The most shameless alchemist in history

Dure quickly gave Bill and his group a sobering potion. As an alchemist, he easily figured out that what they had ingested was a hypnotic potion. Fortunately, he had prepared quite a few potions, which quickly brought the unconscious guards back to consciousness. Bill picked up Sangus and carried him out of the room.

He realized that it was no longer safe there and they had to leave quickly.

After leaving the room, Bill discovered that many guards lay unconscious in the corridor, all of them struck hard.

There were more than twenty of them, all armed, but they fell to the ground without any sign of resistance.

This clearly shows that they were all knocked down in an instant, losing consciousness without any chance to react.

After leaving the hotel, they came to an abandoned cabin by the river. It had been abandoned for many years and was located on high ground with a good view of the surrounding area. If anyone approached, they would be easily spotted.

After confirming that it was temporarily safe, they decided to stay there for the time being.

"You can rest here for the night. Don't worry, it's safe here and no one will bother you." Dure indicated that Bill could rest assured, but Bill still chose to go outside to keep watch and take care of Sangus's problem.

"Dure, what are you doing here?" Messiah asked again after they were safe.

“Lance wrote to me earlier, asking me to come to the Swamp Country to show him something, but he has to leave first, so the thing is temporarily with you,” Dure explained.

"Yes, that is true, but I left it in River Bend City and didn't bring it with me." Messiah nodded in confirmation.

“Then I’ll go to River Bend City with you.” Du Lei knew the geographical location of River Bend City. Due to the complex geographical location of the Swamp Country, most cities are located near river valleys. River Bend City is located in the most prosperous river valley area of ​​the Swamp Country, with superior geographical conditions, making it the best in the Swamp Country.

“But now that something like this has suddenly happened in the Land of Swamps, I’m afraid even River Bend City… is not safe anymore,” Messiah said with some concern.

"What exactly is going on in the Swamp Country? How did you become a wanted criminal?" Dure asked immediately.

He was well aware of Messiah's status in the Swamp Kingdom. As the unique duchess of the Swamp Kingdom, she possessed the most prosperous territory in the Swamp Kingdom.

Given the current situation in the Swamp Country, William and Henry, who are vying for the throne, should try to win her over.

But the fact that they even used it to deal with the Messiah seems very unusual.

"Well..." Messiah hesitated for a moment.

“If it’s confidential, you don’t need to tell me.” Du Lei waved his hand; he wasn’t the type to pry.

“It’s not really a secret, and it won’t hurt to tell you, Dure. It’s just that my uncle is planning to disinherit Henry and William,” Messiah replied softly.

She said it casually and calmly, but everyone knew that if it were said out loud, it would definitely cause a huge uproar.

"Disqualification from succession? What's going on?" Dure was also taken aback. Disqualification from succession meant that the two people who were closest to the throne had been kicked out of the game.

This is a very hasty and irrational decision. If the two heirs to the throne were still young and not yet capable of wielding power, there wouldn't be much of a problem.

The problem is that both heirs are already adults and each has a group of ministers supporting them, so they are quite powerful.

No one would agree to removing their heir at this time.

"I'm not entirely sure about that either. My uncle only mentioned it to me briefly, but William arrived very soon. My uncle told me to leave, saying he would talk to me in detail that evening. However, when evening came, instead of waiting for my uncle's summons, I was met with guards who were there to arrest me." Messiah was also completely baffled by this. Her uncle was none other than Charles, the current King of the Swamp Kingdom.

She, the person involved, also didn't understand why she was arrested.

“King Charles is a man of great talent and ambition, and has hardly made any mistakes in his life. Although he is now old and his health is not what it used to be, he must have his reasons for doing this.” Dure frowned and thought carefully, trying to find a reasonable possibility to explain his behavior.

“Now that Zezhi City has become like this, I wonder if my uncle is still alive…” Messiah looked somewhat sad.

Clearly, she and King Charles had a very good relationship.

“Messiah, you don’t need to be too sad. Ze City is under full martial law now, and the situation is serious. You definitely can’t go back. Let’s make other plans after we return to River Bay City.” Dure comforted her, knowing that Messiah must be feeling very bad.

"Thank you. By the way, you just said that you have resigned from your position as Inspector General of the Snow Kingdom?" Messiah asked about Dure.

“You don’t need to be so polite. We’ve known each other for almost nine years,” Du Lei said softly.

“Yes, it’s been nine years. I still remember the first time I saw you.” Messiah recalled the distant past.

At that time, she was still a carefree and innocent girl.

She spotted him immediately in the crowd.

"Time flies by too quickly, especially for someone who has lost a lot of time. I have very little time left to control, so I don't want to stay in one place for too long. The continent is still vast, and I want to go to many places to see, so that I won't miss the scenery I've missed," Du Lei said with emotion.

"Durey, you really are a free spirit, as always. I envy you," Messiah said wistfully.

“What’s there to envy? Can’t you also let go of everything and travel freely?” Du Lei retorted.

