ACT074: Edward, University Scholar
Under the influence of the earth's civilization, all the human countries in this world are very fond of holding military parades! When Weiss was still in the Duchy of Baker, that small country with a total population of less than one province in Langson had to hold more than three military parades in two years on average. Obviously, he doesn't have much money, and the main standard equipment of the army is still a knife and a spear, but the idle duke is just happy to do it. Compared with those nondescript "gangster gang parades", the military parade of the republic can be called a "grand spectacle"!
After an impassioned speech by the incumbent President Barov, the military parade officially began, in addition to the guard of honor at the forefront also equipped with gorgeous sabers, the follow-up phalanx was full of rifles, RPGs, and flamethrowers.
The three types of tanks currently in service in the Republic are Type 29 (M4 Sherman), Type 39 (T34-85) and Type 49 (KV-2), in addition to various armored vehicles, self-propelled guns and heavy howitzers. And as the finale of the entire military parade, it was the latest generation of Type 59 main battle tanks, and as soon as this thing appeared, Weiss couldn't help but support it.
"This is the reason why I'm jumping on the C line again...... Anyway, why didn't you see the phalanx of chess pieces?"
"Normal, the parade of the republics has not had a phalanx of chess pieces since a long time ago. No way, there are too few people. ”
As of now, the total number of chess pieces in the world is about 10w, and the total population of all intelligent races is more than 1.5 billion, with a ratio of about 15,000:1. Lang Sen has less than 6,000 registered chess pieces, and it is not difficult to make up a 25x25 square, but it is impossible to make the people in the square have the same height and body shape and the same surname, only the populous Eastern Zhou has this ability.
After the grand military parade, everyone came down from the roof of the building, and happened to meet the people from the southern district next door. Ling Lan saw that Wendy was over there, and hurriedly beckoned to her, and the other party came over to say hello when she saw this, and with her was the person called "Bomb Girl" Litis, and the relationship between the two seemed to be very close.
"Hey, meet again. The cheerful Ling Lan was the first to say hello.
"Well, I've always wanted to talk to you again. ”
"Then it's better to bump into it, how about we go find a place now?" Ling Lan's eyes flashed with eagerness.
"Uh...... I'm afraid not, I'll have to send our little ...... first. Litis went back, and she didn't bring any weapons, did she?"
Because of the president's public speech, the security check for the National Day ceremony was very strict, and if you wanted to enter the main road to watch the parade, you needed to pass through three layers of inspection lines, so everyone had to leave their weapons at school and did not carry them with them. But then Lytis suddenly spoke, saying that she could lend a place for the two of them to meet.
"Wendy, isn't there a martial arts training ground at home? I have to go back anyway, wouldn't it be good for everyone to go together!"
"But if you bring someone, you ...... him."
"Don't worry! Grandpa won't be angry. ”
Unable to resist the other party's instigation, Wendy had to nod her head in agreement, while Lytis did not stop and invited all the students present to go with her. Everyone was happy to hear that they could go to the famous Elric's house, but Weiss's expression hesitated slightly, but he didn't say anything.
As a celebrity who is more well-known than the president of the Republic, Edward is a "living legend" to the people of this country! Don't look at this person's name as a "university scholar", but in fact, the other party is just an ordinary person who has not obtained any chess pieces, but as a traverser, he can be called a model of success, not only achieved fame, but also married a wife who could not be counted on two hands, and now he has children everywhere, as if forming a big family.
Ellik's house is located in a wealthy area in the south of the city, and the villa with the largest area is located. In order to have such a huge mansion in Hitchgarnas, where every inch of land is at a premium, in addition to having money, he must also have a prominent status, and old Edward is said to have to be polite even to the President of the Republic in front of him!
Walking into the gate of the villa, the first thing that catches everyone's eyes is not fountains, pools and other very common landscape facilities, but a triple naval gun, with a blue cannon body and a black hole muzzle, 300mm large pipe is aimed straight at the door, even if you know that it can't be fired, the person who enters the door is estimated to be startled.
"This is the first battleship gun designed by my grandfather for the Navy, and this is the first one with the number 001 after it was put into production, and after the expiration of its useful life, the Navy gave it to my grandfather as a souvenir. ”
"Oh!"
Lytis's introduction drew a round of nods from everyone, and some even applauded, when an Obasan, dressed in a maid's dress, led several maids over, and when Lytis saw each other, she shouted a salutation that surprised everyone.
"Grandma Maggie, can we borrow the martial arts training ground in the backyard?"
"Wendy is going to use it, right? Go ahead, it's ready to go. ”
Leading a group of people to continue walking inside, when Weiss passed by Maggie's side, the other party looked at him slightly, and in a trance, Weiss seemed to see that the other party's eyes became a little sharp, but it seemed that nothing had happened, Maggie just maintained a decent smile and watched them in, which made Weiss vaguely a little bit of a gap, the other party may be a master who does not show his face!
As he walked through the main entrance hall, Weiss's eyes couldn't help but be drawn to some models on the cabinet next to him, all of which were products of another world, with a wide variety of variety, heavy weapons and construction machinery, some of which had already been successfully copied using the Guiding Force technology here, and others seemed to be only a matter of time.
"Interested in any of these?"
Coldly, an old voice suddenly came from beside him, and Wei Si followed the prestige and found an old man with a white beard and white robe coming out of the side door. The other party looks seventy or eighty years old, with a pair of black eyes full of energy, if it weren't for a few scars on his face that added a sense of anger, he should have a very fairy wind and bones.
Weiss felt that if he guessed correctly, then the old man in front of him was the legendary "scholar" Edward Elric, and sure enough, Lytis shouted "grandpa" to this side, and at this time Weiss noticed that there was another person coming out of the door, and the other party also had a relationship with him, it was the chairman of the National Patriotic Party that he had seen in Goering - Oumar Daglas.
Oumar was also stunned after seeing Weiss, and it didn't take long for time to pass, he naturally remembered Weiss's appearance, but when he found that there were many young people around, and even his own son were among them, Oumar was very cautious and didn't say anything, just glanced at Weiss again, and then said goodbye to Edward and left.
"Why is this man always in a hurry?"
Looking at the back of Ouma leaving, Weiss didn't think that this person was a good thing, but before he could think about the reason, Lytis ran over from the side and affectionately pulled the other person towards the martial arts training ground. The old man patted the head of the "good granddaughter (?)" with a kind face, and then glanced at Weiss who was still standing there, which made Weiss wonder a little, why are there so many people staring at him today?
PS: At this point, all the main characters of the third volume have appeared, and "Dancing with Demons" is about to be staged!