My Arms Can Turn into Blades-Chapter 213 - 172: The True Function

Wu You asked Si Yujie to isolate another space.

When Wu You appeared in the gourd again, he already had a heavy-looking large-caliber sniper rifle in his hand.

Just like the pistol Zhou Jian had just taken out.

This gun doesn’t have a magazine, or more accurately, no magazine well.

And the forward extending barrel of the gun doesn’t have a gas port, flash suppressor, or anything—just a plain barrel.

"This is it."

Wu You handed the large-caliber sniper rifle to Chen Lusi.

Chen Lusi reached out, finding that although the gun looked heavy, it was actually manageable to hold.

Was it because his physical fitness had improved over time?

"This is the specially crafted weapon... Ordinary ’tip’ weapons, like regular firearms, can be used by anyone since the stone inside the gun doesn’t have an owner."

Li Zheng stood by and pointed to a row of small holes on the sniper rifle’s body, continuing to explain: "However, other people probably can’t use this gun. Besides, regular ’tip’ weapons theoretically have an automatic energy-charging feature because stones reaching a certain tier have a distinctive characteristic: even when detached from the body, they can still absorb and replenish spirit from the outside.

’Tip’ weapons were developed based on this characteristic—a weapon that can be charged and used infinitely, with great lethality to empowerers. Sounds practical, right?

But while the idea is good, the reality is that the automatic energy-charging trait exists only in theory... As I just mentioned, inside the gun are fragments of ’stone,’ and when fragmented, they are extremely fragile. After firing a few shots, forget about automatically absorbing spirit for charging; it’s a blessing if they don’t completely break.

In reality, there are hardly any ’tip’ weapons that can be charged and used a second time, especially after quick successive firing. The stone can’t withstand it and will break one hundred percent, and the only way to avoid the stone breaking inside is to let it rest.

Simply put, fire one shot and then stop, allowing the stone inside to rest a little; but this practically renders it useless."

"...So that’s why you say that this thing is a luxury item."

Chen Lusi nodded lightly upon hearing this, then looked down at the sniper rifle in his hand, pondering for a moment, and asked, "What about this large-sized firearm?"

"That’s what I’m about to say."

Li Zheng continued, "Since portable ’tip’ weapons don’t work, and can only house stone fragments inside, being too small with weak carrying capacity, shattering easily, what if you use a larger container?

Thus came the sniper-rifle-type ’tip’ weapon, which typically houses complete stones or large fragments inside, and frankly, they are indeed useful, enhancing firearm power, but the drawbacks remain unresolved.

That is—regardless of whether it’s housing a complete ’stone,’ after successive firing, the stone will shatter... It can only be said that stones, once removed from the body, although they can maintain their activity, are indeed not suitable as a continuous energy source but can only be consumption goods.

Chen Lusi listened thoughtfully.

"You should have realized by now, right?"

Wu You at this moment interrupted with a smile, "Gotta say Ji Xin is quite brilliant. She obtained your detailed information, found out about your ability to absorb external spirit, and almost immediately had Kunlun craft this ’tip’ weapon without a stone for you.

Initially, Kunlun was puzzled upon hearing about it, not to mention them; I was puzzled too, unsure of the meaning behind making such a weapon for you.

But later, considering your cheating-like ability to absorb external spirit, I more or less understood."

"Li Zheng outlined all the drawbacks of ’tip’ weapons with built-in stones just now... but facing you, it seems they aren’t issues."

"As long as your body isn’t harmed and there is ample spirit around, you can hold the gun and keep pulling the trigger without worrying about stone shattering, resting issues, or material sources for making weapons.

Not only that, you can actively adjust the bullet’s power, and as your tier increases, if you can gather external spirit in a larger range, the upper limit of the bullet’s power will further improve; in other words, the power of this weapon will completely depend on you."

"So, if it can truly be used."

"As long as you’re willing, provided there is sufficient surrounding spirit... then you can showcase to the enemy what a ’tip’ weapon truly means."

"..."

Upon hearing Wu You’s words, Chen Lusi was silent for a moment: "Isn’t this just using me as a human-shaped stone?"

"More or less."

Wu You couldn’t help but laugh, "But don’t you find this interesting? Don’t you want to try it?"

Chen Lusi looked down at the sniper rifle in his hand, contemplating: "How should I test it?"

"..."

Wu You stiffened upon hearing this, then exchanged a glance with Li Zheng, sheepishly saying, "No idea."

Chen Lusi: "..."

"We don’t absorb external spirit, and this weapon isn’t of our design. Not to mention us, even Kunlun just made it on orders; they probably don’t know how to use it either.

When it was shipped here, people from Kunlun asked us... what’s the point of making this fire stick."

Wu You explained with an embarrassed smile, "Ji Xin had Kunlun leave a spirit inlet port at the grip for you, and the compression device was retained as well; that’s all we know. As for the rest, you’ll have to explore on your own."