Fatal Shot

Truth be told, NPC approval ratings were really difficult to improve in the game.

Once obtained, one would become eligible to receive help within the strength and authority of the NPC.

For example, Feng Luo’s approval rating with Lin had reached the “Trust” stage, and in terms of granting his request to heal young Sally during the last mission, Lin did not hesitate at all before granting his request.

Although it was also due to the fact that Lin herself was incredibly interested in the G-virus, most people would not have been able to even be in contact with a Master Level high-class NPC like this.

When it came to the approval rating of an NPC like Haruko, who was a supervisor of the special agent department, Feng Luo would definitely have a lot of advantages in future special agent missions.

The only thing that surprised Feng Luo was the fact that his approval rating with Haruko had risen to the “Trust” stage so quickly.

The two NPC sales woman who had been with him the longest had the “Trust” approval rating with Feng Luo. As for Old John, who had been spending a lot of time eating and drinking at his store for free, even after going through the Biohazard Crisis together, with Feng Luo traversing hundreds of miles to save him, the approval rating set by the system was still at the lowest level – “Good.”

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“Alright, that’s it for the conclusion for this mission. If any of you want to exchange anything, you can use the virtual cabin’s equipment warehouse on the side. With that, I shall excuse myself.” After distributing the rewards, the black man NPC got up and left.

As for the remaining players, it was natural that they wanted to thoroughly browse through the items available in the equipment warehouse.

After all, they obtained a lot of points after the mission. In addition to the points, they also obtained the B-Rank Authorization. This meant that they were able to exchange and obtain a lot of items that did not even exist outside yet.

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“Welcome to the special agent equipment warehouse, special agent Azure Dragon.” A gentle female Ai voice came from behind Feng Luo after he entered the virtual network of the equipment warehouse.

“Please help me check my special agent authorization and points,” Feng Luo said.

“Alright. After checking, you currently have one B-Rank Authorization, one C-Rank Authorization, one D-Rank Authorization, and Special Agent Points: 4,667.” Answered the female AI voice.

“Alright, I did not use all of my points last time. In addition to the 2,500 points I earned this time, the total is nearing 5,000 now… Additionally, I have also obtained a B-Rank Authorization.” Feng Luo thought in his mind.

Apart from the Staff Sergeant military rank, though the remaining rewards for this mission seemed quite ordinary, they were, in fact, quite valuable. 2,500 special agent points could exchange quite a number of good items. More importantly, he was awarded a B-Rank Authorization.

It was an incredibly good item.

Feng Luo remembered the Legendary Grade gears the last time he checked out the equipment warehouse. Apart from a few gun parts, the other Legendary Grade weapons or armor required at least a B-Rank Authorization for exchange. In addition to the authorization, there were also the 5,000 special agent points.

After Feng Luo exchanged his merit points into special agent points last time, his total point tally went over 5,000 points. However, back then, he did not have the B-Rank Authorization.

Right now, though he did not have 5,000 points, the mission did grant him around 200 Merit points. If he were to exchange them into Special Agent Points, he would have more than 5,000 points again.

“Should I consider getting myself a Legendary Grade item?” Feng Luo suddenly had the idea and mumbled to himself gently.

“I suggest you not to exchange for an item at the moment. The reason is that your current points and Authorization have not yet been deducted. It is better to conduct the exchange after everything has been calculated.” The female voice suddenly notified Feng Luo.

“What deduction?” Feng Luo was dumbfounded. “Oh, you mean the ammunition from the passcode chest…”

After that, Feng Luo remembered. The system did inform him before that the B-Grade ammunitions he obtained from the passcode chest in the abandoned military base were rarer and more difficult to be provided prior to the mission. So, usage of those items meant that a corresponding amount of points and Authorization would have to be deducted after the mission.

“I forgot about that… How much will be deducted?” Feng Luo asked with a frown.

“The Special Agent Department prepared two five-round B-Grade ammunition magazines and two ten-round B-Grade ammunition magazines before the mission. The total deductions are four D-Rank Authorizations and 1,500 Special Agent Points.” The female voice answered.

“That’s friggin expensive.” Feng Luo’s face could not help but become grim as he heard the news.

Earlier, he had thought that the system’s rewards were quite generous. To have awarded them with Authorization as well as the huge amount of 2,500 points, all of which could have been half a piece of Legendary Grade equipment.

At the moment, it seemed like the system was not quite as generous.

To have three-fifths of his points deducted for just four types of B-Grade ammunition… It was even more expensive than the market price.

After all, a perfect rated Barrett needed 1,000 points and a D-Rank Authorization. However, the 30 B-Grade special bullets required four D Rank Authorizations and 1,500 special agent points.

Feng Luo could forget about the points, the main issue was the authorization required. Four D-Rank Authorizations was the equivalent of four months of his basic wage. (Beginner Special Agents acquired one D-Rank Authorization automatically each month).

