From Abyssal Invasion to Bursting Stars with a Single Sword-Chapter 142 - 121 The Characteristics of Energy Weapons, Conscription Countdown

As Lu Heng was browsing the transaction information for the cyber beam gun, Lin Zeyu called him.

"Check out the Crystal Core Dark Network, I saw someone selling a cyber beam gun there, a weapon from the future, isn't this thing going to be sky-high?"

Hearing this tone, Lu Heng knew Lin Zeyu was excited and asked with a smile, "Thinking of buying?"

"Yes!"

"What are you going to do with your dual effect sniper rifle?"

"Weapons don't get jealous, how great would it be to have a backup piece?"

"Does your family own a tech company that researches energy weapons?" Lu Heng suddenly asked a seemingly unrelated question.

"No, why?" Lin Zeyu was a bit puzzled.

"Didn't you notice that the seller didn't post any specific weapon parameters?" Lu Heng continued.

"Right, they didn't, but it can't be a scam, can it? People with access to Crystal Core Dark Network accounts won't bother posting false information."

Since the Crystal Core Dark Network is not a public website, it requires special computers and accounts to log in.

Therefore, an account on the Crystal Core Dark Network itself carries a high value.

Using such an account to spread false information would be pointless—once reported, the account would be lost.

Thus, the transaction information on the Crystal Core Dark Network is generally quite reliable.

Moreover, during the transaction, the buyer will definitely inspect the goods carefully; if anything is amiss, the deal can be canceled.

Therefore, posting false information on the Crystal Core Dark Network is just a waste of time.

"The item should be real, but the weapon parameters might not be too enticing, and the price is likely to be frightening," Lu Heng evaluated the transaction information.

The transaction information for this cyber beam gun requested that those knowledgeable about the product send a private message to discuss the price.

This revealed several hidden messages.

First, the seller isn't sure how high a price to set for this cyber beam gun produced in the Cyber World.

Second, the seller has high price expectations for this ray gun and wants to sell it at an exorbitant price.

Actually, Lu Heng knew another piece of information—the performance of such ray guns was not as good as expected.

He even felt that the seller was offering it for sale precisely because it hadn't lived up to expectations and wanted to trade it for resources that could enhance combat power.

Such cyber beam guns obtained from Abyss World were definitely stronger than the laser weapons currently available to humans, but anyone with a little bit of professional knowledge knew that the strength of an individual soldier's weapon, however powerful, was limited.

Currently, humans use laser weapons typically as vehicle-mounted weapons, because they require a lot of energy.

Portable weapons still need to carry a large battery, otherwise, they can't support usage.

The ray guns from the Cyber World essentially solve the problem of battery size, but definitely make compromises in power to do so.

Lu Heng had seen such cyber beam guns in his past life, and their features were quite distinct.

Being laser-type weapons, the advantage is that they hit their target immediately upon firing.

Of course, this assumes you've already aimed at your target when you pull the trigger.

Ray weapons lack kinetic damage; they burn the target by focusing rays, so they need time to cause adequate damage.

If the rays just sweep over swiftly, the damage caused won't be very obvious.

This is like one's hand brushing quickly over flames without getting immediately burnt; it takes a bit more time of burning to cause damage.

The same is true for ray guns.

Hence, cyber beam guns aren't as strong in use as one might imagine.

Of course, if the ray weapon were scaled up to be vehicle-mounted, with the power increased a hundredfold, that would be a different story.

Lu Heng had seen the highest-level, B-level cyber beam guns, which dealt damage of 300 points per second.

This power, to kill an ordinary person, would take just 0.3 seconds.

A level 20 Superpower User could only withstand a B-level ray gun for a maximum of 1 second.

If you ask whether such ray guns are strong?

They are indeed powerful, taking just 1 second to kill an unprotected level 20 Superpower User.

But no Superpower User would stand still and let a ray gun hit them for as long as 1 second.

Additionally, energy weapons have another characteristic—they cannot use the Quenching enhancement system.

All electronic products are incompatible with Quenching enhancements.

Energy weapons have their own enhancement system, which involves increasing battery capacity and energy output rate for strengthening.

Beyond that, energy weapons also have another troublesome aspect—once broken, they are very difficult to repair.

Therefore.

The cyber beam gun being sold has more research value than practical use value.

Lu Heng would rather recommend that the authorities purchase it for research than for actual use, as it doesn't offer much of an advantage over human weaponry.

Actually.

The true utilization of such cyber beam guns is in large-scale, organized cluster attacks.

A single cyber beam gun doesn't show much power, but in a gun battle, if a hundred soldiers all use ray guns—then the impact would be different.

…

Lin Zeyu was still very interested and pressed on, "So should I buy it?"

Lu Heng didn't dampen his enthusiasm and replied, "Buy it if you want, as long as you think it's worth it."

Lin Zeyu then asked, "What price do you think is reasonable to buy it for?"

Lu Heng thought for a moment and said, "Seven to eight million, any more would be pointless."

