Almighty Alchemist

As Winnington, where aristocrats gather, the ball has always been an indispensable and important social behavior in the upper class.

The ball held by the Dardanelle family invited enough celebrities, half of which benefited from the charm and appeal of Christine herself, and the other half benefited from the attraction of the Mist Castle.

Many people want to know what kind of family this is, and what kind of benefits the upper class of the empire can get from this family.

This makes the Hidden Fog Castle like a whirlpool, attracting a large number of high-level celebrities.

Today's Fog Hidden Castle is extraordinarily luxuriously dressed.

The woods outside the castle are covered with all kinds of exquisite trinkets, most of them glow faintly, diluting the fog and broadening the vision for the guests who entered the forest. The road is paved with flat stones so that the carriage will not bump. There are even small bells hung on the branches of the trees, which make a pleasant sound when the wind blows.

Due to the existence of a large number of luminous jade balls in the castle, when dusk approaches, the castle will glow with soft and natural light, which will dilute the fog and make it appear more hazy and charming.

The outer wall of the castle is covered with bright silky satin, and under the shining of colorful light, the whole castle is beautifully decorated.

The patriarch of the family, Brian Buckler, stood at the door with Huo Ding in formal attire, greeted every distinguished visitor, and said congratulations in a mechanical tone: "Welcome to come" "Your arrival will bring glory to the Dardanelles!"

Xiuyi stood by the small window on the upper floor of the castle, holding a glass of wine leisurely, watching with Christine one by one the guests entering the castle, gradually making the originally quiet castle lively.

"Earl Adam Bernice, Under-Secretary of the Imperial Revenue, a villain who regards money as his life."

"Eden Jeffrey, the extraterrestrial captain of the Public Security Department, a vicious and brutal guy."

"Crystal Carroll, the current Supreme Justice of the Empire, is the highest-ranking guest among the guests this time, a good old man."

"That person is the Marquis Lentino Jacobs, the highest official of the Imperial Legal Affairs Bureau, and the immediate superior of your old friend Raschel..."

Christine introduced the visitors to Xiu Yi one by one. With Xiu Yi's memory, he quickly memorized the names and appearances of these people and would never forget them again. But the next moment, Christine's face changed slightly: "Bateson? Why is he here?"

At the gate of the castle, several noble young men appeared.

One of them was tall, with a pocket watch on his chest and a long sword on his waist. He was one of Christine's ardent suitors, Bateson Banister.

"As I said, there will always be some people who are not invited and will come here on their own initiative." Xiu Yi showed a smile on his face.

"I'll get him to leave." Christine wanted to go downstairs.

"No." Xiuyi grabbed Christine: "There is no need to do that. The Dardanelles are not a stingy family. If we want to be recognized by everyone, we must have enough capacity to accommodate everything, including some guests we don't welcome."

"He will cause us trouble." Christine's voice was nervous.

"I know what you're referring to, but trust me, he won't be trouble." Xiu Yi said confidently, "If such a person who is trapped by love can also cause me trouble, then Christine, what difficulties do I have the right to face?"

Looking at Bateson, Xiu Yi said leisurely: "So, he is not a trouble, or in other words, he is not qualified to be a trouble."

This sentence made Christine breathe a sigh of relief, she knew that as long as Xiuyi said this, the result would be like this.

"It's almost time, and it's time for us to go down to receive guests." Xiu Yi turned and walked downstairs.

As time went by, the number of guests increased, and the lobby of the Misty Castle was filled with a large number of noble figures.

Well-trained servants, wearing white gloves, walked among the many noble guests carrying trays filled with exquisite food and drinks.

There is a wide variety of fruit and omnivores.

Aristocrats like to enjoy life. In this regard, Xiu Yi is not stingy and must make the guests feel at home.

In a corner not far from the hall, Huey noticed that Christine's uncle, Earl Weston, was talking to several guests. Interestingly, the person talking to him was the Marquis Lentino Jacobs.

"Hey, Sisser, come here." Earl Weston greeted Huey with the tone of an old friend he hadn't seen for many years.

Huey came over.

"Let me introduce to you, this is Marquis Lentino Jacobs, the defender of the empire's security, and this is the youngest and most promising heir of the Dardanelle family, Sissar Dardanelle." Earl Weston introduced them enthusiastically.

