Familiar platform, familiar town. Although Liu Hong has only been to this town once, Liu Hong knows very well that he remembers this place very well, even if it is on foot, he will come here!

"Doctor Marco! I guess you're still here! Looking in one direction, Liu Hong curled the corners of his mouth.

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"Mr. Algernon, I've taken care of your wounds, so you'll be fine with a good rest!" Marco dealt with a bearded man with a cut on his arm, and at the same time advised: "Be careful, the new place is still fragile, don't do heavy work!" ”

"Understood! Then I'll go first! My store still needs to be watched! Algernon spoke loudly and patted his chest hard to show that he was clear. Marco, however, could only smile wryly, for Algernon slapped himself on the chest with his injured hand.

"Anyway, pay attention." What else could Marco do, that's all he could say.

"You're here for Dr. Mark too?" Algernon's gruff voice came from outside the door: "Still a stranger! ”

Marco, who was about to clean up, heard Algernon's words from outside the door, and stopped what he was doing, since someone was coming again, there was still no need to clean up the medical tools on the table. What else can you do with him but heal?

"Still, stranger? That's pretty rare. Marco thought to himself a little puzzled as he tidied up the table.

"Yes! It's been a long time since I've seen Dr. Marco. A familiar voice came from outside the door.

"It's been a long time since you've seen me?" Marco's heart trembled: "Could it be?"

"It's an old friend of Dr. Mark's!" Algernon's voice became even closer: "My name is Algernon!" Nice to meet you! ”

"Liu Hong! Just call me Liu Hong! Nice to meet you! The familiar man outside the door announced his name.

"Sure enough!" Marco trembled and reached into his arms to take out the pistol. But after thinking of Liu Hong's ghostly skills, Marco finally gave up his plan to take out a pistol, he didn't believe that Liu Hong would come to him without a little preparation.

"I still have something to do, let's have a drink next time!" Algernon's voice grew smaller and smaller as he said this.

"Okay! Next time we'll have a drink! I don't drink though! Just drink water! Liu Hong's voice is getting louder and louder!

"What man doesn't drink!" Algernon's voice has been weakened.

"Squeak!" "Wine is not a good thing! Is it? Dr. Marco! Liu Hong pushed open the door and appeared in front of Marco in the backlight, he couldn't see the look on his face at all, but he could tell from the tone that Liu Hong's mood was very happy now.

"Why are you still here?" Slumped in his chair and his head bowed, Marco's voice was full of decadence and whining: "Haven't you already gotten what you want!" Why are you still here! ”

"What I want to know is not those red stones, but the knowledge in your head!" Putting the luggage by the door, Liu Hong walked to the patient seat and sat down: "About 'Holmonks'!" "Holmonx is an android!

"Hallmonx!" Marco raised his head instantly, and looked at Liu Hong with wide eyes: "Where did you know!" ”

But he suddenly remembered when Liu Hong found him a year ago: "Are you really not from the military department?" Marco could only ask this question that had bothered him for a year, although Liu Hong had already explained.

"What do you say?" Without answering Marco's question directly, Liu Hong took out a notebook and put it on the table: "In addition to the android thing, there are many things that we need to study together!" ”

"I'm just a doctor! Don't come to me for research! Without looking at Liu Hong's notes on the table, Marco pressed his hands on the table and said fiercely in a suppressed and angry tone!

Study? This word reminds him of a lot of bad things! The Fifth Institute! Android! Philosopher's Stone! And human life!

As soon as he thought of this, Marco's anger burned uncontrollably in his chest, and he supported himself with both hands, Marco lowered his head and roared loudly at Liu Hong opposite: "Aren't you very means?" Can I find it everywhere? Why not find an even more powerful alchemist! I'm just," but the growl faded away.

"For the sake of the one who atoned for his sins, is it?" Liu Hong retracted all the expressions on his face and let go of the notes on the table: "Do you think that as a doctor, it is appropriate to use the Sage's Stone for treatment all the time?" ”

"What is this?" Looking at what was written in Ameslis's script in the notebook, Marco felt that he couldn't take his eyes off: "The alchemy of the new country? ”

"Yes, this is the new country alchemy that focuses more on medical aspects!" Liu Hong suddenly closed his note: "Do you think this is worth your study?" ”

Ma Jianshu, who was fascinated by it, was closed, and immediately reached out to stop it, but it was a pity that he was powerless, how could he stop Liu Hong from closing the notes!

"This and this" stammered, and Marco was speechless for a moment.

"And this!" Liu Hong took out two folded drawings from his arms and put them on the table: "Do you want to know the secret behind the Philosopher's Stone?" ”

Marco, who seemed to be at a loss, suddenly froze: "What do you mean!" ”

Spread out the two drawings and smooth them carefully.

