The most shameless alchemist in history

"Can you all be quiet? Shut your mouths, and you too," Leopard Tail scolded the group from the side.

Gradually, the surroundings quieted down, and even Jin stepped aside.

"Night Raven, what on earth is that kid up to? He's clearly an ordinary person, how could he refine magic energy elixir?" Red Sparrow asked in a low voice.

“That was true three months ago. He was just an ordinary person back then, but now, three months later…” Night Raven hesitated for a moment.

"It's really hard to say, let's just wait and see," Night Raven said softly.

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560 Prove Yourself

Among the audience were people like Winry and Kotetsu who stood on Dure's side and were genuinely worried for him, as well as people like Night Raven and Red Sparrow who had grudges against Dure and were curious about how Dure had changed in just three months, and then there were people like King and his confidants who had a lot of prejudice against Dure.

But most people were filled with confusion and anticipation. Today was a very special day for them. Seeing the legendary golden castle was already a pleasant surprise, but the fact that an alchemist was about to perform a crafting ceremony in front of them was equally rare.

At Dure's request, everyone kept quiet to give him a peaceful environment. To prevent Jin's men from causing trouble, Kotetsu, Leopard Tail, and Ape Arm stood guard around Dure, preventing anyone from getting close. Dure then picked up a book.

The book has no cover and is handwritten on parchment. Jin's confidant had previously examined the book and found nothing wrong with it. After all, he was convinced that Dure would cheat and wanted to find out if there was any magic energy on Dure, but he failed.

After Du Lei turned to a certain page in the book, he quickly stretched out his finger and sketched on the ground. He drew a circle and quickly wrote all sorts of symbols on the ground. His movements were so fast that even though hundreds of eyes were watching his every move.

However, no one could clearly see his actions or what he wrote. Some people couldn't help but want to ask, but they were quickly glared at by Leopard Tail and could only shrink back, not daring to make a sound to disturb him. Leopard Tail was truly very conscientious.

Dure was completely oblivious to what was happening outside. He focused on completing the transmutation circle, and a complete pattern appeared before everyone's eyes. Centered on the transmutation circle, a whirlwind soon appeared, and a whirlwind that was visible to the naked eye gradually enveloped Dure.

Along with the whirlwind, a pale golden light appeared, shimmering and dazzling. Gusts of wind swept in from nearby, and some spectators wearing hats had their hats blown off and fall to the ground. Normally, the wind blows in one direction only.

But at this moment, the wind around Dure was gathering from all sides toward the center, which was particularly peculiar.

The wind gathered faster and faster, and people soon noticed that golden fireflies were gathering at the center of the vortex along with the wind.

Golden wisps of light gathered in Du Lei's palm like threads. At first, the gathering of the threads was not unusual, but gradually people noticed that the countless threads gathered into a ball, eventually forming a drop of golden liquid.

Dure remained highly focused. He took out a reagent bottle and put the drop of golden liquid into it.

The golden light swirling around him grew weaker and weaker. As the cyclone disappeared, everything returned to calm. The golden light emanating from the ground also vanished, as if nothing had ever happened. At this moment, Du Lei's forehead was covered in cold sweat, and he slumped to the ground.

"Hey, Dure, are you alright?" Leopard Tail immediately went over and helped Dure up, it seemed he had taken care of things.

"It's nothing, just a little tired from refining twice in one day." Du Lei stood up and shook his head, indicating that he was fine.

His and Leopard Tail's voices were both very clear, because it was still very quiet all around, and the audience had not yet come to their senses.

"Huh? Is it... is it finished? Can we talk now?" A member of the audience pointed to his mouth and asked in confusion.

"What just happened? Were those golden streams of light the refining process? I don't quite understand."

"If you could understand all of this, wouldn't you be an alchemist? What are you still standing here for?"

Most people were still completely bewildered, because what had just happened was simply too unbelievable.

"Tch, I think that kid is just using a smokescreen, bluffing. Do you think that just because he threw in a drop of something, it's magic energy elixir? Who knows if it's just water vapor?" Jin's confidant retorted, crossing his arms and not taking Du Lei's refining seriously.

"Hey, why are you talking so rudely? What do you mean by bluffing? Didn't you just check? Didn't you say you'd be keeping an eye on things? Why are you still refusing to admit it?" Leopard Tail was getting annoyed, and he stepped forward and shoved his confidant.

"Let's talk this out, why are we resorting to violence? You're all in cahoots, aren't you? What, feeling guilty?" The confidant was not to be outdone.

