The most shameless alchemist in history

Du Lei thought about it carefully and figured out his current situation.

"So, Durrell, do you mean we should stay here?" Lance asked, puzzled.

“Of course we’ll stay. We went through so many tests to get the qualification to enroll, why wouldn’t we stay? Besides, Charlotte and that young lady hate us to the core and wish they could kick us out immediately. If we leave…” Du Lei said confidently.

“If you left them, they’d be laughing their heads off, thinking you two slunk away with your tails between your legs,” Kelly added, finishing up what Dure hadn’t finished saying. Compared to the reckless Lance, she was undoubtedly much more rational.

“That’s right, so let’s just stay in the academy, even if it’s infuriating them,” Du Lei said half-jokingly.

"I get it! Staying here every day will only make them angrier. Not only will I stay, I'll also walk around in front of them every day, so they'll be annoyed with me but won't dare do anything to me. Hahaha, that's so satisfying!" Lance laughed heartily, imagining himself walking around.

“However, Charlotte is, after all, a teacher at the academy, and that Miss Euphemia must have an extraordinary background, otherwise Charlotte wouldn’t be trying so hard to please her. We should be careful from now on,” Dure reminded Lance again.

"Okay, okay, I'm not stupid. As long as she doesn't bother us, I won't provoke her. She's such a bad-tempered woman, all that good looks for nothing." Lance agreed to the matter. Although he was impulsive, he wasn't the type to cause trouble.

"Durey, what exactly happened during your test this morning?" Kelly hesitated for a moment before deciding to ask the question, because Durey showed no magical energy at all at the time, but then suddenly changed completely, with a continuous flow of magical energy emanating from him, as if he were a completely different person.

"Test... Where are my things?" Du Lei belatedly realized and immediately rummaged through his clothes.

"What stuff? Dure, are you talking about your suitcase and all that other random stuff?" Lance asked, puzzled.

"There's an egg, about this big. Where did it go?" Du Lei gestured, then searched around and found that the egg, which should have been in his pocket, was nowhere to be found. He knew that he had only managed to get through this dangerous situation thanks to it.

"Hadurey, do you want to eat boiled eggs?" Lance still didn't quite understand what Hadurey meant.

"It's not an egg, it's just an egg." Du Lei became a little anxious and immediately decided to get out of bed to look for it.

"You mean the one you put in your pocket before? Was there anything special about that egg? I thought you kept it on you, Dure, to eat when you got hungry." Kelly remembered that when Dure fainted, she did find an egg when she helped him up.

She looked at Du Lei with suspicion, wondering what made him so nervous about a mere egg.

165 is inedible.

Lance and Kelly assumed that the egg Dure had put in his pocket was just an ordinary egg to eat, and they didn't understand why Dure was so nervous. But Dure knew perfectly well that this was not an egg at all, but something he had found in the spider's nest in the underground of the Misty Forest.

Although he couldn't figure out what the egg was in a short time, from his encounter in the spider's nest, he could clearly see that the egg not only possessed its own consciousness but also had strong magical energy; otherwise, it wouldn't have emitted light from such a distance and been so hot.

When he was testing on the high platform in the square, he was more or less taking a gamble, unwilling to just slink away like that. In the end, it proved that he was right to gamble, but the process was not as easy as Lance and the others looked at it; it was extremely agonizing.

Having experienced this, the importance of the egg to Dure was self-evident. He immediately got up to search for it. Lance and Kelly were somewhat confused, but they could only follow Dure to search. The three of them searched for a long time, but still could not find any trace of the egg.

"I remember putting it here, how come it's gone? That's really strange, Dure. I'm so sorry for losing your egg, but as you can see, we've searched everywhere and can't find it. Or maybe we should just give up and I'll go to the kitchen and get you a boiled egg, that won't hurt."

Lance couldn't understand why Dure was going to such lengths, and after searching for a long time without success, he gave up.

“Boiled eggs are different. Let me look again. It shouldn’t be like this. It can’t just disappear for no reason. And that feeling is here.” Dure couldn’t explain the egg’s origin to Lance, since even he himself hadn’t figured it out yet.

He recalled the intense heat of the egg in the spider's nest, knowing it must be conscious. Furthermore, during the test, he relied on the egg's power and became intimately connected with it. After closing his eyes and sensing it, he had a sudden thought and immediately ran towards the courtyard on the right.

"Hey Dure, what's wrong with you? It's just an egg, why are you so nervous? Wait, wait for me! Hey, there's someone over there. This is Hannah. What are you doing here?" Lance followed behind Dure, not understanding his behavior.

