The most shameless alchemist in history

Even though he was feeling dizzy and disoriented, he believed he could definitely hold on.

"But Dure, you look so pale. Are you really alright? Or are you sick?" Messiah asked anxiously, very worried about his condition.

Just as Dure was trying to come up with an excuse, he suddenly felt a churning in his stomach. He couldn't take it anymore and ran all the way to the ship's side, feeling dizzy and disoriented.

"Huh? Dure, you're... you're seasick?" Messiah was stunned for a moment.

She had thought Dure was acting strange before, but she just assumed he was sick and was wondering about it.

But now it finally dawned on me that the reason Dure was acting so strangely was because he was seasick!

"No, it's nothing, Messiah, what are you joking about? How could I possibly get seasick?" Dure quickly waved his hand, denying it outright.

but……

Not long after, he couldn't bear the stomach upset anymore and climbed back to the ship's side...

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848 Commanding the wind and rain

This was, in fact, Dure's first time riding a boat.

Although he grew up in the hot spring village, as the name suggests, the biggest feature of the hot spring village is its hot springs.

However, the hot spring pool was not deep, and besides, Dure had never learned to swim.

So he's still a landlubber, but if you asked him to fight a powerful magical beast, he might agree.

But if we let him swim, it would be no different from killing him.

"Durey, are you feeling any better?" Seeing Durey slumped on the ship's railing, nearly vomiting his heart, liver, and lungs, Messiah was naturally very concerned. After a moment, she inquired about Durey's condition.

"Thank you for your concern, I'm feeling much better now," Du Lei nodded and said. No matter how uncomfortable he was, he had to hold on.

Otherwise, he couldn't very well tell the girl that he had fainted in a few moments; that would be far too embarrassing.

"I never expected that you, Du Lei, couldn't swim. I thought there was nothing in the world that you hadn't learned," Messiah exclaimed in amazement.

"I'm a little confused, are you praising me or insulting me?" Du Lei said with a hint of helplessness.

"Of course this is a compliment, Dure, don't you deserve it?" Messiah said matter-of-factly.

"Now that you mention it, it does make some sense," Du Lei said after thinking for a moment, nodding in agreement.

“Hehehe, that’s right! What I said is definitely true. I also said that you are the best person in the world, and that’s absolutely true!” Messiah said with certainty.

"The best person in the world? That's an exaggeration. We have to be realistic, right?" Du Lei said with a wry smile.

"Oh, so you can still smile, Durei." Messiah found Durei's expression quite novel at this moment.

"I'm not expressionless, of course I can smile, what's wrong with that?" Du Lei was somewhat puzzled.

"Because there are rumors that you, Dure, always have a stern face and no one has ever seen you smile," Messiah said seriously.

"Legends are just legends, they can't be taken seriously. And if Miss Messiah wants them, I can make them happen every day," Du Lei replied solemnly.

"Huh, is this really going to work?" Messiah seemed eager to try it out.

"While it is indeed a little difficult, it is still a feasible solution," Du Lei replied with a smile.

"Du Lei, you really are something else. You always make a small thing in life seem as complicated as a war."

"Huh, is there?"

“Of course there are!” Messiah said affirmatively.

"I probably didn't even realize it myself. Where are we now?" Du Lei suddenly asked curiously.

“We are now far from Shadow Harbor and are currently sailing towards Egret Harbor,” Messiah explained.

"Egret Harbor? So, we're currently on a calm stretch of sea?" Du Lei nodded and asked.

“Yes, we are now in the doldrums, which is very safe and the wind speed is excellent,” Messiah affirmed.

“But I still feel uneasy. What exactly is this place…” Du Lei frowned, looking worried.

"Durey, haven't you been getting enough rest? You're too stressed. Why don't you get some sleep?" Messiah said with concern.

“No, this isn’t the time to sleep. This magical energy fluctuation… there’s something underground…” Dure closed his eyes to sense it. He could perceive the situation in the nearby sea, including something hurtling towards them.

"Dure, what are you talking about? What underground? What is that?" Messiah was somewhat confused by what he was saying.

"There's no mistake, it's underground. Something's flying towards us at top speed. Speed ​​up and shake it off immediately, or things will get bad!"

Dure quickly noticed something, exclaimed in surprise, and immediately alerted Bill, who was at the helm.

"What? Du Lei, who exactly is this 'it' you're talking about that you're talking about? I don't understand at first." Bill was completely confused and didn't understand what Du Lei meant.

Just as Bill and Messiah were completely baffled, the previously calm water suddenly began to ripple.

The swaying water surface could no longer conceal the commotion beneath, and more than a dozen jets of water shot into the sky in succession.

The water surface was about to form a whirlpool, and just one glance at it was enough to make one's scalp tingle.

The commotion came so suddenly that everyone was thrown into chaos and didn't know how to respond.

Messiah then realized why Dure had suddenly warned them earlier, because she clearly saw something attacking them from within the rising water curtain. The thing was enormous and had an astonishing presence, but what made Bill's scalp tingle was its species.

This is a snake, a very large snake that can summon wind and rain.

Under its control, the originally sunny day suddenly turned into a dark cloud cover, with lightning and thunder, which was shocking to behold.

Its enormous size, as large as four ships, stunned many of the guards who were still dreaming of returning to River Bend City.

"What's going on? How can there be... a snake here?"

"Isn't this way too big? How did we end up encountering such a monster?"

"Wait, I think I heard a rumor before that a sea god would punish those who trespass into the sea's territory here."

