my slow journey to infinity

Chapter 62: Superfluous Monologue
When the disguised logistics base war broke out, Wang Shui was watching from the rocky mountain not far away.

The troops sent by Sylvia were all harvesting structures dual-wielding daggers. They did not even use heavy firepower, for fear that these enemies would die in vain under the gunfire.

On the other hand, Amez's army poured out all kinds of artillery shells and rockets as if they were free, bombing the camouflaged base. They probably wanted to use firepower to force the defenders to retreat, and then quickly pass through here.

But Wang Shui had already made up his mind to annihilate them all.

On the battlefield without much gunpowder smoke, the structural troops silently rushed into the enemy formation and began to harvest lives efficiently.And among the charging knives, the muscular figure at the front was none other than Sylvia who had acquired an artificial human body.

She held one long sword in her hand and three long swords on her back, and six dagger-like short swords hung on her waist. She wore a flexible hunting suit made of special material, and an iron-gray metal mask on her face.

Her charge is unstoppable, and any enemy who dares to fight head-on will be split into several pieces in an instant.

The silver moonlight began to condense on her black hair, and as the battle progressed, the moonlight stream became longer and longer.

Sylvia rushed into the artillery position and quickly eliminated the enemy while also destroying the small number of artillery. The enemy was secretly assembled and marching in a hurry. Except for a large number of rocket launchers, there was basically no other heavy firepower.

Another accurate bullet split open, and the long sword in Sylvia's hand finally couldn't hold on and broke into pieces. She casually sent the broken sword into the body of a soldier who was too close to the side, and then pulled out another one from behind. Spare sword.

Sylvia's new physical attributes were much worse than Aqua Regia's, but the combat power she exerted really made Aqua Regia feel incredible. She only had to adapt to it for a few days and became familiar with the state of her body before she solidified Aqua Regia. Beaten up.

Fortunately, the growth potential of this body is limited, Wang Shui thought to himself.

Before the 2-strong surprise attack force was annihilated, Wang Shui gave them enough time to report to Central City. The next step was to continue to put pressure on the border and force the artificial people to negotiate peace.

Just as the situation was about to slow down, Wang Shui received another news - at the old base in the protagonist's hometown [Lisenberg] town, an employee reported that [Theresa Elric] had been experiencing physical abnormalities recently. .

Is it almost time?
Wang Shui couldn't remember when the protagonist's mother passed away. He only remembered that it was due to longing and the impact of the epidemic.

This incident can be regarded as an important driving force for the protagonist's brothers to enter the plot. Now the plot has a lot of deviations. The protagonist's side is still normal, but Wang Shui seems to have some ideas and rushes over.

The town of Lisenberg is much more prosperous than before, and the size of the town has become larger. However, under Wang Shui's deliberate guidance, the suburbs of his old base have not been developed and still retain the original flavor.

Returning to the place where he started learning alchemy, Wang Shui knocked on the door, and what came out to greet him was an old woman with a stooped figure.

"Grandma Binako, I'm back."

This old man was Hohenheim's drinking buddy when he first came to this town. He was an excellent mechanic, but he was very old now.

"Mr. Via, I didn't expect you to come back first. Thank you very much for your support to Teresa and her son over the years."

"No, that's what Mr. Hohenheim deserves. How is Teresa's situation?"

The two of them said that they had already entered the room. Teresa was sitting on the sofa in the living room with a thin blanket covering her legs, eating fruit with the two protagonist brothers, who were about six or seven years old.

On the surface, she looked pretty good, but from Wang Shui's perspective, her "Qi" was even weaker than that of the old man next to her.

Wang Shuiqu squatted down and carefully inspected her slightly bloodshot eyes and facial skin.

"Mr. Hill Via, I haven't seen you for many years. You are still as young as when you first came here, full of youthful energy."

"Don't worry, Mrs. Hohenheim, my husband and I are in different situations. How long ago did you start having a fever, and when did you often feel dizzy and weak?"

Wang Shui's words lowered Teresa's vigilance and made her think about her situation seriously.

"The fever started a week ago, and it's not good after taking the medicine prescribed by the doctor. The frailty was a problem a few years ago, but the doctor said it's okay. I'll get better after resting for a while. I'm used to it."

Teresa smiled gently. She touched the heads of the two children, trying to hide her discomfort.

Wang Shui handed her a card full of information, and then activated the alchemy. He wanted to use the power of [healing] and [restoration] to adjust Theresa's body, but the effect was very poor.In other words, she is now like an oil lamp that is about to burn out. No matter how you repair the outer shell, it is useless. You must refill the oil lamp.

At this time, Aqua Regia suddenly showed a polite smile. He took out some silver needles, disinfected them and gave Teresa a slight stimulation to cleanse her stomach and refresh her mind.