Just after they rounded the courtyard, they soon saw a bonfire burning not far ahead, which was particularly conspicuous at night. By the light of the bonfire, he could vaguely see a figure squatting on the ground beside the bonfire. Upon closer inspection, he realized that the person was none other than Hannah, whom he had parted ways with that morning.

"Oh, it's you guys, Dure and Lance. I thought it was the student council. You really gave me a fright." Hannah had jumped up in fright and was about to run away when she heard someone running over, but she breathed a sigh of relief when she recognized Lance and his group.

"Hannah, didn't you go back to the Misty Forest this morning? How come you're back at Maple Leaf Academy tonight? Didn't you say you weren't a student here?" Lance was really puzzled. When they parted ways this morning, he thought he would never see Hannah again, but he didn't expect to meet her again so soon.

"Yes, I'm not a student here. I'm a child of the forest, living in the Misty Forest. But this place is right next to the forest. I used to come here to play a lot when I was little, though not openly, you know what I mean. And there's often a shortage of food in the forest, and my stomach..."

Hannah touched her stomach, which then rumbled at the opportune moment, clearly indicating that she was hungry.

"Could it be that Hannah came to Maple Leaf Academy to steal food?" Lance looked at the fire next to Hannah, then at her shy expression as she clutched her stomach, and recalling how they had first met Hannah, a guess suddenly came to mind.

"Hehehehe, this can't really be called stealing. Anyway, there's a lot of good food here, and it's a waste to just leave it piled up in the warehouse. I'm hungry anyway. By the way, have you guys had dinner? You treated me to something delicious yesterday, so I'll treat you to something delicious today." Hannah smiled shyly.

She quickly pointed to the blazing fire, clearly showing her craving; Lance had long ago labeled her a foodie.

"Sigh, what could be so delicious? Now that you mention it, I'm actually a little hungry. I've been worried about Dure all day, and none of us have had dinner yet." Lance perked up at the mention of this, and he rubbed his stomach, which was already rumbling with hunger.

"Just you wait and see, my exclusive recipe, the best roasted egg!" Hannah excitedly pulled an egg out of her pocket and immediately prepared to put it on the fire to roast.

"Ha, I thought there would be something delicious, but there's only an egg. Wait, why does this egg look so familiar? Why does it look so much like the one that Dure lost? Hannah, where did you get this?" Lance lost interest as soon as he saw the egg.

Normally, he could eat seven or eight eggs in one meal. Seeing Hannah's excitement, he thought there would at least be a roast suckling pig or something. But a single egg wouldn't even fill a tooth gap. Then it dawned on him that Dure was looking for an egg!

“That’s right, this is indeed the one that Durley threw away. Its color is more golden than a regular egg, which is quite unique.” After examining it carefully, Kelly also recognized it as Durley’s egg and looked at Hannah in surprise.

"Hey, is this your egg, Dure? I think I found it over there. I thought it came out on its own to give me some to eat." Hannah pointed to the back of Lance and the others. The student dormitory area was just across the courtyard, and that's where Dure and his group came from.

"What kind of egg just jumps out and gets eaten? That doesn't make any sense. Okay, we've finally found the egg that Du Lei lost. Now we can return it to its rightful owner. Hot, hot, hot! It's so hot! How did it get so hot in such a short time? Could it be cooked?"

Lance took the eggs off the fire, but as soon as he touched them, he screamed in pain and tears welled up in his eyes.

“Looks like it’s angry. Leave the matter of being roasted like an egg to me, that should be fine.” After confirming that the egg was the one he had lost, Dure breathed a sigh of relief and took the egg back from Lance’s hand.

"Hey, Dure, aren't you afraid of getting burned?" Lance asked, puzzled when he saw Dure holding the egg without any reaction.

"Maybe I'm just thick-skinned," Du Lei replied half-jokingly.

"Can't we eat the eggs we finally found?" Hannah asked, somewhat disappointed.

"Hannah, if you're hungry, I can go find you something to eat," Dure decided to make it up to Hannah.

"Really?" Hannah's mood, which had just been low, rose again.

In her opinion, there is nothing happier than eating.

166 The visitor is ill-intentioned.

Although these past few days have been somewhat eventful, and I haven't had a good night's sleep or a full meal, I've managed to get through five rounds of tests. Dure, Lance, and Kelly have all become members of Maple Leaf Academy. On the night before the opening ceremony, Lance was so excited that he couldn't sleep all night.

