The most shameless alchemist in history

After leaving the watchtower, Dure quickly rushed towards the square. By this time, the golden light on the square was so intense that it was almost impossible to see the scene in front of him. He was still dozens of meters away from the square, and at his normal speed, he would not be able to reach it at all.

In this situation, he didn't have time to think. He immediately raised his arm, revealing the crossbow on his arm. He raised the crossbow, aimed at the statue in the center of the square, and fired. The sharp crossbow bolt was quickly attached to the rope and firmly nailed to the top of the statue, making the rope taut.

Using the force of the crossbow bolt, Du Lei was propelled forward, greatly increasing his speed. In the blink of an eye, he rushed into the disappearing golden light and entered the teleportation array before it was activated.

"Holy crap, something's flying over there!" Leopard Tail looked up and saw a figure.

"This is... that kid Du Lei?" Kotetsu immediately recognized Du Lei, who was pinned in mid-air.

"Huh? Where did he go? And what's with this kind of entrance?" Leopard Tail was completely confused.

"If you have time to stand there making sarcastic remarks, could you come and help me?" Du Lei asked Hu Che and the others for help.

"Okay, okay, I'm coming right now. You wait there. Wait, what's going on? I can't see anything!"

Leopard Tail was about to step forward to rescue Du Lei when suddenly, a burst of golden light surrounded him, obscuring his vision. He also felt a dizzying sensation in his head, and when he came to his senses, the scene around him was already blurry and indistinct.

"What's going on? Huh? Where is Du Lei? Why is he gone? Wasn't he hanging in the sky?" Leopard Tail rubbed his eyes. After the golden light around him disappeared, he was finally able to see the scene around him clearly. However, he looked up at the sky.

The statue that was supposed to be hung on the statue has disappeared, and not only the statue, but the huge statue itself has also disappeared.

"If I wait for you to come and save me, I'll probably be dried up and turned into a mummy by now." At this moment, Du Lei's voice came from the side.

Leopard Tail turned his head and saw that Du Lei was already standing firmly on the ground, with Kotetsu, Ape Arm, Winry, and others nearby.

And it wasn't just them; tens of thousands of citizens of Lan City looked around in bewilderment.

"What happened to me? How did I get here? Shouldn't I be working in the shop?"

"I should be at home, so why are there so many people here? What happened?"

"Where is this place? It looks a bit like... Storm City? How did I end up in Storm City?"

The citizens looked at each other, scratching their heads, completely bewildered.

"Du Lei, what did you just say? A dried corpse?" After rubbing his head, Lian Baowei looked at Du Lei with some confusion.

"Really? What mummified corpse? Did I say that?" Du Lei was somewhat confused.

"It seems like we are, but it also seems like we aren't. Right, what exactly are we doing here?" Leopard Tail's mind was full of questions.

"Idiot, we just came from Harrenburg. This is Storm City. We just entered the city and are about to take the train to leave. Are you out of your mind from sleeping? How could you ask such a stupid and low-level question?" Kotetsu punched Leopard Tail on the head.

"Ouch, ouch, ouch! Boss Tiger, don't hit me! I remember now, we're going to the train station, right? The train station, the train station, oh, it's over there, let's hurry over there." Leopard Tail cried out in pain, but quickly pointed to a spot not far away and took the lead.

"Let's hurry over there. We're in a rush to get to Rock Castle, so we can't waste too much time here. We don't have time to wander around either. But... why are there so many people in Storm Castle? It looks like a festival just ended." Kotetsu looked around suspiciously.

The streets were packed with people, all of whom looked bewildered, as if they hadn't woken up yet, which was very strange.

"Storm City... Captain Kotetsu, is this really our first day in Storm City? It feels like we've been here for days." Bee Sting rubbed her head, frowning. She felt a void in her mind, as if she had forgotten something important.

"Of course we just arrived in Lan City. Alright, stop dawdling and hurry up to the train station to buy tickets. There are so many people here; if we don't act fast, we won't be able to buy tickets." Kotetsu waved his hand, not wanting to dwell on the matter.

“Since Mr. Kotetsu says so, let’s hurry to the train station. Oh, Mr. Dure, what’s wrong? You look like you have something on your mind.” Wen Li nodded, agreeing with Kotetsu’s opinion. At the same time, she noticed that Dure’s expression was very heavy.

