The most shameless alchemist in history

"A new mechanic? I don't know anything about this. Who sent you?" The man behind Liata was very wary. He asked two questions in a row, clearly having doubts about Liata's background.

“It was Mr. Thompson who sent me. You know Mr. Thompson, right? He’s a department head here.” Liata explained with a smile. Behind him, a patrolling guard raised his gun and aimed it at him.

The guards received news that suspicious members of the Southern Front had infiltrated the area. They had just attended a meeting that morning, instructing them to increase vigilance and not to let any suspicious person slip by.

"Mr. Thompson? Are you sure it's Mr. Thompson?" The guard frowned, clearly aware of Thompson's existence.

“That’s right, that’s right, it’s Mr. Thompson. Brother, if you take me to see Mr. Thompson, you’ll understand. I’m really not a suspicious person. I have legal identification.” Liata raised his hand high and pointed to his jacket pocket, which contained his identification documents. It was because of this that he was able to get to the warehouse area without any problems.

"What's going on here?" Just then, someone heard the commotion and rushed over. This person was wearing a crisp work uniform, with a pen in his shirt pocket, his hair was slicked back, and he wore a pair of gold-rimmed glasses.

“Mr. Thompson, there’s a man here who claims to be a mechanic, acting suspiciously. He says you sent him to repair the equipment, and I’m about to arrest him.” The guard saluted Thompson. Although Thompson wasn’t an officer, he held an important and influential position in the logistics management company established in the North.

"A mechanic? I asked him to come and repair the equipment?" Thompson frowned, adjusting his glasses. He knew for a moment that this was worthless to him. He glanced at the suspicious man being arrested by the guards with surprise. He thought about it carefully and confirmed that he had never seen this person before. He was unsure of the man's identity.

“Mr. Thompson, have you forgotten? I’m Liata, Liata from Winter City. I wrote you a letter of self-recommendation before, and then you asked me to work here.” Liata quickly reminded Thompson, knowing that if the latter didn’t give a positive answer, he would definitely be arrested by the guards.

“Winter City… Liata… Oh, right, I remember now! Sorry, sorry, I’ve been so busy lately, I completely forgot about it. That’s right, Liata is the mechanic I called, not some suspicious person. Don’t worry, sir.” Thompson quickly realized his mistake and hurriedly proved his identity to Liata.

"I see. Since it was Mr. Thompson who called you, then there's no problem. I'm very sorry for the trouble." After receiving confirmation from Thompson, the guard lowered his guard and apologized to Liata, speaking much more politely.

"It's alright, it's just your duty. Having someone as responsible as you is a good thing for our Snow Kingdom." Liata waved his hand with a smile. Although he appeared calm on the surface, he was relieved inside. If Thompson hadn't appeared in time, he wouldn't know how to deal with this guard.

"You're too kind. I'll continue my patrol then and won't disturb you any longer." The guard saluted again and quickly bid farewell to Liata and Thompson, returning to his routine patrol.

"Well then, goodbye... Are you finally far away?" Liata watched the guards leave, which made him feel relieved. The level of security in Winter Town was even tighter than he had imagined, which made him feel more and more challenged, because only the more difficult the task, the more his value could be demonstrated!

"Are you... sent by Mr. Grant?" Thompson looked at the young man in front of him suspiciously and asked in a low voice.

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Thompson had not seen Liata before. After confirming that no one was around, he frowned and asked, "Most of what Liata said to me was in code, like about the letter. It's true that he received a letter."

However, the letter used a secret code to tell him that someone was coming to Winter Town and asked him to cooperate. However, he did not know who the person coming was. He originally thought it would be a mature and shrewd person, but he did not expect the person to be so young!

“Yes, Mr. Thompson, actually my name isn’t Liata. It’s just a pseudonym for convenience. My real name is Liana. It’s a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Thompson.” After confirming that no one else was around, Liana revealed her real name, which stunned Thompson, who had been skeptical.

"What? You are Miss Liana?" Thompson was somewhat surprised. If he had doubts about Liana's age at first, thinking that she was too young to shoulder such an important task, then after learning Liana's real name, such worries disappeared.

In the past two years, Liana has risen rapidly within the Southern Front. She has completed several highly difficult missions and become a major threat to the Northern Front. In fact, in the bounty issued by the Northern Front, Liana's bounty is second only to Grant, the leader of the Southern Front. It is no exaggeration to say that she is a core figure of the younger generation of the Southern Front organization.

