I Don't Agree to the Terms

Chapter 931 492: Expensive for a Reason

After the second meeting with Qin Ji, both parties naturally reached a collaboration. Gu Shanhai tried to hold back, but the opponent approached three times, each time with more sincerity. Many things can be tried once, maybe twice, but not three times. Dragging it out any further might consume goodwill and affect the deception effects.

Gu Shanhai quickly produced corresponding results, which made Qin Ji and a group of anti-player individuals extremely excited, taking samples for testing.

The effects naturally satisfied them greatly, at least the energy weapon produced by Gu Shanhai was much more powerful than their previous trump card, the Transcendent items.

More importantly, energy weapons could not only affect players, these Transcendent beings, but also harm ordinary people.

This effect stirred thoughts that shouldn't have arisen among the group.

Originally, the world due to players' existence, hindered the development in the realm of hot weapons, essentially stagnating at the Ming Dynasty stage.

Not because they didn't want to develop them, but because players abolished them, suppressing such technology.

Transcendent items were results of compromises players made, as research into these only led to derivative results of players themselves, whereas hot weapons could truly harm players.

Thus in their budding stage, they were handled and removed, with the highest lethality today being at the level of the Red Foreign Cannon, with no missiles or sniper rifles invented at all.

Luckily, advancements in other areas of technology weren't affected. Players were more concerned with survival, as technological progress allowed them to live better lives.

Of course, there were higher level hot weapons, but only clandestine ones, those unacknowledged by the kingdom.

Yet their level, however high, wasn't substantially great. Qin Ji arranged a laboratory for Gu Shanhai in a deserted area thousands of miles away from any human habitation, aiming to prevent discovery.

It's not that no one can develop better weapons, but once research is done, they are directly destroyed, and researchers are demoted secretly, eventually dying from illness or under mysterious circumstances.

These matters were naturally handled by the highest authority, the Player Management Bureau. Since hot weapons could threaten players, they must be destroyed.

Even Qin Ji had done such things, but compared to others, he would preserve weapon designs, and if suitable, he might use means to protect some researchers, letting them work for him, although he, too, was cautious to avoid leaving traces.

The Player Management Bureau wasn't solely his domain; it was impossible to completely control. Most members fiercely supported players, a lingering scar from early failures.

"Dr. Gu, how's the progress?"

In the video, Qin Ji's image appeared.

As the deputy director, he certainly wouldn't stay long in a deserted area, hence he could only make remote contact.

This channel belonged to an encrypted one he set up using his own authority, with high security not detectable by the Player Management Bureau.

"Progress is quite good. It'll be at most two more days to complete, but how is your material preparation going?" Gu Shanhai asked casually without raising his head.

"Rest assured, preparations are underway, but the quantity of materials you need is vast, and widely distributed; we need some time." Qin Ji was naturally lying; in fact, he hadn't started the preparations at all.

He was mainly scared to death by the material list provided by Gu Shanhai; even selling everything he had wouldn't cover one percent of it.

Thinking of this rebellion, he wanted to use the bureau's account, but couldn't pass audit and would be traced, so he had to pay out of his own pocket.

He never expected that his first stumbling block wasn't because the weapon wasn't functioning, but because he lacked money for construction.

He thought about cooperating with other anti-player forces for building, but once seeing the resource value required on the list, those forces essentially dropped discussions.

This group had one thought; if he could guarantee victory, they could contribute partly, but he couldn't guarantee that while needing such massive resources, it seemed no different from asking for their lives.

So naturally the process went without conclusion, and preparations to abandon the plan had started.

"Unexpectedly, Director Qin, your efficiency is truly impressive." Gu Shanhai scoffed at this, he really wasn't fooled easily.

Fortunately, he only expected this group to act as scapegoats, without hoping much from their achievements.

Each one shouted slogans loudly, but when it came to execution, all fell silent.

In contrast, those pro-player parties were more easily manipulated. Gu Shanhai simply fooled them, and they began preparing resources, starting construction.

"Of course, to eliminate these kingdom dictators, I've already put life and death aside!" Qin Ji exclaimed without hesitation.

The reason he fooled Gu Shanhai was naturally for the energy weapon design.

Indeed, it was too costly to build, now he was planning to shelve it, maybe later it might be useful. It's undeniably a powerful weapon, waiting until after extinguishing players before constructing wouldn't be late, then whoever opposed him would have to weigh their own strength.

"I am deeply impressed by your ambition, Director." Gu Shanhai complimented, as the scapegoat behind the scenes was nearly formed. One might as well let him enjoy a happy time before his end.