The gray-white sky exudes a golden light, bringing a little warmth to Polnia, and the sun is so peaceful that it shines peacefully on every corner of the Atlas Alchemy, in the bustling city of King's Street, and you can also experience the quiet atmosphere of studying.

If it is for the students who yearn for the Atlas Alchemy Academy, it is a great tragedy to not be able to enroll, Rena wanted to comfort Jiang Chenchuan with a few words, but seeing that he looked indifferent, the words on his lips were forced back.

Since Rena and Jiang Chenchuan are outsiders and can only study and communicate as visitors, they can't come and go at will in many mysterious faculties.

"Don't be curious, I'll take you to see our mechanical department."

Ethan waved his hand and said, he walked ahead to lead the way, and there was still some distance between them, when suddenly, he heard a loud noise from within the mechanical department, as if the earth was trembling.

Rena looked frightened and looked around, not knowing what was happening, Thoma was obviously used to this kind of big movement in the mechanical department, and there was a certain helplessness in his calmness.

As if there was some kind of induction, Jiang Chenchuan turned his head to see that a group of students were carrying something, the dark golden body of the gun, with a sharp blade installed, and the connected metal pipes were glowing with gray-white steam, and from time to time there were red dots flashing.

"What's that?"

Jiang Chenchuan turned his head to signal.

"It seems to be a new weapon device similar to a bionic robotic arm, and I heard that it is still in the research and development stage, so it is estimated that it is a failed product that will be dragged to be destroyed."

Ethan didn't keep it, after all, Jiang Chenchuan was the handling staff of the museum, and this information could still be revealed.

"Mechanical...... New Weapons ......"

Jiang Chenchuan was thoughtful.

"Let's go, I'll take you to the real machine world."

The wisdom bestowed by the gods makes humans and animals somewhat different from each other, and Ethan leads them into the majestic mechanical faculty, a tall building made of cold steel, full of technology and technology.

"Is Miss Rena interested in alchemy?"

"As I have taught in the past, alchemy originated in the occult, patterns and symbols with special powers, transcendent rules of prayer to the gods, and can work under certain conditions."

When words are just definitions, they feel stiff and rigid, and no one can know how powerful words can be.

The roar in his ears grew louder and louder, and the green light came through the cracks, even on the weekends off, many laboratories were still working, Ethan opened the metal iron door, and led them into the elevator, the keys lit up, and gradually moved away from the ground.

Green light flashed in the cold and small space, illuminating the steel hammer on the badge of the mechanical department, Ethan looked at Jiang Chenchuan, and occasionally, he would have the illusion that he was peeking into the abyss.

Ding——

The click of machinery sounded, and it was said that Yinglanbeier had invented the steam engine, so it ushered in the industrial steam age, and the nobles tended to preach the wonder of steam technology, but they covered up the truth about their use of the world's tree energy.

Ethan pulled the metal folding door open, and outside the door was clearly a display of the achievements of the mechanical department, neatly and messily arranged with various inventions, and he said to Toma:

"Thoma, you take Miss Rena to find out, I have something to talk to Ewell about alone."

The sensible Miss Rena didn't say anything, followed Thoma and walked deeper, took two steps, glanced back at Jiang Chenchuan, and it happened that the metal door of the elevator slowly closed, blocking her view.

"Something."

This is not a question, but a statement, and when the door is closed, only Ethan and Jiang Chenchuan are left in the small space.

"If an ordinary person doesn't know the mystery, he won't want to get anything, but once he steps into this unknown territory, he can't stop exploring, Ewell, you know? In order to get the truth, or rather, to uncover the mysterious truth, generations of scholars have paid too much. ”

"So what?"

"World Tree...... That's where it all comes from. ”

Ethan whispered, casually discarding the cigarette butt and stomping the spark out with his foot.

"It can be said that the current Atlas Alchemy Academy has been divided into two factions, water and fire are incompatible, one is the energy faction that believes in the World Tree, they firmly believe that energy can bring a bright future to Yinglan Beier, and they worship the mysterious tree madly, and take it as their goal, like the fanaticism of church believers."

Ethan held up two fingers and continued.

"On the other hand, there are skeptical hostile factions, who believe that all the misfortunes come from mysterious forces, whether it is the recycling work of the museum or the energy of the World Tree, they are extraordinary things that break the rules, and these uncontrollable forces will become future disasters, and they advocate abandoning the application of energy, extending the productivity of science and technology, and developing steam technology in a down-to-earth manner."

"The two factions are arguing now, if you are an ordinary person, after knowing this, which faction will you choose, and if you are an awakened person, which faction will you join?"

Is it to maintain the mystery, or to abandon the shackles of the mystery......

"Ethan, they seem to have overlooked that existence doesn't change because of cognition, like that initial question...... Original sin, is it sin? ”

The light above his head became a little stronger, and he didn't know if it was an illusion, Jiang Chenchuan seemed to hear the man's laughter.

"I'm surprised, Iwell, I thought you would be a conservative neutral, I don't know if you would believe it, I was an extreme antagonist, and from a very young age, I imagined myself to be able to invent a tool to bring down that big tree, the remains of a god, what a great feat......"

The speed of the elevator slowed to a halt, and the sound of arrival interrupted the rest of their conversation, and the strong smell of rust came over them as the metal door opened.

Jiang Chenchuan looked out of the door, it was a huge furnace, the walls on all sides were painted with patterns of magic circles, and it was the power of alchemy that isolated the high temperature of the furnace, allowing scholars to shuttle freely.

The researchers were all working silently, and Ethan led Jiang Chenchuan through the invisible protective array, displaying the largest steel furnace under the academy in front of Jiang Chenchuan.

"This place was originally created to destroy relics, and the original expectation was to use high temperatures to deal with them, but it had no effect on the relics, so scholars dared to conclude that the form of existence of relics is not in matter, but in the ...... of higher latitudes."

"Soul."

Jiang Chenchuan said it on behalf of Ethan, and asked casually by the way:

"So, why did you bring me here?"

"You may not believe it, but I want to...... Find the gods. ”