Marquis Lentino Jacobs is a middle-aged man with a slender face and a rigid expression. This type of person usually has a good family education, but he has a stubborn personality and has an absolute concept of family status. Therefore, when Earl Weston introduced Xiu Yi, he only nodded his chin proudly, and didn't bother to say anything to the heir of such an upstart family.

In his opinion, if the other party hadn't bought his castle and had Christine supporting the scene, he wouldn't have attended such a dance at all.

Xiu Yi came to the Marquis's side and said politely: "It's a pleasure to meet you, Lord Marquis. It is your generosity that enabled the Dardanelles to obtain such a luxurious and noble residence as soon as they came here. For your help, the Dardanelles are extremely grateful."

"You are too polite, Master Dardanelle, the Castle of the Hidden Fog is not a good place, especially for alchemists. I heard that Master Dardanelle is also an alchemist, which makes me feel sorry. There are not many excellent alchemists in the empire, and there are even fewer potential alchemist geniuses. To be honest, from the perspective of national interests, I don't want you to buy this castle." Marquis Lentino Jacobs said in a very serious tone.

This is the cultivation of nobles. Even if they look down on you, they will show their concern at the right time.

Xiu Yi smiled slightly: "If I said that I didn't intend to explore the secrets inside the castle, then I must be deceiving you, noble Marquis. But at the same time, I also don't intend to gamble with my life and randomly break into a world that I may never be able to return to. I will not enter that dangerous place until I am sure."

"Every entrant enters after thinking that he can succeed. Many self-confident people often die because of their self-confidence."

"That's right, but some self-confidence is only based on guesswork out of thin air, based on blind confidence in one's own ability, and some self-confidence is based on the understanding of the target thing, and sufficient preparation for the target to be explored."

"Oh?" The Marquis was obviously interested: "Do you think you can find out the secrets about the interior before you enter the fourth floor of the tower?"

"I don't know if I can do it, but I will try to do it."

"Then I wish you good luck. You are at least more cautious than some alchemists I know, at least more careful than those alchemists that my father arranged to enter the tower." The Marquis said with emotion. He looked back at the tower: "My father invested too much manpower and material resources in that tower. That tower is like a monster that devours human life, devouring every life that tries to reveal its secret..."

Speaking of this, Lord Marquis was a little bit embarrassed.

New guests continued to arrive one after another. Christine's good friends, Viscount Hamblen and Earl Bean-Aitken came to the castle one after another to send Huey the warmest wishes. In addition, there is the dwarf Malloy, beside him is a middle-aged man in a formal dress, and beside that man, there are actually two old friends that Xiu Yi is very familiar with.

Oconman Dodge of Dodge Firm and Viscount Radur of the Bavarian family.

"Hey, Sisser, my old friend, it's good to see you again in Winnington!" Mr. Dodge happily extended his arms to Huey and gave him a warm hug.

As for Viscount Ladour, he maintained his family demeanor and gave Xiu Yi a gentleman's gift.

Compared with the enthusiasm of the merchants, the performance of the nobles is more reserved.

But in private, both the Dodge firm and the Bavarian family have a good impression of Xiu Yi.

The business dealings with the Dardanelle family have been going on for almost half a year. During this period of time, the Dardanelles positioned themselves as a processing center for alchemy materials, rather than a direct sales point, offsetting the high price of materials through the return of finished products.

At first, this kind of behavior didn't make the other party care, but soon, the partners who did business with the Dardanelle family discovered that the alchemy products provided by the Dardanelle family were far superior to similar products provided by other families or firms in the industry, whether in terms of quality, performance or other aspects.

This means that the business with the Dardanelle family has even exceeded their expectations—especially small things like scout bees, which have sold very well.

In order to win the friendship of a merchant, it is never better to do well than to do well.

The Dardanelles delivered goods on time and never defaulted. The high quality and low price approach was quickly praised by all partners. As a result, friendship was quickly established, and the reputation of the Dardanelles was also quickly established in the business world.

Especially in the recent period, Xiuyi has Nancy and Lilith as helpers, and without any special plans, he can devote himself to the alchemy work, which greatly increases his production speed, and even actively produces a batch of finished products, which advances the progress of repaying the debt, making the remaining three months of the debt, which also makes them more satisfied.

No one wants to be in debt for a long time, and paying off debt early is always the most popular behavior.

So after Huey came to Winnington this time, he was quickly sought after by these old friends from Royo City.

