In a small place like the Xuanniao Base, an alloy-based mutant is already considered high-level combat power. Even without participating in the recruitment conference, they could join any faction and receive decent treatment.

It was only because George Webb had just moved to Xuanniao Base and hardly anyone knew him yet; otherwise, the three major families would have already come to invite him to join.

George Webb's performance was also astonishing. Without using his alloy body, he easily lifted a thousand-jin barbell with one hand and swung it around effortlessly. Such ease was absolutely impossible for someone at the steel level.

All three families extended olive branches to him, but George Webb did not make an immediate decision and only said he would consider it.

All the mutants who signed up for the recruitment conference had already demonstrated their abilities, and finally, it was time for the representatives of the three families to showcase their own strength.

“I didn't expect an alloy-based mutant to participate in today's recruitment conference. With George Webb here, the demonstration segment we arranged earlier seems a bit childish. If we continue as planned, it would only make us a laughingstock. I have a suggestion—would you two be interested in hearing it?” Charles Quinn said to himself.

“Brother Qi, you have a point. With George Webb present, our previous preparations do seem a bit inadequate. What suggestion do you have, Brother Qi?” David Warren immediately chimed in.

“I recently acquired an alloy pet. How about using it as a touchstone? What do you two think?” As Charles Quinn spoke, he pulled a pet capsule from his coat pocket and tossed it out.

Chapter 010: The Bet

A blue metallic capsule, about the size of an egg, rapidly transformed in midair, just like a Transformer. By the time it landed, it had miraculously become a robot gunslinger with a blue metal exoskeleton. The robot gunslinger wore a metal gun holster at its waist and a metal cowboy hat on its head.

Standing a head taller than the average person, the super-speed gunslinger had a skull-like face with a metallic sheen, and its eyes flashed red, making it look both eerie and terrifying, yet with an indescribable sense of chilling beauty.

“That's... a super-speed gunslinger...” Among the mutants in the audience, someone exclaimed in envy.

Super-speed gunslingers, such rare alloy creatures, were usually only seen in videos. For most mutants, this was their first time seeing one in person.

“Isn't it a bit extravagant to use a super-speed gunslinger as a touchstone?” Old Newton spoke up.

He naturally knew how formidable a super-speed gunslinger was. If he encountered one in the wild, he could rely on terrain, equipment, and mutant pets to deal with it—it wouldn't be too difficult.

But in this small arena, without equipment or pets, even Old Newton wasn't confident he could handle the super-speed gunslinger under these conditions. He might even get injured by it.

If that happened, he wouldn't be able to take Henry Lincoln's place, and Charles Quinn and David Warren would surely force Henry Lincoln to step up.

Although Henry Lincoln had just demonstrated a stunning gun-snatching move, Old Newton knew very well that Henry Lincoln hadn't even completed his mutation yet. He absolutely couldn't let him face the super-speed gunslinger head-on.

“I think it's fine. We can't let others laugh at our three families, can we? It's rare for Young Master Qi to be so generous, using such a rare super-speed gunslinger as a touchstone. I have no objections. What do you say, Fourth Master Lin?” David Warren and Charles Quinn echoed each other, leaving Henry Lincoln with no room to refuse.

Old Newton wanted to speak up to help Henry Lincoln out, but Henry Lincoln calmly said, “When I make a move, I never hold back. If such a rare pet gets destroyed just like that, it would be a real pity.”

“It's just an alloy-level super-speed gunslinger, nothing special. Since Fourth Master Lin has no objections, let's settle it then.” Charles Quinn closed the matter with finality.

Old Newton sighed inwardly: “Little Fifth is smart, but he hasn't been through much before and lacks experience. How can he outplay Charles Quinn and David Warren? I can only risk everything now. No matter what, I must help Little Fifth get through this. But the super-speed gunslinger is so fast, there's no chance in a direct confrontation. If it comes to it, I'll have to take a hit head-on and hope for mutual destruction. As long as I destroy the super-speed gunslinger, we should be able to get through this. As for whether the Qi and Wang families will become more suspicious, I can't worry about that now.”

“There’s only one super-speed gunslinger, but there are three of us. The way you’re all looking at me—don’t tell me this is all for me?” Henry Lincoln stared coldly at Charles Quinn.

Charles Quinn coughed twice. “Fourth Master Lin, you’re overthinking it. Of course, we’ll take turns—everyone gets a chance. How could it be just for you? We wouldn’t miss such an opportunity to show off our strength. If you’re so eager, Fourth Master Lin, we can let you go first.”

“Don’t bother with those petty tricks in front of me. You just want to see me in action, right? No need to make it so complicated—it couldn’t be simpler.” Henry Lincoln raised his right hand and extended a finger in front of Charles Quinn.

“Fourth Master, what do you mean by this?” Charles Quinn didn’t understand what Henry Lincoln meant.