From Alchemy Apprentice to All-Powerful God King

The next morning.

Matthew, who had spent the whole night studying the grimoire, closed the heavy book before dawn.

"It's really unrealistic to think you can figure out the origin of magic in one night."

Before setting off, Matthew made a copy of the original text to pass the time on the road, since it was written by a fellow countryman and was bound to be somewhat informative.

What if we find some unknown secret inside?

Of course, this is also related to the bloody disaster we encountered yesterday.

"The research on extracting the demonic insects seems to be a method derived from the magic grim grimoire."

This is why he felt a sense of familiarity with it, and he even suspected that the source of this blood-red calamity, its founder, might very well be able to understand the original text of the magic book.

"Ah~~"

"Brother Ma, you're up so early?"

Luca, who had slept all night, sat up and stretched, only to see Matthew already preparing breakfast.

Although those with superpowers can go a week without eating, there's no need for them to starve themselves.

"Grilled fish again?"

"Then you do it."

Luca, who had uttered a complaint, immediately shut his mouth and waited patiently.

Smelling the slightly burnt aroma, he began to miss the caravan's meals.

Suddenly, Matthew extinguished the campfire, forcefully waved his hand to disperse the smoke in the air, and then pinned Luca down on the hillside.

The sudden turn of events left Luca bewildered as to what was going on.

However, seeing Matthew frowning, he quietly lay on the ground without making a sound.

Soon, dozens of spirited horses galloped past them along the path behind the mound beside them.

After walking a distance, Matthew sat up again, looking at the gradually disappearing group with a somewhat solemn expression.

They were all ability users, and there were even more than three of them at the second level.

"What are these people going to do? Such a big commotion." Luca saw it too, but since it wasn't his business, he picked up the fish that was almost cooked and started eating.

Matthew initially didn't want to get involved, since he had already hidden away to avoid conflict and there was no need to get involved.

But looking at the figures in the group, he felt that one or two of them looked somewhat familiar.

"Forget it. When you're traveling, the less trouble you have, the better. Isn't that what you said, Brother Ma?"

Seeing that Matthew seemed a little distracted, Luca picked up a grilled fish and stuffed it into his mouth.

"Eat quickly, it'll get fishy if it gets cold."

......

"Miss, would you like to have something to eat?"

In the dense forest, Holly stood outside the carriage, holding her lunch, trying to bring it inside to Grace but was stopped outside.

"I'm not hungry, I don't have much of an appetite."

Grace's voice came from the carriage; she sounded slightly tired, but her mental state seemed alright.

She really didn't have much of an appetite and just wanted to be alone.

Looking at herself in the mirror, she couldn't understand why this was happening. She had been so proactive, yet...

"He must have something else to do and doesn't want me to be in danger again." Grace clenched her fists and pursed her lips.

Then she rested her chin on her hands, looking at her pretty face in the mirror with furrowed brows and pouting lips.

"Was I too forward? Or does he already have someone else in his heart?"

She had heard before in Val Town that the goddess of the empire had stayed there for a long time with the knights who were on a campaign against the invaders.

Matthew and Elena's names are always mentioned together.

This made her feel a little inferior; compared to the goddess of the empire, she really had no advantage.

"well......"

Although I took that step voluntarily, it was an accident, a special circumstance, and the other party was also making concessions for me.

The main reason was that she really couldn't take it anymore at that time.

The thought of this made Grace blush.

"Never mind, they're going to Moore City anyway, we'll find out more when we get there!"

Holly, who had been eavesdropping outside the door, could only shake her head helplessly.

Although she couldn't hear very clearly, she knew that her young mistress seemed to be head over heels in love.

She couldn't understand it either. Even if a second-tier ability user saved their caravan, a peasant from a remote place like Val Town shouldn't have made the young lady fall in love with him.

Their strength... seems alright.

Her figure... is also quite good.

His appearance... is indeed flawless.

Holly suspected that she was also sick. After thinking about it carefully, she realized that apart from not having any status, she couldn't really say what was wrong with her.

He's just a bit too calculating; even he himself can't see through him.

"No, how could Miss possibly let that kid have it? Even if I agreed, the president wouldn't." Holly shook her head, trying to clear her mind.

He then called to the caravan members to continue on their way.

"Rest time's over, hurry up and pack, the sooner we leave, the sooner we'll get back to the city!"

......

Half a day later, the afterglow gradually faded.

A group of people stopped at the caravan's original resting spot to investigate.

"Boss Warren, this is where the caravan last camped. They were gone for less than half a day at most, and we can catch up tonight."

Among the crowd, the person who spoke held a tractor insect in his hand. After examining it for a while, he came to a fat man and reported to him.

If Matthew were here, he would recognize the two of them at a glance.

It was Flynn, who had fled from Val, and Warren, the owner of the stone gambling den.

It turns out that Flynn didn't run away back then, but hid in the jade gambling market. No wonder Lucia and the others couldn't find him.

Who would have thought he was so bold as to hide in the same spot?

At this moment, they were dressed in the clothes of bandits and rode wild horses, chasing each other all the way here.

Warren smiled and patted Flynn heavily on the shoulder: "This time I was going to go home empty-handed, and it was thanks to you that I had a backup plan."

"You flatter me, Master. It's all thanks to your ability. Otherwise, I wouldn't dare to have such an idea." Flynn bowed and scraped, looking obsequious and flattering him.

It has to be said that, having learned so much, Flynn is quick to apply what he's learned, and after hearing so much flattery, he can also spout it off effortlessly.

This bandit attack was actually carried out by people from the jade gambling market in disguise. Their goal was to take over the entire caravan, kidnap someone, and make a fortune.

"Grace is the youngest daughter of the Moore Merchant Guild. Once we capture her, we can set the ransom as we please."

"Alright, everyone, give it your all! Tonight we're going to launch a surprise attack on the caravan. This time, we have to take them down!"

Warren clapped his hands to signal his men to assemble, and the entire band of brutes sped off in the direction indicated by the tractor bug.

Having lost everything, Flynn is now even more sinister than before.

After learning that Matthew had actually saved the caravan, he whispered a curse into the ear of the Warren estate owner, inducing him to mobilize all his men.

Flynn walked at the front of the group, his heart gradually filling with excitement.

He had heard that the goddess and Lumir were both recruiting this kid, and thought that his chances of getting revenge in this life were slim. He never expected to meet him here!

"You chose the path to hell when there was one, Matthew. Let's see who can save you this time!"