Chapter 4 Hunting Team, Trade

Feeling the concerned gaze of the middle-aged man, Su Yu's heart warmed slightly. He hurriedly stood up to welcome the man in, pulled out a chair for him, and said with a smile, "Thank you, Uncle Yang, for your concern. I just finished the third round of treatment yesterday. The medicine is taking effect. Although it only slows down the erosion rate, it's better than being ineffective!"

It's impossible to reveal his profession panel to outsiders, and it happens that the antiradiation potion also has the effect of delaying erosion, which perfectly explains the impact brought by his upgrade.

The middle-aged man before him is named Yang Lie. He is one of the thirteen Hunting Captains of Shelter No. 73, and a veteran hunter who has been in the Sanctuary hunting team for five years.

Although due to the recent expansion of the Night Slayer Team, the original thirteen hunting teams have been merged by two with the Night Slayer Team, leaving only eleven now.

But Yang Lie is still considered an outstanding hunter in the Sanctuary.

It's said that he has already awakened the extraordinary power of the Physical Body system and is a one-star Extraordinary of Physical Body, but Su Yu is not sure about the specifics.

However, Uncle Yang's physique is imposing and powerful, full of explosive muscles that seem to be brimming with strength.

The feeling Su Yu got was that he could be shattered with a single punch.

However, despite Yang Lie's rugged appearance, he is actually extremely bold and enthusiastic.

It was him who spoke up back then, which allowed the hunting team to agree to bring Su Yu back from the wilderness and entrust him to the old man's care and guidance.

With this kindness, Su Yu has always been immensely grateful to Yang Lie.

Every time before a mission, he puts his utmost effort into maintaining and repairing the equipment of Yang Lie's hunting squad.

"It's good that the medicine is working! You're right, any improvement is better than none, that's the optimistic outlook!"

Yang Lie breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing that the potion was working for Su Yu. After carefully examining Su Yu's complexion and confirming he wasn't deceiving him, Yang Lie nodded and handed a small package he held in his right hand to Su Yu.

"Take this. Your body must be weak now; this will help you recover!"

Su Yu took the package, opened it, and saw a piece of dark red Anger Scorpion Meat.

This Radiation Beast is extremely poisonous all over, but under the scale armor at the base of its scorpion tail, there is a small piece, about one or two pounds, of muscle.

This muscle not only has no radiation but is also incredibly delicious, capable of greatly restoring energy and even enhancing physical fitness.

It's considered a very precious delicacy on Ruins Star.

This half-pound piece of Anger Scorpion Meat could easily be traded for several rudimentary homemade firearms, with ammunition included, at other repair shops in the Sanctuary.

"This, this is too precious..."

Su Yu instinctively tried to refuse, but Yang Lie waved his hand directly: "Alright, don't play these tricks with me, kid. Just make sure to recover well. I'm still waiting for your craftsmanship to mature so you can custom-make a mechanical weapon for your Uncle Yang!"

Hearing Yang Lie's words,

Su Yu's heart moved, thinking of the two weapons he repaired yesterday, a gleam flashed in his eyes.

At this time, Yang Lie casually mentioned, "The hunting environment in the Sanctuary is becoming increasingly harsh. The Night Slayer Team, ranked third, is expanding too rapidly. If we can't complete the hunting tasks, our Ninth Squad might be forcibly merged by the Night Slayer."

"I don't know why the top two teams and the Manager have been so inactive, just watching the Night Slayer Team expand like this."

Su Yu also knew something about the Night Slayer Team.

This squad, although ranked third, is led by a rare Spirit-type Transcendent in the Sanctuary, whose power far surpasses ordinary Physical Body-type Transcendents. According to rumors, the Night Slayer Team's captain, Li He, has some background connections with other medium-sized settlements outside the Sanctuary.

And Shelter No. 73 is just a small Sanctuary; the Manager and the top two teams dare not obstruct the Night Slayer's expansion, which Su Yu can understand.

"After all, Li He has a background, and, come to think of it, the Manager hasn't taken action for many years. Isn't he quite old now..." Su Yu's tone carried some inexplicable meaning.

Indeed.

