Blood Hand Boss

Chapter 81 [Bloody Hand Boss] (1st update, please subscribe! Your subscription is crucial to the life or death of this book!)

"Old Hank?"

This is the name of the former owner of this blacksmith shop; Li Wei rented it from him.

"No wonder the old guy stopped running the business, no wonder the rent is so low. It turns out that these people couldn't keep their businesses afloat and dumped the mess on a newcomer like me, a sucker."

Li Wei's heart stirred slightly. The outer city was too chaotic, with gangs in power and the Holy City's sheriff not doing much to manage it.

In fact, the outer city was in chaos.

On the one hand, they are incapable of managing it, and on the other hand, they probably don't want to manage it.

The only way to keep these lowly poor people in the outer city constantly embroiled in meaningless infighting and internal strife, constantly troubled by various minor conflicts, and oppressed by gangs—these are the only ways to keep them in check.

By keeping the majority of the Holy City's population in a state of perpetual ignorance and exhaustion, the High Priests of the Central City and the Celestial Dragons of the Inner City can better control the city, and even the country.

Compared to the central city where Li Wei lived, the outer city was truly chaotic and incredibly filthy.

Along the way, Li Wei had already witnessed several gang fights and protection money collection incidents on the streets and alleys.

He never expected that he would encounter such a thing so soon after arriving; he was really unlucky.

"I'm a new tenant here. You should go to Old Hank to pay your protection fee. I've already paid my rent," Levi said in slightly broken Tuvan.

After practicing for a while, he has almost mastered the basic spoken Tuvan language.

"Heh? Outsider?" The scarred man sneered, but he didn't pay much attention. The outer city was a mixed bag, with people from all sorts of places.

Every day, many illegal immigrants of all kinds try to integrate into this city of dreams.

Many of the members of the Blood Hand Gang are from other places.

"I don't care if you're a tenant or not. This Black Alley is our Blood Hand Gang's territory. If you're doing business here, you have to pay protection money."

"Protection fee, hurry up." The scarred man clenched his fist and looked at Li Wei with ill intent.

His henchmen also swarmed around him.

They didn't look like people to be messed with.

To be honest, Li Wei was too lazy to even touch these gangsters who weren't even knights. Killing them wouldn't give him any sense of accomplishment, and they wouldn't drop any good loot.

Therefore, Li Wei remained calm and composed, quietly watching these people shout.

This is the holy city.

It's broad daylight, and with so many people watching, there's no need to expose myself.

Li Wei noticed that all the doors of his neighbors were tightly shut, and some people were cautiously peering at him through the cracks in their doors.

He silently took out ten Tuvan silver coins and handed them to the scarred man.

Unexpectedly, the scarred man slapped the silver coins away, scattering them on the ground where they spun around.

"Silver coins? Outsider, you may have some misunderstanding about the Blood Hand Gang."

"Are you trying to fool a beggar? Don't think we're afraid of you just because you're strong. Our leader, Bloodhand, is a proper knight."

Do you know the rules here?

The scarred man spoke animatedly, spitting as he mentioned his gang leader.

It seems that having a knight backing you up is an incredible thing.

"Sorry, then tell me how much I should give? I'm new here and don't really know the rules." Li Wei asked with a smile, his expression unchanged.

He thought ten silver coins was a lot, considering that the monthly rent for the blacksmith shop was only one gold coin.

Surprisingly, these thugs didn't even look at him.

"Since you're indeed new here, we won't hold it against you. Here's what we'll do: one gold coin, and we'll guarantee your blacksmith shop's smooth sailing for the next month."

"That's what the scarred man said."

Li Wei hesitated for a moment, then silently took out a gold coin and handed it to the scarred man.

The scarred man picked up the silver coins one by one from the ground and looked at everything with satisfaction.

He was prepared to teach this person a lesson, but he didn't expect the other party to be so sensible.

With Bloodhand, the underworld boss of this neighborhood, backing him up, what is he afraid of?

"Guys, let's go."

"What are you looking at? Hurry up and make some money. If you can't pay your protection money next month, you won't be able to handle the wrath of Boss Bloodhand."

