Chapter 64: A Surge in Safety
Above this, there must be many more powerful and terrifying weapons and equipment!
However, Shen Xing quickly realized that although these weapons each had their own functions, most of them required a certain amount of experience to use. The descriptions also had special instructions, requiring training before use.
If one was not clear about the effects and range of use, they might accidentally injure themselves.
“I need weapons with a higher degree of automation.” Shen Xing thought of drones.
That drone electromagnetic machine gun, which could connect to a personal terminal and possessed a certain level of intelligence, was undoubtedly extremely suitable for a weapons novice like him who didn’t want to waste time on training.
All he needed to do was lock onto the target and give the order to attack.
Things like aiming and terrain analysis could be left to the intelligent analysis software.
More importantly, it wouldn’t interfere with his own martial arts performance.
So, after thinking for a while, Shen Xing decided to search for similar, more advanced weapons.
And during this search, he was surprised to find that this was actually a popular and mature system.
There was even a unified name for it ━ Fully Automatic Combat Assistance Equipment.
This not only referred to high-altitude drone support units but also included ground support units.
The key classification was “fully automatic.” For example, Shen Xing saw some mechanical units that looked like spiders, mostly equipped with various automated weapons. They didn’t require any human control during use. As long as instructions were given, they could complete combat tasks according to various intelligent programs.
In addition to these small spider-type units, there were also some larger ones, and even humanoid automated units.
Shen Xing even saw a highly anthropomorphic robot with a special note in the description: “Can be used as an anthropomorphic decoy.”
Of course, most of these devices were most vulnerable to various forms of electronic warfare.
This was also specifically noted in the information description.
This was also the biggest drawback of fully automatic weapons.
Therefore, there were still many martial artists who only trusted the long sabers in their hands.
But Shen Xing didn’t have this concern.
At least, for now, he didn’t have to worry about someone in the other world suddenly launching an electronic intrusion or interference against him.
“I’ll choose this type!” Shen Xing made his decision.
However, fully automatic combat assistance equipment obviously had another drawback.
That was, it was expensive!
Shen Xing’s eyes twitched as he looked at the prices, which often reached tens of millions of Federation currency and even required hundreds of thousands of military merit points.
He really didn’t know how much money a martial artist needed to have to be enough.
Maybe it was never enough?
Fortunately, he was quite well-off at the moment. He had recently acquired a considerable amount of both money and military merit points, and they would continue to flow in steadily in the future. So, he didn’t have to drool over the items.
After careful selection, he finally chose a drone-type fully automatic device called “POD-A124.”
It was a sphere.
With a diameter of 0.97 meters, it was several times larger than the previous drone in terms of volume alone.
And in terms of functionality and power, it was completely crushing, with no comparison.
It had a built-in military-grade high-energy battery and could also be equipped with a replaceable small nuclear core. In addition to the alloy shell, it was also equipped with a defensive force field device. Furthermore, its conventional weapons were not physical impact weapons but five energy weapons that could fire high-temperature energy bullets. It also had a powerful energy cannon that could destroy the Yuan Power barrier of an Innate Realm Expert in a short time!
In addition to energy weapons, it was also equipped with other types of weapons internally.
For example, thermal warheads that could generate temperatures exceeding 3,000 degrees Celsius upon impact, which were lethal even to Innate Realm Experts. There were also incendiary bombs, smoke bombs, armor-piercing bullets, tracking bullets, and non-lethal anesthetic bullets, among other special weapons suitable for various situations.
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Although the quantity of these weapons was not large, they could play an important role at critical moments.
As for flight speed and flexibility, there was no need to say more.
It was designed from the beginning as an “air combat unit and air support.”
If it weren’t for the fact that Shen Xing had already reached the Non-Commissioned Officer Level, he wouldn’t have been qualified to purchase this level of weaponry and equipment.
Even so, it cost Shen Xing a whopping 48 million Federation currency and 240,000 military merit points.
Obviously, the latter was the main cost, and the former was negligible.
“The higher the military rank, the fewer military merit points are required to purchase the same item. This is forcing us to earn military merit points and increase our rank.” Shen Xing looked at his drastically reduced military merit points and didn’t know what to say.
Even on the entire Academy Home Planet, there probably weren’t many who could be as extravagant as him.
After all, this weapon was already enough to pose a threat to Innate Level martial artists.
Of course, a threat was just a threat.
The spear and the shield have always been relative. The weapons and equipment of Innate Realm Experts would only be better than his.
Even in the other world, there was the concept of “Spiritual Weapons.”
Therefore, Shen Xing wasn’t so arrogant as to think that he could be compared to an Innate Realm Expert.
However, with this level of weaponry, his safety and offensive power had undoubtedly increased dramatically.
Especially in the other world, it wouldn’t be impossible to easily take out a few Innate Realm Experts.
Both cultivation resources and Martial Path Intents would be easier to obtain.
He hadn’t received the item yet, but Shen Xing was already itching to try it out.
“Oh right, I also need to buy a few defensive devices, especially an automated defensive force field. That’s essential, it can prevent sneak attacks.” Shen Xing continued to browse the store.
His military merit points were easy to come by, and he had the means to acquire them, so he didn’t have any intention of saving them.
It was more important to convert them into strength as soon as possible.
After a shopping spree, his original 340,000 military merit points were quickly reduced to only 20,000. It was a good thing that it was managed by an AI. If it were managed by humans, Shen Xing’s level of spending might have attracted some attention.
But for the AI, as long as the source of the military merit points was clear, everything was done according to procedure.
The delivery time was also clearly stated.
He would receive it tonight.
“I still need to move, I need to hurry.” With anticipation, Shen Xing went to do other things.
It was worth mentioning that military rank also played a role in housing. It didn’t allow him to live above his rank, but it did allow him to choose a better location.
With his rank as a Second Lieutenant, he could choose from most locations in Linjiang School. In the end, Shen Xing chose a dormitory building closest to the school district.
The area of the Bone Tempering Stage dormitory had reached 80 square meters. In addition to a larger training room and a larger bedroom, there was also a storage room specifically for placing various medium and small equipment.
Especially the Martial Path Intent Learning Pod.
Shen Xing had sent his previous learning pod to the other world and didn’t plan to bring it back. He then bought another one to purchase and learn the Martial Path Intents of the Human Federation.
Now that the moving matters were settled, it was time for learning.