These two drawings are impressively the map of Ameslis and the refining array obtained by Krusseth!

"Is it scary?" Looking at Marco, who was frowning and thinking about the two drawings, Liu Hong suddenly pointed to the map of Ameslis and asked.

"What do you mean?" Marco looked at Liu Hong inexplicably: "What's so scary about this?" ”

"The extent of Ameslis!" Liu Hong reminded.

"The extent of the country?" Marco looked down at the map carefully, and measured it with his hands: "Nothing strange! Much smaller than those big countries! Just a round circle."

Stopping the words in his mouth, Marco trembled and reached out to pick up the drawing drawing drawing of the refining array: "What is this?" The face was full of misery, and the voice was so subtle and full of incredible!

"The prosperous Krusses collapsed overnight, and there was not even a living person, and it was because of this refining formation." Liu Hong said in an indifferent tone what Marco didn't want to hear the most!

"Who is it? Who is it? Who the hell is it?! The tone became stronger and stronger each time, and Marco's face was full of hideousness and sorrow and asked loudly at Liu Hong, "Which demon did such a thing?!" ”

Looking at the runes and patterns on the refining array, Marco felt as if he had seen hell!

To get you have to give, and the basic principle of alchemy is equivalent exchange! But what is that upside-down rune on the drawing? God! Beneath the god is the two-headed dragon! Represents complete existence! Defeat God to the mortal world and complete oneself!

Price! At what cost?

The red sun is being devoured by lions! What is the red sun? Except for things like the Philosopher's Stone, Marco didn't think about anything else! And what is the Philosopher's Stone?

Person!

It's not the devil who can do such a thing!

Pointing to Ameslis's map and the refining array, Marco found himself dumb for a moment! Completely speechless! Or rather, I don't know how to say it more appropriately!

"Tuk Tuk!"

"Is Dr. Marco here?" With a knock on the door, a woman's voice came.

Liu Hong frowned, and put away the refining array in the hands of the dejected Marco and the map of Ameslis on the table.

"Who?" Marco was a little sober when Liu Hong took away the blueprints of the refining formation, and answered the people outside the door in a hoarse voice.

"I'm Nari!" The woman outside the door called out her name: "May I come in?" My child accidentally broke his head! Need you to heal it! ”

Looking at Liu Hong, although Marco wanted to treat the child, the secrets in the room were really not easy to reveal: "I'm sorry"

"Please come in!" Without waiting for Marco to finish speaking, Liu Hong beckoned the woman named Nali to come in.

Looking at Marco's puzzled gaze, Liu Hong smiled and said softly, "I should also let you see the effectiveness of alchemy, right?" ”

After Nali came in with his child, Liu Hong had already drawn his refining array on the table.

Calling the child close to the table, Liu Hong launched a refining array, attracting the power of the dragon vein to promote the child's self-recovery speed. Under Nari's incredulous and Marco's thoughtful gaze, the child was back to normal, and he didn't look injured at all, except for a bloody bandage on one side!

After Nali took her child away with her gratitude, Liu Hong hung a Do Not Disturb sign outside the door, then closed the door and returned to the table.

"Alchemy over there?" Marco frowned and said, "It's not so much reconstitution as restoration and regeneration, right?" ”

"Indeed." Liu Hong put the two drawings and alchemy notes on the table and separated them left and right: "So now, how do you choose?" ”

When Marco frowned tightly, Liu Hong pointed to the drawings and notes on the table and asked, "Do you choose alchemy to continue to be a doctor, or choose these two drawings to be a researcher?" ”

Silent, Marco put his hands in his hair and lowered his head.

Liu Hong didn't urge, just sat quietly, but his eyes never took off Marco.

Ten minutes.

Twenty.

Half an hour.

an hour.

Marco finally raised his head: "Why did you choose me?" ”

Liu Hong stood up and opened the closed window: "Look at those residents outside, they are living happily now!" Because they are ignorant and don't know what they are facing next! And you" turned around, Liu Hong pointed out the window and said, "Do you have any thoughts about their happiness after knowing everything?" ”

"Why me!" Marco shouted a little hysterically.

"Because you're an alchemist. Because you've been involved in the creation of androids. Because you're Tim Marko. Because all I can think of is you! ”

When Liu Hong finished speaking, Marco was stunned, just looking at Liu Hong and not speaking.

"Do you want me to leave for a while for you to consider?" Looking at Marco, who didn't speak, Liu Hong sighed slightly.

Awakened by Liu Hong's sigh, Marco looked at the harmonious town outside the window, then looked at the neatly arranged notes and drawings on the table, sighed, and said, "Stay!" ”

"Understood. Researcher named Dr. Marco. Liu Hong smiled brightly.