From Alchemy Apprentice to All-Powerful God King

The next morning, Matthew, who hadn't slept all night, was feeling quite overwhelmed.

After Luca woke up, he went to visit his room and ate the breakfast prepared by the inn.

"Brother Ma, aren't you going to eat? I'll finish mine."

Matthew looked at the dry bread and milk on the table next to him, but didn't have much of an appetite, shaking his head.

"Eat faster, I'll take you to make some money later."

Last night, wide awake, he used the magic insects to study the entire layout of Moore City.

After all, there's still at least a month left. If he doesn't do something to make money, his magical insects won't be able to continue improving. His top priority is to get a large amount of magic crystals.

Ideally, one should advance to the third tier of ability users before arriving at the Empire.

Only in this way can one have the ability to protect oneself.

"Where can I make money?" Luca asked, puzzled, after wolfing down Matthew's breakfast.

Matthew turned around with a mischievous grin on his face.

"The Alchemy Arena!"

......

In the very center of Moor City stands a building the size of an arena.

People came and went inside and outside the gate. Everyone here had special abilities; they were all there to participate in the arena betting.

But each person's face only has two expressions.

They either look gloomy and resentful, or they laugh heartily and feel cheerful.

Matthew led Luca inside with practiced ease, and a large open-air arena came into view. On the arena, numerous alchemy platforms were set up, forming smaller arenas.

Even though it was just dawn, people were already competing above, while below the arena, at least a thousand ability users were watching and placing bets.

This is an even more popular project than jade gambling.

Let's have a fight!

"Brother Ma, this is our forte!"

Luca stared at the scene before him, his eyes shining.

They might not be very skilled at crafting first-tier magical insects, but they are adept at crafting disposable magical insects.

He could guarantee that none of the people present were a match for Brother Ma. Once the swarm of exploding bugs appeared, no one could defeat them!

But the ability user next to him laughed at his words.

"Heh, where did this brat come from, talking so arrogantly?"

"You two haven't even grown any hairs yet, and you're already trying to bet like others?"

Luca's outspokenness immediately made them the focus of everyone's attention.

Matthew ignored them and went straight to a gambling den where nameplates of all the participants in the competition were displayed on the stall.

The two nameplates that were taken out and placed in front of the scale at this moment were the names of the two people competing on the stage.

As more and more people placed bets, the ratio between the two reached 1.8 and 0.2.

"Well, buddy, once you've placed your bet, you can put it on hold. For your first time, I suggest you bet on low odds. You won't make much, but it's more stable."

Upon seeing Matthew, the casino staff immediately approached him enthusiastically and began introducing the odds and participants.

Anyone with special abilities can participate in the competition.

The competition arena is divided into two sections: one for one-time use magical insects and the other for first-tier magical insects.

One-time venues are generally more popular, since the crafting time for first-tier magical insects is too long and the materials are expensive, so not many people would pay for a competition themselves.

But Matthew only glanced at the gold on the two men's plates and immediately placed a bet of 1.8, which had a higher stake.

"Wow! Fifty gold coins, buddy, you're quite something!"

As the shop assistant shouted, all the ability users in the vicinity gathered around to watch the excitement.

"They actually downloaded version 1.8; they clearly don't know anything about alchemy."

"Yes, the higher the odds, the higher the chance of losing. Judging from the odds, you must be new here."

"Look who was refining the gold up there. How could Noah possibly win? What a waste of fifty gold coins."

Immediately, the surrounding discussions were all stirred up by Matthew's move.

Even the two people competing on the stage turned to look over. The blond-haired boy named Noah, with his afro, was somewhat surprised, not expecting anyone to be on his side.

What the people in the audience said was actually true; he was a perennial loser here, and a grateful expression immediately appeared on his face.

But Matthew didn't even look at him.

His gaze remained fixed on Noah's opponent from beginning to end.

Soon, as time passed, the mocking expressions on everyone's faces gradually disappeared, turning into frowns and pursed lips.

The discussion about Matthew gradually subsided.

Without him.

Inside Noah's opponent's alchemy platform, a dead demonic insect lay quietly.

He messed it up!

They created a Death Demon Insect.

In contrast, Noah, although the quality of the finished product was not very good and his body was incomplete, passed the final test and his abilities were normal.

"I won?"

"I actually won!"

As the gambling den announced the results, Noah jumped up with joy, while the many ability users below the stage all looked gloomy and unhappy.

No one expected that the refining would fail, allowing Noah to reap a huge benefit.

"Holy crap! 90 gold coins, a pure profit of 40!"

Luca's surprised voice from the side also aroused the indignation of many ability users.

Unexpectedly, a newbie managed to snag the prize.

"That's pure luck; they could win even playing Noah's Ark."

"The newbie was lucky, but he definitely won't have that kind of luck in the second game."

Everyone thought Matthew was just lucky, even the casino clerks thought so.

But only he knew that as soon as he entered, his ability to do good deeds every day was activated, and the only person in the entire room with white aura was Noah.

Moreover, it was a terrifying white mist. At first, he thought there was something wrong with his label, but he didn't realize it until he successfully placed his bet.

The boy cheering on stage is really lucky.

However, soon after, with the start of the second round of betting, everyone began placing bets in the second round.

This time, Matthew didn't place a bet because neither of the two people on stage had any white vapor above their heads.

Someone noticed this and immediately started mocking it.

"What? You just made a fortune, and now you're hesitant?"

"I already said it was just bad luck. Nobody can win all the time. I bet he was just guessing. He definitely won't do it this time."

Amidst the crowd's doubts, Luca stretched his neck and confronted them.

"I think you're just jealous. You keep losing, and you can't stand seeing others win!"

Those ability users who were confronted by Luca glared at him angrily, but fortunately Matthew pulled him back in time and shut him up.

He then turned and walked toward the gambling den.

Seeing that he was about to place another bet, all the ability users who hadn't placed bets yet gathered around.

They wanted to follow Matthew's betting, since newbies are often lucky and they could try their luck too; if they lost, they wouldn't lose anything, and if they won, they'd make a fortune.

"So, buddy, have you chosen which one next?"

The shop assistants were also somewhat expectant. This was a big spender of fifty gold coins at once, and he was a newcomer they had never seen before. In their eyes, he was no different from a big fat sheep.

However, Matthew's next words left them all speechless.

"I plan to bet 100 of my own gold coins."