Enns Could Hardly Wait, and Winter Called in a Favor

When Su Yi and Alton left the alley, Mike looked at his uncle in confusion.

"Uncle, didn't we already agree to help the Wolf Fang Gang?"

Colt smiled and handed him 20 Void Abyss Coins. "Mike, in our line of work, you can't put all your eggs in one basket."

"Besides, the Wolf Fang Gang never said their enemies were company-blessed."

Mike's eyes widened. "The company? Blessed people!?"

Colt snorted. "They sent us here on purpose. They probably wanted someone else to do their dirty work and kill us!"

Mike went pale. "Uncle, what do we do?"

Colt said confidently, "Your uncle knows what he's doing."

"You can't tell anyone what happened today—not even your parents! Otherwise, we're both dead!"

"Stick with your uncle, and one day you'll be the mighty Patrol Captain!"

After leaving Rootvine District safely, the two met up with Mota and Rijia. The four of them soon followed a secret passage to District Nine.

By the time they reached Enns's Printing Factory, it was clear he had been waiting desperately for them.

"My friend, you're finally here," Enns said happily.

He grinned. "The quality of your goods is beyond question. You really came through!"

Su Yi glanced around. The people who had previously carried homemade pistols, or even wooden models carved to look like guns, had all switched to new equipment.

The workers seemed far more spirited now, too.

What surprised Su Yi even more was that Evil God stood beside Enns.

Evil God was excited as well.

He had been following the Revolutionary Army questline all along.

After recently ridding the people of several villains, he had become a cadre in the Revolutionary Army.

Today, the leader had told him he would meet an important guest who supplied them with firearms.

He had never expected that guest to be Gheros.

Of course, Evil God had only met Su Yi once, and they had never spoken. He didn't dare approach him, so he quickly sent Winter a private message.

"Winter! I found our godfather! He's the Revolutionary Army's mysterious gun supplier!"

Winter: "!!!? Ten minutes! Wait for me!!!"

Evil God: "Introduce me to him later, okay, Winter?"

Winter: "Depends on how you behave."

Evil God: "You got it, beautiful Winter!"

While the players chatted, Enns and Su Yi finished exchanging pleasantries.

Enns then asked curiously, "Mr. Gheros, did you bring the goods we need this time?"

Su Yi smiled. "You asked for too much to bring at once. We can only deliver it in several batches."

With that, he snapped his fingers.

The three behind him set the bags they were carrying on the table.

Enns opened one and stared.

"My God, you... you really got them!?"

Evil God and the other workers crowded around.

When they saw the thirty Casey 191s, their faces lit up with excitement.

Evil God screamed inwardly, Holy shit! Thirty B-grade Assault Rifles!

As everyone stared in shock, Su Yi picked up one of the guns, barely thirty centimeters long, and handled it with practiced ease.

A moment later, an eighty-five-centimeter Assault Rifle stood before them.

"The Casey 191. I hardly need to introduce it."

"Since the company manufactured it nine hundred years ago, it's been tested in countless wars. It remains one of the finest light weapons for ground combat."

"Compact, sturdy, reliable, easy to maintain... its advantages go on and on."

Su Yi handed the unfolded Casey 191 to Enns.

Enns took it and ran his hands over its gleaming new frame, his eyes shining. "What a gun! What a gun!"

The other workers were just as excited, their eyes full of longing.

They had never imagined they could get their hands on such fine guns so quickly, despite the blockade imposed by those damned nobles!

After a brief spell of fascination, everyone gradually calmed down.

Enns asked, "Mr. Gheros, how much for these guns...?"

"Ninety-seven Void Abyss Coins each," Su Yi said.

"They use seven-millimeter Rifle Rounds. Standard seven-millimeter Capacitor Rounds are five for one coin, and Armor-Piercing Rounds are one coin each."

Even though they had braced themselves, everyone drew a sharp breath at the price.

Residents of District Nine currently earned only around 20 Void Abyss Coins a month.

One gun cost nearly half a year's income.

Enns hesitated.

At 97 coins each, thirty guns would cost nearly 3,000 Void Abyss Coins!

That was roughly two months of net profit from his factory.

Su Yi saw his dilemma and sighed. "Mr. Marl, there's nothing I can do."

"I paid 70 Void Abyss Coins apiece for them. You know how tightly these guns are controlled on the civilian market, and you can see what excellent condition this batch is in."

Enns nodded. They had tried other channels before.

Once, they had paid 150 Void Abyss Coins for a Casey 191 that had passed through who knew how many hands. It broke after firing just two magazines.

These guns were hundreds of times better than that one!

Enns asked quietly, "Could you come down a little more? How about 95? Make it a round number."

Su Yi shook his head firmly. "Mr. Marl, I really can't lower it this time."

"If you don't want them, we'll have to sell them elsewhere."

As he spoke, Su Yi began packing the guns away.

Enns's face fell. He wanted the guns badly, but they were simply too expensive.

Just then, the door opened. Enns was annoyed that someone had interrupted at such a critical moment.

He looked up and saw Winter and 108 walking in.

"Oh, it's the heroes from the Human Alliance." Enns relaxed somewhat.

He was about to keep Su Yi there while he consulted the Human Alliance heroes when he heard surprise in Su Yi's voice.

"Oh! It's you two heroes!"

Winter did her best to look a little surprised. "Mr. Gheros!? What are you doing here!?"

Enns stared at them. "You... know each other?"

Su Yi laughed. "We worked together before, and it went very well."

Winter smiled too. "That's right. Mr. Gheros is a good friend of ours."

"We were able to get rid of those thugs so quickly thanks to Mr. Gheros's help."

"I see," Enns said.

Then a thought struck him. Would these Human Alliance envoys have enough sway with him?

Could they get Gheros to lower the price a little more?

Meanwhile, at Winter's prompting, Evil God and two young workers explained the situation.

Evil God sent her a private message. "Winter, think you can bargain with him?"

"If you can get Godfather to cut them a deal, our reputation will probably shoot up!"

"You should've seen the look on Marl's face just now. He wanted those guns so badly he couldn't take his eyes off them."

Winter hesitated. "Do I... really have that much sway with him?"

108: "Hard to say, but there's no harm in trying. We're not forcing him into anything, so it shouldn't hurt our standing with Godfather."

Evil God immediately added, "Right. Give it a shot. We've got nothing to lose."

After a moment's thought, Winter turned to Su Yi. "Mr. Gheros, we're old friends."

"And Mr. Marl is one of our closest friends. We're a major customer now, too."

"Could you do us a favor? It pays to think long-term in business. We'll need a steady supply in the future, and in large quantities."

Hearing that, Enns was so moved he could almost cry!

He hadn't expected the heroine to be so dependable or so considerate. Without even being asked, she had put her own standing on the line to haggle for them.

Su Yi, however, had prepared for exactly this.

After seeing Evil God, he had held firm at 97 per gun precisely to leave room for this situation.

At Winter's words, Su Yi made a show of thinking it over for a full half minute.

Then he gritted his teeth, stamped his foot, and said, "All right. Ninety-six per gun, and I'll throw in two seven-millimeter Armor-Piercing Rounds with each one."

"But you must buy the remaining seventy guns and the ammunition from me within a week!"

Winter was stunned. Holy shit. Since when did I have this much sway with him?