185: Upgraded again! Enhanced automatic rifle!

In front of the dried corpse tree in the secret garden.

Su Lie reached out and touched the dried corpse tree.

Through the dried corpse tree, he sensed the Dried Corpses that had been released yesterday.

To his disappointment.

All the Dried Corpses had lost contact with the dried corpse tree.

This indicated that.

All 40 Dried Corpses were already dead.

Su Lie sighed, then consumed 100 monster crystals to activate the Garden's Sacrifice Harvest effect.

Following that.

The dried corpse tree birthed 500 Dried Corpses.

After Su Lie slaughtered all the Dried Corpses, he obtained 1,000 experience points.

Buzz!

In an instant, a golden light flashed around him, and his level increased to 21.

The experience required for the upgrade changed from 15,000 points to 20,000 points.

He still had 623 experience points remaining in his experience bar.

His Lifespan increased from 518 to 519 years of Lifespan.

All seven attributes increased by 100 points.

[Life: 11100; Spirit: 124530; Endurance: 6100; Speed: 240523;]

[Charm: 4300; Luck: 4900; Authority: 4300]

His free attribute points increased from 46 points to 546 points.

After Su Lie briefly looked over his personal panel.

He continued to use the Permanent Treasure Refining Skill to refine all 500 Dried Corpses into Little Skeletons.

Following that.

He had Su Liuhua take 10 Little Skeletons to work at the Winery.

The remaining 490 Little Skeletons were divided by Su Lie into a Miner Squad and assigned to the No. 9 Stone mine to excavate Stone.

At this moment.

No. 8 Little Skeleton found Su Lie.

The bullets in the Firearms Workshop had all been produced.

It had independently manufactured and assembled 10 hk416 automatic rifles and completed the firearms testing work.

Su Lie then returned to the Firearms Workshop, where he instructed No. 8: "Bring all 10 sets of firearms you made, and load the bullets! We will test them on the city wall later!"

Upon hearing this, No. 8 began gathering members of the Chess Piece Squad and the Exploration Squad, five members in total, to familiarize themselves with the firearms and load the ammunition.

Su Lie, meanwhile, took out 5,000 bullets.

He entered the Chat Group again.

At this time, most of the information in the Chat Group consisted of transaction details.

He used the friends module to search for Qiao Bowen's information.

"An old acquaintance?"

When adding him as a friend, Su Lie saw some of Qiao Bowen's information through his avatar and name, immediately added Qiao Bowen as a friend, and sent a message: "Qiao Bowen! The bullets have been manufactured! Please be ready to receive them!"

Qiao Bowen looked about 30 years old, with a full beard, a square face, and rough, slightly dark skin.

This definitely didn't look like a young man between 18 and 22 years old.

This person looked old!

Su Lie closed the Chat Channel and, in the Trading Center, spent 1 mist point to create an exclusive order where one could obtain 5,000 rounds of ammunition by only paying 1 ice ball.

As soon as the order was listed, Qiao Bowen immediately purchased it.

Qiao Bowen excitedly said to Su Lie: "Thank you, Boss Su Lie! May our cooperation be pleasant!"

"A pleasant cooperation!"

Su Lie replied.

Following that.

He took No. 8 and the other Little Skeletons, carrying the guns, and headed to the city wall.

When he arrived on the city wall.

A wave of scorching hot air rushed towards him.

This made Su Lie gasp.

He saw that the ruined city ahead and the newly relocated area seemed to have turned golden.

The light radiating from the ground was not only dazzling but also made his eyes sting uncomfortably.

The high temperature evaporated the moisture in the air, making the atmosphere extremely dry.

Su Lie had only sensed it for a few seconds when he felt that his skin seemed to be burning.

A fiery, stinging pain made him uncomfortable all over.

Moreover.

The high temperature in the air also burned the capillaries in his nostrils, making it difficult for him to breathe.

"This damned high temperature!"

Su Lie couldn't help but curse.

Roar!

At that moment, a massive monster appeared on the distant wilderness.

Amidst repeated unwilling roars, the monster emerged from beneath the ground.

Its appearance tore open the earth for a thousand meters, leaving a huge ravine on the ground.

