Chapter 389: Rest in peace
Fullmetal Alchemist has a tight story, but it doesn't feel like it's unclear or too fast. The story as a whole is extremely smooth, and there are almost no superfluous and irrelevant pictures of tasks, which will make people involuntarily put down their speed, savor it, and sink into it.
Thunder listened to the song and went to browse the updated story with a relaxed and happy mood. But slowly, the smile on his face gradually disappeared, his eyes became solemn, and even implied anger, and his eyebrows furrowed.
The speed of browsing the comics also came and went, and in the end, it even stopped completely.
He closed his eyes.
But the story in the comics has always haunted his heart, especially the last scene of his eyes, which is deeply imprinted in his mind, as if looking at him through the comics.
Unable to find the true Philosopher's Stone, Edward and Alphonse's journey to retrieve their bodies continued. Edward could only continue his research in alchemy, and learned from his friend, Colonel Roy, the alchemist of flames, that the city where they were located happened to have a national alchemist who was proficient in biological alchemy, the alchemist of the Immortal - Shaw Tucker.
In the story, the national alchemist is a qualification and honor awarded by the state who serves the country and enjoys a large number of privileges, and is evaluated by the state and selects the best people. Anyone who receives this honor basically has the highest attainments in alchemy, and can also obtain a title that matches their ability.
This kind of national alchemist, as it is called in reality, is an expert professor who stands at the apex of the scientific community.
When netizens saw this, they complained about Yuan Longping, the alchemist of grain, and Zhu Yusheng, the alchemist of tanks.
Tucker can be called the "Alchemist of Death". One can imagine how high the attainment of biological refining is.
Edward was a man of great mobility. After all, dare to touch the taboo of human beings - the refining of life. And at such a young age, he has acquired the ability of a national alchemist, which not only has a high talent, but also has unwavering perseverance and the ability to act to match the will.
In order to restore himself and his brother Alphonse to their original state, they only heard a little bit of news, and ran to a distant place to find the Philosopher's Stone that seemed to be able to grant a wish, but in the end they found that it was only a fake, and they returned disappointed and continued to seek a way to retrieve their bodies from other places.
Hence the knowledge from Colonel Roy. There was a national alchemist made of living beings in the city, so he couldn't wait to meet this master.
The National Alchemist is not awarded casually, it needs to be evaluated before it can be qualified, and Tucker obtained the qualification thanks to his successful refining of a synthetic beast that can understand and speak human language.
They visited Tucker in a luxurious house, and they could see that the state was very generous in treating talents like the national alchemists.
Tucker is a man with glasses and a nice look, with a somewhat scruffy and raunchy room. He has a big dog who seems to like Edward very much, and when he meets, he affectionately pounces Edward to the ground. And a very lovely daughter.
Although Thunder doesn't like Ye Xiaoyu's round face painting style, I have to say that Ye Xiaoyu's round face to paint this innocent and cute young girl younger than Lori is indeed very cute, which makes people like it at first sight, bringing a touch of fresh color to people's eyes, making Thunder's mood relaxed and happy.
Edward told Tucker what had happened to him and Alphons, and Tucker felt sympathy for both of them and took them to his library and room.
The real room is full of all sorts, monster-like synthetic beasts, but they are all unqualified failures, because they can't speak.
Tucker is always in his research room, so his daughter Nina is lonely, and Edward's arrival makes Nina very happy. Every day after Edward was done, he would play with Nina and the big dog to relax.
Ye Xiaoyu has brought his ability to be funny to the fullest here, even though there are only a few short pictures, it is also very enjoyable to watch.
Nina's innocent and pure smiling face also heals the reader's heart.
However, Thunder's cheerful mood did not last long, and when Edward visited Tucker again, Tucker said that he had succeeded in refining a human-speaking synth.
Looking at the strange synthetic beast, it looked like a dog and not a dog, with very long hair on its body, hanging its head, and shooting ghost-like eyes from the gap in the long hair that covered its eyes.
Thunder's eyebrows furrowed, and there was a very oozing feeling that lingered in his heart.
Tucker proudly introduces Edward to the synthmon he has made, which wags its tail like a puppy and speaks Edward's name.
Seeing this real synthetic beast that could speak human words, Edward was amazed. Edward carefully observed the Morning Beast, and the Synthetic Beast kept saying Edward's name, but abruptly added the phrase "Big Brother" in the middle.
