From Alchemy Apprentice to All-Powerful God King

"Owner....."

Elena, having put her clothes back on, stood beside Matthew with her head down, speaking with a reluctant expression.

The sound was even quieter than a mosquito's buzz.

She wouldn't have cried out normally, but considering the rock crystal worm and her own weak legs, she still mumbled out the words.

"Remember, don't reveal our relationship in public, or you know the consequences."

"Don't even think about killing me, because you'll die before I do."

Matthew warned him with a serious expression; he didn't want this scheming woman causing him trouble outside.

Given her prestige and reputation, it's likely that all the outstanding young talents in the empire will want to kill her.

At first, he really did want to take the third-tier magical insect and run away, completely away from Val Town. The world is vast, and there's nowhere that a third-tier ability user like him couldn't find a place.

It wasn't until the refining progress bar in the Otherworld Chronicles appeared that he realized something was wrong.

He's not qualified to refine a third-tier demonic insect right now; he's stuck at 10% and won't budge.

That's why what happened next occurred.

Rather than fleeing for one's life, it is better to enslave the goddess and slowly climb the social ladder by leveraging her power.

Coupled with a combination of carrot and stick tactics, even a cunning woman is easy to manipulate.

"Okay, I understand."

Elena reverted to her usual aloofness; she felt only hatred for the man before her.

A goddess, actually became someone else's contracted beast... Just thinking about it makes me blush.

Once she returns to the Empire, she will definitely find someone to remove this mark of enslavement; that will be Matthew's death day!

"Stop standing there like an idiot, get out of here now, and remember what I said!"

Matthew kicked Elena in the butt, who was still in a daze, signaling that she could go back.

Being kicked for no reason, and in such a sensitive area at that, Elena's face immediately flushed with anger, and she instinctively wanted to retaliate.

Before he could even make a move, his legs started to feel weak, and he could only squeeze his thighs together to keep himself from falling.

"I...I was wrong, Matthew, stop for a moment."

However, Matthew showed no signs of stopping. For such a believer who repeatedly refused to change, he had to impose both mental and physical punishment.

"Master... I was wrong, please stop!"

Matthew only stopped controlling her when Elena called out that name again.

[Loyalty and Faith: Faith Value 70/1000...]

[Daily Good Deed Lv.1: Experience Points 200/1000...]

Matthew hadn't expected to complete his daily good deed.

"This is just a small punishment. If you have any disrespectful behavior or thoughts towards me next time, you won't be punished in front of me."

After issuing his warning, Matthew turned and headed downstream along the dark river, preparing to leave through the cave from last time.

Too much of a good thing is bad. Just let her know the consequences. Besides, he doesn't have any particular fetish.

Once Matthew had completely disappeared from sight, Elena stood up again, her whole body tingling. Her face was flushed, and she bit her lip tightly, looking pitiful and charming.

If anyone else saw her like this, they would be absolutely shocked.

"You'll pay for today's humiliation sooner or later, you damned Matthew!"

After straightening herself out, Elena dragged the snake king's corpse back to the ground.

The battle above had just ended, and the numerous corpses of the strange beasts filled half of the pit.

Gareth and Seth breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Elena dragging the snake king's corpse back, but they were puzzled when they saw her slightly flushed cheeks.

"Goddess, what's going on?"

"It's okay, I just used up a lot of energy, I'll be fine after a rest."

Elena awkwardly brushed it off, then handed the body over to them to dispose of before quickly leaving the scene.

Seeing that the snake king's corpse had been left to them, Lucia and Lumir decided not to ask any more questions about the demonic insects.

After all, it was someone else who killed them; I can only blame myself for being too slow and being held back by the beast horde.

......

Two days have passed since the campaign was completely over.

It is said that on that very night, the goddess, along with several knights from the Knights Guild, left Val Town and returned to the Empire.

Lucia and Joel also left Val to continue their pursuit of Flynn.

Early this morning, Matthew was summoned to the Hunter's Guild, told that the Imperial Alchemy Guild had sent him a letter.

As for the contents of the letter, he hadn't read it yet, but he could roughly guess what it was.

It's nothing more than something related to the recipe for the swarm bug.

Inside the meeting room, upon entering, one sees a group of archmages and alchemists.

"Matthew, you're here. Just find a place to sit." Lumir's expression was kind, completely devoid of the ruthlessness he displayed during the attack.

Although I don't know what he's up to, it probably isn't something that would be detrimental to me.

Seeing this, Matthew casually pulled out a chair and sat down. After all, everyone knew from the last investigation that he possessed the magical insect and was a first-tier ability user.

Judging from the strength he displayed, most of the archmages in the conference room were about the same as him, all belonging to the first rank.

But if a real fight were to break out, after scanning around and taking a look, he estimated that no one could defeat him more than with one palm strike.

"Alright, now that everyone's here, let's begin."

After Lumir spoke, all twenty-odd mages sat down, and he took out two letters sent from the Empire.

"There are two things I wanted to discuss with everyone today. I'm sure those of you in the guild already know something about the first thing, so I won't go into too much detail."

Matthew was dumbfounded when he heard this.

If you don't say anything, what should you say?

Also, why did you call an alchemist like me to a meeting of your guild's mages?

But Matthew soon found out why.

Lumir then handed him the second letter: "Open it yourself and see."

Matthew picked up the envelope, weighed it in his hand for a moment, then opened it, and a metallic badge immediately fell into his hand.

"This is?"

"The Archmage's Badge of the Imperial Alchemy Guild!"

Without him even asking, a sharp-eyed archmage nearby shouted it out.

Lumir then explained, "Due to the exceptional effectiveness of your swarm insect recipe, coupled with your strength as a first-tier ability user, the Alchemy Guild in the Empire has decided to grant you the status of a first-tier Archmage as an exception."

"Of course, because of Flynn's situation, our Alchemy Workshop is currently short of an instructor, and you will be filling that position."

After listening to the explanation, Matthew understood the reason; it turned out to be a promotion and a raise.

But the next moment, after thinking it over, he directly rejected the appointment.

"I refuse!"

Immediately, all the archmages in the conference room looked at Matthew, who had refused, with expressions of incomprehension.

Being a first-tier archmage in the guild is more than just a title; it brings real benefits.

After realizing that everyone had misunderstood, Matthew explained.

"I accept the title of Archmage, but Bishop, you should choose someone else for the position of Guild Alchemy Instructor."

Compared to this kind of position that has little practical use, he doesn't like being restricted. He doesn't even have time to improve himself, let alone teach students.

Moreover, there's not much room for improvement in Val Town for him now, so he wants to go out and explore.

When Matthew made his suggestion, Lumir wasn't angry. He simply stood up, walked over to Matthew, and patted him on the shoulder.

"Since you are unwilling, then we will not force you. You are young and promising, and you really should not be confined to a small place like Val Town."

The moment the two made contact, the Chronicles of Another World sounded again.

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