Chapter 106: Shocked! The Mighty Long Wang Actually

While the outside world seethed with undercurrents over Li Ang's denunciation letter, he was hiding in his temporary residence tinkering with the alchemy he had obtained from Flamél.

Previously, to level up his 【Apprentice Artisan (Alchemy)】, he had only skimmed through it, focusing primarily on the method of crafting ordinary alchemical bullets.

Other items, such as alchemical swords and knives, had yet to be studied in detail.

But after days of research, he had roughly figured out how alchemical weapons worked in the Dragon Clan world.

In simple terms, it meant killing metal, then bestowing it with new properties.

However, due to the uneven skill levels of alchemists, many failed outright at the first step, and even those who completed the first step could not truly kill metal.

'If I remember correctly, the Seven Sins were forged by Norton after he completely killed the metal and bestowed it with new attributes, right?'

'If the Seven Sins are indeed what's called conceptual weaponry…'

'Then doesn't that mean all weapons in this world are merely prototypes of conceptual weaponry?'

'No no no, it can't be that simple.'

Thinking of Norton's Seven Sins, specialized against Long Wang, and Odin's Gungnir, which always hit its mark, Li Ang rubbed his chin and fell into deep thought.

According to his speculation, the force Norton used to completely kill metal was most likely Heaven and Earth as the Furnace.

That first step was no problem for him—even if his current power couldn't achieve it yet, with future increases in spiritual strength and bloodline, he would eventually reach that stage.

The difficulty lay in the second step.

Unfortunately, Flamél's materials contained no method for bestowing new attributes.

'I still need to learn a trick or two from Norton.'

After thinking for a while without any conclusion, Li Ang temporarily suppressed his doubts deep within.

'By the way, it's been two days since I posted the task—why hasn't Old Tang come yet?'

'Have I hidden myself that well?'

As he thought this, a sudden commotion erupted outside the door, followed by the door being violently shoved open.

Immediately, a young man with an awkward smile walked stiffly into the room, and behind him stood several scruffy youths pointing guns at him.

"H-hi, you're Kennedy, right? I'm Luo Nade."

The young man introduced himself in a flat, lifeless tone.

Li Ang stared at the scene before him, stunned.

'What's going on? The mighty Bronze and Fire Long Wang has been taken hostage?!'

As this thought flashed through his mind, Li Ang suddenly burst out laughing—people really did laugh when utterly speechless.

Seeing his reaction, the gangsters immediately went on high alert, shouting nervously: "Bastard! Your friend's in our hands—get over here and beg for mercy right now!"

The gang members of Monte Rey's slums had long resented Li Ang; today, they finally encountered an outsider asking about this demon, so naturally they assumed he was his friend.

They certainly wouldn't let this opportunity slip—it was the perfect chance to kill that demon!

At this moment, Li Ang was curious about what would happen if he ignored Old Tang.

Would he be shot dead instantly, or would the Long Wang awaken?

But it didn't serve his interests—Norton could awaken, but not now; he hadn't yet obtained what he wanted.

Seeing Li Ang's inaction, the gangsters' faces turned cruel, and they immediately prepared to shoot one of the young men's legs to intimidate him.

But before they could pull the trigger, Li Ang was already beside them.

Then the gangsters lay motionless on the ground.

Looking at the gangsters sprawled around him, Old Tang first exhaled in relief, then broke into a cold sweat.

He now understood why, the moment he mentioned Kennedy's name, these gangsters had immediately seized him.

This employer clearly wasn't someone to be trifled with.

After casually tossing the gangsters onto the street, Li Ang walked to the table and poured Old Tang a glass of water: "How did a bounty hunter like you get kidnapped by a bunch of gang thugs?"

Old Tang took the glass, nervously saying: "I didn't expect your reputation to be this bad—I just said your name, and they grabbed me."

Had he known this would happen, he never would've done it.

After drinking some water to calm himself, Old Tang asked: "So boss, what's the next job?"

"Is there a tomb nearby that needs me to break into?"

Indeed, over the years, the most frequent task Old Tang had received as a bounty hunter was tomb raiding—he always somehow survived, then safely extracted the tomb's secrets.

Most people who posted named tasks wanted tomb raids; in his view, Li Ang was no exception.

In response to Old Tang's question, Li Ang merely waved his hand, dismissing the guess.

To be honest, even before meeting this Bronze and Fire Long Wang, he had always wondered:

Since the blood of a Long Wang was lethal to ordinary humans, how had Old Tang managed this throughout his years living as a normal person?

Surely he hadn't gone his entire life without bleeding once?

Thinking of this, he pulled out a stack of banknotes and said to Old Tang:

"Give me some blood—these bills are yours."

Looking at the banknotes in Li Ang's hand, Old Tang stammered: "B-boss, I sell my skills, not my body."

Hearing this, Li Ang didn't waste time—he immediately produced even more banknotes.