"Only an alchemist can design alchemy items and props!"

"I'm sorry, we only recruit alchemists!"

"Isn't it an alchemist who wants to join us?"

Lars Brown suffered countless eyes in some military industry workshops and official research institutes, which made him completely understand the threshold of this world, but he was unwilling to go to those small workshops to be an ordinary master, even if with his knowledge, he could live a very nourishing life.

While Lars was conducting his own experiments, he searched everywhere for his own sponsors, fooling them into sponsoring his own experiments, saying that they were designing and improving their products for the small workshop owners, but using their money for his own experiments.

Lars is researching a power that can drive industrial development with the help of natural forces, just like wind and water power, but this is a large-scale siege that involves all aspects of knowledge, and requires a lot of manpower and material resources to carry out experiments.

And Lars was only able to rely on deception and deception to deceive himself to obtain funds for his experiments, and after many years of despair, at the age of thirty, he still achieved nothing, but his reputation near Tephas City made it impossible for him to survive in Tephas City.

Eventually, in a small city far from Tephas, he found his big sponsor, the owner of a shipyard that built small and medium-sized merchant ships, and Lars Brown assumed the identity of an alchemist, forged the official alchemist's badge, and convinced the shipyard owner with his eloquence to invest in his research on the manufacture of alchemical items.

He discovered the existence of steam for the first time, and felt the power of steam, like the wind and water in nature, and Lars Brown promised that he would build a new type of alchemical ship that would allow ships to sail on the sea without the help of sails and wind.

"This is a ship that can definitely change the world, a real alchemy ship, he will replace all the old ships, and make the sailing ship faster and more powerful!"

"Think about it, it's able to propel bigger ships forward, carry more cargo, and be faster at sea!"

"When you think about it, the entire Sheen City-State Alliance will come to you to order ships, and you will become the owner of the largest shipbuilding workshop in the City-State Alliance, whether it is at home or abroad, everyone will come here!"

"And then all this, with just a small investment you need now, you can get an infinitely better future!"

Lars Brown received the first major investment in his life, set up his own experimental workshop, and used his knowledge and abilities, and for the first time he felt that his life was full of meaning, even if he could not be an alchemist, he could still design alchemical objects that would affect and shake the world.

However, a few months later, Lars Brown was discovered to be an alchemist, and no matter how he explained, the owner of the shipyard arrested him as a liar, and the sheriff of the city-state sentenced him to six months in prison.

And the Akkadian Alchemy Academy, after learning that he had cheated in the name of an alchemist, announced it on the school and stripped Lars Brown of his student status, and the infamous Lars Brown received a title full of ridicule - the fake alchemist Lars.

After half a year of imprisonment, and under a lot of ridicule and contempt, Lars Brown left the city-state of Tephes and returned to his hometown of Finleytt.

However, when he returned to his hometown, Lars Brown found that his parents had already died of illness, and he had been wandering for nearly 20 years, and when he returned to his hometown, he saw only tombstones, empty houses, and a disbanded watch workshop.

Everything has changed with the passage of time, time has changed everything, taken everything away, and let the proud and arrogant Lars gradually wear away the edges and corners, leaving only empty dreams.

And Lars found that his own affairs were also spread in Finnlett City, the circle of alchemists was very small, and everyone knew the reputation of the fake alchemist Lars, and in this way became famous in the entire circle of alchemists, which Lars Brown did not expect.

He had lost everything, and Lars was weeping in pain in the middle of his empty home, and he remembered what his father had said to him when he had left his hometown.

"The heart is higher than the sky, and the life is thinner than paper!"

Lars wandered through the empty rooms and attics, reminiscing about the first half of his life, holding portraits of his family, sitting on the stairs crying and laughing.

"The heart is higher than the sky, and the life is thinner than paper!"

"Hahaha, the heart is higher than the sky, and the life is thinner than paper!"

This proverb seems to be a portrayal of his life, his unwilling to be ordinary heart is always surging, he has a big dream of changing the world, he aspires to become a legendary alchemist like Akkadian and Marina, but the reality has given him a heavy blow, he can't become an alchemist, he is just an imposter alchemist.

"Hahahaha, father, you're right!"

"But I'm really not reconciled! I'm not reconciled! I'm so unwilling! ”

"Why? Why is this happening? Why is fate so cruel, I want to be an alchemist, what's wrong! ”

"Is it wrong for me to have dreams? Is there something wrong with dreams? ”

Lars roared and roared wildly in the room, he felt hopeless, he was disappointed, he was in pain, and finally his eyes were losing their brightness, and he decided to leave this place again, give up everything, and go to the country to be a normal person.

And at this time, a person he didn't expect, knocked on the door of his hometown, and his boyhood nemesis, the fat man Mike, found him, but this time he didn't come to laugh at him, but invited him to join his laboratory.

The mean fat Mike in his youth, who laughed at the fat Mike who excluded Lars, has become mature and stable at this moment, he has become a formal alchemist, and Lars met him at this most depressed time, which made Lars at a loss, and felt like he wanted to find a hole in the wall to drill into.

"If you're really that unwilling, would you like to try again!"

"Come on, join my Alchemy Institute, we are working on a project to build a hot air balloon airship!"

Lars looked at Fat Mike in disbelief: "Why? Why did you choose me? I'm just a ......"

Lars said this, and laughed miserably: "A fake alchemist, a fake alchemist Lars!" ”

Fat Mac nodded and said, "I know, but so what?" Even if you are not an alchemist, your intelligence will not be overshadowed! ”

"I believe in you, Lars! Trust me, I know you better than anyone! ”

Fat Michael's words brought a huge turning point and change to Lars's life, making the dark sky suddenly full of light.

They sat together, talking about some crazy things in their youth and childhood, blaming each other and canceling each other, and the jealousy and hatred of those years seemed to have become precious memories at this moment.

Lars talked about his life over the years, his frustrations and the various blows he suffered, and finally the two got drunk, and the next day, Lars joined the Mack Alchemy Institute, and from here, he started his different life.