Chapter XXXVII: Learning Alchemy I
In addition to Lin Xuan, Xiaolan and Doug Bear also received a prompt to complete the task and walked out of their respective tents.
At this time, everyone's main quest has been completed, and they can return to the endless space at any time, so they naturally have no worries.
"What's next for you? There are eleven days left, and you don't have to follow me. Lin Xuan asked the two.
"There's a lot of time, don't worry, I still want to see what the protagonist's master looks like, and maybe I can learn alchemy then." The bear laughed and said.
"You and the bear are all in the same mind?" Lin Xuan looked at Xiao Lan and asked.
"Hmm......" Xiaolan nodded, affirming his question.
"Well, whatever you want, if you can really learn alchemy, you can count it as earned."
As soon as Lin Xuan finished speaking, Edward walked out of the house with a smile on his face, followed by his younger brother Alphonse and his childhood friend Wen Li.
At this moment, Wen Li had already packed her luggage, including all kinds of tools for repairing mechanical armor, and handed over the large and small bags to Alphons, but poor Alphonse was used as a coolie for a while.
"Sorry to keep you waiting, let's go now. Let me explain first, I am only responsible for sending you to the master, and the rest will be up to you. Edward said to the three.
"Ah, Ed, you're still so afraid of your master." Suddenly, Wen Li on the side complained.
As if he had been poked in the sore spot, Edward jumped up excitedly and said, "Who...... Who said I was scared! I'm not scared at all! ”
"Brother, your legs... I'm shaking! Alphonse also said.
After the two brothers lost their mother, they followed their master to learn alchemy, but their master was very strict, and the scene of the practice was still deeply imprinted in the minds of the two brothers at this moment, and the past was unbearable.
"Actually, Miss Izmi is very nice, it's been so long, it's okay to go and see her, right?" Wen Li said to the two brothers.
"What!? You say that aunt is very nice? You don't know that we were thrown into the deep mountains and old forests by her for a month! Edward said with an ugly expression, apparently remembering bad memories.
"Hehe, in the end, it's really because you're scared!" Wen Li smiled, disdainful of Edward Dao.
The agitation method is the best for Edward, who is still a minor, and under the stimulation of Wen Li, Edward said excitedly: "See you!" Who's afraid of whom! ”
Seeing Edward's expression, Lin Xuan and the others also looked like they couldn't help laughing. From the conversation between the two, Lin Xuan could analyze that Edward's master was a woman and was very strict.
However, these are nothing to Lin Xuan, no matter whether he is a man or a woman, how strict he is, as long as he can teach himself alchemy.
Leaving Riesendumble, the group boarded a train to the south where Master Edward lived.
On the train, because of Wen Li's joining, the entire carriage suddenly became active.
Through Wen Li's continuous questioning of what happened to the two Edward brothers over the years, Lin Xuan and the others discovered that the two teenagers had been traveling around at a young age, looking for a way to restore their bodies and the Philosopher's Stone, which had to make them admire.
"Every family has a scripture that is difficult to read," Lin Xuan sighed......
Finally, the train slowly pulled into the final stop of their trip, the Southern Railway Station.
After getting off the train, everyone suddenly felt a heat wave rushing towards their faces, but the temperature in the south was much hotter than in other places.
After leaving the train station, the group was led by Edward and Wen Li to a small town called the Rasho Valley.
In this town, Lin Xuan was surprised to find that in this small town in the arid valley, there were mechanical armor studios everywhere, and many of the people walking on the road were equipped with mechanical armor.
"This ......" Without waiting for Lin Xuan to ask a question, Wen Li's eyes lit up, and she said excitedly: "This is the legendary Mechanical Armor Holy Land Laxiu Valley!" No matter what model or how rare the mechanical armor, you can see it here, it's heaven! ”
Seeing Lin Xuan's puzzled expression, Major Armstrong spoke: "This was originally a very backward town, but under the influence of the civil strife in Ishbal, the mechanical armor technology here has been developed, and even mechanical armor technicians from the outside world will come here. ”
"But aren't we going to Dabris?"
"If you want to get to Dabris, this is the only way to go, and Wen Li also said that she wants to buy some materials related to mechanical armor here." Edward explained.
