"Old Hank?"

This was the name of the previous owner of the blacksmith shop, and Levi 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 can't run the business anymore and are leaving the mess to a new comer like me."

Levi's heart moved slightly. The outer city area was too chaotic, with gangs running the roost, and the holy city sheriff didn't care much.

In fact, for the chaotic outer city.

On the one hand, they don't have the ability to manage it, and on the other hand, they probably don't want to manage it.

This group of lowly poor people in the outer city will only be constantly trapped in meaningless infighting and internal consumption, constantly troubled by various small conflicts, and bullied by gangs, which are superficial enemies.

Only by keeping these civilians, who make up the vast majority of the Holy City's population, in a state of ignorance and physical and mental exhaustion forever, can the masters in the middle city and the group of celestial dragons in the inner city better control this city, and even this country.

Compared with the central city where Levi lives, the outer city is really chaotic, dirty and smelly.

Levi has seen several waves of gang fights and protection rackets on the streets along the way.

He didn't expect that he would encounter such a thing when he first arrived. It was really unlucky.

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

After practicing for a period of time, he has mastered the basic Tuvan spoken language.

"Huh? Outsider?" The scarred man sneered, but didn't care too much. The outer city area is a mixed crowd with people from all over the place.

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

Many members of their Blood Hand Gang are from outsiders.

"I don't care if you are a tenant or not. This Black Corner Alley is the territory of our Bloody Hand Gang. If you operate here, you have to pay protection fees."

"Protection money, hurry up." The scarred man clenched his fist and looked at Levi with ill intent.

The younger brothers around him also gathered around him.

They don't look like they are easy to mess with.

To be honest, Levi was too lazy to take action against these gangsters who were not even knights. There was no sense of accomplishment in killing them, and they would not drop any good stuff.

So Levi remained calm and just watched these people shouting.

This is the holy city.

It's broad daylight and there are so many people watching. There's no need to expose yourself.

Levi found that the doors of the neighbors around him were all closed, and some people were looking at him cautiously through the cracks in the doors.

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

Unexpectedly, the scarred man knocked the silver coins away, and they scattered on the ground, spinning around.

"Silver coins? Outsider, you may have some misunderstandings about our Blood Hand Gang."

"Are you trying to fool the beggars? Don't think we are afraid of you just because you are strong. Our leader, Bloody Hand, is a real knight."

"Do you know the rules here?"

The scarred man spitted when he mentioned his gang leader.

It seems that having a knight's support is a great thing.

"Sorry, then how much do you think I should give? I'm new here and I really don't understand the rules here." Levi asked with a smile without changing his expression.

He thought that ten silver coins were a lot. He knew that the rent for the blacksmith shop was only one gold coin a month.

Unexpectedly, this bunch of thugs actually looked down on it.

"Since you are indeed new here, we won't bother with you. How about this, for one gold coin, we will guarantee that your blacksmith shop will be worry-free for the next month."

The scarred man said.

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

He picked up the silver coins on the ground one by one and looked at it all with satisfaction.

He was ready to teach this man a lesson, but he didn't expect that the other party was so sensible.

With the support of this neighborhood's underground king, Bloody Hand, he has nothing to fear.

"Let's go, guys."

"What are you looking at? Why don't you hurry up and make some money? If you can't pay the protection fee next month, you won't be able to bear the wrath of Blood Hand Boss."

Those who were peeking through the cracks in their doors and windows drew their heads back and dared not keep silent.

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

The reason why he was called Bloody Hand was because he had torn apart several members of the enemy gang with his bare hands.

Levi looked at the scarred man who was getting farther and farther away. He found an empty corner, changed his body shape, changed his clothes, and followed him quietly.

We found the Blood Hand Gang’s base, a dilapidated winery.

After noting down the location, Levi left and returned to the blacksmith shop to start forging iron.

He was in no hurry to act.

After destroying the Blood Hand Gang, all kinds of gangs will immediately occupy the neighborhood, and the protection fees that must be paid will still have to be paid.

Levi is not here to clean up the dark forces for the masters of the holy city and maintain order in the outer city.

These gangs, to be so arrogant, must have some connection with the nobles in the middle city or even the adults in the inner city.

Now that my goal has not been achieved, it is better not to cause trouble.

But this revenge must be taken, and the account must be settled.

He will only take action when he has accomplished his goal and is ready to leave.

Again, “The time of reckoning has not yet come.”

Next, this blacksmith shop, which had been out of business for a long time, started operating again.

Levi forged some equipment of ordinary quality and placed it inside to hide his tracks.

It took a few more days to create a set of armor that incorporated a little mithril.

This set of armor is a master-level work, and Levi has even incorporated mithril into it. Its defensive power is no worse than the dragon armor he is wearing, but it is not as light and flexible as Long Kai's.

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

No matter how good the long sword is, it can only earn pocket money. What is truly valuable is the armor.

…

In the Midtown area, there is a small, dimly-lit pub.

A man wearing a golden mask came slowly.

After showing his membership certificate, Levi successfully entered the Shining Tavern.

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

"Yes, I need to consign a piece of armor." After saying that, Levi threw the armor he brought on the ground.

"It's called Silver Scale. It's a mithril armor made of fine iron and half a pound of mithril. It's definitely my most outstanding work in recent years. I hope your tavern can auction it for me at a good price." Levi 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. Levi thought that this set of armor should be worth more than 200 Tuvan gold coins. After all, the cost of the mithril in it alone was dozens of gold coins.

The auction of a mithril armor made by a legendary craftsman needs to be preheated. It is estimated that during this period of time, the Shining Tavern will spread this news through its many members to the ears of the nobles and knights in the Holy City.

While waiting for the auction, Levi came to the bounty commission area of ​​the Shining Tavern to stroll around. Maybe he could find things here that were not available in Icewind City.

After all, this is a branch based in the holy city of Atlantis, and it is one of the largest branches of the Shining Tavern. It is said that the person in charge here is also a powerful knight.

Levi still posted a commission for the things he needed at the Shining Tavern. After a round of shopping, he found someone selling breathing techniques, but there was still no hope for the turbellarian eggs and the other two spellcasting materials.

In the end, Levi left the Shining Tavern happily with a basic level of blood breathing method that he bought for thirty gold coins.

The name of this breathing method is "Green Falcon Breathing Method".

This should be the breathing method of the Green Falcon Knight who was trampled to death by the Earth Dragon Beast before.

Levi didn't find it at that time, but he didn't expect to find it in the Shining Tavern in a foreign country.

This breathing method has twenty-five little man patterns.

It should be the top grade among the superficial ones, second only to the top grade ones like the human-faced spider.

According to Levi's speculation, it should be possible to cultivate to the fifth level.