“Yes, um… Mr. Thompson, could we perhaps discuss this in another place?” Liana looked around. Although there were no people around the warehouse for the time being, she wasn’t sure if a soldier might suddenly appear, which would be quite troublesome.

“Understood, Miss Liana. Let’s talk in my office.” Thompson lowered his voice, realizing this wasn’t the place to talk. He quickly pointed to the right and led the way, taking Liana to his office. The two of them soon disappeared into the warehouse.

Dure and Dr. Sara had a very pleasant conversation. Dure told Dr. Sara about his alchemy questions, and Dr. Sara did her best to answer his questions. The two chatted from morning till night, even having lunch in their room. They wanted to continue their discussion, but then something happened that interrupted their conversation: an explosion occurred.

"What's going on? How could it explode like this out of nowhere?" Dr. Sarah looked out the window at the fireball rising in the sky in the distance. It was particularly conspicuous in the night sky, and a large number of guards with guns could be seen rushing over, which caused quite a commotion.

"Was it an armory explosion? But that doesn't seem likely. Or did the Southern Front launch an attack on the warehouse under cover of darkness?" Du Lei frowned in thought. He had heard about the situation in Winter Town before. If the Southern Front hadn't caused the incident, they wouldn't have faced such strict checks when entering Winter Town.

"The situation in Winter Town is really complicated. We'd better leave as soon as possible. I just don't know how long this protracted civil war in the Snow Kingdom will last." Dr. Sarah sighed softly. Although he was not from the Snow Kingdom and this civil war had nothing to do with him, as an ordinary scholar, or even as an ordinary person, he did not want a war to break out.

"When the war ends is not something we can decide." Dure could only remain silent, because he was just an ordinary person passing by and had no intention of interfering in the civil war in the Snow Kingdom.

After his long talk with Dr. Sarah, he gained a deeper understanding of the world. Therefore, he decided that after going to Winter City for the assessment of magic users, he would leave the Snow Country to travel to the vast continent and see this great world for himself.

“You’re right. The end of a war is determined by the times. Before a change in the times, there will always be a vigorous movement that leads to a redistribution of rights. This is the choice of the times and the choice of the people. All we can do is wait for the answer.” Dr. Sarah slowly withdrew her gaze, no longer looking at the raging flames, while the snow continued to fall from the sky.

"Perhaps we can do more than just wait for the answer; we can choose the answer?" This was what Dure was thinking at that moment, but he didn't say it aloud. The darkness was enough to conceal too many things. The oil lamp in front of him was dim, but the wick was still burning, illuminating the room. To light up a room, all you need is a lamp, but what about to light up the whole world? The sun?

Dure frowned and thought carefully. Although he had gotten answers to many questions from Dr. Sarah today, the more answers he knew, the more confused he became. He could ask Dr. Sarah for answers to his questions now, but what about the questions in the future, or the questions that Dr. Sarah couldn't answer? He would probably have to find the answers himself.

The sudden explosion in Winter Town shattered the tranquility of the night. More and more guards rushed toward Warehouse No. 3, where the incident occurred. Some organized firefighting efforts, while others increased patrols in the vicinity, intending to arrest the person who caused the explosion.

Colonel Boca also rushed over. This day was very unfriendly for him. He first went to greet Princess Winry, who was supposed to arrive in Winter Town, but he couldn't find her, which made him extremely anxious. But at this critical moment, an explosion broke out, and it was quite loud.

"Can anyone tell me what's going on? How could an explosion happen out of the blue? It's infuriating! Why today of all times? Did those bastards from the Southern Front know that Princess Wenli was coming today and deliberately provoke her?"

Colonel Boca said angrily. He had spent the whole day trying to find out where Princess Winry had gone, but he still hadn't found out what had happened. And now, something else had happened in Winter Town, which was just adding insult to injury for him!

"Sir, we have apprehended two suspects. They were found near the explosion site, and we also found explosive fuses on them. We suspect they were the ones who caused the explosion at Warehouse No. 3."

Soon, guards brought two newly captured suspects forward to report, which immediately caught Colonel Boca's attention. He looked over and found that the two people captured were both women. One looked to be about twenty-two or twenty-three years old and had a noble demeanor, while the other was around thirty years old and had a cold and aloof demeanor.

