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Chapter 87 A Disaster-Ridden Day in Kaiyuan City

After hearing Kim Min-na's words, Li Ang also realized what was going on.

Since the city guards have such a high demand for bullets, it undoubtedly means that the insect swarm outside the city is launching a very fierce attack.

Upon careful reflection, it seems that this is indeed the case.

The frequency of tremors in the city these past few days has been even more frequent than when Li Ang was in prison.

This gave him a vague sense of unease.

'Is Settlement No. 66 going to be breached again?'

Just as he was thinking this, Kim Min-na continued, "Your Excellency spent some time in the Security Bureau before, so you should have seen those mutated insect swarms."

"Recently, their mutations have become increasingly exaggerated."

Perhaps it was because of Li Ang's abilities, or perhaps it was because he had previously served as an agent in the Public Security Bureau for a period of time.

Kim Min-na did not conceal information about the swarm.

Upon hearing her words, Li Ang recalled the information about the Zerg carapace he had previously appraised at the Craftsmen's Association.

He couldn't help but think to himself:
'The mutations are becoming increasingly exaggerated, which likely indicates that the insect swarm's understanding of the dragon's genes is becoming more and more profound.'

Even now, Li Ang is still wondering where the insect swarm got the dragon genes from.

Unaware of Li Ang's thoughts, Jin Minna solemnly said, "Therefore, I hope Your Excellency will seriously consider selling the bullet manufacturing method to the city guards."

To be honest, even if Li Ang was unwilling to sell, there was nothing Kim Min-na could do.

Since they are all second-level powerhouses, she cannot force them with violence.

As for identity
If Li Ang were willing, he could apply to the Federation to take up a position of the same rank as Jin Minna on another colony that is currently under development.

Faced with the request from the city guard commander, Li Ang fell into deep thought for a moment.

After a long pause, he finally spoke, "How much are the city guards willing to offer?"

That's right, Li Ang is preparing to sell.

Ultimately, in the worldview of the dragon race, alchemical bullets are nothing more than the most basic alchemical items, and people wouldn't feel bad even if they sold them.

Moreover, Li Ang even thought that if the artisans in the pioneering city were given time to study, they could replicate similar items, although that would certainly offend him.

Instead, we should take this opportunity to maximize our profits.

Of course, if it's something like alchemy from the Seven Kingdoms that involves fundamental principles, Leon would definitely not sell it.

Upon hearing Li Ang's words, Jin Minna's expression relaxed slightly, and she then stated her offer: "150,000 Star Glory Coins. That's the most the City Guard can offer."

That's a very reasonable price.

Based on past research into the prices of professions, Li Ang deduced that this was roughly the limit the city guards could offer.

However, it's impossible to agree to a business deal so easily. After pondering for a moment, Li Ang said, "Two hundred thousand."

Upon hearing this, Kim Min-na thought for a moment and then agreed: "Deal, happy cooperation."

Seeing her like this, Li Ang knew he could ask for more, but raising the price at the last minute would be too embarrassing.

In addition, considering personal relationships, he said, "It's a pleasure to cooperate with you."

After achieving her goal, Kim Min-na finally showed a slight smile.

However, there was someone in the office who was laughing even more happily than her, and that was Marcus.

Glancing at the police chief, Li Ang knew that he, as the middleman, must have also received some benefits.

After writing down the method for making the alchemical bullet and handing it to Kim Min-na, Li Ang left the police station.

Although things took a turn for the worse than he expected, the result was still pretty good.

For Li Ang right now, 200,000 yuan is already a huge sum of money.

He began to plan how to use the money.

'Purchase job information?'

To be honest, Li Ang didn't plan to do that. The main reason was that the purchased professional information would be registered by the federal government, and a contract would have to be signed.

If he behaves strangely in the future, it is inevitable that someone with a keen eye will notice something amiss.

Exposing his talent was something Li Ang could not accept.

Even if you really want to buy it, you can't just rashly make a purchase on the federal trading website.

'No rush, let me think about it carefully.'

Thinking of this, Li Ang breathed a sigh of relief and then returned home.

That night.

While Li Ang was hiding in the basement tinkering with his alchemical artifacts...

A sudden, extremely violent tremor caused his hand to veer off course.

boom--

As a plume of smoke rose, the alchemical process was interrupted.

'My money!'

Looking at the debris on the ground, Li Ang's face darkened.

He took a deep breath to calm himself down, and then quickly walked upstairs.

Given his current situation, he can forget about continuing his alchemy research.

However, when Li Ang drew back the curtains and looked outside, his pupils suddenly contracted.

At this moment, in his eyes, the overwhelming swarm of insects had already enveloped the entire energy shield of the pioneering city.

This was the first time Li Ang had ever seen such a large swarm of insects.

Can the city guards hold out?

Such a thought flashed through Li Ang's mind.

He even suspected that Kim Min-na's claim of needing 150,000 bullets a day was an understatement.

Just as Li Ang was thinking this, the earth began to tremble violently. Then
"hiss!"

A terrifying scream suddenly appeared in Pioneer City No. 66.

