# Ch. 18: Exotic weaponry
The foxes were finishing up with their basic weapons training.
All that was left were some miscellanea.
J: Ok, since you may run out of ammo in the field,
we will also be showing you some stuff that doesn't use ammo.
F4: Hold on, weren't we going to avoid direct conflict?
J: Well, you never know!
Sometimes you're just minding your business and BAM. Zombie horde.
J: You wouldn't want to be caught defenseless then, would you?
F4: No sir!
F1: What are zombies, sir?
F2-6: You don't know?
G: They are like, angry walking corpse things that eat people?
F1: Oh, they call them "hungry peasants" where I live.
J: I mean yes, but no! They're called zombies! z-o-m-b-i-e-s.
F3: You seem to have relaxed a bit.
J: Well, at least most of you didn't lack basic knowledge this time.
J: Now, here are some bladed weapons, and also staff weapons.
A variety of polearms and bladed weapons were laid on the table.
Z: All of these have a regenerating nanoscale edge, so do not cut yourselves.
F5: Can I do magic with this staff?
J: No, It's just a halberd. But then again, magic is all about waving your rod.
F6: Can I pick up this sword?
G: Yeah!
F6 lifted the 220cm, 5kg greatsword with little effort.
F6: This one is about my height.
J: Yes, that's the point! Now, does anyone else want a greatsword?
F3: I'll think I'll have this long hammer thing.
J: It's a bec de corbin.
F2: What?
J: I'd say it's a French word, but you don't know French.
G: Well, hello mister Omniglot.
J: It means raven's beak, ok!?
F2: Why not call it like that, then?
J: Call it however you want. Can't have culture here.
F4: I think I'll pick up that one with the thin blade.
J: A rapier? Good, but it isn't going to cut it as a primary,
so choose more weapons.
F4: Wait, why not?
J: Do you feel confident in facing hordes of zombies with this?
F4: W-well, how about I add another one?
J: Carry two of these sabres alongside four rapiers and we're talking.
You'll need spares since they can break.
F4: Really?
Z: If by fragile you mean not indestructible, then yes.
F2: Ohh, you have lots of knives!
G: These are throwing knives, and combat knives.
You know the difference, right?
F2: Uhhh... These are the ones for combat?
J: You're right.
F2: :-)
J: By accident.
F2: :-(
F6: Why not just use a gun instead of so many knives?
J: You see, some guy may think he's Neo and dodge bullets like they're nothing,
but not necessarily knives. So they're an option alongside shotguns.
F6: Who's Neo?
J: Neone of your business.
F2: I think I'll have a bunch of throwing knives, and two of these combat ones.
Z: Mm-hm. *Checking serial killer list*
F2: And two of these short swords?
J: Arming swords, but it's ok.
The sound of box-ticking unnerved her.
F5: Whoah. I'm definitely using this one.
Z: Who put a chainsaw in there?
G: Heh.
Jack smacked G with a newspaper.
J: No. You can't use that. Choose something else.
F5: Aw. How about two of these bastard swords?
J: Slap in a dagger and you're good.
F1: Can I have a shield?
A tentacle threw him a riot shield.
J: Sure. And?
F1: Uhhh...
J: ...
F1: Hmmm...
J: ...
J: Have an estoc and a knife.
F1: Thanks.
J: Freya, you'll also carry two bastard swords. Filbert, two machetes.
Everyone must carry at least one knife, and 'C' will show you the basics.
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Note that the chopping weapons weren't
that much lighter than the normal versions.
The other ones were pretty light.
J: Hmmm... You're still kinda lacking in polearms.
Freya gets a pass though.
F3: Why?
J: Uhh, huge sword!?
F5: I've seen bigger.
G: Where?
F5: Ah, there was this man who was ten feet tall...
They got some polearms.
J: Finally, I present to you, the most powerful weapon of all.
F6: That's a shovel.
Z: Yes.
F6: ...
F3 Do you always talk like that?
G: No?
F3: ...
After poor communication skills, they chose their final gear:
Faber Fifi Filbert Finn Frank Freya
Ultra-Mag Mk47 6-gauge RPG-7 S-18 M242
FN-D
Deagle Deagle Beretta Beretta BFR Deagle
Extra ammo Grenades M120 Caltrops MGL Plastic
explosives
Shovel Throwing Crowbar Rapier x4 Halligan Shovel
knives bar
Riot Arming Bec de Sabre x2 Bastard, Greatsword
Shield sword x2 Corbin sword x2
Estoc Shovel Machete x2 6m pike Shovel Bastard
sword x2
Combat Combat Combat Combat Combat Combat
knife x2 knife x2 knife x2 knife x2 knife x2 knife x2
Halberd Halberd Shovel Shovel Bec de Cookie
Corbin
Dice Dagger
Exploding knees not our problem!
Finally, they went to have some dinner.
They had some shrimps, rose petals, and mushroom sauce.
Also rose water.
Z: I'm thinking that our current munitions may not be enough.
F5: You're serious?
Z: Yes. Therefore, I'm planning to include incendiary and poison rounds.
F6: And why didn't you do that to begin with?
Z: Because I'm still figuring out how to
mass-produce polonium for the incendiary rounds,
and you will require substantial protection to safely use the poison ones.
F4: Uh, what do the poison rounds contain?
Z: They should have blister agents, neurotoxins, dioxins, perfluoroalkyls,
organophosphates, and blood agents.
F2: What?
Z: Being within five meters of the impact zone should kill anyone in five seconds.
F2: Oh.
Z: Or less. If the target somehow survives,
it will suffer from internal tissue corrosion, and permanent intoxication.
F3: But, what if the target can regenerate biomass ex-nihilo?
J: How do you know Latin?
Z: That is were the incendiary rounds come in.
They should maintain five-hundred C temperatures for at least a hundred days,
and cling vigorously to the target.
G: So, napalm on steroids?
Z: Yes, but as I said, I am still working on it.
F5: I may like weapons and all, but this is too much.
My muscles are still sore all over.
J: Allow me to stab you with a thousand
needles for some minutes and I'll fix that.
F5: Uh, fine? Why didn't you do that to begi-
He got pierced alright.
J: Because I wanted you to suffer for being such an idiot.
Now, don't move, or it will really hurt.
F5: ...
J: No, you can't sign out.
F6: I really don't feel like I could carry so much stuff for long.
G: Fortunately, you won't!
F4: Huh?
Z: We were able to design boxes of slime
that could produce the gear according to your needs.
Z: This means that you will only have to carry a modest amount of slime.
F4: Great! My back was killing me.
Z: Beware that making the larger weapons can take a minute or so,
so think about what to get before using it.
F2: Why not just summon everything?
Z: The point of the slime is to save weight,
and it cannot make more weapons than its own mass,
which is about half your weapons without ammo.
F1: That reminds me, how will we resupply?
Z: The slime can regenerate propellant and casings very slowly,
but you would be better off shoving giving it the raw resources.
It should only use heavy metals and water
once we figure out the "atomic physics" thing.
F5: So just lead?
Z: Ideally bismuth, but lead, mercury and precious metals also work.
Maybe I should consider the radiation problem...
J: Nah, they aren't going to have children anyways.
G: First, weren't you working? And second,
radiation poisoning probably IS a big deal.
J: Ugh fine, you got me. I'm finishing up though.
He wasn't.