The most shameless alchemist in history

"Would you be allowed to enter the royal cemetery with me?" Du Lei asked.

He discovered that Ferdinand was the catalyst for the conflict between the Land of Lightning and the Land of Flame.

Although Ferdinand has been sent to the cemetery, there are still many suspicious things about him!

920 Crown Prince's Remains

Dure's request was simple: he wanted to be able to enter the royal cemetery to investigate.

He felt there were many suspicious aspects to Ferdinand's death.

Furthermore, there are several doubts surrounding the conflict between the Land of Flame and the Land of Lightning, with both sides insisting that the other is responsible.

Normally, only members of the royal family can enter the royal cemetery, and Wellington lost his son in his old age.

It would be cruel to make him relive the pain of losing his son.

But Wellington granted Dure's request, and not only Dure, but also Hilbert and Thunder entered the royal cemetery together!

Since the Land of Lightning was also involved in this incident, they also had many questions in their minds.

After making arrangements, Wellington, along with Durley, Thunder, Hilbert, Gilbert, and Purple Flame, headed to the Scorching Canyon.

When they came to an ancient tree, Wellington shakily took out a key.

He placed the key on the big tree, and soon a shimmering gate appeared out of thin air.

"Is this... a space capsule?" Hilbert, as the crown prince of the Land of Lightning, was a knowledgeable man.

“Indeed, this is a spatial capsule. The royal cemetery of the Flame Kingdom is actually here.” Lei Ming nodded and said.

Wellington had already used the key to open the shimmering gate, and soon an entrance appeared ahead.

"Please come in together, everyone. It's been a long time since I've been here. The next time I come here, it will probably be when I'm buried here." Wellington sighed softly. He was originally a shrewd and capable king.

But Ferdinand's death was a huge blow to him, and it made him age a lot overnight.

“Your Majesty, you are still young and strong. The Thunder Kingdom cannot do without you.” Zi Yan helped him walk into the cemetery.

Gilbert followed closely behind.

“Let’s go and see if Crown Prince Ferdinand is buried here.” Dure followed them inside.

Lei Ming and Hilbert exchanged a glance, and the group entered the royal cemetery.

The entrance to the Wang Family Cemetery appears narrow, but it widens after passing through a shimmering, underwater-like passageway.

You can see magnificent colossal statues guarding the area, surrounded by grand and solemn architectural structures built of stone.

Nearby, there is also a sphinx lying down, which looks majestic, yet also somewhat ferocious.

Further ahead, you can even see a statue of the three-headed hellhound, according to the tradition of the Land of Flame.

These three-headed hellhounds are the mounts of Death, and their presence signifies that this place will be Death's territory.

Further ahead, there are dozens more enormous statues of people, and the nearby buildings are about ten stories high.

These statues are five stories high, with the three largest statues reaching eight stories!

"These are statues of the past kings of our Yan Kingdom. The three at the front are the three greatest kings in history."

Wellington is filled with piety and awe, because the vast majority of those buried here are his ancestors.

"Please come this way. His Highness Ferdinand was buried here after his death," Zi Yan said, leading the way.

According to the information Du Lei has obtained, Shien is actually a member of the royal family.

She is Wellington's niece.

"It's really hard to believe. How could Ferdinand be dead? He was perfectly fine just a month ago."

Hilbert was still somewhat confused. Led by Zi Yan, they arrived at another cemetery area.

There are no huge statues here, only tombstones.

Most of those buried here are important members of the royal family, and Ferdinand is one of them.

"This is His Highness Ferdinand's tombstone. His funeral was presided over by Prince Villefranche himself."

Zi Yan stopped in front of a relatively new tombstone that read "Here lies Ferdinand," along with some eulogies.

“Alas… Ferdinand, my child…” Wellington gently stroked the tombstone, overcome with grief.

For someone his age, there is nothing more sorrowful than losing a child in old age.

"Now is not the time for grief. We need to check whether the person buried in the cemetery is indeed Ferdinand."

Dure frowned. He had come to the royal cemetery to find out if Ferdinand was really dead.

Because Ferdinand is the key figure in the conflict between the Land of Lightning and the Land of Flame.

“But His Highness Ferdinand has already passed away. Wouldn’t it be inappropriate to disturb his eternal rest?” Gilbert said, rubbing his hands together.

"But what if he were still alive?" Dure asked rhetorically.

"Is this really possible?" Zi Yan had many doubts about this.

“Whether it’s possible or not, we have to try. If Prince Ferdinand’s death was indeed a conspiracy, then the conflict between the Land of Flame and the Land of Thunder has been exploited,” Dure said solemnly.

