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Buying the "Thunder Kiss Sniper Rifle" cost Ma Lu another 4000 Atonement Points.

Now he had only 3792 Atonement Points left on hand, but after the Weaponry Department bought back the Chameleon Double-Barrel Shotgun at a 10 percent discount, they returned 699 Atonement Points to Ma Lu.

Therefore, Ma Lu had a total of 4491 Atonement Points.

He didn't choose to save them for next time but continued spending and added another piece of equipment for the team's main C, the Hellhound.

"Iron Will"

Attack Power +5

Defensive Power +4

Vitality +60

Sin Value upper limit +40

Additional Effect: Can ignore cooldown time and continuously release active skills, each use of this effect will cost 20 HP, immune to poison effects, and when HP drops to 1, it will not decrease further within 1 minute.

Although witches have always had a tradition of body modification, and the technology for body modifications in Holy Temple City is very mature with virtually no risks associated with surgery, Yun Que and the others don't reject body modifications.

However, Ma Lu always preferred to keep their original organs intact, enhancing strength with wearable equipment, and wasn't very keen on altering witches' bodies.

Yet the purple-haired girl was an exception; the Hellhound had requested body modification from Ma Lu not just once.

Moreover, "Iron Will" was the equipment of her dreams, her desire for this mechanical heart only second to the Terminator 3000 Arm.

In the end, Ma Lu decided to respect her wishes and spent 4400 Atonement Points to replace her heart.

The entire surgery lasted about 40 minutes, and after it was over, the Bliss Bird cast a healing spell on her.

Ma Lu, carrying the still sleeping Hellhound whose anesthesia hadn't worn off, came to the helipad and carefully placed her on the warhorse.

After that, he also mounted the flying machine.

While the purple-haired girl was undergoing surgery, Ma Lu had already checked the mission system.

This week, the Sacred Order of Knights had issued five missions all at once.

Among them were the usual clearance tasks, plus a hunting task for a Fallen Witch, as well as two investigation tasks related to the Witch Alliance.

But Ma Lu wasn't particularly interested in these missions, until his gaze fell on the last task and suddenly his eyes lit up.

He saw news about Meteorite Shards once again.

Ma Lu didn't understand exactly what was going on with this plane, why meteorites kept falling.

The Goladot Mountains had only recently been hit by a meteorite, and now it was Circle Mirror Lake's turn.

However, Ma Lu was in need of them, as after his Knight Level had reached level 10, he had unlocked a new inscription module that could enchant weapons and equipment with new effects.

The timing of these Meteorite Shards was just right, and Ma Lu glanced at the issuance time of the task, which was 1 day ago.

Those Meteorite Debris probably hadn't been discovered by others yet, but he needed to act quickly because the reward for this Collection Task was quite substantial.

It was even more generous than the Goladot Mountains, with a reward of 200,000 Holy Silver Coins and 2400 Atonement Points.

For each additional piece of Meteorite Debris found, there would be an additional 40,000 Holy Silver Coins, 600 Atonement Points.

Although it still couldn't compare with hunting witches, it was already a notch above the other tasks.

Ma Lu set Circle Mirror Lake as the destination and drove the warhorse towards it.

He had already upgraded the Traveler's Bracelet, and this time he had more time for activities than before, and he was lucky—the location of the Collection Task he had just taken wasn't far from Circle Mirror Lake.

He could first seek out the Meteorite Shards and then complete the task assigned by the Church.

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After a lengthy four-hour flight, Ma Lu successfully arrived at Circle Mirror Lake, located to the east of the Northern Forest.

After passing a grassland, there was a broad-leaved forest, and Circle Mirror Lake lay within it.

Circling above the lake on his war steed, Ma Lu understood why the Church had offered such a high reward for this Collection Task.

Aside from the four Meteorite Debris that had fallen on the shore, the remaining seven were beneath the water, which made the collection much more difficult than in the mountains.

Ma Lu decided to first collect the easily accessible ones, finding a place to land.

The purple-haired girl had woken up halfway through the journey, showing none of the post-surgery weakness. Donning her Iron Will, she seemed even more vibrant than before and couldn't wait to test her new equipment.

However, as soon as she saw the location of the mission, she immediately protested,

"Hey, why is it by the lake? Don't you know I hate water the most?"

"Don't rush," Ma Lu said, "You'll have your chance to shine in the clean-up task later. For now, we need to find the Meteorite Shards before the Church does."

"What do you want with those dark stones?" the Ouroboros Serpent asked curiously.

"Equipment enhancement," Ma Lu didn't conceal it.

The Bliss Bird was taken aback, "Equipment enhancement? Is that what those meteorites are for? But my teacher once told me that, with the Church's current progress, this research would be hard to realize within ten years."

"I'm not using the Church's technology," Ma Lu said. "It's my own technology."

The Ouroboros Serpent's eyes lit up with excitement, "Your technology? Can you share it with the Witch Alliance? They would definitely thank you."

"I can't share it," Ma Lu shook his head. "Only I can use this technology."

"Then... have you considered joining the Witch Alliance?"

"I'm not a witch, so I'd rather not join that crowd."

"The Witch Alliance isn't only comprised of witches; there are also ordinary humans," the Ouroboros Serpent was still persistent.

"Not interested."

Ma Lu checked the locations of the Meteorite Shards on the Chessboard Map, then headed towards one.

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On the way, they encountered some Energized Plants, which Ma Lu had the four witches deal with casually.

In addition, at the location of that Meteorite Shard, they also encountered a 3-star Energized Plant.

But the hungry Hellhound took less than two minutes to settle it.

The purple-haired girl didn't even use her Skill, simply defeating the Energized Plant with basic attacks.

Then Ma Lu asked Yun Que to hand over her new weapon; he used the Meteorite Shard to inscribe it, resulting in a new effect which halved the damage from Earth Attribute attacks.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

This effect wasn't bad, but it had a narrow application, and it obviously wasn't an ideal match for the Thunderstrike Sniper Rifle.

But enchanting was like that, filled with randomness. You might get an awesome effect or a useless one.

Still, Ma Lu wasn't discouraged; having an effect was better than none at all, so he continued towards the second Meteorite Shard.

The fight this time was even simpler than the first, and Ma Lu received more good news. After obtaining the second Meteorite Shard, he found that he could overwrite previously enchanted effects with new ones from the Meteorite Shards.

This also gave Ma Lu a sigh of relief because it meant that he could reduce his workload considerably and avoid getting stuck in Relic Hell.