The most shameless alchemist in history

I'm afraid he won't even be able to keep his position as captain of the guard!

"I originally thought that this unreasonable guy's superior would be a reasonable person, but I didn't expect him to be the same kind of person. I have no patience to talk to you until someone who can reason with me appears," the young man said with some regret.

"You won't let them restore it to its original state, huh? Then you can come with us!" Seth ordered his men to arrest the people.

But just then, he noticed something strange; he felt a bone-chilling coldness under his feet.

"What, what happened? Why are my feet frozen?"

"I can't move at all! Are these ice blocks some kind of monster that devours people? How can I break them?"

The guards gasped in surprise; they had originally intended to come forward and arrest the kid who had appeared out of nowhere.

But when they suddenly encountered an unexpected situation, they all found themselves gradually turning into ice sculptures, and looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Kid, what exactly did you do?" Seth realized that he was gradually being frozen as well.

This made him anxious, and he started shouting, while the young man continued to drink his tea slowly and deliberately.

He only put down his teacup when he noticed an old man with a cane walking towards him.

“Seth, you have been too impetuous and rude, offending our distinguished guest. Apologize to our guest.” The old man said calmly.

Beneath his feet lay ice, but wherever he walked, the ice began to slowly melt and emit wisps of smoke.

“But Mr. Ghost, this…” Seth was in a dilemma. How could he possibly apologize to a kid who had just dealt with him in front of his own men? How could he save face?

"Compared to your own life, what does your pride matter?" the old man reminded him.

"I understand, sir, I was too impulsive just now, I'm very sorry!" Seth was a man from the capital, and he had seen the world.

He also knew that this Ghostly Gentleman was someone of great importance, and even Ghostly Gentleman treated this young man with great courtesy.

What did the treatment he had received matter? Realizing this, Seth finally stopped caring about his so-called face.

"That's the proper way to talk to people." The young man nodded slightly.

Soon, the ice that had frozen Seth and his men slowly melted away.

Not only the group that had just entered, but also the group of people like Sel who had been frozen after breaking in, had all returned to normal.

"I... what's wrong with me? I'm so cold. Oh, Lord Seth?" After regaining consciousness, Seth trembled uncontrollably.

The bone-chilling cold of being frozen in ice tormented him.

However, he was still quite surprised and even a little excited when he saw Seth.

"Get out of here, you're making a fool of yourself!" Seth glared at him and scolded him.

Sel wanted to say something, but looking at the scene, it seemed he had no right to speak.

He could only obediently retreat to the back and remain silent.

"May I ask your name, young man? May I sit down? I'm getting old and my legs aren't very good, so I can't stand all the time," Ghost said, stepping forward and pointing to a seat next to the young man.

“Of course, Rosa, go and make this old gentleman a cup of tea.” The young man gestured for him to enter.

"Yes, teacher." Rosa nodded and got up to make tea.

Only the young man and the ghost remained in the seats.

"I didn't expect you to be such a teacher at such a young age. It's truly admirable," Ghost said approvingly.

"What's so admirable about that? By the way, what did you ask just now?" the young man inquired.

"Hey kid, the person sitting across from you is Mr. Ghost. Do you know who Mr. Ghost is? How dare you speak to me like that? That's incredibly rude!" Sel scolded from behind.

He had suffered a great loss at the hands of this kid before, and he was very resentful.

He couldn't do anything about this kid, but now Seth and Mr. Ghost have arrived.

He was hoping that Seth and Mr. Ghost would avenge him and teach that kid a lesson!

"Ser, shut up. Do you even have the right to speak here?" Seth glared at the latter.

Although Sel wanted to say something more, after being glared at by Seth, he had no choice but to obediently retreat and remain silent.

"Hehehe, my men don't know the rules, please don't take offense, young man. What I asked earlier was, young man, how should I address you? I am Yougui, and I am considered an elder in the Rain Kingdom whose words carry some weight. If there is any misunderstanding, please tell me. If our people have done something wrong, I will certainly punish them!" The old man said with a smile.

However, he currently shows no intention of punishing Sel; clearly, he is testing the waters.

Let's use Sel's words to find out the identity of the young man in front of us.

"From what I'm hearing, Mr. Ghost, you mean that if your people do something wrong, you will punish them, but if we do something wrong, what will you do then, sir?" The young man looked at the old man with half-closed eyes, but a sharp glint appeared in his eyes!

889 Katherina

After all the ice covering the Rosa Inn fell to the ground, the relentless rain washed over it, and the ice melted on its own. After all, although it always rained in the Land of Rain, the temperature was not high enough to freeze into ice.

The Rosa Hotel, which had been bustling with activity due to the influx of two groups of people, returned to normal. However, the neighbors whispered among themselves, pointing at the hotel, because the strange things that had happened in this otherwise unremarkable hotel in just one day were simply too much.

"What's going on? Why is it suddenly freezing and so cold today? We in the Land of Rain have never had snow, let alone ice." A neighbor asked curiously. The Land of Rain has the same weather all year round, with no distinction between spring and winter.

"You don't know this, do you? This is ice-attribute magic used by a magic user, which has completely frozen the surrounding area. This inn must be occupied by some very important person!" someone nearby who had some knowledge explained.

"Is he some important figure? Which side does this important figure belong to? Is he from the capital? Or somewhere else? And I heard someone say that Miss Catherine was at Rosa's inn..." someone suddenly whispered.

"Shh, you can't just say things like that!" Someone immediately interrupted him.

