The Silly Alchemist Chapter 416
Advertisement
Chapter 416
Taeya (3)
“Master… I wanted to visit but I didn’t expect the sudden change in political conditions at Soaring Sky… And it was that eighth princess, the princess you once wronged . I can’t imagine how cruel she must be to murder her own father . Thank goodness she didn’t do anything to you or I would never live… .
“I heard you and your family escaped and built Ye City…
“You know, I could’ve given you all a place to stay if you had nowhere to go… I’ll always be there for you…
“Once this war is over, I will visit immediately . ”
The little tiger girl spaced out once again, muttering in circles in her heart . She was waiting for the day she could meet her master once again . ‘She’ was Tigress .
She regretted not being present during such a critical moment . If anything had happened to Ye Lang then, even she didn’t know how she would react .
“Miss, miss…” The people around her noticed, gently bringing her back to reality . They were used to this .
“Ah, what?” asked Tigress .
“What should we do now?” asked the people around her .
Tigress was calm . “Don’t worry, tell me everything in detail . Let me look at the plans again . ”
“It’s like this, as what we planned, we…” They explained battle conditions to her in detail, drawing everything out on the sand table .
“Hmm, this feels familiar…” Tigress felt like she had seen this before but thought it was impossible after giving it some thought .
There was no time for that though . Tigress ignored her feeling to focus on the immediate task ahead- planning their next move .
Where did Tigress learn how to do this? Well, Ye Lang once spent some time learning about military strategies and the use of ancient war techniques and showed them to her on a sand table .
Advertisement
Occasionally, for fun, he would let Tigress play the opposing armies . Tigress would always lose though because Ye Lang’s strategies were too unpredictable . However, from this, Tigress’ strategic skills skyrocketed .
However, she never told anyone about this . No one initially expected her to have such a skill .
This war was the first time she used her skills in war planning and her martial arts skills . They were supposed to be outnumbered and at a disadvantage but when she showed up, she forced the scales back to a balance .
If it wasn’t for Ye Lang, her army would’ve had the upper hand at this point, likely winning the war soon .
However, if Ye Lang was helping the other side, would they beat Tigress then? We can’t tell for sure because other than mapping out strategies, Tigress led the armies herself . She could annihilate crowds just with her Yang Family Spear Techniques . Her presence greatly increased her army’s morale too .
A few days later, Athena and the rest of the leaders were once again gathered around the sand table . They were stuck once again, their opponents had forced the battle back into a stalemate .
Although many of Athena’s plans had been successful, the overall conditions did not change . She could not stop them from changing . However, it was already impressive of her to be able to hold the fort for such a long time .
With Tigress utilising military strategies that had never been seen in their history, even a battle-hardened general would be defeated .
If there were other generals watching how the battle unfolded, they would probably break out in cold sweat because both sides were equally cunning .
That was true . Athena wasn’t weak, her opponent was just too powerful . Or more accurately, weird . Her opponent wasn’t using a battle style from this universe .
Advertisement
“How is their general? Are they consulting Tianhu or something? That’s not right, Senior Tianhu would never interfere, this isn’t him…” muttered Athena, brows furrowed . Senior Tianhu was a famed wise man among the fox tribes .
A few people at the table were already showing signs of giving up . They were exhausted by the stalemate . Not Athena though . This was one of her strengths too: her willpower .
“We still have hope . Where’s Taeya?” Athena’s key to success was also the fact that she would never let jealousy cloud her judgements . When necessary, she would consult people better than her .
“Taeya? She’s bright but not as good as you . Calling her in would not help much,” said Thomas . They were all very familiar with each other’s skill levels after working together for a long time .
“I’m not looking for Taeya, I need the Master with her…” her tone was weird when she said the word ‘master’ .
Ye Lang was getting increasingly popular these few days, almost everyone knew him now . One was because of his weird position at the tribe, second was that he went on frequent shopping sprees and spent gold coins wherever he went .
And due to his spending behaviours, plus Taeya calling him master as Tigress, almost the entire tribe also called him master . It wasn’t a greeting out of respect or disrespect, it was just a name .
Ye Lang was now ‘master’ for no reason . Which was odd, since ‘master’ was a greeting for someone of higher position .
“Taeya, sir, Athena invites you to the conference hall . ”
At this moment, both of them were eating at a shaokao barbeque stall . Ye Lang was holding a few sticks of mutton while Taeya was having grilled fish . Both were enjoying themselves very much .
After a few days with him, Taeya was growing to like Ye Lang – the platonic kind, of course . She became more comfortable around him, unlike the stiffness she had on the first day .
“Oh, alright . We’re coming…” replied Taeya, still biting off some fish as she dragged Ye Lang to the conference room .
“Master, we’ve got to go…”
“Wait, I haven’t paid…” shouted Ye Lang .
