63: Chapter 63 This gun, even girls can use it.

However, this "serious business" wasn't what Yu Tong was thinking.

With a flip of his hand, he pulled out two pitch-black submachine guns with a heavy metallic feel from his personal storage.

【MP5 (Special)】

【Description: Firearms from another world, featuring a precise structure and superior performance.】

【Effect: Can instantly kill normal grade creatures; possesses effective lethality against early-stage good grade creatures.】

【Magazine: 20/20】

These two guns were the new weapons Li Jun had just unlocked; he had sent them over immediately, along with several hundred rounds of ammunition.

This MP5 had low recoil and a high rate of fire, and changing the magazine only took a few seconds, making it suitable for The girls' self-defense.

"Wow! What is this?"

Yun Jinxin and Yu Tong's eyes were instantly drawn to these two cool-looking submachine guns.

Yun Jinxin was purely curious, her large eyes sparkling; she had already seen Li Taiping's revolver and knew this was something good.

Yu Tong, on the other hand, was somewhat afraid; she had been a good girl since she was little and had never even played with a toy gun, let alone a real one.

This kind of weapon, filled with a killing aura, made her instinctively feel a trace of fear.

"They're for your self-defense."

Li Taiping pressed the two guns into their hands, the cold touch of the metal causing both girls to give a little start.

"This thing is called an MP5; it's much easier to use than that revolver from before."

Li Taiping began to explain to them,

"See this? This is the safety. Flipping it here is for firing, here is for burst fire, and here is safe.

This is the magazine. When you're out of bullets, just press here, the magazine will fall out on its own, and then you just insert a new one."

He demonstrated the operations as he spoke.

"Come, you guys try."

Yun Jinxin was bold and began to gesture with it quite convincingly, mimicking Li Taiping's movements.

She even struck a steady aiming pose like in the movies, making "rat-tat-tat" sound effects with her mouth, looking incredibly excited.

Yu Tong held the gun cautiously, feeling as if she were holding a bomb that could explode at any moment rather than a weapon; her movements were stiff, and her face was full of tension.

"Don't be afraid,"

Li Taiping walked to her side, took her small hand, and taught her step-by-step.

"This thing isn't that scary; as long as you don't pull the trigger, it's just a pile of scrap metal.

But once a bad person appears, it becomes your most reliable partner."

Feeling the warmth coming from the back of her hand, Yu Tong's face turned red again, and her heart skipped a beat.

She stole a glance at Li Taiping's serious profile, and the tension in her heart miraculously dissipated quite a bit.

"I... I understand, Captain."

She said softly.

"Very good." Li Taiping nodded with satisfaction. "With this, even if I'm not around, you'll be able to protect yourselves."

He thought for a moment, then pulled up the ship's control panel and shared some basic operational permissions with Yun Jinxin.

"Little Yun Jinxin, some basic operations of this ship, like steering and anchoring, will be left to you from now on.

If I'm not here or if I'm busy with other things, you'll be responsible for sailing the ship."

"Ah? Me?" Yun Jinxin pointed at herself with a look of disbelief. "Brother Taiping, I... I don't know how to sail a ship."

"It's fine, it's very simple, just like playing a game. I'll teach you."

Li Taiping pulled her to the control console and began teaching her how to operate it.

Yu Tong also leaned in curiously, listening intently from the side.

A few minutes later, Yun Jinxin was already able to clumsily make the Many Children, Many Blessings spin in place.

"Brother Taiping, where are we going?"

Yun Jinxin asked curiously while clumsily manipulating the helm.

"I'm not leaving; I'll be right back."

Li Taiping said,

"The black tide won't catch up for a while. I plan to head back to that Ice Island to look around and see if there's anything else good.

Maybe if I'm lucky, I can get another crew release order and add a new sister for you both."

"A new sister?" Yun Jinxin and Yu Tong looked at each other, both seeing a hint of curiosity in the other's eyes.

"Yes," Li Taiping smiled, then instructed Yun Jinxin, "Take good care of everyone here, especially Yu Tong; she just arrived and doesn't know much, so you should pass on more 'experience' to her."

He specifically emphasized the word "experience."

Yun Jinxin's face turned red; how could she not understand what he meant? She gave a soft "mm."

Li Taiping turned his head again, looked at the still-shy Yu Tong, and teased her on purpose:

"As for you, don't be in a hurry. When I get back, tonight... I'll 'favor' you properly."

"I... I'm not in a hurry!"

Yu Tong's face instantly turned bright red; she stomped her foot, turned around, and ran away, hiding behind Yun Jinxin.

Seeing her shy appearance, Li Taiping laughed heartily with satisfaction, turned around, and strode out of the cockpit.

...

Stepping onto this massive Ice Island again, Li Taiping felt completely different.

Following the tracks left by that pack of Tundra Wolves earlier, he easily found the cave where they lived.

This was a huge cavern located halfway up an iceberg; the entrance wasn't large, but there was a whole other world inside.

Although it was still cold inside the cave, it was considered warm compared to the howling winds outside.

Unknown glowing crystals were embedded in the cave walls, illuminating the entire cavern in an eerie blue light.

What surprised Li Taiping even more was that deep inside this cave, there was actually a small mineral vein.

The cave walls were covered with large chunks of blue, shimmering Ice Crystal Ore.

【Ice Crystal Ore (good grade)】

【Description: A special mineral formed by condensed high-purity energy in extreme cold environments; it is a core material for crafting certain advanced equipment and items.】

"Good stuff!" Li Taiping's eyes lit up.

This thing was a good grade material.

However, he didn't start mining immediately.

He looked at the bottomless mine and then thought about the black tide.

Just because he had time didn't mean the black tide wasn't pursuing him.

This kind of time-consuming and labor-intensive mining work—especially since he didn't yet know exactly what this stuff was used for—would be too inefficient for him to do alone.

An idea spontaneously arose from the depths of his heart once again.

Why not let those Survivor in the area channel do it?

I provide the location and safety, they provide the labor for mining, and then they use the mined ore to exchange for the food, water, and warm clothing they desperately need.

Isn't this just a disguised way of making them work for me for free?

And they'll surely all be happy, thinking they've gotten a huge bargain!

This idea is fantastic!

However, Li Taiping didn't send a message immediately.

He needed to thoroughly explore this island first to confirm if there were any other dangers besides that pack of wolves.

After all, those Survivor about to land on the island were now Li Taiping's "private property," the "busy little bees" who would create value for him.

If he let them die here because of his own negligence, the loss would be immense.

Having made up his mind, Li Taiping continued walking deeper into the cave.

Passing through the long mine tunnel, an even larger grotto appeared before his eyes.

And the sight in the center of the grotto made his breath hitch for a second.

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