[Congratulations! Your base has been upgraded to Level 12!]
[New additions for this upgrade include:]
[Base defense power increased by 30%! Standard assault rifles can no longer shatter window glass and tires; the chassis can withstand a single anti-tank mine attack.]
[Maximum operational range increased to 600 kilometers.]
[Four new items have been unlocked in the Galactic Mall.]
Jiang Ye, as usual, checked the conditions for the next base upgrade.
[Conditions to upgrade the base to Level 13:]
[Pay 10 million yuan.]
The price hike was quite steep, and Jiang Ye gasped.
He currently had 7,023,300 yuan. Raising another three million for the upgrade didn't seem difficult.
As long as the meat cans continued to sell well, it would only take two or three days.
However, he also planned to try fishing, and a fishing boat cost five million, which would instantly make him poor.
He opened the [Galactic Mall] to view the newly unlocked items.
The mall already contained a considerable number of items, requiring scrolling down.
The three new items were divided into one large item and three small items.
[Item: Automatic Canning Machine]
[Item Description: Pour the food to be canned into the machine, and in just two seconds, sterilization and canning are complete. It can produce canned fruits, meat, vegetables, and almost all other types of canned goods. Some people have even made canned leather shoes, canned feces, canned moths, and canned bull penises – truly macabre foods. In short, anything can be canned.]
[Price: 30,000 yuan]
Jiang Ye immediately decided to buy one.
He still had some fruits and vegetables stored in the warehouse; making them into canned goods for preservation was better than letting them rot.
[Item: Empty Cans]
[Item Description: Used in conjunction with the Automatic Canning Machine, with a capacity of 2L, made of reinforced glass, sturdy and attractive.]
[Price: 10 yuan]
Ten yuan for a can of packaging was quite good.
The next two items truly made Jiang Ye gasp.
[Item: Six-Barreled Gatling Gun]
[Item Description: 12.7mm large caliber, six rotating barrels, rate of fire up to 1200 rounds per minute. Overall length 1192mm, weight 23kg. Strictly speaking, it is a heavy machine gun, but due to its excessive power, it is called a cannon. Please note: The barrels heat up quickly and require continuous water cooling; otherwise, the barrels may overheat and melt, posing a danger to the shooter.]
[Bonus items: One pair of head-mounted noise-canceling headphones, one Gatling gun mount, one can of gun oil, six spare barrels.]
[Price: 800,000 yuan]
The last item was a perfect match for the Six-Barreled Gatling Gun.
[Item: 12.7mm Armor-Piercing Ammunition Belts]
[Item Description: Latest product, each belt contains 600 rounds of 12.7mm armor-piercing ammunition, with formidable power. Belts can be linked together to form an unlimited continuous fire chain. However, be cautious: do not store ammunition belts in high temperatures or humid conditions, as this can lead to accidental detonation or rust and jamming.]
[Price: 1200 yuan]
Jiang Ye did not hesitate and purchased them immediately!
He clicked on the [Six-Barreled Gatling Gun] and placed the order!
800,000 yuan was instantly spent, and his account balance dropped to 6,223,300 yuan.
The transaction chamber flashed with white light, and a large cardboard box appeared.
Jiang Ye carried the heavy box out and quickly unboxed it.
The terrifying weapon revealed its true form: a black, menacing instrument exuding the scent of gun oil, with six large-caliber barrels gleaming darkly. It had a shoulder stock and a massive trigger.
The sights were crude, as this type of weapon did not require precise aiming; it operated on the principle of a "metal storm"—destroying targets with a dense torrent of bullets!
There was also a mount, similar to that of a heavy machine gun, simple yet practical, allowing for adjustment of the Six-Barreled Gatling Gun's height. Whether prone, seated, or standing, or even firing at low-flying aircraft, it offered comfort.
Jiang Ye spent another 2400 yuan to buy two ammunition belts.
The belts were quite striking; the armor-piercing rounds were not brass-colored but silver-white, resembling some kind of steel ammunition. Jiang Ye carried out both belts, feeling like he was holding metallic pythons, cold and heavy.
The ends of the belts had small clasps that could be connected, forming an extremely long ammunition chain.
Jiang Ye made two trips to carry the Six-Barreled Gatling Gun and the ammunition belts to the second floor.
Then, he opened the skylight and climbed onto the roof of the vehicle.
On the roof of the base vehicle, he set up the Six-Barreled Gatling Gun against the wind!
After fiddling for a moment, the ammunition belts were also installed.
Jiang Ye brought his wolf-skin stool onto the roof and sat down, finding a comfortable position to operate the Six-Barreled Gatling Gun.
Wolf packs still roamed the base, tearing at blood kangaroos.
Upon seeing Jiang Ye appear, many wolves looked up and wagged their tails gently.
Previously, he had felt a sense of dread seeing these wolves.
Now, he felt no fear. Even if there were eight or nine hundred, or even a few hundred more, with the Six-Barreled Gatling Gun in hand, he could fight them!
A rate of fire of 20 rounds per second was no joke. The 12.7mm caliber was lethal upon contact and crippling with a graze when used against wolves!
Jiang Ye aimed the muzzle at them, hesitated for two seconds, and did not pull the trigger.
If these wolves were wagging their tails in friendliness, it would be unsportsmanlike to gun them all down.
However, he needed to test the gun.
Conveniently, there was a large pile of blood kangaroo carcasses nearby, with no wolves feeding on them.
Jiang Ye put on his noise-canceling headphones, aimed at the pile of corpses, and pulled the trigger!
The Six-Barreled Gatling Gun roared, spitting out over a dozen shell casings in an instant. The muzzle flash shot out a meter long, dazzling like a flamethrower. Even with the noise-canceling headphones, Jiang Ye's head throbbed from the deafening roar, as if he were in a thunderstorm, with thunderclaps all around and the air vibrating violently.
The rain of bullets struck the pile of corpses, shredding countless bones and flesh in an instant. Red meat pulp flew up like fallen leaves in an autumn wind. The entire kangaroo pile seemed to have been hit by artillery, erupting with blood!
The wolf pack was startled and turned to flee. Their wild dignity vanished, each one bolting faster than the last, like rabbits escaping for their lives.
In a short while, not a single wolf was visible around the base.
Jiang Ye had already released the trigger. The long ammunition belt was completely spent, and the entire rooftop was covered in bright white shell casings, steaming profusely like boiling water.
"Damn, that's brutal!"
Jiang Ye marveled, feeling like he possessed a great treasure.
Beast tides? What was there to fear from beast tides?
One came, he'd take it down; a group came, he'd take them all down!
As long as they dared to come, they would all be turned into minced meat!
Satisfied, he returned to the interior of the base vehicle.
Just then, Isabel sent him a private message.
Isabel the Courier: I've got the poison, a type of rat poison. It's enough to kill wolves. Two pounds in total, is that enough?
Jiang Ye: Thanks a lot, but I don't need it for now.
Isabel the Courier: Why? Weren't you surrounded by wolves?
Jiang Ye: I got my hands on some heavy weaponry. The moment I fired it, all the wolves tucked their tails and ran. These beasts are quite intelligent; they know I'm not to be trifled with.
After chatting with Isabel, Jiang Ye opened the Galactic Mall again.
He clicked on the [Automatic Canning Machine] and placed the order!