"Put everything aside... and travel with you, Dure?" Messiah asked, blinking.

"Want to travel together?"

"Yes, it's definitely more fun to travel together. It's so lonely traveling alone."

"That sounds reasonable; we can consider it carefully."

"Pfft, Dure, you're really joking. If only it were that free. I still have to uphold the responsibilities my father left me," Messiah said with a hint of helplessness.

"Responsibility? That's a really heavy thing." Dure nodded and said.

“If time could go back a few years, maybe I could go on an adventure with you, Dure. But Father is gone, and I have to protect Riverbeam City and its people,” Messiah said with some regret.

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847 The world spins

Dure certainly wouldn't actually travel with Messiah. For so long, Dure had been traveling alone, and he was used to this kind of life. If he were to suddenly travel with someone, he would feel very uncomfortable. However, Messiah soon gave up on the idea.

It wasn't that she didn't want to act with Dure, but she knew that as she got older, her options were dwindling.

When she was just a teenager, she could be carefree and do whatever she wanted without restraint.

Anyway, she was young at that time and had many choices, even though her elders taught her time and time again.

But she didn't take it seriously and continued to do as she pleased, with the only thing she thought about every day being how to make herself happy.

But gradually she realized that she seemed to have walked down a dead end, and her path was getting narrower and narrower.

Things she used to do without restraint, she now worries about.

She had to consider some practical factors and accept things she had never known or liked before.

Perhaps this is the price of growing up, Messiah sometimes thinks.

She didn't want to accept reality, but she had no choice but to.

Perhaps this is the most helpless reality?

However, she thought that even with this reality, she was lucky because she could still see that person.

The person she met during her carefree teenage years, the one who could make her heart flutter.

Even though she knew that the distance between them was so great that it was no longer possible, she was still very happy when she saw them again.

Especially since he appeared just when they were in dire straits.

If he hadn't appeared in time, they would probably have all been captured by now.

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This made Messiah a little excited, because even though she had grown up, she still harbored the dreams and fantasies of a little girl.

She fantasized that when she faced dire straits, her hero would appear and help her solve all her problems.

She doesn't need to be overwhelmed or rack her brains trying to figure out how to solve the problem; that person will take care of everything for her.

How reassuring and reliable it felt! She had always thought it was all just a dream.

But I never imagined that it would actually become a reality one day.

This made Messiah both excited and somewhat at a loss.

But after the brief excitement, she knew that all her thoughts were unnecessary.

Once a decision has been made, it cannot be changed.

And the same applies to what has already happened.

Perhaps all she can do is enjoy this brief moment of peace.

Even though she knew that this peace would vanish without a trace after dawn.

After a thrilling half-night of being betrayed by Sanger, the remaining half-night was quite peaceful.

As for Sanger, who betrayed them, Bill took care of him, since he was the one who had raised Sanger up.

Bill trusted Sanger a lot, but unexpectedly, this very person caused a problem.

This made Bill feel very ashamed; if it weren't for Dure's appearance, he would probably have become a sinner.

Although their resting place was abandoned, it had a wide view. As long as someone was arranged to keep watch at night, any slight movement would be noticed. Fortunately, the night passed peacefully without any special incidents.

Clearly, Ze Zhicheng hadn't expected Messiah and his group to escape.

The next morning, before dawn, a boat came to pick them up. Messiah and his party quickly boarded the small boat and disappeared into the vast water.

Only after they had gone far away did the guards who came to help see the many guards who had fainted in the inn.

"What happened? How did you all end up here? Where are you?"

"Sir, I don't know either. We came here to arrest someone, but somehow we just passed out. When we woke up, we saw your heroic figure, sir. That's really gratifying."

"So...they've all escaped, right? You bunch of idiots, hurry up and chase them, go after them!"

This infuriated Weimar, who was in charge of the arrest operation, and he ordered his men to take immediate action.

He personally led his men to Shadow Harbor to arrest the man at the crack of dawn, but in the end, he not only failed to capture him but also lost his own life.

By this time, Messiah and his party were already adrift on the water, so it would be strange if Weimar could still capture them.

Seeing Shadow Harbor left behind finally brought a sigh of relief to Bill and his group.

"Finally leaving this godforsaken place? If all goes well, we should be able to reach River Bend City in two days."

"Once we get back to River Bend City, I'll definitely get a good night's sleep and have a little wine."

"I really miss our River Bend City. It was so much better than Ze City..."

The people on the boat had a deep longing for River Bend City, as it was only there that they could find a sense of belonging.

Dure remained silent as he watched the scenery recede into the distance, saying nothing more. This was his first time visiting the Land of Swamps.

However, he never expected to get caught up in a conflict so soon after arriving; his luck was simply too good.

"Durey, are you alright? You look so worried." Messiah walked over at this moment and asked Durey with some concern when she saw him like this.

"I'm...no, I'm fine." Du Lei waved his hand to indicate that he was alright.