"No, it's nothing. Let's go. This place feels strange; it's not suitable to stay too long." Du Lei waved his hand.

Soon they headed towards the train station.

In the vast sea of ​​people, someone was wandering alone on the street. She was a girl who looked to be fourteen or fifteen years old.

"Where am I? How did I get here? What's my name again? What was it again?"

She seemed to have lost her memory and couldn't remember anything for a while.

"By the way, my name is Ellie, and my home is...where is it?" She looked completely lost.

She looked around at the bustling crowd, which made her somewhat afraid.

"I need to find... someone... a very, very important person... his name is..." She rubbed her head, looking pained. She tried hard to recall the memories in her mind, but she couldn't remember any important information.

"Du... Lei?" After a long while, a name finally came to her mind.

"By the way, the person I'm looking for is called Du Lei. What kind of person is he? And where is he?" The girl walked down the street.

She unknowingly found herself in an alley.

Compared to the crowds gathered nearby, the alley was very quiet.

"Hey, look over here, little beauty, where are you headed?"

A few thugs who looked like petty thugs approached from the alley with ill intentions.

"Where am I going? I don't know. I only know that I'm going to find someone." The girl was also confused about this.

"What's the point of looking? There are so many of us, just look for us!" the leader of the thugs chuckled.

"You are not the people I am looking for, please stay away from me."

"What would happen if I didn't stay away from you?"

"Too close, what are you going to do?"

"Hehe, guess what we're going to do? Come here!"

"Chichi."

"What's going on? What's wrong with this woman? Run! Run!"

A dazzling golden light soon emanated from the quiet alley.

The group of thugs fled in panic and quickly disappeared.

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580 War Bear Legion

Dure and his group were lucky enough to buy one of the last few tickets to Rock City. The train was packed with people. Usually, there are only a few dozen people boarding the train in Storm City, but today there were hundreds of people pouring in at once, and a large number of passengers were stuck in the train station and couldn't leave.

Even the train conductor was surprised by this scene. The train, full of passengers, slowly started moving and headed towards Rock City along the winding tracks. The passengers were all in their respective seats, some reading newspapers to read the latest news, and others playing cards.

"If all goes well, we should arrive at Rock City by tomorrow dusk. This has truly been an incredible journey; more things have happened than I've ever experienced in my entire life." Leopard Tail leaned against the window, looking out at the ever-receding scenery, and sighed with emotion.

"You're still so young, you'll encounter many more things in the future. But we've been fortunate to have this kid's cleverness along the way, which helped us avoid a lot of dangers. Otherwise, we don't know if we would have made it here safely." Hu Che walked over and patted Du Lei's head. Du Lei had taken a lot of credit for this.

"We haven't even reached Rock City yet, so don't be too happy yet. We don't know what might happen on the way, and even if we arrive safely in Rock City, we won't be safe inside, will we?" Durei said with great concern, showing no sign of relaxation.

"Can you stop looking so serious all the time? Even if we face many dangers after we get to Rock City, that's a problem for later. Before we reach that den of dragons and tigers, we should rest a bit, or we won't even be able to catch our breath."

Leopard Tail patted Du Lei on the shoulder. At first, he had a lot of opinions about Du Lei and always went against him. However, after the journey of more than half a month, his impression of Du Lei changed a lot. Even though he still wouldn't admit it, he actually acknowledged Du Lei in his heart.

“You should rest if you want. A day is enough to recharge your energy. However…” Du Lei waved his hand. He carefully recalled what happened in Lan City and felt that a piece of his memory was missing, which made him feel very strange, as he had always been a person with a very good memory.

But no matter how hard he tried to think about it, he couldn't recall any memories of the Storm City. He even thought he was just overthinking things.

"But what?" Kotetsu noticed the worry on Durei's face and pressed for an answer.

"It's nothing really, don't worry about it. Where are we now?" Du Lei shook his head, not intending to discuss the matter.

After all, Kotetsu and the others had just heard that they could take a good rest while they were still in Iwa City. Who knew what kind of problems and challenges they would encounter after arriving in Iwa City? But at that moment, the train, which had been running smoothly, suddenly stopped.

With a sharp screech, the passengers sitting in their seats stumbled and nearly fell to the ground. The sudden and unannounced stop immediately caused an uproar in the carriage, with everyone bewildered by the unexpected halt.