Has the manager not acted for so many years because he doesn't want to or because he can't?

Yang Lie suddenly thought of this, and his body trembled slightly. If the manager, a four-star top-level Transcendent pillar of the Sanctuary, cannot act, the consequences for the entire Sanctuary would be unimaginable.

"The affairs of those bigwigs are none of our business." Yang Lie shook his head, extinguishing the thought, and waved his hand directly: "Alright, I have to lead a team out today. The Management Office asked me to collect fifteen sets of firearms from you, each with a hundred rounds of ammunition. How's your preparation?"

Saying this, Yang Lie's tone was somewhat worried: "If you're not ready, Uncle Yang will have to take at least twelve sets, and we can have fewer bullets..."

Yang Lie hadn't finished his words.

It got stuck in his throat.

During the time he was speaking, Su Yu had already instructed Nuonuo to bring over the cart loaded with repaired firearms, with fifteen neatly arranged guns and a hundred rounds of matching caliber ammunition lying on the cart platform.

Every piece looked brand new and shiny, supposedly repaired firearms.

But when Yang Lie picked one up, loaded and chambered it, he felt an incredible smoothness, making his eyes light up!

"Kid, you're something! How did you do it?"

Yang Lie looked at Su Yu with delight.

He still remembered that just last month, the firearms he received from this kid still had some minor issues.

There were no major problems like breech explosions or misfires, but there were quite a few minor issues like jammed chambers, short range, and insufficient lethality.

But this was a common problem in all repair shops within the Sanctuary.

Even Su Yu's master couldn't avoid it, only reducing the defective rate to an extent.

But now, the quality of the firearms Su Yu presented was at least twenty percent higher than before!

Don't underestimate this twenty percent improvement. This means that Yang Lie's hunting team could increase their hunt by at least twenty percent, and personnel losses could be reduced significantly.

"I can't really say; maybe this illness gave me a lot of time to rest, allowing me to organize the knowledge taught by the old man."

Su Yu scratched his head and smiled, brushing it off.

Yang Lie naturally didn't suspect anything, looking at Su Yu with appreciation: "Great! It seems you've indeed found fortune in misfortune! Good! I'll take these firearms with me, and you just keep busy with your work!"

Yang Lie said this and was about to bid farewell with a salute, but at this moment, Su Yu took out two big items from behind the counter, instantly attracting Yang Lie's attention!

"Uncle Yang, didn't you always want me to craft a mechanical weapon for you? Check this out and see if you can make do with it for now?"

Su Yu pushed the completed Chain Saw towards Yang Lie, along with a shotgun.

The moment Yang Lie's gaze landed on the Chain Saw and shotgun, it was directly glued to these two weapons.

For the members of the hunting team,

a good weapon could be life-saving at critical moments!

Moreover, for Yang Lie, who awakened a Physical Body system skill, not to mention the shotgun, just this Chain Saw could at least increase his hunting efficiency in the wilderness by thirty percent!

"You repaired all these?"

Yang Lie looked at Su Yu with shock.

Seeing Su Yu smile and nod in acknowledgment, Yang Lie couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva.

"Su, can I try them out first?"

"Of course!"

Su Yu took out these items precisely to sell them to Uncle Yang.

These two weapons would be hard to sell to anyone else in the Sanctuary. Those who could afford them would either be from the hunting or exploration team's middle management.

And among those people, Yang Lie, who is closest to him, is naturally the preferred buyer.

Hearing Su Yu's permission, Yang Lie eagerly picked up the Chain Saw, swung it around, and a smile blossomed on his face.

This Chain Saw perfectly matched his desires!

As for the shotgun, Yang Lie was equally enthusiastic.

Although the shotgun's range was significantly reduced after Su Yu's repair, Yang Lie didn't care about that.

What does it matter if the range is short?

He's already imagining himself charging forward with the shotgun in hand when facing Radiation Beasts, blasting one at close range, then grabbing the Chain Saw to dismantle the Radiation Beast into eight pieces.

Imagining this scene, Yang Lie's blood boiled, and he couldn't wait to grab the gear and charge into the wilderness for a good fight with those Radiation Beasts!