Inside the ravine, masses of black energy drifted out.

However.

Before this black energy could float out of the ravine, it was ignited by the scorching sunlight.

Whoosh!

Instantly, raging flames ignited in the ravine.

Su Lie looked up and gazed around, only to see that the area 3 kilometers outside the Shelter had completely changed, with ravines crisscrossing the ground everywhere.

There was also a massive rift valley constantly emitting steaming mist, which was dozens of kilometers long.

After communicating with No. 4 Little Skeleton, Su Lie learned that it was a trace left by a large black snake.

And during the time he had returned to the Shelter.

At least dozens of ultra-large monsters had left the area.

Other monsters tried to approach the Shelter but turned around and left after flying for a while.

The Survivors in the Shelter 10 kilometers to the left initially patrolled the surroundings, but later returned inside the Shelter and continued observing from the windows.

Although the skyscrapers in that direction had been collapsed by giant beasts, a hill-like ruin still blocked the view in front of the Survivors' Shelter.

However.

The other party had also spotted Su Lie's Shelter and was constantly reflecting light toward it using a mirror.

The Little Skeletons didn't understand and didn't respond.

Upon hearing this, Su Lie took No. 8 Little Skeleton to the right side of the Shelter's city wall.

Da! Da! Da!

No. 8 and the others pulled the triggers of the hk416 automatic rifles in their hands, following Su Lie's command.

The first 15 rounds were single shots, and the subsequent 15 rounds were continuous fire.

No. 8 communicated with Su Lie through gestures: "Master! Although this gun is good, its range is too short! The rate of fire is too slow! It cannot compare to the Mist Pistol!"

Su Lie nodded. Through this test, he discovered that.

Although the power and range of the 5.56 caliber bullets using mist gunpowder were indeed ten times stronger than before.

The damage to the barrel when the bullets were fired was also visible to the naked eye.

Even a single shot.

Could make the gun barrel glow red from the high temperature instantly released by the bullet.

Although this redness quickly disappeared.

If the barrel were continuously kept at this temperature, it would melt before long, ultimately leading to a burst barrel.

The mist gunpowder Strengthened the bullet's speed and power, but simultaneously reduced the durability of the hk416 automatic rifle.

Su Lie looked at the hk416 automatic rifle's panel.

[hk416 automatic rifle: Common Quality: An assault rifle handcrafted by Su Lie, possessing two firing modes: single shot and continuous fire.

Magazine: 30 rounds;

Barrel Lifespan: 2,000 rounds;

Ammunition: 5.56 caliber;

Rate of Fire: 900 rounds per minute;

Effective Range: 5,000 meters;

Bullet Damage Value: 1,000 points;

Durability: 1,970 points.

Note: The effective range of the automatic rifle is highly related to the ammunition matched with it. If bullets configured with other gunpowder are used, the data will be updated.

Note: When the firearm's durability drops to 0, maintenance can be performed on it, including repairs and replacement of parts, via the workbench in the Firearms Workshop. If firing is insisted upon, the barrel will immediately burst.]

"Just a common quality rifle, using bullets made with mist gunpowder, yet it increased the effective range and bullet damage value to such an extent! It seems the strength of the gunpowder determines the strength of the weapon!"

Su Lie's eyes twitched; he realized that this automatic rifle had not escaped the category of gunpowder weapons.

Furthermore, the durability of the firearm was the same as the barrel's Lifespan.

Clearly.

After the automatic rifle continuously fired 2,000 rounds.

The rifle barrel would suffer massive damage due to the mist gunpowder, and even if the automatic rifle remained intact, it would still require maintenance and replacement of parts.

After thinking it over, Su Lie proceeded to Enhance the automatic rifle: "I wonder what changes a God-tier automatic rifle will have!"

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

Three seconds later, the hk416 automatic rifle was covered in red light, and a large number of exquisite Mist Runes appeared on the gun body.

"Mist Runes? No! This is a Mist Rune Array!"

Su Lie's eyes lit up, and he looked at the automatic rifle's panel again.

This time.

The panel was vastly different from before!

It was as if he had changed to a different gun!

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