my slow journey to infinity

Chapter 66 Appropriate Despair

Returning to ordinary, happy and fulfilling daily life, time always flies by.

The biggest change in the past two years was probably that in the late spring and early summer of the next year, Hohenheim and Teresa returned to the small town of Lisenberg after traveling for a long time and spent a wonderful summer with their two children.

Teresa still died, and Hohenheim left here as if to escape and resumed his work of atonement.

He was also a very inadequate husband and father.

For Wang Shui, life has become a fulfilling learning journey, not only the professional knowledge of alchemy, magic, mathematics, physics and chemistry, but also the knowledge of being a president and a leader. He is leading a small country to develop rapidly and change. this world.

On October 1910, 10, the world line forcibly corrected itself. Originally, the two Edward brothers came into contact with the knowledge of alchemy much later, but they still refined the human body on this day.

Wang Shui didn't even pay special attention to this matter. He thought that Theresa did not die suddenly of illness in the end, and that Hohenheim also stayed with his wife and son in the end. The two little guys could slowly accept life, old age, illness and death, and would not think about resurrecting their mother. thing.

He has only been living here in the past two years because of the beautiful scenery, pleasant climate, and relatively complete laboratories at the old base.

On that fateful day, at midnight, Wang Shui felt familiar energy fluctuations. He slowly put down the pen in his hand, got up and went outside.In the distance, there was a blue light flashing in the direction of Hohenheim's house, and there was also a heart-stopping aura from there.

Oh, what a mess.

Wang Shui shook his head and drove his car over. When he arrived outside Hohenheim's house, he happened to run into Granny Binako and her little granddaughter Wenli who came to check. The two were just a little worried and nothing special. in a hurry.

"Good evening...Mr. Via? Why did you come here too? Is it because of the uncomfortable feeling just now?"

Wen Li, who is considered the future heroine in this group drama, is still very young, but her behavior is already quite polite and generous, and she is also very sensible. She knows how to say hello politely when she sees Wang Shui, but she still cannot understand Wang Shui's serious expression. meaning.

On the other hand, Granny Binako next to her opened her eyes wide. She raised these two little guys as her own grandchildren, so she asked eagerly:

"What happened?"

Wang Shui nodded, walked quickly to the main door, stretched out his hand and twisted it, and found that the door was locked from the inside.

"I have the key here..." Wen Li said as she went to take out the key, but before she could finish her words, she only heard a bang.

While Wang Shui couldn't unscrew it, his left hand quickly reached his waist. He quickly drew his gun, and the bullet accurately destroyed the door lock.

The sound of gunshots startled Wen Li, but Wang Shui didn't pay attention. He just used his right hand to open the door. In fact, it was no different from him kicking the door open, but Wang Shui thought it would be more handsome to use a gun.

Wang Shui seemed to be heading straight to the attic in a hurry, but in fact he had already anticipated what would happen above. The moment he opened the wooden door of the attic, a burning smell of sulfur compounds mixed with the smell of blood rushed towards the door. Three people.

Wen Li just frowned. After seeing the scene inside, she shouted "Edward" and rushed towards the protagonist in a pool of blood.

The card that arrived before her was the card thrown by Aqua Regia. After the card landed, a large amount of blue lightning erupted, which immediately stopped the bleeding and healed the wound of Edward, who had lost his entire right arm and left leg below the knee.

Edward, who had lost too much blood, just muttered "Alphonse" and fainted after a few seconds.

Wang Shui first glanced at the humanoid creature created by the two brothers in the human body refining array, and then moved his eyes to the blood seal that preserved the soul of his younger brother Alphonse.

From the perspective of "qi", the soul that has lost its body has become a separate and simple "qi", losing the effect of change and recovery, but it is also purer. But now the younger brother Al is not conscious, and his The soul is too weak and falls into dormancy.

"Mr. Via! Edward! Can Edward be saved?!"

The large amount of blood frightened Wen Li, but she still faced it bravely. She was trying to drag Edward out. There was an aqua regia car outside that could take Edward to the hospital.

"Don't worry, he's fine." Wang Shui patted Wen Li's head, and then walked towards the armor where Al's blood seal was attached.

"Mr. Via has already treated Edward. Calm down, Wenli. Put him by the wall first and go get a basin of water below. Mr. Via, where is Alphonse?"

Granny Binaco was much calmer. She already knew that Aqua Regia was very powerful, and she also learned from Hohenheim that Aqua Regia was as wealthy as the country's economic strength. She even heard Hohenheim tease him, saying that besides him, Mr. Hill Via also He could let Teresa live, but Teresa refused.

Granny Binako is now more worried about her missing brother Al.

