my slow journey to infinity

Chapter 68 The Alchemist’s Simple Addition and Subtraction
Wang Shui has an average personality, but occasionally he keeps his word.

Giving the Edward brothers hope, Wang Shui did not take action immediately, but began to look through all the books about synthetic beasts in the villa.

"Edward, Al, you two go help me sift through this beast's recent research notes, get all the information from his laboratory, and make a copy of all the formation formations. Make sure there are no mistakes or omissions."

Edward and the others hurriedly searched, while Wang Shui began to look through all the books in the study room outside.

Wang Shui is not just cramming, he is really memorizing and understanding this knowledge at a high speed. He needs to figure out the synthesis method in order to reversely crack it. He cannot be careless in this aspect.

In order to prevent confusion or missed reading, Wang Shui also piled the books sideways on the ground while reading.

His reading speed was extremely terrifying. When the sunlight completely disappeared, the books that had been scattered throughout the villa had already piled up a castle on the ground.

After going through all the information quickly, Wang Shui also wrote more than ten pages of information by hand.

Edward and Al looked at what Aquaria Wang had compiled, and they could still understand it at first. But when they wanted to follow the calculations later, their minds quickly slowed down, and they felt that their thinking was abnormally stuck.

Eleven hours passed. Wang Shui subconsciously took the hot milk handed by Al and drank it. Then he put down the pen in his hand and exhaled heavily.

"Mr. Via, over there with Shutak, do you want to give him something to eat? Or put him down first?"

"It's been two years, Al, and you still maintain this extra kindness. Does hanging him count as torture? Do you want me to provide him with good food and drink?"
I am easy to talk to. As long as he is willing to fuse with a bed bug and taste the pain of his soul and body being torn apart and mixed together, I can satisfy him in any request, but I am afraid that he will only want to die. "

When Wang Shui spoke, he had already stood up from the chair piled with books and stretched his body.

"Okay, there's no need to blame yourself at this level. You two... help me clear out a clearing, three meters square."

Wang Shui originally wanted to say, "You two go out first." He didn't want the two brothers to see some dangerous knowledge, but after struggling for half a second, he still acquiesced to the two brothers watching.

After all, they both have pretty good personalities and outlook on life, and they probably won't grow up to be bad guys who abuse alchemy.

The clearing was quickly cleared, and Wang Shui returned to the car and took out a set of special soft-tip pens. The pen tips were made of metal, but they were very soft.

The ink in this pen is similar to a brush, and the ink stored in it is similar to a fountain pen. The nibs can be large or small, flat or spherical, some are like brushes, and some are like fine needles.

This set of tools was made by Aqua Regia, but it was not invented by him. Yes, this is the special alchemy pen in the main world of the dream system.

The pen curtain unfolds into a shape similar to a tactical belt and can be easily fixed around the waist.

This refining required extremely high precision, so Aqua Regia used professional equipment.

Complex lines are quickly formed under his pen, and the ink dries as soon as it hits the ground. The pen tip passes by, leaving a uniform and stable black mark.

After finishing the painting on the ground, blue lightning flowed from Shui Wang's fingertips, and the burst of energy shattered the surrounding books, and then quickly integrated them into thick white square cardboards. The next content will be painted on these 19 cardboards.

The two Edward brothers watched in awe as Wang Shui's mammoth preparations were made, and they did not dare to disturb him. However, when Shui Wang completed the last formation, the two brothers could no longer remain calm.

"Mr. Via! This! This is it!"

"Yes, the human body formation formation is consistent with the framework you used back then. The girl's body has been consumed, so her body needs to be reshaped.

In fact, not only her body, but her soul also needs to be reshaped. The specific knowledge is recorded on the formation arrays "0", "3", "11", and "17". "0" is the one on the ground. "

While Wang Shui gave a brief introduction, he placed the cardboards around the room. The human-canine hybrid beast and the beast Shutak were also placed in the refining array, and there was a vague arrangement of them.

The two brothers were silent for a while in shock, and then Alphonse couldn't help but asked the question cautiously:

"Mr. Via, can you... be able to resurrect the dead?"

Wang Shui stopped what he was doing, looked at the two brothers seriously, and said in a very sure tone:

"No, but it depends on how you define death. I can tell you clearly that the dead cannot be resurrected, especially those whose souls have dissipated. They cannot be resurrected in any case, even if it is "God" or "Truth", Can't do it either.

I thought you would have a longer memory after seeing despair. Haven’t you thought for so long that with Hohenheim and I’s ability, we wouldn’t be able to cure Theresa?It was she who chose to die. If you still love her, don't disturb her sleep. "

"Did mother choose to die!?"

