The most shameless alchemist in history

"Good heavens, Du Lei, when did you become so powerful? You actually managed to withstand my Thunderous Strike head-on. There are definitely no more than five people in the entire academy who can do that!" Lance grinned. He wasn't resentful at being defeated by Du Lei in front of so many people. After all, he had always been an outgoing person. Rather than easily defeating his opponent, he preferred to be defeated by others, because only in this way could he realize his shortcomings and improve himself.

“I must say, Lance, your progress is truly astonishing. You remember when I left, you were just a high-level magic user, but now, in less than a month, you’ve already advanced to the Steel Rank, and are even close to breaking through that threshold. It seems you haven’t wasted this month.” Du Lei patted him on the shoulder, and the two of them walked out of the training ground hand in hand.

"Oh right, I remember now, isn't he the guy who was on par with Keita Sterling, Bailing, and Roland among this year's freshmen? A month ago, he suddenly disappeared without a trace, vanishing from everyone's sight. How come he returned a month later and has become so powerful?" The student who had been watching suddenly remembered the matter of Du Lei.

After all, compared to Lance, a training maniac, Dure's presence in the academy was far too low. He rarely showed up to begin with, and with his disappearance for so long, it's no wonder that no one remembered him.

"So it was him. Since he defeated Lance so easily today, Sterling's title as the number one freshman is probably in jeopardy." The students next to him marveled.

"This year's freshmen are just too crazy. How are we old students supposed to survive?" one student lamented. "This world is really tough."

"Tch, so what if he's just an eight-star steel-rank? What's so great about him? I thought he was going to die out there, but he came back alive and kicking." After watching Dure and Lance leave, someone in the training ground stands slowly turned around.

"Miss Yuffie, a letter from Frost City has arrived." Behind the girl, an elderly man in a black tailcoat said softly.

"I understand. I'll go back and check in a bit. By the way, I heard that guy got into a conflict with Jet from the Land of Rain as soon as he returned to the academy. What happened?" The girl suddenly remembered what she had heard before, and she frowned as she asked the old butler next to her.

"It's because of the Keita siblings. Prince Jet is the third in line to the throne in the Rain Kingdom, while the Keita siblings' family is a staunch supporter of the second in line. So, for Jet, the Keita siblings are a thorn in his side. When he came to Maple City on business, he naturally thought of the feud between their two families, and it's only natural that he would seek revenge against the Keita siblings." The old butler, who knew the ins and outs of the matter, explained carefully.

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658 Execution Task

"So that's how it is. I was wondering why that mad dog Jett kept bothering Kelly." The girl didn't have a good impression of Jett because he had been bothering her for a long time when she first arrived at the academy, which she found very annoying.

“Yes, he just returned to the academy and happened to see Jett bullying Kelly, so he stepped in and taught Jett a lesson,” the old man nodded and said.

"By the way, I remember that Haibo next to Jet wasn't a very troublesome person? How come Jet was able to swallow this insult?" The girl thought about it and still felt something was strange.

“I think Haibo has already realized that the boy possesses a powerful force. Even though Haibo is a King-level expert, he wouldn’t dare to disregard Jet’s safety and act rashly.” The old man knew Haibo well; in fact, they had been adversaries for many years.

"By the way, Shanbo, what are your chances of defeating Haibo?" The girl suddenly became curious about this question.

"What are the chances of winning? Maybe only three out of ten," the old man named Shanbo said after thinking for a moment.

"What? Only three points? That doesn't make sense, Shanbo. You were a King-level expert twenty years ago, and reached the peak of the King-level eight years ago. You're even a level above Haibo. There's no reason why you should only have a three-point chance against him." The girl found it a bit strange.

"The three points I mentioned are his three points," Shanbo smiled and replied softly.

"I see, that explains it." The girl nodded, suddenly understanding.

"Miss, should I go and warn them?" Shanbo asked after thinking for a moment.

"Forget it, no need. Liangjiet wouldn't dare cause trouble at Maple Leaf School. Let's go back." The girl shook her head. She looked at the southern sky. Some people were returning from the south, while others went to places further south. She hoped that those who were returning had returned, and she hoped that the person who was returning would die halfway and never come back!

Meanwhile, in the Maple Leaf Academy cafeteria, Lance and Kelly's people were hosting a small celebration to welcome Dure's return.

“Dure, you have no idea what happened recently. The army of the Mountain Kingdom was gathering at the border, and there were all sorts of rumors that they were about to attack. Everyone was in a panic. Moreover, the military even came to our academy to issue a conscription order, requiring all students to be prepared to go to the battlefield at any time. This scared so many people to tears.” Lance spoke of the events of the past few days with great enthusiasm.

"Really? We should be thankful that the incident has finally subsided, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable." Du Lei nodded slightly. Although he was not in Maple City at the time, he was in the even more dangerous and unpredictable Rock City.

"By the way, Dure, wasn't there a girl who went to Rock City with you? I think her name was... Bailing or something? Where is she? Why didn't you invite her?" Lance asked casually. Although they were all new students in the same year as Bailing, he had never spoken to her and didn't know her very well.

