The Last Alchemist

After leaving Caopo Village, Rosen and his group continued walking towards Sunderland Town.

After walking for a while, Anne looked at Mary, then at the little Alice held by Rosen, and whispered: "Rosen, where are you going to take them?"

Rosen was also thinking about this issue along the way. When Annie asked, he said, "Actually, I want to take them to the small town of Sunderland."

It's already past two in the afternoon, and it will get dark soon. Once dark, monsters will appear, and the wild will become extremely dangerous. Anne alone may not be able to protect everyone. Seeking refuge in a small town is the best option.

Anne's eyes widened with disbelief on her face. She pulled Rosen aside, leaned into his ear, and said in a low voice: "Rosen, you have to think clearly, this disease is contagious, and it may not pose a great threat in the early and middle stages. But it’s hard to say when your body is covered with abscesses. There are thousands of people in the town, just in case.”

Rosen said softly: "Don't worry, I've thought about this carefully. This disease is actually not very contagious. Otherwise, there wouldn't be only 20 patients in Caopo Village in more than five years, right?" "

"It seems reasonable, but I still feel scared." Anne was dubious.

Rosen explained: "I'm not saying this casually. I just used my alchemical power to check the bodies of little Alice and Mary myself. I found that even at this point, the evil spirit that made them sick still only exists in her body. It will not spread to ordinary people as long as they don’t touch their bodies directly.”

After saying that, he turned to Mary and said, "Is that so, Sister Mary?"

Mary was a little unsure: "It was like this in the past few years. Except for us, no one in the village got sick. But the situation has changed in the past year and a half. Many people in the village have never touched us, but they all got sick." ”

When she said this, Anne became even more worried.

Rosen smiled coldly: "It is true that other people in the village are sick, but whether their illness has anything to do with you is another matter. I can now confirm that other people are sick for other reasons, and it is definitely not because of you!"

"Really?" Anne and Mary asked in unison.

"I'm sure!" Rosen nodded. This conclusion was not a guess, nor was it an assumption based on similarities to syphilis, but a fact he came to after using his alchemical power to observe.

Anne immediately asked: "But why did they get sick?"

Rosen shrugged his shoulders: "Who knows? Maybe they all went to the town of Sunderland to find coquettish women. Maybe someone deliberately made them sick. Everything needs to be carefully investigated to know."

Hearing this, Annie tasted something: "Rosen, you are the one who doubts the devil in the village."

"Shh~" Rosen shook his head: "Nothing has been decided yet, so don't make random guesses."

He continued: "In addition to safety factors, only in the small town of Sunderland can we obtain alchemy equipment and synthesize medicines to treat diseases."

Since killing the vampire, Annie was very convinced of Rosen. Now that he was sure that the disease would not be contagious, she felt relieved. After thinking about it, she said: "It's not okay for us to enter the town like this. If someone sees him, it will definitely Get kicked out."

Rosen nodded: "This is indeed a big problem, but I have already thought of a solution. Annie!"

"What's the matter?" Annie stood up straight subconsciously.

"First rush to Sunderland Town, buy a covered carriage, rent or buy a house with a wall in a remote place, and then drive the carriage back to take us into the city."

Annie was worried: "Is it too dangerous for you in this wilderness? What if you encounter a monster?"

Rosen insisted: "It's okay. Look, Sister Mary is lame. I'm holding a little girl in my arms. It's really tiring to walk all the way."

Seeing that Annie was still reluctant, Rosen smiled and said: "If you are really worried, just go back as soon as possible. If it is delayed until night, it will be really dangerous!"

For some reason, Rosen's tone was very relaxed, but Anne could sense his firm will. This little guy is obviously only 14 years old, but he is very independent, and once he decides to do something, he will do it to the end, and his choice is often the right one.

This was evident when he designed the entire process of killing vampires.

With no other choice, Anne could only take out her own crossbow and hand it to Rosen: "Then I will rush to Sunderland Town now. You can hold this for self-defense."

"good."

The hand crossbow is a great weapon, powerful and easy to use. Rosen was a little nervous when he was alone in the wilderness, so having this thing made him feel more at ease.

He hung the hand crossbow on his waist and ordered: "When you arrive in Sunderland town, you must buy two steel swords and silver swords made of high-quality fish-scale steel, and then buy a high-quality steel-scale leather armor. By the way, don’t forget to buy a few bottles of green crystal ointment from the herbalist. Mary’s eldest sister also needs that stuff for her leg injury.”

