183: A long-term transaction agreement is to be entered into! (A smokescreen of gunpowder!)

"I am a gunpowder master! My level is currently low, so I can only produce two types of gunpowder: one for explosives and one for bullets! However, I have only collected the materials required for making bullet gunpowder!" Qiao Bowen responded excitedly.

He turned his head to look at the ten full boxes of gunpowder he had made in the corner of the Shelter, his eyes radiating a fervent glow: "Phew! I finally found someone who needs it! And it's Su Lie, who is ranked first on both the Points List and the Level List. I wonder what price he will offer!"

Originally, according to his plan, if he hadn't sold this stuff before 12 PM today, he would have thrown the gunpowder outside the Shelter and detonated it.

This was to prevent the outside temperature from suddenly soaring by 3000 degrees Celsius, causing the Shelter's temperature to spiral out of control and triggering an explosion of the mist gunpowder.

It wouldn't be worth it if the Shelter collapsed.

At this moment, Su Lie replied: "Good! Good! Good! I am willing to buy your gunpowder long-term! I'll take as much as you have! Name your price!"

This generous response made Qiao Bowen swallow, and he couldn't help but mutter: "A boss is truly a Boss! Even his speech is so imposing!"

Just as he was about to reply, his eyes suddenly darted around: "Should I ask for an exorbitant price?"

"Never mind! If I scare Su Lie away, who will buy this stuff from me in the future?"

"That's right! Boss Su Lie must be trading for gunpowder to make bullets. If I can trade for a gun, my safety and combat power will be greatly improved!"

Thinking of this, Qiao Bowen quickly replied: "Boss! I have a full 10,000 units of mist gunpowder here, with each unit weighing 10 kilograms! I want to trade for a firearm weapon, plus 5,000 rounds of ammunition!"

"If you still have ice ball, I hope you can trade some to me!"

"Also, I don't have much food left, so I want to trade for 100 big hairy chestnut!"

He finished stating his demands in one breath.

After he finished speaking, he carefully reviewed his words: "Phew! No problem!"

Suddenly, he slapped his forehead and continued: "Boss! My Skill doesn't just produce one batch at a time; it can refine all the materials into proportionally equal units of gunpowder in a single go!"

"But I currently don't have any materials left to manufacture gunpowder!"

After speaking, he finally breathed a sigh of relief: "This way, for future orders, I won't have to waste my own materials, and I can still receive payment! Then I can free up my hands to hunt monsters and reap the rewards!"

"Hehe! Su Lie is truly my lucky star!"

On the other side, Su Lie looked at the other party's private message and nodded slightly: "I have an hk416 automatic rifle, and I can give you one, equipped with a 30-round magazine! Plus 5,000 rounds of ammunition, 100 big hairy chestnut, and 10,000 ice ball!"

"If that works for you, I will post the order!"

"Furthermore, for future trades, I will provide the materials, and you help me manufacture the mist gunpowder! I will trade with you at a price of 1 big hairy chestnut per 10 units of mist gunpowder, how does that sound?"

The other party's words surprised Su Lie.

Since the other party could refine all materials into mist gunpowder in one go, he was naturally willing to bear the cost of all materials.

This would not only save time but also quickly convert the gunpowder into the bullets he needed.

It should be noted that, under normal proportions, the propellant charge for 5.56 caliber bullets usually ranges between 1.6 grams and 1.8 grams.

The charge Su Lie learned from Gun Fighting Technique for this bullet is 2 grams, plus the primer explosive charge of 100 milligrams.

Based on this estimate, 1 unit of mist gunpowder could theoretically produce 4,761 bullets.

The 10,000 units of mist gunpowder from this single trade would be enough for Su Lie to manufacture 47.61 million bullets.

He naturally agreed readily to Qiao Bowen's request.

After all, among so many Survivor, most could only produce black gunpowder.

This high-powered Mist bullet, which could be made into ammunition, was unique to Qiao Bowen.

Su Lie also wanted to take this opportunity to establish a long-term partnership.

Qiao Bowen happily agreed after seeing the message.

He immediately consumed Mist Points and proactively placed an order.

After completion, Qiao Bowen sent a private message: "Boss! Manufacturing 1 unit of my mist gunpowder requires 20 kilograms of cotton, 20 liters of corrosive acid, 20 grams of white sugar, plus 10 level 0 monster crystal, and 20 grams of fierce beast blood. The order has been placed!"

Su Lie's eyes flickered after reading it: "How did you obtain this white sugar?"

His white sugar was processed through the White Sugar Workshop.

Furthermore, he had never seen white sugar traded in the Trading Center.

This piqued his curiosity.

