I transformed into a cute girl and lived a carefree life in the apocalypse.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is an improved version of a hand grenade, with the gunpowder inside replaced by these gray crystals. As for its power, that remains to be seen.

Looking at the familiar crystal, Yan Ziming muttered to himself:

"Could this grenade also be made from crystal cores?"

“Yes, this is made from crystal cores.” A strange man’s voice came from behind. Yan Zimo turned around and saw a man in his forties wearing a military uniform with golden branches and a golden star on his shoulder.

The man stepped forward, opened the weapon crate on the ground, and took out a crystal sphere with a different core color than the one in Yan Ziming's hand. He explained to the group:

"For example, this one is made from a B-grade crystal core. When used with the explosive device on the grenade, it can blow a heavy main battle tank more than ten meters away."

This is truly astonishing. How heavy is a heavy main battle tank? Over forty tons is normal, and there are even tanks weighing over fifty or sixty tons. How much potential energy would it take to blow such a steel behemoth away? That's equivalent to the full-force attack of an A-level mutated species, and it's the kind that's designed for assault.

Well, although the 60-ton version is basically just a modified version, and is generally a weapon temporarily manufactured to deal with certain special combat situations, there are even heavier and more exaggerated ones, such as the doomsday tank that a defeated country in World War II was not completed.

"Is the country still going to launch a great revolution?" Yan Ziming was shocked!

Artificial obsidian, Huaguang No. 1, and this new type of grenade made from crystal cores—all of this represents a tremendous development in China's application of crystal cores. Yan Ziming felt that the biggest change since the apocalypse was about to begin, and it was an industrial revolution led by China.

At least Yan Ziming had never heard of any other country having similar weapons. Even if they did, they would still be in the secret stage, with limited production, and it would take a period of technological accumulation before they could be used on a large scale.

"How powerful is a Grade A weapon?" Ye Qianxue asked first, but Yan Ziming stopped her and stepped forward to ask:

"May I ask who you are...?"

"Oh, sorry, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Li Haoyi, and I am the commander of the Marine Division in this rescue operation."

Li Hao introduced himself and then answered Ye Qianxue's question:

"The power of an A-level weapon can already cause considerable damage to S-level mutated species. Even a Tyrant, if hit by several weapons at the same time, will be crippled if not killed."

When the topic turned to tyrants, Li Hao gave Yan Ziming and Ye Qianxue a meaningful look.

Yan Ziming didn't listen carefully to what he said; she was lost in her memories because she felt like she had heard the name somewhere before.

"Li Haoyi...? Ah! I remember now, he must be the absolute defense that Liu Wenbin mentioned!"

Yan Ziming looked at Li Haoyi with slight surprise. Why would such an important figure personally come to explain things to them?

"Does this new type of grenade have a name?" Lin Shuqi examined a B-grade crystal sphere, its surface shimmering with a blue halo, making it quite beautiful.

"Of course there is. It's called 'Crystal Bullet,' and other models will be developed later, with significantly improved triggering methods and power."

"Crystal bullets..." Yan Ziming suddenly had a thought. If an SSS-grade obsidian crystal were used as the core, could it cause damage to a Sequence-level weapon?

As if sensing Yan Ziming's thoughts, Li Haoyi continued:

"Currently, we have only produced 120 A-grade units, four S-grade units, and one SS-grade unit. As for the SSS-grade units, I do not have sufficient authority to know."

"That's it..."

After all, SSS-level mutant species are extremely rare. Using crystal cores of this level to manufacture crystal bombs is indeed somewhat impractical. This is not only because of its enormous scientific research value, but also because the technology may not support its modification into weapons. The full energy release of an SSS-level crystal core is extremely dangerous. If it were accidentally detonated during the modification process, not only would the loss of personnel be crippling for the country, but the loss of the SSS crystal cores alone would be enough to cause great distress to many.

Moreover, it's still unknown whether China even possesses crystal cores of this caliber!

"So if you have any B-grade or higher crystal cores to sell in the future, I hope you can sell them to the military first, as the military will offer much higher prices than other places."

Li Haoyi presented a promising sales strategy for crystal cores, which piqued Yan Ziming's interest. He asked:

"Taking Grade A as an example, what price are you willing to pay to buy it?"

"The average price of a Grade A crystal core on the market is around 230,000 yuan, but the military can provide 300,000 yuan."

Wow! That's almost 30% higher!

Ye Qianxue's eyes lit up. Didn't this mean they could increase their usual time for slacking off by 30%?

"The military is really going all out... You've taken over most of the market share in one go. Aren't you afraid of incurring public wrath?" Yan Ziming joked.

Li Hao shrugged indifferently.

"This is good for those with superpowers. The only ones who are truly unhappy are the capitalists. Their methods of causing trouble abroad don't work here. Even if they wanted to cause trouble... do you think the country would let them get away with it?"

Yan Ziming felt a chill run down her spine. Was the government about to intervene?

Chapter 140 Crimson Flames

Yan Ziming began to silently mourn for those cannibalistic capitalists... What a load of rubbish!

I'm happy to have more money than I need to care about others' lives. I just need to take care of my own!

