Of course, she knew what jealousy meant and could see why Shafuyu Shizuka was feeling jealous.

I know, looking at Elm's unbothered demeanor, Shafuyu Shizuka didn't say much, just nodded simply.

However, she couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Changing more than 20 years of values wasn't something that could be done so easily.

Chapter 224 Alchemy.

Subsequently, the group returned to the territory castle.

However, what Yayuki and the others didn't know was that at the moment their territory appeared, a team of people on the eastern edge of the desert was looking at the gigantic city that suddenly emerged from a dark curtain in shock.

This made them doubt whether they had seen it wrong.

However, after rubbing their eyes and looking again, the city still stood there.

Clearly, what was in front of them was not a mirage or an illusion.

Lynn, we should leave.

This place doesn't look good at all.

A girl dressed in armor with a black single ponytail on her head frowned as she looked at the city in the shadow realm.

She felt a hint of unease regarding the suddenly appeared city and pulled the oriental boy standing in front of her, saying, "Hearing this, the boy, whose eyes were slightly squinted, opened them a bit more, and a glimmer of wisdom flashed in his eyes.

However, before he could say anything, suddenly a shadow sprang out from his own shadow.

Before the team could react, the shadow clone's arm transformed into a long blade and was placed against the neck of the boy called Lynn by the girl.

Looks like we can't run away anymore.

Although the boy was startled by the sudden appearance of the black creature, feeling the cold blade on his neck instantly calmed him down.

His eyes, which had been slightly opened, narrowed into slits again, and a faint smile returned to his face as he spoke.

"Who are you? Let Lynn go.

" Although the boy had calmed down, seeing the girl he was supposed to protect suddenly have a blade at her neck.

The white-haired old man beside her changed his aura instant, and the two glared with serious expressions.

The other members of the team also drew their weapons, pointing them at the shadow clone with the blade against the boy's neck.

Unfortunately, the shadow clone didn't speak at all, so it paid no attention to their shouts.

But the blade against the boy's neck tightened again.

Calm down.

Calm down.

You didn't kill me as soon as you came out, so you must have some purpose, right? Why not just say it instead of making it so tense? Feeling the cold edge of a blade on his neck, the young man quickly raised his hands and smiled at the shadow clone.

However, the shadow clone paid no attention to his words and placed a hand directly on his shoulder.

Just when the girls thought the shadow clone was about to make a move, suddenly several more shadow clones sprang out from their shadows.

In an instant, they had blades pressed against the necks of the entire group.

Seeing this scene, the young man's mouth twitched slightly as he secretly thought, "What a cunning guy!" Using himself as bait to draw everyone's attention and then launching a surprise attack.

"Are you people from this desert?" Just as everyone was being held captive, a graceful figure also sprang out from the shadows behind them.

She looked at the young man dressed in a tankstyle outfit and coldly asked, "Who are you?" Upon seeing the sudden appearance of Oilia, the young man and the others were all momentarily stunned because no matter how they looked at Oilia, she didn't seem like a normal person at all.

They had never seen a normal person with cat ears and a cattail.

Moreover, Oilia's appearance and figure made the men present swallow hard unconsciously.

Of course, after realizing their own inappropriate reactions, these men quickly averted their gazes.

There was no way around it.

Their lives were still in the hands of the other party.

The young man, curious about these strange creatures that suddenly sprang from their shadows, and the cateared woman in front of him, decided to answer her question honestly.

There was no choice.

Since his life was no longer in his own hands, he had to cooperate.

Yes, we are from a new kingdom and are on our way to Amesel.

Tell me about the information regarding this world.

And once you finished, I will let you go.

Of course, if you want to die, I can help you with that, too.

Hearing this, Oilia observed the young man and his group, realizing that he was likely the leader of the team.

So, she wasted no time and directly inquired.

As for why Oilia appeared here, it was because when Lynn and the others showed up, the shadow clones that had previously scouted had already discovered their group.

Once the shadow clone knew, it meant Yu also knew.

So, Yiu sent Oilia to inquire about the information.

When a young man heard Oilia's question, a flash of unnoticeable brilliance crossed his squinted eyes.

He had already detected a shocking piece of information from Oilia's words.

That is, these monsters in front of him and the cateared woman were not from their world.

There was no way around it.

Although Oilia's inquiry was rather blunt, it was clear that the other party did not bother to conceal this fact at all.

Thinking of this, the young man's heart sank slightly.

He had already anticipated that the other party might kill them to silence them after obtaining the information they wanted.

I said, "Will you really let us go?" His gaze swept over his two subordinates and the others who had crossed the desert with them.

The young man's originally squinted eyes opened wide again as he seriously asked Oilia.

"You don't have the qualification to make me lie?" Oilia replied, looking at the determination in his eyes, her beautifully embroidered brows slightly raised.

Her indifferent tone revealed no strong emotions.

However, the young man felt relieved because he could detect a hint of disdain in her tone.

He also understood that words spoken by such powerful beings should not be taken back.

All right, I'll tell you.

After observing the other party for a while, the young man nodded and began to divulge what he knew about their world.

If Yui were here to hear the information this guy was sharing, he would definitely interrupt him directly because it was unnecessary for the other party to speak.

Just by looking at the group, Yui would have essentially known what kind of world he was in.

The steel alchemist world.

This is a world where alchemy is highly developed.

In this world, alchemy is based on understanding the internal laws of materials.

understanding, decomposition, and reconstruction.

Conducting alchemy must follow the principle of equivalent exchange.

To obtain something, an equal cost must be exchanged.

If the cost is insufficient, one must sacrifice part of their body, memory, etc.

to make up for it.

Of course, Oilia did not know this.

So, she was attentively listening to the young man's information.

However, when she heard that there was a power system called alchemy in this world, her eyes lit up slightly.

As a soldier of the shadow realm, she certainly knew how much her lord valued these extraordinary powers.

And she also understood that these extraordinary powers were the source of their rising strength.

So, upon learning that this world also had extraordinary powers, she wanted to collect this power to present to her lord.

Do you know how to perform the alchemy you mentioned? After thinking for a moment, Oilia asked, "Uh, sorry, we still can't do that.

" In response, the young man's eyes narrowed slightly again, and he forced a fox-like smile.

Seeing the smile on the young man's face, Oilia furrowed her brow slightly.

However, after thinking for a moment, she decided not to say much more, just instructing the shadow clones to return and notify her lord.

She decided to take these people back to meet her lord.

Although they were also involved in interrogating for information, some questions still needed to be asked by her lord.

Therefore, even if she obtained information about this world, she had no plans to release these guys for the time being.

In the shadow realm at the west city gate, after receiving Oilia's information, Yiu brought people here.

As soon as they walked out of the city gate, they saw the young man and others being held at knife point by several shadow clones.

However, when Yu clearly saw the young man in the Tangstyle outfit standing in the middle, his brows slightly raised because Yiu indeed recognized this young man.

It was inevitable.

Desert Tangstyle outfit plus squinting eyes, Yiu couldn't possibly forget Talin.

But Yiu still confirmed aloud, "You know me.

" Originally surprised to see Yu coming out surrounded by a group of beautiful women, Talin was a bit astonished.

He had previously thought that the people who suddenly appeared from this city were all monsters.

Or who would have thought that it would actually be a seemingly normal human like Yu.

However, he never expected that after Yu glanced at him, she would directly call out his name.

Do you know where the Crucas ruins are? After seeing the other party's reaction, Yiu knew she hadn't mistaken the person.