The most shameless alchemist in history

The training ground has a multi-level structure. The students taking the test were in the shooting area on the lower level of the training ground, while on the second floor, students wearing white academy uniforms with gold trim were also watching the not-so-small commotion from above with their arms crossed.

"Interesting. These newcomers really have good taste. Of all people to mess with, they had to go and provoke Elune. Don't they know she's one of the three people in Maple Leaf Academy that you absolutely shouldn't mess with?" A senior student from Maple Leaf Academy who knew the inside story said in surprise, with a hint of schadenfreude.

"They're still testing, how would they know who they can and can't offend in the academy? If they run into someone unlucky, they can only blame their bad luck." The tall male student next to him crossed his arms and shook his head, feeling sorry for them.

"Guess how Elune will treat them? Will she just kick them out or teach them a lesson and then throw them out?" A little boy who looked to be only fourteen or fifteen years old said excitedly, seemingly eager to see Dure and the others suffer.

"Given Elune's temper, whatever the outcome, the consequences probably won't be pleasant." Another tall, handsome male student sighed helplessly. He and Elune had known each other for a long time, but they had become increasingly distant recently.

"It's really unethical to watch someone get beaten up like this, so let's go. I heard there was a guy named Sterling who was pretty arrogant, but I haven't seen him. It's really strange." The tall male student sounded a little disappointed as he turned to leave.

"No rush, we'll see each other sooner or later once we get into Maple Leaf Academy. Alright, there's nothing much to see here, let's go, let's go. As long as Elune is happy." A grinning male student pushed his companion away, and they quickly disappeared into the second-floor corridor.

Meanwhile, the two, who were originally at an impasse, finally relented after Du Lei made a suggestion. She slowly stepped back, gesturing for Du Lei to go to the shooting position. Lance did not relax because of her concession; on the contrary, he was so nervous that his palms were sweaty.

“Durey, I was just unlucky and offended her. This has nothing to do with you. You didn’t need to get involved. Besides, it’s impossible for you to include my score in the shooting and use it as my result.” Lance’s questioning was not because he didn’t believe in Durey.

Even someone as slow at math as him understood that he was facing a math problem with no chance of winning. The maximum score was ten rings, and the passing standard was six rings. Lance was judged to have zero rings, which meant that if he wanted to pass, Dure would have to give him at least six rings.

But even if Du Lei gets a perfect score of ten rings, after deducting six rings, he will only have four rings left, and his passing grade will become a problem again.

“Durey, Lance is right. This isn’t a concession at all; it’s just deliberate obstruction. I think we should think of another way.” Kelly frowned. Even Lance could see through her scheme, let alone her. The other party’s aggressive attitude was also making her a little angry.

She made up her mind that if the other party really insisted on eliminating Lance, she would definitely go to the vice dean of the academy. After all, she and her brother Keita had come to Maple Leaf Academy with letters of recommendation, but Keita had thrown them away on the way.

“It’s hard to predict what it will be like until the results are in, so it’s better not to give up hope too soon. We should at least give it a try.” Dure shook his head. He insisted on walking forward, picked up the gunpowder gun that Lance had just put down, and examined it.

“Your companion is right. This isn’t just unpredictable; it’s an unsolvable problem. You don’t seem like an idiot, so why are you doing something so foolish?” The aloof senior looked at Du Lei with interest as he performed a simple calibration on his firearm.

"Whether it's foolish or not, we'll see later, so let's begin now." Dure smiled, much calmer and more composed than Lance beside him.

"Wait a minute, let me double-check. Are you sure you want to gamble your own chance of getting into university to fight for your companion?" The aloof senior called out to Du Lei and asked again. Clearly, in her opinion, this guy was much more interesting than Lance.

"What, do you think I'm joking?" Du Lei retorted.

"Alright, then you can start. I'd like to see how you're going to hit the 12 rings." The aloof senior snorted and stepped aside, gesturing for Du Lei to begin. At this moment, Du Lei was doing something impossible.

"Durey, wait a minute. Don't gamble your future for me. I'm begging you, please don't get involved, okay?" Lance couldn't help but step forward to persuade him. He knew he was doomed this time, but he didn't want to involve his companions.

