The performance of this rifle is quite good, and it's similar to the Vandal rifle... using a buoyancy compensator. Therefore, purchasing ammunition will be much easier in the future.
The Tian people have a considerable amount of armed force, but it's still far too little for this villa area.
Within the villa area, there are villas of varying sizes, built halfway up the mountain, with the mountain behind them and a semi-circular wall over 300 meters long in front.
"In such a large area, the four people's defensive capabilities are still somewhat weak."
Putting aside everything else, even if it were just a low-level "blind man" or "Corpse-Gathering Demon" attacking, it would take dozens of people firing simultaneously to have any chance of defending against it.
But when it comes to demons that crawl out from the depths of the earth, ordinary Firearms Mastery can't handle them.
That kind of demon can only be dealt with if a reincarnator is present, which is also a source of worry for Li Wei.
Another thing that puzzled Li Wei was also related to the demon. At this moment, Li Wei was in his room, and there was still more than an hour before dinner. He took this time to carefully examine the magic crystals that were spread out on the table in front of him.
This is more than 100 magic crystals that Li Wei has collected.
They varied in size and color, and Li Wei already had his own answer to this question.
The size and color of magic crystals are related to the size of their original owner and the type of special skill they used.
Just like the "Flame Hellhound" that Li Wei encountered at the beginning, which was about the size of a lion, its magic crystal would be about the size of a peanut. As for the color of this magic crystal, it is red, which must also be related to flames.
Having already come into contact with magic, Li Wei could faintly sense a slight fluctuation emanating from the peanut-sized red magic crystal after holding it in his hand. Although very weak, it was undeniably real.
These peanut-sized magic crystals are all Grade 1 magic crystals, but the magic crystal we got from that fat guy Director Wu, today, is the size of a walnut and is a Grade 2 magic crystal.
As for the color, it is also red, but that red is clearer and more vibrant.
"It seems that the quality of magic crystals is distinguished by their size and color. However, I still haven't figured out the most crucial question: what exactly are these magic crystals used for?"
Li Wei tentatively poured his inner energy into it, but to no avail!
Used, but to no avail!
I soaked it in water to observe, but to no avail!
Li Wei had considered almost every possibility, but he still couldn't figure out the function of this magic crystal.
Of course, there was one last move Li Wei hadn't used.
This trick isn't something you can use lightly; it involves swallowing it whole.
Li Wei himself wouldn't take the risk. If it were poison, wouldn't that be like being caught off guard? Even if his strong physique prevented him from dying, it certainly wouldn't be pleasant.
Li Wei absolutely had to try this last move. However, he couldn't use it on anyone at first.
After thinking for a moment, Li Wei left the room with a red magic crystal. It was already dusk, and apart from a patrol team, there were only some family members enjoying the fresh air in the villa area.
In the days following the apocalypse, although life couldn't compare to that of a major metropolis, the air quality had noticeably improved. Taking a deep breath, the fresh air filled my lungs, feeling as if it could expel all my discomfort—it was incredibly comfortable.
At the entrance of Villa No. 3, people set up an open-air kitchen with some materials. The food for the remaining people in the villa area is cooked by a dozen or so middle-aged women working here.
At that moment, meat, vegetables, and mushrooms were simmering in the seven or eight large pots, and the aroma of the food could be smelled from a distance.
This fragrance is not only attractive to people, but also to those with a keen sense of smell.
For example, a large, tan-colored dog.
This dog was reportedly adopted by a security guard who guarded the villa area. After the apocalypse, the guard fled home and his fate remains unknown, but he left behind this Big Yellow that he considered his own home in the villa area.
After a few days, it got along very well with the people here. Every time it was mealtime, the family would wag its tail and come over, then squat down next to it with a fawning expression, waiting for the meal to be served.
Today was no exception; Li Wei saw it from a great distance.
When the patrolling soldiers saw Li Wei, they immediately stopped, saluted, and asked him a question.
Li Wei had no way to deal with this; it was all thanks to Xue Yan. She had told all the soldiers and special police about his identity as a member of the Old World, so these guys treated him as their superior.
However, this is also good, because they will prioritize carrying out any orders given by Li Wei, saving them a lot of trouble.
"Hey, isn't this Commander Li? I haven't seen you for days! Come and try my cooking, how's it?" A middle-aged woman who was cooking greeted Li Wei with a cheerful smile.
Only a very few people knew that Li Wei and the others were reincarnated beings. Most people had no idea that Li Wei and the others had spent the past few days in mission worlds and thought they had gone out to find supplies.
Everyone in the villa area was grateful to Li Wei. For no other reason than that in this apocalyptic world filled with monsters and demons, having a place to sleep, eat, and live without fear of losing their lives was enough to make them extremely grateful.