Wang Shui knocked on the iron armor and said casually: "Al is here, but he is unconscious. Let's clean up Edward first. Well, put them two in your machine workshop first and then clean up. I think When they wake up, they’re not going to want to face this.”

The "this" in Wang Shui's mouth refers to the charred humanoid corpse in the large iron basin in the center of the human body forging array.

Sure enough, with the accuracy of alchemy, the basin containing the materials would not be alchemized into it at the same time. The previous rumors on the Internet were just a joke.

"Is this true! Teresa..."

"No," Wang Shui shook his head, "With their computing power, mental strength, and the simple formation formation on the ground, they cannot complete the directional refinement, let alone a person whose soul has dissipated. But there is no point in saying this now. Use, save people first."

Speaking of aqua regia, arcs of electricity surged at his fingertips, and he instantly changed the material of the armor that contained the blood mark of Al's soul, using extremely strong organic ceramic steel to form an interlocking pancake-shaped structure, like a tightly buckled pocket watch. The blood seal protected it.

He threw the entire set of armor into a large wooden box, put a blanket on it and threw Edward in. Then he casually picked up the large wooden box and went downstairs lightly. Wenli, who was rushing up the stairs with a basin of water, looked shocked and quickly gave way. space.

It was just an ordinary autumn night outside, and the whole world was peaceful, but the story of these two little guys began here.

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"Al!"

Edward yelled and sat up from the hospital bed. He stretched out his hands to grab his brother in his dream, but he missed it, and he could only see his left hand.

Soon the door opened and Wenli rushed in. When she saw Edward woke up, she immediately rushed up and hugged him, shouting happily "You finally woke up", but at this time Edward was more worried about his brother.

"Where's Al! Where's Alphonse!"

"Al is outside..." Wenli subconsciously answered. Edward had thrown away the quilt with his remaining left hand and rolled out of bed. Then he immediately lost his balance and fell heavily to the ground!
People who have just lost a limb cannot quickly get used to being incomplete. They always feel that their limbs still exist. Most people can stand on one leg, but Edward cannot.

An inexplicable sharp pain came from the severed parts of his left leg and right shoulder, and the following discomfort of heavier burning, numbness, needle pricks and being crushed made the young Edward sweat profusely in an instant.

But he gritted his teeth and persisted, making a hissing sound from his mouth and nose as his breathing was compressed. He crawled outside with his remaining left hand and right foot.

"Stop! Edward! Stop! There is a wheelchair here!" Wen Li shouted angrily, holding down Edward unceremoniously and pulling him to the wheelchair next to him.

Little Wenli burst out with great strength at this time. She straightened Edward's head, making his frightened eyes look directly into hers, and said loudly: "Quiet, calm down, Al is fine, he and Mr. Via are here Outside, calm down and I'll push you out."

It was the calm gaze of his familiar childhood playmate that gave Edward hope. He gradually calmed down. Although cold sweat was still breaking out and his breathing was still rapid, he did show his mature side and nodded heavily.

When Winry pushed him out of the door, Edward also remembered the details of that night. His eyes became evasive. When he saw the familiar armor with his familiar posture, leaning against the wall with his knees in his arms, Edward shed tears. He couldn't stop it anymore, and his eyes gradually lost their energy.

"elder brother……"

Alphonse's voice came from the armor, and the empty armor made the voice reverberate. Edward's body trembled, and he lowered his head, not daring to look at his brother or speak.

"Wen Li, dissolve this elixir in saline solution and give it to Edward to drink. Otherwise, even if he won't faint from pain, he will still go into dehydration shock, and it will be difficult to get an intravenous drip without even one hand."

Aqua regia told jokes about hell, but no one in the room laughed, and no one had the time to be angry. Wen Li obediently took the elixir and went to prepare it, while Edward didn't react at all.

"Mr. Via! Granny Binaco said you can cure your brother!"

At this time, Alphonse, who had only his soul left, suddenly broke the silence in the room, and Aqua Regia, who was writing and drawing at the dispensing table, also stopped.

"She should have said that I can help you recover."

Wang Shui's words made Edward raise his head in surprise. He was not in a daze just now. He was thinking about the knowledge to restore his brother and himself. However, although he studied alchemy systematically and deeply with his master, he had no knowledge in this aspect at all. Knowledge.

He knew that medical reattachment of severed limbs required the original limb, and his right arm, left leg, and Alphonse's body had physically disappeared.

Hearing Wang Shui's words, he was very shocked, his eyes were immediately full of expectation, and he requested with a trembling voice:

"Mr. Via...can you really make Al recover? Please..."

