my slow journey to infinity

Chapter 52
Wang Shui did not overact, he quickly agreed to join the military and made two demands.

First, he wants the Philosopher's Stone and related knowledge.

Second, he needs to know who he is loyal to and what he is going to do.

Colonel Magus just smiled mysteriously and threw the bright red Philosopher's Stone to him.

"You will get the knowledge of the Philosopher's Stone soon. As for who you are loyal to, of course it is the current president. What we have to do now is to suppress Ishvar, and you will be a national alchemist. Just do your job.”

"In other words, nothing has changed. You are just showing me the original appearance of the military." Wang Shui played with the Philosopher's Stone in the cage, his attitude more casual.

"You are really smart to become the national alchemist at such a young age."

"But, I am originally the national alchemist, and the military actually controls the entire Amestoris, so why do you go to all the trouble to recruit me?

Is it because of the different factions in the military?It's obvious that you are from the Central City faction. Your control over this country seems not as strong as I imagined. "

"Interesting, keep talking."

"The west and south were annexed relatively early. They were originally areas with vague cultures and no concept of country or army. Therefore, there are only the newly integrated eastern army and the northern army, which has been guarding against enemies in the north and is relatively isolated in geographical environment. Into two factions.

This time Operation Ishval sent so many Central City officers. Are they going to attack the Eastern Army? "

Wang Shui deliberately took the topic a little further, and as expected, Colonel Margus smiled even more happily. He was very satisfied that Wang Shui had involved himself in the conspiracy theory. In fact, the military management of Central City was not very Care about the troops.

Everyone in Amestris is just a sacrifice to the new world.

"You only need to follow the president's arrangements and you will get the knowledge you want. What you need to do now is to be on standby in the east, ready to join the war at any time."

"You want to start a war?"

"not us."

With that, Colonel Magus left the war room.

Wang Shui looked at the polygonal red crystal in his hand with a serious face.

"Is this your mission item, the Philosopher's Stone?"

Wang Shui weighed the stone. It was unexpectedly light, weighing only about 50 grams despite its size.

"Yes, this is the Philosopher's Stone." Wang Shui frowned with emotion.

After he mastered the dragon vein alchemy technique, he became very sensitive to the "qi" at close range, especially the "qi" flowing in everyone's body.

And the Philosopher's Stone in his hand, from the perspective of Dragon Vein, is more like... a person being kneaded together.

Wang Shui released his spirit to feel the crystal in his hand, and immediately heard the weak wailing inside.

There were about three voices, very weak, meaningless cries of pain, and they were speaking in a language that Wang Shui couldn't understand.

This is the Philosopher's Stone, a miraculous thing made with human life.

Wang Shui touched the cage that trapped him. Instead of using the formation formation, he directly imagined disintegrating wood and steel. Red lightning burst out at the tips of his fingers, and the place hit by the lightning controlled by his mind instantly decomposed. into ashes.

Such is the power of the Philosopher's Stone.

Wang Shui felt that as long as he extended his spirit, he could activate any alchemy at any time anywhere his spirit could touch.

He pinched the air and wanted to create steel out of thin air. He immediately realized that it could be done, but doing so would consume a lot of the Philosopher's Stone.

"More amazing than I imagined."

The aqua regia condensed into a transparent glass bead in the air, and he murmured to himself:

"It's not a change of atoms, it's not something turning into silica. This is real creation. It's something out of nothing, but I'm not the one who created it. I just made a request and offered the power of the Philosopher's Stone. As a price, you get the result..."

The wonderful experience aroused Wang Shui's research interest. Perhaps the detailed knowledge of how to refine the Philosopher's Stone will give him many answers.

Therefore, Wang Shui was not prepared to blindly start research. Basic research from scratch was a waste of time, and the trial and error process was painful. It would not be too late to wait until he obtained the Philosopher's Stone's refining formation before long before he could start research again.

He returned to the field hospital and saw soldiers who were installing mechanical armor prosthetics.

The new wearable mechanical armor has a fool-proof installation mode. It does not require the base and flesh to be nailed together. The mechanical armor can be tied to the human body only by the composite material "fixing strap".

The mechanical armor developed by Aqua Regia has manual length adjustment and weight adjustment. As long as you understand the instructions, you can quickly install it even if you have no knowledge of mechanics or alchemy.

The future "Flame Alchemist" Roy Mustang is in command. He has a calm personality and works seriously and carefully. Several soldiers with the same rank as him are willing to listen to his arrangements. He is a leadership talent.

But Wang Shui's mind is no longer here. Colonel Magus asked him to stand by in the east. He doesn't want to stay in this rear camp all the time. He will leave tomorrow.

Today, Wang Shui's eyes fell on a young female soldier. She was wearing an internship badge from the sergeant school, which meant that she was still a student and did not have to go to the front line for the time being.

[Lisa Hawkeye], one of the main characters, Mustang’s right-hand man in the future.

Wang Shui was deeply impressed by her, of course because she has a high appearance rate and is highly bound to the Flame Alchemist. She is a very plump character with a strong personality, mature thinking, calm and straightforward yet very gentle, and is very popular. Very tall.

