When the soldier heard this, surprise flashed in his eyes. After a moment, he regained his composure and gave them a salute. Then, he returned Xiao Qi’s identification card and said, "Comrade, please go ahead."
Xiao Qi took his ID card, then took out a box of protein bars from his place. He handed the box to the soldier while saying, "Thank you, Comrade."
The soldier was too embarrassed to accept the gift. But before he could refuse, Xiao Qi had already driven away. Standing at the entrance, he could only shake his head helplessly.
After the car disappeared from their sight, the soldiers finally divided the protein bars and enjoyed the rare snack.
Following the road signs, they reached the main command center in less than twenty minutes. After they parked their car in front of a tall building, they walked while observing the situation.
Entering the building, they saw a large hall with lots of people lining up in front of a counter, with several guards patrolling the area.
After a while, it was their turn. Seeing them, the staff behind the counter smiled and greeted them, "Comrade, what can I do for you?"
Feng Yun nodded at the staff, showed his ID card, and said, "Comrade, we are looking for Commander Xun Che. Please help us inform him."
The staff took the ID card, checked it for a moment, before she returned it to him and said, "Please wait for a moment."
Afterwards, she made a phone call using an internal line.
At the same time, Xun Che was startled by the ringing of the phone. Pulled out from his thoughts, he placed the document down and picked up the call.
"Hello."
"Commander, there is a group of comrades from the Phantom Team looking for you. Should we send them up?"
When Xun Che heard that it was Jin Xuyan’s team who was looking for him, he frowned as he thought that something bad had happened to him.
"Send them up," he said and hung up the call.
Several minutes later, he heard a knock on the door and said, "Come in."
As the door opened, Xiao Qi, Feng Yun, and the Wen brothers entered. Seeing them, Xun Che stood up and walked toward the couch while gesturing for them to take a seat and said, "Everyone, please have a seat."
After everyone was seated, he asked, "Brother Wen Kai, what brings you all here? Did something happen to Jin Xuyan?"
Hearing this, Wen Kai shook his head and replied, "Commander Xun, we didn’t receive any news from the Captain, and we came here to discuss a business opportunity with you."
When he heard that their visit had nothing to do with Jin Xuyan, Xun Che heaved a sigh of relief and asked with curiosity, "Oh? What kind of opportunity?"
This time, it was Feng Yun who replied to his question. "Commander Xun, after we visited the marketplace, we noticed that the amount of weapons sold to the public was few. Since Brother Kai and Brother Mo can create weapons using their abilities, we want to offer cooperation to you."
Recalling the report he had just read, Xun Che nodded and said, "We are indeed looking for a substitute for guns and more alternative choices for the guards and ability-users."
After a moment of pause, he asked, "I wonder what kind of weapons your team can make. Do you have any samples?"
Hearing this, Feng Yun took out his airgun, metal bullets, CO2 cartridge, blade, and short sword from his space. Placing the weapons on the low table, he said, "We can make the weapons as per request for custom orders. As for mass orders, we will only sell blades, short swords, daggers, and spears."
When Xun Che’s gaze landed on the airguns, his eyes widened in surprise. He picked up the metal bullet, cartridge, and the airgun. Compared to the factory-made airgun, this one was fully made of metal and the weight was heavier.
But for trained soldiers or ability-users, this weight was still light. The metal bullets were well-made and would have stronger attack power compared to the plastic bullets.
After he checked the weapons one after another, he finally said, "All of these weapons are of good quality. The problem is only the CO2 cartridge. We don’t have any machine to refill the cartridge. Without a cartridge, this gun can’t be used."
Feng Yun smiled when he heard this and replied, "Commander Xun, for now, we can’t sell the airgun yet. We will go out to find the machines needed to prepare the liquid CO2 first. After we get it, then we will sell the airgun."
Thinking about the factory near the city located south of Lin’an City, Xun Che said, "There is a gas factory located in Zhuji City. You can go there to see if you can get the machines you need."
Hearing this, the Phantom Team members exchanged glances and nodded. Looking at Xun Che, Feng Yun said, "Thank you for your information, Commander Xun."
"Regarding the weapons, we plan to sell them through the base. We will give you a fixed price, and you can either use the weapons as rewards or sell them in the weapons hall or marketplace."
Xun Che rubbed his chin when he heard this and asked, "How many weapons can you produce in a month?"
"It should be no problem for me to produce enough materials to make 2,000 weapons daily," Wen Kai said while glancing at his brother.
Meeting his brother’s gaze, Wen Mo nodded and replied, "I have no problem creating 2,000 weapons daily as long as there are enough materials."
The moment they said this, Xun Che was stunned. From what he knew, even for level-one metal-type ability-users, it was impossible for them to create more than ten weapons daily.
Based on that, he could imagine how much stronger Wen Kai and Wen Mo were compared to the average ability-users at the same level.