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"Suspicious individuals... two women? Who are you? Why are you near the scene of the incident, and why are you carrying explosives? What does this explosion have to do with you?" Colonel Boca frowned, asking several questions in succession.

Deep down, he didn't quite believe that these two very beautiful women would do something like an explosion, and he found it hard to connect them with the Southern Front, but he still had to ask them the necessary questions.

"The reason we were near the explosion site and had explosives on us is because we were the ones who caused this explosion," the younger woman said calmly, showing no remorse whatsoever for being the perpetrator.

“I told you this explosion had nothing to do with you… wait, what did you say? You said the explosion was your doing? Hey, I’m warning you, don’t make false accusations. Are you from the Southern Front?” Colonel Boca initially thought she was denying any involvement in the explosion, but he quickly realized something was amiss. He immediately asked in surprise, as he had never encountered anyone confessing so quickly before.

“We are not part of the Southern Front.” The younger woman said calmly. Her voice was not loud, but her demeanor was very authoritative. She was a person with an innate noble air, making people feel inferior when standing next to her.

"That's strange. You say you're not from the Southern Front, yet you claim the bombing was your doing. So why did you bomb the warehouse for no reason? Are you crazy?" Colonel Boca was baffled.

In his view, only members of the Southern Front would go to such lengths to infiltrate Wintertown and deliberately cause an explosion, yet these two denied being members of the Southern Front, which puzzled him greatly.

He couldn't believe that anyone other than the Southern Front would care so much about the military supplies stored by the Northern Army in Yandong Town.

"Colonel Boca, immediately assemble men and conduct a search throughout the town." At this moment, the young woman suddenly exuded a powerful aura. She spoke coldly, and although on the surface she still appeared to be a suspect arrested, her words conveyed an undeniable sense of authority, clearly an order to Colonel Boca.

"Do you even know what you're saying? You're a prisoner, a criminal, and you're talking to me like that? Are you out of your mind?" Colonel Boca found this rather unusual; he was the highest-ranking officer in Wintertown.

Everyone here treats him with utmost respect, fearing to offend him. But this woman is different. Despite being arrested, she still dares to boss him around. This makes Colonel Boca feel both annoyed and amused.

“Colonel Boca, please show some respect to Princess Winry. If you continue to be disrespectful, I will have no choice but to report this to the Military Police Headquarters and have them take you to a military court for trial!” said another woman standing next to the young woman.

A long sword hung at her waist. She stepped forward, blocking the young woman's path, and coldly rebuked Colonel Boca. Her eyes were icy, her demeanor was icy, and even the sword in her hand was cold. This made even the worldly-wise Colonel Boca feel a chill in his heart and couldn't help but shiver.

"What did you say? Princess Wenli? Don't try to fool me. You dare to impersonate Princess Wenli? If you're Princess Wenli, then I'm the emperor! Arrest them all and throw them in jail for a proper interrogation. I bet someone's pulling the strings behind them. We have to find out who's behind them! Oh, and I'll interrogate them myself later!" Colonel Boca scoffed at her words, not believing a word they said. This joke was way too much. He wasn't a three-year-old; how could he possibly believe it?

Although Colonel Boca had never met Princess Winry in person, in his view, Princess Winry was a high-ranking princess, a future heir to the throne, and a person of noble status. It was highly unlikely that she would sneak into the warehouse district without the people of Winterfell, let alone cause an explosion. Just imagine, what princess would blow up her own warehouse for no reason? That would be insane!

However, Colonel Boca quickly came to believe this "almost impossible" fact. It wasn't that he suddenly changed his mind or had some high level of enlightenment, but rather that a large number of guards suddenly poured in, catching Colonel Boca off guard. These guards were not the local garrison of Winterfell and were not under his command. He carefully examined the guards' badges and recognized that they were actually from the Griffin Legion!

"This... why didn't our friendly forces inform us when they arrived in Winter Town? They should at least let me show them some hospitality, haha..." Colonel Boca's forehead was covered in cold sweat; he was under immense pressure.