“She left after returning to school, and I don’t know where she went,” Du Lei said, shaking his head. To him, Bai Ling had always been a very mysterious person. Even though they had gone through a long journey together and experienced many things together, he still couldn’t figure out Bai Ling’s background.

"Huh? Is that how it is? I thought something might have happened to you on this journey." Lance was uninterested; clearly, Dure's answer hadn't satisfied his curiosity.

"Lance, what are you thinking about all day long? Can't you put something normal on your head?" Kelly glared at him and said.

"How am I abnormal? This is clearly the most normal thought I could have," Lance said confidently.

"Alright, stop arguing. Bailing and I are just ordinary friends. This trip hasn't changed anything. By the way, Kelly, how is your brother?" Dure waved his hand to brush the question aside and turned to ask about Keita, because he had heard that Keita had been injured by Jet's men.

“My brother is fine, just some minor injuries. He’ll be alright after a while. Thank you for your concern,” Kelly said softly, though his expression didn’t seem too relaxed.

"By the way, Kelly, what exactly happened between you and your brother? How did you get involved with that guy named Jet? It seems that Jack has a very powerful background; he's a big shot in the Rain Kingdom." Lance had heard some things about him recently, and he asked curiously.

“Well…” Kelly looked hesitant.

"Lance, why have you become so curious lately? I remember you weren't like this before. How come you've become so eager to pry into other people's private lives since I came back after I was gone for a while?" Dure reminded Lance not to continue asking, because he knew that everyone has their own secrets.

"Huh? Well... I was just concerned about my companions. I wouldn't bother asking if it were anyone else. Alright, alright, I'm not curious or concerned anymore. Just pretend I didn't ask anything." Lance waved his hand, realizing that he had indeed asked a bit too much.

“It’s alright, Dure and Lance, you’re not outsiders either, I can tell you. Actually, it’s like this…” Kelly thought for a moment and decided to tell her two companions the whole story. After all, they were already involved, and it would be very unfair to Dure and Lance if she didn’t tell them the truth.

Meanwhile, inside a towering skyscraper, someone stood atop the building, looking down at the world below. It was already late at night, and a crescent moon could be seen hanging in the distant sky. The night was deep and heavy. The old man stood with his hands behind his back, his expression as somber as the night itself.

"President, are you summoning me?" A figure appeared silently behind the old man. Judging from the outline, it was a woman, a very young woman, dressed in a black bodysuit, with a cold voice.

“Yes, Mela, I just received news that evil has appeared in Maple City, a major town in the southern part of the Snow Kingdom. Our Magic Power Association cannot sit idly by. So go to Maple City. If the situation is true, completely eliminate the evil. Do you understand?” The old man did not turn around. He asked in a deep voice.

"Maple City? I understand. I'll head there right now and complete the task you entrusted to me, Chairman!" The woman nodded gently, and soon her figure disappeared again into the vast moonlight. The tower stood alone, appearing only in the long night, and the night had only just begun.

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659 The Four Princes

After Kelly's explanation at Maple Leaf Academy, Dure and Lance finally understood the whole story.

"What did you say? Kelly, your father is actually the prime minister of the Rain Kingdom? Isn't the prime minister the highest-ranking official after the king?" Lance was shocked by Kelly's background. To him, even a city lord was a high-ranking official, and the idea of ​​a prime minister was something he couldn't even dream of.

“Yes, in the past, the Land of Rain was relatively peaceful, and everything was in harmony. The king was old, and my father assisted him in handling various political affairs without any obstacles,” Kelly nodded and said.

“But these are extraordinary times, unlike in the past, right?” Dure pointed out the crux of the matter.

“It is precisely because the country is old that the succession to the throne is an urgent and pressing issue. There are four people with the right to inherit the throne: the First Princess, the Second Prince, the Third Prince, and the Fourth Princess.” Kelly was very clear about the current situation of the Rain Kingdom and its most prominent and acute problems.

“But normally, isn’t the throne inherited by the eldest son?” Lance, though not of noble birth, had heard of many precedents.

“That would certainly be the case elsewhere, but it’s different in our Rain Kingdom. According to our tradition, all of the king’s children have the right to inherit the throne,” Kelly corrected, shaking her head.

"I see. Did the old king designate anyone to succeed him?" Lance continued to inquire.

“That’s the problem. If the king had designated a prince to inherit the throne, everyone would be happy, and there wouldn’t be so much conflict,” Kelly said with a wry smile.

"So the current situation in the Rain Kingdom is that the king is old and he has not designated a legal heir, which has resulted in four heirs having the right to inherit the throne, and they are fighting over it, right?" After listening carefully to Kelly's explanation, Durei understood the ins and outs of the matter.

“As the Prime Minister of the Rain Kingdom, my father believes he bears the responsibility of revitalizing the country. Therefore, he is very cautious about choosing a successor. He believes that the Second Prince is an upright and kind person and the only suitable candidate to inherit the throne,” Kelly stated her father’s position.

