Doomsday: I Build a Space Fleet

Chapter 79 A Miraculous Turn of Events

"Commander, may I remove the rustproof cover from this gun now?"

Lorraine said: You're the professional, I'll leave it to you.

After receiving Lorraine's permission, Platinum first examined the surface of the firearm through the rustproof bag.

The more Platinum observed, the more something seemed amiss. The rustproof bags for these firearms were made of multi-layered co-extruded composite material, which had long-term rust-proof capabilities. If these bags used long-lasting corrosion inhibitors, their cost would increase dramatically.

Platinum put down the gun wrapped in a rustproof bag, turned around and took out a brand new pair of work gloves from his locker.

Platinum opened the rustproof bag, took out the gun, and touched the gun, finding a layer of oil stains on his glove.

Bai Jin frowned, supporting the spear with one hand and gently fanning it with the other, using his fan-smelling technique to determine the type of oil on the spear.

"Did you smell anything?"

"There is indeed some gun oil on this gun, but gun oil is generally not applied to guns after using a VCI rustproof bag. Commander, could you please take out the desiccant from the bag so that Cleveland can identify it?"

Because of its age, the writing on the desiccant packaging was blurred and illegible, so Cleveland could only identify it by looking at the internal materials.

Lorraine tore open the desiccant packaging and placed the round filler inside onto the scanning table in the machining center.

[Scanning....]

[Scan result: Fine-pore silica gel desiccant beads.]

Lorraine returned to the preparation room with the scan results.

"The scan results are in. This desiccant has a significant moisture-absorbing effect in low humidity conditions."

Hearing this, and considering his previous assessment, Bai Jin became even more confused.

"Rust bags, desiccants, gun oil, tarpaulins, and tightly sealed wooden crates—all these things together clearly indicate that these firearms are intended for long-term storage, but these firearms are obviously not capable of firing."

Platinum's brows furrowed deeper and deeper. She simply couldn't understand the point of all this. So she grabbed some tools and prepared to take the gun apart to find out what was going on.

Platinum deftly disassembled the gun, and strangely, the disassembly method was not much different from that of a real gun.

"This receiver is the kind used in air rifles. The charging handle has the same travel as a real gun, and the high-pressure air cylinder is hidden in the stock made of engineering plastic."

Platinum held up the disassembled magazine and looked at Lorraine.

"From the perspective of a replica gun, this magazine should use spherical plastic bullets, but the ammunition used in this magazine is similar to the lead bullets we design for air guns."

Lorraine thought for a moment and then asked Platinum a question.

"How do the size and materials of this gun compare to the real gun? Is it a 1:1 replica?"

Upon hearing Lorraine's question, Platinum assembled the gun and performed a few tactical maneuvers.

"I can't comment on the materials used in this gun, but its size is no different from that of a real gun."

While answering Lorraine's questions, Platinum examined the details of the gun.

"However, details such as the engraving are slightly different from those of a real gun."

After hearing Platinum's answer, Lorraine recalled a case she had seen in her previous life, in which terrorists disassembled firearms and reassembled them into several toy guns to evade customs inspection.

"Could this gun be modified to fire live rounds by changing the bolt?"

Upon hearing Lorraine's question, Platinum decisively shook her head.

"This is something that the AK family of guns can't do. It might be possible for the AR family of guns to do it, but it's even less likely for a pistol."

Lorraine nodded, indicating that she understood.

"Let's clean out that already opened box first and see if there's anything else under the tarpaulin."

Lorraine and Platinum took all the guns out of the box and put them aside.

The two then took out the tarpaulin from the gun case, and as they expected, there were some other things hidden at the bottom of the case.

Hidden at the bottom of the box was a flat black box. When Lorraine opened it, he saw a row of magazines and a large number of hollow tubular lead bullets inside.

"This box is full of air rifles? Then why use such expensive rust-proofing measures?"

Lorraine and Platinum were somewhat confused.

"Oh well, whatever, this is a boost to the firepower of our special operations operatives."

Completely baffled, Lorraine decisively abandoned her thought and picked up a crowbar to pry open the other box.

Platinum then put the AK-style pneumatic shotguns back in their original places.

"Crunch."

Lorraine grabbed the crowbar and pressed it down, successfully prying open the box lid.

"It's like what I said came true."

Lorraine sighed and took the weapons out of the box.

"Could this thing be made capable of firing live ammunition by changing the bolt action?"

Lorraine, both amused and exasperated, pulled a yellow rifle from the box.

"Uh-huh!!!"

Bai Jingang had just finished packing her box when she heard Lorraine's voice. As soon as she turned around, she saw a familiar figure.

"Scar?"

Platinum recognized this weapon, which is commonly used by foreign special forces.

"This can indeed achieve the effect you described."

As an elite special operations operator, Platinum would certainly be familiar with the weapons commonly used by various units and would also be quite familiar with the modular functions of the SCAR.

Platinum placed the wooden crate in the corner of the storage room, then put on work gloves and took the gun from Lorraine.

Bai Jin first took out a piece of cloth and laid it on the table on the side of the maintenance room. He then opened the rustproof bag and skillfully disassembled the gun.

Then, Platinum looked at Lorraine with a complicated expression.

"What's wrong? Did I do something wrong?"

Lorraine was startled by Platinum's gaze.

Platinum shook his head, sighed, and said.

"Commander, I just don't know what to say."

Platinum gestured for Lorraine to come closer, then pointed to the disassembled rifle on the table and said calmly.

"This gun is now a gas-operated hunting rifle, just like the previous ones. By simply changing the bolt, barrel, and stock, this gun can fire live ammunition."

"So I really ran into it?"

"Yes, there will most likely be several boxes of corresponding bolt action barrel magazines deep inside the compartment, and if you're lucky, there might even be a large amount of ammunition."

Platinum's words plunged Lorraine into memories.

"That compartment was piled high with boxes, making it impossible for anyone to move around. So the best place to hide these things is at the very bottom of those boxes."

Lorraine handed her hypothesis to Cleveland, asking her to help analyze its feasibility.

Based on your description, this is highly likely.

[Commander, I must warn you that retrieving these boxes will take a very long time.]

"No rush, let's talk about this in a few days. I have some new ideas on how to eliminate these destabilizing factors."