158: Chapter 158 Zhou Ying's Shock

From childhood to adulthood, Zheng Yi had used no fewer than ten types of firearms, both domestic and foreign.

If one were to add the ones she had merely touched or seen, the number would be countless.

She had felt a sense of awe for many guns.

For instance, when she was testing the latest generation of rifles in the United States back then, the texture of the materials, the craftsmanship, the precision, the ergonomic design, and the comfort during shooting all made her incredibly envious.

She fantasized about when Huaxia would be able to produce such light weaponry.

Ten years flew by. The little girl from back then was now a Senior Colonel in Huaxia, and the once-lagging light weaponry design and manufacturing of Huaxia were gradually catching up to world-leading standards.

But to be honest, there was still a gap.

Having seen, touched, and used so many firearms, Zheng Yi considered herself to have a basic understanding of rifles; at the very least, she thought no light weapon could ever leave her feeling amazed again.

But she had miscalculated.

From the very first moment she laid eyes on this gun, she was deeply attracted to it, as if it were love at first sight.

It wasn't just her; in fact, everyone who saw this gun was deeply stunned.

The few professional testers that Zheng Yi had called over were currently wondering if they should wash their hands first, otherwise it seemed like they might be tainting this work of art.

Even leaving a fingerprint on it would be enough to make one's heart ache.

There were also testers who couldn't wait to step forward and conduct tests, but upon seeing the gun being handed over to Zheng Yi by Wang Shuo, they could only silently stop in their tracks, stand where they were, and watch with anticipation and envy.

As soon as the gun was in her hand, Zheng Yi felt a slight weight, but it wasn't as heavy as she had imagined; she estimated the total weight of the gun to be around 2 kilograms.

This was much lighter than the 4 kilograms Zheng Yi had expected, and furthermore, was this the weight with a full load of ammunition?

Upon careful touch, the covering components on the gun body had a superb texture and were extremely comfortable to rub with her hand.

Zheng Yi was certain that this was not a metal material, but it also shouldn't be a common engineering plastic; she had seen those products from plastic factories, and their texture was very rough.

Observing closely, these covering components densely shielded every inch of the gun body; Zheng Yi couldn't even see a single seam.

"In order to adapt to extreme and harsh environments, I used precision molds when opening the mold, and I also made some adjustments to the design."

Wang Shuo seemed to have sensed Zheng Yi's confusion and explained, "This gun is completely sealed, without using a single screw. The only place where water can enter is the barrel, and I have also taken measures to address that."

Zheng Yi nodded slightly, trying her best to appear calm and not let Wang Shuo notice her 'country bumpkin' side.

"How do I use it?"

"Just turn on the power switch. It's designed above the grip and functions similarly to a safety; it only conducts electricity when turned on."

Zheng Yi fumbled around for a bit and found the switch Wang Shuo had mentioned.

She turned it on.

A faint sound of electric current arose.

Zheng Yi saw that the covering components below the barrel lit up with intermittent light strips from the grip towards the muzzle. She counted carefully and found there were five in total; the faint light-blue glow was very conspicuous.

"When the safety is turned off for the first time, the power supply will automatically charge the supercapacitor. Once fully charged, it will show a blue status; if the supercapacitor is damaged, it will show a red status. After confirmation, the status indicator light will turn off after three seconds. In subsequent use, the indicator light will not appear again unless there is a malfunction with the supercapacitor."

Zheng Yi understood well that this was also for the sake of concealment during night use.

She went straight to the shooting position, raised the gun, and aimed at the target in the distance.

"Test, single shot, energy supply level one."

The testers nearby seemed to wake from a dream, moving quickly to operate various instruments.

"Team Leader Zheng, ready."

Zheng Yi nodded slightly and pulled the trigger.

"Fifty-meter target, hit, calculating data."

The report from the staff reached her ears, but Zheng Yi wasn't listening at all; she was staring blankly at the Electromagnetic Rifle in her hands.

Immediately afterwards...

Under the stunned gazes of the crowd, Zheng Yi switched to automatic firing mode, re-aimed at the target, and pulled the trigger.

"Puff, puff, puff..."

A burst of bullets was instantly fired, and the sound of the target being hit came continuously from afar.

Zheng Yi lowered the gun, a look of shock appearing in her eyes.

With this gun, she actually couldn't feel any recoil at all.

"Are the data results out?"

"Reporting to Team Leader Zheng, they are out."

The staff member holding a stack of newly printed data reported, "Since you conducted a second consecutive shooting with a very short interval after the first, we only calculated the data for the second shooting."

Zheng Yi nodded.

"Shooting time: 1.5 seconds, number of projectiles fired: 55 rounds, rate of fire... 2200 rounds per minute."

"Among them, 55 hits, 0 misses, dispersion value is being calculated."

Zheng Yi took a gentle breath. This data...

"Are the muzzle data out?"

"They are." The staff member flipped a page and reported, "The muzzle energy test is 3257 Joules, and the projectile muzzle velocity test is 625 meters per second."

It sounded like there was no difference from current firearms, and it was even inferior to some advanced firearms, but don't forget, this was only at 25% energy supply.

Zheng Yi looked at Wang Shuo nearby, but saw that he didn't seem to care about the test results and was holding his phone, studying something.

This guy...

"Continue the testing, I will still be the one to perform it."

Zheng Yi said in a deep voice.

This sentence left the testers who had been staring at the Electromagnetic Rifle for a long time extremely disappointed; they had no choice but to sit back in front of the instruments, staring at the screens to prepare to record the test data.

He felt he was already used to his superior stealing the work, but today he realized he wasn't used to it enough.

"Test, energy supply level three, full-automatic fire."

"Target 150 meters."

Raising the gun, aiming, Zheng Yi took a deep breath, held her breath, and waited for the shooting command.

"Fire!"

Zheng Yi pulled the trigger, and the remaining bullets were instantly fired.

This time, she felt a slight vibration, but this vibration was completely insufficient to affect her shooting.

Was this recoil?

"Remaining ammunition zero."

"Remaining ammunition zero."

A soft alarm sound came from the firearm in her hand.

Zheng Yi didn't pay attention to it, gently rubbing the surface of the gun, waiting for the test data results.

A moment later, a staff member came to her side.

"Team Leader Zheng, the data is out."

"Go ahead."

"Shooting time: 0.8 seconds, number of projectiles fired..."

"No need to mention those," Zheng Yi waved her hand, "Tell me the muzzle data and dispersion value directly."

If the dispersion value is good but the muzzle data is not outstanding, the performance and value of this gun will be greatly discounted, and vice versa.

"Understood." The staff member continued to report, "According to calculations, the 50-meter dispersion value of this gun is 1.5 CM within the R100 range."

"The 150-meter range dispersion value is 1.78 CM within the R100 range."

Zheng Yi's eyes narrowed slightly, but she didn't interrupt, listening quietly.

"Muzzle energy, under the condition of energy supply level three, the muzzle energy is..." The staff member swallowed, their tone fluctuating, "It is 11078 Joules, and the initial velocity is 965 meters per second."

Zheng Yi stood up abruptly.

"How much?!"