When Annie heard this, she couldn't help shouting: "No, no, this is absolutely not possible! Green crystal paste is okay, but the equipment you mentioned are very expensive. A piece of steel scale leather armor costs at least 100 rand, made of fish scale steel The weapons are more expensive, a steel sword costs 300 rand. I can’t afford such a weapon.”

In any era, weapons and equipment are money-burning gadgets. Swords in the Cold Weapon Age are equivalent to arms in the Hot Weapon Age. Good arms are not cheap.

"Use mine, there is enough money in the cash box. Even if I lend it to you," Rosen reminded.

Anne was very moved. For a hunter, a good sword has great appeal. After hesitating for several seconds, Anne still shook her head firmly: "No, that's your money. You will need to rebuild the manor in the future." It’s used. I can’t move it, even if I borrow it, I can’t afford it.”

Rosen couldn't help but scratch his head. He had no choice but to use his trump card: "Annie, do you consider me a friend?"

"Yes, of course we are friends." Annie didn't understand what Rosen meant.

Rosen's face darkened: "If you treat me as a friend, then you should listen to me and buy good equipment. Let me tell you, this little money is nothing to me, I can easily earn it back. Rather. In comparison, what I value more is the friendship between us, which is priceless. If you worry about this or that even if you borrow money from me, then you are looking down on me. Disperse!”

"Ah~~~" Annie was at a loss again. Although they had only known each other for less than two days, the two of them had fought against high-level vampires together and were comrades who had experienced life and death. The most important thing is that Rosen doesn't care about her mutant status at all.

In her heart, Rosen was already a very, very important existence. It was absolutely unacceptable for the other party to break up with her because of this matter.

"Okay then, I'll buy it. But this money is a loan from me, and I will definitely pay it back to you."

"That's right. You can pay back the money whenever you want. There's no rush." ​​As he said that, Rosen raised his head and looked at the sky. It was already around 2:30 in the afternoon. It's late autumn now, and the days are short and very short. It would be dark soon, so he urged: "Okay, okay, let's go quickly, time is running out."

"Then you must be careful."

"I know, we will hide in the grass on the roadside and wait for you to come back."

As Rosen spoke, he walked into the grass with little Alice in his arms, and Sister Mary also limped along.

When Anne saw that the three of them were hiding, she started running towards Sunderland.

When she ran at full speed, she was running very fast. With Rosen's eyesight, he saw a shadow flying away. In about half a minute, he couldn't see Annie's back clearly.

He sighed inwardly: 'Tsk, tsk, the mutant stalker's body is really powerful. At this running speed, it can reach more than 20 meters per second, which is similar to that of a horse. It is really amazing. ’

After Annie left, the grass became quiet. Occasionally, when the wind blew, you could hear some faint noises.

The waiting time was boring. Rosen first gently placed little Alice next to him, then took out Annie's hand crossbow, cocked it, loaded the crossbow arrows, and carefully placed it on the other side of the body.

‘This thing is very powerful, but loading the crossbow is a bit troublesome. When I get to Sunderland, I shall try to get a repeating musket if I have time. "

If muskets are mass-produced, they require standardization and a highly developed division of labor. But if you only make one or two individually, you only need skilled craftsmen to complete them. It would be even easier if you use the power of alchemy.

While he was lost in thought, Rosen suddenly heard little Alice in his arms whispering: "Mom, I'm hungry."

Rosen was stunned and sighed to himself that he was confused. He hurriedly opened the luggage package and took out a piece of baked dough that he had not eaten before. He broke it in half and handed one piece to little Alice and the other to Sister Mary.

Sister Mary's eyes lit up and she swallowed, but did not reach out to take it. She pointed to her throat, shook her head and said, "It hurts. I don't want to eat. Give it to my daughter."

Rosen handed all the baked dough to little Alice. After thinking about it, he took out the water bag, picked a broad blade of grass from beside him, poured some water on the grass blade and handed it to Mary: "Then drink water. Bar."

This time Mary did not refuse. She took the blade of grass and drank the water in one gulp.

On the other side, after getting the baked dough, little Alice's big eyes suddenly lit up. She took a bite first, regardless of the abscess on her mouth, and then shouted happily: "Mom, it's so delicious!"

Mary's left eye, which is not yet blind, shed a gentle look: "Eat slowly, eat slowly, don't choke."

"Hmm~"

Little Alice agreed, and then like a little hamster, she ate the baked dough in small mouthfuls. After eating, she took a big drink of water and burped again, her little face infected by the germs He showed a satisfied smile.