Those who had been peeping through their doors and windows quickly turned away, not daring to make a sound.

Everyone on this street knows how terrifying the Blood Hand Boss is.

He was called Blood Hand because he once tore several members of an enemy gang apart with his bare hands.

Watching the scarred man walk further and further away, Li Wei found a secluded corner, changed his appearance, and quietly followed him.

They found the Blood Hand Gang's hideout: a dilapidated winery.

After noting down the location, Li Wei left and returned to the blacksmith's shop to start forging.

He didn't rush to make a move.

Even if you wipe out the Blood Hand Gang, all sorts of other gangs will immediately take over the area, and you'll still have to pay the protection money.

Li Wei didn't come here to cleanse the lords of the Holy City of dark forces or maintain order in the outer city.

These gangs are so arrogant because they must be connected to the nobles of the central city or even the bigwigs of the inner city.

I haven't achieved my goal yet, so I'd better not cause any trouble.

But this grudge must be avenged, and the score must be settled.

He will only make his move once he has achieved his goal and is ready to leave.

As I said before: "The liquidation period has not yet arrived."

Next, the blacksmith shop, which had been closed for a long time, reopened.

Li Wei forged some ordinary quality equipment and displayed it inside to deceive people.

It took several more days to create a set of armor incorporating a touch of mithril.

This armor is a masterpiece, and Li Wei has even incorporated mithril into it. Its defensive power is no less than that of the dragon armor he is wearing, but it is not as light and agile as the dragon armor.

He planned to take it to the Shining Auction and sell it for a good price.

Even the best longsword can only earn you pocket money; the real value lies in armor.

……

In the central district, there is a small, dimly lit bar that looks small from the outside.

A person wearing a golden mask slowly approached.

After showing his membership certificate, Li Wei was able to enter the Shining Tavern without any problems.

"You must be Master Terra." The tavern staff immediately came up to greet them.

"That's right, I need to consign a piece of armor." With that, Li Wei threw the armor he had brought on the ground.

"It's called Silverscale, a mithril armor made of refined iron fused with half a pound of mithril. It's definitely my most outstanding work in recent years, and I hope your tavern can auction it off for a good price," Li Wei said in a low voice.

"Don't worry, Master Terra, our auctioneers are all professionally trained and will definitely satisfy you." Then they took the armor to be appraised. Li Wei thought that the armor should be worth more than 200 Tuva gold coins, after all, the cost of the mithril alone was several dozen gold coins.

The auction of a legendary mithril armor crafted by a master artisan requires some pre-auction hype. It's estimated that during this period, the Shining Tavern will spread the news to the ears of nobles and knights throughout the Holy City through its numerous members.

While waiting for the auction, Li Wei strolled around the bounty area of ​​the Shining Tavern, hoping to find things that weren't available in Icewind City.

After all, this is a branch affiliated with the Holy City of Landis, and it is one of the largest branches of Shining Tavern. It is said that the person in charge here is a powerful figure at the level of a Grand Knight.

Li Wei still posted the requests for the items he needed at the Shining Tavern. After browsing around, he found that they sold Breathing Techniques, but he still couldn't get the Planarian Eggs and the other two spellcasting materials.

In the end, Li Wei left the Shining Tavern with a rudimentary Bloodline Breathing Technique that he had bought for thirty gold coins.

The name of this breathing technique is "Blue Falcon Breathing Technique".

This must be the breathing technique of the Blue Falcon Knight who was trampled to death by the Earth Dragon Beast.

Li Wei hadn't found it at the time, but he never expected to find it in the Shining Tavern in a foreign land.

This breathing technique features twenty-five different little human figures.

It should be considered top-tier among the basic levels, second only to the exceptional human-faced spider.

According to Li Wei's speculation, he should be able to cultivate to the fifth level.

Thank you to Mojilu for the 100-point reward, thank you to sukanming for the 500-point reward, thank you to the peak master of the Refining Peak of Zhatianbang for the 100-point reward, thank you to ghaibo for the 500-point reward, and thank you to Xiongjihong for the 100-point reward.

(End of this chapter)