He laughed as if he understood many things.

"We were too arrogant, we apologize to you."

He bowed to Li Ang, then said to the people behind him, "Quickly bring the things over."

A gang member ran off, and the Sandstorm Mother Tiger beside him suddenly pointed at Li Ang and said, "An, why are you backing down? Just fight first! You're about to need the money, and we need it too. This weapon was made by him, he definitely knows the structure and is fooling us with some blinding technique!"

"Sis!" The Sandstorm Lioness hurriedly covered her older sister's mouth: "How simple-minded can you be!"

The Platinum Ace also quickly said to Li Ang, "Please don't take her seriously, she's an idiot."

A gang member came over holding a pile of various treasures, An pointed to the Sandstorm Lioness, and she took off her bracelet and added it to the pile.

The member brought the items to Alulu, and Li Ang said to her, "Check them."

Alulu counted, her childish voice a bit excited, "Yes, that's all of them."

"Then it's settled, let's go."

Li Ang glanced at the Platinum Ace, who was always watching the three young girls, his expression was peculiar, not focused on their looks, but lost in some thought.

"That dagger has already been sold to you, it's yours."

Li Ang said, "Come to the Weapon House tomorrow, I'll make you another one."

He prepared to leave with the three girls who were now giggling, but An suddenly said, "Why?"

"I'm reasonable, I don't want to destroy others' property like a bully, it would set a bad example for children."

"That's not what I asked."

An looked again at the three girls who had walked some distance and were curiously looking back because Li Ang didn't follow.

"Why does a strong person like you take such care of them? Didn't you become strong through adversity?"

As expected, I need to lecture them when we get back, Li Ang thought, teach them not to be so oblivious.

That level of disruption can create a strong mocking effect if one's own strength isn't enough, but having Li Ang as protection, it leaves a strong psychological shadow on others.

Li Ang shook his head, "I'm teaching them gradually."

An's eyes suddenly seemed a bit excited, "You can't protect them forever."

"They will have grown before I can't protect them anymore." Li Ang thought he caught a unique scent on the tip of his nose, somewhat like a fragrance.

Li Ang laughed, "A senior shouldn't avoid sheltering juniors altogether, but laying out the path helps them walk more steadily and further."

"Let's go, why am I discussing this topic with you, it's inexplicable."

Andasu shouted from behind, losing his composure, "With that mindset, without real trials, they will be consumed by the bloodstained sand to nothing."

"I don't think so."

Zoe and Dorothy hadn't completely faced fate's challenges, but it was because they had potential and some realization, that he brought them along.

Li Ang felt the Beast-Earkin youth was a bit odd, "That's just the howl of a defeated dog."

Andasu trembled violently, lowered his head, the shadows of night engulfing his face, he turned and left with his group. The alley carried a faint scent in the air.

Li Ang returned to the three girls, and Dorothy leaned over, "What were you talking about with that person?"

"A very weird person, saying inexplicable things."

"Hehe. Just ignore them in the future."

"?"

Li Ang felt there was more to Dorothy's words, but it wasn't the first time she was like this.

Returning to the black market, Alulu removed her helmet, her little head drenched in sweat, her pink curls sticking messily to her face.

Li Ang said to her, "Tomorrow morning, I'll make a new set of equipment for you, then we'll head into the desert."

"Huh?" Alulu jumped in surprise, "This, how can this be, the doctrine, discipline, that..."

"It's not a gift, is it?"

Li Ang said, "It's just an advance on your reward, equivalent to using materials you'll earn from participating in battles to make equipment in advance."

Hearing this, Alulu didn't object further.

Afraid of making her feel inferior, Li Ang didn't explicitly say that wearing that gear would definitely hold back the team.

No matter how strong she was, wearing unsuitable clothing would make her actions uncoordinated, it was related to the brain's ability to process information.

Knowing Li Ang was getting Alulu new equipment, Zoe felt happy too and went to take a bath.

The three young girls went upstairs in succession, and Li Ang also wanted to return to his room when someone suddenly called out to him.

Mort stood at the inn's entrance, covered in dust.

The edges of his blue-purple Beast-Earkin ears were slightly scorched, and there were many spell marks on his arm shield.

"What's going on? Where's Farina?"

Li Ang cast a Healing Water Wave on him to make him look better.

"There's a problem."

Sitting down at the table with Mort, the Beast-Earkin youth said, "We need your help now, consider it a temporary commission, payment will be settled after completion."

"What about Farina?"

"She's trapped."

"That's not right?" Li Ang recalled the Crimson Priestess's panel he had seen before, "She's a main force of the Banquet of the Gods."

"It's the Power of Dragon," Mort said.

The Power of Dragon has mutual restraining effects, outwardly destructive, internally the stronger suppresses the weaker.

"That's strange, she's a Tier Eight Dragon Summoner, all her configurations are from Tier Seven to Tier Eight, what Power of Dragon could suppress her?"

Li Ang finished, suddenly recalling previous information.

"The Tier Nine Demon Dragon created by the Magical Disaster?"

Mort nodded, "A part of its skeleton is in the Flashing Field."

Previously Elaphia came to the Salem Sky Realm to handle this, since it's a collaboration among the Order Sky Knight Corps, this side's issue should be handled by the Order Sandstorm Corps.

"What's the Order Sandstorm Corps doing?" Li Ang frowned, "Shouldn't they be handling the Magical Disaster aftermath? How could the Demon Dragon's skeleton be transported here?"

"That's what we want you to investigate together,"

Mort said, "This matter is certainly not simple. Farina came not for the Demon Dragon skeleton, but for her longstanding enemy, she calls them the 'Bailong Sect.'"

Li Ang touched the charred Magic Staff on his back, the system clearly stated it came from the Ancient Dragon-Worshiping Civilization, is this Bailong Sect its remnant?

"She believes that the Tier Nine Magical Disaster was caused by those worshipers, originally Farina was only tracking their traces, but they suddenly appeared in front of us."

Mort said, "Most are in the Transcendent Realm, only one Tier Seven Caster, but they used a Secret Technique to invoke the power within the Demon Dragon skeleton, and are in a standoff with Farina."

"So you ran alone?"

"Farina told me to seek help, I did lose my composure this time, I'm willing to forgo this reward, it's my responsibility to help free Farina."

Li Ang said, "This ties into something I encountered."

He recounted the encounter with the Dragon Transformed Sand Nest Demon Worm and the mysterious figure in the desert.

Mort said, "It's them, they've arrived at the Flashing Field, secretly plotting something. I want to start by investigating the Sandstorm Corps stationed here, they must have been derelict in duty to allow Bailong Worshipers to obtain the Demon Dragon skeleton."

"You're not planning to take me directly to their hiding place?"

"I don't know the exact location, entering and leaving I used a Teleportation Array, the entry point's array should be destroyed after I escaped."

Li Ang sighed, "What a hassle."

Mort continued, "That place is a huge hollow, the Spirits inside are very active, Magic Power abundant, obviously not randomly found, so I think the local leaders might know something, they need investigation too."

Farina is an old friend, this matter must be handled, and naturally, benefits will follow later.

He calculated, "So, currently two potential Excellence Realm enemies, one Bailong Sect leader, one stationed member of the Sandstorm Corps."

"Right. Should we start investigating now under the cover of night?" Mort asked.

Li Ang glanced upstairs, "Let me settle my team, we start by investigating the simple things tonight, I have to rush back in the morning."

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