Edward was even more confused. His mood was now so complex that it was difficult to think calmly. He could only look at Shui Wang helplessly, expecting Shui Wang to tell him the details.

But Wang Shui had no intention of answering directly. He put on six special rings engraved with the formation formation and raised his hands above his head.

Lightning flashed in the room instantly!
The vision of the two Edward brothers was filled with black and white light. All 19 cardboards floated into the air and began to rotate according to a certain pattern. One of the cardboards flew directly above the formation on the ground and rotated to look down at the entire scene.

"Today is a rare reunion. Let me be more verbose. How much do you know about [equivalent exchange]?
When the price is relatively cheap, everyone thinks [equivalent exchange] is reasonable and profitable.After all, charcoal can be exchanged for diamonds, and scrap iron can be exchanged for refined steel, but is this considered [equivalent]? "

Aqua Regia's mouth happened to be idle when he activated the large-scale alchemy technique.

"Thinking about it on the other hand, once the price becomes expensive and the product becomes cheap, everyone will feel a loss, so no one will exchange refined steel for scrap iron. People always pursue profits and avoid disadvantages. This is not equivalent either.

If the cost is close to the result, and if catalysts such as [Ethics], [Morality], and [Humanity] are mixed in, the alchemist will become dangerous and crazy.

I originally wanted to wait until you are older to tell you. At that time, it would have taken at least 10 lives to save Teresa.

Now, I want to ask you, if 10 criminals with heinous crimes were exchanged for your mother's life, would you feel it was a gain or a loss?Will you do it decisively? "

Wang Shui's words made the two brothers stunned, and then fell into silence.

"You seem to understand her choice? That's good. Although I don't agree with it, I respect Teresa's choice. Now that you know the truth and learned to think, let's put it into practice immediately. I will come up with it. A few questions to test you."

As Aqua Regia lowered his arm, a bright light emitted a dazzling light under the cardboard floating in the air in the center of the room.

The two Edward brothers looked over subconsciously, and then they were even more shocked.

They saw a stone gate, one that existed in reality - [Gate of Truth]!
The black and white lightning that agitated the whole place had subsided a lot, and the nerves of the two brothers were already a little numb. Their emotions had not rested since they discovered Shutak's evil deeds today.

At this time, they could only look at Wang Shui blankly, waiting for this gentleman who was more of a teacher than a teacher to explain.

"You shouldn't be unfamiliar with it. Yes, this is the door of truth, my door of truth. By learning the knowledge of synthetic beasts, I have located the reverse synthesis information. Now I only need to pay the price and open this door. If you open the door, you can get the correct solution by reverse engineering. Isn’t it fair and profitable?”

Wang Shui smiled at the two dazed brothers and continued: "Because I have enough knowledge, if I want to spy on this part of the "truth" now, I only need to consume "0.35" complete lives, which is about the life below my abdomen. All bodies, and the souls corresponding to these bodies.

But this is not enough. We also have to pay the price of reshaping the girl's body. If we want to complete the human body, we must build the body with extreme precision.

After this, there is still a soul. The little girl’s soul has many damages or even incompletes, and needs souls of equal value to repair it, but a complete soul is not enough. There is also memory. Fortunately, the price of memory is relatively cheap, but we can’t. You can make it up yourself.

The cost of repairing the body and soul is about "0.92" a complete life, including the "0.35" cost of acquiring knowledge. Just consuming it is not enough for me...

Okay, it seems you understand the question. The first question is, do I, Sylvia, want to sacrifice myself to save this little girl? "

The two brothers shook their heads in silence, without any entanglement. They did not think that Wang Shui should sacrifice himself.

"Okay, the first question is a bonus question, full marks, and then comes the second question - now the formation formation and the little girl's state can be maintained for 30 minutes. If she does not have "30" complete lives within 1.27 minutes, she will It will disappear forever, disappearing in pain.

Oh no, the price has increased now, her soul has begun to collapse, and now it's "1.3".

The longer you delay, the higher the price will be. Listen, Edward, you have experienced sacrifice, and your current worth is about "0.8" or more. Al only has a soul, and he is about "0.5". Your current worth is just enough [equivalent exchange] 】.

Believe in my skills, I can give you two a precise number of tenths of life left, so that you can live a good few years. How about changing it? "

Edward actually hesitated, and so did Al, but for only a few seconds, Edward finally shook his head.

"If you hesitate, you won't get full marks. You just passed the second question."

Aqua regia seemed to be in no hurry.

