Translator: AnubisTL
"That's a bit of an exaggeration, isn't it?"
Chen Jiang stared at the massive turret before him, its barrel boasting a full 60cm diameter, and shook his head with a chuckle. "I really hope City 18 sends armored vehicles over later."
"I wonder if their armored vehicles can withstand the relentless bombardment from a 60cm turret!"
"Probably not. But speaking of which, isn't this turret a bit... ugly?"
The turret's barrel diameter was ridiculously large, but its overall appearance was rather unsightly. The barrel itself was only 20cm long—shorter than its diameter! The whole thing looked like one of those slanted white plastic buckets from childhood carnivals, where you'd toss a ball in to win a stuffed animal.
"Uh..."
Chen Jiang shrugged slightly, rubbed his nose, and said awkwardly, "Yeah, it's a bit ugly."
"But as long as it works, that's all that matters."
"Keep going!"
Upgrading the turret's caliber from +1 to +10 had cost him only 75 semi-scrapped items—a mere pittance.
But just as he was about to continue upgrading, a message suddenly appeared before his eyes:
[Your Steel Sword Autonomous Rotating Turret's caliber has been upgraded to its maximum limit.]
[To continue upgrading, first enhance the turret's barrel length!]
"Is that how it works?" Chen Jiang stared at the message with a peculiar expression. It meant he had to upgrade the barrel length before he could further enhance the caliber.
Understanding the requirement, he wasted no time.
With another 75 semi-scrapped items, he upgraded the barrel length to +10, increasing its length to 120cm and its effective killing range to 1500 meters.
As the barrel length increased, the firing range would correspondingly increase.
Then, like a diligent little bee, he resumed upgrading.
[Ding! You have consumed 175 semi-scrapped items to upgrade the turret's caliber from +10 to +20.]
[Current turret caliber: 110cm.]
[Ding! You consumed 175 semi-scrapped items to enhance the turret's barrel length from +10 to +20.]
[Current barrel length: 220 cm. Effective firing range increased to 2,500 meters.]
[Ding! You consumed 250 semi-scrapped items to enhance the turret's firing rate from +0 to +20.]
[Current firing rate: 2,900 rounds per minute.]
Just as Chen Jiang was about to enhance the final option—recoil—he noticed that the recoil value had inexplicably changed.
Initially, the Steel Sword Autonomous Rotating Turret's recoil was listed as 50 kg.
Now, it had inexplicably increased to 600 kg?
Could it be that as the turret's size, caliber, and barrel length increased, the recoil also began to increase proportionally?
He shook his head, dismissing the thought, and continued enhancing.
[Ding! You consumed 250 semi-scrapped items to enhance the turret's recoil by +20.]
[Current recoil: 500 kg.]
"Brother Jiang," Scar Dog said thoughtfully, a sudden idea striking him. "Recoil is the force that pushes backward, right?"
"Every time you enhance it, the recoil decreases a little."
"What if we keep enhancing the recoil until it reaches zero, then continue enhancing it until it becomes -500 kilograms?"
"Wouldn't that turn the recoil into forward thrust?"
"With each shot, the turret would jump forward a distance?"
"And if we keep enhancing it? Could this turret become like a flying vehicle, constantly propelling itself forward with each shot?"
"..."
Chen Jiang remained silent for a moment before finally saying, "Good question."
By now, the turret had undergone a complete transformation.
Its 110cm caliber made it look exceptionally intimidating!
No one in their right mind would want to face a shot from this thing head-on.
The 220cm-long barrel had also changed.
Red patterns, as if etched by lasers, now adorned its surface, giving it a rather striking appearance.
The entire turret had grown significantly larger, making it look even more imposing!
The interface for the Steel Sword Autonomous Rotating Turret had also been completely revamped:
[Item Name: Steel Sword Autonomous Rotating Turret]
[Item Tier: Two-Star Item]
[Item Effect: Input a whitelist into the program. Once activated, anyone not on the whitelist entering the turret's effective range will be subjected to indiscriminate fire.]
Ammunition capacity enhanced to +50, increasing total capacity to 51,000 rounds. Caliber enhanced to +20, increasing caliber to 110 cm. Rate of fire enhanced to +20, increasing rate of fire to 2,900 rounds per minute. Barrel length enhanced to +20, increasing barrel length to 220 cm. Recoil enhanced to +20, reducing recoil to 500 kg.
[Item Description]: This contraption guarantees you a good night's sleep in the wilderness.
[Customization Options]: Caliber, ammunition capacity, rate of fire, barrel length, and recoil.
In total, he had consumed over 2,500 semi-scrapped items.
This meant he still had over 2,000 items remaining for further enhancements.
But time was running out.
He could already faintly hear the distinctive sirens of the City 18 enforcers.
The City 18 enforcers were coming. It was time to greet old friends.
The turret's size was perfect. Any larger, and it wouldn't fit in his space bracelet.
"Looks like I need to find a space bracelet with more capacity," Chen Jiang mused.
With a casual wave, he swept his hand across the turret, storing it in his space bracelet. He turned to Scar Dog, a smirk playing on his lips. "Let's go. We'll test the turret's current power on these mechanical race members."
"Hey."
Scar Dog couldn't help but feel a surge of anticipation as he loaded his shotgun, cradled it in his arms, and fell into step beside Chen Jiang. "Maybe we can even make it onto that racial kill leaderboard today," he said, his voice tinged with excitement.
"After all, City 18 is just a small town. As far as we know, they don't have any high-powered weapons like missiles."
"We could probably just roll the turret right into City 18!"
"Not yet," Chen Jiang replied, shaking his head. "We don't have any defensive items right now. Stray bullets could injure us, or even kill us. You've already used your racial innate ability, so we can't afford to be reckless."
"Let's take out these enforcers first, then we'll talk."
As they spoke, Chen Jiang and Scar Dog reached the entrance of the wasteland, their eyes fixed on the cluster of enforcer vehicles flashing their sirens about a hundred meters away.
With a wave of his hand, Chen Jiang positioned the turret at the main gate, shaking his head in exasperation. "Not even an armored car? Just seven enforcer patrol vehicles?"
"They really don't take us seriously."
"Well, let's just whet our appetites for now."
But at that moment—
A semi-transparent panel suddenly appeared before him.
[Detected player Chen Jiang's Steel Sword Autonomous Rotating Turret. Five upgrade options have all been enhanced to +10.]
[Automatically activating Enhanced Set Skill!]
(End of the Chapter)
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