"Could these people have been punished by the Sea God? Yes, that's the only plausible explanation."

The fearful sailors recalled the rumors and were filled with dread.

Because they are just ordinary people, how can ordinary people oppose the gods who are high above them?

"What god? It's just a demonic beast. Don't panic, don't be afraid!"

Du Lei, whose face was already pale from seasickness, scolded him.

The appearance of this giant water snake instantly stirred up a storm.

The once calm water surface suddenly became turbulent.

The water was churning violently, causing the boats on their way to work to sway back and forth, which was extremely dangerous.

Whirlpools formed on the water's surface, and the power of the storm tore at the ship, attempting to shred the intruder who had mistakenly entered the realm of the gods.

Everyone on board believed that this was a day of despair for them.

They had no way to launch any effective counterattack and could only watch helplessly as the giant snake wreaked havoc.

Then, under circumstances beyond their control, they will eventually become fish food!

849 Stormy Waves

The sudden appearance of a large black snake in the river caused a huge upheaval, with waves crashing against the boat and making it bob up and down. The previously calm weather turned into a thunderstorm with lightning and thunder. The storm came without warning, and although it was daytime, it was no different from night. The atmosphere was very oppressive, and the rolling thunder drowned out the screams from the boat.

"What on earth is going on? Isn't this route supposed to be safe? How could such a huge black snake suddenly appear? Could we have gone the wrong way?" Bill asked loudly.

He had traveled all over the country for many years and had encountered many terrible situations, but being entangled by a huge black snake like today was unprecedented. In particular, the snake was huge, reaching a height of several tens of feet, and this was only the part that was above the water. Heaven knows how enormous its body was below the water!

“We haven’t gone the wrong way, we’re definitely on the normal route, Boss Bill, look over there, isn’t that the Shadow Tower? We haven’t gone the wrong way.” Just as Bill was feeling completely confused, the captain pointed to the dark tower not far away and said.

"Shadow Tower? Are you sure that's the Shadow Tower? But that doesn't make sense. Normally, the Shadow Tower should be burning with flames at this time. Why is it all black?" This wasn't Bill's first time taking this route. He should be very familiar with the Shadow Tower.

The Shadow Tower is the lighthouse that can be seen outside Shadow Harbor; it is responsible for guiding lost ships.

"This can't go on. We can't fight it in the water. Is there any way to land?" Du Lei asked immediately as he faced the raging waves. He was already suffering from seasickness, and the violent rocking of the ship made him even more uncomfortable.

But he knew this was not the time to be seasick. He had to do something to change the situation, otherwise, if things continued as they were, everyone on the ship would be dragged into the raging river by that giant snake and buried with it!

"Landing? In the current situation, there's simply nowhere to land..." The captain knew how bad the situation was. He had been sailing on ships for many years, and this was the first time he had encountered such a situation. His face was pale, and his whole body was trembling.

“Shadow Tower!” Dure suddenly pointed to the lighthouse not far away and shouted.

"What?" Bill didn't hear Durei's words clearly for a moment and asked in surprise.

"I mean the Shadow Tower! We have to find a place to land now, or we'll all be doomed!" Dure said anxiously.

"No, no, that's a cursed tower! We absolutely can't go there, or we'll be cursed!" the captain said in a panic, seemingly terrified. He had a deep-seated fear of the Shadow Tower, and his whole body trembled involuntarily.

"What cursed tower? It's just a rumor. We've come this far, we can't worry about anything else, we can only go to the Shadow Tower!" Dure made a quick decision. He knew that this was the only way for them to get out of their predicament. If they didn't do something, they would be completely trapped on the river and eventually become the bait of that black serpent!

"No, the gods will be angry with us, we'll be cursed, we absolutely can't go to the Shadow Tower... we'll be cursed..." The captain became neurotic, shaking his head and denying it repeatedly.

"Hey, the safety of everyone on this ship rests on your shoulders, what nonsense are you spouting?" Dure was getting impatient, trying to persuade the captain.

“No, no matter what you say, he won’t listen. Who among you can sail the ship?” Messiah, as the key figure on the ship, couldn’t sit still any longer and immediately asked loudly.

"I...I used to work on ships for a while, so I know a little bit..." a thin boy on the ship said weakly.

"In that case, it's up to you. You take the ship to the Shadow Tower. Is there any problem?" Messiah asked seriously.

"Well... I'm not sure if there will be any problems, because I'm just an apprentice and don't have much experience..." the boy said softly, lacking confidence in himself.

"I don't care if you were an apprentice or anything before, or whether you had confidence in yourself, but now you must have confidence, because the lives of everyone on the ship are entrusted to you. You must shoulder this responsibility, understand?" Messiah asked loudly.

“I…I understand…” The boy was startled by Messiah’s appearance.

In his memory, Messiah had always been a very gentle and polite person, and he had never seen Messiah like this before.

"Speak louder, do you understand?" Messiah emphasized, repeating the question from before.

"Understood!" This time the boy didn't hesitate and shouted loudly.

Because he knew that even someone as gentle as Miss Messiah had gone to such lengths, what would it look like if he were still hesitant and timid?

“Don’t do anything reckless! The Shadow Tower is a place cursed by the gods. You absolutely cannot go there, you absolutely cannot go there…” the boat captain said, still trembling with anxiety, as he tried to stop the boy from taking control of the boat.

"Then you can go chat with the gods for a while!" Bill could no longer stand idly by, so he stepped forward and smacked the captain on the back of the head.

The latter's legs went weak, and he quickly collapsed, unable to speak any further.