The strength of the alchemist

The people around were stunned, truly stunned; their eyes were filled with disbelief.

They stared blankly at the Alchemist, their eyes full of shock.

"Senior Ye Chen's pet is so strong in attack, and it has such powerful healing skills! This is too incredible!"

"This is simply an attacker and healer in one, a berserk healer!"

"Really! It's truly too incredible; I have never seen such a powerful pet!"

The crowd looked at the Alchemist with gazes full of astonishment and disbelief.

You must know, a pet that focuses on attack surely won't have strong support effects, and a pet that is strong in support must have weak attacks.

Yet, the appearance of the Alchemist subverted their understanding.

Bai Shan looked at Ye Chen with a flushed face and said in astonishment, "I didn't expect Senior's pet to be this strong. It's actually a pet that excels in both attack and support; this really opens my eyes!"

"Stop calling me Senior every other word. My name is Ye Chen; just call me Ye Chen," Ye Chen said with a slight smile.

"That won't do. Senior Ye Chen saved our lives; how could we address Senior by name? My name is Bai Shan, and these are Black Dragon, Green Snake, Zi Yan, and Cai Yan. We are the 78th Squad of the Law Enforcement Alliance Vanguard Army," Bai Shan introduced.

The other four also respectfully bowed slightly to Ye Chen.

Ye Chen felt helpless, so he could only nod and let them call him that.

"May I ask which department of the Law Enforcement Alliance you belong to, Senior?" asked the tall, delicate-looking Zi Yan.

"I am not from this place; I come from the Seventh Area provincial branch of the Law Enforcement Alliance."

"Ah!" The group was somewhat surprised.

The petite, baby-faced Cai Yan said, "Senior traveled all the way from the Seventh Area; could it be for that matter as well?"

"Hm? What matter?" Ye Chen was curious about what Cai Yan was referring to.

Cai Yan looked at Bai Shan, unsure if she should speak.

After a few seconds of thought, Bai Shan said, "Although this is a secret of our Law Enforcement Alliance, Senior saved our lives and is also a member of the Law Enforcement Alliance, so there is nothing that cannot be said. It's just that an anomaly occurred in the coastal area of the eastern part of the First Region. Heavy troops have been dispatched to guard it, and not many people know about it yet. I only heard about it as well, but the rumors have quieted down quite a bit recently. It is rumored that a Secret Realm has descended. If it is truly a Secret Realm descending, then everyone will be able to enter when the time comes."

Good heavens, what a stroke of luck!

Ye Chen had just been wondering how to find out the location of the Secret Realm's descent, and now he knew.

Indeed, good people are rewarded.

However, this First Region is quite generous, unlike the Seventh Area, where they would hide and conceal even a Yellow Rank Secret Realm.

"Did you come for this matter, Senior?" Cai Yan asked, her large eyes sparkling.

Ye Chen did not hide it and nodded.

"Hee hee! That's great! We will be going too when the time comes. Maybe we can form a team!" Cai Yan giggled.

She had a very favorable impression of the boy in front of her; he was handsome, strong, and most importantly, so approachable.

The others' eyes also lit up; they would be more than willing to team up with such an expert.

However, Ye Chen had no such intention.

"I have other matters to attend to, so I don't know when I'll be able to enter."

"Alright then. I guess we'll have to see if fate brings us together then," Cai Yan said with some disappointment.

"By the way, I heard you mention earlier that you have Scarlet Flame Grass in your possession?" Ye Chen decided to state his purpose.

Bai Shan was straightforward. Since Ye Chen asked, he must want it, so he took out the Scarlet Flame Grass directly: "Senior, if you are interested in this Scarlet Flame Grass and need it, please take it."

A fire-red plant that looked like flames lay in Bai Shan's hand.

Of course, Ye Chen would not take Bai Shan's item for free, so he took out the magic box from earlier: "I do have a use for this Scarlet Flame Grass, so let me exchange this magic box for it."

"Senior, no, that's not appropriate!" Bai Shan hurriedly declined.

To others, the value of the magic box far exceeded that of the Scarlet Flame Grass.

Even if the Scarlet Flame Grass were good, it was just a Material; however, this magic box could genuinely yield a Five-Star Epic-grade equipment blueprint.

"Senior, this isn't right. You saved our lives; how can we take advantage of you!" the others also said.

Ye Chen impatiently shoved the magic box into Bai Shan's hand and accepted the Scarlet Flame Grass.

"Alright, enough nonsense. It's settled. I have other things to do, so I'll be leaving first."

The five of them watched Ye Chen's retreating figure and then looked at the magic box in their hands, their hearts filled with deep emotion.

"An expert's demeanor is truly extraordinary!"

"This Senior Ye Chen is worthy of our respect!"

"We owe Senior Ye Chen a great debt of gratitude!"

After exchanging a few words, the five of them also left the area.

As for the corpses of Dali and the others, he believed it wouldn't be long before they were completely eaten by monsters.

Ye Chen glanced at the map. From his current position, heading straight east to reach the sea area would likely take about two hours.

He checked the time; it was past five in the afternoon, and he estimated he would arrive after seven.

He looked at the sky; it was gradually darkening. The sky here grew dark earlier than in other places.

Ye Chen flew all the way towards the east.

The night view of the First Region was quite prosperous; one could see lights almost everywhere.

An Alliance location could be seen every five kilometers.

The First Region was the place with the most and strongest Pet Masters, but it was also the harshest place.

The existence of numerous factions led to more and more conflicts.

Most of them were powerful Family factions from this place in the past.

Two hours later, Ye Chen arrived at the coast.

The former wharf along the coast had been dismantled and was now a high coastline. Indeed, as Bai Shan had said, it was heavily guarded by troops.

Every fifty meters, there was a Pet Master guarding, and every three meters, there was an ordinary person holding an X-1 Laser Gun standing there.

On the highest part of the coast not far away, there was also a wooden house; the strongest person here should be living there.

After taking a look, Ye Chen left the area.

There was still some time before the Secret Realm opened; he only needed to know the location in advance, so there was no need to waste time here.

Arriving at a relatively more prosperous area, Ye Chen settled down there.

Because of the large population, the world changes here hadn't altered much, and there were still many high-rise buildings.

Ye Chen casually found an empty room and moved in.

Before entering, Ye Chen also noticed that there were other Pet Masters in this building.

After returning to the room, Ye Chen released the four, including the Alchemist.

Gun Gun started yelling as soon as it came out: "Aiya! You didn't call me out all day; I was bored to death!"

Gun Gun did a cat-like stretching motion.

The Alchemist sat cross-legged on the floor and took out the Scarlet Flame Grass obtained today. Just as the Alchemist was about to refine it, its brows furrowed.

"What's wrong?" Ye Chen asked.

"One thing is still missing." The Alchemist's brows furrowed slightly, and it looked at the Scarlet Flame Grass in its hand with some disappointment.