Chapter 32: Chapter 32: [Longdan] 40-Shot ’Slingshot’?
The Jingmao app imdiately returned so results.
Fang Zhen looked at the search results. The top result was for a "HUWAREN New Model SF Dual-Use Bow Villain Steel," accompanied by a picture.
Based on the picture, the search result looked like a small, red-and-black compound bow with pulleys.
’What is this? It looks like a compound bow?’
He didn’t click on it right away, instead continuing to scroll down the search page.
Out of habit, he skipped the first result since its review score wasn’t high. After scrolling down more than a page, Fang Zhen suddenly spotted a shop with a 100% positive rating.
’Weilong Outdoor Sports Precision Shop? That’s a bit of a weird na.’
Seeing that this Weilong Outdoor also sold the kind of bow that could fire both pellets and arrows, Fang Zhen clicked on it.
After entering the page, Fang Zhen’s eyes lit up.
The online shop’s digital storefront was plain—just simple pictures with prices.
"Recurve Outdoor Slingshot - 2288 yuan"
"T80 Outdoor Competition Slingshot Accessories - 2588 yuan"
"Small Reinforced ’Longhorn 2’ Slingshot Bow - 868 yuan"
"Small Recurve Slingshot - 660 yuan"
Fang Zhen looked at the accompanying pictures.
The nas called them slingshots, but one look at their designs showed they were all crossbows.
Fang Zhen’s interest was instantly piqued.
He had wanted to buy a crossbow before, but he didn’t have any way to get one.
In the dungeon, Fang Zhen had obtained a goblin’s crossbow, but it was too small and made of wood. Its effective range was only ten or twenty ters, and it was hard to get more Crossbow Arrows for it, so it couldn’t et his needs.
’But the equipnt on my phone screen right now, written as ’slingshots’, are clearly crossbows to anyone with eyes!’
Fang Zhen was very interested. He clicked on the custor service chat, wanting to ask a few questions.
As soon as he opened the chat window, an automated ssage popped up.
"Hello, if you want to see test videos, add WeChat: 876546325XZYYZ."
This ssage was repeated three tis in a row.
Fang Zhen took one look and realized this was probably a gray market operation.
He wasn’t scared off; on the contrary, he found it even more interesting.
It was a bit like the secret thrill of occasionally skipping class back in school, or of disobeying his parents when he was younger.
Fang Zhen opened WeChat and typed in the ID.
He searched and found a WeChat account nad ’A Weilong Outdoor’.
’It’s a WeChat business.’
’Usually, people with an ’A’ at the beginning of their WeChat na are either WeChat rchants, agents, or salespeople.’
A few seconds later, Fang Zhen’s friend request was accepted.
"System ssage: I have accepted your friend request. We can now chat."
After accepting the request, ’A Weilong Outdoor’ imdiately sent a ssage.
"Hey bro, click the chat history below to see the gear. The prices listed are final. It includes product quotes, specs, and video demos. If you like sothing, send
the model number."
"Been getting a lot of friend requests lately, so WeChat might give you a risk warning. Don’t worry, it’s nothing. I’m an honest seller. All products can be set up for cash on delivery. I have videos for almost everything, so you can buy from us with confidence."
Imdiately after, there was a forwarded chat log.
Fang Zhen looked at it and smiled.
’It’s an automated ssage.’
Fang Zhen opened the forwarded chat log.
Inside were many video compilations.
Fang Zhen clicked on a random video.
The video was shot in broad daylight, around noon. The setting looked like an abandoned mountain village. There was a white sedan, and the video was fild from a first-person perspective inside the car, probably with a phone.
In the video, a man was in the driver’s seat. His face wasn’t shown, but he was holding a black crossbow.
There was no arrow on the crossbow. Looking closely, you could see a spot for loading steel balls.
The driver’s side window was open. Outside were abandoned, half-built, gray cent houses, with wild green plants growing in front of them.
On the ground, about five or six ters from the car, were two beer bottles.
The man in the driver’s seat took out a black tal handgun crossbow. It had a built-in scope, which he used to aim at the beer bottles on the ground.
He pulled the trigger, and the bowstring snapped forward.
"SWOOSH!" The bowstring twanged. Fang Zhen couldn’t even see the projectile’s path before one of the beer bottles on the ground shattered into pieces.
The man in the car pulled hard on a sliding lever on the side of the crossbow—it looked like it took a lot of strength—and then aid at the other beer bottle on the ground.
"SWOOSH!"
Almost simultaneous with the sound, the beer bottle exploded, sending white foam flying everywhere.
The video ended.
Fang Zhen watched, his eyebrows raised.
’The power is incredible.’
Now Fang Zhen understood what a "pellet-and-arrow dual-use bow" was.
’This thing is just a crossbow!’
’But there are so differences.’
The steel handgun crossbow in the video didn’t fire Crossbow Arrows, but pellets—probably steel balls.
’And since the na is "pellet-and-arrow dual-use bow," it can most likely fire Crossbow Arrows as well.’
Fang Zhen’s interest grew even stronger.
He went back to the forwarded chat log on WeChat and scrolled through, looking for a crossbow that suited his needs.
After searching for a while, Fang Zhen narrowed it down to two types of dual-use bows.
’The Dragon Gall Bladder 40-shot repeating slingshot... this one looks really practical.’
Fang Zhen found a piece of equipnt labeled as a repeating slingshot.
Among all the pieces of equipnt called ’slingshots’, this ’Dragon Gall Bladder’ model was probably the most unique.
It wasn’t the most expensive, nor did it have the best specs.
However, the Dragon Gall Bladder Slingshot could fire 40 shots consecutively, sothing none of the other slingshots could do.
It was a piece of equipnt that looked like a black handgun crossbow. The front had a black bow assembly that could be unfolded. Once deployed, the device resembled an automatic rifle without a barrel, taking on the shape of a crossbow. The back had a stock-like structure, and the stock’s design was sowhat similar to an M4A1.
The weapon also had an optical scope. Fang Zhen couldn’t tell the magnification, but he could see it clearly wasn’t just for show; it had real aiming capabilities.
At the front of the Dragon Gall Bladder 40-shot repeating slingshot, there were actual slingshot bands—four of them—fitted onto the chanism.
But this wasn’t the main source of power. The real bowstring was a wire, sowhat like an elastic steel cable, that looked very powerful and would be difficult to draw by hand.
However, on the side of the crossbow, there was a power chanism similar to that of a break-action gun. It was actually just a tal lever. By pushing it down and then pulling it back, you could use the chanics and pulleys to cock the slingshot.
This weapon wasn’t the most powerful, but its 40-shot repeating capability was sothing none of the other dual-use bows he had seen could do.
Fang Zhen looked at the specs for the Dragon Gall Bladder 40-shot repeater.
"Length: 84cm with stock folded. If you feel it’s too long, you can pay extra for a backpack."
"Ammo: Precision steel balls, model 7.938."
"Range: Maximum distance 80 ters, effective range 40 ters."
"Price: Dragon Gall Bladder Slingshot with red laser sight: 768 yuan."
"Dragon Gall Bladder Slingshot with optical scope: 868 yuan."
Looking at this ’slingshot’, Fang Zhen liked it more and more.
He watched the product review video. It was indeed a repeating ’slingshot’.
When using it, you just had to pull the break-action tal lever down and back up, and you could fire repeatedly without having to reload pellets.
Fang Zhen estimated the interval between shots was only about three seconds. With practice, it might even be faster.
’This is the one.’
Fang Zhen prepared to place his order.
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