Chapter 143: First order

After resolving the matter at the Public Security Bureau and establishing a connection with Marcus, Li Ang went to the City Hall to change his identity to a formal citizen.

After politely declining the staff member's invitation to solo Iron Man, Li Ang walked out of the City Hall and began to check the treatment of a formal citizen.

First is a subsidy of 1,500 Star Coins every month without having to do anything.

Li Ang now finally understood why Danika said that non-staff citizens were lower-class people back then.

Don't look at 1,500 as not much, but now at least half of the people in the pioneer city can't reach this level of income every month.

You must know that a normal Public Security Bureau officer, a profession considered to be at an upper-middle level, only earns 3,000 Star Coins a month.

Secondly, there is the lifting of network restrictions; content that he couldn't view before can now be viewed.

Of course, very sensitive content still cannot be viewed; if you want to continue to improve your permissions, you can only join the official organizations of the Federation.

Organizations in the pioneer city such as the Public Security Bureau and the City Defense Army don't count.

This also made Li Ang realize that for the Federation, frontier colonial stars are still far from being considered their own people.

However, he didn't care; for him, as long as he could roughly understand the specific situation of this world, it was enough.

After solving the identity problem, Li Ang went to the Craftsman Association on the way and spent 500 Star Coins to get a new communication instrument.

Looking at the [King of Bronze and Fire #66666] that was somewhat familiar in the craftsman forum, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart:

'Now I've really become the King of Bronze and Fire.'

Li Ang wasn't in a hurry to improve his craftsman rank; after all, it hadn't been half a month since he became a first-rank craftsman.

And he also needed to ponder some more.

It was just that Li Ang had just returned home when a violent tremor suddenly made the house shake.

He walked to the window and took a look, finding that the dense swarm of insects had once again climbed onto the energy shield of the pioneer city.

But fortunately, the defensive shield was as stable as Mount Tai, with no signs of breaking.

After the insects on the defensive shield were cleared away, the tremor gradually subsided.

'Annoying insects...'

Not taking what happened just now to heart, Li Ang walked straight to the basement.

Looking at the more than half of Odin's corpse placed in the center, he couldn't help but scratch his head.

"What should I use for repairs..."

Please choose your hero:

1. Metal

2. Biological limbs

3. ...

Li Ang ultimately didn't rush in directly; after all, materials like a Dragon King's corpse are rare and hard to find.

Temporarily putting aside the matter of refining Odin into a corpse guardian, Li Ang began to examine the basement, which wasn't very large, while rubbing his chin.

'I can start preparing to make an alchemy workshop...'

'But if I expand the basement, does it count as an illegal building?'

Actually, the best situation would be for him to directly use space opening to create a Nibelungen in this basement.

But the problem is...

Li Ang doesn't know how.

Compared to the beggar version of conceptual armaments that he had some ideas about, the space opening materials Lao Tang gave him were like a heavenly book.

Speaking of conceptual armaments...

Li Ang beckoned slightly, and the fake Gungnir placed in the corner came into his hand.

'When Lao Tang made this fake, he only imitated the [Must-Hit] concept...'

'Then if I kill the metal and add Galos's alchemy array, what will happen?'

This was the beggar version of the conceptual armament solution Li Ang had thought of during this time.

Extracting concepts from things like fantasy, legends, and oneself was still too abstract, which was not something he, a small second-energy-level person, could do.

But the process of Lao Tang imitating Gungnir gave him inspiration.

Doing it as he thought, Li Ang spent 300 Star Coins through the communication instrument to buy some ordinary metal.

After all, it was just an attempt, and there was no need for very good materials.

Soon, the metal he bought was delivered to his home.

As "Heaven and Earth as a Furnace" expanded, the metal in front of Li Ang was quickly refined, and not long after, it reached the limit of what he could currently do.

After shaping it into the appearance of a long sword, he let out a light breath.

'Next is to implant the alchemy matrix.'

Thinking this way, a small alchemy matrix was struck into the gradually solidifying sword body using the method of making conceptual armaments.

