[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-mercenary-s-war":3,"chapter-mercenary-s-war-mercenary-s-war-chapter-543":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Mercenary’s War",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1613433,2077,"Chapter 543 - 543 539 So Happy So Delighted","mercenary-s-war-chapter-543",543,"\u003Cp>543: Chapter 539: So Happy, So Delighted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>543: Chapter 539: So Happy, So Delighted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Except for Frey and Glolov, the rest of the Satan Mercenary Corps all went to Portland.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey didn’t go because he was on his honeymoon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yang couldn’t bring himself to be so cruel as to drag a man away from his bride on the second day of marriage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another important reason was that Frey didn’t need to switch weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey’s main weapon was actually a rocket launcher, and grenades were also considered his main armament.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for rifles, Frey had first trained with an M4 and had no trouble transitioning to the HK416, so there was no need for him to change his weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could still use his HK416 just fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Glolov, there was no need to use a custom machine gun, and he could handle any machine gun with no problems adapting to them whatsoever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Bruce, his most commonly used rifle was also the M4, which he switched to the HK416 without any adjustment issues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He followed along mainly because his family was in Seattle, and he also wanted to accompany Lucica to choose a gun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Going to Portland was simply a matter of convenience, and it also gave him a chance to catch up with Jack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had no reason not to go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking a plane from the East Coast to the West Coast, the first thing Gao Yang and his group felt after landing in Portland was the biting cold wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Portland was still very cold in February, with the ground covered in snow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucica had grown up in tropical regions and had never seen snow before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had thought she would see it in New York, but the snow in such a big city couldn’t last, and it was too dirty to be scenic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, getting off the plane and seeing the snow on the outskirts of Portland got Lucica excited beyond belief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Colombia, where they are located close to the Equator, the temperature in February would be over thirty degrees Celsius, but upon arriving in New York, the temperature had plummeted below zero.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The drastic temperature change left almost everyone with a cold, but fortunately, they came prepared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After timely medication and rest, they managed not to affect Frey’s wedding too much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yang and his group were fine now, but they hadn’t fully recovered yet, and Lucica, who had never experienced low temperatures, might struggle to adapt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Bruce wrapped her up tightly in warm clothes, leaving only her eyes visible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack personally came out to the storefront to greet Gao Yang and the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack looked the same as always, just as chubby, and despite the cold weather, he was standing outside in just a T-shirt for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to Lucica, it was as if he was from a different world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bruce and Jack were old friends.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After greeting Gao Yang, Jack immediately embraced Bruce passionately and laughed, “Buddy, long time no see!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How have you been doing?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bruce smiled and said, “Great, really great, better than ever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m drug-free now, in outstanding financial condition, and most importantly, I have a girlfriend now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Buddy, she’s right here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let me introduce you, Lucica, my girlfriend.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucica pried her face from her scarf, reached out her hand to Jack, and said with a smile, “Hello, Jack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I often hear about you from Bruce.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After shaking hands with Lucica, Jack chuckled at Bruce, “You’ve found yourself a beauty, pal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Congratulations!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, let’s go inside and not freeze out here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once inside, they were still offered ice-cold beers, to which Gao Yang had grown accustomed, but drinking cold beer before warming up wasn’t pleasant for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After opening a bottle of beer for everyone, Jack raised his bottle and laughed, “Guys, please enjoy the beer I won from Ram, spoils of war always taste particularly delicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I thought it would be enough for a year, but it’s been just over half a year, and I’m almost out, so you’ve caught the last chance.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone looked at Gao Yang, then said in unison, “What happened?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yang replied with a bitter smile, “What else could it be?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lost a bet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lost a year’s worth of beer to Jack.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cui Bo, curious, asked, “What did you bet on and lose?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yang shrugged helplessly and said, “What else?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shooting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We bet on shooting at thirteen hundred yards with wind conditions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But, I must stress that I was using the Blade of Satan while Jack used a Barrett M82, Rabbit, the same one you have.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cui Bo looked at Jack and blurted out, “F**k, you’re so shameless!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack laughed and said, “There was no stipulation on which gun to use, so I won fair and square.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a good laugh from everyone, Jack shrugged and said, “I know what you guys are here for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ve got the shooting range ready.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You can try out the guns later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to brag, but I can also offer you access to the Allian Mossen Studio’s private arsenal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whatever guns you need, we’ll have them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>U.S.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>law prohibits private ownership of fully automatic weapons, so many military firearms are not available in most civilian gun stores.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yang couldn’t help but ask curiously, “Everything, I mean everything?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack shrugged and said, “Don’t forget, Allian Mossen Studio is not just a gun store but also a company that researches light weapons, and we also take orders from the U.S.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Our armory has nearly all the light weapons in the world, including some hard-to-find experimental products.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, automatic weapons can only be locked in the armory, not sold to the civilian market.