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“Their king, Nubis, has already colluded with an evil god. You'd better go back and tell your father about this…”

Currently, over 80% of the Desert Empire members in the Alchemy Alliance are spies sent by the Desert Empire. But that's not all; the most important factor is the constant presence of players. Some of them are also helping the Desert Empire, making them even harder to detect.

Although the Alchemy Alliance was powerful, it was also badly infiltrated.

"Oh? Then isn't Dad in danger..." Elifiel began to worry. If what Qin Yu said was true, then the Alchemy Alliance was now under someone else's surveillance.

"Not yet. The Desert Empire needs time to prepare. We'll go back and tell your father first, then we'll think of a solution..."

Eriphile nodded, agreeing with Qin Yu's statement.

Meanwhile, Old Vinegar, who was on her way to the Magic Kingdom, also arrived at her destination and embarked on her journey of learning.

In the Alchemy Alliance

Elifiel's father, Eagerte, was pondering the recent events at the Alchemy Alliance. The people from the Desert Empire seemed rather erratic, and he was considering whether to impose restrictions on their entry and exit.

"Alliance Leader, we've uncovered some information..."

"explain."

"The Desert Empire seems to be preparing some secret sacrificial ritual, using tens of thousands of corpses..."

"ceremony……"

Ayegate seemed lost in thought...

Chapter 211 Alchemy Alliance

Desert Empire Capital

King Nubis is secretly meeting with demons sent by the evil god. They have made a pact with the Desert Empire to help them defeat the Alchemy Alliance and seize the Alchemy Alliance's oasis region.

"After it's done, I want to see your evil god..."

Nubis agreed to the evil god's request, but the evil god only sent his demons to discuss matters with him, which made him very dissatisfied.

"Of course, no problem. The evil gods need to conceal their identities recently to avoid unnecessary trouble..."

The devil granted Nubis's request and then took his leave.

"These guys..."

Cooperating with an evil god is a gamble; how much you can win depends on how much you can take. At least Nubis believes he has the ability to win this gamble.

"Your Majesty, the offerings needed for the ceremony have been prepared..."

“Alright, have the priests begin the ceremony immediately.”

"understand!"

Nubis had been busy with this matter these past few days, and now he could finally get some rest. He rubbed his eyes and prepared to return to his palace to rest.

In a man-made pit within the desert empire, countless corpses filled the hole, and strange symbols drawn in blood were poured onto their bodies.

Ten priests stood outside the pit, preparing to carry out the ritual. They chanted incantations, and soon the bloodstains drawn on the surface of the corpse began to glow red, filling the entire pit.

Immediately afterwards, all the corpses turned into blood, turning the pit into a pool of blood.

Glug glug... Glug glug...

Bubbles rose continuously from the surface of the blood pool, and then pairs of bloody hands reached out from the pool and clung to the shore. One by one, bizarre monsters crawled out of the blood pool.

The priests retreated continuously, terrified by the sheer horror of the monsters they had summoned.

These monsters slowly gathered in the open space, numbering at least a thousand. They were driven by a single mission: to annihilate all members of the Alchemy Alliance.

Alchemist...

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The Oasis region where the Alchemy Alliance is located

In the desolate southern continent, the oasis is indeed a paradise, and their puppets are constantly carrying out greening work to expand the oasis's area, so it's no wonder that the desert empire is anxious.

After jumping off the Goblin Merchant Guild's sand cart, Qin Yu looked around. The place was quite lively, but it was definitely not as good as the Holy Capital of the Central Continent.

"Master, this way!"

Ariel called to Qin Yu to follow her, and Qin Yu quickly followed. After Ariel recovered, she became a bit overactive and very active, with joy always written on her face.

Those around her looked at Ariel with a hint of doubt, thinking they had mistaken her for someone else.

"Really? Is that the young lady?"

"It seems so, but why is she now..."

"Could it be that the young lady is cured?"

Amidst the murmurs of the crowd, Elifiel led Qin Yu across the street to the headquarters of the Alchemy Alliance.

"Welcome back, young lady..."

The maid dolls at the door spoke respectfully, and then their gazes fell on Qin Yu.

“He is my master, let him in.”

"clear."

With Erifil's permission, Qin Yu was able to enter. Although the gatekeepers were maids, Qin Yu could tell that these maids were not weak in combat. They might pull out powerful weapons from under their skirts at any time and beat you up. Many players in his previous life had been beaten up like that.

Dudu silently followed behind Erifil. The alchemists at headquarters were like ghosts when they saw the lively Erifil. How could she be so active after disappearing for a while?

"Young Miss, you're finally back! The Alliance Leader was furious after you left. It's good that you're back safe and sound..."

