Love and passion, cutting up the wasteland

late at night.

The sky is filled with twin moons and the wind is roaring.

The bar here is open all night, and travelers who want to spend the night can order a glass of strong drink, pretend to be drunk and lie down wherever they want, and the bartender will not expel them.

For those who are more interested in the environment, Technology Hunter also provides a dedicated rest area.

There are comfortable beds and a private space, and guards are on duty to ensure that no thieves come to the door.

Just need to pay more.

In the small room of the hotel, under the dim light, Lu Meng arranged various metal parts on the steel table, assembling and disassembling them from time to time.

Next to him, Kavin was drowsy and couldn't understand what the master was doing.

After all the consumption along the way, his backpack finally contained not many food and beverage supplies. The main load came from the fixed-blade knife and these parts.

"Click."

Lu Meng exerted his strength, and the machine made a soft sound.

[Crossbow Manufacturing 9→10 (Basic)]

This was looted from the caravan owner's backpack.

With gaming experience and Lei Bai’s teachings, Lu Meng immediately recognized what they were.

——"Spring Crossbow".

This kind of crossbow is made entirely of metal components, and the potential energy it can accumulate is amazing. Even beginners can use it to cause high damage.

The caravan owner hid this murderous weapon close to his body, obviously to protect his own safety as a second layer of insurance.

It's a pity that the Berserker didn't give him time to assemble it properly.

Gradually, a wide crossbow took shape in Lu Meng's hand.

Compared with other crossbows, the "spring crossbow" is a very new weapon. It is said that its invention was still in the period when the Union City was just founded.

The main aristocratic families in the Union City were still just rebels at that time. The spring crossbows they designed were very easy to mass-produce and assemble. Especially the crossbow arrows fired were powerful enough to penetrate heavy armor.

In this way, the rebels were able to fight against the regular army at that time.

The shortcomings of the spring crossbow are also obvious. Its crossbow body is too heavy, and ordinary soldiers must hold it with both hands or even squat on the ground to use force to hold it steady.

Lu Meng picked up the thick crossbow and slowly cocked it.

The so-called crossbow blade is essentially a leaf spring; the crossbow blade of a spring crossbow is made of several layers of fine steel leaf springs. As long as it is slightly bent, it can accumulate huge power.

If you don't watch carefully, you will hardly notice the deformation of the crossbow blade, even if it is fully loaded.

Spring crossbows can only use specific heavy crossbow arrows, otherwise the force of the launch alone is enough to break ordinary wooden arrows.

Correspondingly, it can only maintain its power within a very short range, and its accuracy is also poor - the falling speed of a heavy crossbow arrow is much faster than that of an ordinary crossbow arrow.

For example, this spring crossbow is of a higher grade than Lu Meng's previous crossbow, reaching the "green" level. However, its range is one-third shorter, and the trajectory of the crossbow arrow is even more difficult to control.

Probably, for the founders of the United Cities, rebellion was a decisive matter.

Facing the charge of the heavily armored knights, they had little room for buffering. The butcher's knife might be in front of them in the next moment, and accuracy and range were meaningless.

At this moment, pull the trigger of the crossbow and shoot out, either you will die or I will die. The effect is not much different from that of a melee weapon.

Lu Meng estimated that within the same effective range, even if it was just grazed by a heavy crossbow, the damage caused might be more terrifying than the previous crossbow hitting the face.

As for the accuracy problem, it can be compensated for by skill level.

Based on his current "Proficient" level of [Crossbow], as long as he becomes more familiar with the performance of this spring crossbow, he will be able to use it quickly.

At least one shot of the crossbow will not send away the friendly troops on the battlefield.

…

Outside the relay station, there is a dilapidated shipwreck.

Countless drifters live here, leaning on the fire to warm their backs and falling asleep.

A corner.

Under the firelight, two figures swayed.

The man wore a felt hat tied with wool and his work clothes were washed white. It can be seen that he was once a person who paid attention to propriety.

However, he was now sitting next to a dark red fire, and the firelight revealed stains and blood all over his body.

The beautiful blond hair under the felt hat had not been taken care of for a long time and was as dry as straw.

"Sorry, Mr. Asir." The man shook his head, "I can't do such a thing."

Asir, the missionary of the Holy Kingdom, frowned, thinking that he heard the wrong words.

"Hamt, you have to think clearly." He emphasized in an emphatic tone, "This is two thousand Kai coins."

"A full two thousand Kai coins! I can even hire a technology hunter, or buy four, oh no, five slaves for a lifetime!" Asir counted on his fingers, "And now I just want to buy you Kill someone."

Asir figured it out. He didn't expect that he could bring Lu Meng alive back to the Holy Kingdom safely.

It would be better to be cruel and kill him directly.

In this way, only one head needs to be carried, and the weight is light. After being pickled with plant ash, it is not easy to rot in arid areas like the Stan Desert, and it is enough to last until I receive the bounty without losing its shape.

Although the bounty will be greatly reduced by then, with only more than 20,000 left - the credit will still be there.

"Then if you have the ability, go find a technology hunter." The man wearing a felt hat, known as Hamt, sneered, "According to what you said, that person is sleeping in the bar, wouldn't it be easier for their boss to do it? ?”

"Just using an analogy..." Asir was embarrassed.

Killing his own guests in the relay station, the technology hunter wouldn't be able to smash his sign like this.

He was a little confused. This drifter named Hamt had always been the most short of money and the most capable.

In the past, Asir sent some missions that even the missionary from the Holy Kingdom himself did not dare to expect. But Hamut refused to accept anyone who came, and he completed it beautifully, even killing people outside the mission, highlighting a ruthless character.

It's hard to imagine that someone like him exists around here.

You must know that other drifters in the wreck often have to make a living by picking up leftovers and swill sent from the relay station.

But now he is just asked to kill a wanted criminal, so why is Hamut so soft-hearted?

"That's all, Mr. Asir." Hamut stood up, stepped on the fire, and the surroundings suddenly fell into darkness.

"After today, I won't be here."

Asir said anxiously: "Then where are you going?"

Without such a useful mercenary thug, it will be more difficult for me to survive in the Stan Desert in the future.

"Swampland." The man held his waist, and a terrifying sound of metal friction sounded.

It was the sound of a steel knife being unsheathed.

Asir felt a hint of murderous intent, and the hairs on his back stood up.

'Snapped! ’

Fortunately, it only took a moment, and the half-unsheathed knife was snapped back.

"But don't come to me again in the future." The man's voice gradually faded away.

Is this threatening me?

Asir broke into a cold sweat.

The missionary did not understand what had offended the drifter.

Or is it that the other party knows Lu Meng's identity and realizes that he has been given a kickback?