Environmental adjustment?

"These don't require aiming, so even if your accuracy isn't great, it's fine. The key is their larger kill radius!"

"...Wouldn't that be more dangerous for your teammates?" Zheng Yichen looked at the two weapons in front of him. He had both a long gun and a short cannon, and there wasn't much to say about the shotgun. Different bullets had different effects, and this thing wasn't just for shooting out a large spread of steel pellets.

The hand cannon was a hand cannon, literally. It fired small grenades instead of bullets. It didn't need to hit the target precisely; hitting near the target could unleash immense destructive power.

"Your teammates will absolutely not stand in front of you." The gun store owner laughed heartily. He certainly wouldn't be Zheng Yichen's teammate. Besides, as a hunter, their combat awareness wouldn't be too bad. Once they knew Zheng Yichen's skill level, those hunters would never proactively ask Zheng Yichen for cover.

Moreover, both the shotgun and this small grenade hand cannon had limited ranges. They were very powerful within tens of meters, but beyond that, it depended on the ammunition used. This meant that when fighting alongside Zheng Yichen, as long as you didn't stand in front of him, accidental injuries would basically not occur.

Then, the gun store owner took out a normal handgun. "This one is considered standard issue."

"...How much in total?"

"Twelve thousand." The gun store owner quoted a price. Zheng Yichen hadn't dealt with this industry much and didn't know if the price was expensive or cheap. However, these guns seemed very suitable for a beginner like him. The shotgun was semi-automatic.

For the hand cannon, naturally, each shot required reloading ammunition. The handgun was too normal to require detailed explanation. Twelve thousand included sufficient ammunition, as well as a trial membership card for the Roarer Club. Zheng Yichen could join the club if he was interested in the future.

He could also come here to practice shooting when he had free time. The gun store owner said that the people at the club were all strong and spoke very nicely. He welcomed strong individuals like Zheng Yichen to come for friendly exchanges and learning.

He couldn't take the firearms on the subway. As for taking a car, public buses were definitely out. Taxis depended on whether the driver was willing, but the driver Zheng Yichen encountered was willing—he paid extra.

Zheng Yichen didn't go directly back to his residence. Instead, he went straight to the Twilight Chapel. He didn't plan to take these things back to his place; keeping them at the Twilight Chapel was fine. The Night Banquet Bar was also in the Lower City, and the Twilight Chapel was there too.

When he needed to complete a commission, he could just go to the Twilight Chapel to get his weapons. Zheng Yichen saw these weapons as a way to deal with situations where close combat wasn't ideal. Otherwise, he would definitely go for close combat. How could he get stronger without close combat?

"It's you." Hunter Arno saw Zheng Yichen and greeted him. He glanced at the sturdy black travel bag Zheng Yichen was carrying and didn't say much.

Zheng Yichen sat in the seat next to him and placed the rather heavy travel bag on the Long Table. "Do you come here often in the afternoon?"

"Yes, when I have nothing else to do, I come here to sit for a while." Hunter Arno nodded. "Coming here at other times always gives me the illusion that the day is about to end."

"Indeed." Zheng Yichen strongly agreed with Arno's words. He had come here early in the morning, but after entering the Twilight Chapel, he immediately felt as if it were afternoon. The theme and atmosphere here were too strong.

Zheng Yichen took a key and retrieved the snacks he had prepared from the storage area, sharing some with Arno. They started chatting about hunter-related topics. Arno didn't stand on ceremony and ate the snacks Zheng Yichen shared.

These snacks weren't puffed foods but processed jerky and similar items.

"I encountered an Anomaly last night."

"Oh?" Arno instinctively patted his pocket and took out a cigarette, but seeing a Nun looking over, he put the cigarette back. Smoking was allowed here, but only in the smoking area. "It seems you had a good experience?"

"Didn't you see the news?" Zheng Yichen asked, slightly surprised.

Arno shook his head. "I haven't been watching the recent news much."

Zheng Yichen took out his phone and showed Arno a news item from the Longcheng News. "It's here. Last night, quite a few things came out of the Anomaly here, a pile of skeletons and moving corpses and the like."

This time, Zheng Yichen didn't record. One reason was that he didn't have the opportunity, and the other was that Roy was watching, making it inconvenient to record. He felt it was a pity because the scene of that Bone Dragon spewing dragon breath was quite spectacular. However, after the mighty dragon breath rushed out from the center of the Anomaly, it turned into a sneeze.

