Chapter 232 Weird Blueprints and Steam Cores
"Would you like to take a look at this gun? It's the latest product from High Castle. It can penetrate the scales of a black-scaled lizard."
As the man in leather jacket spoke, he picked up a rifle with many brass gears exposed from the stall. Finally, he opened the magazine and stuffed a bullet as thick as a thumb into it. Then he closed it and fired a shot at a piece of iron plate next to him.
The iron plate was one centimeter thick, but it was pierced through by the gun in one shot.
"How is it? This gun is quite powerful, right? It only requires 30 ordinary mutant organs, and comes with five bullets."
The man in leather jacket said this and threw the spear in his hand to Zhang Tuohai.
Zhang Tuohai caught it subconsciously.
Wow, this gun is really heavy, the barrel is unusually thick, the whole body is made of brass, the gears are shiny, and you can smell the smell of engine oil. It is at least three times heavier than AK74s. Most people can't operate it without some strength.
"Thank you, is there anything else?" Zhang Tuohai asked.
"How about this? This is the latest purification potion. It can remove the garbage accumulated in your body and protect you from the invasion of those awful dusts. One bottle only requires 10 ordinary mutant organs."
The man in leather jacket said as he took out a blue test tube from a box and recommended it.
When Zhang Tuohai took it in his hand, a line of game system prompts popped up immediately.
【Discover the purification potion.】
[Tip: After entering this world, there are a lot of harmful gases in the air. These harmful gases will continue to damage your health and will continue to lower your mood. ]
[Players need to drink a bottle of purification potion every 24 hours to maintain their health, otherwise there is a certain chance that their body will mutate. ]
[Note: The longer the interval between taking the medicine, the greater the chance of mutation. ]
"Grass."
Seeing these prompts, Zhang Tuohai cursed the game system for being shameless for hiding such important information.
If you can't find a merchant or don't have access to purification potions, you probably won't even know how you got infected.
Zhang Tuohai wanted this thing very much, but he knew that he couldn't show any eagerness now, otherwise he would be caught by the other party.
"It's ok, is there anything else good?"
"There's no need to introduce this kind of rubbish." Zhang Tuohai threw the brass spear in his hand onto the stall.
Although this thing is very powerful, it is too heavy and not as useful as my own AK74.
"So you're a big customer. I guess I can only take out my most valuable treasure. What do you think of this?"
The man in leather jacket took out a sheepskin scroll from his arms and handed it to Zhang Tuohai.
Zhang Tuohai opened it and found that it was a list filled with various things.
[Tower third generation dust mask: 70]
【Second generation coal-fired boiler: 300】
[Red Fort Improved Steam Engine: 500]
[Red Fort Civilian Edition Transmission System: 400]
[Second generation rivet armor: 200]
[Red Fort Steam- Powered Machine Gun: 700]
[First generation 50-pound smoothbore cannon, with 5 shells: 600]
[High tower 75mm rapid-fire gun improved version: 900]
…
There are rows and rows of strange things listed on it.
Looking at the names, Zhang Tuohai could probably understand what these were.
But, aren’t these things too weird?
Why do armor use rivets? Aren’t they afraid of them flying around?
Why do machine guns use steam power?
Why do coal-fired boilers exist?
"etc!"
Zhang Tuohai suddenly thought of an upgrade direction when the car was upgraded to level four - steam locomotive.
The characteristic is weird technology.
Could this world be a weird world like steampunk?
Thinking of this, Zhang Tuohai felt that everything could be explained.
Why cities become ruins and why villages are built of metal.
Why are there so many chimneys and steam pipes emitting black smoke in the village?
These are typical signs of the Steam Age.
He doesn't mind adding another power system.
Having multiple power systems means he has more options.
What if gasoline is scarce in this world? He can always burn coal to drive the car forward, which is like having an alternative plan.
However, my car is gasoline-powered, so whether it is compatible is still a question.
"My car doesn't run on coal, so I'm afraid I can't use these things." Zhang Tuohai expressed his doubts, while staring closely at the eyes of the man in leather jacket, observing his reaction.
However, the man in leather jacket did not show any surprise at all.
"I understand all of this. The power systems of the old and new eras are incompatible. The Red Castle invented this thing specifically to allow everyone to use the technology of the new era."
The leather-clad man said, pointing to the end of the parchment.
"As long as you have this thing, even an airship can use these things."
Zhang Tuohai looked in the direction the other person pointed.
[Steam Core: A special type of auto part that can convert steam power into other power, or other power into steam power. There is a certain loss.] Price: 1000
Good stuff.
When Zhang Tuohai saw this thing, his mind moved. If he had this thing, he could freely add various steampunk-specific blueprints to the car, and maybe even develop a dual technology tree.
In this apocalyptic world, the more comprehensive your preparations are, the greater your chances of survival, because you never know what can save your life in a particular situation.
“How is this price calculated?”
Zhang Tuohai was moved.
"The number behind is the number of mutant organs needed." The man in leather jacket said with a smile.
"So many." Zhang Tuohai was shocked.
He glanced at the steam core. If he wanted to exchange it for this thing, wouldn't he have to kill a thousand monsters?
Not to mention how much ammunition is needed to kill these monsters, just finding these monsters is a huge hassle.
He had just killed about ten monsters in over an hour.
At this rate, it would take at least 100 hours to complete.
It's been more than four days.
How could he have so much time to kill so many monsters?
Seeing that Zhang Tuohai’s face was not looking good, the man in leather jacket smiled.
"Dear guest, are you worried about not being able to find a suitable monster? Don't worry, I have another commission here. If you can complete it, you will not only receive a considerable reward, but also a large number of mutant organs."
The man in leather jacket said.
"What commission?"
Zhang Tuohai asked.
"The valley to the east of the village was originally a mine, but it is now occupied by a group of sickle monsters. If you can destroy them, you will receive a high reward from the village: 500 kilograms of iron ore, 200 kilograms of meat, 10 kilograms of clean water, and the village chief's most beautiful concubine."
The leather jacket man said with a smile.
