Preparations for the second long voyage proceeded in an orderly fashion, and all of Ishigami Village bustled with activity.
The ship's metal hull was forged and reinforced section by section, and supplies for the voyage were sorted by category. Everything paved the way for their journey to the Americas.
During a break in the work, Li Xiang sought out Senku.
"We encountered interference on a radio frequency during our last voyage."
"So I suspect we aren't the only ones who've awakened. There may be others whose ideals are completely at odds with ours."
Li Xiang looked serious. "We need to make some weapons for protection. If we're ambushed along the way or encounter enemies who woke up before us, we'll at least have a way to defend ourselves."
As the two quietly discussed weapons development, Gen's voice suddenly came from behind them.
"Oh? Weapons? Are we going to make firearms, then?"
His words caught You's attention nearby, and he hurried over.
As a former police officer who had maintained law and order, guns were the weapons he knew and trusted most.
Compared with melee weapons, firearms were on an entirely different level in both intimidation and combat effectiveness.
"If we can make guns, this voyage will be a whole lot safer." You sounded certain, but then his brow furrowed slightly.
"But reproducing guns from scratch will be incredibly difficult."
At that, Senku's lips curled into a faint, confident smile.
"Kukuku. However complicated they are, could they really be harder than rocket fuel and spacecraft equipment?"
And so they decided to make guns.
They wasted no time, and the entire research team immediately got to work.
Senku went into production mode.
The guns were forged and polished entirely by hand, lacking the precision and neat finish of factory-made products.
Their performance