Since his battle with Abomination, and his combat footage appeared on the big screen, Andy felt his design was too embarrassing.
Although the lion armor looked formidable, once the warframe was fully equipped, he would realize this armor was too chuunibyou.
It had the feel of medieval armor, but the difference was that this armor was too flamboyant.
It didn't fit the image of a warframe. While it changed the warframe's appearance to a certain extent, it easily made people overlook that the warframe was the core.
So Andy planned to simplify the armor design and also manufacture some weapons and equipment.
Currently, Andy had too few weapons, and the types he could choose from were extremely limited, making it difficult for him to match his equipment.
For his future battles, Andy decided to manufacture all the weapons.
As for the stances required for melee weapons, he would have to practice them anyway.
Practicing stances in advance would be much better than training later when he manufactured equipment.
Therefore, Andy decided that in the coming days, besides research and study, he would first master all the stances.
He didn't need to master the stances perfectly; at least, he could use any weapon for combat whenever needed.
With the experience of designing armor for the first time, Andy quickly designed new armor components.
This time, the armor had no flashy decorations; instead, it aimed for an extremely minimalist direction.
The armor's appearance became thick, indicating its strong protective capabilities at a glance.
Under the operation of the manufacturing bay, this armor was quickly produced.
Upon its creation, Andy unlocked all the basic armor component designs.
Looking at the unlocked armor components, Andy found that the armor he designed was somewhat similar to the heavy ceramic armor among them.
In comparison, the lines of his self-designed armor components were not as graceful as the heavy ceramic armor; instead, they had a straightforward, rugged style.
He couldn't say which armor was better, but Andy's self-designed armor was clearly more suitable for decorating the rhino.
However, Andy also found it strange why his previous lion armor design hadn't unlocked any basic armor components.
Curious, Andy began to review the unlocked armor data.
In the armor component data, Andy saw many more armor types that were yet to be unlocked.
The design of the lion armor was completely outclassed by Orokin armor in every aspect.
Those unlocked armors all had their unique characteristics, and they could all aesthetically crush the lion armor.
Although the lion armor was designed fairly well, he did not highlight the warframe itself; instead, he obscured it.
Therefore, the lion armor failed to unlock the armor component design blueprints, as armor is meant to highlight the warframe, not obscure it.
After naming his self-designed armor heavy ceramic, Andy equipped the armor on the rhino.
This heavy ceramic, with its rugged lines, had a special aesthetic on the rhino, exuding an explosive sense of power.
This was completely different from the previous lion armor; the heavy ceramic had no awkward spots.
It was as if the armor was meant to be there, making the entire warframe look more powerful, yet without drawing unconscious attention to the armor's appearance.
After admiring the rhino for a while, Andy looked at Excalibur and Volt, helplessly rubbing his forehead.
He suddenly felt that his aesthetic sense had gone awry. Why would he think that carving a lion on the armor could display his strength?
Although the heavy ceramic was plain-looking, once equipped, it clearly displayed a warframe's power more effectively than the lion armor.
Andy felt incredibly helpless about his peculiar aesthetic.
Shaking his head, he reactivated the manufacturing bay. The weapon blueprints Andy had previously uploaded to the manufacturing bay were being manufactured piece by piece.
Clicking on the manufacturing bay's display, it showed the weapons currently being manufactured.
It was a rifle, a rifle that looked like a fishbone.
This gun was called the screw rifle. Unlike ordinary rifles, the screw rifle didn't fire bullets but long, thin screws when shot.
Inside the manufacturing bay, the ferocious-looking screw rifle was manufactured. This gun, which looked like it was covered in bone spikes, was placed before Andy.
Picking up the screw rifle, this gun looked larger than typical firearms.
However, it wasn't heavy, almost the same weight as brighton.
After loading the screw rifle with ammunition, Andy aimed at an iron cabinet in the laboratory and fired. After a gunshot.
Andy saw a long, thin screw embedded in the iron cabinet. The screw, nearly twenty centimeters long, had penetrated halfway through the metal sheet.
"Woo, the penetration effect of this screw is so strong; it's very suitable for armor-piercing."
Saying that, Andy pulled out all the screws. After looking at the long, thin screws, Andy picked up the screw rifle again to examine it closely.
He found it hard to believe that such long screws could be fired from an ordinary magazine.
This gave Andy a new understanding of Orokin's special ammunition. This special ammunition, which could transform into any type of bullet, truly lived up to its reputation.
Just as Andy was marveling at the screw rifle, another weapon was manufactured.
It was called the Hek, a double-barreled shotgun.
Compared to the menacing-looking screw rifle, the Hek appeared much more normal.
One could even say the Hek had extremely high aesthetic appeal, more eye-catching than firearms circulating on the market.
However, beneath its beautiful exterior, it possessed immense destructive power.
Andy held the Hek and pulled the trigger on the iron cabinet from earlier.
After a gunshot, the iron cabinet was torn to shreds by shrapnel.
The moment Andy released the trigger, there was another gunshot, and the iron cabinet was completely riddled with holes, even shattering the wall behind it.
"Audis believes the Hek is more suitable for armor-piercing than the screw rifle, and as a shotgun, isn't the Hek's power a bit excessive?"
Audis, who was recording the experiment, was shocked by the Hek's power.
This was not at all like the power a shotgun could achieve; it was more like the power a heavy autocannon could achieve.
Andy looked at the Hek in his hand with satisfaction. Indeed, he still preferred the feel of this double-barreled shotgun.
Moreover, this was the Hek's power without an Amplification Crystal. Andy could now hardly imagine what kind of power the Hek would have after fusing with an Amplification Crystal.
Looking at the weapons still being manufactured in the manufacturing bay, Andy took the Hek and the screw rifle to fuse them with Amplification Crystals.
Andy fused different elements into these two weapons.
The screw rifle was fused with Corrosive and Cold elements, aiming for a one-shot kill.
The Hek, on the other hand, was fused with Blast and Toxin, ensuring the enemy's complete annihilation under the dual elemental strike.
After fusing with Amplification Crystals, Andy took the two weapons to the weapon testing ground for weapon experiments.
The laboratory didn't have much space to test these two weapons, especially the Hek.
Andy suspected that one shot might directly shatter the Orokin Technology wall.
At the weapon testing ground, there was no need to worry about such things. Andy held the screw rifle and continuously fired at the target.
After a magazine of bullets was expended, the target, riddled with screws, was frozen into a block of ice.
That was a target made of metal; ordinary bullets could only leave some marks on it.
But the screw rifle directly penetrated the target, embedding itself within it.
Surprised by the screw rifle's performance after being enhanced by the Amplification Crystal, Andy was even more eager to see the Hek's performance.
Bang ~
Smoke drifted from the Hek's muzzle. Andy's finger remained tightly on the trigger, and he released his finger, firing at the newly erected target.
Two targets were directly shattered, turning into metal fragments scattered on the ground, with small sparks still glowing on them.