From Alchemy Apprentice to All-Powerful God King

"No! No! No!"

"I am just an alchemist from a small border town; I am not worthy to be the knight of your imperial goddess."

Matthew watched as Elena kept closing the distance between them and rejected her outright.

This kind of nonsense is obviously a lie without even thinking about it.

Just like a rich heiress falling in love with a down-on-his-luck coachman, such a scenario could never actually happen.

However, Elena did not back down after being rejected. Instead, she raised her hand and touched Matthew's cheek.

"You don't need to rush to refuse, I can help you..."

But before she could finish speaking, Elena winced in pain, her eyes filled with confusion.

Matthew grabbed Elena's outstretched hand and the spider-like insects that were poised to strike on the back of her hand.

The magical shockwave instantly blasted it into ashes, turning Elena's hand black as well.

"Is this the price of becoming your knight?"

Matthew's expression gradually darkened, a hint of dissatisfaction showing in his eyes.

If it weren't for my high level of vigilance and the reminder from the Otherworldly Records, I probably would have been ambushed.

Elena quickly pulled her hand back, looking at the clueless boy in front of her with some annoyance.

"Alright, stop pretending. What do you want from me?"

Matthew was getting impatient. He had seen many women like this in his previous life, and they all approached him with ulterior motives.

If it's about business or cooperation, he's happy to sit down and discuss it in detail.

But if someone tries to pull dirty tricks or make underhanded moves, well, sorry, he's not the same professor he used to be who can't even kill a chicken. If he gets the chance, killing the other person is his top priority.

"You're really hard to get along with." Elena rubbed her blackened hand, pouting and saying resentfully, "What else could I possibly want from you? Don't you know?"

Upon hearing this, Matthew was stunned.

"Hey! Watch your mouth. There's nothing between us, at most we touched hands. Don't try to scam me."

There was no one else around. If this person were in Val Town, given their popularity, those ability users would definitely tear them apart.

"What are you talking about? I just want a recipe for swarming insects to send back to the Empire! And while I'm at it, I'll give you a promotion and let you stay by my side as a knight."

When Elena realized that Matthew had mistaken her for a prostitute, she was speechless. She was, after all, a goddess of the empire; how could she possibly lower herself like that?

The reason he approached Matthew was because of his abilities, and because he could be assigned to work by his side.

As the goddess spoke, she summoned Leon to her side and explained.

"The spider just now was my ability. I made him fight you to test your abilities, not because I really wanted to attack you."

Even after hearing Elena's explanation, Matthew remained vigilant.

Although what the other party said made no problem, there were plenty of opportunities to make a move before, and there was no need to wait until today.

And Gareth, who has always been by her side, is not here today.

But Matthew still has a natural aversion to the ability to manipulate corpses and even influence people's attention.

He realized that ever since the other person appeared, his gaze seemed to have never left them, and he could only forcibly control his consciousness to detach.

After writing down the complete recipe on the spot, he tossed it to the person opposite him.

"This is the complete recipe. From now on, please be more respectful and don't ask me to go out late at night."

After giving out the recipe, Matthew didn't want to be with Elena for even a second longer.

However, Elena still provided him with some useful information in exchange.

Because of Leon's disappearance, Gareth has reported the news back to headquarters.

In a few days, members of the Knights Guild and the ability users from the Rogers family will arrive in Val Town to investigate this matter.

Before leaving, Elena extended an olive branch once again.

She promised that as long as Matthew stayed with her, she would help him resolve this matter and wouldn't have to worry about his future.

To this, Matthew would like to say: a symbol.

Wasn't Leon's death your doing? In the end, you've become the one to blame.

He then turned and headed back towards Val Town, not wanting to say another word to the other person.

Elena stood under the moonlight, her figure appearing somewhat slender. As she watched Matthew's gradually blurring figure, the corners of her mouth unconsciously turned up slightly.

He glanced down at the recipe in his hand, and his originally dark pupils instantly burst into brilliant colors, vaguely revealing a shape that looked like a spider reflected in them.

"What an interesting person."

After putting away the recipe, he looked at Leon, his smile vanishing instantly. He shook his head, his eyes filled with disappointment.

"Still as useless as ever, you can't even play your opponent's trump card. How did the Rogers family produce such a piece of trash as you?"

As Elena walked toward the camp, Leon followed suit, returning to the mass grave and expertly burying himself back into the earth.

......

The morning sunlight streamed into the messy courtyard.

Matthew also pushed open the door at the same time. When the sunlight hit his face, he subconsciously raised his hand to shield his eyes, finding it too dazzling.

After what happened last night, Matthew couldn't sleep a wink when he got home.

Fearing that Elena might return, thankfully she did not reappear.

"What a bizarre woman."

Matthew stretched and headed towards the guild.

He doesn't plan to refine any more gold today; all the orders for this week have been completed, so he doesn't need to worry about it much.

The most urgent task now is to find a way to enhance my magic.

If Matthew didn't want to reveal his strength but also needed access to knowledge about magic, there was only one person he could think of.

The guild building is a gathering place for many ability users from Val Town.

Those who come here either accept quests or find alchemists to refine magical insects. Even those who have nothing to do usually stay here to chat and share information.

Matthew weaved through the crowd, went up to the second floor, and stopped outside a closed alchemy room.

Thump...thump...thump...

As Matthew knocked on the door, Luca opened it with his hair all messy.

"Matthew? What brings you here? Have you finished refining the demonic insects?"

Luca was somewhat surprised by Matthew's visit, and his surprise became even more exaggerated when he learned that all the orders for this week had been completed.

He has been refining them these past few days, but the success rate is not high; three out of ten will fail.

But the other person is faster than me.

Matthew didn't waste time with pleasantries and went straight to the point, asking Luca questions.

"Do you have any methods to increase magic power?"

"Hmm... Increasing magic power is usually a guild secret, and only those who become archmages can access it. Even I haven't seen it."

Matthew was a little disappointed after hearing Luca's answer; becoming a mage was not something that could be done in a short time.

Luca thought for a moment, then continued.

"However, I have a method for people to generate magic power. That's how I created my first first-tier magic insect."

As Luca gasped for breath, Matthew's eyes lit up.

"Where is it? Can I borrow it to take a look?"

"Dude, wait here, I'll go get it for you."

Although he didn't know what Matthew needed this for, Luca didn't ask any further questions.

Everyone has their own secrets, and digging too deep into them will only make people feel disgusted.

Before long, a thick book appeared in Matthew's hands, and when he saw the first sentence, his brows furrowed.

"Humans cannot generate magic on their own."

"Demon insects, a species with infinite possibilities."

"If humans want to generate magic, they must understand the magical insects, comprehend the magical insects, and become magical insects themselves."

Just by reading the first three sentences, Matthew knew he had chosen the right book.

This was definitely written by a master!