As Karas made his way out of the dorm, he looked at Zaran and spoke: “Mind if I tag along with you back?”
Zaran is quite shocked, but seeing Karas smile, he shifts his gaze at Aira, a smile formed on his lips as a misunderstanding started to happen inside his head: “Sure.”
Zaran was about to go to the seat next to Karas on the passenger seat, instead, he let Aira sit there and he took the seat beside the driver.
Karas sigh, he immediately figures out Zaran’s misunderstanding!
“Uh… Zaran right?” Karas spoke to break the silence.
Zaran nods his head: “Sure, you can call me that, or you can also call me Zaran Hyung, or Zaran-nim.”
Karas chuckles: “Would Zaran oppa be good then?”
Even with his humorous mood couldn’t take it, Zaran’s eyes twitch being grossed by it as he spoke: “Don’t… please don’t.”
Karas chuckles: “I’m planning to sell another thing.”
Zaran nods his head: “Another gun you invented?”
Karas shook his head: “This time, it’s a defensive gear.”
“Oh?” Zaran’s interest was immediately caught as he asked: “Well, I do hope that it can defend from those badass guns that you’ve sold us.”
Karas chuckles: “Well, you’ll be speechless again.”
Zaran chuckles and didn’t make a comment, after all, he’s passionate about the gun that they had just purchased, he had never seen such a thing before.
They then talked about some minor things such as the economy and politics of the Rokan Empire and other minor subjects.
After an hour and a half later, they arrived at Zaran’s company: “Let’s go.”
Karas chuckles and nods his head: “Then, after you.”
The two of them walked immediately, Aira was not given any instruction, hence, since she was brought along, she tagged along all the way.
Zaran couldn’t help but feel that Karas is such a weird dude, for some reason, he couldn’t hate the latter, opposite of that, he felt that the two of them had been friends for a long time, he could help but feel no threat from Karas, he felt familiar with the dude.
As they entered, the employees immediately looked at Zaran and bowed respectfully, then, their gaze shifts towards Karas…
They couldn’t help but look at the youth, wearing tattered old clothes, fat, and stinky! Why would Zaran be together with this person?
They left it to their wildest imagination, picking a beggar orphan or something of the sort for some sort of weird project.
After a while, they arrived on the 10th floor,
Roan was quite shocked at Karas’s appearance, still, he smiled and welcomed the latter: “Oh, what brings the great inventor here?”
Karas chuckles: “To test the guns of course.”
Roan smiled and nods his head: “Okay, there is a wide-open space on the 20th floor, want to accompany us there for the test?”
Karas chuckles: “Sure.”
All seven of them went up to the 20th floor, of course, they didn’t take the elevator, they took the stairs, Roan did intentionally to let Karas see their high tech research labs and technology advances.
In the end, Karas didn’t care, he knows nothing of these top of the line technology, no interest in it, he could just buy things in the store now, he’s a fighter, not a scientist nor an inventor!
If they knew what Karas would be thinking right now, they would definitely hide their faces immediately.
As they reached the 20th floor, the environment suddenly changed, it’s completely heavily fortified, they may say open air, but actually, it’s like a bowl instead, with only the top part is open.
“This is where you test your weapons?” Karas asked, he looked around and saw many marks left behind, there is even a massive black mark, most likely, a cannon of some sort was tested here not that long ago.
Roan chuckles and shook his head: “Not that many, we only test here when the equipment we will try is worthy of it.”
Karas chuckles: “Should I be grateful then?”
Roan could only sigh, he didn’t even know if Karas is really a kid or an adult that hides within the body of a child instead, well, he’s not that much wrong.
Karas then saw all of the Ghost Sniper Rifles laid there perfectly already: “What’s the target?”
Roan smiled: “Well, you said that it’s the greatest weapon there will be in this world right? What’s best to try it out with the very best armor there is within the Empire.”
Karas tilts his head: “I said that?”
As they spoke, four people arrive bringing a black colored armor, looks like that wore by special forces, extremely thick with some blue glowing lines from some part of it.
Roan smiled as he introduced his product: “This is our top-rated armor, mostly worn by important people underneath their uniform whenever going to dangerous places. It cost 19,999 gis.”
The dangerous places he mentioned meant the other continent, which they are at constant war with to talk about some negotiations or business or alliance proposals.
“Oh, can I take a look at it?” Karas asked.
Roan smiled and nods his head and waved his hand to one of the men.
It was immediately handed to Karas as the latter inspect it.
[Name: Highly Advanced Bullet Proof Craggy Vest.Rarity: Below-standard
Defense: 100
Attributes:
+1 Str
Description: Overly sized armor made from stacking ten types of thin metals together, wrapped by extremely small components pieced together desperately.]
“Pfft.” Karas couldn’t help but almost laugh due to the description, but he held it in, still, that burst of laugh caught everyone’s attention.
The investors and suppliers frowns, this is something that they are proud of, after all, they are part of making such armor.
Still, Roan and Zaran didn’t take offense from it, they just thought of nothing but only positive.
‘Can he make it even better?’ Roan thought.
Zaran in the meantime couldn’t help but return to being interested in the armor that Karas is going to show too, he slightly gazed at Karas’s backpack before excitedly waited for the event to unfold.
“Ah, pardon my rudeness, let’s test now,” Karas spoke, trying to shift the topic immediately.
Roan nods his head: “Wur, try the sniper rifle.”
The man called Wur immediately went to the position and started checking it.
Of course, he tried the Ghost Mode, all of them couldn’t help but be astounded even though some of them had already seen it the 2nd time, truly, some of them held some suspicions that it might be some effect hidden behind the visual or some sort of trickery, but to see it first hand, it struck them in awe.
Roan smiled at Karas: “Are you sure you won’t sell the blueprint?”
Karas chuckles and shook his head: “No, even if I do sell it, I say, you won’t ever be able to recreate it.”
The others felt offended, but Roan is different, he kept thinking behind Karas’s every word. Ever since he saw the sniper rifle and the way he talked,
“Then, how about buying the blueprint no matter whether we can recreate it or not?” Roan asked.
Karas chuckles: “I’ll sell it for a million, you won’t ask me of anything about it, you guys study it yourself, how about that?”
Roan chuckles: “Well, if that’s the case, I’ll pay you ten million, it’s a good study for our scientist too, whether we can learn or not will not be blamed to you one bit.”
Karas chuckles, the blueprint is priced 100,000 points, or in short, 200,000 gis, if that were really the case, then, he’d strike rich! But then, he looked at Zaran, this will definitely be pointless, at minimum, they will be able to crack each element in around five or six years, but by that time, it will be pointless as they will start developing close-ranged weapons to deal with stronger evolved beasts.
These kinds of weapons are only good for weaker monsters.
Karas smiled at him: “Two million, not more, not less.”
Roan couldn’t believe it, looking at Karas, he should definitely be poor, an orphan even, why would he reject such huge amount of money? With it, he could definitely establish a huge faction that can remove him from the empire’s program, why would he do so?
Karas chuckles: “Don’t get me wrong, I’m no valiant honest person, I’m just fair and strict when it comes to business.”
As he spoke of this, everyone felt amazed, meanwhile, Zaran felt speechless, because, that had always been something he would say to the employees, for whatever reason, Karas spoke of it too, he couldn’t help but feel that something really is up here, but it’s no bad feeling at all.
Roan chuckles: “So be it then, to a great deal.” As he spoke, he extended his hand, like an equal to Karas.
Karas received it and replied: “To you maybe, not for me.”
They started to laugh as the and talked for a while until Wur becomes used to the sniper rifle.
