My Salvation Game Became true?!

Chapter 105: Chapter 105: The Astonishment of the Headquarters
 

“This knife…”

Hmm, very white, very dazzling.

Zhou Hai walked to the side to observe, and it was clear that the craftsmanship of the knife was very exquisite, but, then what? Having exquisite craftsmanship due to modern technology is pretty basic.

“Old Zhou, old Zhou, you really lack experience, otherwise why wouldn’t this director offer me his position.”

“Dream on!”

“Alright, alright, I’ll let you try out this weapon, I’m only lending it to you temporarily, so don’t scuff it or anything. It’s a rare weapon I bought for six hundred thousand Yuan!”

Six hundred thousand?

Zhou Hai was astonished, whatever Jiang Tingqiu got up to, and even though he had been an investigator for so long and had amassed considerable wealth, spending that much money on this…

Either he has gone mad, or I have.

I’m definitely not mad, but he doesn’t seem to be either.

Zhou Hai picked up the gleaming saber, which was moderately weighted. No wonder Jiang Tingqiu seemed to struggle a bit when he was swinging it earlier, but it felt just right in Zhou Hai’s hands. Moreover, it seemed, it looked, perhaps, probably… it resembled the new type of weapon provided by the headquarters a little bit.

Could it be, this too is an Awakened Weapon?

Whether it is or not, a test would reveal all.

Zhou Hai infused some life energy into it. The difference between a normal weapon and an Awakened Weapon lies in the ability to compress life energy.

A normal weapon can be seen as a cup of water, directly splashing the water out with no increase in damage, merely extending the range of attack a little.

Awakened Weapons, on the other hand, are like water guns, high-pressure water guns, capable of strengthening life energy that would normally only scratch to a level that has significant killing power.

The quality of such a weapon lies in the loss of life energy during compression and the speed of compression.

The moment Zhou Hai infused life energy, the saber seemed to connect with his entire being, as natural as an extension of his own arm. If he had to describe the whole process, he could only think of one word — smooth!

It was delightfully silky!

He couldn’t help but swing it, making a whooshing sound cutting through the air.

“Old Zhou, what do you think of this saber?”

“Hmm…” Zhou Hai pondered for a moment, “Let this director try it again.”

A few minutes later,

“How about now?”

“It’s alright, just average, not as amazing as you described… Hey, let this director test it a bit more, what can a few minutes of testing reveal?”

Ten minutes later,

“Old! Zhou—!”

“Little Jiang, you should be more generous and far-sighted… Don’t snatch, don’t snatch.”

Jiang Tingqiu stood no chance of snatching it back from Zhou Hai, who was after all an Awakener, and much stronger.

But now we live under the rule of law, in broad daylight…

Jiang Tingqiu grasped at nothing.

Zhou Hai pulled his hand back and said with earnest gravity, “Little Jiang, I won’t hide it from you, this Awakened Weapon is very, very impressive, even smoother to use than our new weapons. I will test the exact lethality later, but I reckon it’s quite a bit stronger than the new weapons.”

“But whether it’s the new weapons or this saber, they are both Awakened Weapons, Little Jiang.”

“You are not an Awakener yet, you can’t handle this kind of weapon, but this director is different… How about this, this director will transfer six hundred and fifty thousand Yuan to you, and it’s settled… Hey, don’t get agitated now.”

In the end, Zhou Hai reluctantly returned the saber to Jiang Tingqiu.

Because he learned about the source of the weapon from Jiang Tingqiu.

The source was from Mysterious Evil.

But Mysterious Evil, Zhou Hai admitted it was mysterious and unpredictable, however, standardized equipment that requires a whole system, which is more scientific, doesn’t seem to be something Mysterious Evil could do, right?

No matter how improbable it seemed, the fact was right in front of him.

What Zhou Hai was contemplating at this moment was not where the weapon came from, but…

How much stronger were these weapons than the new weapons, and was it possible to buy them in large quantities, could they be mass-produced?

