If she wasn't looking at Lin Ye's embarrassed expression, Jessica would probably think that Lin Ye was making a joke.
It's fine buying 500 rounds of general use ammunition since it's not that hard to use them conservatively. But what's the use of buying just ten Arts bullets...
Jessica has never heard of anyone who only buys ten bullets. She feels bad for Dr Lin Ye. He had always greeted her even if she was a nervous wreck. If she had the means to do so, she would've already delivered a cart of Arts bullets to him.
Does he really have no money?
Lin Ye is a little bit embarrassed since he only bought ten bullets at a time. It's hard to make an excuse for it. But he really has no money.
The price of the Arts bullets is almost ten times more expensive than the normal ones.
Ten times!
If you can buy 500 rounds of normal ammunition, you can only buy 50 Arts ammunition.
However, Lin Ye is really sensitive to the number fifty.
Even if the Arts bullets are as good as Jessica describes them to be, fifty rounds are really too low.
And it is impossible for Lin Ye to throw away all his savings to buy bullets. He always has to keep some for emergencies.
So, let's try buying ten shots for now and use it as a secret weapon for critical moments, otherwise, it really can't be used. Ah! I wish I had endless money!Lin Ye shouts emotionally in his heart.
Jessica thought about it for a while, and then reminded Lin Ye euphemistically: "There should be no problem with 500 rounds of normal bullets, but the art ones are I think a bit harder."
"It's fine if you can't find it." Lin Ye waves his hand.
Although he was a little bit heartbroken, he still wouldn't force her. "Just help me buy the 500 rounds of normal bullets. Besides, I'm not a sniper operator. Yeah, I just need a few hundred bullets to defend myself with."
This sentence seems like he's explaining his reasons to Jessica, but in fact, Lin Ye was just comforting himself.
Yeah, I am not a combat operator, just a psychologist. Why would I want such a good bullet for? No need for that. No need at all. You don't need to look badass! Stay calm! No need!Lin Ye keeps reminding himself in his heart, but his hurt expression was still seen by Jessica.
Jessica sighed slightly in her heart. If it's that little, maybe she could sacrifice some snacks to get him those bullets
"R-Right! Dr Lin! " Jessica suddenly thinks of something and turns to look at the black steel sword hanging by Lin Ye's waist, "I heard that you have outstanding sword skills."
The topic suddenly shifted from bullets to swords.
"No, no." Lin Ye shakes his head, "I'm decent enough."
"But I heard that you defeated Yato-senpai in a duel. "Lin Ye feels a bit embarrassed.
Obviously, the sudden eruption of the wave leaping strike caught Yato by surprise, but everyone thought that he had defeated her.
"That's a fluke." Lin Ye said, "I still have a long way to go to be as strong as her."
"... Actually, what I mean is, since you have good swordsmanship skills, why do you need to use a gun? Isn't that a waste?" Jessica asks Lin Ye.
Lin Ye really didn't know how to answer this question. In his past life, if someone asked him, why not practice swordsmanship. Lin Ye would definitely think that the other party was a fool for not knowing the existence of firearms.
However, in Terra, the practicality of guns is inferior to melee weapons in many ways.
Of course, this is mainly due to the existence of different races and Originium.
For example, Skadi, and Shining are true sword masters, but their combat power is by no means comparable.
"I need to have my options open. I'm a pure human."
"But it's not that easy to use your new gun." Jessica says, "Guns are said to be different from other weapons, but they're actually the same. Without a lot of training, it's not easy to use it, Dr. Lin. Can I ask, how many times have you fired a gun?"
Lin thought for a moment and realized he probably only shot about a dozen bullets in total
Lin Ye's mouth twitched slightly: "Not much."
Jessica nods without speaking, but Lin Ye understood what she meant.
After all, he comes from a world where guns are more important. And his shooting skill is no way near the same as college students participating in military training. So, the marksmanship between them can be said to be incomparable.
