Chapter 80 : Chapter 80
Chapter 80: Magic Bullets, the Women's First Adventure
Ryan and his group arrived at Loxi’s workshop.
“Hahaha, Mr. Ryan, you’ve finally come.”
“Loxi, in the letter you sent to Fina, you said you had made a new discovery. What exactly was it?”
Ryan got straight to the point.
“Hehe, Mr. Ryan, do not be too surprised when you hear it, all right?”
Loxi raised a brow and said confidently, “I’ve already figured out the structure of that gun. There was nothing new to discover there. My new discovery is about the bullets.”
“The bullets?”
“That’s right.” Loxi explained proudly, “I discovered that the Desert Eagle can use more than just the kind of bullets you provided. It can also use bullets made from magic.”
“For example, bullets made with fire magic will explode when they hit an enemy!”
“And bullets made with Ice Magic will freeze the enemy when they strike!”
“...”
“In short, bullets made from different kinds of magic all have different effects!”
Ryan raised a brow but said nothing. Inwardly, however, he was deeply shocked.
Magic bullets.
Of course Ryan had considered them before.
But because he had no magic talent,
and because firearms needed to remain secret,
he had never asked anyone to research magic bullets.
He had not expected Loxi to develop them so quickly.
Fina had told him about Loxi before.
She was a complete research maniac.
Sure enough, that nickname had not been given for nothing.
“You truly live up to the title Magic Tool Virtuoso.”
“Ehehehe!”
Loxi giggled happily.
Clearly, Ryan’s praise had made her extremely happy.
For a Magic Tool creator, making a new discovery was a genuinely joyful thing.
“Oh, right, Mr. Ryan. I heard you used the new firearms in battle?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
“Then...” Loxi’s eyes lit up. “Then what did they feel like to use? Quickly, quickly, tell me!”
“Uh...” Ryan saw the gleam in Loxi’s eyes and immediately got nervous. Without hesitation, he pushed Fina and the others forward. “Ask them about the details. They all used the new firearms.”
“Ah, Fina, my dear friend, hurry up and tell me! Tell me!”
The moment Loxi heard Ryan’s words, she latched onto Fina.
Fina shot Ryan an angry look.
Ryan pretended not to see it and quickly moved aside.
He had no intention of wasting all his time answering Loxi’s endless questions.
He slowly walked over to Loxi’s workbench and looked at the magic bullets she had been researching.
There were test samples of all kinds of magic bullets.
He had no idea where Loxi had found so many materials.
Did she know a lot of people?
Ryan shook his head. If he could not figure it out, there was no point dwelling on it.
Among the magic bullets, most had been made from offensive magic.
That was only natural.
After all, firearms were offensive weapons.
Using offensive magic to make bullets was the correct approach.
However, there was one kind of bullet here that drew Ryan’s special attention.
It was the Healing Magic bullet.
This kind of bullet was made from Healing Magic. When it struck a target, it would help restore that target’s injuries.
That discovery immediately piqued Ryan’s interest.
During travel and adventure, injuries were common.
Once injured, they could only rely on medicine to heal.
But the effects of medicine were definitely not as good as Healing Magic.
Ryan might have been powerful, but that did not mean he would never be injured.
That was why all the potions he prepared were the very best.
But now he had discovered something even better than potions.
These Healing Magic bullets.
As long as he carried this kind of bullet,
they could recover from injuries quickly even in the middle of battle.
The strategic value of such bullets was enormous.
Thinking of that, he looked at Loxi. “Loxi!”
“Huh? Mr. Ryan, you called me?”
“That’s right.”
Loxi reluctantly let Fina and the others go.
Fina and the others immediately sighed in relief.
At last, they no longer had to endure Loxi’s endless stream of questions.
Then Loxi slowly walked over to Ryan.
“Mr. Ryan, what did you want to ask?”
“Loxi, did you ask other Mages to make these magic bullets?”
“Uh, no.”
“Hm?”
Seeing the serious look on Ryan’s face, Loxi immediately straightened her expression and said, “Do not worry, Mr. Ryan. I did not ask any other Mages to make the magic bullets. I improved them using Magic Tools instead.”
After listening to Loxi’s explanation, Ryan finally understood what she had done.
Because Ryan had repeatedly stressed the need for secrecy,
Loxi had come up with the idea of modifying other Magic Tools instead.
After all, those Magic Tools already contained magic of the corresponding attributes.
As long as she extracted that magic, it would be enough.
This kind of operation would have been utterly impossible for anyone else.
But for a genius Magic Tool creator like her, it was child’s play.
So all of those magic bullets had been modified from other Magic Tools.
After hearing that, Ryan looked at Loxi with a strange expression.
He truly did admire her now.
She was an absolute genius.
She had actually managed to come up with such an outrageous idea.
And the important part was that she had really succeeded.
There was simply no reasoning with that.
Fortunately, the matter of the firearms had not been leaked, and everything was still under wraps.