“Sir, you don’t have to! It’s on the house this time, you’ve paid a lot the last few times…” replied the stall owner . The money Ye Lang had paid him was enough to buy over the entire stall, these few sticks of meat were nothing!
“No way, how can I eat and not pay? I can’t not pay you just because I paid last time…” said Ye Lang solemnly as he took out a gold coin .
Advertisement
- In Serial16 Chapters
Nine-to-Five Villainy
Once upon a time, a man that flew through the skies as easily as any bird changed everything. Decades have passed since then, yet life remains depressingly normal for most. For Timothy Lewis and Amanda Collins, there's parties, high-school, family trouble, high-school, awkward crushes, high school, and, of course, their rising careers as supervillains. Perfectly normal stuff.
8 134 - In Serial98 Chapters
Fantasia
Arwyn has just bought Fantasia, the first fantasy-based VRMMORPG, with 99% realism that you can play while you sleep. In the game, she becomes Fey, a moon elf starting in the magical Elvenwood. Join her (and her snarky narrator who likes to interject sarcastic comments in parentheses) on her exciting, often hilarious adventures inside this magical world full of every fantasy creature you've ever encountered in books, games, and movies, and a few that you haven't. Oh, and there's something strange about the NPCs in this game... See if you can figure it out before Fey does. (No, they are not self-aware AIs.) -Cover art credit goes to A. Noviant
8 152 - In Serial43 Chapters
Dear Human
Nial of Grennport needs to get out of town because he just killed someone. In his own words, it was "a self defense thing." So he embarks on a pilgrimage to a mysterious magical shrine across the desert with ten other pilgrims. When the murders begin to happen, everyone suspects everyone else, and it becomes immediately clear that no one is who they claim to be. Who's the killer? Is it the pompous wizard? Is it the strange creature who's always invisible? Is it the girl Nial has a crush on? And who's next? NOTE: This work of high fantasy is complete at 120,000 words, and I'll be releasing a chapter every day or so, including weekends, unless something prevents me.
8 219 - In Serial36 Chapters
Trailblazer
The story of a man who accidentally wrote another world into existence. Everyone breaks away from their mundane daily life in one way or another. Our protagonist, an unfortunate consequence of circumstance, being no different, often escaped the harsh reality of life by writing stories of an alternate world of swords and magic. Though he recognized the difference between reality and fantasy, he could've never imagined what would happen, when the line between the two blurred as lightning struck down from the skies, and his escapism fantasy became all too real... After he came to, he would soon learn that things in the other world aren't quite as he remembered them to be. The world he wrote of had become but a shadow of its former self. Albeit hesitant at first, he sets off on a quest to find out the secrets behind the Trails, yet even then, he can't help but wonder... Can he really bring his world back to its old glory? —————————— I have never written a story before in my life and now I'm doing so in a language I don't natively speak. Groundbreaking quality is probably not something to be expected, but I do my best to keep things readable. With the necessities out of the way, both constructive criticism and other suggestions are very much welcome, and I'll do my best to take them into account when writing future chapters.
8 428 - In Serial11 Chapters
Junkyard Scavenger
Junkyard does not discriminate. This place where rejects gather is impartial to your past. Almost completely cut off from the Overworld, its limited resources put the residents at odds, as they struggle for each scrap they can get their hands on. You can decide to live in peace, but poverty, or try for a chance to leave. If you choose to leave, then be prepared to steal, plunder, fight, cripple, and kill if necessary. Gather items and become stronger. Crush your opponents as you take theirs for your own, and roll the weighted dice. Marco has watched for years how humans treat their lives like gambling chips. He saw delusion, confused with hope, and warnings falling on deaf ears. A million believing they are the one. Because don't you just need a few rare items to be unstoppable? Some EXP to dominate? Just a little luck? Surely, if you keep trying, fate will work out in your favor, no? Marco knows better than that. He's learned that patience is a virtue. He hopes others will listen; that they would learn. In time, things could be better. He plans to see to that himself. But when he meets Jeanne, their values clash. They both desire the same, yet their means differ. One would risk it all on a hunch, the other waits until the perfect moment. Does either understand the consequences of their methods? How does patience fare when time is not your ally? Do not hesitate. Doubt will drag you down. Beware of friend and foe. Because Junkyard does not forgive mistakes. A grimdark LitRPG story that's not just LitRPG, and not just grimdark. Updates about twice a week. Please feel free to leave some feedback. I'll appreciate it very much!
8 316 - In Serial31 Chapters
Random gay one shots
I have a shit load of screenshots of prompts saved to my phone so I just kinda thought I'd make oneshots out of some of them. Also like if anyone has any requests I'll probs write them (beware I'm slow af at writing)Some cringe some well written some fluff some (incredibly light) smutAll labeled and warned with word counts
8 193