"You..." Leopard Tail was so angry that he swung his fist, wanting to give this guy a good beating. This was just too infuriating.

"What do you mean, 'I'? I'm a reasonable person." The confidant said confidently. Although he couldn't do anything about Du Lei, he had just been rendered speechless by Du Lei's retort.

However, he was quite adept at dealing with people like Leopard Tail, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he handled them with ease.

"So, you don't believe this is magic energy elixir and you need me to prove it, right?" Dure asked.

"That's right, why should whatever you say be the truth? I just don't believe it, so what?" the confidant said arrogantly.

“Mr. Redu, Mr. Jin, how about this, let me verify whether this is genuine magic energy essence.” The staff member stepped forward.

“No need, I have a way to prove myself.” Du Lei waved his hand.

"What method? Tell me." The confidant assumed that Du Lei was about to use some other means.

"There's another seed here. Soak it in the magic energy liquid and let it grow quickly. That should make it identifiable. Is there a problem?" Du Lei's question was mainly directed at Jin, who remained silent.

Because his trusted confidants had already said what he wanted to say for him.

“You say there’s no problem, so there’s no problem? Who do you think you are…” Du Lei’s confidant did not approve of Du Lei’s approach.

“Yes, it’s possible,” Jin interrupted his confidant, saying confidently.

“Young Master, this…” The confidant had some doubts.

“It’s okay, let him prove it.” Jin’s attitude was very firm and resolute.

"Alright, kid, then you show us what you've got. With me here watching, don't even think about trying anything funny!" Since even Jin had spoken, his confidant naturally couldn't say anything more. He reminded Du Lei and then gestured for him to start proving it.

All eyes were on Dure, waiting for his next move.

“Miss, can Dure really do it? It’s only been such a short time…” Bee Sting was a little worried.

"Don't worry, that's Mr. Durley. What can't he do?" Winnie said with a smile.

561 He is cheating.

Under the watchful eyes of hundreds of people, Dure opened the magic energy elixir that he had just sealed. Because magic energy elixir is very volatile, it must be properly preserved. He immediately put a seed into the magic energy elixir, and everyone watched the small glass reagent bottle.

The seed quickly fell into the bottle. There was very little magic energy liquid, just a shallow drop, at most the size of half a fingernail. But as soon as the seed fell into the magic energy liquid, the bottle began to emit a faint light. Under the light, it was difficult to see what was inside for a moment.

However, it is clear that the outline of the seed inside the reagent bottle has changed. The reagent bottle, which is about the size of a little finger, quickly became full of spring. The seed took root and sprouted at a speed visible to the naked eye. In just over ten seconds, a bright red rose flower grew out.

Because the reagent bottle was too small, the rose was squeezed. Du Lei simply took the rose out and held it in his palm. Even though it was no longer in the glass reagent bottle, the rose continued to grow because its roots were still wrapped in a faint golden light.

A few seconds later, the golden light finally disappeared, but a beautiful rose had already fallen into Dure's hand.

"It actually grew in such a short time? The liquid in that glass reagent bottle really is magic energy essence."

"That's right, that's right. Only the Magic Energy Essence has such amazing power. This is truly astonishing!"

"Wait, does this mean that the kid really did refine the magic energy elixir in just a few minutes?"

The audience marveled at the scene, and some, while admiring it, suddenly realized what had happened and looked at Dure in surprise.

"So, do you two have any further questions?" Du Lei asked, looking at Jin, whose expression was grim and uncertain, and his confidant.

"This, this is impossible! You must have cheated! This can't be real! This can't be real! Mr. Examiner, this kid is too cunning. He's cheating openly. Please expel him immediately!" Even though his confidant had witnessed Du Lei's actions, he still refused to believe it.

"Hey, you were the one who checked it yourself just now, and you didn't even find any problems. Now you won't admit it. Are you trying to pick a fight?" Leopard Tail was displeased. He stepped forward, grabbed his confidant's collar, and brandished his fist, threatening to hit him. He had been annoyed with this guy for a long time.

"Just because I haven't found a problem doesn't mean there isn't one; it's just that he's too cunning and has hidden it too well!" the confidant continued to argue.

"So, Mr. Examiner, what do you think? Do you believe his one-sided account, or do you believe what you saw with your own eyes?" Du Lei ignored his confidant's questioning and instead posed the question to the staff.