""Equal exchange"!Have you forgotten even this?Changing back to Alphonse's body cannot be achieved by preparing the materials that make up the body. Do you really know what you have done? "Wang Shui was almost laughed out of anger by the two brothers.

"Then...can you exchange it with my body?"

"Brother!" Al shouted loudly next to him, "No! Mr. Via, I don't want to exchange my body with my brother! I'm fine now! Let's restore my brother's hands and feet first! This should be much easier!"

"Quiet." Wang Shui said softly. He dropped the stack of draft paper in his hand on the ground so that both brothers could see clearly. What was drawn on it was the human body formation they drew that night. , and many additional extensions.

"I think you haven't understood your childish thoughts. Do you really understand the meaning of the symbols you wrote? Do you know what "sacrifice" means? !The most terrifying thing in the world is for ignorant, fearless and arrogant people to gain power. How dare you spy on the "truth" at your level?
Oh, original recovery of severed limbs is no longer a problem at the level of modern medicine and alchemy, but because of your "sacrifice" behavior, it is now more difficult to restore Edward's hands and feet than to restore Al's body. Edward sacrificed himself twice. ! "

When Wang Shui said this, Wen Li had already walked in with a cup, and Granny Binako followed, but she did not interrupt or say anything to the two brothers. She did not want to touch the two children at will, who were now lost and sensitive. In my heart, I also believe in Mr. Via. He said that he has a way and he is also qualified to criticize.

"Save Al first..." Edward whispered. His attention was not on the water glass handed over by Winry, and he had no intention of drinking it.

"Drink the medicine." Aqua regia said calmly. He did not use a threatening tone, but Edward's body was shaken and he drank the light green, bitter and salty medicine honestly.

Wang Shui did not show off and said directly:

"I won't save you. Even your parents won't allow me to save you. As for why," Wang Shui looked at Edward and looked into his eyes in surprise, "This is for you two arrogant people." Lesson learned, the way to recover your body needs to be found by the two of you, and I will give you any support other than direct help.

Guaranteeing that you will not die easily is the greatest kindness I can give. "

After Wang Shui finished speaking, the Elric brothers fell into a deeper depression. Although Granny Binaco was a little moved, her eyes were very firm. She approved Wang Shui's approach.

If aqua regia was backing them, these two brothers would cherish their lives even less.

Wen Li, on the other hand, had a pleading look on her face and didn't know what to say. She could only watch Wang Shui get up and leave.

"Wen Li, take Edward's physical data and go to the [Sany Mechanical Armor Workshop] in the town to get two sets of [Special Armor]. I have already said hello to them."

"it is good!"

Upon hearing [Special Armor], Wen Li instantly became energetic.

Wang Shui waved his hand, and at the same time as he left, the draft paper on the ground filled with knowledge about human body formation spontaneously ignited into ashes. No, it was so clean that there was no trace of dust.

As Wang Shui left, Granny Binako and Wen Li also left here, leaving room for the two brothers to communicate.

The atmosphere in the room lost the sense of oppression, but was soon filled with depression again.

"elder brother……"

Alphonse, who was curled up by the wall, stood up. He controlled the huge armor and came to squat down next to his brother, then carefully leaned on the wheelchair.

"I'm sorry, Al... I made you lose your body, and... I killed your mother again..."

Edward recalled that night, when the resurrected 'Mother' reached out to him after they paid a huge price.Recalling this scene made him even more heartbroken. He clearly remembered that his resurrected 'mother' died again soon after.

"No! Brother, Mr. Via said that what we resurrected was not our mother! Instead, we completely created a new "person". Our bodies paid the price of insufficient knowledge. We sacrificed our bodies to read about the refining of the human body. Knowledge, simply constituting the human body, will not consume our bodies!

Mr. Via helped me stabilize my soul. I just remembered what happened that night yesterday. It was my soul that waved to you in the new "human" body. At that time, I lost my body and was quickly trapped in that It's an empty shell, but the body is also decaying rapidly..."

Edward was surprised, but as if a weight was suddenly lifted off him, his body relaxed a little... Great, he didn't kill his mother again!

At this time, the elixir of aqua regia took effect, and the pain caused by [Phantom Pain Syndrome] was suppressed. With the new strength emerging from his body, Edward solemnly said to his brother:

"Al! Since Mr. Via said that there is a way to restore you in the world, I will do it no matter what! I will make you return to normal, believe me!"

"I believe it, brother! But we have to recover our bodies together!"

Under the intervention of Wang Shui, the two brothers recovered their spirits earlier than in the original work, but their future road will not be much smoother.

　After typing, I went to watch the competition. I thought it was uploaded... Or I just finished dinner and started the night typing phase, only to realize that it was not posted...

　　Anyway, congratulations to WBG!

　　
　
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