The Last Alchemist

The bomb exploded next to a bush, just over 30 meters away from the outer wall of the college.

When the college magicians arrived, the bushes had been burned by the flames until only the charred branches were left. Next to the bushes, there was a pit half a meter deep. Smoke was still rising from the pit, and a faint smell filled the air. pungent smell.

This time the noise was really loud, and it happened near the academy, so all the magicians in the academy were alerted. These magicians who rushed to the scene as soon as possible were all famous professors and tutors in the college, and each of them was well-known.

The most famous among them is Fleming Benn, known as one of the Three Saints of Nerogard. He was an alchemist, a pharmacist, a mathematician, and an outstanding architect. The Nerogard Bridge was built by him. Handwriting.

Fleming was the first to arrive at the scene. After he arrived, he raised his head and sniffed the air: "Weird! Most of it is the smell of burning steel, and the smell of burning vegetation. But these things How could it cause such a big commotion?"

He lay down next to the pit again and reached out to touch the soil in the pit: "The mud is still hot and powdery, which means that this place has been crushed by huge impact forces. What is this?"

Fleming touched a sharp object in the soil. He took it out from the soil and looked at it. He gasped: "It's iron. No, it's a piece of steel. The shape is twisted and deformed, and the temperature is a little hot. I Oh my God, how powerful is the explosion? What happened to this piece of steel?"

He really couldn't figure it out, so he stood next to the pit, activated his alchemical power, and explored the situation in the soil.

"Well~ This piece of steel is not the only one, there are many more in the soil."

His thoughts suddenly condensed, and the tentacles of alchemical power stretched out, grabbed the steel pieces buried in the soil, and then lifted them up suddenly. The soil in the pit suddenly made a "chichichichi" sound, and the steel pieces were twisted one by one. Like earthworms, they broke out of the ground one by one, flew half a meter in front of Fleming, and then levitated.

"There are actually more than thirty pieces of 1, 2, 3, and 4, all of them distorted."

At this moment, chaotic footsteps appeared behind Fleming. After a while, a group of college magicians arrived at the scene, including young and old. When they saw Fleming, they all saluted respectfully and called him master.

Fleming returned the favor one by one, especially to the famous magic professor among them.

"Master Adolf."

"Master Mir."

"Master Parkland"

Outside the academy, these professors are not as well-known as Fleming, but they all have extraordinary achievements in their own fields. Although these achievements are rarely understood by ordinary people, Fleming, who is also a magician, knows deeply The weight of these achievements.

In fact, if a magician can become a professor in the academy, it means that their power has reached an extraordinary level and they have awesome means.

Technically speaking, Fleming was also a professor at the college. The relationship between professors is one of mutual respect and awe, and there is no obvious difference in status.

Master Adolf stepped forward, glanced at the twisted piece of steel suspended in front of Fleming, and frowned: "The steel is twisted like this, no wonder there is such a big movement!"

Fleming nodded: "This is exactly what I am worried about, but I also discovered more peculiar details, you see."

As he spoke, his mind condensed, and the suspended steel pieces in the air began to move automatically. Under the influence of an invisible force, the steel pieces seemed to turn into liquid and began to twist. After about a few seconds, the steel pieces became abnormally twisted. The places were roughly restored and flattened, and then the steel pieces were fit together again.

As the steel pieces continued to fit together, a steel ball gradually appeared in the air. This ball did not look very regular, and its original shape could not be seen from it, but its general appearance was very clear.

"Hiss~ a steel ball?" A magician exclaimed softly.

Fleming nodded and said: "The power of the God of Thunder of the Flame God Religion tells us that there is a strange potion in the world. As long as it is placed in a closed space and then ignited with fire, it can explode with huge power. . This force can push the iron ball thousands of meters away, and now it seems that it is enough to blow the steel ball into pieces. "

Professor Adolf immediately said: "Do you suspect that this was done by someone from the Flame God Cult?"

Fleming shook his head: "No, there is currently no evidence that this matter is related to the Flame God Cult, but there is evidence that this matter has nothing to do with the Flame God Cult, at least it has nothing to do with the power of the God of Thunder."

As soon as he finished speaking, another gray-haired magician came up.

Like Fleming, he is also a famous alchemist master in the mainland. Two months ago, he was stationed in the Free City of Berkeley. However, because of the Flame God Cult, he had to take refuge at Nerogard Academy. His reputation naturally led him to become a professor in the college.

He sniffed the air gently and said: "When using the power of Thor, thick white smoke will appear in the air, and the smell is very pungent, but it is nothing. This is enough to show that the medicine contained in this steel ball is not the same as the power of Thor." Power is two different things."

Fleming nodded repeatedly: "You said what I wanted to say, Master Parkland."

He moved his hand, and the steel ball in the air was divided into two parts. One part fell into his hand, and the other flew towards Master Parkland: "Master Parkland, in fact, the steel piece is also very special. It is unusually hard. Use it. When twisted by magical power, it is far more difficult than ordinary steel!"

