[Rescue] completed, you gained 8000 experience.

[Stardragon National Land Strategic Defense Bureau favorability +100.]

"Brother Xiao, you're amazing!" Lin Yao's eyes sparkled with admiration.

"You're just figuring that out today?" Han Xiao raised an eyebrow.

Zhang Wei was very open. He felt he had wrongly suspected Han Xiao and frankly apologized, "I apologize for doubting your abilities earlier. Without your command and new equipment, we would have been dead. In my capacity as team leader, I welcome you to the team."

Although the team leader's welcome was late, it was better than never, Zhang Wei thought to himself.

Han Xiao smiled noncommittally. "There's no need to apologize for such a small matter. I am a magnanimous person, after all."

Zhang Wei suddenly felt a chill down his spine. Did that sound like sarcasm?

Han Xiao thought of something. "By the way, who manufactured your armor?"

"Oh, this is an incomplete Warbringer armor prototype, a trophy seized from Tilius a few years ago. We currently only have this one prototype, and we are deducing the blueprints, but progress is slow, and even maintenance is troublesome. It's my equipment now."

The prerequisite knowledge for the Warbringer armor is the advanced-level armed branch [Heavy Mechanical Modification]. This is a prerequisite skill for many single-soldier mechs, exoskeleton armor, and large war vehicles. Tilius only developed a prototype, so Stardragon's research and development speed was definitely even slower.

Han Xiao's eyes flashed, and he said, "From now on, leave the maintenance of your armor to me."

"Okay." Zhang Wei was delighted. After this operation, he trusted Han Xiao's abilities.

Li Yalin excitedly interjected on the headset, "Is this type of bullet your new invention?"

Han Xiao explained the functions of the high-combustion ammunition. Everyone was an experienced agent and immediately understood that this was a new type of special incendiary bullet, similar to armor-piercing incendiary rounds, but with an even higher level of combustion.

Armor-piercing incendiary bullets can penetrate armor. The incendiary agent in the warhead generates heat upon impact and can only burn when there are combustibles nearby. However, high-combustion bullets use an unknown new type of incendiary agent that does not require heat from impact and can directly ignite the air, adhering to any object, "igniting" everything. The temperature is very high, and the power is equivalent to a highly concentrated Molotov cocktail. Moreover, it can be fired from a gun, making its speed and range many times stronger than hand-thrown versions, making it an extremely lethal weapon in a jungle environment, bringing more tactical options!

Zhang Wei and others personally witnessed the Black Harrier helicopter, which could withstand armor-piercing bullets, being ignited by Lambert with three shots, forcing it to withdraw from the battlefield. Unless special high-temperature-resistant materials were used, metal could easily be heated to a temperature unbearable for the human body, and it could also damage precision instruments.

Ma Qingyang squeezed into the channel and asked excitedly, "Do you sell these bullets?"

"Of course, fifty Aquamarine coins per bullet." Han Xiao's eyes turned. This was the perfect opportunity to launch the high-combustion bullet, using actual combat results to improve its reputation.

Ma Qingyang couldn't wait to say, "I'm pre-ordering two hundred rounds, including twenty small-caliber pistol rounds, one hundred and fifty submachine gun caliber rounds, and thirty sniper caliber rounds."

"Okay, you can pick them up within a day."

Han Xiao said to Li Yalin, "Continue to transfer orders for me. I'll give you the same 20% discount."

Li Yalin's eyes curved into crescents. "Okay."

…

The story of Ma Qingyang's team being rescued spread quickly throughout headquarters, and the reputation of the high-combustion bullet spread.

"Han Xiao's new product?"

"I heard that Old Ma's team was able to survive because of the high-combustion ammunition."

The folding combat knife incident had made many Bureau 13 agents very curious about Han Xiao. Upon learning that Ma Qingyang had ordered a batch of high-combustion bullets, they came to investigate. Ma Qingyang had been saved by Han Xiao's team, so he reciprocated by publicly testing the function of the high-combustion ammunition at the training ground.

Raging fire!

The onlookers were immediately attracted by the power of the high-combustion bullets.

What a great item!

Leaving the training ground, the agents rushed to Li Yalin to place orders. The amount was huge. Compared to melee weapons, these multi-functional ammunition were, as Han Xiao had expected, very popular.

The advent of a new type of bullet immediately made the higher-ups of Bureau 13 pay attention. They absolutely could not repeat the same mistake and allow the blueprints to leak out again.

So, the research and development minister, who hadn't even recovered from the last incident, was dragged out by the higher-ups for another warning, making him extremely depressed. He hadn't planned to provoke Han Xiao again in the first place.

Bureau 13 offered unlimited purchase conditions to equip the Field Operations Division and special forces, but the price was slightly lower, 20,000 Aquamarine coins for five hundred rounds. Han Xiao agreed to this price. Agent orders were not as stable as large purchases, and having another sales channel was best.

Han Xiao's inventory of thousands of bullets was snapped up within a day, bringing in 200,000 Aquamarine coins. Adding his 1.5 million from the dark web, he didn't have to worry about funds in the short term.