"Mr. Redu, you flatter me. Hundreds of people witnessed Mr. Redu's alchemy process just now, so it can't be faked. It's truly astonishing that Mr. Redu, at such a young age, has such expertise in alchemy." The staff member exclaimed in admiration.

“Hey, don’t be fooled by this kid, he’s definitely bluffing…” Even though his confidant was being grabbed by the collar by Leopard Tail, he still wouldn’t let it go. Getting him to admit that Du Lei had really refined the magic energy elixir was more painful than killing him.

"Enough!" Jin, who had been standing by with a gloomy face, suddenly shouted, startling his trusted aides.

"Young Master, you..." The confidant was a little uneasy. He had always been Jin's mouthpiece, and now that the master himself had spoken, there was naturally nothing for him to do.

"I have only one question: how did you do that?" Jin stared intently into Du Lei's eyes.

"What do you mean, how did you do that? I don't quite understand what you mean," Dure said slowly.

“Under normal circumstances, even an experienced and excellent alchemist would need at least half a month to refine a single drop of magic energy elixir, yet you completed it in just a few minutes. Was there any assistance involved?” Jin had personally witnessed Du Lei refine the magic energy elixir.

However, he had already met many excellent alchemists, so he still had doubts in his mind.

"This is my own secret, what's it to you? If you want to know the answer, why don't you become an alchemist yourself?" Dure retorted with one sentence. Since they had already torn off the mask of civility, he naturally had no need to give Jin any face.

"You..." Jin was speechless for a moment. He had originally looked down on these ordinary people with a superior attitude.

But now these mere mortals are actually bullying him. Wouldn't that drive him crazy?

"I think the answer lies in the environment." Just then, a voice came from behind.

"Environment? What environment? And who exactly are you..." Jin was stunned when he heard the voice. He turned around and saw a fat man walking over. The fat man was only about 1.5 meters tall, but he weighed at least 200 to 300 pounds. He was round and chubby.

"Hehehe, let me introduce myself. My name is Ababa, and I'd say I'm... the owner of this place." Ababa introduced himself with a smile.

"What? You're Ababa?" Jin was taken aback.

Not only him, but everyone, including the audience, was surprised by Ababa's appearance.

"Is that person Ababa? He looks like this. I originally thought he would be tall and burly."

"Ababa has a great reputation, but very few people have actually seen what he looks like. We are really lucky to be able to see him today."

The audience was amazed. Even someone of Jin's status had never seen Ababa before, let alone them.

“That’s right, that’s right, it’s me. You’re Pharos’s son, right? By the way, what’s your birth order again? Pharos has too many sons, I don’t even know.” Ababa said with a smile.

“I’m ranked ninth…” Jin was caught off guard by Ababa’s sudden appearance and lost his composure for a moment.

“So that’s how it is. And your name is… Redu? Or Dure?” Ababa then turned his gaze to Dure.

"It's all the same, just a name." Du Lei seemed quite calm.

“Well said. A name is just a label. No matter what the label is, it only needs to be associated with a specific person. Just like how people always associate me, Ababa, with the words ‘local tyrant’. Even if I’m called something else, I can’t get rid of this label.”

Ababa said with a smile.

“Mr. Ababa, you’re joking. How could you be a nouveau riche? You have such class, presence, and charisma.” Jin’s confidant immediately flattered Ababa, beaming with joy.

“That’s right, to be precise, not a nouveau riche, but a fat, ugly man.” Du Lei said quite honestly.

562 Magic Concentration

Leopard Tail, who was equally shocked by Ababa's appearance, had originally hoped that Du Lei could take this opportunity to get close to Ababa and make a good impression, since Ababa was someone who might become his father-in-law. But unexpectedly, these words came out of Du Lei's mouth.

This almost made Leopard Tail spit out a mouthful of blood, but Du Lei showed no awareness of saying the wrong thing, keeping a straight face and being very serious. No matter who it is, it is hard to save face if someone is exposed like this, let alone someone like Ababa who has status and position.

"Kid, do you know what you're saying? What do you mean, 'fat and ugly'? How can you talk like that?" Leopard Tail immediately rushed over and pinched Du Lei. His words were far too tactless. If he angered Ababa, then they would be out of the picture.

"Am I wrong? Look at his attire, it's so tasteless, isn't it? He's clearly a rich man, but he dresses worse than a poor guy like me. What is this if not tacky? As for being fat, isn't that obvious? His round body is like a ball, so to sum it up..."

“Short, fat, and ugly!” Du Lei paused, deliberately emphasizing the words “short, fat, and ugly”.