The most shameless alchemist in history

One reason is that he gets seasick; he had vomited and had diarrhea on his two previous boat trips, which made him feel extremely uncomfortable.

Another reason is that traveling by boat is too conspicuous, while traveling by land is much more discreet.

Moreover, the time taken by sea and land is actually about the same, so after weighing the options, he decided to enter the Land of Rain by land.

The Land of Rain borders the northwestern part of the Land of Swamps and is a naturally rainy country.

It is said that it rains all year round in the Land of Rain, and you can hear the patter of rain at any time.

After traveling for two days, Du Lei arrived at Drizzle City, a major southern town in the Rain Kingdom. As soon as he stepped into Drizzle City, there was indeed a loud rumble of thunder in the sky, and a light drizzle began to fall on the ground.

Countless raindrops poured down the ground, gathering into trickling streams. The soil was soft, and pedestrians hurried by, each holding an umbrella.

This is no different from the rain country that Dure read about in the book.

Perhaps the only difference was the gentle breeze blowing in his face as he walked along the road, holding an oil-paper umbrella, a specialty of the Land of Rain.

The reason for choosing to come to Drizzle City instead of the capital of the Rain Kingdom is that Drizzle City is the most important town in the south of the Rain Kingdom.

In addition, Drizzle City has another identity: it is the territory of the Assassin family, one of the powerful noble families in the Rain Kingdom.

Assassin is Kelly's surname, which means this is Kelly's home.

In Dure's view, if Lance were in the Rain Country, he would definitely contact Kelly. Now that Kelly has also disappeared, she is very likely with Lance. So, if he wants to find the two of them, Dure will start with the Assassin family.

Another reason is that he planted a total of four spies in the Land of Rain.

Of the four spies, three replied to his message, but the spy from Drizzle City did not reply; something had happened to him.

All these clues point to this city, so it's understandable that Du Lei chose to come here.

As he walked along the main street of the drizzly city, he noticed that pedestrians were hurrying by, and even during the day, there were hardly any people on the street.

He also noticed that there were many uniformed guards frequently patrolling the streets, seemingly searching for someone.

This caught Dure's attention, and people on the street questioned him about his information.

He had already prepared the relevant supporting documents for the Swamp Country.

After questioning him, the guards left in a hurry, clearly in a rush.

Dure ate something at a roadside shop; it was noodles, a specialty of the Land of Rain.

"Does it rain all year round here?" Du Lei asked while eating noodles.

"Not to mention all four seasons, it rains for at least 300 out of the 300 days a year. We're used to this kind of weather. Are you from out of town, sir?" the owner replied. There was no other customer in the shop besides Du Lei.

“Yes, I’m from the Land of Swamps. This is my first time in the Land of Rain. Is business always this bad? I haven’t seen anyone on the streets.” Du Lei explained his origins and asked curiously.

Unable to contact his spies in Drizzle City, he needed to gather some intelligence.

Although it was his first time visiting the Land of Rain and the City of Drizzle, he clearly sensed that this place had a strange quality about it.

"No wonder, sir. You don't know this, but business in our Rain Kingdom isn't usually this bad. There are always a lot of people out on the streets," the shopkeeper explained.

"Why are there so few people on the streets now? And I see a lot of guards patrolling the streets. What happened?"

Durei brought up the topic by asking a question.

"Guest, you are an outsider and are not aware of the situation in our Rain Kingdom. Something big has happened in our Rain Kingdom recently!" the innkeeper said in a low voice.

"Big news? What big news?" Du Lei frowned, becoming increasingly surprised.

"The Assassins of our city of Drizzle, who are also our lords, launched a rebellion some time ago, which was suppressed. So what you see on the street, sir, are not our local guards, but the royal guards," the shopkeeper explained.

"What? It was suppressed? But why is there no news about this from the outside world?" Du Lei was very surprised.

He had been in the Swamp Country for some time now, which was a neighboring country of the Rain Country, but the Swamp Country had not received any news from him.

This is especially strange.

"The news is all blocked. The order from above is that people are only allowed to enter Xiyu City, but no one is allowed to leave. The news is completely blocked," the shopkeeper said with a sigh.

"If that's the case, then what about the Assassins?" Dure asked again.

"The Assassins have all been arrested. They're all going to be taken to the capital to be questioned. It's such a shame," the shopkeeper said quietly.

"How could he be wronged?"

"Chief Sal of the Assassin family has always served as the prime minister of our Rain Kingdom. He is fair and highly respected. The Assassin family has always been law-abiding and has never harbored any ambitions. How could they possibly launch a rebellion? This time, they must have been framed!"

Were you falsely accused?

“Yes, the Assassins control the army. They could have turned against the Assassins and resisted the Royal Guard, but they gave up. Is that something a rebel would do?” the boss countered.

“It certainly doesn’t look like it,” Du Lei nodded affirmatively.

"There must be something going on here!" the boss sighed softly.

By this time, Du Lei had finished eating his noodles.

"By the way, guest, please be careful in Drizzle City. Also, please don't tell anyone what I just told you," the shopkeeper instructed after taking the money.

"Don't worry, goodbye." Du Lei nodded, and soon he said goodbye to his boss and left.

He opened his umbrella as he walked out of the store. The sky was still a hazy gray, with lightning flashing in the clouds.

"The Land of Rain...this is quite interesting!"

()

887 Rosa Hotel

Rosa is a native of the Rain Country. She grew up in this rainy country and loves every inch of its land and every drop of rain, even though the people of the Rain Country always complain about the rain, thinking that there is just too much rain.

