The most shameless alchemist in history

"Red Hawk, have you forgotten what happened more than eight years ago when we were on a mission in a small mountain village northeast of the Snow Country?" Night Raven asked calmly.

He always seemed to have only one expression, without any emotional fluctuations. He was a person who was very good at controlling his emotions and never revealed his likes or dislikes.

"More than eight years ago? Night Raven, are you talking about that little village called 'Hot Spring Village'?" Red Harrier wasn't known for her good memory, so getting her to remember a place name was no easy task.

But she remembered the "hot spring village" very clearly because what happened there left a deep impression on her, and even after many years, she still hated it immensely.

“Yes, that village called Hot Spring Village, we were really tricked when we were in the North Mountain.” Night Raven nodded, confirming Red Hawk’s guess. At that time, they were ordered to go to the North Mountain to seize the Star Stone hidden there, and they finally reached the Star Stone after a lot of effort.

They found the location of the Star Stone, but in the end, not only was the Star Stone stolen, but they were also buried under the lava and almost perished there.

"It's not just a simple setup. That kid... I'll always remember his face. If I ever see him again, I'll kill him... No, I can't let him die so easily. I'll lock him up and torture him every day in a hundred different ways, making him pay for what he's done!" Red Hawk was filled with unparalleled hatred.

She hasn't suffered many losses over the years, but this incident is definitely the one that left the deepest impression on her.

“Red Hawk, don’t let hatred cloud your judgment. That man named Dure… we tracked him down eight years ago. Back in Hot Spring Village, he was just an ordinary person, but in Harrenhal, he managed to kill Poison Kiss and Matan. That shows how much he’s improved. Eight years ago, we were almost able to take over the Mountain Kingdom, but this man ruined our plans. He disrupted our entire scheme, causing all our hard work in the Mountain Kingdom to go to waste.” Night Raven knew exactly who they hated and what that guy had done. He knew all of that perfectly well.

“That guy was always going against us, and he got his comeuppance. He was killed by the Frost Dragon eight years ago. I really don’t understand why the Frost Dragon would have a problem with him. But this is a good thing for us. But Night Raven, shouldn’t he be dead already? But his aura…” Red Harrier was quite satisfied with the way that kid died. Even though she wanted to torture him properly, he was already a dead man, and there was no chance of seeing him again.

"His presence has reappeared, and it's right here in Winter City, isn't it?" Night Raven knew what Red Harrier was trying to say. He understood Red Harrier's hatred, for in fact, his hatred was just as intense.

“That’s right. Could he really have survived the Frost Dragon? That’s truly unbelievable.” Red Hawk knew how powerful the Frost Dragon was; even they wouldn’t dare to provoke it easily.

"It's unbelievable, but it's true, and he's very likely the one who's ruined our plans lately." Night Raven came to a very rational conclusion. He was a rational person, while Red Hawk was a volatile one. He must have his own unique skills to calm a volatile person down and make him obey his orders.

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785, seek revenge on him.

"That persistent brat... This time... I will absolutely not let him go..." Red Hawk gritted her teeth in hatred. The fact that he didn't die at the hands of the Frost Dragon should not be considered lucky, but unlucky, because once he fell into her hands, his fate would definitely be extremely tragic, many times more tragic than being frozen into ice and dying in the cold.

"Coo coo coo coo coo, what are you two talking about? It sounds interesting. Do you want me to join in?" Just as Night Raven and Red Hawk were talking, another figure floated down from the darkness.

This made even a calm and collected person like Night Raven frown, and he looked warily at the gradually clearing figure in front of him.

Night Raven had every reason to believe that there were no more than three people in the vast Winter City who could evade his pursuit, but the man who appeared before him was undoubtedly one of them.

However, he was not surprised by the man's appearance, because for quite some time they had been playing hide-and-seek.

"Kashu? You're really persistent... What exactly do you want? You've been following us for so long, aren't you annoyed? I am!" Red Harrier was furious at Kashu's appearance.

Ever since their encounter more than eight years ago, Kashu has frequently appeared in her sight and repeatedly caused her trouble, leaving her with no way to express her grievances.

After all, if it were anyone else, it wouldn't matter; she and Night Raven would have dealt with such an inconsiderate person cleanly and efficiently long ago.

But this Kashu is no ordinary person after all. He is extremely difficult to deal with and can be described as appearing and disappearing like a ghost. Moreover, she has no idea what Kashu is trying to do. This person's brain is just not right!

"Coo coo coo coo, it's rare that you still remember me. I thought you had forgotten about me." Kashu held a playing card between the index and middle fingers of his left hand. This could be considered his signature weapon, which had always been with him for many years.

His voice was unpredictable, making him somewhat enigmatic. His sharp eyes shone especially brightly in the darkness, with a golden luster emanating from the deepest part of his pupils. This put great pressure on the Red Hawk, who subconsciously took a step back.

