Chapter 120: Won’t Wear It? Then Confiscate His Car.

[Adjustable Laser Emitter Blueprint (SS)]: Converts any weapon into a laser weapon.

Hiss!

Isn't this like swapping a slingshot for a cannon? That is a massive boost to overall damage! Lin Mu rubbed his hands together, his face full of excitement. He hurriedly opened the crafting table.

[Adjustable Laser Emitter]: Electronic components x10, Glass x2, Silver ingots x2, Copper ingots x3 (makes 10 at a time).

Good, good, good. He had plenty of these materials.

Once crafted, the workstation automatically enabled laser weapon production—how thoughtful. Lin Mu had assumed he would need to assemble them himself, but they were ready to go.

[AK Laser Version]: Laser Emitter x1, AK Rifle x1, Any Energy Source x1.

"...What the %@*&..."

Are you kidding me? You have the laser emitter, but you also need an energy source? Should I just go ahead and strap a wind turbine to it?

His only energy sources right now were gasoline and wind turbines; he didn't even have a single battery. What was he supposed to do? Thinking of this, Lin Mu felt deflated. Was the laser weapon unusable?

No, wait. He still had that.

He turned his gaze toward the Mysterious Element. This item could replace any material and functioned as a source of energy itself. If that was the case, crafting a laser-version AK should be no problem.

With that in mind, he tossed in one Mysterious Element.

Ding~

A laser AK was successfully crafted.

[AK Laser Version]: One bullet consumes 0.1 to 1 unit of energy; the magazine holds a total of 10,000 units of energy (0.1 units equals the damage of a standard bullet).

Lin Mu stroked his chin. If he remembered correctly, the defensive magic array only had 100,000 units of energy when reinforced to the third level. And that was after reinforcement; without it, it was only 10,000 units—and that was for four of them combined.

Either the calculation for offense and defense differed, or the energy efficiency of this item was just different. But the specifics no longer mattered; the mere fact that the weapon had become a laser weapon was enough.

Standard bullets were slow, but a laser is light itself. Both speed and range had been improved.

Lin Mu thought for a moment and crafted another one, then opened the vehicle modification skill to mount the weapon onto his vehicle. He then connected it to the wind turbine. The energy levels remained unchanged.

He drove the vehicle out and began to test the laser weapon.

Pew! Pew!...

The sound of the laser was faint, but the power behind each shot was comparable to a regular bullet. However, its penetration power was far greater than that of a standard round. After consuming 100 units of energy, Lin Mu observed the changes in the weapon's energy levels on the vehicle. The energy in the weapon connected to the wind turbine was slowly recharging.

Seeing this, Lin Mu breathed a sigh of relief. As long as it wasn't a single-use weapon, it was fine; otherwise, he wouldn't have enough Mysterious Elements to squander. Although he had plenty of Mysterious Elements, he hadn't yet found suitable materials to decompose to replenish them. Once he found the right materials, he wouldn't have to worry.

The next morning.

"Each squad, what rewards did you harvest last night?"

"A small plantation."

Just as Lin Mu expected.

"By the way, I've arranged new weapons for you. They are in the fleet warehouse; everyone take one. From now on, these will be our standard-issue weapons. In addition, there are wind turbines; install those on your vehicles as well to serve as charging equipment."

A moment later, the walkie-talkies nearly exploded.

"Damn, Captain! It's actually a laser weapon. Where did you raid to get these?"

"We're invincible! With this weapon, who can stop us?"

"Don't worry, Captain! Today I'll snatch 10 villages for you!"

"..."

Lin Mu’s mouth twitched. Why were these people acting like bandits? And it wasn't "snatching"—it was "borrowing." It just so happened that the original owners were gone afterward, so what could he do? He couldn't return them even if he wanted to. Being a person of integrity was just too difficult.

Equipped with their new weapons, the squad members went on a rampage of looting... searching for supplies. Nearby villages were all visited by them. Viewed from high above, one town after another vanished from the ground. These squad members had inherited Lin Mu's fine traditions: leave nothing behind, and tear the houses down completely. It was only because they lacked proper tools; if they had them, they would have ripped up the foundations, too.

In the afternoon, Lin Mu sat comfortably on the sofa, listening to music and eating snacks—life was good.

"Brother Mu, Brother Mu! A fleet has contacted us; they want to join us," Shu Xin said as she climbed down from above, still wearing that swimsuit.

"A fleet? Did you tell them about our fleet's scale and the collars?"

Shu Xin shook her head. "Didn't you say not to tell them?"

"Right, don't tell them. But as for their fleet, can the people actually get over here?" Jiang Han and the others were able to come because they had a specific item, but he assumed that item was rare and not everyone had one.

"Looking at the coordinates they sent, they aren't very far from us. If they drive at full speed, they should arrive in three days. Besides them, there are some lone survivors, but I haven't replied to them yet."

Shu Xin felt helpless mentioning this. She used to be in charge of this, but back then, not a single person wanted to join. These past few days, they just posted a few photos, and now they were bombarded with so many requests they couldn't keep up. It really took a man to understand men. A bit of good food, some nice clothes—tsk tsk.

Lin Mu stroked his chin. Three days for the fleet was still plenty of time. As for the lone survivors:

"Tell these lone survivors they can join the team, but they must follow the captain's orders. If they can accept that, let them join, and then have 001 put a collar on them."

"And if they refuse to wear it?"

"Then seize their vehicle and dump them in the wilderness," Lin Mu said casually. He currently had over 50 vehicles but more than 70 people. He was short on cars, so if they didn't want to listen, they didn't need to stay.

"Oh, and give them these weapons. You can demonstrate the weapon’s capabilities to them before telling them about the collar requirement."

It was only because new recruits had a grace period that he didn't force them immediately. Control the vehicle first, then control the person—everything else would be easier to handle after that.

Soon, a lone survivor used the fleet teleportation skill to arrive. When the driver saw the five women—Shu Yi and the others—his eyes went wide. 001 was with them, while Lin Mu watched through the screen.

Bang!

Three men in their twenties stepped out of the vehicle and rushed toward Shu Yi, reaching out to touch her face.

Bang!

001 stepped forward, executed a shoulder throw, and then clamped a collar onto the man's neck.

The man who had been thrown was completely dazed. How did he end up on the ground? He felt his neck—what on earth was this?