Almighty Alchemist

In that battle in Royo City, Archmage Marit almost destroyed half of Royo City.

At least 14 blocks were burned by a unparalleled fire, and half of the city was affected.

The end result was that the empire failed to capture anyone they wanted to capture, leaving them with nothing but corpses.

A seventh-level archmage fell, two sky warriors died, and an earth warrior, two sea warriors, five sixth-level warriors, and a fifth-level water mage died unexpectedly.

Thousands of people died, and the property lost was as high as millions. The city of Royo, which was once prosperous in Villas, was severely injured by the first battle.

The Lance Empire suffered the heaviest loss since its founding, and the price paid was even greater than the sacrifice required to fight against a country on the battlefield.

This is still the visible part.

In the invisible part, there are national accusations against the country.

They are angry that the archmage does not care about the lives of others, and the bad consequences of using advanced spells recklessly; at the same time, they also doubt whether the empire's ability can bring them safety.

Although the vast majority of civilians are ordinary people, it is these ordinary people who form the most important cornerstone of a country. Without the support of the common people, no matter how strong they are, they have no meaning of existence.

The civilians' anger towards the country may not be able to form a confrontation by force, but it can cause great trouble at the level of logistical support.

As a result, some citizens resisted paying taxes, others began to confront the imperial law enforcement agencies, and chaos would result, even being exploited by foreign opponents.

Faced with the huge military pressure of the Lance people, the Frank Empire and the Georgia Empire have sought to solve the problem from a non-military level more than once.

Undoubtedly, the occurrence of the incident between Hugh Igles and Royo City gave them the dawn of victory.

The bishop from the Church of the Holy Spirit went to Winnington Palace in person and asked whether the empire had done anything about Purgatory Island. Strick denied it categorically, although the bishop's real concern was not this, but what kind of alchemy inventions appeared on that island.

Diplomatic pressure and political pressure, as well as internal pressure from the lower levels, followed from all sides, almost causing His Majesty the Emperor to collapse.

"Trash! It's all trash!"

Even outside the palace, His Majesty's angry roar could be heard.

Even if the good news came from the front line again, it could not make the emperor feel better.

Of course, these are all later.

Any event has a cause, and there must be a result. Let us first look at the outcome of Royo City.

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Raschel looked at Garrick Inston's body on the ground with great interest, and let out a sound of admiration.

"It's a very simple way of death. I can be sure that this is the masterpiece of the Devouring Ring. From the very beginning, Hugh Iglesel prepared everything. He first killed one with the Devouring Ring, and then used alchemy and his own ability to kill the other."

"Who knows." Behind him, Chakle shrugged: "Anyway, when I came, I didn't see anything else except this."

He pointed to the lettering on the ground.

Raschel looked at the handwriting on the ground, curled his lips: "Winnington, that's really interesting... Chakle, can you tell me why Hugh Iglesle went to Winnington?"

"Sorry I can't think of an answer."

"I can't think of it either." Raschel replied seriously: "This is what makes me feel strange. Although I know that he will go to Winnington sooner or later, to be honest...he still went too early. He shouldn't have gone at this time."

"Why?" Chakle was a little puzzled.

"Because he is not strong enough to challenge the star warriors, not to mention that Warrington has at least three sanctuaries. Even if he has the Soul Devouring Ring, the Black Samurai, and powerful alchemy, all of these can't compare to a sanctuary. It's hard for me to imagine why Hugh Iglesel went to Wenlington to seek his own death. This is not like his style."

Chakle shook his head: "Maybe he thinks he can beat Sanctuary."

"No, Hugh Igles is definitely not a person who will be dazzled by victory." Raschel immediately denied Chakle's statement, and he narrowed his eyes slightly: "Maybe he has a reason to go?"

"What reason?"

"I don't know, and it doesn't matter. What matters is how we can deal with him." Raschel turned around the ground a few times with his hands behind his back, carefully checking the traces along the small river beach.

Fortunately, this time, no one from the Legal Affairs Bureau came to make trouble, and there was no big explosion like the Spark Prison. The time was too short, Huey left too hastily, and the scene was forced to leave a lot of traces, which provided Raschel with many clues.

Raschel looked at the footprints on the ground and muttered softly: "There is no doubt that this was a tough battle. Kevin Beers is not without the slightest ability to fight back. It can be seen that Xiu Yiglier was also injured. It was very difficult for him to win."

"As for Danny Turner and Craig, they came later. Two other people came from the other side. One of them was a woman. I could smell the faint fragrance of powder in the air. It's interesting. It's a very noble perfume, only nobles can afford it."

Chakle's face changed slightly.

Raschel continued to observe: "After Kevin Beers died, Danny Turner and the others started to escape. Look at Craig's face, his expression is full of disbelief. There are no injuries on his body, and there are no traces of fierce fighting, which shows that he was killed suddenly."

Looking up into the distance, there lay Danny Turner's body.

