The pirates sat and forgot, and they really believed the nine truths and one lie.

The hard days of the fishman Aaron and other prisoners will continue, but the navy has made some small gains from the latest characters to appear on the sky.

The second term of Altria's swordsmanship class is still in preparation. As the war approaches, the navy is filled with tension and austerity, and non-essential personnel cannot leave the navy headquarters at will.

The navy officers who ranked in the top ten in the swordsmanship class had their strength recognized and their loyalty to the navy tested, and they were all transferred to important positions.

Even if some people return to their original organization and their personal military rank is promoted, as long as they are not dead, they will have a smooth path to promotion in the future.

The artificially created concept of the Navy Supernova naturally has its own identity and forms its own small groups and circles. Everyone is a member of the same group and can know in advance any movement.

"You said that the alchemist in the sky is your biological father who has been missing for a long time?"

"Edward, this is not a joke, and it's a bad joke."

Edward Elric himself revealed a shocking secret in his small circle. He actually took the initiative to admit that he and von Hohenheim were father and son.

Kurapika was usually gentle and calm, and was very peaceful in his dealings with people, but his voice trembled a little when he heard the little bean's words.

Although von Hohenheim's performance in the sky is very obscure, it is not difficult to guess that the production of dangerous things that connect to the so-called hell passage must be related to this person.

Levi, who had originally closed his eyes to rest, was also startled by Edward's words and opened his eyes. It was true that you couldn't judge a person by his appearance, as this little kid actually had a father who was an alchemist.

In this era, there are all kinds of strange professions, such as fortune tellers, alchemists, animal tamers, etc. There are people practicing all kinds of unconventional ways, but most of them are not mainstream and just entertain themselves in small circles to make a living.

As for alchemy, the people present had only heard it from bards, who said that a great alchemist could turn stone into gold and transform any substance into what he wanted.

If the truth about alchemy is really as great as the bards boast, then many people would learn it, and it would not have become a profession even less popular than the others. There are far more animal tamers than alchemists.

Animal tamers can see results the fastest, but alchemists cannot produce any decent achievements. Turning ordinary stones into precious metals is even more impossible. In real life, these people are all scammers.

"I will never make a mistake with that name or that face," Edward unzipped his shirt and took out a photo from his inside pocket. It was a warm family photo.

The man standing on the far left is von Hohenheim, who appeared in the sky curtain. In the middle stands little Edward and his brother, and on the far right stands his mother.

After taking out the evidence to prove his identity, Edward put the family photo back into his inner pocket. This was his most important treasure. This was the only photo left of his broken family.

"He took photos with my mother and me, and then disappeared on a rainy night a few days later. He never came back. It was my mother who took care of everything at home and my brother by herself."

When von Hohenheim left the family, Edward had just learned to stand up and run, and his brother could only crawl on the ground. This heartless man left when the family needed money the most.

Mother Theresa raised Edward and her youngest son alone until they were ten years old. Her body finally couldn't bear the strain from years of hard work, and she eventually fell ill and died amid the crying of her sons.

Perhaps because he missed his mother too much, Edward lived in a daze during that period, until another accident happened at home.

When young Edward woke up from the accident, he was covered in blood, his house was damaged everywhere, and his younger brother was nowhere to be found. Edward himself had lost part of his memory and had no idea what happened on the day of the incident.

After telling these painful stories, there were not many people in this small circle of Navy Supernovas, and they all looked at Edward with a little sympathy.

As expected, there are few normal people who join the navy. Most of them have tragic life experiences and end up alone and helpless. The navy's supernovas all have their own pains.

However, one thing caught everyone's attention. Edward did not remember eating the devil fruit. After the incident, he had the power to make steel.

The neighbors described this incident as Edward being lucky, perhaps he accidentally ate a devil fruit one day, but now this matter is also questionable.

"Actually, there is one thing I have never told you. I don't seem to be afraid of sea water..."

Edward's words were like thunder from a clear sky, immediately making everyone present excited. It was really possible that the little bean was not a devil fruit user. Could it be that his power came from someone else?

Artificial devil fruits have too many disadvantages. Caesar Courant, a scientist recruited by the navy, created an animal-based artificial fruit that is purely an unstable blind box. No one with a little ambition would eat it.

Except for him, all others have copied bloodline factors, which are strictly speaking the fruits of copying others. They will be infected with the problems of the original owner and have various unexpected quirks.

"Did your father von Hohenheim use his advanced alchemy skills to create for you a steel fruit, or a devil fruit without weaknesses?"

Erza put forward her own guess. She tried to guess the unknown alchemy to the limit of imagination. Maybe the Armored Queen would really find the truth.

Edward remained silent after hearing this. He stretched out his iron arm. After that incident, he not only lost his brother, but also an arm and a leg.

Now these two limbs are replaced with steel. Although they cannot feel temperature, their flexibility and hardness are stronger than the original limbs. The physical disability does not cause any inconvenience to the little one in life.

"I only read books about alchemy when I was a child. They were kept in the basement of my home. After the incident, I sealed the old house."

Edward touched the photo on his chest, which was the only thing he took out from home. When he missed his family's voice and appearance, the little boy suddenly recalled a fragment of memory.

When Edward just learned to crawl, he was held in his father's arms. In his vague memory, von Hohenheim was a gentle father who liked to tell stories to his children.

Thinking back on these stories now, they are not fairy tales but mythological fables, describing hell to a baby under five years old. Von Hohenheim was also a pretty hellish person.

"Box of Sorrow, my father seemed to have mentioned this thing"!

The time was too far away, it was more than ten years ago. Edward was trying hard to recall the memories of that time. He was too young and could not remember many words.

The Box of Sorrow seems to have been commissioned by a woman to be made by a craftsman. After the craftsman received the production fee, he knew the function of the Box of Sorrow. It is the key connecting hell and reality.