“I understand… So, open it.” Wellington wiped away his cloudy tears.

He waved his hand, signaling the Crimson Flame Guard soldiers following him to dig up the grave.

“Your Majesty, this…” Gilbert still hesitated.

“Mr. Dure is right. We must find out the truth of the matter. I think Ferdinand will understand.”

Wellington sighed softly and quickly stepped aside, while the guards began to dig up the grave.

Lei Ming and Hilbert watched from the sidelines.

About ten minutes later, the guards dug open the grave, revealing the black coffin inside.

Gilbert jumped down and helped pull the coffin up.

Soon the coffin was placed in front of everyone, covered with fresh soil and a bunch of withered flowers.

The coffin also bears the emblem of the Land of Flames.

“Open it.” Wellington slowly turned around; he couldn’t bear to see the scene inside the coffin.

“This…” Gilbert still didn’t dare to act.

"Let me do it." Zi Yan stepped forward and quickly opened the coffin.

The crowd was then able to see the scene inside clearly.

“Is this Ferdinand?” Hilbert leaned closer to examine it.

"I'm afraid so." Lei Ming had met Ferdinand before.

Although he had become a skeleton, his clothes, appearance, and physique were exactly the same as Ferdinand's.

"I never thought Ferdinand would actually die. Although he kidnapped my sister, which is annoying, he wasn't really that unlikeable. I never expected it to end like this." Hilbert sighed softly.

"Is it too early to draw conclusions now?" Even after seeing the skeleton, Dure still had doubts.

"What do you mean?" Hilbert and Lei Ming both looked at him in surprise.

“It still needs His Majesty Wellington to personally examine it,” Dure said, looking at Wellington.

“His Majesty is so grieved, this…” Gilbert hesitated.

“It’s alright.” Wellington slowly turned around and leaned closer to examine the skeleton inside the coffin.

Zi Yan quickly stepped forward to support him; the once shrewd and capable king was trembling.

“Ferdinand, my child…” His hands trembled as he saw the skeleton.

"Your Majesty Wellington, are you sure these are really Ferdinand's remains?" Durrell asked again.

“This…” Wellington hesitated for a moment.

At his signal, the guard beside him removed the clothes covering Ferdinand's skeleton, allowing him to see the complete remains.

"Eh?" The old king suddenly exclaimed in surprise.

"What's wrong, Your Majesty? Is there a problem?" Gilbert asked hurriedly.

“Well… I remember when Ferdinand was learning swordsmanship as a child, he once accidentally cut off his right little finger. But he was a very proud person and never told anyone about it. He always wore gloves, so no one knew about it.”

The old man frowned and explained carefully.

"I only found out about this by chance," he continued to explain.

"The little finger of his right hand? But this skeleton... his little finger of his right hand is intact." Lei Ming frowned and said after examining it carefully.

"Could it have grown back?" Hilbert suggested this possibility.

"That's impossible. While flesh and blood can regenerate, bones cannot grow back," Zi Yan denied.

"Then what's going on? Why is His Highness Ferdinand's right hand..." Gilbert was also completely baffled.

"It seems the problem is quite obvious," Du Lei said solemnly.

"A problem? What problem?" Gilbert looked at him in surprise.

“Ferdinand didn’t die at all, so he’s not buried here,” Dure concluded directly.

“If His Highness Ferdinand isn’t dead, where did he go? And His Highness Ferdinand’s funeral was presided over by Prince Wilfair, who…” Gilbert paused here, realizing where the problem lay.

“That’s right, it was at this point that we proved the skeleton belonged to Ferdinand, to Prince Wilfair. Now that we’ve confirmed the skeleton doesn’t belong to Ferdinand, the problem is obvious: either we’ve made a mistake, or…” Durree’s gaze swept over the crowd.

“Either there’s something wrong with that guy Willfa?” Hilbert said what Dure didn’t say.

“How could Prince Wilhelm have a problem? This is really…” Gilbert was taken aback.

"And one more thing, Your Majesty Wellington, why did you choose this moment to scorch the fortress?" Dure asked solemnly.

“This is because… when Wilfah came to see me before, we talked a lot about Ferdinand’s childhood, and since my health has improved, I decided to come and see Ferdinand,” Wellington explained.

"Then why did the Land of Thunder choose this moment to attack the Scorching Fortress?" Du Lei turned to look at Lei Ming and the others.

"This is because we received intelligence that the Scorching Fortress was poorly defended, making it a good time to take it down in one fell swoop, so we chose this time to launch our attack." As the Great General of the Land of Thunder, Lei Ming was the most qualified to answer this question.

"Intelligence? Where did you get the intelligence?" Dure continued to ask.