"Can you stop being so disgusting? You... Night Raven, what are we going to do?" Red Harrier knew she was no match for Kashu and could only turn to her companion for help. She still trusted Night Raven's abilities.

"So, Kashu, what brings you here?" Night Raven asked calmly, looking directly into Kashu's eyes. Even though he knew Kashu had ill intentions, he didn't want to get into a conflict with him unless absolutely necessary.

“What is it… Do I even need to say it? Of course, it’s to slit your throats. It’s been so many years, some things need to be settled, don’t they?” Kashu pointed the playing cards in his hand at Night Raven.

Ever since he first met Night Raven more than eight years ago, he had been seeking a duel with Night Raven, but Night Raven had always avoided the fight. Even worse, Night Raven had deliberately avoided him by blowing himself up, which infuriated Kashu. So he had been tracking Night Raven all along, and this time he finally caught him.

"Are you really that persistent? Do you really have to fight me?" Night Raven sighed softly. He was an efficient person, and in his philosophy, he would avoid all meaningless conflicts and battles.

Rationally speaking, he and Kashu had no conflict of interest, so he instinctively avoided fighting Kashu. However, Kashu was too persistent, and each time he avoided him, Kashu became even angrier, which put their relationship in an extremely delicate state.

“Of course. More than eight years ago, when we first met, you deliberately suppressed your strength to a high level. At that time, I found it strange. Someone like you shouldn’t only have that level of strength. It wasn’t until you ‘died’ in that magma that I realized that what appeared between the star stones was merely your mental form. The ones I killed in the following days were also your mental forms. Actually, this is the first time I’ve met your true body.” Kashu’s eyes shone with a burning light. He was certain that the Night Raven at this moment was the true body of the opponent he was seeking, not a mental form whose power was only a part of the true body.

He had already killed several of the Night Raven's mental entities before this, and was eager to kill his physical body.

"You dare to call me Night Raven? Weren't you the same eight years ago? You only suppressed your strength to the high-level, but in reality you were already a master of the King level, right?" Red Hawk scoffed at Kashu's accusations.

She has always been a proud and arrogant person. If it were anyone else, she would have been very confident and would have ridiculed them mercilessly. However, when facing Kashu, she really didn't have the confidence to ridicule him, because she had fought Kashu before.

If Night Raven hadn't sacrificed a mental entity with one-fifth of its original strength, Red Harrier would probably have been killed by Kashu long ago. Red Harrier still has a lingering trauma from that incident.

“Because I made a pact with someone back then, that I couldn’t use magic power above the high level for three years. But that three-year pact has long expired, which is why I was able to return to my normal strength level. So… you two, have you decided how you want to die? For the sake of our friendship, I can give you a choice.” Kashu approached Night Raven and Red Hawk.

"Before we resolve our conflict, there's something I need to tell you." Despite Kashu's threat, Night Raven remained standing firm, speaking slowly and deliberately, undaunted by fear.

"What is it? Do you need to give your last words?" Kashu was already itching to get started. He felt his blood boiling and had absolutely no patience to keep dawdling with this guy.

"Do you still remember the person who caused us to be covered in lava and almost died among the starstones back then?" Night Raven reminded Kashu.

"Between the Stars? You mean that... brat named Dure, right?" After being reminded by Night Raven, Kashu thought for a moment and a picture quickly appeared in his mind.

“That’s right, it’s him. He hurt us so badly back then, don’t you want to get revenge on him?” Night Raven continued.

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786 representatives from various countries

"Seeking revenge on him? That sounds interesting. I saw him somewhere in Maple City eight years ago, but things were urgent at the time, so I left in a hurry. And now, eight years later... you suddenly bring this up..." Kashu wasn't the kind of person who was easily fooled. He scrutinized Night Raven, which made Red Hawk next to Night Raven swallow hard.

"Hey, you let him get away with this, aren't you going to get revenge? Or are you just afraid of him?" Red Hawk questioned him.

"Your attempt to shift the blame isn't very clever. I know he's in Winter City right now, and I'll have a good chat with him about the grudges from back then. But before that, do you think I'll let you off the hook?" Kashu let out a strange "coo coo coo" laugh.

"I understand. So, you're going to oppose us no matter what, right? Rationally speaking, I really don't want to fight you, but things have come to this point, so I guess there's nothing I can do. Let's go then." Night Raven had originally tried to lure Kashu to Dure's side, but Kashu saw through his plan at a glance and wasn't fooled. This made Night Raven sigh softly. He knew that a battle with Kashu was inevitable today.

Dure felt uneasy for the next two days because he had a feeling that someone was watching him in the dark. He searched carefully, but there were no suspicious people around the hotel, which made him really strange.

