The shop also has new stock.
[Grandpa Niu’s Grenade] 150 euros each
Inside is 50 grams of Semtine + scrap iron pieces + detonator, with a rough cylindrical design and an aluminum outer shell, resembling a makeshift grenade.
Just pull the pin, the safety lever falls off, and the striker hits the primer cap to ignite the fuse under the action of the striker spring.
When they were making the grenade, they didn’t really consider if the power was appropriate or if they’d end up hurting themselves.
They don’t care, those brave enough can just go down with the players.
As for why it’s called Grandpa Niu, probably due to being bothered by Tutu asking for a graphics card too much.
The installation of the machine tool took a good part of the afternoon, and because the money was available and Lin Miao’s approach to the military tech incident left a good impression on Charles, despite being a bit creeped out by the players staring at him, he still left his contact information.
If the machine tool malfunctions, he can be contacted to get people to help fix it or replace parts.
Of course, it still requires money, but the price is much cheaper than going directly to Military Science.
This also reflects how company employees use their authority for personal "benefits".
Lucy leaned against the balcony, looking down at the players noisily chatting, with their conversations occasionally bringing her into the topic.
Mostly they were speculating about the nature of the relationship between her and their boss, and most of these theories put her in a good mood.
So while Lin Miao and Charles were talking, she also wanted to try interacting with this group of odd strangers.
And Lucy’s first target naturally was the small hacker.
Pandora was still tinkering with her computer on the sofa in the hall, having just finished today’s hacker training.
This professional skill is quite different from the other trainings; without sufficient expertise, your experience won’t even budge, learning is much harder compared to other skills. After training, it’s best to do a secondary training on the computer, causing other players to abandon using their valuable time on it after trying a few times, and instead focus on more straightforward skills.
Lucy stood behind Pandora, leaning forward against the back of the sofa, supporting her head with one hand as she watched Pandora tapping away on the keyboard.
Pandora, completely focused, didn’t notice someone behind her until Lucy spoke up to remind her.
"Don’t be too fixated on aggression, your skills aren’t quite there yet. Viruses lacking complexity don’t pose much of a threat to enemies. It’s better to work on the infectiousness and self-replication of simple Demonic Puppets; it can be much more effective."
"....." Pandora looked up at Lucy; previously Lucy hadn’t paid attention to this small hacker whose youthful face looked, at most, twelve or thirteen years old, moreover quite cute with a pink and white complexion.
"I wonder... how Lin Miao got you, such a young kid, involved in combat."
Lucy’s voice carried a bit of dissatisfaction, she remembered even in the last battle Pandora was one of Lin Miao’s planned baits, but to Pandora’s ears, this caring tone sounded slightly different.
She blandly said, "I... already became an adult three months ago."
"Uh..." Lucy’s expression froze on her face, unexpectedly unsure how to respond to Pandora.
Looking at the poor child, probably malnourishment during childhood caused this.
Thinking this, Lucy glanced at Pandora with a trace of pity.
And Pandora patted her chest, not sure if it was meant for herself or someone else.
"No... it’s fine, the doctor said human development continues until age 26, I’ve still got eight years of growth left, it’s just a slow development."
Lucy slightly nodded; although not well-versed in medical knowledge, she knew females typically stop developing at age 18.
Yet she couldn’t say this to break this girl’s heart, shattering her fantasy, so she just put on a reluctant smile and said,
"Hmm..... even if that’s impossible, you can change your body’s current condition through cybernetic modifications, though I wouldn’t really recommend it...."
High-level body modification without substantial support from a logistics team and funding likely leads to cyber-psychosis.
Hearing this, Pandora’s eyes brightened up; until now, she hadn’t bought cybernetic limbs, as their length and her body frame didn’t match, equipping them would not enhance but cause imbalance instead.
Moreover, hackers have poor early-stage combat effectiveness, causing Pandora’s funds to not be particularly sufficient, up to now the only real cybernetics she had were tyrosine injectors and deep-sea diving equipment.
Lucy sat beside Pandora, ignoring the age part, the petite figure reminded her of many things.
Though it sounds harsh, Pandora, even as an adult, looked similar in stature to Lucy at twelve or thirteen.
"I’ll let you experience what the network looks like from a mature hacker’s perspective."
Pandora nodded repeatedly; even with a hacker training chip from Huang Ban, her growth was still slow, only skill points from upgraded skills could upgrade hacking skills, but practical experience couldn’t just appear from thin air, the same level still has variations.
There’s no certainty that level five can crush level four; supporting equipment, cybernetics, experience, all these issues exist, having a mentor is always better than fumbling alone.