"Bang Bang ......"

Applause slowly rang out in the place where the alchemy was examined. Liu Mengchao squinted, looked at the president who was applauding him, and smiled slightly.

"I hope you're satisfied."

Liu Mengchao said with a smile on his face.

"How can you not be satisfied." The Grand President nodded slightly. He was now fully aware of Liu Mengchao's ability to use mist to refract light, and at the same time, quickly create dolls from earth and air.

"This kind of ability can be used on the battlefield to have an effect that other alchemy does not have."

The president smiled and nodded, and applauded slowly. In an instant, the entire alchemy assessment room was filled with applause. "Qualified, please be on time tomorrow at the Gendarmerie Command, where we will issue you the certificate of the State Alchemist."

When Liu Mengchao walked out of the alchemist assessment place, the female clerk who had been guiding Liu Mengchao had already said such things to Liu Mengchao with a smile. "Thank you."

Liu Mengchao nodded slowly and walked out of the military police headquarters.

As soon as he left the military police headquarters, he could see the dazzling sunlight falling from the sky and scattering on Liu Mengchao's body. He unconsciously narrowed his eyes, this kind of sunlight made Liu Mengchao feel very comfortable, and he just wanted to sleep beautifully under such sunlight. But now it seems like a bit too much to expect.

"Liu Mengchao!"

As soon as he walked out of the gate of the gendarmerie headquarters, Liu Mengchao had already seen the two Edward brothers waiting at the door. It's just that the looks on the faces of these two brothers seem to be a little weird.

Edward's face was as pale as a piece of paper, and his brother stood silently beside his brother, not saying a word. Such a scene made Liu Mengchao subconsciously sense that something was wrong.

"Liu Mengchao...... I've told you about the Philosopher's Stone refining before, right? Edward said to Liu Mengchao with some uncertainty, but there was already a trace of anger on his face.

"Hmm...... Did something happen? ”

Liu Mengchao raised his eyebrows and asked softly. Just hearing Edward's words, Liu Mengchao had already vaguely sensed a hint of unsecurity. ，

"The original research materials on the Philosopher's Stone are stored in the Second National Library." Edward's brother Alphonse whispered. "But when my brother and I tried to check it out today, we found ......"

"All burned!" , Edward said almost through gritted teeth. His face was filled with disbelief, "It's clear that you're so close to the Philosopher's Stone...... Why...... It seems to be within reach, but ...... But ......"

But has everything been reduced to ashes?

Liu Mengchao can understand the resentment and pain in the hearts of the Edward brothers. Originally, I thought that as long as I found the relevant research materials of the Philosopher's Stone, I would be able to refine the Philosopher's Stone, so that my body could return to the posture of a normal person. But now it seems that everything is gone.

The books were all reduced to ashes, as if they had played a big joke with the two brothers.

"Is there no other way?"

Liu Mengchao said as he followed Edward's two brothers. The group of three did not walk quickly, but finally came to the door of the Second National Library. It was the same library that had previously housed materials on the refining of the Philosopher's Stone.

But now......

Liu Mengchao raised his head. Staring at the ruins in front of him. There were black marks everywhere, and from time to time the wind blew in front of Liu Mengchao, rolling those broken pages directly into the air.

"It's ironic, isn't it?" Edward looked at the scene in front of him and smiled sadly, "This should be the punishment that God brought me, right?" Because I came into contact with the taboo of alchemy, I will never be able to regain my original body. ”

Edward said, but his body was already starting to shake subconsciously. The alchemist of this country, who had not yet reached adulthood, was now staggering, as if a gust of wind could blow him away. Liu Mengchao did not speak. He just gently put his hand on Edward's shoulder.

"What should have been in the past will pass, and what we are seeking will come in the end."

Liu Mengchao said, but he also subconsciously stopped. He was even a little skeptical of what he was talking about. I saw Liu Mengchao unconsciously shake his head and walk forward again.

"Please stop. This is a no-go zone. ”

Before Liu Mengchao could get close to the wreckage of the original Second National Library, two military policemen wearing dark blue military uniforms had already stopped Liu Mengchao. I saw that they were looking at Liu Mengchao with extreme vigilance, as if they had already determined that Liu Mengchao was the culprit of such a disaster.

Liu Mengchao just smiled and shook his head, and then slowly spread out his palms. Liu Mengchao's palm was empty. It doesn't look like the slightest threat.