She had not forgotten Rosen. She turned to smile at Rosen and said timidly: "Thank you, brother."

Rosen's heart suddenly shook, and he felt a strong sense of pity. He couldn't help but reach out and gently touch the sparse hair on little Alice's head.

Little Alice tilted her head toward Rosen's arms, and slowly closed her eyes. After a while, her breathing became slower and lighter, and she actually fell asleep.

Rosen sighed softly in his heart. He once saw the photo of a little boy starving to death in Africa. It turned out that he thought that all this was very far away from him, so although he had feelings in his heart, he forgot it not long after seeing it.

But now, he saw this poor little girl with his own eyes, and a string in his heart was heavily plucked: "Perhaps, I should do something to change this other world. But, what should I do?"

‘Is it to become a lord, farm and store grain, accumulate strength, and develop modern technology? No, this is unlikely. This world attaches great importance to blood. If you are not a noble, it is impossible to become the leader of a party. Even if you manage to become the leader through conspiracy, all your energy will have to be spent on maintaining the stability of power. There is no way. Time for other things. ’

During the late Han Dynasty, there were many aristocratic families, and bloodlines were the most important. Cao Cao was such a tyrant, but he could only control the emperor and the vassal states, and he himself did not dare to be the emperor. In terms of political means, Rosen asked himself that ten of his own could not compare to Cao Cao. If he became a lord to dominate the world, he would definitely be a small role that would not survive more than three episodes.

Rosen continued to think: "If the road to hegemony is not feasible, and if you still want to change the world, then you can only start with ideas. '

Starting with ideas, there are also two ways.

One way is to become a saint. In ancient times, there were Confucius, Jesus, Buddha, Muhammad, and in modern times, there are Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther. They all called on all living beings with their spiritual power.

Rosen can't take this road either. This method, if done well, can make you a saint, but if not done well, you will be a charlatan, and you may even be infamous for thousands of years.

More importantly, neither Jesus nor Buddha really made the world a better place. They just made all living beings more ignorant, submissive, and more adaptable to suffering.

To put it bluntly, this is a way to tame slaves.

In this way, there is only one way left.

This way originated in ancient Greece, then disappeared for nearly a thousand years, and then revived in the modern West, and spread all over the world in hundreds of years. It quickly changed the face of the world and made humans stand out from the humble animal group and become god-like creatures, looking down on all living things.

This is the road of science!

‘Nature and the laws of nature are hidden in the darkness. God said, let Newton be born, and then everything in the world is bright. ’

What is the most important point of the modern scientific road starting with Newton?

The secret is hidden in Newton’s book, called "Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy".

The most touching thing about this book is not the knowledge it tells, but the perfect combination of mathematics and natural laws it shows.

This book lets everyone know that mathematics can describe the laws of nature so perfectly, and even describe the movement of stars in the sky, which was once God's forbidden area.

Before Newton, no one had ever done it so systematically. After Newton, countless people followed in his footsteps.

Rosen discovered that in the world he was in, nature and the laws of nature were hidden in the darkness.

There are also countless wise men and countless talented people in this world, but they have been walking in the dark, like a blind man touching an elephant. Occasionally, if they are lucky, they will touch some natural laws, but why is this so?

No one knows.

Rosen lowered his head and looked at the little girl who was suffering in his arms. After eating and drinking, the little girl had fallen asleep. In her sleep, a sweet smile appeared on her thin and exposed little face.

At this moment, Rosen was no longer confused. He exhaled lightly and whispered in his heart: 'The whole world is immersed in darkness. In this case, let me light the first lamp. ’

Like the Buddha who attained enlightenment under the Bodhi tree, Rosen sat in the grass in late autumn holding the little girl, his heart was extremely peaceful.

Just at this moment, he suddenly felt something was wrong.

‘What’s going on? ’

He calmed down, and his alchemical talent was activated.

He immediately found that the elements around his body had changed, and the ground under him seemed to become very active and agitated, as if there was a bomb buried underground that was about to explode.

Rosen suddenly woke up: "A magician is attacking me!"

In Lao Mo's eyes, Niubidun's book "Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy" is really the first key to open God's treasure house. It is so high that no matter how much praise it has, it is not too much.

In addition, because Lao Mo was a little distracted by trivial matters at home a few days ago, the previous chapters were written a little hastily, so I have to make some details of the previous manuscripts and the manuscripts in my hand. During the rework period, I will temporarily maintain one update a day, and the work period is about two days. Thank you for your support.

In addition, if you like this book, don't forget to recommend it. This thing is very important during the new book period.