Because he was very familiar with the military system of the Snow Kingdom, the Griffin Legion, as one of the three major legions of the Snow Kingdom, could not be mobilized at will. Generally speaking, there are only two people in the entire Snow Kingdom who can mobilize the Griffin Legion: the current Frost Queen and the future Frost Queen. The current Queen cannot leave Frost City, so there is only one answer left.

That is, it was Her Majesty the future Frost Queen who mobilized the Griffin Legion. As everyone knows, there is only one heir to the Queen, and that is Princess Winry. According to the notification received by Colonel Boca, Princess Winry will arrive in Winterhold today, and he has indeed made preparations to welcome her.

He simply hadn't received the message. Now that the Griffin Legion has suddenly appeared in Winterhold, the only possibility is that Princess Winry has already arrived in Winterhold without his knowledge.

If we follow this line of thought, Colonel Boca then discovered two suspicious individuals in Wintertown who claimed to be Princess Winry. At first, he didn't believe it, but after carefully observing her natural temperament and looking at the Griffin Legion guards surging in, it was hard for him not to believe it!

"Your Highness, we are very sorry that we are late due to the weather." The leader of the Griffin Legion was a woman who looked to be around thirty years old. She was wearing a set of golden armor, a very rare traditional outfit, because with the reform of the military system, most soldiers wore light and agile uniforms, and very few troops still wore armor.

"It's alright, General Restia. It's currently a blizzard, and I originally thought you wouldn't arrive until tomorrow. I didn't expect you to arrive tonight. To be able to march at such an amazing speed despite the terrible weather, you truly deserve to be called the most mobile Griffin Legion in our Snow Kingdom!"

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Winry praised the renowned female general in the Snow Kingdom without any hint of blame. With the arrival of Restia, the matter became clear, as she was undoubtedly the best witness. In fact, her status in the Snow Kingdom was far beyond that of Colonel Boca.

"General Restia? You are General Restia, the commander of the Griffin Legion?" Colonel Boca, who had been arrogant and shouting about arresting the two women not long ago, widened his eyes. He knew the status of the name Restia in the military of the Snow Kingdom, which made him break out in a cold sweat.

"Then Your Highness, please give the orders. The Griffin Legion is ready at any time." Restia waited respectfully for Winry to give her the commands, and as for Boca, she wouldn't even bother with him.

“Your Highness Wenli…Your Highness…Um, I am guilty. I failed to recognize you. I went to greet you in person during the day, but you were not in the carriage…”

Colonel Boca's mind went blank. He had made such a huge blunder, and if Princess Winry were to hold him accountable, he would be in deep trouble! Especially since he had just said some very disrespectful things to Her Majesty the Queen, which made Colonel Boca extremely uneasy, as if he were about to be hanged.

"Now is not the time to investigate who is guilty, but to launch an immediate manhunt. Colonel Boca, I expect you to perform well. Execute the order." Winry didn't take Colonel Boca's previous offense to heart; she calmly issued the order.

“Following orders… Your Highness, I don’t quite understand what you mean. You want me to arrest people, but how can I do it without a list?” Colonel Boca breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Winry didn’t seem to care.

But faced with this princess who avoided being greeted and quietly arrived in the town of Yandong, he really couldn't understand what she was plotting. She blew up her own warehouse while saying she was going to arrest people. Although the wording was not quite right, wasn't this like a thief crying "stop thief"?

“Martial law was declared in the town of Yandong long ago. No one in the town is allowed to go out at night, and warehouse workers are not allowed to leave their posts. So now, arrest all workers who have left their posts and residents who have left their homes. Do you understand?” Wenli calmly gave the order.

"But... Your Highness, why are you arresting them?" Colonel Boca was completely bewildered; he was utterly confused.

“Just follow orders obediently, why ask so many questions?” Bee Sting glared at Colonel Boca.

"Understood, I'll carry out the order right away!" Colonel Boca realized he had lost his composure and asked a completely unnecessary question. He immediately agreed and hurriedly left Warehouse Area No. 3 with his men. As he reached the door, he wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. This Princess Wenli was quite different from the rumors!

As Colonel Boca and Lestia, the commander of the Griffin Legion who had come to Wintertown to assist in the defense, led their men to arrest people, Liana, who was temporarily staying at Thompson's house, heard the commotion coming from the warehouse district. She immediately came out of her room and went downstairs. At that moment, Thompson also came out of his room.