Wandering a little impatiently on the streets, Wen Li finally bought everything she wanted to buy, and at the same time brought unfortunate news to everyone.
"I heard that the train tracks to the small town of Dabris have been damaged, and if you want to get there, you have to walk......"
Everyone looked at each other, and the bear asked, "How long does it take to walk from here to Brith?" ”
"If you go fast, it will take you about six or seven hours." Wen Li said.
"It's good that it's not too far." Lin Xuan and the others breathed a sigh of relief, it was noon at this time, and while it was still early, everyone moved towards the small town of Dabris, which was not far from the Laxiu Valley.
However, just as they were halfway through, a dozen masked men blocked their way, and they actually met robbers here!
"I planted this tree, I opened this road, if you want to pass from here, leave to buy road wealth!" One of the bandit leaders, led by the leader, stepped forward and shouted.
After hearing the lines of the robber leader, Lin Xuan almost couldn't help laughing, he didn't expect to hear this sentence here.
"Stinky boy! What are you laughing at! I'm tired of life, don't you, hurry up and hand over all your things! Seeing Lin Xuan bending down with a smile, the bandit leader frowned and said, the few people in front of him gave him a very bad feeling.
Lin Xuan didn't expect to encounter robberies here, to be honest, except for Wen Li, almost everyone here has the ability to pick up a group of them, which can only blame these short-sighted robbers for being unlucky.
After listening to what the robbers said, Edward smiled contemptuously and said to Major Armstrong, "Major, the security in the south doesn't seem to be very good, and it seems that we need to help them clean it up." ”
As he spoke, Edward clasped his hands together and slapped them to the ground. I saw the light of refining flickering, and several stone walls suddenly rose at the feet of more than a dozen robbers, trapping them completely inside.
"What's going on!?"
"Let me out!"
Suddenly, the cries of the robbers could be heard from the stone walls, but Edward ignored their cries and said to Major Armstrong, "What shall I do with them?" ”
"Just leave it at that, and when you get to Dabris, I'll notify the people here and let them deal with it." Major Armstrong said.
Although this was just a small episode on the way, Lin Xuan still noticed that Edward didn't use any refining array when he released the alchemy, as if it was generated out of thin air, which made him a little puzzled.
In the materials he had flipped through, there was no record of an alchemist who could be refined out of thin air without using a refining array, except for the Philosopher's Stone.
"You didn't use the refining array to refine just now, how did you do that?" Lin Xuan finally couldn't hold back his curiosity and asked his doubts.
"I don't know why, since I lost my right hand and left foot that day, I found that I could refine without refining into a formation." Edward smiled bitterly and said that even he didn't know the reason.
"That's ......" Lin Xuan muttered, thinking alone.
"It's coming soon!" Just when Lin Xuan was still thinking, Wen Li suddenly said.
Not far in front of them, they could already clearly see the buildings, which was the small town of Dabris.
"Because the weather in the south is very hot, there is a tourist attraction called Carrow Lake in the vicinity, which is a good place to escape the summer heat, and there are many tourists here every year," said Edward. ”
Eventually, Edward and the others stopped in front of a butcher's shop and said, "This... This is the butcher's shop opened by my master, and I still won't go in. ”
It can be seen how nervous the young man's psychological state is at the moment, and it is really hard to imagine how much shadow his master left on him back then to become like this.
Suddenly, the door of the butcher shop was opened, and out of it came a muscular man with a beard on his face, holding a long knife stained with blood in his hand, which frightened Lin Xuan and the others to take out their weapons.
"Huh? Is that you? After seeing Edward, the muscular man sighed lightly and said.
"Good...... Long time no see. Edward and Alphonse looked at the man in front of them and said weakly.
"It's been a long time, but you've grown so big...... "The man stretched out his big hand and touched Edward's head.
After seeing that the man and the two brothers Edward met, Lin Xuan and the others were also relieved, the scene just now really scared them.
"And me! I'm Alphonse! Seeing that his brother had been touched on the head, Alphonse leaned in not to be outdone.
The man was slightly stunned when he saw Alphonse's armor, but he still touched Alphonse's head with his big hand.