Chapter 68 Upgrades Part 3 (1/2)
Sixty black, glossy, round-shaped objects lay neatly within the two cases before Han Xiao. These were the 'Highly Explosive Delay-action Shrapnel Bombs', known as time bombs for short, that he had purchased from Division 13, and their unnecessarily long name, if anything, was telling of their destructive capabilities.
”Each bomb costs $800, so sixty of them amount to $48,000. Hmm, yep… this calculation should be right.”
Although the bombs were ready-to-use, Han Xiao decided to perform some modifications on them. With [Basic Mechanical Engineering], he made them flight-capable by installing mini-propellers on them, along with power supplies. This greatly improved their range of attack.
The only downside to this modification was that it made them look… rather comical. They now almost seemed like the kind of gadget that a certain likable, blue, robotic cat (A Doraemon reference) would pull out from his pouch.
With the additions of the enhanced Facial Simulator, Desert Eagle, Lightweight Mechanical Arm, Foldable Machete, Sky Swallow Gliders, Magnetically-controlled Armor, and last but not least, these flight-capable bombs to his arsenal, Han Xiao had finally finished with all his upgrades. Although Division 13 would definitely still provide them with more equipment, at Han Xiao's current level, his gear could be said to be semi-godly already. He was currently—without a doubt—the strongest person in his level range.
”This equipment will suffice.”
Han Xiao crossed out 'Personal Upgrades' on his to-do list. The next line read 'Transport Vehicles'.
Creating an entire vehicle from scratch would take too much time, so it was better for Han Xiao to directly purchase one from Division 13 and then perform modifications on it.
Quality-wise, Division 13 would definitely not disappoint. After spending some time looking at the available options, Han Xiao decided that a detachable cargo truck would best suit their needs. It would act as a mobile warehouse and a workshop—a logistics vehicle for the team.
Han Xiao could buy the truck with either money or exchange reputation points for it, which was essentially requesting that Division 13 give him the truck.
Currently, he had a whopping $2.8m to spare. Already, the money-spending ability of the Mechanic class was starting to shine through. Of course, none of this would have been possible without Han Xiao's prior experience that helped him in accumulating money.
Without happily spending all their money and getting used to living paycheck to paycheck, one could never become an excellent Mechanic.
Nonetheless, he decided to pay with reputation points; that's what they were meant for, after all. In comparison, paying with money would set him back an unnecessary $800,000. Han Xiao rang Feng Jun up.
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”Give me the vehicle. How long will it take for you to deliver it to my place?”
”I will need to pick it up from the military factory. About two hours.”
Feng Jun's punctuality was proven time and again; exactly two hours later, Feng Jun arrived at Han Xiao's doorstep in the very truck.
A problem immediately presented itself: the truck was too big to enter the garage.
Han Xiao and Feng Jun stared at each other, dumbfounded. They had carefully accounted for every single detail except for this issue.
”What now?”
”How about you guys expand the garage for me?”
”Come on, do you think that Engineering Department staff have that much free time to spare?”
As Han Xiao rubbed his chin, his eyes suddenly lit up.
”Didn't you bring in an undercover squad to watch over this district? Where are they now?”
”Be more rational jackass! Don't you think we are grabbing too much attention!”
Han Xiao looked away from Feng Jun and began to size up the military truck. It was 4 meters tall, 3.5 meters wide, and attached with an 11 meters long container that extended beyond the width of the front of the truck itself.
”What attention-grabbing? I don't think so.” Han Xiao was not at all flustered when bullshitting.
”Only the blind would not see such a huge truck!” Feng Jun basically spouted saliva all over Han Xiao's face.