He shared a room with Dure on the third floor. The window offered a perfect view of the stars. Due to Maple Leaf Academy's location, the stargazing spot was excellent. Lance pulled Dure aside and told him about his childhood. For Lance, it all felt like a dream.

The two discussed the direct consequences of staying up all night: both of them had deep dark circles under their eyes the next morning. When they changed into their white uniforms from Maple Leaf Academy and left the room to attend the freshman assembly, Lance slumped his head, yawning constantly, looking like he hadn't woken up properly.

"Yawn, I'm so sleepy, Dure. Why do they have to make such a fuss? Why did they have to hold this freshman assembly? Isn't this just creating trouble for no reason? I wish I could be sleeping in bed right now. I'm so sleepy," Lance said weakly.

After they came downstairs from their room, the two of them followed the other students toward the square. A senior student from the student council led the way. According to the senior, they were going to the West Square, while the East Square was where they had taken their test yesterday. They were not in the same place.

"Who told you to keep talking about your childhood last night? You went on and on, even bringing up things like how you wet the bed as a kid. You have so much energy!" Dure retorted irritably. Several times he had tried to sleep, but Lance had to pull him up each time.

"Oh dear, did I mention that? I don't remember," Lance exclaimed, startled. He had indeed been rambling on and on last night, and he wasn't sure if he had even brought up such painful memories.

"You didn't drink yesterday, how come you don't remember? Oh well, I slept for a long time yesterday, so even if I didn't sleep all night, I could still manage. I hope you can cheer up." Dure patted Lance on the shoulder, clearly encouraging him.

"Waaah, but I couldn't sleep at all last night. The excitement of officially becoming a member of Maple Leaf Academy was unparalleled. Durei, don't you feel the same way?" Lance yawned. Although his body was wandering with the crowd, his soul was still in bed.

"I wonder who was it that so righteously declared they were leaving Maple Leaf Academy, and now they've changed their mind so quickly," Du Lei said slowly, revealing Lance's shortcomings.

"Oh, Dure, things are different now. We became members of Maple Leaf Academy without any problems, so that matter is over." Lance was a little embarrassed by Dure's question, so he gave a vague answer and tried to gloss over the matter.

"Hey, look over there, isn't that guy called Dure? He's got red aptitude, he's really powerful." Just as Lance and Dure were talking, a male student in a white uniform pointed at them and whispered among himself.

"He's not just someone with exceptional talent. You saw it yesterday, didn't you? He openly defied Teacher Charlotte and that domineering young lady, even slapping them in the face. And Charlotte and the others didn't dare to do anything to him. It was so satisfying."

The boys looked at Du Lei with more admiration than anything else, because Du Lei had done what they wanted to do but didn't dare to.

"Should we go up and talk to him, make friends or something? But he doesn't seem very approachable." Some students tried to approach Dure to chat, but Lance immediately glared at them with a fierce look, which made them back down.

"Du Lei, look at these guys. Yesterday, when you were being bullied by that awful young lady, not a single one of them stood up for you. They all cowered like cowards. Even Roland disappeared. But today, they all want to get to know you. It's really annoying."

Lance didn't have a good impression of these students. He was always a straightforward person, and what happened yesterday made him very angry. In fact, when Dure was in a difficult situation, only Lance and Kelly were standing next to him. If we were to add the prefix "unwavering".

So, the only one who would still stand on Dure's side is probably Lance; Kelly's resolve isn't that firm.

“At the time, Charlotte and Miss Euphemia were on the stronger side. They didn’t know me, so there was no reason for them to side with me and offend Charlotte and the others. Their choice was just common sense, and there’s no need to blame them for it.” Dure shook his head.

He knew very well that, given the circumstances at the time, even he himself would probably have chosen to remain silent in that situation.

"That's true, but they are now..." Lance was still indignant and felt indignant on behalf of Du Lei.

“Don’t pay attention to them. If you care about what others think all the time, wouldn’t you live a very tiring life? Besides, Charlotte and that young lady will definitely not let this go. Life won’t be easy in the future. It’s better not to make too many enemies.” Dure patted Lance on the shoulder.

As the morning sun rose, it painted the vast expanse of clouds red. On the west square, a number of people were already waiting. Du Lei roughly counted, and there were about seventy or eighty people. Including the students who had come to attend the freshman assembly, there were about one hundred and fifty people in total.

"Alright, alright, I understand. I won't cause you any trouble. But Du Lei, look at those people over there. They're all people who got into Maple Leaf Academy without even taking the test. Look at their faces, they're really annoying." Lance pouted.