“Didn’t I just say that I’m handling this? Don’t worry, I’ll take care of it. Besides, didn’t you do the same thing before?” Dure smiled, referring to when Lance offended Charlotte to buy him time after they came out of the Misty Forest.

"You can rest assured that I'll handle things." Du Lei raised the gunpowder gun and aimed at the target.

Pull the trigger

147 Confirmation Result

After watching for a while, the students who had been watching the spectacle finally figured out what was going on. Some of them were just watching with a "the more the merrier" mentality, and they chuckled to themselves.

Some people were genuinely worried for Du Lei, since he had helped many people in the first round of testing. They thought the matter could be resolved peacefully, but after the aloof senior stepped aside, Du Lei immediately grabbed his musket and pulled the trigger repeatedly in a very short time.

"What's going on over there? What is he doing? They seemed to be having a good talk, so why did he suddenly start shooting? And he fired several shots in a row. He's just shooting randomly to vent his anger." The students watching from afar, seeing Du Lei holding a rifle, were completely confused.

"The musket has a total of six bullets, and he fired them all. That's really reckless. Although this latest type of musket has added a rapid-fire function, its stability is not very good. Let alone firing six shots in a row, if you don't aim carefully, the second shot will miss the target."

Some students who were knowledgeable about firearms were suspicious of Dure's actions, finding them rather reckless.

"No, that's not right. Look, his posture hasn't changed at all. The recoil of the musket is huge. When I was shooting at the target, my arm went numb after firing one shot, and it was hard to keep my balance. Yet he can maintain this posture even after firing one shot!" Someone noticed something was wrong.

Even the students watching were amazed, let alone Kelly and Lance, who were standing next to Dure at that moment. The latter, in particular, brushed away the puffs of smoke from the rapid-fire, coughed twice, and the air was filled with the smell of gunpowder. He quickly ran to Dure's side.

"Cough cough, Durei, you really gave me a fright. You could at least have told me beforehand so I could prepare. This banging and banging is too much for my heart to handle." Lance wasn't exaggerating at all. The noise from the rapid-fire musket was quite loud, and he had been on the training ground for a while.

The students would have at least ten seconds between shots, during which they would need to adjust their shooting posture and aim precisely. But Du Lei was different. He would pick up his gun and fire in bursts with almost no interval between shots. When he put the musket down, thick smoke was still billowing from the muzzle, and it was scorching hot.

"I thought you'd have some kind of performance to look forward to, but all you did was drive around randomly and vent your anger?" The aloof senior next to her frowned. Although she didn't think Du Lei could score a twelve, since the highest score was only ten, twelve was simply a myth.

However, she was still somewhat curious about Dure's confident demeanor. But after Dure had fired all his bullets, she had no desire to see the result, because even a well-trained and excellent marksman could not maintain accuracy and stability while firing in rapid succession in a short period of time.

"Is it really okay to accuse someone without first confirming the results, Senior Elune?" Dure handed the musket to Lance, smiling as he spoke.

"Ouch, it's so hot, the muzzle is smoking." Lance initially just casually took it, but his hand quickly turned red from the heat.

"How do you know my name?" The aloof senior named Elune was taken aback. She didn't remember telling Duree her name.

“Because I heard them talking about Elune, always calling her an ice queen. The four of us here are Lance, Kelly, me, and you, Elune, so the ice queen Elune they were talking about is obviously you.” Dure pointed to the group of people talking not far away.

He pointed to his ears, and although the sound was noisy, he could always sift out valuable information from the different sounds.

"Hmph, don't think I'll let you off the hook just because you say things like that. So I've already given you your chance. Now you can leave willingly, right?" Elune snorted coldly, clearly indicating that she was about to kick them out. It was obvious that Dure's actions had not satisfied her.

"Senior Elune, please don't ignore what I just said." Dure remained where he was, not leaving.

"Durey, let's ignore this cold woman and go. We don't want to have to put up with her attitude." Lance said angrily, trying to drag Durey away.

"What are you saying?" Elune completely ignored Lance, looking directly into Dure's eyes, which she didn't like.

"Don't blindly blame others before confirming the results," Durei repeated what he had just said.

"You called me blind?" Elune laughed angrily, seizing on the key word that Durei had mentioned, showing signs of about to explode.

