The Chimera SMG project had consumed much of the beginner package resources provided by the system.
Until Malric returned with news about new material suppliers, all these designs would remain sleeping dragons on parchment.
She stored the blueprints in her inventory and stretched out on the bed.
Mental exhaustion overtook her swiftly, and sleep came like a curtain falling.
When Kiara awoke, the room was bathed in the warm amber glow of sunset. The clock showed six in the evening.
She opened the store as usual.
Customers were scarce.
With nothing else demanding her attention, she sat behind the counter and continued producing 9mm bullets one by one.
Each creation required a small act of focus.
Each success added one more round to her growing stockpile.
At 7:35 PM, a young couple entered.
They purchased a single-shot pistol and ten bullets, thanked her nervously, and left.
