The roaring heavy truck is carrying a squad of three hundred men, speeding down the northern road!
The burly driver has his eyes fixed on the road ahead, his expression unchanged, yet heâs quite excited at the moment!
"Boss, youâre really freaking us out." You Siyuan commented from the passenger seat, looking at Fei Yue, whose hands were on the wheel but whose eyes seemed to be ablaze.
"Itâll get even scarier soon! Hahaha." Fei Yue kept his eyes ahead, but the grin at the corner of his mouth couldnât be hidden.
Earlier this noon, everyone was fervently excited, swearing to let Lin Yue see how much stronger theyâd gotten.
Unexpectedly, Lin Yue gave them the opportunity so quickly. Just hours had passed, they had barely gone through two rounds of shooting practice when Lin Yue handed them the chance to perform!
After returning, they had a big meal and a good sleep, woke up and went through two more rounds of target practice, followed by Fei Yueâs mobilization order!
Everyone hurried to sign up, each eager to show Fei Yue their enthusiasm!
Of course, they were all holding their breath, wanting Lin Yue to see that their combat strength was no joke!
"Boss, youâre exaggeratingâscary, you mean when you shoot and miss the target every time, right?" You Siyuan teased.
"Hey, everyone has something theyâre not good at. Look, Iâm pretty accurate with a crossbow, arenât I? This requires practice â it canât be mastered overnight. Back then when Lin Yue gave us crossbows, we only managed to repel the Lizardmen attacking the Refugee Village because there were so many of them. And guess what happened the next day? When everyone went for target practice, they all shot way off target!"
"Oh, so this requires practice too, huh?" You Siyuan fiddled with the M19 Pistol in his hand, loading and disassembling it skillfully, as if it were a toy, "Did you see earlier, us three are sharpshooters, arenât we?"
"Alright, I know what you used to do. You were playing with these in the courtyard before you came here, impressive, impressive." Fei Yue laughed, "Does Xing Lingfeng not see you as leaders? With such great combat abilities, does he alone decide everything? Can he beat you guys?"
You Siyuan pursed his lips, "Us three were in the same squad. At that time we all knew each other, and after coming over here, we realized weâre in the same group. We just gathered together since we didnât have any relatives, got along just fine, but before long, we saw Xing Lingfeng recruiting people."
"Oh? Is that how it is?" It was the first time Fei Yue heard about it.
"We knew the old geezer was some international renowned survival expert, so we eagerly followed him... Say, boss, did you know that? The old geezer had gathered piles of gasoline and diesel, along with all sorts of oil products, and loads of nitrocelluloseâa material everybody knows is for making bullets. When we saw the potential, we figured once armed, weâd be unstoppable, so we followed him. But later, as you know, things didnât go well, and us brothers split from him."
Fei Yue was taken aback: "What did you just say? Nitrocellulose?"
"Yeah, primer, you wouldnât not know, right? Without that stuff, weâd only be able to use saltpeter, sulfur, and charcoal to make black gunpowder for bullets, but the powerâ"
Fei Yue suddenly laughed heartily, without saying a word.
You Siyuan did not quite understand: "Boss?"
"To tell you the truth, I was just thinking about future bullet issues myself, and had no clue how to make them... And you just mentioned nitrocellulose?"
"Yep, nitrocellulose, brass and bronzeâmaking bullets itself isnât that difficult, but without machinery, weâd rely on blueprints. After all, we canât produce them ourselves. Though Lin Yue gave us seventy-something rounds, the magazine is enormous, seems heavily modified, but once theyâre used up..."
"I have it." Fei Yue said mysteriously.
"You have what? Blueprints?"
"No, nitrocellulose!" Fei Yue took a deep breath, "That stuff is flammable and explosive. After I got it from a treasure chest, I stored it in my Storage Space, since it doesnât take up much room... Back then I thought if it wasnât useful, Iâd either toss it out or give it to Lin Yue, didnât realize it was for making bullets?"
"Damn, boss, are you kidding? You didnât know nitrocellulose was used for this? Really?"
"Nah, I was just a long-haul driver before, who wouldâve known that stuff could make bullets?" Fei Yue laughed and swore.
"Can I ask how much you have? Without guns, that stuffâs worthless. With guns, itâs more expensive than gold... no, now itâs probably more expensive than booze?"
"Wow, I have 270 kilograms here, can you believe it? How many bullets can it make?" Fei Yue swallowed, wanting to check his Storage Space for confirmation, but he was driving at high speed!
At a speed fast enough to send a random passing Mutant Sheep flying!
Bang!
Another crash, whatever mutated creature had just jumped onto the road was sent hurdling into the roadside grass by this heavy truck, seemingly obliterated.
On one side, You Siyuanâs face had gone pale.
Not because of the collision, but because Fei Yue actually had 270 kilograms of nitrocellulose!