After Mr. Dodge, Viscount Ladour smiled and said to Xiuyi: "When I received your invitation card, I was really surprised that you came so quickly. I thought you would at least have to delay on the road for a while."

"The passion for money makes me feel that every minute on the road is causing my family to suffer losses, and the transaction commitment to my partners forces me to rush here faster to ensure that the business will not be affected." Huey replied with a smile.

"This is what I admire most about you, Sisser. You have the sense of responsibility of a real man. You make everyone who does business with you feel at ease." Viscount Ladour laughed. Then he remembered something, took a step aside, pointed to the middle-aged man beside Malloy and said, "Oh, I forgot to introduce, this is Gene Brett, a member of the San Marino Chamber of Commerce."

It turned out to be a big shot in the San Marino business house. Xiu Yi knew that almost all the big business houses maintained close ties. They occasionally competed and sometimes cooperated, and they were very familiar with each other.

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Brett." Huey said.

"You can call me Gene. When Aucante and Ladur talked about you, I once wondered what kind of boy this is, who can make my proud old friends praise me so much. But when I saw you, I finally understood. Obviously, you are a genius, a genius who can risk his life for alchemy, and perhaps only such a person can become the best alchemist." Gene Brett spoke very appropriately.

They exchanged pleasantries for a while, and Mr. Dodge pulled Huey aside: "Siser, when I heard the news that you bought the castle, I was really frightened by you."

"I know what you are worried about, Mr. Dodge. Please rest assured that no matter what decision I make, it will not cause any loss to the family partners."

"Hey, Sisser, don't say that. It's true that businessmen value profits, but businessmen don't only care about profits. Do you think we don't worry about your own safety? Promise me Sisser, don't take risks lightly. Electra's laboratory is not easy for anyone to break into. You are still young, and there is no point in ruining yourself for a fleeting dream."

This was the first time that Xiu Yi heard someone care about him so much, and it was from a business leader who was deceived and used by him.

This moved Xiu Yi a little.

After thinking about it, he said seriously: "I promise you, Mr. Dodge, I will not take risks lightly."

Mr. Dodge was relieved now.

Viscount Latour also came over: "Speaking of business, what plans does the Dardanelle family have in the coming time?"

"Of course the current business needs to be done well first." Xiu Yi pointed out that she still owed the other party a debt.

"Oh, no, no, don't worry about that." Viscount Ladour said. From the products that Xiuyi has already paid back, the major business families have gained considerable profits. That is to say, the cost of the batch of materials sold to the Dardanelle family has been recovered so far, and the remaining debts are all part of the profit. Therefore, Viscount Ladur and the others are no longer anxious to repay each other's debts, but the next step of cooperation plan.

For families like the Dardanelles who have already established a good reputation for themselves and have proven their ability to do a very good job in the alchemy business, many businesses and families have plans to further strengthen their investment.

And this was an important purpose of Xiuyi's decision to establish the Dardanelles - to draw enough families onto his warship to form a united front.

So Facing Viscount Latour's question, Xiuyi was not surprised at all. He replied with a smile: "About this, I do have a big plan. We can discuss it in detail later."

Gene Brett from the San Marino firm also stepped in at the right time: "If it's a good deal, the San Marino firm is very interested in investing."

Merchants always have a keen sense of smell. Other firms have long heard about the transactions of the Dodge firm and the Bavarian family in Royo City and their profits. The reason why Gene Brett came here in person was for this purpose.

"I knew you would never miss it." Alcounter Dodge shook his head helplessly, but he didn't mind the involvement of San Marino Trading Company. The alchemy business was no different than other voices, and the scarcity of raw materials was an important bottleneck restricting the development of the alchemy business. The joining of enough powerful factions is beneficial to the development of the alchemy business. For major commercial firms, the only thing they care about is whether the partners have the products they are interested in and have sufficient production and processing capacity.

Regarding the latter, it is always the alchemist who thinks that the materials are not enough, and will not say that he is too busy. Everyone has already experienced this.

Regarding the former, to be honest, the Dardanelles need to come up with more valuable products than scout bees.

Just as Xiuyi was about to speak, another voice from the waiter came from the gate of the castle:

"Officer Raschel of the Legal Affairs Bureau is here!"

"Baron Harden's family is here in South Wales!"

Xiu Yi looked up in astonishment. At that moment, he finally saw the kind and amiable existence in his deepest impression, which was like a family member.

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