"Young Miss, have you recovered?"

……

Eriphile stretched her limbs and then showed the markings on her doll-like body to these people.

Those people were speechless upon seeing it, their eyes filled with disbelief. Their young lady had actually changed into a new body...

“Erifil…”

Suddenly, a middle-aged man's voice rang out, and the others scattered. Ayegate appeared with his battle doll.

"Dad! I'm home!"

Ariel greeted her father happily, but Eyegert was far from happy, since Ariel had sneaked out without saying goodbye.

“You still know to come back…” Eyager’s eyes swept over her, his words abruptly stopping as he stepped forward and grabbed Eriphile’s shoulders: “Wait, Eriphile, your body?”

Ayegate noticed something was wrong with his daughter's body; it had been completely replaced with a doll's body. This... how could this be...?

"Hehe~ Dad, I have to thank my master for this!"

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Erifil introduced Qin Yu to Eyegert and told Eyegert about Qin Yu.

"So that's how it is. I never imagined you were that mysterious alchemist. Everyone guessed that your alchemy skills had surpassed any famous alchemist in the world, and now it seems that's indeed the case..."

Ayegate was incredibly grateful to Qin Yu for saving his daughter. "Thank you for saving my daughter. I, and the Alchemy Alliance, will forever be grateful for your kindness..."

The unexpected gratitude made Qin Yu feel flattered. "It's nothing. Elliefeld has helped me a lot too..."

Ariel stuck out her tongue. "Dad, let's give Master the title of the strongest alchemist, so everyone knows!"

Ayegate couldn't help but laugh and said, "Of course, no problem..."

Thus, Qin Yu obtained the title of the strongest alchemist, which was completely useless, and at the same time gained the trust of the Alchemy Alliance. Their leader had already regarded Qin Yu as the savior of his daughter, which made it much easier to negotiate terms later.

Qin Yu discussed his desire for Alchemy Alliance unit blueprints with Eaget.

"Does Mr. Qin Yu want all of them?"

"Yes, especially the blueprints for construct knights."

Ayegate looked somewhat troubled, after all, this was a secret unit of the Alchemy Alliance.

"I'm not trying to rob you outright. You can use the blueprints to make a deal with me, how about it?"

“…”, Eyageer nodded, “If it’s a deal, then I can accept it, but Mr. Qin Yu must have conditions that are attractive enough to me.”

"Hmm, besides the lower-level aptitude enhancement potion, do you think I have any potions of a higher level here?"

"..."

Qin Yu prepared to make a deal with Ayegate using one tempting offer after another.

"Also, have you noticed the unusual activity the Desert Empire has been making lately?"

"..." Eyegert's expression froze upon hearing this. How did Qin Yu know about this as well?

"Friendly reminder: they may have colluded with an evil god and are currently conducting an wicked ritual. I believe the Alchemy Alliance will soon be attacked by them..."

Chapter 212 The Plan is Exposed

Qin Yu clearly knew far more than Ayegett had, and he had only recently learned of the Desert Empire's movements. The information Qin Yu possessed was extremely important to Ayegett.

"If Mr. Qin Yu can provide more information about the Desert Empire, I am willing to use alchemy..."

"We'll exchange the Alliance's unit blueprints with you..."

At present, Eyegert is more concerned about the safety of the Alchemy Alliance, so handing over the troop blueprints to Qin Yu might not be a bad thing.

"No problem, this is how a deal should be..."

Qin Yu readily agreed, and then told Ayeget about the information he knew about which regions the Desert Empire would attack in the Alchemy Alliance. After discussing it with his men, Ayeget immediately sent people to secretly set up defenses.

As for Qin Yu, he also received a deposit for the troop blueprints: the Puppet Colossus blueprints.

This is a high-level unit second only to the Construct Knight. If there's anything it can't match the Construct Knight in, it's probably its fashion sense.

The Puppet Colossus is a pure weapon of war, while the Construct Knight, in addition to being a war machine, also has a bunch of fancy decorations and paint schemes that don't really matter, similar to Gundam. In the past, many players wanted to pilot this Construct Knight but never had the chance.

"Master, would you like to take a tour of the manufacturing plant?"

Elifiel invited Qin Yu to the Alchemy Alliance's troop manufacturing plant.

"Isn't that a bit inappropriate? Letting an outsider like me tour the place." Ellie really didn't treat him like an outsider, taking him to see everything.

“It’s okay, I’ve already talked to my dad, and he agreed.”

After saying that, Elifiel led Qin Yu on a tour of the Alchemy Alliance's manufacturing plant, which was a factory for producing various types of troops, including construct knights, puppet colossi, and dolls.