"What's going on up ahead? Why did they suddenly stop?" someone immediately stood up and asked their companion.

"I don't know what happened either. I almost fell to my death just now. Hey, look outside, what are those people?"

Someone struggled to their feet. Just as they were wondering what was going on, they glanced out the car window and realized what was happening. They immediately alerted their companions to look out. Du Lei and the others who happened to be nearby also looked out the window.

In my line of sight, I could clearly see a large number of cavalry advancing along the outside of the railway tracks outside the window. There were so many cavalry that I couldn't see the end of them.

"These people are all... cavalry? Where did these cavalry come from?" Leopard Tail frowned, puzzled by the origins of the cavalry.

“They’re wearing khaki uniforms with badges that are the mark of the War Bear Legion. These must be the bear cavalry of the Mountain Kingdom, right?” Bee Sting glanced out the window and, after thinking it over, gave an answer.

"What? Bear riders? You mean... these people ride bears?" Leopard Tail was startled by Bee Sting's words and immediately took a closer look.

Upon closer inspection, he indeed discovered that these cavalrymen were riding majestic and powerful bears, exuding an imposing aura.

"They really are bears. To be able to tame bears as mounts is truly remarkable. Their numbers... there are probably several thousand cavalry. If I remember correctly, the Mountain Kingdom is known for its heavy infantry, and they don't have many cavalry."

Dure also glanced at it, and frowned as he recalled what he had learned.

“Kid, you’re right. The Mountain Kingdom is indeed skilled in mountain warfare with heavy infantry. So, strictly speaking, the army you see isn’t cavalry, but heavy infantry. The war bears fight alongside the soldiers, and when they need to march quickly, the war bears can serve as mounts.”

Kotetsu explained from the side that he was knowledgeable and the oldest, so he had the most authority to speak.

“I see. But the mobilization of such a large number of heavy infantry is quite significant. Are they heading towards Rock City? No, that's not right. They don't seem to be going to Rock City.” Du Lei nodded and began to speculate on the army's movements.

“They should be gathering towards the border. The War Bear Legion is one of the main legions of the Mountain Kingdom. The Hill Legion had already gathered on the northern border before. If the War Bear Legion is now being gathered in the north, then I’m afraid…” Kotetsu paused here.

Because he knew very well the movements of the War Bear Legion, which were clearly intended to be deployed to the border with the Snow Country!

"I'm afraid the fighting on the border is very tense, and it's already at the point of imminent conflict?" Dure turned to look at Winry.

He had little say in the war, but Winry was different.

Because she originally went to Rock City as an envoy, if the peace talks make a breakthrough, then war can be avoided. But if the peace talks fail, then war will inevitably break out, and not only will the people of both countries suffer, but Winry's situation will also be very dangerous.

"It seems we need to speed things up, everyone. It will be very dangerous once we reach Rock City. You have already sacrificed a lot for me and taken many risks. Once we reach Rock City, you can go back first. Leave the rest to me."

Wenli thought about it and realized she really didn't want Hu Che and Du Lei to continue taking risks with her.

“Miss Winnie, what are you saying? We’ve come this far, are you telling us to back down?” Leopard Tail said seriously.

“That’s right, we’ve come this far. No matter what happens next, we will stand by Miss Winry’s side.” Bee Sting nodded firmly.

“But everyone…” Winnie still hesitated.

"There are no buts, everyone. Get some rest and recharge your energy. We'll arrive at Rock City tomorrow!" Du Lei withdrew his gaze.

He knew very well that arriving at Rock City did not mean the end of the mission.

That's just the beginning!

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581 Explosion Incident

This was Dure's second time taking the train. The first time was right after he left Hot Spring Village. He boarded the train in Falcon Town and traveled all the way to Maple City. A lot happened on the way to Maple City, including his encounter in the snowfield.

Although he had gone through many hardships, he managed to arrive in Maple City safely. Along the way, Du Lei met many people, including Matthew and Byakuya, who left a deep impression on him. Now, he was traveling by train again, but this time he was not alone. He was with Kotetsu, Hyo-o, and others.

On the train, Du Lei was cautious, fearing he might encounter trouble. He knew that the closer they got to Rock City, the more dangerous it would be. They had already experienced enough along the way, and perhaps because they had been so unlucky, the train journey to Rock City was unusually calm.