Raschel looked down at the direction of Craig's body again, and thought for a while: "He was killed after being abandoned by Danny. The person who killed him was definitely not Hugh Igles, but a high-ranking warrior. Otherwise, it would be impossible for Craig to be killed with one punch. Anyone who can kill a sea warrior with a single punch must at least be a sea warrior himself."

Raschel narrowed his eyes and laughed: "Things are getting more and more interesting. Women's perfumes, Necromancers, and seventh-level sea warriors... Interesting, Chakle, guess what I thought of?"

"What?"

"If my memory is correct, there is a combination of women, sea warriors, and necromancers in the Bilias Mountains. You know that these days I have been collecting information about people who may help Xiu Yi in the Bilias Mountains. Combined with the clues from that Black, Xiu Yiglaer once appeared in the area around Locust Town...Wild Wolf Thieves."

Chakle's heart beat violently a few times.

Raschel said in a very positive tone: "I still remember that Kevin Beers once participated in the battle against the bandits in the Villas Mountains. He had some unpleasant experiences with the Wild Wolf Bandits. It's very interesting. I think we have found his helper."

"I don't think that's going to help," Chuckley said.

"That's because you don't know how to catch criminals. We are never afraid of a criminal being strong, but that he runs too fast. Hugh Igles has the teleportation array technology. Facing such an opponent, the real headache for us is that he comes and goes without a trace. But after he has men, everything will be different. His men may become his help, but the same, they may also become his drag. If we can't catch Hugh Igles, then we can at least start from the people around him. All along, I am worried that there are not many opportunities for me to start with him, but now it seems that I have found a breakthrough point."

"Maybe he doesn't care about his companion's life at all?" Chakle couldn't help but ask.

"So we still need to find more entry points." Raschel said as he walked, he came to Danny Turner's side and carefully observed Danny Turner's body: "I have a plan..."

"What plan?" Chakle asked.

Raschel suddenly fell silent.

He stared at Danny Turner's body with an incredulous expression in his eyes. Since he was observing the corpse with his back turned to Chakle, Chakle didn't notice Raschel's vision, but for some reason, his heart still jumped violently.

"Interesting." Raschel muttered.

He looked at the corpse carefully, as if the dead man could tell him something.

After observing for a while, he turned to Chakle and said, "Can you do me a favor? Chakle."

"you say."

"Help me call my assistant mages over. They are investigating the garbage dump in the garden of the center."

"Well, you said you had a plan to capture Hugh Igles..."

"Let's talk about that later." Raschel interrupted Chakle.

Chakle walked towards the dump.

Raschel looked at the direction he was walking with a hint of suspicion in his eyes.

He muttered to himself: "One sword cut the whole person in two, and Danny Turner didn't even have time to use his fighting spirit to protect himself. But the attack was clearly coming from the front, why didn't he even have a chance to block and dodge? A guy who abandoned his companion and ran for his life was killed by another warrior walking towards him from the front without any precautions? The people behind didn't even catch up... What does this mean?"

"Danny knows him." Raschel said to himself with certainty: "Unguarded...then it should be ours."

Who will it be?

Raschel didn't know.

But at this moment, he has already sensitively realized that things have changed greatly.

There are some people who are destined to be included in his untrustworthy list.

So who should be on this list?

Chuckley? Not impossible, if one can betray the Empire one by one, then one can also betray the second.

Arilon? Maybe Spark Prison is a trap? He was bought by Hugh Igles long ago? Otherwise why was he the only one who survived?

Or someone else? Someone in the shadows that Raschel himself didn't notice?

If Xiuyi is willing, he has too many ways to buy enough people.

Maybe more than one?

So who else could he trust?

Raschel narrowed his eyes, and he whispered: "The plan needs to be slightly revised. It seems that I will get more prey."

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No matter how tragic the war, life must go on.

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The smoke of gunpowder after the war certainly brought endless pain to people. But people who have been tried and tested, always quickly learn to wipe away their tears and continue on the road.

When Winnington, and even the whole world, were shaken by the Royo City incident, the center of the shock had already returned to a normal way of life at an astonishingly high speed.

Nothing makes a disaster more forgettable than a ball.

Silent Island Hotel.

A noble feast is underway.

The nobles danced one after another, lost in the sound of beautiful music, intoxicated in the cheerful dance steps.

Xiu Yiglaer wore gold wire-rimmed eyes, his hair painted with gardenia oil was combed straight, and his little black vest made him look like a gentle gentleman.

"It's unimaginable that people can be freed from grief so quickly." Lilith murmured softly as she stood beside Xiuyi.

"This is called self-anesthesia. The Lance Empire is like a big ship with a hole in it. Even when it is about to sink, the band will play its own music. There is no lack of scenes in history where people sing and dance on the eve of national ruin and family destruction. You don't need to be too surprised."

Lilith pouted: "I haven't read that kind of history."

