After the modification, Yijie’s gun could no longer be called a Hand Cannon. According to the mechanical diagrams provided by Yijie himself, Ryan had unscrewed one of the gun barrels and replaced it with six precisely forged iron barrels. The ammunition nest was also modified to fit standard-caliber ammunition.
After attaching the custom-made gun mount to Yijie’s arm, the soft lambskin padding effectively protected him from the bruising recoil of the cannon-style gun.
Yijie couldn’t wait to step out of the Forge Room and aimed the gun at a large tree by the door.
When the trigger was pulled, six bullets cascaded out, forming a neat line of ammunition. The six bullets exploded upon hitting the trunk, snapping it at the waist with a deafening crack and thud. If this were to hit a person, it would be an instant kill.
Ryan and the group of Fire Head Workers by his side were stunned. In all his years running the Forge Room, Ryan had never seen such a domineering weapon.
After testing the weapon, Ryan reluctantly returned the few firearm design schematics to Yijie.
Yijie took the designs. At this moment, Ryan couldn’t help but ask, "Esteemed customer, could you sell me those firearm improvement diagrams? Consider the gun a gift from me. In addition, for every one of these guns that I sell, I will pay you a certain fee." The NPCs in "Military Road" were mostly simple-minded; in reality, those design diagrams would probably have been copied during the forging process.
He shouldn’t sell them, right? Number Zero secretly guessed, knowing that people are selfish. With such a unique cannon gun, Yijie would certainly stand out in "Military Road." If he sold the designs, and the cannon gun became commonplace, then his advantage would no longer be obvious.
Unexpectedly, Yijie sold the firearm improvement diagram to Ryan without a second thought, seemingly not overcomplicating the matter.
"Wait," seeing Yijie agree so bluntly, Number Zero quickly added, "Master Ryan, since you’ve waived his fee, you should also waive mine, right? Buy one, get one free."
According to the fee, Number Zero’s silver necklace plus the forging fee would amount to 600 Military Road Coins, which was also a considerable expense for her.
Yijie was not pleased, shooting her a cold look. His icy gaze was known to work wonders; the unruly youngsters in the Armed Department, when firmly fixed by his stare, wouldn’t dare to even breathe heavily or speak up. He was selling his design diagrams; what right did Number Zero have to butt in?
Clearly, this tactic didn’t work on Number Zero, who shamelessly looped her arm around Yijie’s, "We’re comrades in arms, we share our fortunes." Just as Yijie was about to shrug her off, he felt a warm sensation creeping from his arm to his heart. It wasn’t an unpleasant feeling.
Master Ryan was indeed an honest man. After giving it some thought, he agreed to Xia You’s almost extortionate behavior.
After leaving the Forge Room, Number Zero was still puzzled, "By selling the design diagram, aren’t you just creating a strong competitor for yourself? You’re rather foolish."
"Who are you calling foolish?" Yijie flipped his hand revealing the cannon gun, loading bullets one by one, turning the barrel, pointing it at Number Zero.
An unpredictable baldy monk. With the barrel pointed at her, she moved left, and so did the gun; she shifted to the right, and the barrel followed.
"Take back whatever insults you’re thinking about. It’s better for a woman to be simple-hearted," teased Yijie, and after having his fun, he calmly put the gun away again.
"Not everyone can handle this gun," Yijie said with a boldness in his tone that left Number Zero astonished.
Absolute confidence often stems from absolute ability.
Yijie put the gun back into the military bag he carried with him, though he still wore the gun mount on his body. His left and right arms were different in thickness; due to years of gun training, Yijie could still ensure a hit rate of over ninety-five percent in a hundred shots without the mount.
But for Ryan’s other customers, without the mount and unless they possessed great physical strength, they could at most complete twenty shots, with an accuracy lower than fifty percent.
Master Forger Ryan only purchased the gun’s improvement diagram but didn’t buy the gun mount, which was already a big mistake.