It had not been easy for Loxi, either.
“In that case, I’d like to ask you a favor.”
“Please say it, Mr. Ryan. As long as I can do it, I definitely will.”
“It’s nothing major. I just want to ask you to make more of these Healing Magic bullets for me. Of course, I’ll cover the cost of buying the Magic Tools.”
Ryan stated his idea.
He wanted Loxi to make Healing Magic bullets for him.
That way, he could make up for the weakness of not having a healer on the team.
Having countless Healing Magic bullets would be the same as carrying a healer with him at all times.
It was simply too convenient.
“I see. No problem. It’s just, Mr. Ryan...”
Loxi glanced at Ryan.
“If you have something to say, then say it.”
Ryan replied calmly.
“Hehe, Mr. Ryan, then I’ll just say it. Could you give me one of each of the new firearms from this trip? I want to study them.”
Loxi rubbed her hands together and laughed awkwardly.
“Just as I thought.”
Ryan pressed a hand to his forehead.
He had known Loxi would definitely make this request.
She had worn the exact same expression when she asked for the Desert Eagle before.
And now it was the same again.
“No problem. I can give you one of each for research.”
Ryan agreed at once.
Compared with the Healing Magic bullets, he did not care that much about a few firearms.
On the off chance—
and he really meant on the off chance—
that Loxi managed to research something else, too.
These Healing Magic bullets had already given him a pleasant surprise.
He was very much looking forward to what kind of surprise Loxi might bring him next time.
Once everything here had been taken care of, the group left the workshop.
Then, led by Fina, they arrived at the Adventurers’ Guild in Lisbon.
Among those present, only Ryan and Nika had been to an Adventurers’ Guild before.
Isabella and Nila could not help marveling at the large building before them.
Fina had spent all her time at the Academy desperately studying theory and had never visited the Adventurers’ Guild either.
This was Fina’s first time coming here after leaving the Academy.
Before this, she had only heard others talk about it.
Ryan had already registered as an adventurer.
Adventurer records were recognized in every country in this world.
So the ones registering this time were everyone else.
“Excuse me, they’d like to register as adventurers.”
“Certainly. Please fill out your information.”
The staff member took out several forms and handed them to the women.
The women accepted them and began filling in their information.
When the staff member noticed that all of them had written Ryan down as their husband in the marital status section, she could not help grumbling inwardly, They all look so young, and yet they’re already married. And four women married to one man at that. I’m already thirty, so why can’t I get married? Ahhh!
Before long, everyone had finished registering as adventurers.
They were all very curious about adventurer work.
So Ryan took them to accept a mission to subjugate a C-rank Monster, the Berserk Boar.
The Berserk Boar lived in the forest near Lisbon and was considered a relatively powerful monster among C-rank Monsters.
For the women, this kind of monster was perfect for practice.
It took the group an hour to reach the Berserk Boars’ location.
Very soon, the Berserk Boars came into view.
A Berserk Boar was about two meters long, with a shoulder height of roughly 1.1 meters. Its body was thick and sturdy, and its limbs were short but powerful.
Its entire body was covered in hard black bristles that stood upright like needles, glinting with a cold metallic sheen in the sunlight.
Its head was enormous and took up a considerable portion of its body. Its ears were small and upright.
Most striking of all were its outward-curving tusks. They were several centimeters long, razor-sharp, and curled upward, radiating a dangerous aura. Its tail was comparatively short and often twitched restlessly, as though it were ready to attack at any moment.
None of the women showed the slightest fear. Their eyes were filled instead with eager anticipation.
Ryan did not make a move. He left the several Berserk Boars before them to the women as practice targets.
This time, Isabella did not use the sniper rifle. Instead, she used the P90 submachine gun Ryan had given her.
“Roar!”
The moment the Berserk Boars saw Ryan’s group, they immediately let out furious roars and charged at them.
Fina, Isabella, Nika, and Nila lined up side by side.
They raised the guns in their hands and aimed at the Berserk Boars ahead.
In the next instant—
Rat-tat-tat-tat-tat-tat-tat-tat!
Countless sparks burst from the muzzles.
The fierce gunfire echoed all around them.
“Roooar—!”
“Rrraaargh—!!”
The screams of the Berserk Boars rang out without end.
Very soon, however, the cries disappeared completely.
Thud! Thud!
Unable to stop their forward momentum, one Berserk Boar after another crashed heavily to the ground, kicking up clouds of dust.
“All done!”
“Haha, that was easy!”
“It’s over already!”
The women looked at one another, barely able to believe it.
The powerful C-rank Monster, the Berserk Boar, had been utterly helpless before them.
It had not even been able to charge close enough to reach them.
All of that was thanks to the firearms Ryan had given them.
Thinking of that, they turned back to look at Ryan.
Ryan stood there with a smile on his face as he watched them.
When he saw them turn around, he smiled and said, “Well done.”