"Hmm~ I'll try."

Parkland held the steel piece with his fingers, focusing his mind on it, and the alchemical power wrapped around it. After about 3 seconds, the steel piece once again became as soft as melted wax, and then began to slowly twist, just like that. It lasted about five or six seconds before Parkland withdrew its power.

He stretched out his hand to wipe the fine sweat on his forehead and nodded in agreement with Fleming: "It is indeed very hard. What's even more peculiar is that the composition of this piece of steel is not significantly different from ordinary steel. The reason why it can be done This situation is largely due to the peculiar steel structure. Well, this gave me a lot of inspiration. I will study it carefully when I go back. "

Fleming turned to look at the magicians again: "As far as I know, although the performance of the steel used in the power of Thunder God is outstanding, it is far inferior to these steel sheets. Therefore, it is highly probable that this matter has nothing to do with the Flame God Cult. big."

"Then who did it?"

"Why would he do this?"

Everyone asked questions one after another, and several magicians stepped forward to carefully observe the marks on the ground.

After a while, a magician suddenly said: "Judging from the traces left at the scene, this steel ball should have been thrown from the south. The specific direction should be due south. The steel ball fell quite fast, faster than ordinary people." The trebuchet can throw it faster."

"Directly south? Directly south is the Bishui River, and past the river is the river beach."

Fleming immediately looked at Master Parkland: "Master, did you bring your telescope?"

"certainly!"

Master Parkland waved back, and a young man stepped forward and handed Parkland a long metal cylinder. Parkland took the cylinder, stood at the site of the explosion, and looked toward the southern bank of the Bishui River.

After looking at it for a while, he frowned.

Fleming asked: "How is the situation? Is there anything unusual over there?"

Pakla's white eyebrows twitched. After looking at it for a long time, he handed the cylinder in his hand to Fleming: "The matter is really strange. I can't explain it for the moment. You will know it after you see it yourself."

Fleming took the cylinder and looked towards the south bank. After taking a look, he was also stunned.

The clear water bank directly south of the college is a flat beach with sparse vegetation. It can be clearly seen within at least 3 kilometers, but there is not a single person within this range.

Parkland felt a headache. He covered his head and said frantically: "Obviously, this steel ball was thrown here. If you want to throw the steel ball so far, you must either use a special catapult or use the power of magic." , and no matter what the situation, we obviously rushed to the scene as soon as possible, and the other party should not have time to retreat? "

"Master, is there someone on the opposite bank of the river using illusions to cover it up?" asked a young magician.

Upon hearing this, Fleming looked at a female magician behind him: "Wei Ge, what do you think?"

Wei Ge, a disciple of the sage Niya, has an amazing talent for illusion. Although she is young, less than 20 years old, her achievements in illusion are already close to the level of professors in the academy.

The young female magician shook her head: "I checked as soon as I came here. Not only were there no traces of illusions on the other side of the river, but there were no traces of illusions within our sight. If there were, then this person's illusions achievements must be far greater than mine. above."

"I'm afraid such a person does not exist yet. Even if he exists, he cannot be unknown, let alone do such ridiculous things." Fleming shook his head.

There was no illusion, and there was no one on the other side, so who on earth would throw such an exploding steel ball over for no reason?

After throwing one, there was no follow-up action. What did the guy who did this want to do?

The more I thought about it, the more strange it seemed, and it even seemed like someone was playing a prank.

All the magicians looked at me and I looked at you. They couldn't think of a reason and could only look at each other in confusion.

After a while, a young magician said weakly: "Could someone use space magic to throw the steel ball over?"

"It's impossible. If there is really space magic, the magic power fluctuation will be very obvious, and it is impossible for the college's defense magic array not to call the police!" His guess was immediately rejected.

"Is it possible that someone used magic power to interfere with the flight of the steel ball and make the steel ball turn in the air? Well, this is impossible. When magic is used at such a close distance, it is impossible for the academy's magic circle to not react. ." He himself denied this possibility.

Fleming waved his hand and came to a conclusion: "No need to make wild guesses. When the explosion occurred, I was checking the operation of the college's defensive magic array. At that time, the magic array did not have any abnormal reaction. This is enough to show that within 500 meters of the academy, There is no abnormal magic power inside, so this thing can only be thrown here!"

"But who threw this thing?" Master Parkland spread his hands.

"." Fleming lost his voice.

After being silent for a while, he said: "No matter who threw it, this is a provocation to the college. From today on, we will strengthen our vigilance and set up a warning circle outside the college. No one can throw this dangerous thing into the college!" "

"As for this matter, we will keep it secret for the time being. Let's just say to the outside world that an accident occurred when the college was testing the medicine, and we can investigate it secretly. Also, when the dean comes back, I will personally report today's situation to her. I think she The power of prophecy should help us find the murderer."

Pakra sighed: "I have an ominous premonition but that's all I can do."