"Next is the third question. Shutak, this beast's father, his life is "1". If you add Edward's right leg and Al's ten-year soul life, the exchange can be completed. This time, you guys are you willing? "

As expected, Edward hesitated again. He held it in for a long time, and finally said:
"Give this bastard Shutak a little life and let him receive the justice he deserves..."

As he finished speaking, Wang Shui's original smile on the two brothers who wanted to take the exam disappeared. He looked at Alphonse with a cold face and asked:
"Al, what do you think?"

Alphonse's huge armored body trembled, and he said with some stuttering:
"I...I respect my brother's choice...but...but his legs..."

"Do you want me to pay for a leg in his place?"

"No! No, Mr. Via!"

Al immediately denied it, but Wang Shui's tone at this time was obviously angry:
"And Edward, you actually asked me to spare this beast's life?! And you actually believe in the military so much? Don't you want your hands to be stained with blood? Oh, or you don't want my hands to be stained with blood too? Stained with blood? Then I really thank you for your gentleness.

You two, zero points. After today, you are not allowed to appear in my sight for half a year, and you are not allowed to ask for any knowledge. "

After Wang Shui finished speaking, he took out an ordinary alchemy pen and swung it like a sword. The bright red ink was thrown out. The ink suspended and gathered in the air, and finally condensed into a small red pebble.

Wang Shui raised his left hand and slowly tightened it, as if the air in his hand was creating great resistance.

As he successfully clenched his fist, the red pebble quickly turned into ashes.

At the same time, the black and white lightning bursting in the air also fell on the beast father Shutak and the human-canine hybrid beast, and their bodies were quickly decomposed by the lightning.

Aqua Regia raised his left hand high, and the cardboard in the room began to rotate at an accelerated speed and emit light. They moved at high speed to form light, and these lights formed a larger, three-dimensional formation array!
boom--

There was a dull vibration acting on the soul, and the [Door of Truth] opened. The black, white and gray [Eye of Truth] looked at the three people in the room plainly, and Wang Shui returned the same plain look.

When Edward and Alphonse recovered from the shock, they seemed to have lost part of their memory.

Everything in the room had turned to ashes, especially the cardboard. The bluish-white ashes were flying towards the open window.

Aqua Regia had left, and only Edward and Al were left in the room, as well as the little girl Nina on the floor.

Wang Shui did not leave any message, did not warn the two of them not to reveal his power, and did not tell them how to explain to the military the disappearance of Shutak. However, the two brothers were able to detect that this was Wang Shui. After-school homework for them.

"Brother, are we wrong?"

Alphonse asked a little aggrievedly, and at the same time he immediately checked Nina's condition. Nina was wrapped in Edward's red windbreaker, sleeping with a gentle expression.

"I don't know either... No, we were wrong."

Edward suddenly woke up. He curled up by the wall and hugged his legs and whispered:

"Mr. Via is right, [equivalent exchange] is indeed part of the "truth", but the equivalent here is not the equivalent in our eyes, but from the perspective of "truth" and "God" equivalence.

From the perspective of truth, even Mr. Via is only a life with a value of "1", even equivalent to that bastard Shutak... But we don't think so, and Mr. Via doesn't think so either... But I I think, Mr. Via did not want to tell us this simple concept. "

"Is what Mr. Via wants to teach us correct selfishness and decisive punishment of evildoers?"

Al asked, he was not sure either.

Edward shook his head:
"Cherishing one's own life should not be called selfish. It is extremely irresponsible to exchange one's own life for the life of others, even if it is an acquaintance or a cherished person. This is irresponsible behavior... I think this is That's what Mr. Via wants to tell us.

As for the issue of Shutak, Mr. Via means that the military does not care whether Shutak killed his wife and daughter. They should be more interested in Shutak's life-changing alchemy... Via What the teacher wants to teach us should be "decisiveness". "

The two brothers are speculating on the purpose of Shui Wang, and are also discussing how to explain it to the military, but one thing is certain, they will never reveal the great power of Shui Wang to the military.

Aqua regia on the other side was just angry at Edward's idea of ​​​​wanting to let Shotake live for a while.

If it weren't for the purpose of saving the Philosopher's Stone, Wang Shui would really have left Xiu Tucker alive, pinched him together with all kinds of messy souls, given him a body that would always fester and regenerate, and tortured him for decades.

Alas, after unknowingly staying in this world for more than ten years, Wang Shui felt that he had grown old and kind-hearted.

This teaching of alchemy and three views was the last of Wang Shui's patience.

He specially taught the two little guys how to be decisive and ruthless in life. Now it seems that he is too idle. He might as well do more research if he has this time.

As for the impact of simple life addition and subtraction on the two brothers, Teacher Wang Shui is no longer interested in checking the homework.

(End of this chapter)