Chapter 157: What the hell is this Aio?!

Li Ang naturally didn't refuse Lu Ke's request, since the 【M-311 anti-tank cannon】 involved no secrets.

Seeing the heavy firearm appear in Li Ang's hands, Lu Ke's eyes lit up, and he immediately took it, carefully caressing it.

After a moment, the Young Master asked curiously, "Did you make this yourself?"

Seeing Li Ang nod, he couldn't help exclaiming, "I never knew you had this skill—your gun's craftsmanship ranks among the best I've ever seen."

"I'll come to you if I need more later."

Hearing this, Li Ang felt a flicker of oddness.

He had previously been curious about the Young Master's request that weapons not be sharpened; now it seemed the earlier "gem sword" wasn't meant for combat at all?

At that moment, Ma Kusi suddenly spoke up: "His profession is 【Gunslinger】."

"Is the Viceroy's son's profession also this common trash?"

Li Ang glanced at Lu Ke with surprise.

Logically, the planetary Viceroy shouldn't lack money—why would his heir have such an ordinary profession?

Ma Kusi glanced at Lu Ke, saw he had no intention of stopping him, and bluntly explained: "When he was a kid, he snuck off and took up the 【Gunslinger】 profession while Obi-Wan wasn't looking."

Kids don't understand things—they just play.

Li Ang now understood why Lu Ke was neglected in the Viceroy's mansion.

Though a tiny few might elevate their profession's ceiling through grand feats, most can only hold onto the floor.

Clearly, in the eyes of the planetary Viceroy, Lu Ke was the latter.

But judging by appearances, while neglected, his food, clothing, and comforts were certainly not lacking—otherwise Lu Ke wouldn't have been so lavish before.

It couldn't be his secret savings.

Probably not, right?

As Li Ang thought this, Lu Ke had already put on sunglasses and spun a beautifully crafted pistol in his hand, saying with flair: "The 【Gunslinger】 profession is pretty cool—perfect for a guy like me."

"At least way cooler than my father's profession."

After saying this, Lu Ke signaled Ma Kusi to take him back to his quarters—his transport had been destroyed in the earlier battle.

Meanwhile, the Public Security Bureau agents had arrived on scene and were cleaning up the battlefield, but Li Ang didn't see Danika among them.

Of course, with the city being so vast, it was perfectly normal she hadn't been assigned here.

After seeing off Lu Ke and Ma Kusi, Li Ang returned home.

He went straight to the basement, pushed open the hidden door, and stared at Odin's corpse in deep thought.

Li Ang was certain the Swarm had almost certainly not discovered this 【Long Wang】 corpse—after all, he'd been targeted by the Swarm only because a Dragonblood Worm had appeared near his home last time.

But thinking of Bai Landu, Li Ang suspected the Swarm's attack on him was merely incidental—they likely had other purposes.

Still, leaving Odin's corpse here indefinitely wasn't viable; though those worms posed no real threat to Li Ang, if one day they tunneled into his house and found this 【Long Wang】 corpse, it would be a headache.

Fortunately, after his conversation with Lu Ke, Li Ang now had a rough idea where to find suitable parts for Odin.

He activated his communication device and began searching for the Aio Logistics Group.

Soon, a massive, colorful disc appeared before Li Ang.

【Welcome to Aio Logistics Group. We provide logistics, security, and other services.】

Yes—Li Ang's choice was precisely the Aio Group Lu Ke mentioned.

In his view, if this cosmic mega-society recovered dragon corpses, logically it should also sell corresponding materials.

Though Li Ang didn't know why Aio Group's core business was logistics and security.

Curious, he clicked into Aio Group's detailed page.

And then Li Ang froze as if he'd seen a ghost.

【Dear customer, for logistics services, please contact Aio Group's Bahamut Tezibu.】

【Dear customer, for security services, please contact Aio Group's Tiamat Tezibu.】

Honestly, any single term in these messages wouldn't have triggered such a reaction from Li Ang—but together, they were different.

Dragon, Aio, Bahamut, Tiamat.

Recalling that his first encounter with Aio Group's name had been on a transport-type dragon-beast, Li Ang muttered softly: ". D&D?"

"No no no, maybe it's just a coincidence."

He took a deep breath, trying to calm himself.

After a while, with the help of 【Calm Mind】, Li Ang finally steadied his emotions.

He knew he'd been hasty—after all, under the Infinite Monkey Theorem, anything could appear in the world.

Perhaps Aio Group merely coincidentally overlapped with certain memories from his past.

But if it's real—

The waters of this main world are far deeper than he'd ever imagined.

Li Ang halted his thoughts, his gaze deep and dark.

Matters potentially tied to the world's hidden secrets were still too distant for a mere Second-Level cultivator like him.

He exhaled softly and resumed searching for the materials he needed.

Soon, Li Ang found the corresponding page.

【Aio Group's Farazur Tezibu.】

The page contained abundant information.

Aio Group didn't just sell materials from dragon corpses—it offered many strange and exotic materials.

Even live merchandise, though most were undead: skeletons, zombies, ghosts, and such.

'So it really is him.'

As more familiar elements piled up, Li Ang's expression grew increasingly strange.

But he didn't think he was in a D&D world—after all, everyone knew that Bahamut and Tiamat, if they met, would barely avoid tearing each other apart, let alone cooperating to start a company.

'What the hell kind of world is this?'

Li Ang couldn't help mentally grumbling, then continued searching for the materials he needed.

To repair Odin's corpse, the most suitable components would surely be those from dragon-type creatures, though Li Ang didn't know whether dragons from different worlds could be compatible.

Even so, dragon-type creature components were still the best option under current circumstances.

'Odin's corpse is just missing a head.'

After comparing Odin's corpse before him, Li Ang quickly filtered out the materials he needed.

【Second-Energy-Level—Blue Dragon Skull: Taken from a young adult blue dragon.】

【Price: 150,000 Starlight Coins / 165,000 Imperial Gold Coins / 135,000 Corporate Alliance Credit Points.】

【Second-Energy-Level—Dogron Human Skull: A special species from Colony Star #9536 of the Starlight Federation, combining human and dragon advantages.】

【Price: 170,000 Starlight Coins / 187,000 Imperial Gold Coins / 153,000 Corporate Alliance Credit Points.】

Actually, Li Ang had seen even more suitable materials earlier, but their shipping origin was extremely far from his current Colony Star #9527—the shipping cost alone exceeded the material's price.

All the ones he picked now were free-shipping.

After a brief consideration, Li Ang chose the 【Dogron Human Skull】.

After all, Odin's corpse was only one, and if he was going to use it, he'd use the best!

As for money.

Money could be earned again!

In addition to the 【Dogron Human Skull】, Li Ang also ordered ten intact half-dragon corpses, in excellent condition, spending 20,000 Starlight Coins.

He was doing this to make ordinary corpse guardians.

After all, though he hadn't yet perfected automation technology, he could let the corpse guardians wield heavy firearms.

He just didn't know whether these servant creatures could trigger the 【Fear of Insufficient Firepower】 talent.

【Order successful. Thank you for your patronage.】

【Shipment will be dispatched within three days.】

After all that, Li Ang's wallet had shrunk dramatically—but it was all worth it.