Chapter 616: Chapter 610: Buying Spree
“Can we bring our weapons in?” Finn Lewis pointed to the guns that Dunn Monty and Thomas Calvin openly carried and asked.
“Of course.” Monty promptly nodded.
“Alright, then give me a tour of this place. Since we’re here, we might be frequenting this place in the future. I want to get a sense of it.” Lewis said with budding enthusiasm.
Soon, they found themselves in queue at an entrance. Sitting next to the entrance was a man who looked to be in his forties or fifties with a fierce look on his face. He lifted his head to look at Finn, then flatly said, “Entrance fee.”
“How much?”
“100.”
“Wait a...” Just as Monty was about to say something, Lewis nodded and immediately pulled out a 100 star credit note from his pocket and slapped it on the table.
With a smack, Monty couldn’t help but slap himself on the forehead. How could he have forgotten such a thing? He hadn’t foreseen this situation happening as soon as they entered the harbor.
“Well, it’s rare to meet such knowledgeable customers as you. Even though we don’t carry the exact items you’re looking for, we do have plenty of similar substitute weapons with comparable performance. Would you like to consider them?”
“Alright, bring out the weapons you do have for us to see.” Monty quickly gave instruction. As for Finn, he couldn’t care less, and was curiously looking around the store. The store indeed had a large variety of weapons. Each weapon had only one piece on display — probably the rest were in stock.
The weapons ranged from miniature size to some that were considerably larger than a person. Towards the back of the store, Finn even saw a mech. It was probably a mech suit, but unlike the Red Storm, it stood around ten meters tall and two fixed cannons were attached on each side. It didn’t have the humanoid shape of the Red Storm nor did it have robotic arms, but behind it were several wing-like appendages. Their use was uncertain.
The items here had two sets of prices — one in a currency called “Death Star coin” and the other in “star credit.” The estimated exchange rate between the two currencies was around 1:200, meaning one star credit could be converted to approximately 200 Death Star coins. The weapons seemed quite affordable to Finn. He also saw the weapons Monty and the others had requested. Their costs ranged between 15 and 100 star credits.
The most expensive weapon cost only 100 star credits. As for the mech suit Finn noticed earlier, the price was just slightly over a thousand star credits. Converted into Death Star currency, it amounted to only 200,000. But if purchased with Death Star coins, its price shot up to 350,000. Nevertheless, it was still a bargain. If they could get it to Earth, nations would likely be willing to pay billions for it.
Finn wasn’t particularly interested in the large firearms that Monty and the others were procuring as he didn’t see any attraction in them. Instead, he was intrigued by some small items to the side.
“What is this?” Finn pointed at a dark purple, ball-shaped object, about the size of a thumb, in front of him and asked.
“Oh, honored customer, that’s a small but highly potent explosive. Despite its small size, its impact is quite massive. It contains two extracts from a special planet. Once these two extracts come into contact with each other, they will react violently within seconds, releasing tremendous energy. It’s your top choice if you want something for personal defense or to breach buildings.” The shop assistant looked at the item Finn was pointing at, then replied with a smile.
“How does this thing work?” Finn asked curiously. The sphere was small, one could easily carry around a dozen of these for self-defense.
“Just crush it, and it will activate. It can be set to recognize your fingerprint. Once the outer layer detects your fingerprint, only your strength can break it. No matter how hard anyone else tries, they won’t be able to break it. Of course, there’s an upper limit to the amount of force it can withstand. If you tried to break it using mechanical force, it would also explode.” The shop assistant shrugged and said.