Edward's eyes widened and a cloud of gloom cast over his face.
And the fingers of the thunderous sliding scrollbar also stopped suddenly, and a heavy and gloomy pressure even made him unable to breathe.
If there were mirrors at this moment, he believed that his face must be exactly the same as Edward's face in the comics.
When Edward was playing with Nina, Nina always called Edward "Big Brother".
Tucker, the alchemist of the Adorned Destiny, Nina's father, he actually used his daughter Nina to refine a synth!
Thunder's left arm was on the handle of the chair, leaning back on the chair, resting his head on his left hand, his breath spraying on his fingers, but he didn't feel any warmth, only a hint of coolness.
It's hard to believe, it's hard to accept, it's hard to bear.
Such a mood occupied his heart.
That's a joke!
This person, how could he, how could he use such a lovely daughter to refine into a synthetic beast!
Squatting on the ground and looking at the synth, Edward, who turned his back to Tucker, asked him when he was recognized for his research on synths that could understand human speech, and when he was qualified as a national alchemist.
Tucker replied indifferently that he remembered it was two years ago.
Edward asked when his wife had disappeared.
Tucker said with the same expression, also two years ago.
A visceral fear made Thunder's hand tremble slightly.
He finally understood why Colonel Roy said that the human-speaking synth that Tucker had made at that time would only say "I want to die", and eventually died of hunger strike.
This seemingly gentle man refined his wife into a synthetic beast, and then exchanged it for the status of a national alchemist!
The national alchemist is not permanent, there will be an assessment, the last time he failed the assessment, if he fails again this time, he will lose the status of the national alchemist, so he once again extended his claws to his young and ignorant daughter.
A kind of heaviness of life, like a five-fingered mountain, pressed on the heart of the thunder. Looking at Nina, who was turned into a synthetic beast, I was shocked to think of the innocent smiling face I had just seen before.
That smiling face healed his heart and made him feel relaxed and happy both physically and mentally.
However, in the blink of an eye, that smiling face disappeared, and she could never be seen again, and she was turned into a "one" synthetic beast by her father!
Depressed, angry, painful, and incomprehensible, Thunder was eager to rush in, and instead of Edward, who was mad, he beat Tucker to death.
As the saying goes, tiger poison does not eat children, for his daughter, such a lovely child, how can he do it?
Tucker, he shouldn't have called him a man at all!
To say that he is a beast is to insult a beast, he is a demon, a demon who has abandoned humanity and conscience!
Thunder closed his eyes.
Just one more look at the synthesizer made his heart feel like a knife.
The national alchemist is to be assessed, if it weren't for the assessment, he wouldn't have refined his daughter into a synthetic beast, right?
It seems that the state alchemist forced him to do so.
Thunder thought so, but it suddenly occurred to him that Tucker wanted to get the National Alchemist.
If it weren't for the national alchemist, Nina wouldn't have lost her mother!
The national alchemist is an honor awarded by the state to talents, and they can enjoy generous benefits.
What kind of research, what kind of science, it's all a fart!
He's a liar, he's deceived the country, he's deceived everyone, he's even liar, he's just a maggot who wants to get those benefits to satisfy himself!
Therefore, he will use his wife to exchange himself for the glory and benefits of the national alchemist. When these things were about to be taken back, he once again intended to use his daughter to continue these generous treatments!
He was made of humans, and Edward also touched the taboo, saying that Edward was just like him.
But are they the same?
It's not the same!
If Tucker's first attempt to refine his wife was a vain attempt to touch the taboo, then the second time he used his own daughter to refine his own achievements was to be deprived of these generous treatments.
Edward's goal has always been to find the true life refinement, and he is just a miscellaneous person who wants to exchange other people's lives for himself for superior living conditions.
Although Edward was a truly powerful national alchemist, with his strength, he had no way to restore Nina to her original state.
Edward sat silently on the stairs outside, his hands on his shoulders, and the raindrops in the sky formed a thin line and fell on Edward's body, and Edward's face could not distinguish between the rain and the tears of pain from his own powerlessness in the face of life.
In the heart of thunder, it is also raining.
In the end, Nina died, killed by a mysterious man who couldn't bear to let her live so miserably.
And this is the first time that Thunder has seen his favorite character die, but he doesn't feel sad and painful.
Instead, there is a sense of relief and blessing.
Nina, rest in peace. (To be continued......)