Chapter 66:
"Sir, if I may ask, which master gunsmith assembled these firearms?
I can guarantee I've met all the famous masters around Valentine.
Usually, they aren't very interested in firearms of this mediocre quality, let alone repairing them personally."
As the Shop Owner spoke, he sized up the various firearms laid out before him with a face full of curiosity, his eyes unabashedly revealing doubt and inquiry.
Johnny pondered for a moment, thinking to himself:
This wasn't exactly some top-secret matter. Thinking of this, he nodded gracefully and admitted:
"It's no big deal, they're just things I used for practice."
Hearing this, a clear look of disbelief flashed across the Shop Owner's face, but he quickly regained his polite and courteous smile, saying:
"Oh? So you built them yourself! But... if I may be blunt, you don't look like an experienced... er, I mean, a highly skilled master gunsmith.
I wonder if you could come to the workbench in the back of my shop and show me the production process in person? It would certainly open my eyes."
Johnny had no objection to the Shop Owner's request and readily agreed.
After all, besides selling the firearms he had made, he had another important goal for this visit—
Purchasing some original factory parts for the lemat revolver, then modifying and upgrading them to add a few practical perks.
Seeing Johnny agree so decisively, the Shop Owner smiled and turned toward the counter.
Before long, he slowly brought out several boxes containing various custom parts for the lemat revolver made of gold and silver alloys.
After taking the parts from the Shop Owner, Johnny couldn't wait to open the system interface and carefully check the various perk options currently available for him to apply to the firearms.
Unexpectedly, he found John's cowboy revolver in the corner; he hadn't noticed it for the past few days, leaving it to gather dust in the system storage.
So he clicked to open and check the relevant perks:
[Magical Item — John's cowboy revolver]
[perk effect: When this gun is equipped as your primary weapon, the cattle, sheep, and Chickens you raise will double their weight gain.]
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"Are you serious, man? John is at least arguably a top-tier combatant, and his perk effect is ranching??"
Johnny was speechless; it seemed this perk wouldn't be easy to give away, or at least the Gang didn't have that kind of talent for the time being.
Looking closely, he found there were only four perks available for use:
1. The firearm can be loaded with two additional perks.
2. When you aim your gun at an enemy, the most terrifying image in their heart will surface in their mind. No cooldown.
3. When you kill an enemy with this weapon, you enter an Unyielding state for 30 seconds. During this time, ignore negative effects from injuries. The duration resets with each kill.
4. Dead Eye consumption is reduced by 30% when using Dead Eye.
Left with no choice, Johnny could only load the primary weapon with the extra perk, Unyielding, and Dead Eye reduction; the secondary weapon was loaded with the extra perk and Fear.
There was no helping it; no other perks were available.
When Johnny began assembling the firearms, he displayed extraordinary professionalism and an innovative spirit.
Unlike others, he not only meticulously selected higher-quality parts to improve the firearms' performance but also ingeniously modified the bottom of the shotgun barrel.
After these improvements, this shotgun was no longer limited to using regular Buckshot but could also be compatible with more powerful Slugging Round!
Standing to the side observing, although the owner only had a superficial understanding of the specific working principles of gunsmithing, he could keenly sense the great significance behind this modification.
Thus, with a heart eager to learn, he asked Johnny about the hidden mechanics within this change.
Facing the owner's question, Johnny was very generous and explained without reservation:
"The reason I made this modification is to make this shotgun perfectly compatible with Slugging Round.
Don't underestimate these Slugging Round; their lethality is much greater than ordinary Buckshot!"
Hearing this, the owner couldn't help but widen his eyes, secretly marveling in his heart.
Because he understood very well that this seemingly insignificant minor change would actually bring a qualitative leap to this handgun.
From then on, as long as one held this modified handgun, even if they encountered a fierce large carnivore like a Cougar at close range,
They could kill it instantly, thereby greatly increasing the user's safety in wilderness survival and hunting.
Having witnessed Johnny's exquisite and outstanding craftsmanship with his own eyes, the owner didn't hesitate to step forward and enthusiastically discuss the possibility of further cooperation.
To show his sincerity, the owner also generously promised:
"From now on, for any weapons of this type made by you, whether it's a cowboy revolver or a carbine repeating rifle, I will purchase them at the highest price our small factory can offer!
For example, $6 for each cowboy revolver and $10 for each carbine repeating rifle. How about it? This price is definitely fair enough!"
Not only that, to curry favor with Johnny, he also bought those completely unusable parts for $15, stating that these parts were treasures in the remote West.
"Good grief, this is truly 'fixing it up to sell to a classmate.'" Johnny, though, strongly condemned such reselling behavior.
But if the beneficiary was himself, then consider it unsaid.
The owner took $135 in new bills from the cash register and handed them to Johnny, stating that any firearms Johnny modified in the future could be sold here.
Furthermore, the owner would help Johnny take some orders, with the owner being responsible for the materials.
Johnny would receive forty percent of the total profit for each order.
Johnny didn't mind this extra income and readily agreed, then strode out of the Gun Shop.
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