Several enormous, worm-like worms emerged from the ground.

It was at this moment that Li Ang finally realized what had caused the previous tremors.

It turns out that each insect swarm attack was actually providing cover for these underground worms.

'How did those insects breach the frontier city last time? Surely the city guards can't have been completely unprepared after suffering a defeat once?'

Before Li Ang could think further, the nearest worm suddenly rushed towards his location.

Despite the worms' rampant destruction of everything in their path.

However, what did Li Ang think?
The giant worm on the other side seems to be heading straight for me.
Having finally found a place to stay, Li Ang naturally couldn't just stand by and watch the insects destroy his house.

"tsk"

Amidst the screams of the city's pioneering citizens around him, Li Ang pushed off with his feet and appeared in front of the worm in the next moment.

Looking at the spiral mouth covered with sharp teeth, he took a deep breath and immediately began to communicate with the fire element around him.

boom--!
The next moment, a shockwave mixed with high temperature and heat tore the giant worm's entire head to pieces.

After losing half of its body, the worm gradually stopped its charge.

These burrowing worms were weaker than Li Ang had expected; they were only impressive in appearance.

Of course, this applies to Li Ang, who is already at the second level. Ordinary first-level beings would definitely have no way to deal with him.

So, are the insect swarms specialized in burrowing?

Li Ang couldn't help but think to himself.

Meanwhile, the surrounding crowd had gradually recovered from their fear.

The group of people looked at each other and realized that the figure standing in front of the giant insect corpse was an incredibly thick thigh.

However, Li Ang was not in the mood to pay attention to what the surrounding residents were thinking, because he sensed a familiar aura on the corpse of the worm in front of him.

He stepped forward, getting some of the foul-smelling liquid flowing on the ground, and activated [Basic Structures].

[Unknown worm fluid: A worm fluid created by a being based on dragon blood, capable of drastically altering the worm's form.]

? ?
What dragon blood worm?

Li Ang was starting to lose his composure.

The insect swarm outside Outpost 66 is using far too many fancy tricks.

'So this worm is attracted to me because I'm a dragon?'

Li Ang made a mental deduction about what had just happened.

Just as he was thinking this, a subtle vibration came again.

Immediately afterwards, countless insects poured out of the holes that the worms had previously drilled.

Seeing this, Li Ang frowned slightly.

Despite possessing the King's Flame, he didn't have a good solution for the current situation.

Junyan excels in explosive power, but lacks endurance.

'If only I possessed the Word of Judgment.'

Junyan is still too demanding in terms of skill; Li Ang hopes that the next awakening will be a more powerful Word of Power.

Admittedly, these insects cannot harm him, but it is unrealistic for him to completely eliminate them in a short period of time.

'tsk'

'We'll need to find a way to acquire some offensive capabilities later.'

Aside from Junyan, Li Ang's current methods are mostly focused on single targets or strengthening himself.

Take Gungnir, for example; clearly, this sure-hit gun is useless in the current situation.

Of course, if the Swarm's mastermind were right in front of him, that would be a different story.

As Li Ang pondered this, he dealt with the insects that approached him. He had already realized that he seemed to have become a hot commodity in the eyes of the insect swarm.

Gradually, the number of insect corpses around him piled up, but the swarm's attack did not stop at all.

However, at that moment, a missile suddenly struck the swarm of insects that was pouring out of the hole.

boom--!
In the towering flames, most of the insects at the cave entrance were killed or wounded instantly.

Immediately under Li Ang's watchful eye, a squad of mechanical soldiers arrived in an orderly fashion at the entrance of the cave and began to set up a defensive line.

In less than a minute, several extravagantly designed machine guns were set up and began to unleash their firepower.

Bang Bang Bang!
Amidst the deafening gunfire, a mechanical soldier walked up to Li Ang and spoke in a mechanical electronic voice: "You must be Li Ang?"

“I am Vito Brando, the lord of Pioneer City No. 66.”

Upon hearing this, Li Ang was taken aback, as it was the first time he had ever met this city lord.

Before he could respond, Brando continued, "Thank you for everything you've done for the city. I'm sorry I can't meet you in person today."

Upon hearing this, Li Ang realized that the mechanical soldier in front of him was not the city lord's real body.

He had initially thought the other party was pursuing some kind of mechanical ascension.

Just as Li Ang was about to say something, a piercing whistling sound suddenly came from mid-air, and then a red figure crashed heavily not far from Li Ang and the other person like a cannonball.

It was Marcus. The sheriff, somewhat embarrassed, pulled his legs out of the ground, muttering to himself, "I'll never use this kind of entrance again."

As he spoke, he walked up to Li Ang.

However, when Marcus saw Brando's mechanical soldiers, he frowned slightly: "Lord? What are you doing here?"

Upon hearing this, the mechanical soldier controlled by Brando first let out a emotionless laugh, then said, "I'm not so old that I can't detect such a big commotion in the city. Not only here, but I've also dispatched mechanical soldiers to other places."

Upon hearing their conversation, Li Ang's eyes flickered slightly.

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