Chapter 56: Fishermen never return empty-handed

Before today, Danika had always thought that Li Ang’s profession was the same as hers—stronger than ordinary professions, but not reaching the strength of those rare professions.

But now it was hard to say.

After all, this level of self-healing ability rarely appears in a first-tier professional.

'What exactly is this kid’s profession?'

A hint of doubt arose in Danika’s heart, but now was not the time to dwell on these things.

"Catch him, Li Ang!"

She shouted at Li Ang and then entangled herself with the three-meter-tall mining robot in front of her again.

Although it was a mining robot, the giant drill equipped on its right hand was chilling just to look at, not to mention the patterns on its body that flashed with flowing fiery red energy from time to time.

It was clear that this robot, which should have been for mining purposes, had been modified by Raymond.

Seeing this, Li Ang secretly thought:

'Sure enough, [Craftsman] is not just a research-type profession.'

Thinking of this, he immediately rushed toward Raymond, who had already touched the edge of the mine at some point.

Seeing the fierce man who kicked Higgins to death rushing toward him, Raymond was suddenly startled: "Federal profanity*!"

The thin man covered in oil stains ran for his life, but he clearly couldn't outrun Li Ang, this numerical monster.

Realizing he was about to be caught up, Raymond took out his firearm and shot backward without even looking.

Bang, bang, bang—

Small-caliber bullets flew everywhere, and one or two happened to graze Li Ang’s body, but unfortunately, this level of injury disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye under the repair of Innate Reversion.

"That’s not how you use a gun."

A demonic whisper rang in Raymond’s ear. He turned his head and saw a white palm reaching toward him.

"!!"

Raymond was terrified and subconsciously wanted to scream.

But before he could make a sound, he rolled his eyes and fainted.

Li Ang withdrew his palm, looked at the [Craftsman] lying on the ground in front of him, and couldn't help but scratch his cheek.

'So fragile...'

Just what he didn't expect was that even though Raymond had fainted, the mining robot in the mine showed no signs of stopping.

Seeing this, Li Ang immediately wanted to go to support Danika.

However, at this moment, Danika dodged the drill that was drilling toward her and shouted helplessly: "Chief, you’ve been watching for so long, it’s time for you to come out, right?"

"There’s definitely no one coming to save them."

Hearing this, Li Ang was stunned for a moment, and then a sense of surprise welled up in his heart.

Ma Kusi is here?!

Whoosh—

The next moment, a sturdy red figure descended from the sky, smashing the giant mining robot into pieces.

Public Security Bureau Chief Ma Kusi stood in the wreckage of the robot, which was still sizzling with sparks, and said earnestly to Danika: "Fishing requires patience. What if someone is hiding like me?"

Looking at the Chief who was still being stubborn, Danika couldn't help but roll her eyes: "It’s good enough to catch that [Craftsman]. Chief, are you still hoping to catch them all in one net?"

Speaking of the craftsman, the two looked at Li Ang, who was standing beside Raymond in the distance.

Seeing this, Li Ang hurriedly dragged Raymond back: "Chief."

Staring at the young man in front of him, Ma Kusi grinned and patted his shoulder with a palm like a palm-leaf fan: "Good job, young man."

This Public Security Bureau Chief had been hiding in the dark and watched the whole process, naturally seeing the process of Li Ang defeating Higgins.

This included the scene of Li Ang using Innate Reversion to repair his body.

As Chief, Ma Kusi knew Higgins’s strength. In his view, if Higgins had concentrated his final attack, he would have had a chance to win.

After all, according to his observation, Li Ang should only be able to repair non-fatal wounds.

However, combat is just like that; information gaps sometimes lead to fatal consequences.

'I wonder if his ability can be upgraded later...'

Thinking of this, Ma Kusi’s smile grew even wider. After all, no matter what, Li Ang could now be considered half of his own people, so the stronger, the better.

And at this time, Li Ang was even more certain of his inner guess; he had previously felt that several things were too coincidental.

Now it seemed that the surveillance at Price and inside the Public Security Bureau that day happening to break was all intentional by Ma Kusi.

'So he knew Higgins had a problem from the beginning?'

Seeming to see through what he was thinking, Ma Kusi laughed: "Did you think I was the person behind those smugglers before?"

"But you were wrong; I’m not that stupid."

He was indeed greedy for money, but there are ways to accumulate wealth.

Taking kickbacks harms the interests of those below, while smuggling harms the interests of the Federation.

The former wouldn't affect Ma Kusi much, at most he would be scolded a few times, but the latter...

...is life-threatening.

"As for Higgins, he probably didn't just want to silence us this time." Not wanting to dwell on this topic, Ma Kusi walked toward the outside of the mine: "Alright, take them back. You two worked hard this time. I’ll give you a bonus when we get back."

Hearing this, Danika said listlessly, "Chief, don't forget the leave you promised me..."

Compared to the bonus, she wanted the leave more.

"I know, I know."

Ma Kusi waved his hand and disappeared from the view of Li Ang and Danika.

The two looked at each other and sighed in unison.

"Let's get to work..."

Although Danika and Li Ang were fine, the other squad members were injured in the previous ambush.

Fortunately, Cole, who was the driver, was fine, but it was clearly unrealistic to clean up the battlefield.

Seeing Danika walk into the mine’s buildings to check for any missed clues, Li Ang dragged Raymond with one hand and Higgins with the other toward the pickup outside the mine.

Just as he threw Raymond into the back seat of the pickup, a thin book fell out of the unconscious thin man’s arms.

Loot dropped?!

Li Ang bent down to pick up the book that had fallen to the ground and patted off the dust.

"Detailed Introduction to Alchemy — by Garos"

"?"

After seeing the words on the cover clearly, Li Ang was stunned, and then his profession panel popped up with information.

[Contacted key professional item.]

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[Profession: Craftsman Apprentice]

[Job Requirements:

1. Obtain alchemy, machinery, forging... related books / receive guidance from a professional at the [Craftsman] level or above. (√)]

2. Independently create an item that meets the category of condition 1. (x)]

[After taking the job:

1. Attribute growth

2. Obtain professional skill—Basic Construction

3. Obtain professional specialty—Flexible Hands

4. Obtain special bonus:

Slightly increased speed when creating profession-related items.

Slightly increased speed when learning craftsman-related knowledge.]

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