"I was just reminding you to confirm the result, senior." Du Lei shook his head, still looking very calm.

"What's there to confirm? No one can guarantee that they can hit the bullseye with three shots in a row. In fact, it's very difficult to even hit the bullseye with the fourth shot." Although Elune didn't like using firearms, her expertise in weapons allowed her to draw inferences from one type to another, and she also had some experience in using the new firearms.

"Miss Elune, Miss Elune." Just then, a boy in an academy uniform, who was doing statistics work on the other side of the shooting range, jogged over. He looked to be fourteen or fifteen years old, about the same height as Dure, and was thin and very refined.

"Haine, I told you before, don't call me Miss at the academy, call me Senior Sister. What's wrong?" Elune corrected the other person's way of addressing her. She frowned. In her impression, although Haine had always been a timid and introverted person, she was not the type to be easily startled.

"It's a target, a target!" Hein ran a little too fast, panting as he pointed at the target. At this distance, it was difficult to see the bullseye clearly, as the smoke was thick and only the general outline could be seen until it completely dissipated.

"What's wrong with the target?" Elune asked impatiently, glaring at the boy named Hein.

"You hit him!" Hein bent over and hugged his knees. Although he was very talented in magic, physical strength was not his forte.

"What's so strange about hitting it? Targets are meant to be hit, right? Wait, you mean that guy just randomly shot and actually hit it?" Elune was a little surprised because in her opinion, Durei's approach was completely amateurish and there was no way he could have hit the target.

"Yes, it hit!" Hein said excitedly.

"That just means he was lucky. With so many shots fired, it's not surprising that he was bound to hit something." Elune shook her head, unconcerned.

"No, no, senior, you hit them all," Hein shook his head emphatically to correct him.

"To hit them all, that's incredibly lucky," Elune said thoughtfully.

"Not just hitting all of them, but hitting the bullseye every single time, even piercing through the red dot of the bullseye!" Hein said excitedly.

"What?" Elune wondered if she had misheard.

148 Fulfill the agreement

Elune has always been a very proud person, and she certainly has the right to be proud. This is not only because she was born into a prestigious family, has carried a distinguished surname since childhood, and has received the best education, but also because she has inherited her mother's talent as a mage.

The fact that she had already reached the advanced level at the age of sixteen perfectly illustrates this point. Moreover, she was very close to breaking through to the advanced level and entering the steel level at the eight-star advanced level. Once she crossed that threshold, she would be a true magic user. This was both her talent and the result of her hard work.

From a young age, she was competitive and never knew what it meant to admit defeat. Even though she wasn't good with firearms and hated these newly developed weapons, she would still learn how to use them, not for her own sake, but to learn how to deal with opponents who used such weapons.

Even with the weapon she hated the most, she could easily score over 55 rings in six shots, which surprised her shooting instructor, Hei Gang, who repeatedly encouraged her to practice shooting, saying that she had great potential. Therefore, she still had a certain authority in the field of shooting.

According to her judgment, of Du Lei's six consecutive shots, at most one or two would hit the target, relying entirely on luck. It wasn't that she looked down on people, but this new type of firearm replaced the previous single shot with burst fire, and the consequence of doing so was the sacrifice of stability.

Blacksteel, the shooting instructor, once said that anyone who could hit the bullseye three times in a row was a genius. Elune was chosen by Blacksteel because she could hit a total of 25 points with three consecutive shots, which was already considered a top achievement in the Maple Leaf Academy's shooting department.

But now Hein tells her that not only did all six of Dure's bullets hit the target, but every single shot hit the bullseye. This shocked Elune and she found it absurd. She pushed Hein away and rushed toward the target, clearly not believing Hein's words at all.

"How could this happen? You actually hit them all! No, you must have tampered with something. This can't be happening!" Elune came to the target. After continuous shooting, the target had been knocked to the ground, and she examined it carefully.

After confirming that the bullseye of the target had indeed been pierced while the rest of the target remained intact, she was so surprised that she became somewhat incoherent.

"That's the truth, but unfortunately, even if you hit the bullseye, it's only a 10-ring score, and six shots only get you a 60-ring score. This result is still not enough to keep Lance here, so it seems we have no choice but to fulfill our promise and leave. Well then, Senior Elune, goodbye," Dure said softly.