All of this was given to them by Li Wei and the others.
Although they were also puzzled as to why Li Wei and the others possessed such Superman abilities, they all knew that not asking questions was the best way to survive longer in this world.
Li Wei greeted them with a smile, then turned his attention to the mongrel dog named Big Yellow.
He had already decided to experiment on what would happen after consuming the magic crystal, and of course, the test subject was this mongrel in front of him.
Upon seeing Li Wei, Big Yellow merely wagged its tail a few times as a formality before quickly shifting its attention back to the large pots of delicious food.
"That dog, all it cares about is eating!"
Fortunately, Li Wei was prepared. He took out a sausage from his pocket, and immediately the Big Yellow pounced on him with a lewd look on its face, wagging its tail so hard it was practically wagging its tail.
Li Wei wasn't about to let it catch him; he used just a sausage to lure Big Yellow into his room.
After Li Wei locked the door, Big Yellow subconsciously sensed something was wrong, but it had no choice at that moment. Just when it thought the human in front of it was going to harm it, it suddenly saw the sausage fall beside it.
Such a good thing?
The smell of sausage had already filled Big Yellow's nose. Without further hesitation, it opened its mouth wide and swallowed the whole sausage.
Li Wei smiled slightly after seeing the Big Yellow eat the sausage.
He had just stuffed a peanut-sized red-grade magic crystal into the sausage, which the Big Yellow swallowed whole. Now we'll see how it reacts.
A few minutes later, Big Yellow showed a clear reaction.
It started pacing restlessly on the ground, its eyes losing their sparkle, and suddenly it let out a burp.
With a whoosh, a ball of flame, seemingly ignited from marsh gas, appeared in front of the dog's mouth.
Li Wei's eyes widened; he smelled a faint odor of sulfur. "What is this?"
After taking a closer look at the dog, he quickly noticed that blue smoke was rising from the carpet where the Big Yellow dog was standing.
Li Wei quickly picked up Big Yellow, only to find it burning hot to the touch.
With a bang, flames burst forth from the Big Yellow's mouth, nose, and limbs, and the flames looked exactly like those on the Flame Hellhound that Li Wei had seen.
The Big Yellow was also stunned; it clearly didn't know what had happened either.
"Is this the secret of the magic crystal?" Li Wei was utterly shocked when he saw the Big Yellow transformed into flames.
In the time that followed, Big Yellow underwent a tremendous change.
Its body had swelled to twice its previous size, and its claws were unusually large and even emitted flames. It was believed that one swipe of its claws could definitely kill an adult. Most exaggeratedly, its mouth and nose were spewing out sparks filled with the smell of sulfur with each breath.
Li Wei stared dumbfounded at Big Yellow, who continued to wag its tail like a fire whip, speechless.
"How exactly is this thing made?"
After taking a look with his Eye of Perception, Li Wei's head buzzed, but his heart was filled with excitement.
"Flame Hound, Strength, Agility, Stamina, Combat Power, Special Abilities: Flame Rend, Flame Breath; This is a creature enhanced by magic crystals and can be brought into the mission world. Current owner: Old Reincarnator No. 8!"
It was actually equivalent to a level-one reincarnator. Li Wei never expected that a magic crystal would bring such an amazing effect.
Perhaps due to the constraints of the "owner's" rules, Big Yellow was executing Li Wei's orders very thoroughly at this moment. For example, if Li Wei ordered it to tear apart an aluminum can, it would rush up without hesitation, and soon a cloud of vaporized gas would emerge, and the aluminum can would be bitten into a lump of molten iron by Big Yellow's teeth, which were like red-hot iron nails.
This shows that Big Yellow's attack power is quite strong.
"Stay here and don't go out," Li Wei ordered Big Yellow. Da Huang spat out a cloud of sulfur sparks and then squatted down without moving.
It was dinnertime. Li Wei knew that if he didn't go, someone would come looking for him, and he didn't want anyone to know about Big Yellow's existence.
After leaving the room, Li Wei locked the door and headed towards the dining room.
Throughout the journey, he kept pondering a question: if animals undergo such mutations after consuming magic crystals, what about humans?
Could it be the same?
Big Yellow consumed a top-tier red magic crystal, which must be related to its gaining fire abilities! What if it had been a different color? Would it have granted other abilities?
Lost in thought, Li Wei arrived at the restaurant.
Almost all members of the Samsara Team had arrived. They ate separately from the others, so they didn't have to worry about anything when discussing matters related to Shadow Street.
Li Wei ate his meal very quickly; he couldn't wait to return to his room to test the power of the magic crystal.
Just then, there was a knock at the door. It was Blood Wolf, who was on night patrol. He looked at everyone and said to Li Wei, "You were right, that fat guy is back with the convoy!"