Chapter 233: Registering an Extraordinary Item, Number AT0068

Miss, are you here to register an extraordinary item?

Could you take it out so we can have a look?

I don't know—where did you obtain your extraordinary item?

If you register it, would you prefer to list it as private property, or would you be willing to lease it to our Night Watch Organization so they can borrow it when needed?

……

Lin Meng never imagined that coming here just to register after being persuaded would lead to so many questions, and she instantly felt a headache.

Is registering really this troublesome? Then I won't register.

Lin Meng stood up to leave, anyway she wasn't a local here; she just needed to be careful when drawing her gun later.

Seeing Lin Meng about to leave, the several elders grew anxious.

Please wait, miss, it's just us old folks being talkative.

Yes, yes, yes—if you find us annoying, we'll stay quiet.

They sent out a representative to speak, so as not to have everyone talking at once and scare Lin Meng away.

Lin Meng saw a refined elderly man with gold-rimmed glasses approach her, his attitude very kind.

Young friend, I am the honorary elder of the Canaan City Night Watch Association; you can call me Elder Zhou. Sorry for startling you just now—if you only want to register, please follow me.

Lin Meng looked at Elder Zhou, whose bearing was extraordinary, and she sensed a natural, powerful aura about him.

Although spiritual qi and strange qi have different sources, both involve drawing qi for cultivation; Lin Meng could feel Elder Zhou's strength, but she couldn't tell what kind of extraordinary power he possessed.

After thinking, she said, "Then I'll trouble you, Elder Zhou."

Elder Zhou personally led Lin Meng into the elevator; as they went up, passersby glanced over curiously.

Isn't that Elder Zhou? Why is he personally bringing a young woman upstairs?

I know! I was just near the counter and heard that woman say she wanted to register an extraordinary item!

What? Another extraordinary item has appeared? I don't know which master made it.

……

In an instant, the office hall erupted.

Lin Meng rose with the elevator, and was actually brought to the top floor.

Elder Zhou explained: "Besides the president's office, the top floor is where we handle the organization's most confidential matters. Since it involves extraordinary items, we must be cautious."

Saying that, Elder Zhou brought Lin Meng into a secret room.

Inside the secret room were various precision instruments, giving it a high-tech feel.

Elder Zhou eagerly said:

All right, young friend, you can now take out your extraordinary item; I'll record its number for you.

Lin Meng then took out the laser gun, which was naturally still in an empty-core state.

Elder Zhou carefully held the laser gun, using his strange qi to try to examine it, but found his power blocked.

This convinced him even more that this extraordinary item was formidable—even he couldn't probe it.

Moreover, attack-type extraordinary items are always scarce, and this one is a compact, easy-to-use pistol; Elder Zhou instantly felt loath to let it go.

He placed the laser gun on the operating table; as the light curtain descended, a number formed, entered the gun, and then quickly vanished.

All right, its number will be AT0068.

Elder Zhou reluctantly returned the gun to Lin Meng, his gaze still lingering on it, wanting to say something but holding back.

Lin Meng knew what he wanted to say, but she wouldn't sell it or get involved in that lease, so she simply pretended not to understand his look.

Elder Zhou, does this number mean anything? I see it's fairly low—does it relate to the quantity of items?

Surely not? Is this the 68th item?

Hearing this, Elder Zhou nodded.

Indeed, AT stands for attack-type, and the number 0068 means this pistol of yours is the 68th attack-type extraordinary item registered in our Dragon Country.

Lin Meng was greatly surprised upon hearing that.

Dragon Country has experienced a century of strange qi resurgence, yet to this day it doesn't even have a hundred attack-type extraordinary items?

Only then did Lin Meng realize how precious her gun was—no wonder they were eyeing it like wolves.

Young friend, won't you reconsider? If you sign the lease agreement, you'll receive a generous monthly rent from our organization.

Lin Meng firmly shook her head and refused: "Sorry, Elder Zhou, the gun's ammunition is limited—each use consumes one, and I want to keep it for myself."

That was just an excuse, though—the laser gun runs on crystal cores, needs no bullets, and each crystal core given by Ye Heng is very durable, so the gun effectively has unlimited ammo.

Precisely for that reason, she could never lease it out, lest others discover the secret of the crystal cores.

Lin Meng quickly left the Night Watch Organization building, blended into the crowd, found a deserted spot, and was soon pulled back to reality.

After she left, Elder Zhou heaved a long sigh, then suddenly realised he hadn't asked her name.

When he rushed anxiously to the trading hall to look at her form, he discovered Lin Meng hadn't filled out any form at all.

Elder Zhou's carelessness directly made several other elders angry, all voicing their disapproval at once.

Fortunately, the hall had retained surveillance footage.

Not long after Lin Meng left, they began a secret investigation, hoping to re-establish contact with that mysterious woman.

After returning to the villa, Lin Meng didn't immediately go pick up Xiao Jinzi; instead, she contacted Ye Heng.

Ye Heng had been so busy lately his head was spinning; every renovation plan for the Bi Hu Suo required his personal involvement in planning, material acceptance needed his presence, and he started work each day as soon as he opened his eyes.

But when Lin Meng sought him, he immediately dropped everything to focus on communicating with her.

Ye Heng, I previously asked you to watch for a batch of easy-to-carry weapons—how's the preparation going?

Ye Heng naturally hadn't forgotten; on this trip to the 13th Special Zone, he'd spent several days specifically learning about and gathering information.

I've already ordered ten pieces of equipment, but they're all from other special zones; I've had Luo Song help receive them, and I'll go pick them up when they arrive.

Having Luo Song help with the transfer can avoid a lot of trouble, and the trading partner won't swindle him just because he's a civilian.

Lin Meng nodded and said:

"I want a handy weapon right now, for a boy, easy to carry, preferably one that can do both close and long-range attacks. Do you have one on hand?"

Ye Heng thought for a moment, then his eyes lit up and he said:

"Indeed I do! Lu Shaoquan gave me a dual-mode fire gun; its initial form is the same as that previous laser gun, compact and easy to carry, pulling the trigger releases fireball shots, with decent power."

"If it enters the second form, it can transform into a molten lava short blade, highly destructive; wounds inflicted by it are extremely hard to heal."

Lin Meng's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and she immediately decided that's the one!

"Can you give it to me? I'll give you three Return Spring Pills."

Ye Heng would certainly not refuse any request from Lin Meng; regardless of whether there are pills, he would feel duty-bound to hand over the fire gun.

"I'll give it to you; no need for exchange—the supplies you've given me are worth countless fire guns."

"I'll go fetch it from my storage space; this fire gun consumes more than your previous laser gun, so I'll also give you a hundred crystal cores, enough to last a while."

Lin Meng appreciated Ye Heng's thoughtfulness, but she still placed the three Return Spring Pills into her storage.

In the Fe Tu Shi Jie, these crystal-core-consuming weapons are worth a fortune in the strange world.

Thanks to Ye Heng, this way Ye Xiu's side also has a supernatural item they can use.