"You don't seem very happy, do you?" Luo En scrutinized Danitz's expression, finding he wasn't as excited as expected.
"Bullshit… Of course I'm happy you're leaving!"
"Do you know what I've been through these past few days trying to cover for you?!"
"They didn't dare say much to the Captain or you, so they all aimed their anger at me…"
"So you don't want me to leave? Even though they're targeting you, you're still my stand-in."
"If I leave, they'll completely nail you down, right?"
"Of course!" Danitz said indignantly, but a moment later, he wilted.
"But no matter what, you saved my life and helped me several times, just leaving like this…"
"Hmph…" Luo En chuckled softly.
"Danitz, what a pity… If only you were a woman."
"Your interesting personality would be a great 'moe point'!"
"Bullshit." Although Danitz didn't know what "moe point" meant, he understood the playful tone in Luo En's voice.
"You should worry about yourself…"
"The sea is wild, and with your pretty boy looks, you might get noticed by some Sailors."
"Why? Can't I be noticed by a beautiful woman?" Luo En retorted with a smile.
"Speaking of which, it's a big world full of wonders; maybe there really is a way to change gender." Luo En suddenly had an interesting idea.
"If that's the case, then the ones who fancy you would probably be that type of person, since you're a pretty boy." Danitz followed Luo En's topic.
"Hmph…" Luo En smiled and chose to end the conversation.
These topics are fine for a few words between friends, no need to delve deeper.
Besides, with Danitz's personality, continuing would only be endless.
He didn't want to be some bandit chief's wife.
…
A few days later, in the firearms repair room.
"Bang!" Luo En was in a good mood, looking at the shotgun that was now successfully operational in his hand.
"However, to skillfully reload with one hand will require some modification and practice."
After several days of effort, Luo En successfully created the M1887; although some details were a bit rough, its main functions were fine.
And he had just smoothly performed a cool one-handed reload.
"Not bad!"
"Can I see it?" Danitz, who had been watching Luo En tinker with the gun, was also impressed by the cool reloading action.
"Sure." Luo En wasn't stingy and handed the gun to Danitz.
Danitz reached out and took it, examining it carefully, "Does this gun have a name?"
"A name…" Luo En fell into thought. It couldn't really be called the M1887; the timeline wouldn't match up. And it would easily expose my identity as a Transmigrator.
"Let's call it the Ripper, Ripper Model 1." After a few seconds of thought, Luo En remembered the name of a shotgun from a shooting game he played as a child before transmigrating.
"The Ripper… unexpectedly good."
Danitz examined the firearm in his hand, looking a bit eager to try it.
"If you want to try firing a shot, go ahead." Luo En's tone was generous.
"I'll also listen to your specific thoughts on this gun, its feel, ergonomics, and so on…"
"Then I won't be polite." Danitz recalled Luo En's reloading posture and began to move.
He gripped the pistol grip with his right hand and began to rotate it. The heavy gun body drew an arc in the air, and the lever mechanism swung downwards with centrifugal force.
However, at the very moment of rotation, sweat beaded on his palm, and his fingers twitched unconsciously.
The gun body suddenly became unresponsive.
"Oh no—"
The trigger guard grazed his index finger, and a deafening bang ripped through the air.
"Bang!"
"Ah! Accidental discharge, accidental discharge."
Danitz clutched his abdomen and fell to the ground in pain.
"As expected, people unfamiliar with this gun are prone to accidental discharge when trying one-handed reloads…" Luo En muttered to himself, looking at Danitz sprawled on the ground.
This one-handed cocking operation really requires too much skill; to achieve it perfectly will probably require further design and modification.
The Governor's gun in Terminator also seemed specially modified… Luo En recalled some information he had scrolled through on his phone before transmigrating.
"Need to add a safety, enlarge the loop, and change the grip length…"
"Hey… Stop thinking about your broken design, come save me!" Danitz wailed.
A Sequence 7 couldn't take a shotgun blast head-on with their body.
"Don't worry, you're fine. I used blanks for the experiment…"
"Blanks?" Hearing this, Danitz stopped wailing and struggling.
"Although blanks can still cause some damage at such close range, for a Beyonder, it's at most like being punched."
"It really does seem so…" Danitz stood up dazedly. Aside from the initial pain, there really wasn't any pain afterwards.
"Your broken gun isn't safe at all." He complained with a hint of disdain.
"That's because you don't know how to use it… You should be glad this isn't a Sten, otherwise, even with blanks, a whole magazine would be enough to make you suffer."
"Sten? What's that?"
"Nothing, just a gun that's extremely prone to accidental discharge." Luo En explained casually.
…
"It seems your experiment was very successful." Soon after, Edwina also walked in.
"Hmm, not bad." Luo En handed the shotgun to her.
"Captain, be careful, this gun is very prone to accidental discharge." Remembering his own recent experience, Danitz spoke up to warn her.
"The Captain isn't as clumsy as some people." Luo En said with a teasing smile.
"Captain…"
"I have some connections in arms factories and plan to find a way to mass-produce this gun…" Luo En briefly outlined his idea of making it big and strong.
"Captain, interested in investing? It can be anonymous."
Tsk, just like a glib salesman… Danitz, standing by, showed disdain for Luo En's pitch.
Someone as calm as the Captain couldn't possibly be moved by such rhetoric.
"Alright." Edwina nodded.
"What! Captain, Brando is completely unreliable!"
"Hey, Danitz, I don't like what you're saying. What do you mean I'm unreliable?"
Although he said that, Luo En actually hadn't expected Edwina to agree so readily.
"I can invest 5000 pounds."
5000 pounds, that's not a small amount, much more than Danitz… Luo En swallowed.
Seemingly noticing their puzzled looks, Edwina explained:
"Through these days of learning, I believe Brando is a reliable person, and…" She paused for two seconds and then said:
"It doesn't matter if the investment fails. Do you remember the key Brando fished out earlier? This money can also be considered his due."
If the investment succeeds, it's a huge profit; if it fails, it's not a loss. Truly worthy of being a follower of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom… Luo En sighed inwardly.
However, if there are no additional conditions, then these 5000 pounds are essentially mine to dispose of freely.
"Brando, I also came to inform you today that your lessons are ending." Edwina looked at Luo En, her tone calm.
"It seems it's time for us to part." Luo En smiled helplessly.
"No, if you wish, you can stay on the Golden Dream." Edwina's tone was sincere.