Actually, if it's for research purposes, it might be worth even more.

But as a weapon, this thing is just a B-level thermal weapon.

Don't have too many expectations for B-level thermal weapons; there are too many B-level firearms in the Human World, any standard assault rifle is at this level.

If you wanted to buy an assault rifle, ten to twenty thousand would be enough.

After a while.

Lin Zeyu spoke in an annoyed tone, "I offered this guy ten million for it, and he told me to get lost."

"Ha ha..."

Lu Heng couldn't help but laugh, already able to imagine Lin Zeyu's expression.

Lin Zeyu, still not giving up, asked, "Is this gun really not worth ten million?"

Lu Heng thought for a moment, then asked, "What level do you think this gun is?"

Lin Zeyu fell silent for two seconds before answering, "Level B? Maybe even Level A."

Lu Heng laughed, "If it were Level A, the seller would have mentioned it in the trade information straight away. A Level A weapon can definitely sell for a sky-high price, and any information that could raise the price wouldn't be left out.

"So, I'm guessing this ray gun is either Level C or Level B. Take another look, what level is your sniper rifle?"

Lin Zeyu naturally replied, "Of course, it's Level B."

Lu Heng continued, "So, this Cyber Beam Gun is a weapon of the same level as your sniper rifle, how powerful do you hope it could be?"

Lin Zeyu was suddenly stunned.

The reason he wanted to buy it in the first place was out of curiosity about Cyber Technology, but now that he thought about it carefully, how powerful could a Level B weapon really be?

It's pretty much the same as a sniper rifle.

"So, this guy is just trying to rip people off!" Lin Zeyu finally caught on.

"Not exactly ripping people off. At the very least, the weapon has its scientific research value," Lu Heng amusingly retorted.

...

While the two were on the phone, the trade information suddenly disappeared.

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This usually meant someone had bought the item, and the seller had removed the listing.

Lin Zeyu's offer of ten million had been met with disdain, suggesting the seller's expectation was much higher, perhaps even exceeding a hundred million.

It was likely that a technology company or official entities had purchased the item.

After all, nobody would spend hundreds of millions on a weapon equivalent to a Level B rifle.

At that moment.

Lu Heng suddenly saw a notification:

[Abyss Battlefield: Recruitment countdown 7 days]

Upon seeing the recruitment notice for the Abyss Battlefield, Lu Heng raised an eyebrow and immediately said, "Check your data panel."

At first unaware of what was happening, Lin Zeyu casually said, "Check what? I haven't leveled up these past days… Holy shit! I've been drafted."

Lu Heng corrected, "We've been drafted."

Since the three had signed a team contract, they would be recruited together by the Abyss Battlefield.

Lin Zeyu instantly became anxious as this was his first time being drafted in a team format, "What do we do now?"

Checking the time, Lu Heng said, "It's a bit late today. Let's gather tomorrow; we need to do some preparations."

...

The next day.

The gathering place was the Training Room by Qionghua Tianglu Lake.

When Lu Heng arrived in the morning, the sweeping robots were busily at work.

Su Muyu was washing cups in the kitchen and then prepared a pot of lemon water.

Seeing Lu Heng come in, she turned and asked, "Have you eaten?"

"I have."

"I bought some steamed buns and soy milk; you can have some if you're hungry."

Su Muyu finished washing the cups and cleaned the kitchen counter as well.

The two sat on the balcony and soaked up the sun for a while before Lin Zeyu arrived.

As soon as Lin Zeyu walked in, he chuckled, "Am I interrupting?"

"Yes, you can go back," Lu Heng bluntly replied.

"Don't be like that. I've brought a lot of stuff over."

As he spoke, Lin Zeyu began taking items out of his inventory, "I got six grenades; we get two each, they've already been synthesized, and we can take them into the Abyss Battlefield."

Lu Heng picked up a grenade, examined it, and asked, "How much Divine Energy per grenade?"

Lin Zeyu raised a finger, "One hundred."

A hundred points of Divine Energy to integrate a grenade, and six grenades were equivalent to the price of a Level C weapon.

All things considered, integrating grenades was somewhat extravagant.

Of course, the power of a grenade justified the expense, a shame that it is a one-time weapon and disappears after use.

Lin Zeyu, having emerged from the Evil God's Burial Ground, had 2400 points of Divine Energy, spent 2000 integrating his SVD sniper rifle, and 300 more to upgrade his Armor Piercing Bullets.

That meant he didn't have enough Divine Energy left.

Clearly, the Divine Energy for these six grenades wasn't his.

Anything with a price can be bought with money.

Quenching materials can be purchased, and so can Divine Energy.

Except, Divine Energy can't be transferred.

So, it can't be part of standard exchanges.

However, items integrated with Divine Energy can be given to others.

Hence, it is possible to buy Divine Energy integrated weapons with money.

Even if they can't be bought, they could be traded for Advanced Skill Crystal Core, as long as the offer was rich enough.