If one observed carefully, one could see that this alchemy matrix was exactly [Concealment] from "Detailed Introduction to Alchemy."

Bang—

However, the next moment, the long sword, which hadn't completely cooled and formed, exploded instantly.

'Failed...'

Looking at the metal fragments that fell to the ground, Li Ang fell into thought.

'Is my train of thought wrong? Or is the material not good enough?'

'But clearly, the metal ore Lao Tang used was also just ordinary metal?'

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but frown tightly.

Until quite a while later, a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed through Li Ang's mind.

'Wait!'

He had fallen into a misunderstanding; the reason Lao Tang could do it was because his "Heaven and Earth as a Furnace" was much more powerful, and naturally, he was more perfect at killing metal than Li Ang was now, so he could be compatible with other concepts.

'So if the technology isn't enough, I can only make up for it with materials...'

Li Ang felt he shouldn't have thought wrong.

'Sure enough, the gap between professionals and non-professionals is still too big.'

He knew that being able to think clearly about the key was probably thanks to the special bonus of [Dragon-Blooded Alchemist].

That is, the speed of learning dragon-type alchemy would receive a slight bonus.

With a train of thought, Li Ang very decisively placed an order for two fire crystals through the Craftsman Association, spending a full 5,000 Star Coins, which made his heart bleed.

It's no wonder that some people would take risks to smuggle at such prices.

Under the influence of money, the two fire crystals were quickly delivered to his home.

As "Heaven and Earth as a Furnace" fired at full power, one of the crimson fire crystals was quickly quenched of some impurities.

It was just that compared to ordinary metal, fire crystals were undoubtedly more difficult to quench.

Originally, Li Ang was prepared to use two fire crystals directly, but he found that under the bonus of the [Dragon's Greed] specialty, he seemed to be able to complete this alchemy using one fire crystal.

However, can an alchemist's matter be called cutting corners? That's called saving materials!

Observing that it seemed impossible to go further, Li Ang shaped it into a dagger and then repeated the previous operation.

'Tsk...'

'I feel like I can only do this much.'

Then, under his nervous gaze, the dagger trembled slowly, as if it were about to fall apart at any moment.

Just like that, after several minutes, when a dagger that was looming and had a blade like fire-red glaze appeared in front of Li Ang, he finally breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

[Successfully made an alchemical item, profession experience +172].

'Succeeded, it seems my train of thought is feasible.'

The reason he said this was because Li Ang didn't transmit energy into the dagger, and it already presented the effect of [Concealment].

He picked up the dagger that had fallen to the ground and cut toward his right hand.

Swish—

A shallow white mark immediately appeared on Li Ang's right hand, and it didn't even break the skin.

However, this wasn't because there was a problem with the dagger, but because his current physical strength was a bit exaggerated.

Not to mention that the dagger in his hand was enchanted with [Concealment], not a concept like [Sharpness].

Li Ang tossed the dagger in his hand, and his mood became great for a time.

Although he didn't know if similar armaments had appeared elsewhere in this world, he was very certain that at least on the 9527th colonial star, there were none.

'Sigh, the people on this planet have also eaten fine grain.'

With this thought, Li Ang immediately opened the local trading website through the communication instrument and hung the dagger he had just refined on it.

The local here refers to the entire 9527th colonial star.

[Fire Crystal Dagger: Comes with concealment attribute, let you experience the pleasure of a wicked little knife cutting your butt.]

[Price: 15,000 Star Coins.]

[Seller: King of Bronze and Fire #66666 (Craftsman Association certified first-rank craftsman)].

Li Ang didn't know if this pricing was high; after all, the selling price of other similar weapons was only half.

'Get the reputation out first; after becoming famous, there will definitely be a steady stream of orders.'

'Lao Tang, I'll take your name!'

Li Ang felt his plan was perfect.

Once it entered a positive cycle, he would soon be able to liver the [Dragon-Blooded Alchemist] to full level.