After advancing, Han Xiao's manufacturing speed increased again. He devoted himself to manufacturing high-combustion ammunition. Bureau 13 provided a batch of equipment specifically for manufacturing bullet casings and primers to show their support. He didn't have to put in the effort of polishing the casings, greatly improving efficiency. Each batch produced at least three hundred rounds, and he could manufacture more than ten times a day. Each high-combustion bullet gave at least 5-10 experience points, so he could steadily earn twenty to thirty thousand experience points per day.

Experience accumulated like crazy.

Han Xiao believed that no Mechanic-class player of the same level could gain experience faster than him.

In addition to his unwavering daily Qi Strength Refinement practice, Han Xiao devoted all his remaining time to manufacturing high-combustion bullets.

Finally, the harvest season had arrived!

…

"High-combustion ammunition not for sale to me?"

Klatt was shocked and angry. He had heard rumors of high-combustion ammunition, so he wanted to buy it. He had originally prepared to apologize if Li Yalin made things difficult, believing that Han Xiao would most likely not pursue the matter. Why wouldn't he earn money? However, he had just expressed his intention when Li Yalin firmly refused.

Li Yalin snorted, "Han Xiao said you're on his blacklist. He will not do any form of transaction with you and will not accept any of your apologies."

The agents waiting to place orders stared at Klatt with playful expressions.

Many agents who had hesitated about selling the folding combat knife earlier were now secretly rejoicing. Fortunately, Klatt had taken the first step, or they would have almost offended Han Xiao. It seemed Han Xiao was serious.

Klatt's face was unsightly. He angrily snorted and turned to leave. He didn't believe that spending a little more money wouldn't convince other colleagues who had bought high-combustion bullets to resell them to him.

However, after asking around, he found that no one was willing to resell, even when he raised the price to two hundred Aquamarine coins per round.

Even some colleagues who usually had a good relationship with him politely refused.

"Why?!"

Klatt was shocked and felt the frustration of being ostracized.

Finally, an old friend told him the reason, "Selling to you is equivalent to offending Han Xiao. Who knows if we'll be blacklisted? And Han Xiao might have other good stuff in the future. It's not worth offending him to help you."

Klatt suddenly remembered his previous thoughts. He had thought that if he was afraid of offending Han Xiao and didn't earn the Research and Development Department's money, it wouldn't be worth it.

Now, the situation was completely reversed.

Being blacklisted by Han Xiao for a little bit of money was really not worth it!

He was the shortsighted one!

Klatt was filled with regret.

…

Research and Development Department, a workshop.

Luo Xuan's face was cold as he took out a small box containing twenty high-combustion bullets, which he had bought through a third party.

Han Xiao's blacklist only included Klatt's team, not Luo Xuan, the cracker. He felt that Luo Xuan was a member of the Research and Development Department, and it was his responsibility to deduce the blueprints based on his abilities, which was justifiable, unlike Klatt, who was so malicious. Now that the Research and Development Department was under orders from above not to cause him any more trouble, Han Xiao felt there was no need to target Luo Xuan.

Moreover, he believed that Luo Xuan, as a logistics personnel, did not need to buy his equipment.

But Luo Xuan didn't think so. Instead, he felt that he was being looked down upon.

"Han Xiao! Do you think so little of me that you don't even bother to deal with me!"

Luo Xuan was furious, his heart churning with intense resentment.

He had misunderstood. Han Xiao wasn't looking down on him; he simply hadn't even noticed him…

The Research and Development Minister had issued a strict order prohibiting anyone from researching high-combustion bullets, but Luo Xuan saw the importance the higher-ups of Bureau 13 placed on high-combustion bullets.

The higher-ups didn't not want the blueprints; they were just worried about offending Han Xiao.

So this time, Luo Xuan planned to privately research the blueprints for the high-combustion bullets and secretly present them to the higher-ups. Bureau 13 had many military factories that could manufacture them without Han Xiao's knowledge. Han Xiao couldn't possibly know everything. After cracking the folding combat knife last time, Luo Xuan had built up confidence, feeling that Han Xiao's technology was nothing more than that, and he could easily crack the high-combustion ammunition this time as well.

"If I succeed, the higher-ups will definitely look at me in a different light! This is my only chance to turn things around, and I absolutely cannot fail!" The more Luo Xuan thought about it, the more reliable his plan seemed.

As for the Research and Development Minister's orders, Luo Xuan didn't care at all. That bastard had gone back on his word to him, and it would be demeaning to try to please him again.

Luo Xuan took a deep breath, adjusting his state to the best possible, and manipulated the tweezers, preparing to separate the warhead. The core of the incendiary bullet was the incendiary agent inside the warhead, and researching the composition of the incendiary agent was the most important task.

"Clang."

The warhead was successfully separated. The first step was successful!

Next was disassembling the warhead and extracting the incendiary agent inside. This step had to be done with extreme care, without causing the slightest collision or friction. A buffer tube had already been prepared, so neither powder nor liquid incendiary agents would be ignited.

Luo Xuan felt that he was performing perfectly this time and steadily opened the warhead.

"Success! Next is researching the composition…"

Luo Xuan was overjoyed.

However, the moment he opened the shell, intense flames expanded in his vision.

P.S.: Thank you to Nan Ji Xiongxiong, Bianmi Ye Neng Lian Fujie, Leng Mo Lai, and Wei Ziji Zhao Laopo for the rewards!