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yang laughed and said, “That’s great, the last issue I was worried about is resolved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although I knew it should be possible here, getting your confirmation still makes me very happy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack pressed his hands downward and said, “Wait a minute, don’t be too happy yet, I have a condition for opening up the armory to you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Speak, what’s the condition.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack’s face became serious as he said, “You have to participate in a competition for me, a shooting competition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I want you to teach some damn folks a lesson for me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yang was puzzled, but before he could speak, Bruce said, “Jack, I know about your gunmanship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I can’t imagine that you need someone else to take your place in a shooting competition.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack looked at Bruce helplessly, then gestured up and down his body and said with a mournful face, “Buddy, look at my size.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do you think I’m suited for a three-gun competition?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone exclaimed in unison, indeed, Jack had good shooting skills, but participating in a three-gun competition was too tough for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The so-called three-gun competition involves using a pistol, shotgun, and rifle to shoot a set of targets each.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Misses are allowed to be shot again, with the one finishing in the shortest time being the winner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This competition not only tests marksmanship but also the shooter’s speed, both in terms of shooting and moving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack’s gunmanship was not an issue, but after shooting the targets with one type of gun, he had to run and switch to another gun for the next round of shooting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was quite difficult for him in a timed competition, as it posed nearly insurmountable challenges for a big guy like him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack said in distress, “Last month, I participated in an event, the West Coast custom gun competition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a clash between studios.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My gun won, but that bastard from the Seattle Gunfire Studio, those damn lowlife incompetents, didn’t concede.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They wanted a rematch, but that bastard picked a three-gun competition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frankly, I was trounced, very badly trounced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I took twenty-three seconds longer than my opponent, even though I had better shooting skills and a better gun!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Jack’s distressed face, everyone turned their gaze toward Gao Yang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without saying, a competition involving rifles, shotguns, and pistols was something Gao Yang could proudly claim was right up his alley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yang smiled easily and said, “I don’t know what kind of competition it is, but if you want me to fight for you, no problem, no problem at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is there anything special about your competition?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack sighed and shrugged, “Of course, I’m looking for you precisely because of that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The competition is indeed special.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, the guns must be custom-made by our studio, which is not a problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second, the rifles used are not assault rifles but sniper rifles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The targets for shooting are six hundred meters away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shotgun shooting targets are at eighty meters, and the pistol targets are more difficult too, not at five or ten meters, but at fifty meters.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The competition Jack mentioned did sound quite challenging, especially the pistol shooting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a regular three-gun competition, pistol targets are usually at five and ten meters, which is pretty close, but shooting with a pistol at forty meters is already quite distant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The difference in difficulty between hitting a target at ten meters and one at fifty meters with a pistol is substantial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was indeed a competition between top studios, not only testing the shooter’s skill but also the quality of the gun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speaking of pistols, although they are said to have an effective range of fifty meters, that refers to power, not accuracy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shooting a fifty-meter target with a pistol was something Gao Yang had never even considered; at that distance, he would definitely use a rifle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using a pistol would be a matter of luck, as this was not only about shooting skills but also about the precision of the pistol.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yang frowned and said, “This, I think, shouldn’t be a big issue, but with the pistol, shooting at fifty meters, could you tell me what the target is?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ve never used a pistol to shoot rapidly at small targets fifty meters away, never even tried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also, you know your guns best.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do you think there’s a problem with the precision of my pistol?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack nodded and said, “Honestly, there is a problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pistol is a close-range self-defense weapon, so when making your pistol, I didn’t really consider how to improve precision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shooting at a long distance with a pistol would indeed be problematic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it’s okay, I have time to improve the precision of your pistol, raise it to competition level precision, or alternatively, I could make you a completely precision-focused custom competition gun.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yang’s spirit lifted as he said, “No, don’t give me a new gun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ll just use mine, just enhance the precision to the necessary level without losing reliability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No other issues then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I can participate for you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also, are there any requirements for the shotgun?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack said, “Since it’s a studio competition, certainly only studio-modified guns are allowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eighty meters is also a long distance for a shotgun, so I’ll have to prepare a competition-level shotgun for you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Gao Yang was extremely happy, very, very happy indeed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason was unsaid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(To be continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you enjoy this work, welcome to recommend votes, monthly votes at qidian.com.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your support is my greatest motivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mobile users please read at m.qidian.com.)\u003C\u002Fp>",1877,"2026-06-06T10:19:56.351Z",1,"novelbin.me","4c5c3efc7599fb58ddbaeecce5e12b6190ad4b1f6e9784dbb710c42b8c1adcd9","mercenary-s-war-chapter-544","mercenary-s-war-chapter-542",2343,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmercenary-s-war-cover.jpg"]