Weapon seller in the world of magic



In the factory, the robotic Cerberus (Alina) was seen lying on the floor and sleeping.

Alina opened her eyes at once as she sensed her master's presence.

"Big Brother…" She greeted him by jumping onto him like a real puppy. Mark hurriedly dodged and scolded her, "Hey, do you want to crush me or something?"

"Oops!" Alina apologized, although her tone suggested that she was trying to act silly, not a heartfelt one.

"Forget it. Follow me." Mark didn't care about it and just walked to the table while Alina followed him from behind. He smiled as he looked at the parts spread all over the long table, "let's finish this up…"

Half an hour later;

They have what seemed like a 2-story building-sized missile, which is currently incomplete. "Now, for the warhead…"

Mark didn't have any technology to create them from scratch. Hence, he used the loophole and dismantled the nuclear Brahmos missile he purchased to integrate with Gripen Aircraft through some modifications.

He used his 9.6 points of strength to take out the 300kg spherical warhead from the Brahmos missile and inserted it in the nuclear version of his.

Another 20 minutes later;

An 8.6 meters missile was finally completed. Rubbing his palms in excitement, Mark mumbled, "Now, only testing it remained."

It was then Alina reminded him, "This missile is based on the Brahmos missile itself. Hence, this can only be fired by that one specific Gripen Aircraft you have modified for the Brahmos missile during the past week. But, you still don't know how to fly and Allen isn't available for the moment. What will you do about it?"

Mark smiled in response, "I don't plan on firing it from the aircraft."

"Eh?" Alina was taken aback for a second. Unlike in the past, she isn't connected to his mind and doesn't know what her master was thinking. Hence, she can only analyze it through logic.

Mark first transferred the missile and Alina to the testing place with a thought in his mind. He then opened the inventory to take out what seemed like a truck with 12 wheels. But, it has four launching tubes in the back and other machinery.

"I purchased this specifically for Brahmos missile as I thought it is best to have a land-based launcher as those LARS systems underperformed in the recent war. It only cost me 300,000 credits to unlock this and each unit only cost 20,000 gold coins to purchase."

As Mark explained his strategy, Alina argued, "But, I didn't see you modify it in any way. The new missile might have been inspired by Brahmos but it is still a different one with different sets of mechanisms. On the other hand, this Mobile autonomous launcher (MAL) is specifically designed for Brahmos. As if that wasn't troubling enough, you inserted the warhead. For a missile head, there is no need for a nuclear warhead, you know. I worry about system failure or worse, an accidental explosion during the launch."

Mark smiled while waving his hand, "Relax. With luck on our side, there should be no fear of failure."

A few days ago, during his weekly lottery wheel spinning, he won the mystery box. It has neither powerful items nor skills.

Instead, he was given a choice to choose one reward between the two. One is a +1 stat card that can take any stat one realm above as long as it doesn't cross 10 points. It could even be applied to others.

The other choice is a +2 luck Card, which raises his luck points permanently. With the additional passive points from the ring of luck, he had now 9 points. He doesn't even need to absorb it from others to become a lucky person.

Hence, everything is just going in his way lately. Even abducting Shang Xiang from the imperial palace became as easy as strolling in a park. And Lan Jingyi also appeared to be ignoring it.

Back to the present, putting his hopes on his own luck points, Mark inserted the missile into the launching tube using a two-step-transportation method, i.e. first transporting the missile to his inventory, and then equipping it in the launcher. After all, he cannot just carry a missile with over 2800kg of weight. Maybe, he could if he practices enough, but for the moment, he opted for this smart method.

The launcher provided by the system has the control system right in the driver's chamber just like with the tanks. It made his job a lot easier.

Mark sat inside and operated the vehicle. The launching tubes slowly rose toward the sky.

"On the count of 5, 4, 3, 2, 1… Go."

Mark pressed the big red button that was seen beside the map screen with an x mark on a specific spot.

At once, the missile was launched high into the air before changing its direction horizontally. The parts of its outer shell were coming off as it zoomed into the air like lightning.

For the next four minutes, there was nothing.

Mark and Alina waited patiently as this was in his calculations.

On the 5th minute, he received a notification from the system.

*Ding! The missile test has been successful. It has hit a distance of more than 100 km. You have successfully completed the side quest. You unlocked all types of warheads in the gallery.

*Ding! Would you like to register the missile?

"Yes."

*Ding! Name the missile.

"Well, let's call it Song." 

*Ding! Missile Song was added to the system's data.

*Ding! You received 100,000 credits as a one-time payment as you used the system's owned warhead.

Missile Song

Length: 8.62 meters

Diameter: 0.67 meters

Weight: 2627 kg (without warhead)

Range: ~316 km (without warhead)

Speed: Supersonic (approximately Mach 2.9)

Warhead: 390 kg 

Yield: 42 Kilotons

The energy released at the point of impact: 175 Terajoules (equivalent stats: ~11.1)

Propulsion: Twin-stage solid propellant booster followed by a liquid ramjet sustainer engine

Guidance System: Inertial Navigation System (INS) combined with satellite navigation (GPS) and an onboard active radar seeker for terminal guidance

Warhead: Various warhead options are available, including high-explosive, submunition, and nuclear variants (weight and yield depend on the specific warhead)

Launch Platform: Can be launched from land-based mobile autonomous launchers (MAL), naval vessels, and aircraft

Operational Capability: It can engage both land and sea targets, making it a versatile missile system.

Price: 5000 gold coins to 15,000 gold coins (depending on warhead)

System's Score: 8.7

Comment: Despite its different mechanisms, this can be considered as a variant of the Brahmos missile, nevertheless, a well-done job, host.

"The fuck… 11? Just 42 KT yield of TNT can kill the immortals as long as they were hit directly?" As Mark was shocked to see the result, suddenly, he remembered something he should have remembered a long time ago, when he got the Mark 14 nuclear bomb or acquired the anti-matter attribute.

"The energy conversion. How did I forget such a simple thing? The actual energy released from a nuclear detonation is typically a fraction of the total energy contained in the nuclear material. 

Judging by the calculations, it seems to be 100% instead of the usual 5-40%. I think I need to study this lot more to understand how the system managed to do it.

But then again, there is also something I learned. 6.9 MT yield can kill Saints while a mere 40KT yield can destroy the immortals.

If I remember correctly, I killed a peak-rank-8 with the power of a normal lightning strike that has about 1 billion joules of energy.

Hmm, I guess, I might need 100 gigajoules-1 terajoules of energy to take out supreme realm experts. And about 10 terajoules to 100 terajoules to take out demigods.

Going this way, the immortals (11-circle) would need about 100 terajoules to 1 petajoule of energy to get wiped out.

For the Saints, it might be stretched from 10 petajoules to all the way to an exajoule. Ugh… if I go at such length… Mark, you are going too far again. Just stay in the present.

We have Warhead with us. Let's see what kind of them I can buy."

He opened the Gallery and scrolled until he found it in the form of a sphere.

Warhead

Grade: N/A

Description: An explosive or destructive component of a missile, rocket, or other projectile. The host may decide its shape and mass according to needs.

Price: Varies.

He clicked on purchase to test its price range.

*Ding! Please select its type: High Explosive (HE), Fragmentation Warhead, Shaped Charge Warhead, Incendiary Warhead, Cluster Munition Warhead, Chemical Warhead, Nuclear Warhead, and Anti-matter Warhead.

"Oh, there's antimatter warhead too. I guess it is added because I purchased the attribute. So cool! What are we waiting for…"