When Zhao Rong heard his assistant suggest using an AK-47 to shoot the strange fish underwater, he laughed and began to explain some basic principles of mechanics. "Look, I’ll be straight with you. Even if an AK-47 is powerful, its effective range is only about three meters when fired underwater. You have to understand, the resistance from water is immense."

When his assistant heard that an AK-47’s effective range underwater was a mere three meters, a cold sweat broke out on her forehead. "No way," she said in disbelief. "With such a short range, killing that lake monster will be incredibly difficult."

Zhao Rong opened the Paradise Shopping Cart app on his phone and began searching for underwater combat weapons. "I bet the Paradise Shopping Cart has an awesome weapon for this," he said. "As long as we can get our hands on it, we’ll be able to kill that monster with ease."

The assistant nodded. "Zhao Rong, whatever weapon you buy, make sure it has a really long effective range. The longer, the better. That’s the only way to ensure the monster can’t escape. After all, we’ll be at a huge disadvantage once we leave the land and get in the water."

Just then, Zhao Rong found an incredible weapon in the Paradise Shopping Cart, one perfect for fighting the monster in the water.

He showed his phone to his assistant, laughing as he said, "Hey, take a look. What do you think of this weapon I found on Paradise Shopping Cart for dealing with our monster problem?"

But when his assistant saw the weapon Zhao Rong had chosen, she immediately shook her head disapprovingly. "Zhao Rong, why are you looking at a computer mouse?"

Hearing his assistant mistake the top-secret weapon for a mouse, Zhao Rong burst out laughing. "Take a closer look," he explained. "Is that really a mouse, or is it an underwater combat weapon?"

His assistant squinted at the screen. She saw that the front of this "mouse" had a barrel opening and the back actually had a trigger. Only then did she realize this had to be some kind of special weapon.

Zhao Rong read from the item’s description, introducing the weapon to his assistant. "This thing is called an Underwater Mouse Launcher. As long as we have this, we just have to aim at the monster when it approaches and gently click the right button. A silver needle will shoot out."

Hearing that this ordinary-looking mouse could fire a silver needle, his assistant asked curiously, "Zhao Rong, what’s the effective range of the needles it fires?"

"Don’t underestimate this little thing," Zhao Rong replied. "The needles it shoots have an effective range of a whopping 800 meters."

An effective range of 800 meters... The assistant was stunned. It immediately reminded her of the old Type 38 rifles. "A long range is great," she said to Zhao Rong, "but if the projectile is too powerful, it’ll just punch clean through the target without causing fatal damage. What we need is something that tumbles and does massive internal damage, not a round that over-penetrates."

Zhao Rong pointed to the screen, showing a diagram of the needle’s trajectory. "Look closely. When the needle from this mouse enters the monster’s body, it’s designed to tumble rapidly, causing a massive wound cavity. So, as long as we land a single hit, the monster is guaranteed to die."

Hearing how lethal the needles were, the assistant grew curious about its capacity. She asked Zhao Rong, "The needles sound powerful, but what if we miss the first shot? We’ll need a second, or even a third. I just want to know, how many needles can this thing actually hold?"

With that said, she glanced at the tiny mouse on the screen.

Such long needles for such a small mouse... It can’t possibly hold more than two or three... If a single mouse only holds a few needles, its combat effectiveness will be drastically reduced...

However, to the assistant’s surprise, Zhao Rong tapped the image, bringing up a cutaway view. He showed the internals to his assistant and said, "This mouse may be small, but it’s fully equipped. Look, it contains at least 1,000 silver needles!"

When the assistant heard that the tiny device held a thousand needles, she said excitedly, "Zhao Rong, does that mean we can just take this mouse underwater, and as soon as the monster shows up, we can just start spam-clicking the right mouse button and fire wildly without even aiming?"

A drop of cold sweat trickled down Zhao Rong’s forehead. He quickly corrected his assistant, "Absolutely not! When we get in the water, you can’t just fire blindly. We could hit each other! These needles are incredibly powerful. Once one enters the body, it starts tumbling and will completely shred a person’s internal organs."

Hearing this, the assistant gave an embarrassed smile. "You’re right, Zhao Rong. My mistake. I’ll listen to you. Once we’re underwater with the mouse, we’ll aim carefully before firing."

Zhao Rong then held up his phone, using it to demonstrate how to aim. "Okay, so even though it looks like a mouse, its full name is the Underwater Mouse Needle Launcher. You have to aim it properly to hit anything. Watch, there are three points on it. The one at the back is the tail point, the one in the middle is the wheel point, and the one at the front is the button point. You have to line up all three points to hit your target."

The assistant’s eyes lit up. "Well, since this weapon is so amazing, what are you waiting for? Buy it! Get the seller on Paradise Shopping Cart to send one over right now. I can’t wait to test its power!"

Zhao Rong quickly completed the payment, purchasing two of the devices. The instant the payment went through, a package materialized and dropped at his feet. He hurriedly opened it, took out the two mouse-like weapons, kept one for himself, and handed the other to his assistant.