He walked over and looked at Elune, who looked surprised and doubtful. He then turned around and waved, which stunned Kelly, who had only been excited for a few seconds.

"Hey, Dure, what are you doing here? Come back, come back!" Kelly couldn't understand what Dure was up to. He had just been working hard to stay at Maple Leaf Academy, but now he was just leaving. She immediately went up to him and tried to stop him.

"Are you finally leaving, Dure? Let's go. Staying here is so boring. I've wanted to leave for a long time." Lance seemed very excited. He rubbed his nose and immediately followed Dure towards the gate, looking very smug.

Although Du Lei was striding towards the gate, he was gesturing with his fingers and saying something.

"Hadurey, what are you saying?" Lance asked, puzzled, because he hadn't heard what Hadurey was saying.

"Stop right there!" Elune's voice suddenly came from behind the two of them as Dure counted to "one."

"What brings you here, Senior Elune? I'm so sorry, Miss Elune. After all, neither Lance nor I are official members of Maple Leaf Academy, so we can't address you as 'Senior'." Dure turned around and asked with a smile, but he quickly realized his mistake and corrected himself.

"What exactly did you do? How did you do it?" Elune stared intently into Durei's eyes, her fists clenched.

"Do I have hands or feet? I don't know. Anyway, no matter what, I didn't fulfill my promise to you, Miss Elune, so I lost. I'll leave on my own initiative, and you don't even need to kick us out. Isn't that good?" Dure said casually.

"Durey, could you please say less and stop provoking her?" Kelly whispered from the side.

“Hey Kelly, you don’t need to worry about me and Dure anymore. Actually, it’s pretty good this way. Once we’re gone, we don’t have to worry about who’s giving us the time of day. These past two days have been exhausting, nothing like today. Hehe, see you later.” Lance said with a sigh of relief, pulling Dure toward the door.

"This time, you win," Elune said with difficulty, uttering the words through her teeth.

"What did you say, Miss Elune?" Dure seemed not to have heard her clearly and asked again.

"I mean, you two are lucky this time. You've passed this round of testing. I'll talk to Charlotte about it. There are five rounds of testing in total. I'm waiting for you to pass the next round and become official students of Maple Leaf Academy." Elune said through gritted teeth.

"Great! Dure, Lance, did you hear that? You passed!" Kelly exclaimed excitedly upon hearing Elune's words.

“But this is different from what we agreed on. I’m a person of my word. Since I haven’t kept my promise, I should be eliminated. That might not be a good idea.” Du Lei seemed a little flattered, and he was hesitant about whether to stay or leave.

"I don't care about any agreements. I'm telling you to stay, so you have to stay, kid. There aren't many people who can beat me. No matter what methods you use, next time I will definitely humiliate you severely and kick you out." Elune stepped forward and grabbed Dure's collar.

She was furious. She had always had a smooth life and had never experienced any setbacks. Now, facing that unknown boy, she felt a deep sense of defeat, which made her extremely unhappy. It was as if a fire was burning inside her.

“Really? Then I’m really looking forward to it. And” Dure was very close to Elune, and he whispered something in her ear.

Elune seemed greatly provoked and flew into a rage, immediately appearing ready to strike.

"What are you doing, you crazy woman? Let go of Dure! Let him go! Are you alright?" Lance immediately stepped forward. Elune finally put Dure down, but she pointed at him, trembling with anger.

"Then we'll be grateful for Elune's guidance during our fourth round of testing. I believe we'll meet again soon," Dure said with a smile, having finally made it through this time.

149 should have been expected

Lance had offended Elune and was nearly blasted out of Maple Leaf Academy's gates. Fortunately, Dure dealt with Elune in time. Although Lance still didn't understand why Elune had let them off so easily, it was still good news for him.

After all, even if he hadn't offended Elune, given his shooting skills, he probably wouldn't have passed this round of testing. He was aware of that much. You could say it was a blessing in disguise. When they walked out of the shooting range, Lance still felt lingering fear when he recalled the scene just now.

"Durey, what's wrong with that woman? Wasn't she plotting to get rid of us? How come at the last moment, even though she had succeeded, she called us back, and Charlotte actually listened to her and let us pass? That's really strange."