Director Zhou thought about it and personally procured three weapons: a battle saber, a spear, and a longsword… charging them to the account of Baijiang Branch Division.

With these three weapons in hand, he swiftly took a flight to the capital of Dong Huang Country.

…

At the Imperial Capital, headquarters of the Investigative Agency.

In one of the underground training fields.

Director Zhou met with the Deputy Director of the headquarters, who was doing one-handed thumb push-ups with his arms bare.

Deputy Director Huang!

One of the three Deputy Directors of the headquarters, a powerful figure at the peak of authority and also a formidable Awakener!

Rumors say that aside from the Director General, he’s the second strongest in the Investigative Agency!

He had a crew cut and looked to be in his thirties, but Director Zhou had heard that the man was actually over fifty. He exuded an aura of raw power, standing in front of Deputy Director Huang felt like standing before a monstrous beast with its maw wide open.

It was chilling.

On his bare arms and chest, there were fierce Mysterious Evil tattoos that seemed to come alive as you looked at them.

This was a sign of Deputy Director Huang’s Awakening.

Legend had it that Huang was not only gifted but what truly made him strong were his Iron Fists, marshal arts he had been mastering since childhood!

Martial arts prowess, Ability, and innate talent established Deputy Director Huang’s position.

In front of such a character, Zhou Hai did not even dare to breathe heavily and humbly referred to himself as “junior Zhou.”

“Deputy Director Huang, these are the three weapons I mentioned.”

Zhou Hai presented the three weapons, one by one.

Deputy Director Huang picked up the battle saber, which in style and appearance, was not much different from the new weapons of their Investigative Agency: common and handy types.

With a gentle swing of his hand, a flash of bright silver light erupted throughout the training field.

Zhou Hai felt a sharpness pass by, causing his scalp to tingle, and he quickly said, “Deputy Director Huang, splendid swordsmanship!”

“Martial arts, sabership, swordsmanship… no matter what, when practiced deeply, they all interconnect,” he replied.

“And this saber…”

Deputy Director Huang infused it with life energy and immediately, a look of astonishment appeared on his face.

This power! This feel! This smoothness!

“At least 50% stronger than our new weapons!”

Huang also realized the rarity of such weapons and that if they could be mass-produced, it was no exaggeration to say that the entire Investigative Agency and special combat teams’ fighting capability could increase by two levels.

“Buy as many of these weapons as possible, money is not an issue.”

“I’ll keep these three for now and later have someone send them to the research institute to see if we can make any technological breakthroughs.”

Deputy Director Huang paused and continued, “Upgrade the attention level for the organization known as ‘Xin-Huo.’ Try to make as much contact as possible on your side, and maintain goodwill.”

“Moreover, besides the funds for purchasing Awakened Weapons, give them one more piece of data, the information on the production of Awakened Weapons…”

Although, based on their speculation about Xin-Huo, these weapons were more likely to be the product of some special Ability rather than technology.

The research institute had spent so much time, manpower, and resources to develop the technology for the first-generation weapons.

Xin-Huo couldn’t possibly have it.

This information might not be useful, but it was worth a try… With the rapid pace of technological updates, offering them as a bargaining chip wouldn’t be a loss.

And this chip was not even the latest model.

If this could lead to in-depth exchanges with Xin-Huo and lure them to the Investigative Agency, it would be even more worthwhile.

“There are still capable people among the civilians,” remarked Deputy Director Huang. “Besides Xin-Huo, Yunling State has also produced an exceptionally outstanding Mysterious Evil Hunter, with unprecedented combat strength and hunting efficiency tens to hundreds of times greater than other Hunters.”

“In Shuize State, the helmsman of Pei Corporation is also talented. He employs and trains Awakeners to fight Mysterious Evil… Given this, he himself must also be a powerful Awakener.”

“If everyone could be like this, our Dong Huang Country would have nothing to fear from the fearsome disasters.”