Chapter 17: Expensive is not its disadvantage
Old Town, Sixth Street.

A burst of fierce gunfire rang out, mixed with screams, like a symphony in the night. Soon the gunfire stopped, and the place fell into complete silence.

It was not until three or four hours later that a few furtive figures cautiously entered. Then they were stunned by the scene before them. However, after they reacted, the figures began to search for various things.

Soon these people began to fight for it, a gunshot rang out, and the scene suddenly became chaotic.
Manor house.

Richard took out the collection and counted it, bundles of old banknotes, dozens of large gold chains, and gold bars. The total value was more than 1.5 million US dollars.

Thank you for the gift of nature.

Not long ago, Richard, who had just completed the botanical garden, spent all his money and had to go back to his old business again. He then found a lucky gang and gave them justice.

The entire operation lasted less than ten minutes and was very smooth, with the gang members also cooperating very well.

More than one and a half million US dollars can last for a few days.

The Arcanist class is good, but its only drawback is that it's too expensive. No, expensive is not his drawback, it's mine.

As for why he didn't just control the rich and drain their wealth, on the one hand, it was because of Richard's own alignment, lawful neutrality cannot break the rules at will. On the other hand, this approach would cause great trouble. A rich man suddenly acting out of character would definitely attract other people's attention. He is not without weaknesses now, so he should not waste time.

Of course, Richard also has a flexible moral bottom line. For a while, his camp had shifted to lawful evil. When he encountered an emergency, he would shift his camp to solve the problem, and then shift back. Jumping back and forth is also his talent.

Richard's targets are some small gangs. These small gangs have no backing and are mostly engaged in drug trafficking and some low-end illegal activities. Richard has no psychological burden in dealing with them, and does not have to worry about being retaliated. It is an ideal place to harvest leeks.

After he had the money, Richard began to buy various things needed to transform the botanical garden. At the same time, in order to reduce costs, he began to prepare to establish artificial magic gem technology and magic mineral technology.

As his strength recovers and he begins to build a floating city, the demand for artificial magic gems, demonized minerals, and demonized metals will increase rapidly, reaching an extremely astonishing number. If he still has to rely on purchasing them with money, it will definitely be an astonishing number.

The arcanists use various techniques to create magic gems, such as the famous "Diamond Planting Technique". This invention can grow diamonds. After continuous improvement of the process, the cost is very low.

In addition to diamonds, there are also magic clam breeding factories. The arcanists have greatly increased the probability of pearl oysters producing magic pearls by transforming the blood of pearl oysters. They provide a large number of magic pearls every year, reducing the price of magic materials many times.

Richard had built factories for these technologies in his floating city, but unfortunately they are all gone now.
Richard modified and fused the blood of more than a dozen creatures to improve the blood sequence of the 'mining worm', allowing the 'mining worm' to condense magic gems. It was also this achievement that earned him the honor of the Light of Wisdom from the Supreme Arcane Parliament Alliance.

In this low-magic plane, Richard needed to breed various demonized creatures again, which required him to spend more time and money, and he also needed to find time to make money. Only Cathway's big, white arms could give him a little warmth.

Cathway has been busy with work recently, and Richard wanted her to help him manage the villa, but was rejected. She wanted to make a name for herself in the newspaper.

Richard was not optimistic about this. He knew the future and knew that newspaper media was on the decline and the future would be dominated by electronic media. However, in order to show his support for her, Richard subscribed to their newspaper, The Florida Post.

After the establishment of the botanical garden, Richard found that he needed to spend more money. The one million US dollars he had just received was spent in the blink of an eye before he could even enjoy the money.

Richard was going to go to the old town again.

Several small gangs have been wiped out in the old city recently, and many small gangs have been keeping a low profile. But there are also other people who want to unite to deal with that person.

As soon as Richard arrived in the old city, he heard continuous gunfire and even the sound of grenades exploding. When he rushed over out of curiosity, he found that it was actually a person attacking a gang.

The man was wearing a black combat uniform, holding an M16 assault rifle, and was covered with grenades and other weapons. He rushed up quickly on a motorcycle. The man's shooting skills were very accurate. He killed three gang members with a single burst of bullets, and then greeted them with grenades.

When he got to the front, he flipped sideways and rolled off the motorcycle, and the motorcycle hit the gate directly. The next second, a grenade fell and the motorcycle exploded, blowing the gate open directly. The gang members hiding around the gate were blown away by the shock wave of the explosion.

The man in black used up all the bullets in his M16 and threw it away. He then pulled out two Uzi submachine guns from his black windbreaker. He was about to attack the gang members while they were changing bullets, but he was riddled with Uzi submachine guns as soon as he rushed out.

Although these gang members were numerous, they were no match for the man in black and were quickly defeated by him. Gunshots and explosions continued to be heard, and you could tell without even looking that the gang members inside were in great trouble.

The gunfire stopped, and a moment later a pickup truck rushed out of the gate. But at the moment the car rushed out, a dozen armed men suddenly appeared around and fired wildly at the car. A Ford pickup truck was turned into a pile of scrap metal in just one minute.

After the bullets were fired, several militants cautiously stepped forward to check. At this moment, the man in black used the rappelling lock to quickly descend from the fifth floor, and while rappelling, he held an Uzi submachine gun and fired at the militants.

In the blink of an eye, most of the armed men fell down, and the rest dodged and fought back. However, their marksmanship, reaction ability and combat quality were obviously not comparable to those of the men in black, and they were killed by submachine guns and grenades.

After quickly dealing with these people, the man in black did not stop, dropped his weapon without bullets, and left quickly. The man in black was obviously very familiar with the surrounding terrain. He walked through three blocks in a twisting and turning manner, and then came to a sewer entrance. While no one was paying attention, he turned around and went in.

(End of this chapter)