Two shots fired, two plumes of smoke and dust rise upon their sound.
The noise doesn’t come from the guns themselves, but from the explosions triggered by the bullets.
As Energy Weapons, although the light emission problem is still hard to mask, the sound can be kept under control.
Even with these flaws, it must be said, those two shots were incredibly exhilarating (in the literal sense of taking flight).
"Looks like the recoil improvement also needs to be prioritized now!"
Luckily, Bai Yi is quick to act; the two shots were fired almost in an instant, not giving the Firearms time to react.
But since Bai Yi was shooting downward from the giant tree, based on the principles of physics learned in middle school, force is mutual.
Shooting downward, the recoil naturally propels upward.
This also meant that Bai Yi’s exceptional Constitution couldn’t come into play; her small stature meant a disadvantage in weight.
The combined recoil from the two subsequent shots physically launched her into the air.
Thankfully, with quick reflexes and the use of her Space superpower, she rapidly blinked for over ten seconds, completely dissipating the recoil of the two shots, sparing herself from embarrassment on the spot.
Steadying herself, she turns her gaze towards the area below.
Assisted by the Wind power, the rising dust quickly dissipated, revealing the results of the two attacks.
—As for where the Wind power came from, one can only say Bai Yi’s home really does have all sorts of Transcendent plants~
As a structure made of wood and stone with no protection, despite being relatively sturdy due to the Insect Swarm craftsmanship,
It was still fragile like tofu under a gun capable of one-shotting weaker Level 5 targets.
The unprotected room has completely evaporated, leaving only a small stump of wood and a few bricks near the ground.
On the other hand, after adding 80% damage reduction, although the other side could not remain completely intact, it’s still a huge success in comparison.
Only the directly hit wall collapsed completely, and the overall structure of the house was somewhat misaligned, looking like it could collapse at any moment.
Nevertheless, it managed to withstand the attack.
Even if these Faith weapons don’t have bonus damage against normal objects, withstanding a shot is enough to prove its formidable Defense Ability.
After all, it’s essentially a Level 5 attacking a Level 0...
Plus, the gun feels good in the hand, aside from the excessive recoil and the size not being very friendly to me, everything else is pretty good; at least it’s got the right feel.
Right, I almost forgot to reward yesterday’s witches!"
Both the improvements to the Firearms and the ritual offering have intricate connections with that group of witches.
But Bai Yi was too excited after receiving the offering last night that she momentarily forgot about the rewards.
"It’s not too late to make it up now...
Let me see, these witches all..."
Bai Yi’s expression suddenly stiffened, then she experienced a flush of embarrassment, a moment of understanding, curiosity, and finally, an expression like someone watching a juicy drama.
She was just about to search the network to find out who these witches were to give them some tailor-made rewards.
But sometimes having full access privileges can be a downside.
For example, the network responding too quickly can cause an overload of information, making her momentarily confused by what she saw...
"I didn’t expect the Cat Witch to have such peculiar tastes...
Is the tail of the Sea Demon Witch really that delicious?"
Muttering to herself, Bai Yi quickly skipped over some "private information" concerning the Cat Witch and Sea Demon Witch, instead searching for their actual needs.
After all, most of them are lower-level witches and their desires are very straightforward.
Yet these are generally things without precedents, and hard to realize without approval from higher-ups, namely her.
For Bai Yi, satisfying these wishes was quite effortless.
Of course, the idea of taking home a six-barrel Gatling gun as decoration needs to be strictly regulated to avoid any unnecessary accidents.
And during this period of searching, Bai Yi also noticed another piece of news.
That Lord, who provided the suggestions, just came to their permanent office in the market with a Power of Faith battery, inquiring about purchasing a new one.
This was the authority promised by yesterday’s team of witches.
It’s not that Bai Yi doesn’t allow it; after all, the second-generation Firearms are in her hands, and the first-generation will soon hit the market for sale.
Preemptively supplying a Lord who has been helpful with the product isn’t an issue.
What Bai Yi is considering, is something else.
"Speaking of which, since that Lord has a good understanding of Firearms, why not engage his people for the new gun testing?
It would be a just reward for his knowledge provided..."
It’s not that there are no other Lords in White Poplar City proficient in Firearms.
But when it comes to Firearms, merely the experience of usage and familiarity doesn’t correlate much with the Lord’s Level.
A high Lordling Level only proves the strength of the Firearms or the soldier unit type wielding them.
What Bai Yi needs is just basic handling of Firearms, capable of offering suggestions for the weapons currently within the territory.
Roughly equivalent to a consultant role.
Moreover, Bai Yi doesn’t mind paying a price for this, such as providing the Lord with some resources that are important to him but commonplace to her.
Or perhaps some protection, allowing him to act as a sort of "insider," in a status similar to Landon’s?
After all, giving special attention to one among a group of Level 3 Lords isn’t much of an issue for her.