Chapter 180: Chapter 158: Can’t Win! Back to the Cyber World for Gear, Part 2

Lin Qi glanced at the moon hanging high in the sky.

That terrifying eye was hidden behind the far side of the moon, momentarily out of sight.

Right now, the moon was nearly full, but not quite.

If his calculations were correct, tomorrow would be the full moon.

’Tier Three Extraordinary Items, a first-class merit from the Dragon Country... if I want to seize these, tomorrow during the day is my last chance.’

Lin Qi had already formulated a plan.

He chose tomorrow daytime, not the present, because he had estimated the strength of the Moon Worshipers and the state of the monster.

Even with the M-Class Mecha and S-Class Weapons, the probability of him defeating this group of Moon Worshipers head-on was extremely low.

Not to mention, the S-Class Ultrahigh-Frequency Acoustic Resonator currently had no battery reserves, which required Lin Qi to return to the Cyber World to procure them.

’It’s not just about buying batteries. I need more powerful equipment—the kind that can settle things in one blow.’

Lin Qi was unwilling to take on excessive risk.

If the situation proved impossible, Lin Qi was prepared to give up for the time being.

But as things stood, if he had the right equipment, Lin Qi was confident he could secure this considerable reward.

He would retreat for now, wait until his next arrival in the Doomsday World, and then take action with new gear.

Lin Qi returned to Shuining Station and entered the Mecha.

Seeing Lin Qi return, Wei Yue asked, "Blood Moon Envoy, what’s the situation? Should we make a move?"

Lin Qi shook his head and replied, "We’ll wait a bit longer."

Wait?

What were they waiting for?

Wei Yue didn’t know what Lin Qi was thinking, much less that he could return to the Cyber World to retrieve equipment.

Lin Qi didn’t respond, instead closing his eyes to rest and recuperate.

There was less than an hour left on the cooldown for the Door.

...

「In the Cyber World, at Number 8 Fortress Road, inside Lin Qi’s room.」

Lin Qi, now in the bathroom, looked in the mirror. Compared to a second ago, his clothes had changed.

When he left Mo University, Lin Qi had been a bit careless and forgotten to bring a change of clothes from the Cyber World.

Fortunately, his current environment was safe enough—something certified by Guang Ling.

Taking off his clothes, Lin Qi used the laser weapon built into his Exoskeleton.

He incinerated the clothes from the Doomsday World.

The carbonized ashes were washed down the sink, eliminating all traces.

Then, Lin Qi returned to his room, found his own clothes among the personal belongings Liu Xuan had sent over, and changed.

Afterward, Lin Qi lay on his bed and took out the wristband used for communicating with King Arthur.

’To deal with a monster on the verge of advancing from Tier Three to Tier Four, A-Class Weapons clearly aren’t a safe bet.’

’S-Class Weapons are the way to go.’

Currently, Lin Qi didn’t have many channels to acquire S-Class Weapons.

There were no legal avenues.

Even his audacious father didn’t dare to openly sell S-Class items in his Prosthetic Clinic.

The Liu Clan wouldn’t grant S-Class access to Doctor Lin, either. Lin Qi’s influence didn’t stretch that far.

To get his hands on S-Class Weapons, Lin Qi only had three options.

The first was to ask King Arthur. Since she could get an S-Class Ultrahigh-Frequency Acoustic Resonator, she could surely get other S-Class Weapons.

The second was to contact Guang Ling and procure them from him. A premium would be mandatory; Guang Ling didn’t do business at a loss.

In Guang Ling’s own words, even his illegal operations on the cyber network came with risks.

As for the third option, it was through Liu Xuan’s channels.

Lin Qi barely even considered this third channel. Although he believed that if he asked, Liu Xuan would most likely get him what he wanted.

But the risks involved were sky-high.

Lin Qi still hadn’t figured out why Liu Xuan had let him move into the villa.

Unless it was a matter of life and death, Lin Qi didn’t want to use Liu Xuan’s channels for high-risk operations.

Therefore, with only two real choices, Lin Qi went to King Arthur.

He used the wristband to send a message to King Arthur: "I need S-Class Weapons. Do you have a source?"

When dealing with King Arthur, being direct was best. Lin Qi had already figured out her personality.

If he was straightforward with her, she would actually see it as a sign of trust.

