Chapter 117: Divine Artifact

"The one who killed Hancock should be you, Amo, right?"

After finishing two classes, Angela secretly asked Li Mochen: "The components of 'Dragon's Might' are in your hands now?"

"What Dragon's Might?"

Li Mochen looked at her with a puzzled expression. As a centuries-old old monster, he could naturally remain unflappable, not showing joy or anger on his face.

"Is Hancock dead? What exactly happened?"

His expression was so realistic that even Angela, who had been firmly convinced of her judgment, began to waver, wondering if she had guessed wrong.

"At one in the morning yesterday, Hancock was killed in an abandoned military camp in Baker County, southwest of here. No one knows who did it. The Dragon's Might components stored there by Bloodfang were also taken. It's a divine-grade manual bolt-action rifle—"

Angela suddenly came to her senses as she spoke: "Don't try to fool me! Louise's security advisor said the perpetrator's strength was probably below Outlaw level, and the damage to the surroundings wasn't severe. There are only two possibilities: either the perpetrator had perfect control over their power, or their strength was only between level six and eight. He believes it's a combination of both, because if the perpetrator had micro-level control and their magic energy reached Outlaw level, they wouldn't have needed to go through so much trouble; he estimates the fight would have been over in ten seconds."

Angela spoke while carefully observing Li Mochen's expression: "He also said the perpetrator likely used ice and lightning spells. Although most traces at the scene were cleaned up, some clues remained."

Li Mochen remained expressionless, not a hint of change: "So you suspect me, right? But I stayed home all night yesterday. Angela, you probably don't know that at least three groups of people are watching me now, including those sent by Nathan Sports Group."

"But you shook off the people following you that day and appeared before me and Lina."

Angela crossed her arms and sneered: "Explanations are just cover-ups. With your personality, if you really hadn't done it, you wouldn't bother to explain."

Li Mochen thought, 'Damn it, the original Li Mochen's impulsive personality has still affected me.'

But his face still showed no particular reaction: "Angela, I'm only explaining because I consider you a friend, and I don't want to be misunderstood by you. Besides, there has to be a motive for murder. Why would I kill Hancock?"

"Hancock beat up William Jacques. William is your friend, and he went to find Hancock for you; he was almost crippled. And grade advisor Richard, he cares about you, right?"

Angela said with a hint of pride: "Who knows if you had other motives? Maybe you knew beforehand where the divine artifact components were?"

"Think what you will."

Li Mochen felt he was only making things worse, and walked out with a cold expression: "If you think I did it, that's fine too."

"If you had said that from the start, I would have believed you."

Angela followed Li Mochen like a tail: "Forget it, I'll assume you didn't do it. But Amo, did you know? The trigger, firing pin, and bolt of Dragon's Might are the core parts of this divine artifact. Without them, the other components are useless. Back in World War I, this divine-grade rifle became famous because of its owner, and for some reason, its blueprints were leaked, leading to many high-precision imitations in that era. Those master gunsmiths nearly perfectly replicated the barrel, stock, spring, breechblock, receiver, etc., of Dragon's Might. The only things they couldn't replicate were those three core components. So the power of these imitation Dragon's Mights is at most at the holy artifact level. But even at that level, there are only seven in the world, hidden in the treasuries of major families. And because the precision of these parts is extremely high and the magic arrays are highly similar, they can actually be interchanged."

Li Mochen's expression shifted slightly, and he couldn't help but listen carefully. Angela's lips curled up slightly: "I have a cousin who is a firearms enthusiast. He loves tinkering with these things. A few years ago, he spent over 130 million gold shields to collect some high-quality Dragon's Might components and assembled an imitation Dragon's Might close to holy artifact power. So the guy who got those three core components is really lucky. As long as he buys other imitation Dragon's Mights on the market, he can easily assemble a bolt-action magic rifle with extremely high power, even reaching holy artifact level."

Li Mochen's heart pounded violently. He knew that what this world called 'holy artifacts' were also known as legendary and demigod-level weapons.

And such good things were rare in the entire Primordial Sky Realm. One of them had even turned to dust with him in the 'Boundless Void'.

But—

"Over 130 million? Isn't that price a bit too exaggerated?"

He knew that a level 19 or 20 magical artifact on the market, depending on its function, ranged from 15 million to 50 million gold shields, and at most wouldn't exceed 80 million.

"It's not expensive. Those parts were made by masters. If paired with the original trigger, firing pin, and bolt, it would likely be divine-grade power. And the market price of Dragon's Might is at least 600 million! After all, the 3721 Linfield rifle can be used as a light sniper rifle. Also, it's highly favored in the antique collection world, so it naturally has a premium beyond its actual value."

Angela explained patiently. She was no longer following Li Mochen like a tail.

As the two walked out of the gymnasium, Angela turned east toward the school parking lot, and Li Mochen had no choice but to follow her reluctantly.

"—But some imitations are cheap, priced around one million gold shields. They are usually not made by masters and have mediocre power, only around level 12. However, the quality is generally decent and very sturdy. Without a strong metal structure, they couldn't bear the original magic array. So when paired with the original trigger, firing pin, and bolt, they can usually achieve rifle power above level 18."

A strange glint flashed in Li Mochen's eyes. One million gold shields was a huge sum for him, but not impossible to raise.

If he stayed in the dark world for at most two more months, he estimated his savings could break the million mark.

And a magic sniper rifle above level 18 was worth at least 20 million gold shields on the market.

Although he couldn't use this gun openly, it could serve as his trump card. With the blessing of the 'Divine Fortune Purple Gold Tower', he was confident he could use it to snipe a level 15 or even level 17 Outlaw from a distance.