From Alchemy Apprentice to All-Powerful God King

"Don't miss out! Water worms, rock worms—all top-quality stuff!"

"All are top-quality alchemy materials, at a great price, honest and fair!"

Walking down the street, you can see vendors everywhere, from top to bottom, from old to young, and everyone is doing business.

Even first-tier magical insects and materials for refining top-tier disposable magical insects can be found on the roadside.

"How about it? In Moore City, there's nothing you can't buy if you want it."

Grace leaned closer to Matthew, nudged him with her shoulder, and said with a hint of pride.

Greck's face also radiated confidence.

It can be said that the current scale of Moore City is entirely due to the trust built by their Moore caravans traveling all over the country, which attracted merchants from towns and small cities within a hundred miles to do business here.

Some even settled down here and made their homes here.

"not bad."

Matthew's face didn't show much surprise; at most, his eyes lit up.

To put it bluntly, this scene was no different from the wholesale markets he had been to in his previous life.

The truly good stuff wouldn't be displayed so openly; these are probably all fakes.

Luca, standing to the side, looked at Matthew with admiration: What a show-off!

Soon, the group arrived at the most luxurious, magnificent, and most powerful place in the entire city of Moore, where there were the most ability users.

Moore Chamber of Commerce.

"We've arrived. This is the Mole Merchant Guild. What do you think? Not bad, right?"

Grace was eager to pull Matthew inside for a tour, but Holly stopped her, saying, "Miss, mind your image."

"Cough cough..."

Greck, who was standing nearby, also spoke up to remind her.

Seeing this, Grace finally realized what was happening and looked up to see the true owner of the Moore Merchant Guild, their father, Gleason, looking at her with a worried expression.

"Father!"

"Grace, are you alright?"

Father and daughter embraced, and Gleeson only truly breathed a sigh of relief after using his magic to check Grace for any injuries.

After receiving the letter worm, he originally wanted to go out of the city to search for it himself, but for some reason he couldn't get away and could only ask his eldest son, Grek, to lead people to search for it.

"I'm fine, Father. I'm so grateful to Matthew and the others for helping me along the way. Otherwise, I might never have seen you again."

Grace's eyes were red at this moment. After being kidnapped three times, she finally couldn't hold back her tears when she got home.

"It's good that you're alright."

Gleeson comforted Grace with a look of doting affection, while glancing at Matthew and Grace, who were standing to the side, seemingly oblivious to their surroundings.

The surprise in his eyes was undisguised.

Before the group returned to the city, he had already received a message from Grek, and he originally thought that the person who saved his daughter was an experienced and powerful ability user.

Seeing the two women, who were a year or two younger than Grace, how could he not be surprised?

"This must be Matthew. He's certainly a promising young man."

Matthew wasn't interested in such flattery; he'd rather give him something tangible, though he still had to go through the motions of politeness.

"I don't deserve such praise. We were just traveling together and it was only right that I offered my help."

Gleeson's expression turned somewhat meaningful upon hearing Matthew's reply.

Knowing they were from the Moore Merchant Guild, they didn't boast or put on airs; instead, they seemed eager to leave.

"Young friend, you are too modest. Being able to save Grace from a third-tier ability user, your strength is beyond question."

"Well then, since you're new here, why don't you stay at the Chamber of Commerce? After all, you're Grace's saviors. If word gets out that we haven't treated you well, our Chamber of Commerce can't afford to lose face."

With a few words and a laugh, Gleason cut off their escape route, giving them no chance to leave.

"Greek, please entertain these two young friends for me. I have other matters to attend to, so I'll take my leave now."

After giving his instructions, Gleeson took Grace and left.

Matthew watched the back of the chamber of commerce owner with a solemn expression; he naturally understood Gleason's intentions.

Clearly, this shows a lack of trust in them, a feeling that they have ulterior motives, and that they are being kept in the Chamber of Commerce until the matter is investigated before being released.

"Come on, I'll take you shopping. If there's anything you want to buy, I'll give it to you as payment for escorting Grace all the way."

Greck, however, remained as bold as ever, leading Matthew and Luca toward the Chamber of Commerce.

Since things had come to this, Matthew could only accept it as it was, since he had done nothing wrong and let them investigate as they pleased.

On the contrary, if he were to run away now, it would only show that he was guilty and would make it easier for people to misunderstand.

Now that someone's paying, Matthew really wants to browse around here; it would be a fool not to take advantage of a good deal.

"I want to go and see the weapons."

The knight's greatsword was corroded and discarded during the battle with Warren. The most important thing now is to find a new weapon that suits him.

As Matthew spoke, Grek looked at him with some surprise. The fact that he could fight a third-tier ability user without any weapons and relying solely on his own abilities immediately impressed Grek.

"Okay, come with me."

As the three of them continued on their way, merchants and customers from Moor City greeted Grek respectfully whenever they saw him.

This gave Matthew a new understanding of Greck.

It seems that their family is highly respected in Moore City.

Soon, the three entered a crowded weapons shop.

"This is the largest weapons shop in Moore City. You can take a look and see if there's anything suitable for you. Don't be shy, just take it."

Matthew, of course, didn't stand on ceremony with him and started browsing the store before he could even finish speaking.

The greatsword I used before didn't actually suit my abilities.

Its wide-ranging, sweeping movements make it impossible to combine with other abilities, which actually limits its effectiveness.

In his analysis, taking the assassin route would definitely not be a problem, and with the Ice Bug and the Exploding Bug's abilities, his direct combat strength would certainly not be lacking.

Therefore, he needs a weapon that can be used for surprise attacks as well as direct confrontation.

Just as he was racking his brains, a broad-backed hunting knife about the length of his forearm came into his view.

The thin, narrow blade can be concealed anywhere on the body, and its sharp edge makes it an amazing tool for assassination.

It also has a thick blade back, which is more than enough for blocking or slashing in a head-on fight.

Matthew immediately took it and held it in his hand, and the black-hearted businessman's power was activated instantly.

[Wide-backed hunting knife: The blade is forged from magic-resistant stone, and the hilt contains a breath-holding insect that allows the user to temporarily conceal their presence and remain undetected.]

Price: 200 gold coins

"This is it!"

Matthew looked at Greck, indicating that he had made his choice.

Greck was somewhat surprised, not expecting him to choose such a weapon: "Why don't you choose another one? Hunting knives aren't used by many people."

He very tactfully told Matthew that the hunting knife was actually not suitable for people with superpowers.

Not only is its attack range short, but the blade, forged from anti-magic stone, cannot be enhanced with magic.

Luca, however, spoke up from the side, his face clearly saying, "You guys don't understand me, Brother Ma."

"You can tell you've never been to the mountains. This kind of hunting knife is perfect for chopping wood and clearing paths where we're from."

"Forget it, you city bumpkin wouldn't understand anyway."

After Luca said that, Grek didn't know how to persuade him. If it was really meant for hiking mountain trails, then there wouldn't be any problem.

"It's fine, this is fine, I like it."

Matthew held the hunting knife in his hand, casually swung it a couple of times, and then wielded it with ease.

Seeing this, Greck didn't say anything more, just shook his head, feeling that Matthew had wasted a chance to choose a weapon.