However, bullets in this world are too expensive, even the cheapest bullets can also be considered expensive. Lin Ye thinks that once he obtains the 500 bullets from Jessica, he would definitely not use them for training. It really couldn't be used for training with how little money he has.
But you can't blame me for that! If I could pick a world to be transported, I would've picked Girls Frontline!He complains in his heart.
"Your race is indeed much more suitable for swordsmanship than for guns." Jessica continues, "But if you can get a good enough sword, it can also effectively improve your strength. Why didn't you get a better sword?"
Lin Ye froze: "A good enough sword? But I already have this black sword."
Jessica shakes her head "That sword is not enough, Dr. Lin." Lin Ye thinks for a while. That certainly seems to be the case.
In Rhodes Island, this black sword can be used as a training sword.
But Lin Ye doesn't know how an excellent sword is different from an ordinary sword. The pros and cons of a gun can be analyzed through various data, but how should the pros and cons of the sword be differentiated?
"I think this sword should be enough." Lin Ye said.
"If you say so," Jessica says, "But you haven't used other swords yet, how do you know that other swords won't perform better than your current black sword?"
...That seems to make sense.
"I have a senior called Franka. She has a very good sword. "Jessica said, "It can easily cut a few centimeters into steel plates."
"Steel plate?" Lin Ye was surprised, "That's an exaggeration right?"
"No. "Jessica shakes her head, "That is what I saw with my own eyes. She was able to cut both the enemy and the shield into two with a single slash. If it was me in that situation, there would be no way for me to deal with such an enemy. Even with Arts bullets, ninety-nine percent of them won't be able to do anything against this kind of enemy before bypassing the shield first."
This made him think.
"So, Dr. Lin." Jessica looked at Lin Ye and cautiously spoke to him. For fear of hurting Lin Ye's self-esteem,
"The advantages and disadvantages of guns and swords are obvious. If you want to use guns, you must invest a lot of money and resources. There will also be a lot of restrictions placed upon you. But if it's a sword, you would only need to invest a sum of resources to get a good enough blade and once you temper your sword skills to a high enough level, the gains from it would definitely be higher than that of investing in guns. But, the sword I'm talking about here is not a training sword like the black sword, but one that really belongs to you. A real sword."
Lin Ye nods slowly.
Originally, he hadn't thought much about this, he felt that the black sword was enough. He thought that it was better to spend money on guns.
But just as Jessica said, in Terra, swords are somewhat more superior to guns. Like a sword that can cut through a shield as Jessica mentioned. It is indeed not comparable to the black steel sword in his hand.
Oh, there's also Chi Xiao. If it wasn't Ch'en's blade I would've gladly taken it for myself... It's just a thought though, I don't plan to die yet...Lin Ye silently says in his heart.
"I understand." At this moment, Lin Ye's thinking seemed to be much clearer. Then he asked Jessica,
"Then what do you know about..."
"Swords? I'm sorry but I can't give any good advice for you, Dr. Lin." Jessica smiles bitterly, "My understanding of them is near to none."
"Okay." Lin Ye nods, "Then I will ask someone else, but don't cancel the bullets I asked for. I still want them."
Jessica purses her lips and smiles 'You still can't let go of that gun? You really do love guns, Dr. Lin."
For him, guns are more reliable than melee weapons and are safer.
"I understand, I will help you. "Jessica nodded, but then she thought of something,
"Then again..."
"Huh? What's the matter?"
"You are obviously a doctor. But do you want to be a combat operator? I assume so with how much thought you're putting into weapons, like right now."
Lin Ye is taken aback by Jessica's words, yes, he is obviously a medical or logistic worker. But he really needs more protection measures for himself.
After all, no matter where I go, some people would still want to take my life. There are always thugs out there that's out to get me.Lin Ye thought,
He then chatted with Jessica casually for a while before leaving with 5 boxes of milk biscuits on his hands that was forcibly given to him by the cat girl.
As soon as he returned to his office, he was greeted by Orchid.
{Rhodes Island's Psychologist}
Draft by Jaq
Proofread by d0d0b1rd NeverAnAuthor
Edit by Jaq