Since the apocalypse, they have been exploiting loopholes in the rules to secretly raise the prices of supplies, making a fortune through unscrupulous means. This has forced Yan Zimo to go out and kill monsters every now and then to earn a living. Yan Zimo deeply resents these capitalists.

It's already a miracle that the government hasn't banned the trading of crystal cores; do you really think you can resist?

It's important to know that in other countries, high-grade crystal cores are classified as war materials, and anyone caught trading crystal cores privately is subject to execution. Only a few countries in the world, such as China, do not prohibit the trade of crystal cores, like our neighbor Russia.

However, China is also the world's largest market for crystal core trading. Capitalists buy crystal cores here at low prices and then resell them to other countries at higher prices. As a result, the profits they can make here every year are astronomical. The country should have rectified this phenomenon long ago.

Therefore, if they want to make money here, they have to abide by the rules. Even a dragon has to coil up, and a tiger has to lie low! The government's acquisition of crystal cores is none of their business.

Want to cause trouble here? I guarantee you'll "accidentally" die at the hands of a "mutant species" someday.

You can figure out the double entendre here for yourself.

"Ah! You're Major General Li Haoyi!" Ye Qianxue suddenly screamed, and everyone's attention turned to her.

"Big sister, do you remember what Commander Liu told us?" Ye Qianxue tugged at Yan Ziming's sleeve and said excitedly.

"Of course I remember. You better behave yourself."

Yan Ziming said helplessly.

Ye Qianxue wasn't like this when she met Deputy Commander Huang Tao and her uncle, both ninth-tier experts. Why is she so excited to see an eighth-tier major general?

You must be wondering why I'm here, right?

Li Haoyi revealed a warm and gentle smile.

"No, we're not curious at all."

Yan Ziming said decisively that she was simply stating a fact.

嘎?

Li Hao was dumbfounded.

Why isn't this person playing by the rules?

"Ahem, I'm mainly here to inform you." Li Hao ignored Yan Ziming's words and stated his purpose on his own.

"You will be assigned to my team in the decisive battle that will take place tomorrow, so I'm here mainly to say hello."

"Mainly? Then there must be something else, right?" Yan Ziming said with a smile.

If it's just a greeting, does he really need to come in person? Yan Ziming isn't that stupid to believe everything he says.

Li Hao looked at Yan Ziming with considerable admiration and said:

"You're right, there are other things too. You killed a tyrant yesterday, right?"

"Correct."

"According to the Third Company, you seem to have obtained a crystal? Don't misunderstand, I just wanted to propose to you on behalf of the military." Seeing Yan Ziming's sudden change in expression, Li Hao knew she had misunderstood and quickly explained.

The country urgently needs a large number of crystal cores and even obsidian for a series of scientific research, especially as weapons made from crystal cores begin to be used on a large scale. This has led to a sudden shortage of the country's crystal core reserves, prompting large-scale acquisitions of crystal cores. People are never satisfied with acquiring more of A-grade and above crystal cores, and they will acquire as many as they can. If someone can acquire an obsidian crystal on behalf of the military, it will definitely be of great benefit to their career.

Yan Ziming breathed a sigh of relief. She thought he wanted to take the crystal stone away under the pretext of confiscation. Besides, the crystal stone was no longer in her hands. Even if he really wanted to confiscate it, Yan Ziming couldn't give it to him.

"About that, I'm sorry, I've already given it to someone else."

Li Hao pressed further:

"Could you tell me who it was given to?"

"Mu Mu".

"Okay, I'll do it in a bit... Wait, which Mu Mu are you talking about?" Li Hao's expression suddenly changed.

"It's that eighth-tier spatial ability user."

This is unbelievable! It's that woman again!

Li Hao knew that, given that woman's character, he would never be able to buy the obsidian crystal once it was in her hands.

"Alright, let's put this matter aside for now. Is there anything else I need to explain about these weapons?"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Ye Qianxue spoke first again. She pointed to a gun shaped like a metal tube at Li Hao's waist. It was about forty centimeters long, entirely crimson, and printed with magnificent and mysterious patterns. There was an empty groove above the barrel, which was probably used to load ammunition.

This thing doesn't look like a gun at all; it's more like a crystal bullet. It looks like a weapon from the future.

Furthermore, Yan Ziming noticed that the gun barrel was completely solid, with no muzzle visible on it.

Could this be a laser gun?

Li Hao picked up the laser gun from his waist and handed it to Ye Qianxue:

"This weapon, called 'Crimson Flame,' also relies on a crystal core as its energy source. Simply place the crystal core into this energy tank, and it will fire a laser. For its power, you can refer to a certain movie."

Holy crap, it really is a laser gun!

If the previous crystal bombs were still within Yan Zimo's acceptable range, then this is completely unacceptable. Has the country unearthed a prehistoric civilization's legacy? They've even created a laser gun.

Lin Shuqi was even more shocked and snatched the Crimson Flame from Ye Qianxue's hand, as if she had obtained a priceless treasure. She then pointed it at the target on the shooting range and made a few "biu, biu" sounds.

"Don't get too excited, do you know how much one of these things costs to make?"