Chapter 1766

This damned old thing!

Looking at the shameless smiling face of the Third Bureau Chief, the heart of the Flesh-Bound Doe, for the third time, surged with the impulse to kill him, but in the end, considering the "greater picture," she still suppressed her anger, closed her eyes, and spoke coldly:

"The one who made the pact with you back then has already gone missing in the Old Land; we merely inherited your agreement with the 'Slaughter King Society,' and we have no authority to amend the specific terms, so the price cannot be increased—only one question for twenty years!"

"Then why not just ask them separately?"

After glancing at the Flesh-Bound Doe enduring in silence before him, the Third Bureau Chief, in high spirits, chuckled and said:

"Like this, I'll give you one question for free—I made him three anomalous objects in total. You just ask what the first one is, what the second one is, what the third one is—doesn't that equal raising the price to sixty years?"

"..."

I shouldn't have taken this mission!

After furiously scraping her hooves in deep regret, the Flesh-Bound Doe let out a loud snort, and under the Third Bureau Chief's smug gaze, she bared her fangs and spoke:

"In the name of the official member 【Elk】 of the Slaughter King Society, adhering to the covenant established on the 【Legal Code】 by both parties, I initiate three inquiries against member 【Badger】; for each truthful answer given by member 【Badger】, the Slaughter King Society shall gratuitously extend his lifespan by twenty years..."

As the Flesh-Bound Doe's cold, hard chanting continued, several scraping sounds like chiseling stone tablets rang out in succession. Three lines of wedge-shaped script, each character only the size of a soybean, arranged horizontally, appeared out of thin air, and then, as if alive, they successively pierced the mouth of the round-headed old man, engraving his tongue and throat.

Tch…… this handwriting is truly ugly.

After spitting out his own tongue and gazing at the countless soybean-sized true-word inscriptions upon it, the Third Bureau Chief couldn't help but sneer in disdain, then immediately replied:

"I crafted a total of three anomalous objects for that 【Li Ang】: the first is the 【Dreamlust Invader】, forged from the weapon of the Lord of Desire-Dreams; its primary effect is to intrude into dreams, or to drag others into dreams;

the second is called the 【Unjust Serpent Pact】, brewed from the tail of the Wealth Goddess; its effect is, upon satisfying certain conditions, to forcibly exchange the target's anomalous object; the third is made from a water bottle…… uh……"

As he spoke these words, the round-headed old man's cheek twitched slightly, as if his tongue had been violently stabbed, and with a look of astonishment, after spitting out the blood foam in his mouth, he furrowed his brows, thought for a moment, then continued with a speechless expression:

"The third anomalous object is made from the partial soul of the 'former' Water Bottle Executive, combined with Spirit-Piercing Nettle, forming the 【Hand of Wails】; once struck, even a true god would scream in agony……

Well, those are all the anomalous objects I made for him…… Speaking of which, this agreement is truly no ordinary rigidity—even omitting a single 'former' would deem my statement false?"

"Damn it!"

Without paying heed to the Third Bureau Chief's complaints, after hearing the news of these three anomalous objects and firmly etching them in her heart, the Flesh-Bound Doe couldn't help but curse, then immediately wore an angry expression and questioned:

"You broke your promise! Where is the crucial immortality, and the ability to plunder authority? Why aren't they included here?"

"You didn't ask that~"

After glaring at the utterly enraged Flesh-Bound Doe, the round-headed old man's mouth corners suddenly shot up, he flashed her a brilliant smile, then, with twitching brows and darting eyes, said:

"I can again give you one piece of information for free—that 【Li Ang】 studied here…… cough! cough cough cough!"

Suddenly seeming as if he were about to gasp his last, a violent fit of coughing overtook him; the Third Bureau Chief collected his strange expression, straightened his face, and said solemnly:

"When he last came here, besides asking me to help craft anomalous objects, he also used the rare materials I provided, and personally forged five anomalous objects here…… so would you like to ask five more questions?"

Anomalous objects personally forged by Li Ang Ryan?

Upon hearing the Third Bureau Chief's words, the Flesh-Bound Doe couldn't help but hesitate, then immediately shook her head with a wary expression:

"I won't ask! He's merely a beginner; even with your guidance, he definitely couldn't forge anything decent!"

"You're full of shit!"

Upon hearing the Flesh-Bound Doe's words, the round-headed old man instantly flew into a rage, violently slapping his own tombstone.

"Who the hell guided him? I never guided him at all! That brat didn't learn a single thing of blacksmithing from me…… grass!" After swearing angrily, having been punished for lying, the Third Bureau Chief spat out the blood foam in his mouth with two "pah" sounds, then lowered his face and said:

"Fine! I admit, I did teach him a little something, and he also produced results that opened my eyes—this kid's talent in the Golden Bull Palace secret arts is absolutely one-of-a-kind; in the entire history of the Purification Bureau, no second such unique talent can be found.

And he used vast quantities of precious materials, under my…… my guidance, personally forged those five anomalous objects by his own hand, which possess mysterious abilities nearly peerless; speaking of uniqueness, they even surpass the vast majority of numbered anomalous objects."

?!?

After glancing at the Third Bureau Chief's mouth and discovering the 【Legal Code】 had not been triggered, the Flesh-Bound Doe couldn't help but suck in a breath of deathly air, both her deer eyes filled with shock.

One-of-a-kind, peerless, surpassing the vast majority of numbered anomalous objects…… just from studying two or three months, he could reach this level? Is Li Ang's blacksmithing talent really that exaggerated?

"See? I told you the truth."

After waggling his tongue twice, letting the Flesh-Bound Doe inspect the 【Legal Text】 above it, the somewhat regretful Third Bureau Chief lowered his face and said:

"In short, I can guarantee that the anomalous objects personally forged by that 【Li Ang】 are absolutely something you've never seen in your lifetime, nor even the entire Slaughter King Society in their lifetimes, and they will absolutely cause you tremendous shock.

Well, the specific terms remain the same as before—still one anomalous object per question, five questions for a total of one hundred years—do you want this information?"

"..."

How could I possibly refuse such precious information!

Recalling those horrifyingly astonishing descriptions from the Third Bureau Chief's mouth, the Flesh-Bound Doe nearly blurted out her agreement.

However, thinking of having just been deceived, she hesitated for a moment, then narrowed her three deer eyes and said:

"I am indeed interested in this information, but you must first tell me—does his immortality and authority-plundering ability actually reside within these five anomalous objects?"

"Heh heh."

Faced with the Flesh-Bound Doe's inquiry, the Third Bureau Chief coldly snorted, then reached out and pinched a nonexistent zipper, gently pulling it left to right beside his lips.

"From now on, I say nothing—ask or don't ask as you please!"

"..."

"Damn it! This old thing is clearly still trying to scheme against me!"

Seeing the round-headed old man clearly preparing to trap her, the Flesh-Bound Doe couldn't help but resentfully stomp her hooves twice, instinctively wanting to refuse this transaction.

But recalling the Third Bureau Chief's descriptions—sounding utterly exaggerated yet proven true by the 【Legal Code】—she ultimately gritted her teeth and opened her mouth again.

"In the name of the official member 【Elk】 of the Slaughter King Society, adhering to the covenant established on the 【Legal Code】 by both parties, I initiate five inquiries against member 【Badger】..."

(End of Chapter)