"So, Kelly, your family supports the Second Prince, while Jet is the third, right?" Dure continued.

“Yes, the Third Prince, Jet, is arrogant and of questionable character. He is not someone worthy of being entrusted with the country. Therefore, Father rejected Prince Jet’s overtures and firmly supports the Second Prince,” Kelly nodded and said.

"So the reason you and your siblings left the Land of Rain and chose to study in Maple City of the Land of Snow was to keep you away from the turmoil of the succession rights in the Land of Rain. Was it your father's way of protecting you and your siblings?" Du Lei asked again.

“Yes, the Land of Rain is not safe for us now, which is why Father sent us away. I just didn’t expect to run into Prince Jet here and drag you all into this.” Kelly’s words were full of self-reproach.

"Then the question arises: what exactly is Jet's purpose in coming to Maple City? Is it just for you and your sister?" Dure shook his head slightly, clearly not accepting the guess himself.

"I'm not so sure about that. I haven't received any letters from the Land of Rain yet, so I don't know what Jet's purpose is. But with such a powerful figure as Haibo by His Highness Jet's side, he must be doing something very important, right?" Kelly speculated.

"Is Haibo the name of the old man next to Jet? How much do you know about this Haibo?" Dure was very curious about the old man.

“Haibo… he is a legend in our Rain Kingdom.” Kelly thought for a moment and gave this answer.

"Legend? That old man looks just ordinary. Is he really that amazing?" Lance asked curiously.

He was present when Jet came to cause trouble that day; there was indeed an old man following behind Jet.

He also remembered that it was that old man who persuaded Jeter to give up, and he had a good impression of that old man.

At least I felt that he was a person with a good temper.

“When I was a child, Haibo was one of the most powerful people in our Rain Kingdom. He set a series of records in the Rain Kingdom. I heard that when he was young, he was a figure that made neighboring countries tremble with fear.” Kelly shook her head.

Although she looked down on Jet somewhat, after all, Jet's character was just so-so, which was almost common knowledge in the Land of Rain.

But Haibo was different; he was a figure adorned with countless accolades.

She grew up listening to the stories of Haibo, and those terrifying tales and legends instilled a deep fear in her.

"Huh? Is that old man... really that powerful?"

Lance was astonished, and at the same time, he began to feel eager to try it out.

“Lance, I know you like to challenge the strong, but I’m warning you, never try to challenge Heber, or you’ll die a horrible death.”

Kelly said softly, as her companion, she knew Lance's personality very well.

"Why not? It's just a challenge. You can only improve by challenging the strong, right, Dure?"

Lance, however, didn't seem to care. For him, challenges were simply part of his life!

“Challenge a strong person? Then you have to challenge someone whose strength is close to your own, or at least not too much stronger. But that Haibo… if I’m not mistaken, he should be a King-level expert, right?” Although Du Lei had not fought the old man, he could guess that.

"What? King Rank? Let me count, after Steel Rank is Flame Rank, after Flame Rank is Fighting Rank, after Fighting Rank is... King Rank? He's three ranks higher than me?" Lance counted on his fingers, almost not enough with one hand, this really startled him.

"That's right. Haibo is an eight-star King-level magic user, and that's not all. Haibo is ruthless and cruel. When you fight him, you won't see any injuries on the surface, but you'll find that his internal organs have been shattered when you get back. He can kill people without them even noticing."

Kelly said solemnly that if these words came from someone else, they might seem a bit exaggerated, but you have to know that her father is the prime minister of the Rain Kingdom, a person second only to the emperor, so her words are very reliable and without any exaggeration!

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Just as Dure and his group were discussing the Land of Rain and Jett, an uninvited guest suddenly appeared. (To read the full version for free, please search on Baidu.)

This unexpected guest was not unfamiliar to Du Lei; strictly speaking, he was the first alumnus he met when he came to Maple Leaf Academy.

The person who arrived was Sterling, who was also the most formidable student among this year's freshmen at Maple Leaf Academy.

This was not only because he ranked first in the freshman test, but also because after nearly four months, he had become a Flame Rank powerhouse.

This is an unbelievable thing, because normally, reaching the Steel Rank in a year is already considered genius-level, and any magic academy would give such a student special training.

However, in this year's freshmen, nearly ten people have reached the Steel Rank in less than half a year.

But that's not the most critical point. The most critical point is that at least three people have reached the peak of the Steel Rank, just a hair's breadth away from the Flame Rank.

As for breaking through the critical point of the Steel Rank and reaching the Flame Rank, only Sterling was the only one.

“I heard you beat Lance in training, that’s quite surprising,” Sterling said coldly as he walked over.

He was always a loner at Maple Leaf Academy, with no friends and no one willing to associate with him.

Because of his extremely cold attitude, many people who tried to be friendly to him ended up being lectured by him.

Over time, no one will take the initiative to talk to him anymore. People will avoid him like the plague.

“We were just joking around. Lance gave it to me,” Dure said, waving his hand.