Liu Qian nodded and admitted:

"Mm. But I was worried it might detonate the bullet, so I haven't really tried it. I plan to test it outside later."

Lin Feng immediately picked up a Level 9 upgraded AK and a magazine full of bullets, and walked out of the Rock Horse Battle Car with Liu Qian to the open ground outside.

To avoid disturbing Holy Spring Village and the Oasis Battleship, they decided to ride a tricycle, leaving the village to head to the wilderness on the right side of the avenue.

Just then, Ding Yi, who had finished expanding the cultivation box, hurried over after hearing Lin Feng and Liu Qian's discussion:

"I'll go too. I'm quite interested in Liu Qian's superpower."

Lin Feng nodded. Ding Yi's brain domain evolution made him smarter than the others, maybe he could provide some good ideas.

After all, Lin Feng only had a general research direction now, but when it came to specifics, he was quite confused.

The three of them prepared to study superpower development, and Lin Feng instructed Chen Shanshan to take the others to the Hunting Wilderness Guild to order vehicles.

At the same time, he withdrew seven thousand points cards from the squad's account to distribute to everyone.

If possible, leveraging Chen Shanshan's status as a Special-level Hunter, they would try to see if they could purchase a ready-made powered vehicle directly through the guild.

The guild-owned assets were quite rich, with several large trucks just for stockpiling supplies, and dozens of other small buses and cars, distributed to the left of the advancing team from Fifth Village.

If they could acquire them cheaply, that would be the best.

Finally, he arranged for Ah Ming to stay behind to look after the Rock-Horned Horse and the cultivation box, while the other six left Holy Spring Village.

Before leaving, Lin Feng specifically reminded everyone, due to the horse taming skill, they absolutely must not act alone from now on, at least two people should stick together.

Also, they should carry weapons when going out to prevent unexpected incidents.

As for Holy Spring Village, there was no need to be that meticulous, since it was under Father Su An's jurisdiction, and protected by the Holy Spring Sect.

No need to worry about probing or interference from Nongzhuang Village.

Everyone nodded together, understanding the seriousness of the situation.

As Chen Shanshan's team drove the Rock Horse Battle Car back to Fifth Village, Lin Feng and the trio mounted a tricycle, equipped with the necessary gear, heading towards the wilderness.

Once they were two kilometers from Oasis Town, Lin Feng stopped, got off the vehicle with the AK rifle, and took a bullet from the magazine, handing it to Liu Qian, who walked from the back of the vehicle:

"I think your ability is likely to enhance the bullet's power..."

"Let's first test its limit of endurance."

With that, he had Ding Yi behind Liu Qian help her put on one of the six sets of light battle armor they had bought earlier.

Experimenting is one thing, but ensuring safety is also necessary.

While helping Liu Qian with the armor, Ding Yi cautioned:

"The bullet's primer contains mercury fulminate, which ignites at around 160°, it's an explosive substance, extremely sensitive to piercing and impact; be careful, don't pinch the bullet's base, just hold onto the body."

Wearing a Level 3 helmet, Liu Qian nodded inside, feeling a bit scared, after all.

The fragments from a bullet explosion could cause significant damage too.

Although fully geared up, she couldn't wear gloves on the fingertips holding the bullet, otherwise, the energy in her body couldn't transmit into the bullet smoothly.

When a bullet explodes, the most severe injury is naturally to the touching fingertips.

At worst, the flesh could become a bloody mess, and there's a considerable risk of losing a fingertip.

At this moment, Liu Qian was tense, her whole body trembling.

She was already extremely nervous.

But she also knew, this was her only chance, only if the experiment succeeds, could her physical superpower exert its irreplaceable role, making her valuable to the team.

Convincing herself internally, suppressing the tension and fear, Liu Qian took a deep breath and began to mobilize her superpower, infusing energy into the 7.62mm standard rifle bullet in her hand.

Ding Yi walked over to Lin Feng, asking for another bullet, and pulled out the bullet head from the top, inspecting the gunpowder inside as he spoke:

"The brass forming the bullet casing is an excellent thermal conductor, in a seamlessly sealed space, it can convert the explosive heat of gunpowder into kinetic energy to propel the bullet head forward."

Examining the black granulated gunpowder, Ding Yi frowned slightly and continued:

"This should be black powder, consisting of one part nitrate, two parts sulfur, and three parts charcoal, made into grains to prevent caking, which can double the explosive power, but its explosion speed is only about five hundred meters per second, offering limited enhancement to the bullet power."

"If using nitrocellulose with an explosive speed of up to six thousand, the damage of a full power bullet would further increase, especially in penetration performance."

Lin Feng nodded; he knew some of this knowledge but not as clearly as Ding Yi.

Looking at the upgraded AK rifle in his hand:

"High-quality AK rifle lv9, White Quality"

"Basic Attributes: Damage 45, Effective Range 1000 meters; Remaining Ammunition 28/30; Durability 10/10; Limited upgrade potential, further upgrade through branding possible"

"Extra Attributes: Bullet Recovery (1/1s), Full Power Bullet (Damage +5), Automatic Mode (Rate of Fire 20/s)"

"Evaluation: An optimally upgraded high-quality automatic rifle, derived from a perfect AK template, with strong adaptability, simple structure, easy operation, and not prone to jamming, a perfect killing machine"

Upgraded to Level 9, the AK with fifty points of damage can kill any strengthened life form and pose some threat to Tier One Evolved Desolate Beasts.

The main downside is the lack of an extra magazine space attribute, limiting firepower sustainability compared to a machine gun.

But with Bullet Recovery, at least there's no worry about future ammunition supplies.

After checking the bullet composition and structure, Ding Yi reminded once more:

"Feel the heat of the bullet casing; remember, don't let it exceed one hundred fifty degrees!"

Liu Qian nodded slightly, swallowing hard.

The sun was shining above her, but at this moment, she couldn't feel any heat from the sunlight.

All her attention was focused on the bullet in her hands.

Finally, after a steady and sustained energy supply for half a minute, Liu Qian could sense that energy had gradually been absorbed entirely into the gunpowder, reaching a certain critical point.

If it went further, its nature would change and release entirely.

Trembling, she carried the bullet over to Lin Feng.

The surface temperature of the bullet quickly dropped, but Liu Qian's fingertips holding the bullet remained red.

Lin Feng took the bullet, holding the bullet head:

"Special Empowerment Bullet lv9, White Quality"

"A bullet infused with a large amount of energy, enhancing the gunpowder's power comprehensively; specific changes require shooting tests for determination."

Seeing the notification, Lin Feng immediately loaded the bullet into the magazine, aiming at a giant rock fifty meters away.

After pulling the trigger, a loud noise echoed!

BOOM!

Despite being just a rifle, it unleashed power comparable to an Explosive Gun!

As white smoke drifted from the muzzle, the distant giant rock target was struck, with a twenty-centimeter diameter crack made by the empowered bullet head.

The three walked up to see the bullet head deeply embedded in the rock, penetrating fifteen centimeters deep, with the bullet head completely deformed and shattered.

Seeing the damage comparable to a Level 10 Bomb Gun, Lin Feng's peripheral vision glanced at the notification:

"Special Empowerment Bullet lv9, White Quality"

"The bullet infused with a large amount of energy has comprehensively enhanced the gunpowder's power; bullet speed doubled, effective range doubled, basic damage +20%."

"Note: The empowered bullet's power is enormous and will excessively wear down the firing gun; every five shots will decrease durability by one point."

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