Perhaps he was just too nervous and was having delusions? He sometimes thought that, but he would quickly dismiss such speculations. The only thing he could do was prepare for any potential crisis.

Fortunately, there was some good news in the past two days. Lance and Kelly, who had returned to the Land of Rain and the Land of Swamp respectively to conduct their investigations, have both returned.

Dure successfully gathered the two of them, along with Celia from the Mountain Kingdom and Winry from the Snow Kingdom, and they all gathered at the Winter Tower for a meeting.

The Tower of Winter is a landmark building in Winter City, symbolizing the harsh winter. In peacetime, it is a scenic spot, but now, in this extraordinary time, it serves as the headquarters of the Northern Army. Winry's office is located here.

Of course, this meeting was not held in a grand manner. After all, if the representatives of the various alliances held a public meeting in Winter City, while the troops of these countries were stationed on the border of Snow Country, it would definitely cause unnecessary trouble. Therefore, this meeting was held in private to ensure that no one outside the meeting would know about it.

"Durey, is everyone here? Can we start the meeting?" Lance asked in the conference room on the second basement floor of the Winter Tower. He had made great progress on his return to the Swamp Country during his investigation, and he was eager to share the intelligence he had gathered with Durey.

“Lance, you represent the Swamp Kingdom, I represent the Rain Kingdom, and little sister represents the Mountain Kingdom…” Kelly pointed to everyone in the conference room, confirming their identities, and was introducing them one by one, but she was soon interrupted.

“Who’s the little sister? Are you sure you’re not mistaken, auntie?” Celia was very unhappy with the term “little sister” and immediately protested, which made Kelly, who had been relatively amiable, raise an eyebrow.

"Old auntie?" Kelly was extremely sensitive to this title. In earlier years, she wouldn't have felt anything, after all, she was still young and in her prime. But more than eight years had passed, and she was no longer the young girl she once was. This year, she was already twenty-four years old.

Girls are always particularly concerned about age. Compared to the young and beautiful Celia, it would be a lie to say she wasn't jealous. And Celia, in particular, is the kind of girl who can drive people crazy.

"Alright, both of you, give in a little. This is a time for a meeting, not for arguing," Du Lei said kindly, after they had a huge fight the last time they met.

Du Lei originally thought it was just an isolated phenomenon and that it could be greatly alleviated after understanding it, but now it seems that he was indeed overthinking it.

“Understood. For Dure’s sake, I won’t hold it against you, Miss Celia. So, Miss Celia, you are the representative of the Mountain Kingdom, and Princess Winry, you are the representative of the Snow Kingdom. As for Miss Liana, you…” Kelly was quite magnanimous and swallowed her anger for the time being.

She pointed to the crowd and introduced them, pausing when she mentioned Liana, because she wasn't quite sure how to define Liana's identity. She could say she was the representative of the Snow Country, but that position had already been taken by Winry.

She was supposed to be a representative of the Southern Front, but she had also heard that Liana was being hunted down by the Southern Front, which left her somewhat confused, unsure of which side Liana belonged to.

“Liana is naturally the representative of the Snow Kingdom. Given the current situation in the Snow Kingdom, two representatives are needed to coordinate and reach a consensus,” Dure explained, placing Liana in the position of representative of the Snow Kingdom.

“Now that everyone is here, let’s have a meeting. Dure, let me tell you, this time when I went back…” Lance couldn’t wait to tell Dure what he had experienced when he returned to the Swamp Country, but before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted again.

“Wait a minute, not all the representatives from all the countries have arrived. At least the representative from the Kingdom of Wind hasn’t arrived yet,” Celia interrupted Lance, blinking as she spoke.

"A representative from the Land of Wind? What, a representative from the Land of Wind is also attending this meeting?" Lance frowned. He hadn't heard about this beforehand, and there was currently a small-scale conflict between the Land of Swamp and the Land of Wind, with the two countries disliking each other.

“Yes, the representative from the Wind Kingdom will also be attending. After all, this involves five countries, and everyone needs to participate in the decision-making process. Judging by the time, he should be arriving soon, right?” Celia glanced at the clock on the wall. It was already 8:30 PM, the agreed time, but the representative from the Wind Kingdom had not yet arrived.

"Those cowardly guys from the Land of Wind actually came to this meeting? And it's already past the appointed time, and they haven't shown up yet. They have no sense of time at all. I don't think it's worth waiting for them." Lance was very dissatisfied with this.

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787 Feng Kingdom Representative

When he returned to the Swamp Country, public opinion within the country was extremely heated regarding the conflict with the Wind Country. The people were calling for China to withdraw from the war against the Snow Country and fight the Wind Country to the bitter end. The situation between the two countries was very tense.

“Since the representative from the Land of Wind will also be attending, let’s wait a little while. We’re all on the same side anyway, so a little time won’t matter,” Dure said, trying to calm Lance down.

