Kassel, cafeteria.

"It means that as long as you master the refining of the human body, can you resurrect the dead? Wouldn't that mean that she could too," Fingal put down his knife and fork, and listened intently.

"That's right." Ian nodded: "The refining of the human body should be feasible, but just using the materials of the human body and the medium of the soul, it will fail, how to succeed in the specifics, I don't know yet, it may take specific experiments to understand the conditions behind it." ”

"Do you want to do experiments in Kassel?" Fingal asked.

"I'm going to be away for a while." Ian took off the MAGI bracelet from his hand and handed it to Fingal: "This is a farewell gift for you, I am here to say goodbye to you today." ”

"Is it a super artificial intelligence in another world" Fingal picked up the ultra-high-tech bracelet: "I remember you said that you studied dragons and speech spirits in order to find your way home, and now you have a new research direction?" ”

"Well, I have already obtained the authority of the White King and the Black King, but at present, I am now just a child with a nuclear bomb launcher in my hand, I can use this power, but I don't understand their principle and composition at all, so my current focus is all on alchemy, and I want to go to the birthplace of alchemy."

"But if you say that, aren't you already a barrier that allows you to travel freely through the world? Why study alchemy? ”

"It's not that simple, I still rely on the grotesque worm to shuttle the barrier, but the grotesque worm is in another world, the farther I am from it, the weaker our connection will be, just like the WIFI signal, now separated by a wall, the signal can barely be used, but then go to another room, basically the signal is equal to nothing, and I may be a little troublesome when I come back here."

"Wouldn't it be a little dangerous for you to leave so hastily?"

Ian didn't speak, just smiled.

"Also, I'm overthinking." Fingal scratched his head, almost forgetting who he was talking to: "When are you leaving?" ”

"Leave tomorrow morning." Ian said: "I have said goodbye to everyone else, you are the last one, even if I leave, my partners will continue to work with you, this is your world, I trust you can handle everything." ”

"Then I don't need to say more." Fingal raised his glass: "If you don't get drunk tonight, you won't go home!" Have a good drink! ”

"If you don't get drunk, you won't return."

The shaking liquor reflected the light, and the glasses of the two made a crisp sound.

There was a feeling of dizziness, and the harsh sunlight shone on Ian's face, and he adjusted a little and looked around.

The crimson earth that catches your eye is a desert with sparse vegetation and a perceived temperature of over 30 degrees Celsius.

"Sure enough. The connection is almost broken," Ian closed his eyes, feeling the scent of a grotesque worm.

He should have come to Edward's world now, the body of the grotesque worm is still sleeping in the "coordinates" of the EVA world, and it has been separated from him by two world barriers, and it can almost be regarded as entering the "no man's land".

It's not that you can't go back. His connection to the grotesque worm loomed at tearing him away from this place.

His state at the moment was like a rubber band tied between him and the grotesque worm, and now the rubber band was very tight, if he let go and help him harder, he should go back to Kassel smoothly, and he could go back to the third new Tokyo city with a sigh of relief, but in this way, there was no way to go forward and reach Paradis Island.

"Let's explore here for a while and figure out where you are." Ian looked down.

He was on a high place, and below him he saw a city, and in the very center of the city, there was a pointed arched building, and the walls of the building were carved in reliefs, which looked like a church.

"That's right, let's go and inquire first, and then find a place to stay by the way."

In order not to frighten the aborigines of the city, he chose to take the main road to enter.

As soon as he entered the city, he heard the sound of the radio.

"Pray and believe, O people of God who live on earth, or you will not be saved."

"Leto, the sun god, will shine under your feet, and by faith, the living will have eternal life and the dead will be raised"

Most of the vendors in the city have a radio that broadcasts the same church manifesto.

Ian silently observed the inhabitants, who had all kinds of skin and faces, and it was a very inclusive city, and no one paid much attention to him as an outsider.

Ian came to the shadow of the alley and whispered, "MAGI, search keyword, Leto Church." ”

Following his command, MAGI projected a text and some images.

"The Philosopher's Stone. Lust and gluttony, is that so? It's getting interesting."

He looked up at the magnificent, pointed-arched building, his eyes narrowed.

The clanging steam train made its way along the tracks, and a cloud of black smoke emanated from the locomotive, stretching across the vast plain.

The sun was about to set, and the clouds in the distance were illuminated golden by the setting sun.

Edward and Alphonse sat in their seats, reading the newspaper.

"Leor, originally due to the war caused a serious loss of population, but recently, it has suddenly become lively, Colonel Roy said that there is a clue to the Philosopher's Stone, I hope this time it is true."

"Brother, it's going to take two days to get to Leor." The tall steel armor made Alvons's dull voice: "Brother, you can rest first, and when it is almost time, I will wake you up." ”

"Well, then please, Alphonse." Edward nodded, "I will definitely restore your body to its original state." ”

It's night, and night envelops Leor.

During the day, all the believers gathered in Leto's church went home, but Rosai remained in front of Lord Leto, kneeling down on her knees and closing her eyes in prayer.

The serene candle flame illuminated the side of Rose's face, her long hair hanging down in front of her white dress, and the loose clothes could not hide her youthful and beautiful curves.

Suddenly, she heard footsteps behind her, stopped praying, stood up, looked behind her, and saw the face of Bishop Gonello.

The bishop was fat, bald, dressed in a black clergyman's uniform and had small eyes.

This one was the founder of the Leto Cult, and Roses quickly got up and saluted the bishop.

"Rose, it's so late, why don't you go to rest?" Bishop Gao Nairo squinted his eyes and smiled, "Is it too lonely?" ”

"Your Excellency. Sorry to bother you, I'll be back right away. Rosette lowered her head, not daring to look the bishop in the eye.

