Half-step Purgatory

Durin stroked the black cat on the armrest of his chair, sitting on the black leather sofa. Through the glasses perched on his nose, his gaze passed over the long table in front of him and settled on the man kneeling on the carpet:
"I understand, you've made money in Naples, your business has been very successful, and you've led a happy life. You've had those secret police, friends in both the law and the underground, and even the Royal Family speaking on your behalf."
"You don't need a friend like me, I know that. You're afraid of owing me a favor, and you don't want to get involved in troubles."
"But now you come to me and say, 'I beg you, Mr. Durin of the Corleon family, please help me seek justice, so that my life and my family will not suffer and sink into despair.'
Yet, in your eyes, I was nothing more than a second-rate artist involved in movies and music. Even at the brink of death, you still show me such disrespect, not even willing to call me by my title... Keeper of Secrets."

Durin's Diary

The three of them all shot well. The tailless old monkey hit 197 rings, the elf shot a bit slower but achieved a high score of 203 rings, and the remaining one, who wore glasses, hit 8 rings with the first shot but managed to hit the 10 rings on all subsequent shots.


They unanimously agreed the gun was good but needed further adjustments—such as better recoil control and the addition of a 1-4x scope.


These weren't issues; Sun Yi could have the factory make adjustments on-site by hand.


Next up was the assault rifle. Chang Tang also had fully automatic rifles, but they were mainly used by the police to target domestic criminals. Everyone in Chang Tang was trained to use firearms, meaning the police firepower was typically excessive.


You could tell from the 6mm small-caliber burst rifles, designed for small frames, that even petite officers could use. These rifles featured bullpup designs, truly suitable for people of all ages and genders.


Chapter 3: Feast of Peace and Joy