But the impression of Wang Shui is more about the alchemy formation behind her. Hawkeye's father is a very powerful alchemist, specializing in the study of flame alchemy, that is, the study of combustion.

There has been a lot of discussion on the Internet about what is on her back. Wang Shui had seen it before he knew about this anime.

Mustang was a student of Hawkeye's father. Before his death, the master handed over his daughter and his lifelong research results to Mustang.

Wang Shui's gaze did not stay for long, and he soon left as if nothing had happened.

In the early morning, except for the night shift buildings and a few sentry posts, most areas of the base were darkened and the soldiers had fallen asleep. This was a safe rest base, a place where they could rest peacefully.

At this time, a female soldier wearing a blue military coat walked through the corridor of the dormitory and walked inside with a clear purpose. Occasionally, he glanced at her and thought she was someone who had just returned to the dormitory.

Soon, she opened a dormitory door and walked in. It was a four-person room, and there were people lying on the four beds. Her steps were light and her breath was gone. Even opening and closing the door did not attract the attention of these professional soldiers. .

She put on an ordinary mask, then took out a small bottle from her pocket, pressed the cap, and light white smoke spurted out quickly, and then dissipated in the air.

In the blur, the female soldier on the bed relaxed her sleeping posture almost at the same time and fell into a deeper sleep.

The female soldier wearing a mask found Hawkeye with short blond hair, turned her over on the bed, and then flicked her, a cold light flashed, and Hawkeye's pajamas were cut open by the sharp blade of her fingertips.

Lighting up a weak light source is enough to illuminate the formation formation and text behind Hawkeye. Compared with the conventional circular formation formation, the pattern behind Hawkeye is more complicated. This is a detailed version of the formation formation, with There are extensive written instructions.

The person who is memorizing this knowledge is of course Wang Shui, who has transformed into a female soldier. Of course, he just changed his face to look more delicate, and then adjusted his figure.

After memorizing the whole article and confirming the smoothness of the text, Wang Shui repaired Hawkeye's clothes and left here.

On the way back, Wang Shui had regained his appearance. He calmly returned to the three-story building where only he lived. This was the private space he specially requested. He acted like he was arrogant and arrogant to reduce the military's opposition. His attention.

Putting away the dummy in front of the desk, Wang Shui sat down by himself and immediately began to study the Alchemy of Flame. "Is it necessary to do it so obscenely? It also uses vulgar stuff brought from the main world."

A sudden thought occurred yesterday, and Sylvia, who is currently traveling around the world controlling a drone base station, took the time to complain.

"And I've always had a question. Whether you studied magic or alchemy before, why did you always use your brain to memorize it when time is tight? Obviously the biological brain computer has the ability to take photos and videos."

"Well, because magic books cannot be photographed, or in other words, if you do not hold the book in hand and use a certain amount of mental power to read it, the magic knowledge will become confusing information, which can make people dizzy and shocked at the least, and can cause mental problems in serious cases. "

"What about alchemy, like the knowledge just now."

Wang Shui was speechless for a moment. Because his memory was so good, he had indeed forgotten that he could take pictures, but he still had to be tough-talking.

"What's the difference between taking a look at this little content and taking a photo?"

cut~
There were many voices of onlookers coming from the thinking network, and Wang Shui realized that they were chatting in a public channel.

"Aren't you all very free? There is too little work, isn't it?"

Awed by the majesty of Aqua Regia, the channel became quiet even before the excitement. Sylvia just smiled. She was more concerned about the scenery on the road now.

Moreover, Wang Shui's training has reached a threshold, and his physical fitness has basically reached the extreme. Sylvia also suspended combat training, allowing Wang Shui to actively look for fighting opportunities and use different actual combat to experience combat thinking.

But now it seems that he is still very timid.

Unlike physical fitness, which can be improved through exercise, combat thinking differs from person to person. If you want to improve it to a higher level, you must have your own understanding, so Sylvia is not in a hurry. She has realized the benefits of having enough time to do it. Everything is much more relaxed.

Wang Shui is not in a hurry. In the fantasy world, the progress in the past few years has far exceeded his expectations. Now he doesn't know how to deal with the enemy. He needs to adapt to his body and mind.

But currently, he is more interested in the Flame Alchemy that he just silently wrote.

Combustion is a chemical reaction that produces light and heat. The so-called flame is the reaction interface and space where light and heat changes occur.

Turning energy into light and heat is the most direct explanation of combustion.

This world with alchemy does not have too complex and extraordinary things, and the so-called energy is also very simple chemical energy. Unlike the main world where aqua regia is located, various energy effects make people look dizzy.

Hawkeye's father is a very good alchemist. He not only did extensive research on combustion and obtained detailed parameter information of various combustibles, but also recorded a large number of optimal combustion recipes, as well as methods of using spiritual interference in combustion. method.

What's more, he also figured out how to analyze the target while burning it, and through decomposition and synthesis, the target also became fuel.

Aqua regia found a special decomposition formula, but the research here is too simple and the decomposition efficiency is very low. This research result is far from reaching the end. Aqua regia can even imagine that it will be a kind of continuous burning and decomposition of surroundings. Item's fire.

