Chapter 65: Fantasy Time

"So why did you come to me?" Li Ang ignored the razor's darkening expression and asked the question weighing on his mind. "If you truly want to defect, wouldn't it make more sense to approach Director Ma Kusi?"

Hearing his question, the razor grumbled, "I don't plan to spend the rest of my life on Prison Star. I came to you because I'm confident I can escape from you."

"I only intended to leave a note and vanish, but I didn't expect you to be this alert."

At this, the short man couldn't help but roll his eyes.

He'd been careless—he never imagined that a 【Assassin】 like himself would be caught off guard by Li Ang.

Before Li Ang could ask further, the razor continued on his own: "I know you're desperate to find out who's backing us, but unfortunately, I don't know either."

"That person is extremely cautious—only Higginss contacts us."

At this, Li Ang's face darkened.

Higginss was dead. He had no idea why the smuggler leader was bringing him up now.

As if sensing Li Ang's thoughts, the razor chuckled awkwardly: "But I can give you another suspect—Captain Kade of the City Guard. He's the one who lets us into the city."

"Proof?" Li Ang slowly walked toward the desk, speaking as he moved. "You know—without evidence, our Peace Bureau can't just arrest a City Guard captain for no reason."

The razor watched Li Ang reach the desk and shrugged. "No evidence. Believe it or not—that's up to you."

Bang bang bang bang—

Before he finished speaking, a rapid volley of gunfire erupted inside the room.

Li Ang snatched the firearm from the desk and emptied the magazine in an instant.

With the aid of 【Basic Firearms Proficiency】, he wasn't a marksman, but at this range, he couldn't possibly miss again like last time.

Two shots to the body, one to the head—even the King of Hell would shake his head.

Too bad

The moment the razor saw Li Ang raise whatever that thing was, he shrieked and angrily shouted, "Brat, you're not playing fair!"

As he spoke, he melted into the darkness beneath his feet, dodging the incoming bullets, then emerged again from the shadows of the balcony.

The razor was now drenched in cold sweat—if he hadn't reacted so fast, he'd already be wounded.

And he wasn't sure if he'd imagined it, but the bullets fired by the boy across from him seemed strangely blurred.

On the other side, witnessing this, Li Ang's mind flashed with a single thought:

'Talent? Or a class ability?'

At that moment, a loud crash echoed as a tall figure smashed through the wall and burst into Li Ang's room.

It was Danika. The moment she heard the gunfire, she realized something was wrong.

Or perhaps Li Ang's shooting had been meant to signal her.

Upon seeing the short figure on the balcony, she and Li Ang lunged toward him simultaneously.

Too bad—the razor vanished into the shadows after dropping his final words.

"I've said everything I needed to say. Whether you believe me or not—that's your problem. Hmph!"

Seeing the short man vanish abruptly, Danika frowned at Li Ang beside her. "Who was that?"

"The leader of those smugglers. Says Captain Kade of the City Guard is suspicious."

Upon hearing "City Guard," Danika fell silent.

In that moment, many thoughts raced through her mind—could the City Guard commander be the mastermind behind it all?

But Danika quickly dismissed the idea. If it were her, she'd never choose someone with a direct identity link to handle her dirty work.

Of course, the possibility of "darkness under the lamp" couldn't be ruled out—the truth would depend on the investigation.

Thinking this, the tall woman exhaled slowly: "I'll tell the director."

This was clearly beyond what the two of them could handle.

It was then that Danika noticed the firearm in Li Ang's hand, its energy input now ceased.

Seeing the crude magical array engraved on its surface, she said with a strange tone: "You're really practicing alchemy?"

Danika didn't know Li Ang had already succeeded, so she added casually: "Once you learn alchemy, you can take the Rank One Artisan certification exam at the Federal Gongjiangxie Society—they'll give you a subsidy from the bureau."

"Federal Gongjiangxie Society?"

Li Ang vaguely felt he'd seen that name somewhere before.

Seeing his confusion, Danika explained: "The Federal Gongjiangxie Society was originally founded by Master 【Starforging】 Steere, to create a platform for artisans across the Federation."

"But only those who've become Artisans can access that platform."

"And beyond the Federation, the Cosmic Corporate Union also recognizes the Society's artisan certifications."

She paused. "As for the Dawn Empire—they have their own Royal Artisan Society."

Hearing this, Li Ang silently noted Danika's information, deciding to investigate the Federal Gongjiangxie Society when he had time.

As for whether to reveal he'd already mastered alchemy—that could wait until he became Rank One.

At that moment, Danika sighed: "This place is no longer livable. What are your plans?"

"Besides, I only paid rent for one month. Even without today's incident, you'd have to find a new place."

Li Ang was taken aback.

He'd assumed the apartment was assigned by the Peace Bureau—never realized Danika had rented it.

'Good. Perfect time to move.'

For Li Ang, a house with no neighbors was ideal—after all, he had too many secrets.

And if he ever learned powerful alchemical arrays, he could transform the house into his own personal alchemical workshop.

Just like a magician's magical laboratory in Type Moon.

Then, if someone like the razor tried to break in again—

Fantasy is beautiful; reality is harsh.

Right now, Li Ang only had the alchemical techniques listed in 【Introduction to Alchemy】.

However, based on his previous experience of crossing over into a single person, Li Ang guessed that the world he would cross into next might also be another fantasy world.

Of course, the specific details could only be judged once the next journey began.

But if that were truly the case, he might not miss the chance to see dragon clans or alchemy from Fullmetal Alchemist.

"Alright, let's just make do with this for tonight—I'll inform the Director first and see what he plans to do."

At that moment, Danika's voice pulled Li Ang back to reality.

Watching the tall woman return to her pitch-black room through the hole in the wall, Li Ang looked down at the Emperor's new gun in his hand.

Through his recent clash with Razor, he realized this weapon was not as useless as he had imagined.

'It seems I have no choice but to go to the Gongjiangxie Society.'