“You need to deduct four, but I only have one D-Rank Authorization. How are you going to deduct them?” Feng Luo asked again with a frown.

“One higher-level authorization can be disassembled into three lower-level authorization. Your C-Rank Authorization can be disassembled into three D-Rank Authorizations. However, you have to take note that you will need four lower-level authorization to assemble one higher-level authorization.” Answered the female AI voice.

“The disassembly and assembly of authorizations. That’s an option? However, isn’t the second sentence hinting that I can easily assemble authorizations and exchange for a Legendary Grade item by completing a few simple missions?” Feng Luo wondered out-loud.

“Yes, that is definitely plausible. However, it will probably be a waste of time. The assembly and disassembly option has a one-third difference in value, a limit.” The female AI voice answered.

Feng Luo quickly understood the meaning behind that rule.

“Wait a minute. Wasn’t it mentioned that we can return the ammunition? I have over a dozen B-Grade bullets I haven’t used. Can I return them now?” Feng Luo asked, suddenly remembered something.

“Yes, they can be returned. However, based on the rules, only completely unused ammunition can result in the non-deduction of authorization after return.” The female AI voice answered.

“This means that I will still lose three D-Rank Authorizations… Alright then, at least it’s better than losing all four of my D-Rank Authorizations.” Feng Luo could not help but agree.

It was a good thing he did not use the last type of B-Grade sniper bullet during the mission, mainly due to the attribute of the bullet.

With this, he could at least save one D-Rank Authorization.

“Calculation complete. Special Agent Azure Dragon, you currently have one B-Rank Authorization, one D-Rank Authorization, and Special Agent Points: 3,667. May I ask what item you want to exchange?” The female AI voice asked again.

“Search: Sniper rifle. Set minimum caliber as 14.5mm.” Feng Luo said.

This was Feng Luo’s original objective for entering the equipment warehouse.

The reason Feng Luo traded the Death Dance submachine gun for Onishi’s Death Gaze without paying any heed to its 14.5mm caliber was that Feng Luo knew that it was highly likely that he would be able to find another high caliber sniper rifle in the special agent equipment warehouse. With that, after some slight modifications, he would be able to increase his combat strength by installing Death Gaze’s gun barrel and sniping scope.

It was due to the possibility of obtaining a Legendary Grade item that he started having other ideas.

However, now that his points had been deducted, it was no longer possible for him to have the minimum 5,000 points required for a Legendary Grade gear. As such, he could only return to his initial objective.

Before long, Feng Luo was surrounded by a bunch of 3D virtual sniper rifles. Black, silver, stick, imposing… Over 30 sniper rifles surrounded Feng Luo.

“As expected, there are a few of them.” Feng Luo began checking the stats and attributes of the rifles.

“Thunderstorm-500, Attack: 1,100. This damage is amazing. However, it is a Level 55 weapon, the level is too high. Snake of Aman. Rare Grade. Level Requirement is Level 50. This looks decent. The rare attribute of the weapon can only be activated with a complete set. This won’t do. Other parts are okay, but the sniping scope has got to be the Death Gaze’s sniping scope. AS-777. The level requirement is only Level 45. This looks suitable, but it is only an Excellent Grade weapon. Although the attack is 700 points, it does not have a rare attribute… This won’t work as well.”

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After browsing through the weapons, Feng Luo noticed a problem.

Although there were a lot of sniper rifles, the problem was that most of the rifles were above Level 50, with some of them being above Level 60.

As for the only two sniper rifles below Level 50, they were only Excellent Grade. Although the attack stat of the rifles was acceptable, the problem was the non-existing rare attribute bonus. Without the bonus, his current Eye of the Thunder and Barrett were a lot better.

“Search: Sniper rifle blueprints. Same requirement. 14.5mm caliber.” Feeling a bit resigned, Feng Luo could only take a step back and find an alternative. So, he searched for sniper rifle blueprints.

However, unbeknownst to him, this might have been a better choice. With the blueprint, it was much easier and more convenient for him to modify the rifle during the production phase.

This time, Feng Luo was surrounded by hundreds of blueprint chips as well as 3D images of the completed guns.

Among them, Feng Luo quickly found a sniper rifle that suited his needs.

“Desert Tiger. Level 50. Rare Grade. Standard attack stat of 900… The rare attribute is also quite nice…”

Feng Luo carefully inspected it and found that this sniper rifle met each of his requirements perfectly. Whether it was the length of the gun or the basic stats increase, they were not inferior to the Barrett at all.

Moreover, the body of the rifle had a yellowish desert camouflage paint. And also had an environmental color change function. It was definitely a high-caliber sniper rifle that could meet his needs.

“But… A Level 50 Rare Grade weapon’s blueprint actually needs a C-Rank Authorization… Moreover, it needs two… System, you’re messing with me, aren’t you?” However, when Feng Luo reached the exchange requirements, his face stiffened as he looked completely resigned yet again.

For this, did he have to disassemble the B-Rank Authorization that he obtained after so much hardship?