From Alchemy Apprentice to All-Powerful God King

Late at night, outside the Hunter's Guild.

Matthew concealed himself and circled the outside two and a half times before finally finding Flynn in the innermost alchemy workshop.

Magical energy surged beneath his feet, and with a light leap, he climbed onto the roof, his entire body becoming one with it, observing the situation inside the room.

"That old bastard, he still won't give up."

At this moment, Flynn is working late into the night.

The dozens of demonic insects piled up in front of the alchemy table were all the swarming insects that had been refined before. Obviously, Flynn had tried them all after returning, and without exception, they were all duds.

"That shouldn't be the case. Could it be that there's something wrong with me?"

"Impossible! How could I not even be able to refine a single-use magical insect properly? There must be something wrong with the recipe!"

Inside the room, Flynn muttered to himself as he dissected the corpse of the demonic insect, scratching his head as he tried to figure out why he had failed.

As he took out another set of materials, he discovered that the magic potion beside him had already been used up. In his excitement, he decided to use magic to directly stimulate the cultivation this time.

Matthew, who witnessed this scene from the rooftop, was somewhat surprised.

Unexpectedly, he accidentally used the right method.

But the next moment, Matthew took out a swarm of exploding bugs from the Ring, infused them with magic, and stuffed them into the gap.

"And here's another big gift for you!"

After quickly completing these tasks, he left the alchemy workshop without looking back and hurried away from the guild.

When the swarm of exploding insects flew to the alchemy platform, Flynn froze, staring at the worms that were gradually swelling and flapping their wings. He was completely stunned.

As Matthew approached the guild gate, he heard a loud shout coming from inside the Alchemy Workshop.

"No!"

Following closely behind were a series of explosions and the sound of buildings collapsing.

[Daily Good Deed Lv.1: 150/1000 Experience Points, Luck +10]

Helping others is a great act of kindness.

Seeing the label that had suddenly gained fifty experience points, Matthew couldn't hold back anymore. He hadn't expected that blowing up Flynn would actually help him fulfill his wish of refining the magic insect.

In an instant, all the ability users and mentors who hadn't left the guild rushed to the Alchemy Workshop, and even the Alchemy Bishop was alerted and stood at the forefront.

Looking at the collapsed alchemy workshop, the expressions on the faces of the group of people varied.

When Flynn, his body charred black, crawled out of the rubble and looked at the crowd surrounding him, he didn't know how to explain himself.

Luca, who had come to watch the commotion, spoke up: "Flynn, did you create a swarm of exploding bugs? There's such a big commotion."

"Swarming insects? Flynn also figured out the recipe?"

"Was this alchemy workshop destroyed by a swarm of exploding bugs? The power was incredible!"

Immediately, discussions arose, and even the Alchemist Bishop looked at Flynn with a deep gaze.

Their eyes met, and Flynn immediately shrank back, forcing a smile as he began to explain.

"It was indeed made by me, but it was Matthew's recipe. I made a mistake because I was clumsy and didn't control the magic well."

Now that things have come to this, he can only admit that he caused it. Losing face is more painful for him than pursuing accountability.

At this moment, he roughly guessed who had thrown the swarm of exploding bugs. The only person with the ability and opportunity was Luca, who was standing aside and secretly laughing.

Upon hearing that the recipe belonged to Matthew, everyone immediately crowded closer to inquire.

After all, with such a powerful, disposable magical insect, who wouldn't want to have a few for self-defense? Some powerful individuals have even started ordering from him.

Faced with this situation, Flynn had no choice but to accept it, his bitter smile barely concealed.

As one of the few people who knew the truth, Luca whispered the truth to his uncle, telling Flynn that he couldn't possibly make it. The recipe was accurate, but Matthew hadn't told him the method.

Upon hearing this, the alchemist averted his gaze. Just before leaving, he suddenly turned to look at the guild gate, his brows furrowed.

"What's wrong?" Luca looked over as well, but found nothing.

"It's alright, go back." The alchemist shook his head and stopped paying attention.

Matthew, who had been hiding, quickly left the area, looking somewhat guilty.

"It seems that the Hidden Segment Worm's ability cannot perfectly conceal itself from high-level ability users."

If he had left a little later, the alchemist bishop might have noticed. Matthew wasn't sure what level of demonic insect the former had inside him, but he conservatively estimated that it was definitely stronger than Flynn's.

After returning home, Matthew pondered what path to take next.

There are too many powerful people in this world. Even in their small town of Val, there are second-tier ability users and even third-tier knights.

He couldn't imagine how powerful the ability users could be in that distant empire.

This is both pressure and motivation.

Experiencing the power of the ability users and the demonic insects not only filled him with longing, but also made him realize that he had to become stronger in order to survive.

Even a mage in an alchemy workshop could take his life at any moment.

"Let Luca give the formula to the Alchemist Bishop tomorrow. The longer we delay, the more likely something will go wrong."

After tonight's events, the news that the formula has been perfected can no longer be kept secret. Rather than dragging it out, it's better to open the doors and do business openly.

......

The next morning, there was a loud knocking on the door outside the courtyard.

As soon as Matthew opened the door, he saw Luca standing there, pacing back and forth.

"You're here so early? Have you found the place?" Matthew was a little surprised. In his memory, Luca had never gotten up this early before.

"Hehe, don't you even know who I am? Get ready to get to work!" Luca said mysteriously.

Still somewhat dazed, Matthew hadn't even had breakfast when Lucario dragged him to the vicinity of the guild.

"Weren't you looking for a shop? Why did you bring me to the guild?"

"We're here! The shop is right here!"

The two walked to the guild gate, and Luca pointed to the shop on the street directly opposite and said to Matthew.

"This is the store I found. What do you think? Is the location good enough?"

"..."

Looking at the shop directly opposite the entrance to the Hunter's Guild, Matthew was momentarily at a loss for words.

I asked him to find a place, but I didn't ask him to find such an obvious place.

But to be honest, having connections makes things much easier.

When Matthew pushed open the door and entered, he was stunned once again by the large amount of materials piled up inside.

"I've not only taken care of the store setup for you, but I've also prepared all the materials. I'll also help you with some promotion later. This time, we're sure to make a fortune!"

Matthew glanced at them and realized that these materials would cost at least a hundred gold coins, which was clearly not something Luca could obtain on his own.

"Where did you get so many gold coins?"

"I borrowed it from my uncle. I told him I was going to do business with you, and when he heard that you were with me, he gave it to me right away."

Luca told him everything that had happened the night before, including the Alchemist Bishop's assessment of Matthew after they returned.

Matthew never expected that the Alchemist Bishop would value him so much.

"Alright, if you're going to promote it later, remember to give the recipe to the bishop for me."

After the two agreed on the details, Luca, in his own name, led Matthew's swarm of exploding bugs to promote the cause.

Meanwhile, Matthew got busy in their alchemy workshop.

Alchemy Maniac Lv.1: 1400/2000 experience points, 15% success rate

Experience points: 1410/2000...

Not long after, Luca brought back a group of ability users outside the Alchemy Workshop, including many apprentices and mages.

"One at a time! Limited quantity, first come, first served, 20 pieces per day!"

"Only 20? Give me five first!"

"Why should I give it to you first! I'll raise the price! Give me three!"

Listening to Luca's hawking and the price gouging by the ability users outside, Matthew's lips slowly curled up inside the room. He was now producing more than twenty a day.

But if you want to make money, you have to use scarcity marketing!

This was the first lesson he taught Luca.

For a time, the area outside the Alchemy Workshop was even more bustling than the guild.