Parameterized Query for MySQL with C#

Try this instead:

private String readCommand = 
             "SELECT LEVEL FROM USERS WHERE VAL_1 = @param_val_1 AND VAL_2 = @param_val_2;";

public bool read(string id)
{
    level = -1;
    MySqlCommand m = new MySqlCommand(readCommand);
    m.Parameters.AddWithValue("@param_val_1", val1);
    m.Parameters.AddWithValue("@param_val_2", val2);
    level = Convert.ToInt32(m.ExecuteScalar());
    return true;
}

protected void Login1_Authenticate(object sender, AuthenticateEventArgs e)
{
    MySqlConnection con = new MySqlConnection("server=localhost;User Id=root;database=result;password=1234");
    con.Open();

    MySqlCommand cmd = new MySqlCommand("Select * from users where username=?username and password=?password", con);
    cmd.Parameters.Add(new MySqlParameter("username", this.Login1.UserName));
    cmd.Parameters.Add(new MySqlParameter("password", this.Login1.Password)); 

    MySqlDataReader dr = cmd.ExecuteReader();
    if (dr.HasRows ==true)
    {
        e.Authenticated = true;
    }
}

You need to use named parameters in your query. E.g.:

String readCommand = "SELECT LEVEL FROM USERS WHERE VAL_1 = ?param1 AND VAL_2 = ?param2";

Then, pass the parameter names when you instantiate your MySqlParameter objects like so:

m.Parameters.Add(new MySqlParameter("param1", val1));