Although he was an outsider and not a representative of any of the five countries, he had a good relationship with the representatives of the other four countries. His relationship with Celia might be a little worse, but he had a deep connection with the Mountain Kingdom.

“Okay, since you’ve said so, I’ll wait for him for another ten minutes. If he doesn’t show up in ten minutes, then we shouldn’t wait for him anymore.” Lance checked the time and agreed to wait another ten minutes. Kelly and Celia didn’t get along, and it was already difficult enough for them to sit down and have a meeting together.

As for the Land of Swamps and the Land of Wind, the two countries dislike each other, making it very difficult to get them to sit down and talk things out calmly.

"Speaking of which... Celia, do you know the representative of the Wind Kingdom?" Dure asked Celia curiously, because even he didn't know about the representative of the Wind Kingdom beforehand, but Celia did, which meant that she must have some special information channels.

"Well... I wouldn't say I know him, I'd say I've met him. My brother and I went to the Land of Wind once before," Celia explained patiently. Of course, her patience only applied to Dure; she had no patience for others like Lance.

"Visiting the Wind Kingdom? Your Mountain Kingdom actually secretly contacted the Wind Kingdom?" Kelly frowned. The Mountain Kingdom was the first to withdraw from the alliance, and she quickly considered whether the Mountain Kingdom's contact with the Wind Kingdom occurred before or after withdrawing from the alliance.

"What, is there a problem? Your Land of Rain and Land of Swamp have frequent private contacts, so what's wrong with us contacting the Land of Wind? You're making a fuss over nothing." Celia said nonchalantly, as she considered it a perfectly normal thing.

“I am aware of this matter as well. The representative from the Land of Wind made a last-minute decision to attend the meeting. However, due to the urgency of the situation, I haven’t had a chance to tell you yet, Dure. General Restia has personally gone to pick up the representative from the Land of Wind. Because we need to avoid being seen by spies, it will take a little longer than expected. Please be patient while we wait,” Wenli said softly.

Since the meeting was held in the basement of the Winter Tower, she could be considered the organizer. She was already aware of the participation of the representatives from the Land of Wind, and she had planned to tell Dure about it, but unexpectedly, Celia spoke up first.

"But who will the Wind Kingdom send as its representative? General Marshall?" Kelly frowned in thought. Based on her knowledge of the Wind Kingdom, she judged that it was very likely that Lieutenant General Marshall of the Air Force would be the representative of the Wind Kingdom.

“No, it seems that the representative of the Wind Kingdom this time is not General Marshall, but a young man.” Wen Li shook her head slightly. She knew a little about the Wind Kingdom representative, but she didn’t know who it was.

“What? Young people? The younger generation of the Wind Kingdom hasn’t produced any outstanding talents, which is the biggest problem for the Wind Kingdom. Where can they find a capable young person to represent them?” Kelly was puzzled by this.

The talent gap in the Wind Kingdom is an open secret. The Wind Kingdom has spent a lot of money to cultivate talents in the past, but it has always been in vain. After all, any ambitious and driven young people would not choose the Wind Kingdom, because the Wind Kingdom is suitable for retirement, not for competing for supremacy. The country has a great bottleneck to its development.

"I don't know about that, but the representative from the Wind Kingdom should arrive soon. Let's wait patiently for a while." Wenli shook her head, indicating that she didn't know the specifics. In fact, she was also very curious about the representative from the Wind Kingdom.

"So I don't care who the representative of the Wind Kingdom is. It's already this late and he still hasn't shown up. Let's not wait for this kind of unpunctual guy. Let's get started." Lance's patience had run out, and he urged impatiently.

But at that moment, footsteps suddenly came from outside the door, which immediately drew everyone's attention to the doorway.

"I'm very sorry for the slight delay on the way. I've kept you all waiting. I am Black Wind, the representative of the Wind Kingdom. It's a pleasure to meet you all... Du Lei?" The meeting room door was quickly pushed open.

A handsome young man strode in. After apologizing for his lateness, he began to identify himself and greet the attendees. But when his gaze fell on someone, he suddenly froze. After a long silence, he finally called out the person's name.

"So you're the representative of the Wind Kingdom? Tch, what a joke. I thought you were some kind of important person, with such a big attitude. Turns out you're nothing special. Wait, what did you just say? You know Dure?"

Lance scoffed at the man who called himself Black Wind and arrived late, not taking him seriously. But he soon noticed that Black Wind and Dure were looking at each other, and they both looked very grateful, especially Dure.

Lance had never seen Dure display such an expression, a mixture of shock and excitement. Not only Lance, but Winry and Kelly were also stunned.

"Black Wind? It's you? You're the representative of the Wind Kingdom?" After a long silence, Du Lei took a deep breath. Although he and Black Wind hadn't seen each other for over eight years, they had long since grown from ignorant teenagers into fine young men.