He was referring to the group that had arrived earlier. The leader of that group was a tall, handsome young man with blond hair and a noble air. He was walking towards Lance and Dure.

"Are you Du Lei?" The other person stopped in front of Du Lei and Du Lei, pointing out Du Lei by name.

"Hey, who are you? What do you want?" Lance stood guard in front of Dure warily, clearly indicating that the newcomer had ill intentions.

"I apologize for disturbing you so suddenly. Let me introduce myself first. My name is Leo, and I am a friend of Miss Euphemia." The man introduced himself and bowed slightly, showing that he was very well-mannered. If he hadn't mentioned "Euphemia," Lance might have changed his opinion of him.

167 Crystal Bottle

Since Euphemia's name was mentioned, it was obvious that this man who called himself Leo was there because of the feud between Dure and Euphemia. He was nearly 1.8 meters tall, a whole head taller than Dure. He was tall and elegant, and he looked down at Dure with a condescending attitude.

Behind him was a group of aristocratic students, all glancing at Dure with amused eyes, some with a hint of sympathy. It was unclear what they were sympathizing with for Dure—whether it was that he shouldn't have provoked Euphemia, or that he had been targeted by the man in front of him.

"That wretched woman Yuffie, huh? What, are you here to stand up for her? Let me tell you, don't think I'm afraid of you just because you outnumber me. If you've got the guts, bring it on!" Lance assumed the other party was there to cause trouble, and immediately adopted a posture ready to fight.

"This is Lance, right? I think you might have misunderstood me." Leo shook his head slightly, not angry at Lance's actions. On the contrary, he bowed slightly, his words and actions full of apology. Kelly, standing behind Lance, frowned, not understanding the other party's intentions.

“What’s there to misunderstand?” Lance paused for a moment, then softened his tone slightly after seeing Dure shake his head.

“I apologize to the three of you on behalf of Euphemia.” Leo’s words shocked Lance, who stared wide-eyed in disbelief.

"What? You're not here to cause trouble, you're here to apologize?" Lance asked again to confirm, finding it hard to believe.

“Yes, Euphemia caused you all trouble because of her willfulness. She’s a girl and she’s shy, so I’ll apologize on her behalf. I hope you three can accept and forgive her willful behavior.” Leo nodded and apologized gently.

"She's not just willful, she's got a fierce look about her. You didn't see her arrogance before, it was enough to drive anyone crazy." Lance started to rant and rave about Euphemia's crimes, he had a lot of complaints to vent.

“Euphrates has always been like this since she was a child. She has never suffered or experienced setbacks, so she is indeed a bit immature and not quite right in handling things. So, have the three of you accepted Euphemia’s apology?” Leo’s attitude was very gentle, and it was clear that he was very sincere.

"Since you've said so," Lance scratched his head. Not long ago he was furious and looked like he was about to fight someone, but in an instant he became a little embarrassed. He immediately agreed and decided to let the matter drop.

“If she really wants to apologize and reconcile, why doesn’t she do it herself instead of having someone else do it?” Dure suddenly stepped forward and interrupted Lance. His attitude was stiff and resolute, which surprised Lance because in Lance’s memory, Dure had always been a person who hated trouble.

“Durey, you…” Lance really couldn’t understand what Durey was up to and was about to ask, but Kelly tugged at his clothes and gently shook her head.

“Euphrates comes from a noble family and is a girl, so it will definitely be very embarrassing for her to apologize. So, Dure, please be lenient with her. Of course, I will offer her a gift as compensation.” Leo was not angry at Dure’s aggressive attitude. He clapped his hands, and soon someone came over from behind him.

A male student handed Leo a palm-sized box. The box was silver-white with flowing patterns carved on its surface. Leo handed the box to Dure and opened it. Soon, a soft, silvery-white light emanated from the box, its radiance shimmering.

"Hey, what is Leo up to? With his status and position, why would he apologize to a poor kid? And did you see the light in that box, and that magical energy fluctuation? That's a crystal bottle." Some students were discussing this.

"My God, it really is a crystal bottle! Such a valuable thing, just given away like that, that's too extravagant! As expected of Leo, there aren't many people in Maple Leaf Academy who can be so generous." Some people were amazed by the crystal bottle that Leo gave away.

Lance heard all these sounds. He looked around and saw that most of the students watching looked on with envy. He then focused his attention on the middle of the box, where he saw a small bottle about the size of a thumb, which seemed to contain an unknown liquid.