Qiao Bowen excitedly replied: "I was born next to a deserted Military Base, and there is also a small town nearby. I acquired some resources from the town's supermarket warehouse and the Military Base!"

"Unfortunately, the firearms there have all corroded into scrap iron, and the bullets are useless!" Speaking of this, he sighed again.

Su Lie blinked upon hearing this.

He originally thought his birthplace was good enough, but he didn't expect Qiao Bowen's birthplace to have richer resources than the jungle he was in.

He then communicated with Qiao Bowen again.

After all, he currently didn't have ready-made bullets to trade, so he could only trade other items first, and they set a transaction time.

Qiao Bowen hesitated for a few minutes after hearing this, then agreed and modified the order.

After the transaction was completed, Su Lie immediately took out the mist gunpowder.

He first looked at the gunpowder's panel.

[mist gunpowder: Common Quality; Manufactured using the exclusive Skill of a gunpowder master. Its power is 10 times that of smokeless gunpowder and can increase the acceleration of bullets. Note: This gunpowder can only be used for making bullets.]

"mist gunpowder is indeed different from other gunpowder!"

Subsequently, Su Lie went to the automatic bullet assembly station.

He first set the caliber, shape, and materials of the bullet, and then added the mist gunpowder.

After careful calculation, he found that the charge amount of the mist gunpowder was essentially the same as what he had calculated.

After that, he placed monster crystal into the Rune Array Formation.

After the formation was activated, Su Lie successively put in 10,000 units of iron and 1,000 units of monster crystal.

Buzz!

The Rune Array Formation automatically started running, driving the rotation of the mechanical chains.

Bullets were seen being conveyed out from the small conveyor belt beneath the assembly station and pushed into a funnel nearby.

The bullets passed through the funnel's inspection, and only after being confirmed correct were they channeled into a pocket beneath the workbench.

Seeing that it would take some time to complete the bullet production, Su Lie immediately called for No. 8 Little Skeleton and personally taught No. 8 Little Skeleton how to manufacture the various components of the HK416 assault rifle, as well as the assembly and testing of the firearm.

He also taught No. 8 Little Skeleton how to operate the automatic bullet assembly station.

No. 8 Little Skeleton was also intelligent; whatever Su Lie taught, it memorized in one go.

Even when disassembling and assembling firearms, it could complete the task independently after only three attempts.

After handing over the work here to No. 8 Little Skeleton and leaving a large amount of resources, Su Lie finally left the workshop: "I have the cotton, white sugar, monster crystal, and fierce beast blood needed to make gunpowder. Corrosive acid... I can get it from corrosive red date! The white sugar will have to wait!"

Next, he found Su Liya: "Liya! Help me extract some corrosive acid from the corrosive red date!"

As he spoke, he gave Su Liya the 10 million corrosive red date he had refined earlier that morning.

After Su Liya put them into her storage pouch, she took a god-grade glass bottle from Su Lie and solemnly said: "Master! Rest assured! I will definitely complete the task!"

Afterward, she went straight to the third floor.

After Su Liya found Xuxu, she had Xuxu use Manipulate Gold to create a container she had envisioned.

Then, she asked Su Lie to Enhance this container before beginning the production.

Poof!

She first threw the corrosive red date into the container.

After the corrosive red date burst, it dispersed into corrosive Mist and acid.

After a period of time, the Mist condensed into corrosive acid, dripping down to the bottom of the container.

The bottom of this container was shaped like a funnel, with a tiny hole at the very bottom, which could guide the acid into the god-grade glass bottle.

In this way, Su Liya could not only avoid danger but also ensure that the acid flowed into the glass bottle without a single drop being lost, thanks to the golden container's indestructible nature.

Su Lie looked at Su Liya's arrangement and gave her a thumbs up: "Good! Well done!"

Su Liya smiled brightly and winked at Su Lie: "It's all thanks to Master's excellent guidance!"

Su Lie laughed heartily and took out the third blueprint he had traded from Berber—a Common Quality Brewery Workshop.

After the experience with the Firearms Workshop, he realized something.

While it was good for him to personally master the brewing recipe, he was the one putting in all the effort.

His goal in the Mist Survival was to live.

And not just to live, but to live better and more comfortably.

If he had to exert himself in every matter, was he working so hard just to feed the pets around him?

No! That wasn't his intention.

Every creature in the Shelter existed for the purpose of serving him.

He couldn't put the cart before the horse!

Therefore, he wanted to build a Brewery Workshop and arrange for a Little Skeleton to manage it.

This way, he could passively receive a constant supply of liquor, thereby gaining a large amount of resources and benefits.

Thinking of this, Su Lie looked at the panel of the Brewery Workshop manufacturing blueprint...