There are hardly any sunny days throughout the year.

Moreover, due to the constant rain, crops cannot grow well, and there are no special crops or minerals in the area, nor is there any place that can attract merchants.

In short, the Land of Rain is very poor; it is a notoriously impoverished country on the continent.

Therefore, the young people of the Rain Country always think about escaping from here and leaving this gloomy and rainy country.

The surrounding countries, whether they are the Land of Wind, the Land of Swamp, or even the Land of Snow, are all stronger than the Land of Rain.

They could easily live a carefree life in other countries. Since they can have a better life, who would want to go back to that godforsaken place? It's raining all day long, it's so annoying!

Rosa used to think the same way; it was an idea instilled in her by her brother, Lauren.

But after her brother left the Land of Rain, and as she waited for him countless times in the rain, she suddenly realized something.

That means rainy days aren't necessarily a bad thing.

Because her brother had left and wouldn't be with her, but this seemingly endless rain had been with her all along, never leaving.

She didn't know when she fell in love with the rain, or when she fell in love with the country. All she knew was that when she had the chance to leave the Land of Rain, she left.

She went to the Land of Snow, where Frost University was recruiting students. Compared to other universities on the continent, Frost University was newly established and had no advantages. However, there was one advantage: studying at Frost University was free of charge and offered many conveniences.

For example, they might offer scholarships.

This made Rosa determined to attend Frost University, and in fact, she did just that.

However, her choice of the Land of Snow was not to abandon her homeland. She wanted to become better and more outstanding after completing her studies, so that she would have the power to change her homeland.

Her starting point was good, her ideas were good, and what's even more commendable is that she was a practitioner, not a dreamer.

So when an organization called Raven City extended an olive branch to her, she agreed without hesitation!

There were two reasons why she agreed so readily.

The first reason is that the raven offers a very generous reward, and she needs a job that can earn money so that she can send money back to her family back home. The scholarship alone is far from enough.

The second reason is her lecturer, her young and popular lecturer at Frost University, who is the Inspector General of the Snow Kingdom and also the leader of the Ravens.

For ordinary college students, a figure like her lecturer is someone many aspire to be.

I joined Raven in order to become as good as a lecturer.

This is also why Rosa was willing to become part of the Ravens.

After studying at Frost University for a year, she graduated early with excellent grades and returned to her hometown, the Land of Rain, where she did some business, though this was only one of her identities.

Her other identity is that of a member of the Raven, constantly gathering and transmitting intelligence.

She felt that her hometown had serious problems and that something had to be changed, otherwise it would completely decline and eventually be eliminated by the times.

Her intentions were good, and her thoughts were good, so when the old incident occurred, she originally wanted to transmit information in a timely manner, but the entire city of Xiyu was sealed off, which made it impossible for her to transmit information.

Moreover, the turmoil in the Rain Kingdom came very suddenly. The second largest family in the country besides the royal family, the Assassin family, was taken down in a very short time. Hundreds of family members were arrested. Not only that, but all the officials associated with the Assassin family were dismissed. In an instant, the entire Rain Kingdom was in a state of panic. Everyone immediately distanced themselves from the Assassin family, fearing that they would become the next target.

Rosa could have stayed out of it, but she did something that dragged her into the vortex.

She took in a person.

If this person were just an ordinary person, it wouldn't matter; she wouldn't cause any trouble, and no one would be able to find any problems with her. But this person is a member of the Assassin family.

To be precise, this person was the fourth daughter of the Assassin family, that is, the youngest daughter of the family.

The Assassins, a prominent family in the capital of the Rain Kingdom, had a total of four children.

They are the eldest son Keita, the second daughter Kelly, the third son Kenan, and the fourth daughter Katherina.

Now, the eldest son of the Assassin family has been arrested, the second daughter is missing, the third son is in the capital, and only the fourth daughter, Katherina, is still in the City of Drizzle.

When the Royal Guard came to arrest Katherina, she escaped and was spotted by Rosa, who then hid her.

However, secrets can't be kept forever, and the Royal Guard soon learned of the matter, surrounding Rosa's inn inside and out.

In the misty rain, the guards surrounded the inn, and an officer led his men inside.

"Your name is Rosa, right?" The officer, a man in his forties with a resolute face, asked coldly.

"Yes, I am Rosa, the owner of this inn. May I ask what brings you here?" Rosa immediately greeted her warmly.

"Where is he?" the officer asked coldly.

"Person? What person? I don't quite understand what you mean."

"Stop putting on airs. Isn't Miss Katharina of the Assassin family right here with you? Hand her over now. If you cooperate with us, your fate might be a little better. But if you insist on going against us, your end will definitely not be any better!" The officer stated their purpose bluntly, and his words carried a clear threat.

“Miss Katharina…Miss Katharina of the Assassin family? Sir, you must be joking. How could someone as distinguished as Miss Katharina be in a humble inn like mine?” Rosa maintained her smile, naturally refusing to admit anything to the officer’s question.

"What do you think we came here for? Just to listen to your nonsense? If someone hadn't testified that Katherina was here, we wouldn't have bothered coming all this way. Since you're unwilling to hand her over, we'll see when she's found out. Hopefully, you won't look too upset then," the officer coldly warned.

"Then please, sir. Since you don't believe what a weak woman like me has to say, you can search me all you want and see if you can find Miss Katherina." Rosa stepped aside and gestured for the guards to search.