In King Arthur’s mind, this was called the spirit of a Knight.

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She replied almost instantly with a question mark.

It was followed by her actual message: "More S-Class Weapons? Wizard, what are you up to? You aren’t secretly taking on lone-wolf missions like me, are you?"

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Seeing King Arthur’s reply, Lin Qi sent a question mark back.

’King Arthur is also an independent Mercenary?’

’Just how short on cash is she?’

Lin Qi continued his reply: "That’s classified, but I do have a serious need for S-Class Weapons. Preferably something that can cause targeted damage, and if possible, with the smallest possible kill zone."

Lin Qi was thinking about the safety of the Tier Three Crystal Stone.

Lin Qi didn’t want a weapon like a nuke that would obliterate the Tier Three Monster, leaving nothing behind.

Lin Qi had his eyes on the Crystal Stone inside the Tier Three Monster’s body.

King Arthur replied, "You’ve got a lot of demands."

After that bit of teasing, King Arthur continued, "If it were yesterday, I really wouldn’t have had a source to help you. But I’m not in the Asian Administrative Region anymore, and I have a new supply channel."

’King Arthur’s not in the Asian Administrative Region anymore?’

’Where did she run off to?’

After some careful thought, Lin Qi recalled that King Arthur’s features were not typical of the Asian Administrative Region, but leaned more toward the European Administrative Region.

Blonde hair, fair skin—those were indeed traits of people from the European Administrative Region.

"Details. Credit Points aren’t an issue, and I need a sufficiently secure shipping channel."

King Arthur had given Lin Qi a pleasant surprise.

Lin Qi’s original plan had been to borrow and detach a weapon from King Arthur’s own equipment. He never expected that after leaving the Asian Administrative Region, she would have such a wild weapons supply channel.

She could even get S-Class gear.

"Based on your requirements, I recommend an S-Class Oriented Energy Release Device, the SOKOCHEV-III. The price isn’t too steep; I can get you a second-hand one for thirteen million Credit Points."

King Arthur quickly gave Lin Qi an option.

An S-Class Oriented Energy Release Device. Lin Qi wasn’t familiar with this type of weapon.

But based on the name, and drawing on documents he had read in the past, Lin Qi could roughly guess how this type of weapon worked.

It released high-energy particles along a trajectory similar to a laser weapon, but the energy release wasn’t linear. Instead, with the assistance of something like an Intelligent Brain, you could choose the location of the energy burst.

It possessed high penetration and could ignore cover.

In terms of weapon classification, this thing fell into the category of smart weapons.

Generally speaking, Lin Qi wasn’t a fan of using this kind of tech.

Smart weapons were easily compromised by cyber hackers.

Lin Qi had a bit of PTSD from Guang Ling’s abilities.

He was afraid his own weapon would stop listening to him and randomly blow him up.

"Thirteen million? It’s a smart weapon, right? Does that include the weapon’s Intelligent Brain?"

A smart weapon with an Intelligent Brain and one without were two different prices.

If it came with the Intelligent Brain, the price King Arthur was offering was a great deal.

"Of course it’s included. Would I scam you or something? You don’t trust me, do you?"

King Arthur’s message conveyed her displeasure.

Lin Qi did a quick calculation. The price was indeed quite reasonable.

"Deal. Contact Guang Ling. We’ll make the transaction."

Lin Qi made his decision quickly.

The transaction still had to go through Guang Ling.

Otherwise, Lin Qi couldn’t feel safe giving his address to King Arthur.

As for Guang Ling?

Lin Qi didn’t care anymore. It’s not like Guang Ling didn’t already know where he lived.

"Sounds good."

King Arthur was also in a good mood.

She hadn’t expected that right after leaving the Asian Administrative Region, Wizard would serve up a pile of Credit Points on a silver platter.

With her current channels, she could make a profit of at least three million Credit Points from this thirteen-million-point deal.

Which was perfect, since she was a bit tight on the Credit Points needed for her promotion to Tier Four.

She was truly grateful to Wizard for this windfall of Credit Points.

Lin Qi contacted Guang Ling and explained the transaction he was making with King Arthur.

Guang Ling replied to the email instantly.

"Credit Points deducted. Your balance was insufficient, so I covered the three hundred thousand for shipping."