Most of the text behind Hawkeye is about the technology of synthesizing complex flammable gases.

Old Hawkeye used complex multiple types of alkanes, mixed with sufficient oxygen, but Aqua Regia was keenly aware that Old Hawkeye's use of nitrogen (N) was almost zero.

You must know that nitrogen is the most abundant element in the air and is also the basis of common energetic materials. Ignoring the existence of nitrogen is just because the chemical level of this world is not enough?
But Wang Shui thought that maybe the original author had no idea in this regard, and her setting led to such a result.

Of course, it does not rule out that the area behind Lisa is limited, and Old Hawkeye cannot engrave all his unfinished research on it.

This research is not simple, and it is already quite powerful, but Wang Shui did not find any relevant content about the fusion reaction, which can be regarded as an answer to a doubt he had many years ago.

After studying it carefully all night, when the sky was getting brighter outside, Wang Shui stood up.

He held a newly drawn paper card in his hand, folded his hands, and a faint blue light flashed, as if nothing happened.

Wang Shui held the card in his left hand, maintaining the blue light on the refining array. He took out a grinding wheel kerosene lighter from his pocket with his right hand, and then gently rubbed it to create sparks.

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Amidst the continuous slight crackling sound in the air, a line of fire extended along the kerosene lighter into the air, and a flame ignited with a bang above the card.

Aqua Regia controls the synthesis of gases, allowing the flame to gradually stabilize into a large flame that continues to burn like a torch.

Then he tried to change the composition of the input flammable gas, and the bright yellow flame gradually turned blue. The controllability of flame alchemy was far beyond his imagination.

Wang Shui used his spirit to guide the gas and flames to gradually come out, and the line of fire gradually stretched along his spirit, all the way to the door. Wang Shui was surprised to find that he now only relied on the formation formation on the card in his hand. It can change the composition of distant gases and even cause them to gather.

Genius design, but not enough!
The aqua regia dissipated the flame and immediately began to write and draw again. It was not until noon that he stopped again.

The original card was now full of words on both sides, and he had changed the formation formation into a more complex structure. In fact, many places could be simplified, but he didn't have time to do it, so he could only write down the various parameters in as much detail as possible.

This time Wang Shui threw the card out, and before it hit the door, he used the ring on his hand to activate the remote refinement.

The card was held in the air, and Wang Shui threw out sparks. As expected, the line of fire extended all the way. Wang Shui spent one percent of his energy to extend the flame to the door. He integrated the alchemy technique into it, and enhanced the opponent's resistance. Gas control.

Then... the aqua regia started to be refined again, and a large cloud of gray mixed gas was compressed around the card.

"Compress and blend to form dust-like carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, and hydrogen compounds, doped in such a gas environment...continue to compress, and then put into the chain of analyzing the air to refine..."

Wang Shui muttered and threw out sparks. When the line of fire flew out of his hand, his eyes suddenly lit up in confusion.

"I feel like I'm in a closed house!"

Only this simple thought remained in his mind, and then his body started to move on its own.

Wang Shui's feet suddenly exerted force. He curled up and knocked open the window. He jumped out from the third floor. He touched the Philosopher's Stone in mid-air. Under his guidance, the red lightning decomposed the air and led out a low-pressure Combustible gas channels.

boom! ! ! ——

An extremely dull sound spread throughout the military base, and bright red flames "grew" from the small building. A huge shock wave swept across, and all products that were as brittle as glass shattered instantly.

The giant flaming sword that was hundreds of meters long and thrust into the sky dispersed the clouds in the sky, and the dazzling light filled the entire world.

Wang Shui's small building was directly shattered, and other nearby buildings were also shattered. Wang Shui felt a squeezing sensation in his body, and he couldn't help but vomit blood. The corners of his eyes and nose felt warm and rusty.

His ears and brain were buzzing. In the confusion of consciousness, Wang Shui reluctantly activated the dragon vein alchemy technique to quickly repair his body to avoid causing greater damage.

After about 2 minutes, Wang Shui stood up. This scene was like an aerial bomb attack, which made him a little confused. However, after such an explosion, there was no enemy attack alarm in the entire base!
Wang Shui then realized that although he was close, the soldiers outside who had also endured the shock wave did not have the same physique as him!
He quickly jumped to a relatively high position, then took out his "Worm" pistol, fired twelve shots in all directions, and then launched the alchemy technique.

The bullets he fired had very hard bullets, and the bullets had very small charges, so the formation formation on the bullets was preserved.

Wang Shui combined with the twelve alchemy formations in the distance to build a huge array, and then used the dragon vein alchemy technique to quickly locate everyone.

The situation is not good!Ninety percent of the people fainted!

Without any hesitation, Wang Shui used the alchemy array and the Philosopher's Stone to increase the power of the dragon's veins.

A huge group of lightning immediately enveloped the entire base, and all people within the range of the lightning began to heal, especially their brains - if the concussion and brain congestion did not recover, most people would die!
After trying his best to release the "group milk", Wang Shui, who had not rested all night, slumped down on the high ruins.

The dilapidated ruins looked like a throne, and Wang Shui was the new king with a pained face on it.

(End of this chapter)