"You are experiencing that history firsthand." Huey said with a smile.

Not far away, Christine walked towards Xiu Yi holding a crimson wine glass.

"Would you like to dance with me, my sweet boy?"

A charming smile appeared on Xiu Yi's face: "I am willing to obey."

They helped each other onto the dance floor.

Looking at this scene, Lilith felt sour in her heart, gritted her teeth and said a few words: "Coquettish woman!"

"Please pay attention to your words." Buckle's voice sounded in his ears: "Here, you are his sister, and your attitude should be to support the marriage of the two families, not to be jealous."

These words made Lilith feel a little pain in her heart: "I hate acting, uncle."

"I hate it too. If I could, I would prefer to choose the day when I was king in Locust Town. Unfortunately, we have no choice." Buckler hugged his niece: "Lilith, he doesn't belong to you, he doesn't even belong to any woman."

Lilith only felt that her nose was a bit calculating, she turned around quickly, and left the ball in a hurry, she just wanted to go back to the room and cry.

On the dance floor, Huey danced slowly with Christine in her arms.

"You must go to Winnington soon." Christine almost buried herself in Xiuyi's arms, attracting countless jealous eyes.

"You know I'd like to go later if I can."

"I'm afraid not. Recently, some people have tried to make trouble while I'm away. Some of my properties are being annexed, and some big figures are putting pressure on me. You know I can't support the Weston family on my own, but now I'm losing the power to support me."

"Why?"

"Because of you." Christine's tone was filled with strong dissatisfaction: "everyone thought I became your woman. The young master of the Dardanelle family lived in my bedroom for nearly a month. Everyone regarded me as a slut, and they lost interest in investing in me. If flattery methods can't win me, many people will consider adopting tough methods. I used to be able to deal with a lot of men and use their conflicts to protect themselves, but now, you made me the center of the storm. If If I don't hurry back to Warrington to settle those troubles, I'll be finished soon."

"The situation is dire..."

"As bad as it gets." Christine said with certainty, "Hui, this time you went to Winnington, you didn't go for revenge, but to repay the debt you owed me. You have to help me solve those troubles. I hope that during this period of time, you won't do anything again."

Xiu Yi frowned: "Do you want to use your current identity to attend public events?"

"Yes. I don't want any further incidents, and it's for your own good. Winnington is not the city of Royo. There are enough strong people there. Maybe you can easily kill anyone you bump into on the street. There is no way you can win anyone." The beautiful widow warned Xiuyi in a low tone.

Xiu Yi chuckled: "It's really interesting, what I'm best at is playing comeback games."

Christine held Xiu Yi's hand tightly: "Listen to me, promise me, don't make a move! This time I went to Wenlington, just to help me solve my troubles, okay? Just treat it for me."

Xiu Yi was slightly taken aback.

Although Christine said it was for her, at this moment, he could still tell that Christine was actually thinking about him.

She still cares about herself and doesn't want anything to happen to herself.

Maybe it was because something happened to her, and she couldn't escape it? Maybe it's because you really care about your own safety?

Xiuyi didn't know the answer, but at that moment, he nodded and said, "Okay, I promise you, this time I'm only going here for you, and I won't take any action against anyone. But if someone threatens me, then if necessary, I will use my own way to solve the problem."

Christine finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Okay, then it's settled."

"Then now, we need a reason for the Dardanelles to leave Royo City in a legitimate way."

"The reason is too simple. With such a big incident in Royo City, foreign merchants are fleeing one after another, and the same is true for the Dardanelles."

"Then why go to Winrington?"

"Because of me, I want to go back to Warrington." Christine said with a smile: "Haven't you already pursued me? Didn't your business need my guarantee to continue? No matter what the reason is, it is enough for the Dardanelles to follow my footsteps. Since I want to go back to Warrington, the Dardanelles must of course go too."

"A good reason."

"The Dodge Company and the Bavarian family will also leave Royo City, and their headquarters are in Warrington. I believe they must be very supportive of the Dardanelle family's plan to move to Warrington for development." Christine said intentionally or unintentionally.

Xiu Yi's heart moved: "If that's the case, then it would be more... reasonable for them to send a formal invitation to let the Dardanelles enter Wenlington."

"That's what I mean." Christine threw a charming look at Xiuyi.

Looking at Christine's beautiful face, Xiuyi couldn't help but wonder whether going to Wenlington this time could really solve Christine's own troubles as he promised?

The shadow of Raschel emerged in his mind. This old fox has hardly performed any outstanding performance since entering Royue City. What is he trying to do?

Suddenly, Xiu Yi had a feeling: it might be a big mistake to let Raschel not kill him. In the future, this guy may bring him big trouble.

However, at that moment, the young man's competitive nature prevailed.

He really wanted to see how this old fox could deal with him.

"No matter how bumpy the road ahead is, I believe the future will be bright." Huey said meaningfully to Christine.

At this moment, he is full of confidence.

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