Ning Rongrong was truly generous. When you had money, you could do whatever you wanted, and she never hesitated to spend it.
But there was clearly something else she didn't know: Tang San from a parallel universe had gone completely mad and...
The Live Broadcast Room started streaming again.
[Tang San still wanted to continue researching Battle Armor, but he had a problem: he was out of money.]
[As the son of a drunkard, Tang San had no money of his own. The money he had came from Yu Xiaogang, though he thought it was only natural for Yu Xiaogang to give him money.]
Yu Xiaogang: "..."
This disciple was truly shameless.
Liu Erlong: "..."
They might as well stop keeping this disciple.
Tang San: "..."
The Live Broadcast Room was bullying me too much. It was always picking on me.
[After running out of money, Tang San began thinking about how he could earn more. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to buy iron ore.]
[Mining wasn't very developed in Douluo Continent, so ore was expensive.]
[Even Ye Tianyun might not have been able to build Battle Armor if he hadn't found a Soul Tool containing a large sum of money.]
Tang San was openly envious.
Why wasn't he that lucky? He couldn't find a Soul Tool, much less one with a large sum of money.
[Of course, Ye Tianyun was also smart enough to successfully build Battle Armor after only a short time studying it, unlike Tang San, who wasted money.]
Tang San's expression shifted again and again. The Live Broadcast Room was going too far, always putting him down to make Ye Tianyun look better.
Damn Live Broadcast Room.
Perhaps because Tang San was cursing it in his heart, the Live Broadcast Room went all out next.
[To research Battle Armor, Tang San decided that someone else would have to make a sacrifice. So he came up with his first plan: steal iron ore.]
Silence.
Shrek Academy fell completely silent.
They really hadn't expected Tang San to consider stealing just to research Battle Armor.
Everyone around them turned to look at Tang San.
Tang San's face burned red with embarrassment. What was that other version of him thinking? How could anyone do something like stealing?
And now the whole world had seen it.
Tang San hurriedly explained:
"It's fake. I'd never do something like that. It's too embarrassing."
[But in the end, Tang San gave up.]
"See? I told you I wouldn't do something like that. How could I possibly do such a thing?"
Only then did everyone look away.
[Of course, Tang San gave up purely because he was worried the Blacksmith Shop wouldn't get paid and would go bankrupt. If that happened, he wouldn't be able to get any more ore. There was only one Blacksmith Shop in Suotuo City.]
Everyone looked at Tang San again.
So that was why he'd given up. They'd thought Tang San had finally found his conscience.
Only then did they learn that he'd abandoned the theft for the sake of sustainability.
Tang San's face went red again. He should've said nothing. The more he explained, the more embarrassing it got.
[So Tang San decided that the Blacksmith Shop needed to make money. In the end, he chose to become a righteous hero and rob the rich to help the poor.]
[Of course, he meant robbing other people's wealth to relieve his own poverty. That was what made a chivalrous thief.]
???
Tang San really wanted to give his other self a furious slap.
Rob and pillage? What was he thinking? And he even had the nerve to call it robbing the rich to help the poor.
Tang San simply didn't dare provoke the Live Broadcast Room, so he could only take it out on his other self.
Everyone's eyes gathered on him once more.
Now they'd heard everything—even robbing the rich to help the poor.
Tang Hao covered his face. If Dai Mubai hadn't provoked the Live Broadcast Room earlier and gotten him struck by lightning too, he wouldn't have learned just how powerful it was. Otherwise, he'd have smashed the Live Broadcast Room with his Clear Sky Hammer. Anyone who dared provoke his son deserved to die.
"I..."
Tang San wanted to explain, but he didn't know what to say.
Parallel Timeline.
Ning Rongrong, his capable assistant, seemed to remember something. She shouted angrily:
"Damn, I remember now! Someone once knocked me unconscious. When I woke up, my Storage Soul Tool had been stolen—and it happened right at Shrek Academy."
Everyone exchanged glances. So Tang San had chosen Ning Rongrong. He'd definitely picked the right target, because she really was a rich little heiress.
Next door, in the Main Timeline.
Tang San still wanted to explain, but the Live Broadcast Room went all out:
[Tang San wanted to find someone rich, but was surprised to discover that the wealthy people in Suotuo City were all very strong. He didn't dare rob them, so he began considering the people around him.]
[Xiao Wu was the first to be ruled out—she was dead broke. Dai Mubai was ruled out too, since he had some strength. Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and the others were also ruled out, because they were all broke as well.]
Ma Hongjun and Oscar: "..."
Wait, so just because they were broke, they deserved this?
Nearby, Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong's expressions changed. Something felt off.
Why was Tang San only considering his own people?
Brother, you're really going after your own people?
Even the Soul Saint Brothers noticed something strange.
"Why is Tang San only considering his own people?"
"Maybe his own people have money, and he knows them well, so they'd be easy targets."
"Good point. I've learned something new. In the future, we brothers should go after our good friends and thoroughly clean them out."
Tang San himself was stunned. Was his other self really that bold? Going after his own people—what a shameless scoundrel.
[In the end, Tang San set his sights on Ning Rongrong. She gave him the impression that she was stupid and rich—a perfect person to rob.]
Ning Rongrong from the Main Timeline turned to look at Tang San.
She said nothing, but her meaning was clear: Did Brother San really think she was stupid and rich?
If she hadn't known Tang San was the protagonist, Ning Rongrong would've flown into a rage. When she got angry, she was terrifying.
Ning Fengzhi gritted his teeth in fury.
"Damn it, that Little Scumbag is too much! What does he mean, stupid and rich? He even wants to rob our Rongrong!"
Tang San finally couldn't take it anymore. He felt he had to defend himself.
"You have to believe me. I'm absolutely not that kind of person. How could I rob Rongrong? Even a rabbit doesn't eat the grass by its own burrow."
"Ugh, disgusting. Absolutely disgusting. How could there be someone so disgusting in this world?"
Tang San wasn't sure who he was cursing.
His other self, or the Live Broadcast Room in the sky?
Yu Xiaogang remained silent. Even he didn't know whether it was true or not. The Live Broadcast Room was mysterious, so it was entirely possible.
But Tang San was still his disciple.
After thinking it over, he decided Tang San mattered more and spoke up for him:
"I believe in Little San."
Tang San was moved. Someone was still willing to believe him.
Then he turned to Ning Rongrong and tried to explain:
"Rongrong, you know what I'm like. I'd never rob anyone. Even if I really were going to rob someone, I'd never rob you."
That explanation sounded rather weak.
Because the Live Broadcast Room in the sky started playing the footage.
Tang San waited until nobody was around, then quietly approached Ning Rongrong. The next moment, he brought a club down on her.
He didn't use a Soul Skill, just in case someone noticed.
After knocking Ning Rongrong unconscious with a single blow, Tang San grabbed the money and left.
Everyone saw it clearly. Tang San had been quick and practiced. He'd definitely done this before.
If someone hadn't robbed people seven or eight times, they couldn't have been that smooth.
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