Chapter 3354
As soon as Mattham stepped up, the other adjudicating alchemists could only shake their heads in defeat.
After all, the reason Eva had taken the risk to participate in the four-star alchemist assessment was to join Pill Fragrance Hall with Mattham. Now that she had passed, it was only natural for her to join him. At this time, Mattham looked at Eva, who was standing next to him. She finally revealed a smile on her face.
The remaining judges could only turn their eyes to Fade and strive to gain his interest.
After all, in terms of the quality of their pills, Fade performed much better than Eva. If they could have Fade under their wing, it would definitely be a huge help.
Hence, all the alchemists gathered around him. With friendly faces on, they tried their best to get Fade on their side.
Before Fade could speak, a flurry of noisy footsteps approached him.
Everyone turned to look at what was going on.
The leader was a middle-aged man in armor, with a big saber in his hand. His aura was very imposing. Behind him, he was followed by a group of fully armed soldiers. Seeing this, everyone was confused.
"Why is Mr. Huang here?"
"Did he bring his army to capture someone?"
"This is the Alchemist Association's examination room. Why would he come here?"
"Mr. Huang is no ordinary man. Since he's here, he must have the evidence to back it up."
"I wonder what kind of person required Mr. Huang to come here personally."
As everyone was trying to figure out what was going on, Jaxx brought his team closer to one of the alchemists.
Taking a closer look, the alchemist was none other than Tommie.
"Mr. He, where is the man you spoke of?" Jaxx asked directly.
Tommie pointed in Fade's direction and murmured a few words.
With a solemn face, Jaxx strode over to Fade.
Immediately, the crowd was taken aback.
"He's here to arrest Fade? What on earth is going on?"
"Could it be because of what happened before? Artur from the Wood Fragrance Trading was planning to capture him, but he was stopped because of the assessment."
"It can't be. There's no way Artur managed to mobilize Mr. Huang."
Listening to the discussions around him, a faint smile appeared on the corners of Tommie's mouth.
He was the one who had called these people over.
Initially, he had not taken the capture of Fade very seriously. He figured once the assessment was over, Artur would take him away.
However, he never expected Fade to pass through all the assessments. When he passed the three star alchemist assessment, everyone realized that he was an alchemy genius. That was when Tommie started to realize that there was a problem.
There was a high chance that the Alchemist Association would step in to protect Fade as a three-star alchemist. If that was so, Artur would not be able to take him away.
In addition, Zoella had failed her four-star assessment. She was gravely injured, and that signified a deep disadvantage on their part.
Hence, Tommie decided to secretly contact Cormac and tell him about Fade. He exaggerated the events of what happened and blamed Fade for what happened to Zoella. Cormac did not really think a nobody like Fade was worth paying attention to. Hence, he just sent some men down to capture him.
But then he heard that Fade had
passed the three star alchemist assessment and become a valued member of the Alchemist Association. Furthermore, he
supposedly caused heavy injuries to Zoella, Cormac's daughter
Thinking of the damage that that kid had caused to his own trading company yesterday, Cormac was instantly filled with anger. He immediately set off and went to the City Guards. He requested for Jaxx to show up personally to apprehend Fade.
After all, Jaxx was the trust right-hand man of the mayor. He was in Stage 8 of the Soul Refine Realm. Also, he was fairly close with the members of the Alchemist Association. Considering all this, even if Fade was a three-star alchemist, the Alchemist Association would not be willing to protect him at the expense of offending Jaxx.
This was the main reason why Jaxx had personally come down with his troops.
Jaxx came before Fade, waved his hand, and ordered, "Take him away."
In an instant, there was a loud sound. The City Guards surrounded him and got ready to take action.
At this moment, a deep voice suddenly sounded.
"Since when do the City Guards have the right to come into the Alchemist Association and arrest who they please?"
Hearing this voice, Jaxx's face froze. He looked in the direction of the voice and found that the man speaking was none other than Devon.
Devon was a five-star alchemist, similar to Tommie. However, because of his stubborn and eccentric personality, he was not very popular among the Alchemist Association. Therefore, Jaxx was not particularly intimidated by him. He looked at Devon and said, "What are you saying? Are you going to stop me from arresting a criminal?"
Devon asked coldly, "I should be the
one asking you what you're saying.
Since when has the City Guards
become so bold that you all dare to
he in here and do as you please?
come
Especially on such an important day when we carry out our
assessments."
"If you can't explain yourself, then don't even think about taking anyone out of this association."
Hearing this, Jaxx immediately frowned and reminded, "Mr. Qi, this Fade is a wanted criminal by Wood Fragrance Trading. Mr. Liang will stop at nothing to get him. Are you sure you want to stop me?" Devon's face was resolute. "I don't care who it is, I won't allow anyone to do as they please around here."
Jaxx furrowed his brows. "Mr. Qi, I am sure you know about the relationship between Mr. Liang and Mr. Chiang from your association."
"Are you sure you want to cause a rift between them just over some three star alchemist?"
"Or more accurately, should I ask whether you represent the entire Alchemist Association?"
Jaxx's words were sharp and straight to the point.
Even if Devon stuck to the rules and insisted on protecting Fade, as long as the other alchemists did not mind, Jaxx could capture him regardless.
In his opinion, although a three-star alchemist was valuable, it definitely was not worth the Alchemist Association's protection.
After all, a three-star alchemist wasn't worth that much.
However, Devon's next words completely ruined Jaxx's wishful thinking.
With a cold snort, he said, "Fade has just passed the test to become a four-star alchemist. He's already earned the official title. In fact, I plan to invite him to join my hall in the Alchemist Association." "Are you sure you want to take away a four-star alchemist?"
Hearing this, Jaxx's face darkened and his expression became a little ugly. "A four-star alchemist... How is that possible? He..."
From the information he had gotten, Fade had merely passed his three-star alchemist assessment.
Later on, he heard that Zoella failed her four-star alchemist assessment.
Judging from that, there was no way Fade could pass when Zoella failed.
Hearing this result stunned Jaxx. For a moment, he was not sure how to respond.