"How can it be disturbing that devout believers are praying to the great god Reto? It's too late for God to rejoice. The fat bishop walked up to the young girl Rose: "Rose, you should have thought about what I told you last time, don't go back tonight, I'll take you to the ceremony." ”

"But. . . Lord Bishop," Rosey bit her lower lip.

"Don't you really want that person to come back to life? Your lover, what a pitiful, died in the war, obviously so young, and a lot of youth. ”

The bishop sighed regretfully and showed the ring on his hand, the jewels on which reflected the red glow.

With a sigh, he plucked a flower from the vase, and the flower changed in his hand, miraculously transforming into a small statue of the god Leto.

"Rosie, Lord Leto is watching you every minute and every second, God wants to help your lover resurrect, but God doesn't know your devotion to him."

"This is a rare opportunity to communicate with God, I saw you pray so hard and sincerely to God, so I gave you this hard-won opportunity, do you want to live up to my expectations of you?"

The bishop patted the girl on the shoulder with a kind face and placed the sculpture in the palm of the girl's hand.

"It's all for your lover and for yourself."

"Your Excellency, Bishop." Rosette finally raised her head, and her eyes flashed, as if she had made up her mind.

That's right, it's all for her departed lover.

The Bishop is not a lie, he has made this hollow city prosperous again, and he has blessed them with weak and powerless women.

It must have been that her soul was not pure enough, and her faith was not pious enough, that she could not get a response from Lord Leto, and that the Bishop was only trying to help her purify her soul.

"Come, let's go." Gao Nairo realized that the girl had sunk into his palm, and some kind of strange smile finally appeared on his face.

Worthy of the Philosopher's Stone, he used to be just a little-known alchemist, and after accidentally getting this stone, he transformed into a great Bishop Leto.

Wealth, power, fame, and a young and beautiful girl like Rose, everything that was unattainable in the past has become his bag.

He came closer, and the faint fragrance of a girl came from the tip of his nose, and the uncontrollable evil fire in his heart drove him to stretch out his hand to take Rosette into his arms.

However, at this moment, before he could react, something flew in front of his eyes, and the shadow of the candle flame drew a graceful arc.

It was his right hand.

"Ah!!h Gao Nairo screamed heartbreakingly.

His right wrist was broken, blood gushed out, his fat body and face trembled violently, and the fat on his face was squeezed into an ugly mass.

A fierce fear came through Gao Nairo's heart, and he fell to the ground, the Philosopher's Stone ring on his right index finger radiating with brilliance, and the severed right wrist was in front of him.

Ever since he got the stone, he hadn't let it leave him even a centimeter.

He crawled to get close to the ring, trying to hold it in his palm, but then a gunshot rang out, and his skull was pierced, and he died in the hall of the church, his eyes protruding in the direction of the ring.

Rosey reacted and opened her mouth to scream, but there was a hand covering her mouth, and that hand was so powerful that she couldn't resist at all.

"Ma'am, please be quiet, I don't want to hurt innocent people, especially an innocent lady." Ian whispered.

At the same time as he severed Gao Nailuo's right wrist, he carried Rosie away from the scene of the crime to prevent her from being accidentally injured.

Rosie realized that the person in front of her was something she couldn't resist, her back was soaked in cold sweat, and even the Bishop was killed by him, and it was so easy to kill, like killing a chicken.

After the panic, a strong desire to survive erupted.

She was originally a girl who was not strong enough at heart, otherwise she would not have sought religion and gods to comfort her soul.

She quickly gave up struggling, but her body was still shaking.

"Ma'am, please rest assured, I killed your bishop only because he deserved it, he is a veritable liar, Letoism is a church he made up, he can only show miracles in front of you because he has the Philosopher's Stone, in fact he is a bastard who is innocent, he not only deceived you kind and ignorant girls, but also did research on synthetic beasts in private."

Ian said: "Of course, I know it will be difficult for you to believe this now, but I will prove it to you, I hope you will cooperate with me, I will let go now, you promise me to be obedient, I promise you will never hurt you, if you agree, you will blink three times." ”

Rosey didn't have a choice, and blinked as Ian asked.

Ian let her go and removed the ring from Gonello's right wrist.

There is a red gem on the ring, as deep as blood, this is the complete substance, the stone of the philosopher, which is said to be able to live and die, flesh and bones, breaking the principle of alchemy equivalent exchange.

But the power contained in it is already very small, and Gao Nairo squandered the power of the Philosopher's Stone when he founded the Leto Sect, and he did not know how to save at all.

"My name is Ian, Miss Rosie, you should know a lot about the structure of this church, I hope you can show me the way, and I will take you to expose the lies of the Letoists." Ian pocketed the ring.

Rosey stared at the bishop's corpse, her face pale.

"What about the guards, what did you do with the guards?"

"Just let them sleep, and I don't hurt the uninformed and innocent."

"Where do you want to go?"

"There should be a basement under the church, where there is a synth hidden by this man and a liar bishop, and the evidence of his crimes, you will know the truth after reading those, I hope you can testify for me, and together we will expose the lies of the Letoist religion, so that the city will not fall into panic and chaos."

Rosette clutched the corner of her clothes, she didn't know if what the strange man said was true, but she could only do it.

Familiar with the church, she silently led Ian through the church's intricate passages and into the basement.

However, the basement door was open, and two never-before-seen faces appeared in front of her.

One was a scantily clad woman, the other was a short, thick fat man, and there was a certain strange atmosphere on his body, which made Rosey feel chills from the bottom of his heart.

"Behind me." Ian frowned, and immediately took the girl's hand and protected her behind him.

He recognized the two as androids of the villain in the bottle, lust and gluttony from the Seven Deadly Sins.

(End of chapter)

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