"Mr. Thompson, what's going on? Why is there a sudden explosion?" Liana is very sensitive to explosions because she participated in explosives training a long time ago. It's no exaggeration to say that she is one of the top explosives experts in the Southern Front. In recent years, she has participated in many explosives-related missions, so she is naturally very familiar with them.

"This seems to have come from... Warehouse District Three. I'm not quite sure what happened." Thompson frowned. The explosion came too suddenly, leaving him completely bewildered. Just then, there was a knock on the door, which made Thompson tense up.

"Who is it?" Thompson asked as he walked to the door, pulling open the hidden compartment to see outside. In the dim light, he saw that the person knocking was a young man who looked to be only seventeen or eighteen years old. He was wearing a hat and overalls, and was a worker in the town's warehouse area. However, his waist was bulging, revealing the handle of a gunpowder gun, something ordinary workers didn't have.

"It's me, Dorma, Mr. Thompson. Please open the door." The young man outside the door said his name, knocking on the door while glancing behind him from time to time, looking somewhat nervous.

"Doma? What brings you here? Is there something important?" Thompson was very surprised by the visit of the young man named Dorma. He immediately opened the door and pulled Dorma inside. He made sure that no one was following or watching him outside before carefully closing the door. Liana, who had just come down the stairs, also saw Dorma.

“Mr. Thompson, you ask me why I’ve come here? What a question! Isn’t it because you and the new commissioner are about to take action? I’m here to support you. Look, I even brought my equipment. Oh, and this pretty lady is…”

Doma looked radiant. He pulled out a gunpowder gun from his waist. Compared to the common gunpowder guns, his gun was half a length shorter, clearly modified by himself. When he saw Liana, his eyes lit up, and he immediately came over to ask her.

“My name is…” Liana hesitated for a moment because she was unsure of the identity of this young man named Doma. So she didn’t know whether to say her name was Liana or the alias she had prepared for the mission, Liata.

"This is Miss Liana, a capable assistant sent by Mr. Grant. Miss Liana, this is Doma. Don't worry, she's one of us." Thompson introduced Liana and Doma. Liana nodded slightly as a greeting, while Doma became very excited upon hearing Liana's name.

"What? You're Miss Liana? Miss Liana, I'm a member of the Southern Front's scouts. I've heard about your deeds a long time ago and admire you greatly. I never expected to see you in person. This is so exciting!" Doma's eyes were full of excitement.

To some extent, his application to join the Southern Front was aimed at Liana, because Liana had already completed many dangerous missions successfully at a young age. The Southern Front's vigorous promotion of her, as well as the Northern Front's wanted notice for her, made her very popular among the people of the Snow Kingdom, especially the Southerners!

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"Alright, Dorma, what did you just say? What operation? I don't know anything about it." Thompson interrupted Dorma, sensing something unusual. This sudden occurrence late at night made him uneasy, especially at such a crucial time when no mistakes could be tolerated.

"What? Wasn't it you two, Doma and Miss Liana, who planned to attack the warehouse tonight? Look, I've made all the preparations. The other members of the organization are all ready, just waiting for tonight to go all out! Miss Liana, just wait and see how I perform!" Doma said excitedly. He had been looking forward to this day for a long time. Now, not only was he about to take action, but he had also seen Miss Liana in person. Today was truly a double blessing for him!

"What joint plan? Miss Liana and I did not plan such a thing. Who told you this?" Thompson became more and more suspicious as he listened, and he sensed danger in the conversation.

"What? No? But today someone spread the word that tonight, with an explosion as the signal, everyone should act together and launch a general attack on the warehouse area, burning all the supplies of the Northern Army to the ground, so that they can't fight..." Doma was stunned. He rushed over excitedly, originally wanting to show off his skills, but now it seems that things are not quite what he imagined.

"Damn it, someone must have deliberately spread the news and then deliberately caused an explosion in the warehouse area to lure our people out so that they could carry out a large-scale arrest and deal us a fatal blow!" After hearing Doma's words, Liana's face became even more grim. She immediately saw through the other party's plan.

"What? Deliberately leaking information? But how do they know who our people are? We've done a great job of keeping secrets!" Doma was completely bewildered and couldn't figure out what was going on. Tonight was supposed to be a good night, but Mr. Thompson and Miss Liana were both acting as if they were facing a major threat.