The Blood Eagle Corridor was busier than usual today, probably because a new NPC had appeared.
And never mind that Little Countess Sharon had brought players the precious knowledge of steam engineering. The special-attribute firearms and unique engineering items she sold in her personal shop alone were enough to catch the little players' eyes.
After all, in a game that prided itself on realism, even the most arrogant spellcaster player wouldn't refuse to keep a gun in their bag that could save their hide in a pinch.
Not to mention the melee fighters, who were always dancing on the edge of a blade. Carrying a gun they could fire from the hip had become a point of consensus among them.
"Ashen Swordsmanship" might sound pretty lame, but it really was useful.
"Holy crap! Loyalist, that left hand of yours is so damn cool!"
Lin Beigoupao had come to buy firearms for his team. He was browsing the wares when he looked up and spotted Loyalist, who was helping Little Countess Sharon with accessories as an "engineering apprentice."
"Haha, cool, right? I paid a fortune for this!"
Loyalist was beaming.
He proudly showed off his "mechanical left hand." Powered by a psionic motion-sensing spell, the arm was made entirely of metal and ran on three miniature steam engines. It moved with great agility.
It was still sluggish compared with a flesh-and-blood limb, but as Loyalist flexed its five fingers, the clacking joints carried a certain menace.
Especially when he moved it through a wide range of motions and increased the steam engines' power. White jets of steam would burst from the exhaust ports at his shoulder.
It was unbelievably cool!
What man could resist something like this? What man wouldn't be dazzled by it?
Lin Beigoupao immediately went over and circled