cai Yutong agreed very readily. She said, "Originally, we hunters should exchange experiences with each other more. My Burst Energy Bullets were exchanged with others using the blueprint I obtained myself."
"Thank you."
Cai Yutong nodded. She stepped aside, made a gesture of invitation, and said, "Come in."
Cai Yutong's residence was similar to Li Wei's in layout, but as soon as he entered the room, he could clearly feel the feeling of a girl's boudoir. Cai Yutong, who had lived here for a long time, had obviously carefully decorated her room.
Before Li Wei came to visit, Cai Yutong should have been preparing drinks. The two of them didn't immediately start discussing the design blueprint of the engraving bullet. Li Wei watched Cai Yutong make coffee.
After a while, two steaming cups of coffee were ready.
Taking the coffee handed over by Cai Yutong, Li Wei took a sip and praised, "You're really good at this."
Cai Yutong squinted and smiled, "Thank you for the compliment. What design blueprint of an engraving bullet do you want to exchange? By the way, I'll say it first, I can't teach you the Frost Crystal Bullet. This was originally taught to me by my mentor, so it's not suitable for exchange with others."
"It's okay, I understand." After acknowledging, Li Wei began to think.
The Frost Crystal Bullet was indeed the engraving bullet he wanted most, but since she said so, there was no other way.
The Sub-piercing Bullet was the first to be excluded. This type of engraving bullet was an upgraded version of the Sub-piercing Bullet Li Wei had mastered. Although the improvement in effectiveness was significant, Li Wei's need for it was not so urgent, especially since he still had the special skill, Fatal Shot, in his hands.
Therefore, he needed to make a choice between the Burst Energy Bullet and the Impact Bullet.
In the end, he chose the Impact Bullet.
The main effect of the Burst Energy Bullet was still in its killing power, but Li Wei didn't really lack killing power right now. Relatively speaking, the Impact Bullet could hinder the enemy's movements and even push the enemy back, which could be more effective in certain situations.
"Choosing the Impact Bullet? Good choice. I believe that in Mr. Li Wei's hands, this kind of bullet can play a very powerful role." Cai Yutong praised, then began to look through the cabinet under her workbench.
After a moment, she took out a small booklet and handed it to Li Wei, saying, "The design blueprint is here, take it."
This was the design blueprint of the Impact Bullet. It seemed to be heavier than the Sub-piercing Bullet Li Wei had obtained at the beginning, indicating that the process of making the Impact Bullet was indeed more difficult and cumbersome.
After taking the design booklet, Li Wei thanked her and then said, "I have another request."
"What is it?"
"If you have time, can you demonstrate the production process?"
"Sure!" Cai Yutong said, "Hehe, I can also enjoy the feeling of being a teacher to others."
Li Wei also smiled, "Wouldn't it be too much of a waste of your time?"
Cai Yutong smiled brightly and cheerfully said, "Don't worry, it's fine. Let's start then!"
She sat in front of her workbench and took out her set of tools.
The tools she possessed were similar to Li Wei's, but in terms of quality and value, there was a huge difference. The energy converter, the magic engraving knife, and the energy lines were all things Li Wei had, but the ones she used were at least a hundred times more expensive than Li Wei's.