But Teresa's problem is lack of vitality, heart and lung stagnation, and the functions of her five internal organs are declining. Moreover, it is difficult for her to generate her "qi" on her own. Aqua regia cannot draw qi from other parts of her body to govern herself, so aqua regia relies on the energy of dragon veins. , slightly stabilizing her life.

Otherwise she might not survive next summer.

However, dragon vein energy cannot directly replenish a person's "qi". In Teresa's current situation, that is, she can live vigorously until next summer, she will still have to burn it out.

"Ah, I feel better, Mr. Via! Thank you!"

After about an hour of treatment, Teresa had regained a lot of strength. The dull pain and weakness in her body had disappeared, and she was able to get up and move normally, which surprised her.

The two little guys were a little bit confused at first, but when they saw that Wang Shui cured their mother, they immediately became energetic and boldly approached Wang Shui and asked what this magical method was.

Wang Shui said a few perfunctory words before saying goodbye and leaving. He just called Granny Binako and came to the main road outside.

"Before the end of this year, I will capture Mr. Hohenheim." Wang Shui said very seriously.

"Theresa, is her illness serious?!"

"Only Hohenheim could have kept her alive, but I don't think he would have done it, and Tereza wouldn't have let him."

After hearing Wang Shui's words, Granny Binako was shocked at first, and then quickly returned to normal.

"It actually needs...Mr. Via, can you confirm? Theresa is still very young..."

"Emotions are also a very stubborn cause of disease. Her thoughts were too heavy and overwhelmed her body. Negative emotions will affect the hormone balance in the body, and if it lasts, it will cause incurable damage to the body. I am confident in this aspect. Since I said it can’t be cured, and the conventional methods in this world definitely can’t cure it.”

"Is that so..."

"I will call Mr. Hohenheim back as soon as possible. As for Theresa, you can tell her directly that she will be healthy at least until next summer."

After Wang Shui said goodbye, he immediately located his location in Hohenheim. After all, he was arranging means to target the [Little Man in the Bottle] along the nodes of the formation formation on the country. He would not go to the center or outside the national border, so the drone was very fast. He was discovered.

After informing Hohenheim that his wife was seriously ill and dying, someone sent by Aqua Regia sent him a full set of special tickets so that he could get home quickly using the logistics network that Aqua Regia had built over the years.

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Four days later, by the river in the town of Lisenberg, Wang Shui met Hohenheim, who had returned home last night.

"How's the work going? Mr. Hohenheim."

"I heard about you, Sylvia, [Mirror Alchemist], the largest arms supplier in Amestris. Thank you for taking care of them, thank you for notifying me to come back, and thank you For your treatment of Teresa, your alchemy skills have surpassed mine." Hohenheim said his thanks, but his face was full of alienation and indifference.

"What? Are you dissatisfied with me joining the androids? Or are you disgusted with me using the money from arms sales to take care of your wife and children?"

Aqua regia is quite relaxing.

"It seems that they attach great importance to you and let you know a lot of inside information, and you still maintain respect for me. So if I want to know their purpose, do I need to pay anything?"

"Don't be like this, Mr. Hohenheim, I have always regarded you as my teacher, and I respect the way you handle the Philosopher's Stone. I am a little lacking in compassion, but I am not a philistine businessman. They did not treat me. It’s too much to confess, at least the matter of forming the formation of the land is still hidden from me.”

Aqua Regia's explanation obviously did not satisfy Hohenheim.

"Don't you already know that now?"

"Yes, as long as you know the necessary conditions for making the Philosopher's Stone - the Seal of Blood, and then deduce the formation of the land from this round and turbulent country, it is not difficult for an alchemist of my level. , In fact, many people know about this, only the arrogant androids think that their plan is very secret."

Hohenheim was silent for a while. He lost his patience and wanted to leave.

“Aren’t you ready to take action regarding Theresa’s situation?”

"I... don't have the qualifications. The Philosopher's Stone flowing in my body does not belong to me, and Teresa refused before I hesitated."

"You have a good wife." Wang Shui was quite emotional. It was not that simple to see through life and death, but he continued:
"If the Philosopher's Stone was made from a death row prisoner who had committed a heinous crime, would you use it?"

As Wang Shui spoke, he took out a red stone from his pocket and tossed it up and down with his left hand.

"You did get together with them!"

Hohenheim's expression changed, and he took a step back and was about to take action immediately, but nothing happened after the red lightning spread out.

"This! What's going on!"

"Save your blood, you don't want to consume it indiscriminately, right? This stone was made by myself and has nothing to do with the artificial people. The material is some scum. I can tell you their plans for the artificial people, but these are all mine Just listen to my guess. I just hope you can maintain your basic trust in me and accept my help. Apart from you, I don’t know anyone else who has enough power to fight against - [The Little Man in the Bottle]. "

Aqua regia's words made Hohenheim calm down a little, but he still glanced at the land under his feet from time to time.