"Oh dear, two groups of guards have already gone, what else can't be said? Didn't we see them bring Miss Katherina out? These guys from the capital actually said the Assassin family is rebelling. We are all indebted to the Assassin family, and how could such good people as Lord Keita and Miss Kelly possibly rebel? They are simply framing innocent people."

Soon, people in the crowd began to protest, expressing their strong dissatisfaction with the capital's decision.

But they are just ordinary people, with little influence or power. Even if they are dissatisfied, what can they do?

After huddling together and discussing for a while, everyone finally left, as they all had their own families to take care of.

The rain continued to fall, washing away many traces, including footprints. When Seth returned to the city lord's mansion, he was soaked to the bone, but he paid no heed to that. He was now filled with anger and a bellyful of questions.

“Mr. Ghost, I demand an explanation! Although you are a noble person from the capital, I also have a mission. Katherina must have been hidden by them. Why are you stopping me?” Seth was completely baffled by this.

If he can't get things done properly here, his dream will be ruined, which explains why he's so angry.

"If I hadn't stopped you, do you think you could have arrested him?" the old man said with a mocking smile.

"Well..." This question stumped Seth. Although he was excited, he was still self-aware after his passion cooled down.

"And do you know who he is?" the old man asked again.

"Didn't he not say?" Seth was taken aback. The old man at the inn had asked about the other person's background earlier.

But the other party didn't say anything. In Seth's opinion, no matter who the other party was, they shouldn't have run away like this.

This is so embarrassing!

"If I'm not mistaken, he must be Dure," the old man sighed and said quietly.

"Dure? Which Dure? Which family is he from?" Seth was confused for a moment.

"Idiot, how many people have you heard of named Du Lei?" the old man asked again.

“Dure…among the people I’ve heard of…wait, Mr. Ghost, you’re not talking about…that person, are you?”

Seth was initially furious, but after hearing what the old man said, he was completely stunned.

"Who else could it be but him?" the old man sneered. He was a man of great experience and knowledge.

The atmosphere at the hotel was very tense, almost as if a fight was about to break out. Fortunately, he reacted in time. If a fight really broke out, he, an old man, would probably not gain any advantage. Rather than being overwhelmed and losing face, he decided to leave on his own initiative.

This way, we can save face to some extent and avoid looking too bad.

"No way, wasn't he in the Land of Swamps just now? How could he suddenly appear in our Land of Rain?" Seth, who was just agitated, suddenly sat down. If it were someone from a certain family, he would still have a way to deal with it.

However, upon hearing that the person was "Du Lei," Seth immediately lost the will to fight him and slumped down, limp and powerless. He knew how formidable that person was; he was arguably the most famous person on the entire continent in the past year.

First in the Land of Snow, then in the Land of Swamps, and it is said that he also had outstanding achievements in the Land of Mountains many years ago.

That's someone who can mobilize the armies of at least two countries. Let alone a mere captain like him, even the king of the Rain Kingdom probably wouldn't dare to be the slightest bit negligent when facing that guy!

“This may be related to our recent actions. It’s said that he’s been getting very close to the Keita Kelly siblings of the Assassin family,” the old man said after thinking for a moment.

"So, he's going to get involved in the events in our Land of Rain? If so, that's troublesome..." Although it was still raining outside, Seth was covered in cold sweat.

He had initially thought the situation in the Land of Rain had settled, but now it seemed that new variables had emerged...

While the old man and Seth were strategizing about the situation in Drizzle City, three people were having dinner at Rosa's inn.

Two of the three people were already sitting there.

They were Rosa, the owner of the hotel, and Dure, who had just arrived.

As for the third person at the table, it was a girl who was about sixteen or seventeen years old.

She was not tall, in fact, rather short, and wore a black court dress with a dark red hem.

She looked very cute, and bore a striking resemblance to someone in Dure's memory.

"Lady Catherine, please eat slowly. There's more in the kitchen. I'll bring it up for you when you're done."

Rosa went to the kitchen and brought out another serving of food. By this time, there were already six or seven plates on the table.

She solved one of them, and Dure solved the other.

As for the rest, the girl in front of him took care of it all.

She looks petite, but she's a real glutton, able to eat so much!

"So full, so full, so full! I've finally had a good meal! Waaah, it feels so good to be able to eat delicious food." Katherina, the fourth daughter of the Assassin family and a wanted criminal in the Land of Rain, said with tears in her eyes, feeling very aggrieved.

Seeing her looking so pitiful, I really don't know how she got through all this time.

"You are... Keita and Kelly's sister, right?" Dure asked softly as he saw her wolfing down her food.

“That’s right! I am Katherina, a beautiful girl who is beautiful, cute, smart, gentle and kind. Oh, big brother, do you know my brother and sister?” Katherina stopped and looked at the young man in front of her with curiosity.

"I guess you could say we know each other. I've known Kelly since she was your age," Dure said after thinking for a moment.

"Wow, you two are such good friends? But big brother, you're a bit too late. My sister has a boyfriend, so don't even think about it. But I don't have a boyfriend, so you can try pursuing me." Katherina said mischievously.

"Is your sister's boyfriend... Lance?" Dure asked.

"Oh, you even know Lance? Then you must know that Lance is really strong. He's a typical muscle-bound, simple-minded guy. So don't even think about messing with my sister, or Lance will beat you up!" Katherina said smugly.

Moreover, she kept winking at Dure, which was probably a crazy hint that she was "coming at me".

“Of course I know Lance. I’ve known Lance for many years, and my relationship with them is very simple, not as complicated as you think,” Dure sighed. The difference between Katherina and her sister Kelly was just too great.