Universe Infinite Canteen

For Yun Que and the others, the terminal machine had selected a total of 18 upgrade paths, compromising 172 pieces of weaponry and equipment.

But most of the equipment was quite expensive, Ma Lu only glanced at the prices and couldn't be bothered to look at the functions, knowing he couldn't afford them anyway. He directly asked Xi Xi, who was beside him.

"Are there any cheaper ones? I've only recently become a Knight and don't have so many atonement points on hand."

"Yes, there's this Wolf Spider's Kiss for only 370 atonement points...and this one...the Thunderblade, you can get it for 420, it's a great deal, suitable for your Witch Hellhound...and this, the Recovery Ring, a bit pricier at 490 points, but also very useful."

"Isn't there anything even cheaper? Don't you guys have any promotions or trial products available for testing?" Ma Lu said.

"Promotions and trials?" Xi Xi blinked, "The Weaponry Department guarantees the safety and stability of every piece of weapon and equipment we produce, and they go through rigorous testing beforehand. As for promotions, we are not a supermarket, the price has always been the same."

"Alright, forget I asked," Ma Lu conceded.

Xi Xi pondered for a moment, "May I boldly ask how many atonement points you have on you?"

"100, from my first mission."

"This..." Xi Xi looked troubled, but she thought of a solution soon after, "Are you looking to upgrade or purchase additional equipment?"

"Hmm, do you mean I should use my old equipment as a trade-in?" Ma Lu asked.

"Exactly, the Weaponry Department also recycles old equipment," Xi Xi said, "If you have equipment you no longer need, you can sell it to us. As long as it's functional, we will buy it back at 90% of the selling price."

Having seen his fair share of game NPC shysters, Ma Lu felt a surge of emotions hearing this buy-back price.
Your next journey awaits at empire

For all its faults, the Church had a decent trading system in place.

So, he pointed to the black pistol on Yun Que's terminal entry and asked, "How much is this worth?"

Xi Xi leaned in for a closer look, "This is a Blast Proof Pistol, and it's a very old model, already discontinued. However, the terminal should still have its historical selling price, please wait a moment while I look it up for you."

As she spoke, Xi Xi began working on the terminal machine again, and soon her expression turned to one of disbelief.

"What's wrong?" Ma Lu leaned in closer too and noticed that behind the black color of the Blast Proof Pistol, a price of 1000 atonement points was prominently displayed on the gray page.

"That's impossible!" exclaimed Xi Xi, "With the performance of this gun, its value shouldn't exceed 50 atonement points.

"The Weaponry Department stopped making such weak weapons a long time ago, and the old firearms were distributed to the Witch Academy for training purposes. How on earth could a training gun be so expensive!"

Ma Lu pointed to the date on the bottom right corner of the page, "What does this date mean?"

"That's the date this weapon was removed from the shelves," Xi Xi leaned in as well, "Huh, Year 44 of the Sacred Calendar, I knew this gun was old, but I didn't realize it was actually an antique over a hundred years old—so this is actually the price from over a hundred years ago?"

"Hmm, with the technological level of that time, it's indeed plausible that this was the selling price," Ma Lu mused.

"You said before that the Weaponry Department would buy back unwanted equipment at 90% of the selling price, didn't you?" Ma Lu said, "Does the historical selling price count?"

"Sir Knight, please give me another moment." Xi Xi then started furiously flipping through a thick 'Transactions Rule Guide' next to her, and finally found the relevant supplement clause, her face lighting up with excitement.

"It's really the case, for weapons and equipment no longer on sale, we go by the selling price before they were discontinued. So, you are thinking of selling this piece of equipment?"

"Yes, that's right, if you're sure to buy it back for 900 points, I'll have her bring it over," Ma Lu affirmed.

"There's no need for that. We have staff at the Witch Camp, I can just contact them to inspect the goods," Xi Xi replied.

"Alright."

With 1000 Atonement Points in hand, Ma Lu could finally shop properly, and he planned to first enhance Yun Que.

Now it seemed that the girl's burden wasn't just due to her own lack of strength, her inadequate weapon was also a major reason. It was no wonder that a long-range shooter's DPS was even lower than a healer's.

Originally, Ma Lu had his eyes on the Wolf Spider's Kiss, priced at 370, but now he could aim a bit higher.

He browsed through the screen and finally his gaze settled on a weapon called the Chameleon Double-Barrel Shotgun.

The remark on the back stated that this shotgun was powerful and could fire two types of bullets, causing different attribute damages, and was priced at 777 Atonement Points.

Ma Lu asked Xi Xi, "Can I see the actual item?"

"Of course."

Xi Xi contacted a colleague responsible for the armory, and in less than 5 minutes, the Chameleon Double-Barrel Shotgun was brought over.

As soon as Ma Lu got it, the equipment's attribute information appeared on the circular screen.

[Chameleon Double-Barrel Shotgun](Blue)

Attack Power +7

Attack Attributes: Electric/Earth

Attack Speed: Slow

Additional Effect: 40% chance to cause bleeding, losing 1 HP per second for 15 seconds after breaking defense, guaranteed to trigger on a critical hit. Shooting accuracy decreases by 10%.

This piece of blue gear's basic attack attribute was very impressive, with two types, it could be switched to target different enemies, serving more battle scenarios.

Of the two accompanying battle effects, bleeding was very useful as long as it was triggered after breaking defense, getting a free 15 points of damage, further enhancing output.

The decrease in accuracy was a negative effect, but it wasn't a big issue since Yun Que's passive skill was to increase accuracy, enough to offset the negative impact.

The only downside was the slow firing rate, but shooting slow was still better than not breaking defense.

After considering, Ma Lu decided to buy it.

Meanwhile, a message came from the Witch Camp that they had completed inspection of the Blast Proof Pistol. No functional problems were found, and it was ready to be recycled.

Less than 2 minutes later, 900 Atonement Points were credited to his account. Ma Lu bought the Chameleon Double-Barrel Shotgun and was left with 223 Atonement Points, not enough to buy much else, so he decided to save them for next time.

Ma Lu then started browsing through the mission module, planning to collect ingredients and at the same time earn some Atonement Points to enhance the witch.

During the week he was away, the Sacred Order of Knights had assigned him 3 long-term missions, all optional; he only needed to complete one.

But by the time Ma Lu checked, one of the missions had already become unavailable.

It seemed someone else had taken it up mid-way, so only two remained.

[Cleaning Task]: Clear the remaining Energized Plants in the Northern Forest, rewards given according to the number killed.

[Collection Task]: Go to the Goladot Mountains, collect at least four pieces of Meteorite Debris, reward: 100,000 Holy Silver Coins, 1200 Atonement Points. For every additional piece of Meteorite Debris found, get an extra 20,000 Holy Silver Coins, 300 Atonement Points.