"Don't worry, what you see with your eyes may deceive you. You want to analyze the soil under your feet and attack me, but I have already changed the composition of the nearby soil. This is a special organic material that is very different from regular soil. If it is too big to be understood, even the Philosopher's Stone will be unable to grasp it."

As Shui Wang confessed slowly, Hohenheim gradually got in the mood to talk to him.

This is a relatively common rhetoric technique. It roughly uses information advantage to make oneself look particularly candid, but the main actor has to take the initiative and show that he has a better way out, but still chooses to be candid, which is easy to win people's trust.

Observing Hohenheim's weak trust, Wang Shui smiled:
"Okay, let's make a decision first. Use the soul of a murderer who died without mercy to repair the body of your wife Theresa. Should you do it? Let me tell you in advance that even if you don't use it, I will use it for research. ."

Hohenheim's expression management gradually became messy, and his sad and tangled look made Wang Shui regret it. After all, he didn't want to play with other people's emotions and souls.

"No!"

Hohenheim decisively refused. A man who had lived for more than 400 years and could communicate with more than 50 wailing souls shed pure human tears.

Wang Shui sighed, he lost, he lost the bet to Sylvia.

Although Sylvia didn't know Hohenheim well, she just chose the opposite result to argue with Aqua Regia. It was Aqua Regia who thought that Hohenheim would use this relatively "clean" Philosopher's Stone.

"Take her away." Wang Shui said.

Hohenheim slowly sat on the ground, wiped away his tears and looked at the river calmly, asking: "Let's go? Where to go?"

"Take her to redeem her sins with you. Well, I mean to take her out for a walk to see the beauty of the natural mountains and rivers. Accompanying her during this last period is much better than dying here quietly by herself." .”

As he spoke, Wang Shui took out a large gourd from the suitcase at his feet. It was the kind of sun-dried medicine gourd with patterns of alchemy and alchemy carved on it.Aqua regia threw the gourd to Hohenheim.

"You should have seen this, the elixir. I refined it according to Theresa's physical condition. Take one pill a week. Until next summer, her body will be stronger than yours. If there is any abnormality in your body, you can take more. You can also eat some to gain physical enhancement...

Ahem, the refining method is engraved on the gourd. If you need medicinal herbs, please contact my company.Edward and the others can be left to Granny Binako for the time being. "

Hohenheim looked down at the gourd in his hand and asked after a few seconds of silence:
"Why are you helping me so much...is it because of the alchemy knowledge?"

"Not really, I just hope that you can complete the work with high quality and quantity. I don't want the business empire that I have worked hard to build for so many years to be destroyed by those artificial people. Okay, it's time for you to go home. Regarding the specific measures, I will call professionals to discuss the plan for the artificial man tomorrow afternoon."

Hohenheim left, and Aqua Regia still stood by the river, watching the river flow quietly.

"What are you thinking about?" Sylvia suddenly asked in the thinking network.

"I'm just considering whether the original plot can still proceed normally. Although I can escape from this world at any time, I still want to see the ending and see the power of God."

"Then you still help Teresa?"

“Tsk, I, although sometimes I want to watch some heavy-tasting things, I always look forward to a happy ending to the story.

"Tragedy is the destruction of valuable things in life for people to see." Many "smart" authors will always try to play with tragedy. After all, this is the easiest technique to touch people's hearts.

I once went from hating tragedies to liking tragedies. Of course, I like to read them because of the superb skills of the authors, not because I like to watch people being tortured.

Alas, I was often affected by many real tragedies in reality. The first short period of my life was dull and warm. The biggest tragedy I experienced personally was probably my own failure.

Now that I have an exciting and interesting life, I have encountered special circumstances, I have lived in instability and strived to improve myself, and I have personally experienced some misfortunes. Now I seem to be much less indifferent to this kind of life and death. I was just wondering if I have also begun to change. Extraordinary?

Sorry, it's a bit incoherent. After reading too many books, I will always feel some inexplicable emotions.

As for intervening in Hohenheim's matter...it's just me being hypocritical. I think separation between life and death is painful enough, but not being able to spend the last time together is too much. "

Wang Shui said a lot, Sylvia just listened quietly, and after a long time she answered:
"No, you are still very ordinary, a mortal."

　Sorry, I'm not feeling well. I've been having frequent alternations of hot and cold recently, and I've also stayed up late (oh my super brother, my three maggot brothers). I suddenly had a fever today and it made me feel very uncomfortable. Just polishing the article makes me dizzy. It's severe, but don't worry, I'll feel better in the evening after taking the medicine.

　　I won’t stop updating. I have saved the manuscript but don’t have the energy to polish it. I’ll see if it will be better tomorrow.

　　I'm going to have something to eat first, sweet dreams everyone.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)