From Alchemy Apprentice to All-Powerful God King

"Don't alert them, sir. I understand, I understand everything!"

"You can rest assured, I'll personally take care of anything you need!"

Russell agreed to Matthew's request with a smile.

"Well, if there's nothing else, you can go back now. I'll contact you if I get any updates. Don't reveal my identity in the meantime. You'll get your share of the rewards once it's done."

Matthew used every piece of experience and rhetoric he could think of from his past life.

To be honest, he didn't have much experience with this kind of thing, but fortunately he had read enough novels and stories to be able to talk about it easily.

"Yes, yes, yes! But the matter of me coming to see you... I'm afraid I can't hide it from those people, if..."

Despite receiving permission and verbal favors, Russell still looked somewhat hesitant.

After all, if someone comes looking for someone in such a menacing manner without a clear reason, other factions will easily notice something is wrong.

"It's alright. When I get back today, I'll tell you that I've been recruited by your gambling den and will be working for the Alchemy Arena from now on. I'll also be a permanent member of your arena and become a champion."

Matthew had already come up with a solution to this.

After hearing his plan, Russell nodded repeatedly, feeling a sense of lingering fear, as he hadn't expected him to have thought of even this step.

"Excellent! It has to be an adult, their skills are superior."

After Russell and his men left, news about Matthew quickly spread among the upper echelons of Moore City.

......

Inside the president's room at the Moore Merchant Guild.

"Guild Master, the person just left, and news from the Alchemy Arena just came over this morning."

"No rush, let's talk about it one by one."

Bell strode into the room and informed Gleeson of the latest news.

The latter was rubbing his temples, looking rather unwell; he had followed his daughter out last night.

Although it was at his behest, seeing Grace run out of the inn with red eyes, as someone who had been through it all, he naturally understood the girl's thoughts.

"Luca just bought over ten thousand magic crystals, as well as some disposable magic insects, apparently in preparation for his journey."

Bell placed the bill on the table.

The demonic insects are all functional and not particularly aggressive.

Gleason glanced at it casually and then looked away: "What about the alchemy arena?"

His head ached even more when this topic was brought up.

That place used to be their chamber of commerce's trading market and mobile stalls.

But as more and more people came over the past few months, some local tyrants seized the opportunity to surrender and take over some of his territory.

The key issue is that their chamber of commerce is tied up, so they can't focus their efforts on getting back at their former glory.

Once action is taken, it will give other forces an opportunity to take advantage.

"That's also because of Matthew."

"Why is it him again?"

Listening to Bell's words, Gleeson took a deep breath and waved his hand to signal him to continue.

"This morning, Matthew went there to participate in the competition and placed a bet on himself. As a result, he pretended to be weak and fooled hundreds of people, nearly a thousand people with special abilities."

"Then, a riot broke out, and fighting started over at the ring."

Hearing this, Gleason's expression softened considerably.

"That's great! Is there anything else?"

The more chaotic other forces become, the more stable their chamber of commerce will be.

"Later, I heard from the informant that Russell went to the inn to find Matthew. The two spent ten minutes alone in the room, and when they came out, Russell said that Matthew had become one of their men."

Gleeson pointed at Bell, indicating that something was wrong.

"Hmm? This isn't like him."

"I think so too, President."

Bell took over the conversation and began to analyze the situation.

"Given Russell's vengeful nature, it would have been fine if Matthew had beaten him into submission, but the fact that he brought three thugs and none of them entered the room is clearly suspicious, unless..."

"Unless the information we received in Val is true, and Matthew really is a member of the Knights or the Rogers family!"

Gleason slapped his thigh, his regret palpable even from several meters away.

They just threw away a lifeline that could have helped us secure our territory and even reclaim our assets.

Bell stood there speechless, beads of sweat rolling down his forehead like soybeans.

The terrible idea last night was his; I never imagined it would cause such a huge disaster.

"Quick! Go and call Grace over right now, I want to teach her a couple of moves myself!"

Gleeson suddenly looked up, realizing that if they wanted to get Matthew back, they had to resort to drastic measures.

Bell guessed the chairman's intention as well, and hesitated, "This... isn't a good idea, Chairman?"

"Tsk, you go just because I tell you to? Would I harm my own daughter? Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures!"

......

The guild's headquarters is located west of Moore City.

The Knights Guild, the Alchemy Guild, and the Hunter Guild are all based here.

At this moment, all the hundreds of ability users were being guarded by the knights. Following the riot this morning, some of the ability users who had instigated the disturbance had already been punished.

But in their testimonies, they all mentioned the same person.

"Matthew?"

Lord Satton, the Knight Commander of Moor City, frowned as he looked at the report before him.

"Where did this person come from? I've never heard of him before."

The knight who was gathering intelligence suddenly spoke up and answered:

"Report! He entered the city a couple of days ago, first fighting in the Moor caravan, then participating in the alchemy arena this morning. Russell went to find him, and after coming out, he announced that Matthew had become his man."

"Alright, keep your voice down, I'm not deaf."

Startled, Sutton looked at his men with a speechless expression.

Then I looked at the somewhat familiar name in the report, but for a moment I couldn't remember where I had seen it before.

After thinking for a while, he remembered it after being reminded by the knight beside him.

"Boss, they're from Val Town!"

"Oh! The one who accompanied old Lumir's nephew to Moore City, right?"

It is clear that Lumière and Sutton know each other.

He had even called ahead to ask him to keep an eye on things, but he didn't expect him to arrive so quickly; he thought it would take a while.

"Moor City has been getting more and more lively lately. It seems that many people have forgotten about the Knights' Guild because they haven't been out for so long!"

After putting the report away, Sutton stood up, picked up the helmet from the table, and went outside.

A moment later, a loud voice resounded throughout the guild, piercing everyone's eardrums.

"All knights, listen up! Release everyone, then follow me on patrol!"

......

Inside the inn, Luca cautiously returned to his room, and nothing he had imagined happened.

After handing one of the rings to Matthew, he asked with some doubt.

"Brother? What happened just now? When I came back, the people in the inn were giving me strange looks."

Matthew glanced at the ring and saw exactly ten thousand magic crystals. Now he had a place to get the second-tier explosive bugs.

"It's alright. We've done nothing wrong, we've done nothing wrong, we'll just continue with what we were doing."

But as soon as he finished speaking, Matthew sneezed several times.