In just an instant, an extremely light mist drifted out from Liu Mengchao's palm. When the two guards standing at the door came back to their senses, Liu Mengchao could no longer be seen in front of them.

"He's in?"

Edward looked at Liu Mengchao, who had disappeared in front of him. Without hesitation, he turned back to his brother and said.

"Hmm...... I'm afraid that Liu Mengchao has already found some traces of something inappropriate, so he wants to investigate, right? Alphonse nodded slightly, echoing his brother's words.

And Liu Mengchao, who had already approached the road full of ashes, was now covered with a contemptuous smile on the corner of his mouth. I saw him slowly lower his body, and gently brushed his palm on the ground.

The charred beam was gently broken off by Liu Mengchao, gently rubbing between his fingers, until finally it all turned into black carbon foam, which was blown away by Liu Mengchao in one breath.

"There's a problem."

Liu Mengchao looked at the scene in front of him, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but grin. If the fire was caused by negligence, then at least someone or the army would want to put out the fire later. But when I checked it myself, I found that even the tallest beam was burning extremely well. In other words, when the fire started burning, no one actually came here to put out the fire.

"Interesting."

Liu Mengchao casually strolled over the ruins of the library again. He didn't walk fast, keeping his head down, not letting go of every inch of the tiniest detail on the ground. It's just that after Liu Mengchao turned two or three times. The smile on his face began to grow more and more intense.

"No scraps of the book were found. No matter how big a fire is, there will always be some traces that can survive, right? Unless the target of this fire from the beginning is the books in this library. ”‘

Liu Mengchao made a decision in his heart, and his hands opened without hesitation. Suddenly, the mist instantly spread around Liu Mengchao. I saw him walk out of front of the two guards again and come to the Edward brothers with a wary look on their faces.

"What do you think?"

As soon as he saw Edward, Liu Mengchao asked directly.

"I think it's probably the same as you think." Edward also frowned, and said as he walked with Liu Mengchao, "When Alphonse and I came here, we already found that this library had been burned down. If Alphonse and I didn't know about androids before. I might have thought that the fire was just an accident. But ......" "But if I'm not mistaken, the term android has always been closely associated with the Philosopher's Stone. Liu Mengchao said, the corners of his mouth curled, "In other words...... Perhaps the androids hiding in Central City set a fire and burned all the information about the Philosopher's Stone. ”

"Hmm."

Edward nodded vigorously, but the unwilling look on his face could not fade away. Looking at Edward like this, Liu Mengchao didn't say anything to consol Edward, after all, the Philosopher's Stone was too important to Edward, and before that. Edward was so close to the Philosopher's Stone.

"It's a pity."

Liu Mengchao said softly.

"If we had come earlier...... Edward said with great reluctance, but he could no longer speak. He knew, no, it should be said that even Edward was lying to himself. He was able to know that it was simply impossible. I only arrived in Central City yesterday, and today the Second National Library was on fire. It's clear that you don't want to get yourself on the hunt for anything about the Philosopher's Stone.

"What should we do now?"

It's not a good idea to be deadlocked, but it seems like there's no way out. Edward's younger brother Alphonse stared at Liu Mengchao and asked softly. He had fixed his soul to a tall armor though. But his soul was still just a child younger than Edward, and even he could feel a little overwhelmed by the sudden face of such a situation.

"I don't know." Liu Mengchao said. His eyes narrowed slowly, "But I know one thing. If our enemies don't want us to do something, then our best response is to keep doing it. ”

"How?" Alphonse asked without hesitation.

"First of all...... There was a study of the refining of the Philosopher's Stone in the city of Chuo, in other words...... The Stone of the Sage has been refined. Liu Mengchao said, the corners of his mouth slowly curled, "For individuals, the power of the Philosopher's Stone is important, but I think I want to master this technique the most...... It shouldn't be us alchemists, right? ”

"Is it ......?"

Edward's golden eyes suddenly lit up.

"That's right, it's the same countries that keep our military dogs. The Philosopher's Stone is certainly not the product of personal refining, if you investigate it in the heart of this country, you will definitely be able to find some clues, right? (To be continued......)

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I'm sorry, I suddenly caught a cold last night, and I ended up lying in bed all day today. I'll update a chapter today, and I'll make it up tomorrow.