From Alchemy Apprentice to All-Powerful God King

"As expected, he is a fourth-tier ability user."

Watching the plump figure walk out of the room, swaying her slender waist with a slight elasticity, Matthew was somewhat puzzled.

If the goal is simply to hunt down ability users within the ruins, then one could easily seek out other powerful individuals.

He was an ability user who only appeared to be at the second tier, so he couldn't understand why they would look for him.

"Oh well, I might as well make the best of it. They probably want to tie me to the Rogers family."

Matthew shook his head, deciding to stop thinking about it.

After returning to the secret chamber, he joined forces with Luca to refine all the demonic insects, and at this moment, his alchemy maniac also completed its advancement.

[Alchemy Maniac Lv.3: 5000/20000, Success Rate +20%]

[Unlock new recipes: Exploding Bug Lv.3, Heavy Bug Lv.3]

[Daily Good Deed Lv.1: 350/1000, Luck +10]

[Public Enemy Lv.1: 10020/100000]

......

In an instant, all the tags he could upgrade were lit up and displayed.

"Luca, don't take any more orders for the next few days. Control the quantity," Matthew reminded him after checking everything.

"I know, it's a scarcity marketing strategy. I've been letting them come and collect it in batches, not releasing it all at once, so don't worry!"

Luca looked smug; it has to be said, he had indeed learned a lot from Matthew.

Now, there's no need for reminders; we can prepare in advance.

The two packed up the refined demonic insects and left the secret room, only to find a group of ability users already waiting outside.

"One at a time, there are limited quantities available today, only the first ten people will receive one."

As Luca began to hawk his wares, Matthew finally had a chance to rest. He prepared to use his gold coins to buy some magic insects in preparation for another boost to his magic power that evening.

Outside the Moore Merchant Guild, various vendors were hawking their wares, and there were countless first-tier magical insects.

However, very few of them are truly reliable.

[Wind Blade Insect lv.1: Magic power nearly depleted, lifespan almost over.]

The demonic insect extracted from the user's body was nearing the end of its life, but it was activated by a magical potion and is currently in a final, powerful surge.

Price: 5 gold coins.

"Young man, this is a top-quality Wind Blade Insect. You can become an ability user as soon as you buy it. Seeing that you have extraordinary talent, I'll only charge you 20 gold coins."

The stall owner looked at Matthew, who was selecting demonic insects, and gave him a simple smile.

If one didn't have the ability to label, the average person could easily be fooled by this discussion.

They specialize in collecting the magical insects inside the bodies of those who have died of old age, and then, after activating the insects in large quantities using magic potions, they sell them at half price to those who don't know anything about it and are eager to become ability users.

Matthew ignored the stall owner and picked up another rather lazy-looking insect.

[Earthworm lv.1: A defective product forcibly manufactured, missing internal organs.]

[A failed creation from the alchemy arena, casually discarded and then picked up. It has a long lifespan, but is mostly missing its magic power and cannot be repaired.]

Price: 2 gold coins.

"Wow, you have a good eye. This earthworm has a very stable personality and doesn't move at all. It's obviously going to enhance your abilities."

"How about it, young man? You've been looking for so long, is there anything you like? I'll sell it to you cheaply, you can go home for dinner after get off work."

Matthew chuckled as he watched the stall owner's sales pitch.

"Haha, sir, 20 gold coins, I'll take it all, okay?"

"Get lost! Are you crazy or do you think I'm stupid? You think you can buy them all for 20 gold coins? Why don't you just rob someone?"

But Matthew remained unhurried, pointing at the Windblade Bug and saying, "It was taken from a dead person."

He then pointed at the earthworm and said, "It's trash I picked up from the alchemy arena."

"What? You dare to sell this kind of shoddy stuff in front of the Moore Merchant Guild? Aren't you afraid I'll yell at you?"

Just as he was about to point at the other demonic insects and speak, the stall owner quickly interrupted him.

"Oh dear! Oh dear! Fine, 30 gold coins, that's fine, otherwise I'm leaving."

He never expected to run into someone knowledgeable today. The key point is that he had finally managed to snag the best spot, and it would be a huge loss to just leave like this.

"Okay, deal!"

Matthew readily pulled out 30 gold coins and packed up more than a dozen broken first-tier demonic insects.

This is much more cost-effective than spending 50 gold coins to buy one.

As soon as Matthew got up and left the stall, he saw the stall owner take out more than ten more demonic insects and put them out to sell again.

Seeing this, Matthew could only shake his head helplessly.

He couldn't really say anything about it, since it was just how people made a living.

Just as he was about to leave, someone called out to him from behind.

"Matthew! Ha! You're buying demonic insects?"

Looking back, I saw Wright standing outside the Chamber of Commerce gate, accompanied by three or four women striking seductive poses.

I wondered who it could be.

Matthew glanced at him, turned around and left, not wanting to pay any attention to this hypocritical archmage.

But Wright didn't want to let Matthew go so easily, so he led his men to block his way.

"Don't be in such a hurry to leave! I've seen you sell a lot of swarms of roaches lately, you must have made a good profit, why are you still buying from these roadside stalls?"

As Wright spoke, the eyes of his female companions lit up as they looked Matthew up and down, who had recently become quite the celebrity. But after hearing the last sentence, their eyes turned to disdain.

Everyone in Moore City knows that the roadside stalls sell all sorts of goods, good and bad, and you can only find a bargain if you're lucky.

If you want to buy truly good stuff, you have to go to the Mole Merchant Guild.

"Are you busy? If not, don't block the way."

Matthew looked at Wright with some impatience, wondering what he wanted to do.

If they weren't in the city, Matthew would definitely have picked him up and given him a beating, and then told him, "A good dog doesn't block the way."

"Tsk, my good intentions have been taken for granted. I heard you're from some town on the border, so it's normal that you're reluctant to spend the money you earn."

"I was originally planning to invite you inside for a look, and maybe give you a magical insect or something, but I didn't expect you to be so ungrateful."

Wright had a smug look on his face.

Having lost face in the alchemy arena last time, he finally managed to run into Matthew buying cheap goods today, so naturally he's going to be incredibly arrogant.

"That's great, you're a really nice person."

Matthew immediately expressed his gratitude, saying he wouldn't miss out on such a good deal.

Even Wright was surprised by these words. He hadn't expected people to be so shameless. One second they were being mocked, and the next they were going along with what he said.

"No... it's you..."

"It's nothing. Let's go. Weren't you going to give me a magical insect? First-tier or second-tier?"

Matthew was aggressive, making a move to pull Wright into the Chamber of Commerce.

But the latter had already spent a lot of gold coins on his three female companions today, so he really didn't have many gold coins left to buy a single section of the demon insect.

They could only make up some excuse to try and get away with it.

"Oh, I forgot, you need to be a member to enter the Chamber of Commerce. You probably don't have one yet, which is a pity. I'll take you in next time when you have a membership."

Just when Wright thought his reasoning was flawless and that he was a genius.

Another shout came from the chamber of commerce behind them.

Grace jogged along, her face beaming with joy.

"Matthew, what brings you to the Chamber of Commerce? Are you looking for me?"