Chapter 2493: Spending Money
The game prohibits players from carrying large-scale thermal weapons. Although some container items and location items offer loopholes, these gaps are gradually patched with each game update. Therefore, while players can purchase large weapons upon arriving in a new district, they cannot bring them to the next district. This is also why players don't rely heavily on thermal weapons.
Thus, not only Bubble Bean, but even the Wan family members couldn't understand why he suddenly wanted to buy weapons here.
Several people arrived at the exchange. Weapons were updated quickly now, and phased-out products went directly into various sales channels without being banned by the district government. Among them were instruments and weapons used by law enforcement departments visible on the streets and alleys, including but not limited to armed robots, armed aircraft, and micro-surveillance instruments.
Large energy weapons were naturally available too. Holographic displays clearly showed the usage conditions of these weapons and the power they could achieve in a single strike.
However, these ultra-large energy weapons sold in District 001 had safety locks. If ordinary players purchased them, they would be locked and unusable in District 001, but there would be no restrictions once they left this district.
"Usually, player customers prefer medium and small-sized weapons," the staff member introduced. "They're easy to carry and not banned in District 001. Of course, if you casually use weapons to attack others, you'll be arrested by the enforcement team."
The staff member made a witty remark, thinking himself humorous, but when no one responded, he quickly adjusted back to business mode.
Xu Huo flipped through the menu. "What are the standard weapons currently equipped by the enforcement team?"
"Enforcement team weapons aren't updated that quickly. They're still using the D7 generation weapon library," the staff member said, deftly opening a file package. "HGK103 full-shield helmet, ultra-crystal defense face shield, ultra-light full-body armor, U20 portable terminal, charged combat boots; portable monitor, medium armed aircraft, deep-ground positioning device, proxy mechanical dog; E38 jamming device, G002 detonator, swarm tracker..."
"These are the main equipment. There are also some small instruments to improve tedious daily work. If the customer needs, I can introduce them further."
Xu Huo looked through each piece of equipment. Real enforcement team members wouldn't be fully armed when going out. Unless in extreme environments, using items was more convenient than these.
But portable monitors, armed aircraft, and swarm trackers—small, easy-to-carry items—were quite common. Especially trackers. When Xu Huo was searching for the Painting Woman before, he had seen enforcement team members use them. The mechanical bees connected to each other, allowing surveillance over a large area.
Helmets, face shields, combat boots, plus portable terminals, monitors, armed aircraft, underground positioning devices, detonators, and trackers—Xu Huo selected most of the products from one set. "Give me several sets of these."
He paused, then asked, "Military-grade equipment should be higher level than this. Do you sell it here?"
The staff member beamed with joy and immediately gave him a thorough introduction, assuring him, "These are definitely the latest standard military configurations. Besides here, you won't get these goods anywhere else!"
Xu Huo glanced through them briefly and pushed the menu aside. "I won't look at recommendations without sincerity. Prepare three sets of the equipment I just mentioned. Let's settle the bill and go."
Compared to weapons, players generally preferred spending high prices on items. These gradually phased-out products would decrease in price. Ordinary people couldn't absorb much, and players who couldn't afford the latest models might buy some, but demand wasn't high. Someone like Xu Huo was considered a big customer.
The staff member quickly stopped him, saying he needed to apply for permission from higher-ups to sell him semi-public military weapons that hadn't officially entered the market.
"I'll wait," Xu Huo said, signaling him to hurry.
The staff member rushed out of the lounge.
"Really loaded," Bubble Bean clicked his tongue. "Even the enforcement team's phased-out equipment is expensive enough. You want to buy military-grade stuff? How much will that cost?"
He paused, covering his mouth and nose, mouthing to Xu Huo, "Might as well rob."
Then he added aloud, "If you really want them, they're all single-use anyway."
Most players were actually quite poor. Any money they had went into improving their items. Who had money to buy expensive instruments and weapons? Xu Huo was so rich he could probably afford better instruments. What use would these phased-out products be in other districts? They'd just take up space.
So buying them meant they could only be used in District 001—single-use items.
"If you can pull it off, go ahead," Xu Huo said, indicating he could try.
With District 001's advanced technology, even cell robots implanted in the human body existed. Military equipment would only be more advanced. Getting chased by the enforcement team for a few instruments and weapons? Better to just spend the money.
Bubble Bean leaned back into the soft follow-chair and said lazily, "I don't need these things anyway."
The staff member soon returned, directly bringing the weapon library permissions and showing him those semi-public new weapons.
"I'm not particularly interested in the rest," Xu Huo said. "I only want to see trackers and medium-small detonators."
Among the weapons, armed robots went without saying. Even the simplified armed aircraft were very expensive. Buying one or two for fun was fine, but buying in quantity would be hard to afford and meaningless.
The staff member dutifully recommended several trackers and small detonators.
Swarm trackers naturally had advantages, but their obvious disadvantage was that they were easily damaged at the slightest disturbance and lacked deterrent power. Military trackers were larger and had warning effects.
As for small detonators, they were essentially devices similar to small bombs. The slight difference was that detonators were more autonomous—they could be precisely set to detonate near a specific target or group of targets. Once released, they could track within a certain range on their own, making them more convenient.
Xu Huo ordered ten trackers and twenty small detonators, plus the three incomplete sets of equipment from earlier, spending tens of millions in one go.
"I won't use a player account for the transfer," he said. "Give me cash."
"Whatever method the customer prefers, our shop can accommodate," the staff member said.
In the end, tens of millions in white notes were stacked on the coffee table in the room.
Items like trackers could be stored in the luggage compartment, but detonators could not. Xu Huo didn't take the metal box the shop offered for free. Instead, he bought a pouch on Under Dimension and dumped everything inside, handing it to the Painting Woman to carry.
"Tens of millions—that could buy a decent A-grade item," Bubble Bean said, unable to help eyeing the garish cloth pouch on the Painting Woman's back as they walked out of the exchange.