Although there was no recording, based on Zheng Yichen's narration, Arno understood the general situation. He looked at a piece of broken skull, then put it back. The skull was useless now, not even as material. It was just trash.

To avoid affecting his appetite, Arno suggested Zheng Yichen throw this 'collectible' into the trash can.

"I was thinking, since things from anomalies can come out, then... can we enter anomalies?" Zheng Yichen said to Arno.

"Since you've experienced something like this, it's fine to talk about it. We can indeed enter anomalies, but most people can't. Last night was special."

Normal creatures experience pressure when approaching the center of an anomaly. However, the creatures that came out of that anomaly were not normal. Such situations were rare. Most of the time, only a few entities would come from the other end of the anomaly, or nothing would come out at all.

Longcheng's Countermeasures Bureau didn't need to mobilize; ordinary police were enough. They just needed to escort the unlucky people who fainted or the Mist Walkers to the hospital. Local residents who were passively involved were fine, but Mist Walkers would definitely be fined.

"Because the duration of an anomaly is uncertain, it's generally best not to enter the center of an anomaly, even if... you can adapt to the pressure near the anomaly."

"Entering an anomaly might not be dangerous, but if you don't make it back before the anomaly disappears, then under normal circumstances, you definitely won't be able to return."

This statement sounded like common sense, but Zheng Yichen caught the key point in Arno's words: he said "under normal circumstances." Zheng Yichen had learned from George that what about abnormal circumstances?

"For example, if you're very lucky, you're forced to stay in a place connected to the anomaly, and shortly after, an anomaly occurs there. Then, that anomaly happens to be connected to where we live, and you can come back."

"How high is that probability?"

"Perhaps higher than winning the lottery jackpot." Arno made a not-so-funny joke, then continued, "The living conditions in the place connected to the anomaly might be better than in Longcheng. If you are forced to stay after entering the anomaly, you might find it quite good. The only thing to consider at that time would be the issue of identity."

Arno's words made Zheng Yichen ponder. It made sense. What if the world connected to the anomaly was one where everyone had incredibly good living conditions? Staying wouldn't be a bad thing. Of course, what if the place he went to was like the world where he encountered the Bone Dragon?

A place full of Undead Creatures. No normal person would want to stay in such a broken place, let alone be forced to.

Arno continued, "However, for some people, even if the living conditions in those places are very good, they might not be willing to stay."

"Why?" Zheng Yichen asked, not understanding. He had only been a Hunter for less than a month, knew nothing, and had many questions. All the information he was getting now was to complete a puzzle. Once the puzzle was almost complete, he could truly act a little recklessly within a certain range.

He took a bottle of wine from his snack bag. Arno raised an eyebrow, looking at the well-prepared Zheng Yichen, and smiled. He continued, "Originally, this would be a bit troublesome to explain. Since you encountered an anomaly invasion last night, you should have some thoughts on this matter, like the breath of that Bone Dragon you mentioned."

The special effects were terrifying, but the breath that came out was just a weak gust?

As a transmigrator who had entered anomalies before, he immediately thought of a plausible explanation: "The environments weaken each other??"

If it wasn't for this reason, how could he explain the Bone Dragon's breath being so lackluster at the time?

"You understand very well, but some additions are needed." Arno praised Zheng Yichen's understanding and added, "Strictly speaking, the environments adjust each other."

Zheng Yichen was very curious about this topic. After learning more about it, he understood the specific meaning of this adjustment.

Anomalies were temporary connections between different worlds due to some reason. They could see anomalies, and the other side could also see anomalies. It was mutual. As long as there were witnesses, both sides could discover the anomaly. Whether they could cross over was another matter.

Then there was the 'adjustment' caused by the differences in world environments.

This immediately made Zheng Yichen think of his feelings after his first 'transmigration.' After going to George's world, he felt his body was very active. When he tried to return, he went to a world that seemed to be inhabited by 'Merfolk.' Not only did his body's activity level change, but he also felt a 'moisture' that he normally didn't sense.

Everything returned to normal immediately after he returned to Longcheng. He had cared about this situation, but due to insufficient information, he couldn't guess anything.

Now, with the information Arno provided, combined with his previous experiences, Zheng Yichen understood what was going on.

To put it in simple terms, different worlds have different 'suppression forces,' perhaps? Some worlds have higher suppression forces, so everything in that world appears ordinary. Some worlds have lower suppression forces, and the natives there appear very powerful...