"Then I think before asking this question, how can you guarantee that you are alive in your normal life form? Maybe you are just a false individual, and everything is just a false concept."
"Uh, I always feel like this is a bit off topic?"
“… … ..”
All of a sudden, the audience's conversation became increasingly heated. After all, no one expected that the truth about the Fifth Institute would be like this. It was simply unexpected.
At the same time, people were also very worried about Edward and Alphonse.
Edward's fighting power is obviously no match for the murderous swordsman, and Alphonse will be in great danger if his mind is shaken by the butcher Barry.
The two brothers were caught off guard when facing such an opponent, and it was not impossible for them to be defeated here.
At this moment, all the audience couldn't help but hold their breath, staring at the TV screen, wondering what the final outcome of the battle between the two sides would be.
Chapter 599: The magicians who collectively failed the basics of magic alchemy
Chapter 599
Under everyone's attention, the plot of "Fullmetal Alchemist" continues to develop.
After a fight between Edward and the murderous swordsman, the former took the opportunity to launch a sneak attack and chopped off the opponent's head.
Then, he picked up the other person's head and tried to ask him about the research institute and the Philosopher's Stone, but he didn't expect that after the head fell off, the other person's body still moved and injured him.
It turns out that the true identity of the murderous swordsman is a pair of brothers, one of them is engraved on the head and the other is engraved on the armor, so they can completely "act separately".
In desperation, Edward suddenly recalled the actions of Scar he had encountered before, and instinctively slapped forward!
“Bang!”
As a burst of alchemical energy burst out, the body of the murderous swordsman fell to the ground in pieces.
Edward was still a little dazed by the fact that he had won, and the murderous swordsman brothers asked him to kill them.
But Edward said that he would not kill people, even if their bodies became like this, they were still human beings in his eyes.
The murderous swordsman was surprised by Edward's words and finally decided to tell them the truth about this place.
Unexpectedly, before the murderous swordsman could finish his words, a black woman appeared on the scene. She stretched out her terrifying spikes and shattered the refining formation on the murderous swordsman's body.
At the same time, a young man with long black hair appeared next to the black woman. After destroying the alchemy formation of the murderous swordsman brothers, the two came to Edward who was seriously injured and fell to the ground.
However, the two did not kill Edward, but knocked him unconscious and said they would destroy everything here.
On the other side, Alphonse was suppressed by the butcher Barry, and at the same time, the seeds of doubt were planted in his heart, preventing him from exerting his true strength.
In desperation, two military personnel arrived in time and rescued the other party.
At the same time, the huge research institute suddenly cracked open. In the destruction, the black-haired boy sent Edward to Alphonse and others, and then left quietly.
After everything was destroyed, everyone had to flee from here as soon as possible.
This episode of Fullmetal Alchemist ends here.
…
"it's over?"
“It feels like nothing has been said!”
"Yeah, whether it's the Philosopher's Stone or the Fifth Research Institute, I feel like the key content is not mentioned much."
"These black guys are obviously very familiar with the Fifth Research Institute. This shows that they are not just evil forces. They are likely related to the top leaders of the country. Everything behind this is getting weirder and weirder!"
"Let's start the rest of the story quickly!"
"… "
After watching this part, the audience was unable to calm down for a while. After all, the plot of the Fifth Research Institute seemed to say a lot, but in fact it said nothing.
The only thing that can be confirmed is that these evil beings that look dangerous must have some relationship with the country, otherwise they would not be able to control such an important place as the Fifth Institute.
At this time, as the advertisements continued, the audience had to take a break. After all, as long as there was a story to be told today, they didn't care about anything else.
…
At the same time, at the Imperial Magic Academy.
This year's New Year is a day that most magicians have never experienced before.
The terrible magic alchemy caused more than 90% of the students in the school to fail. They were so miserable that they couldn't even go home for the New Year. They could only cry secretly while holding a copy of "Basics of Magic Alchemy".
Of course, in addition to shedding tears, they also unanimously cursed Durin, the culprit behind all this. It can be said that because of Durin's existence, he has now become the public enemy of the entire school and has made a great contribution to the harmonious and united wizard society.
However, curses aside, we still have to watch the movies and TV shows we should watch.
During the day today, all the teachers and students in the school watched the latest "Fate Stay Night Heaven's Feel" in the square, and were distressed by the damn broken chapters. They also cursed the damn Du Lin again.
Of course, at night, a group of people still had to run to the Alchemy Tower and watch the plot of "Fullmetal Alchemist" honestly.
"Oh, the plot development this time is really good! Philosopher's Stone, Cyborg, Fifth Research Institute... It's hard to imagine what kind of conspiracy is behind it."
"The truth behind the truth, I wonder what kind of story will be behind it."
"I think the Philosopher's Stone should be a tool developed by the country to try to bring victory in the war. Besides that, it may have some other uses."
"But the problem is that the Philosopher's Stone consumes too much energy. It takes so many lives to refine such a small piece of stone. It's not worth it just to win the war."
"Haha, you guys are thinking too simply. In fact, why do you think the so-called Ishval annihilation war was launched? Was it really just to win the civil war?"
"What else? Isn't the Ishval annihilation war a civil war?"
"No, no, first of all, what is the material of the Philosopher's Stone?"
“It’s countless lives.”
"Then apart from prisons, where else can we quickly obtain a large number of human lives as the raw materials for the Philosopher's Stone?!"
"What the hell, what do you mean?"
"During the Ishval annihilation war, those Ishval people became the raw materials for the Philosopher's Stone?"
"In other words, the country launched a war to annihilate Ishbal in order to obtain a large number of living people who could serve as raw materials for the Philosopher's Stone!"
"This is too..."
"… "
The magicians had very flexible minds and immediately came up with their own ideas about the plot, and a heated discussion broke out on the spot.
At the same time, at the top of the Alchemy Tower, a group of great sages were also expressing their opinions on the plot on TV.
Although Scar was only the master of the Alchemy Tower and was still many levels away from becoming a great sage, he was still pulled over by the great sages and joined in the discussion.
Of course, the reason for this is because Scar is the actor in "Fullmetal Alchemist" and is the actor who has appeared now.
The great sages naturally hoped that he could say something through his character's experience, especially things related to the later plot.
But unfortunately, Du Lin did a good job of keeping the plot secret. Before the filming of the later stories began, even Scar, the actor, did not know the specific plot development.
At the same time, while people across the empire were discussing the plot on TV, the plot of "Fullmetal Alchemist" was about to begin developing again!
Chapter 600: Gossip is human nature!
Chapter 600
As the commercial gradually came to an end, the trailer subtitles slowly appeared, and the audience immediately turned their attention back to the TV.
"Is it finally starting again? How many episodes can we watch tonight?!"
"Who knows? Anyway, Director Du Lin finally gave it a try. It was a great experience."
"Fullmetal Alchemist is such a great show. Each episode has so much content. It's really exciting!"
“It would be nice if I could finish it in one go!”
"… "
In major TV bars, the voices of the audience slowly rose.
Their anticipation for TV is already very obvious, and now they all hope that the commercial break will end quickly!
…
Not much time passed, and as the screen gradually lit up, the story of "Fullmetal Alchemist" was once again presented to everyone.
On TV, Edward was sitting on the hospital bed, covered in bandages.
The two military personnel explained to him what had happened before and told him that the Fifth Institute had been completely destroyed.
At the same time, Lieutenant Ross severely criticized Edward and Alphonse for their private actions, making Edward realize his mistake.
Afterwards, Edward called Winry, hoping that she could come to Central City to repair his mechanical armor.
Because a part was missing before, Wen Li had already realized the situation, so she nodded and agreed without any temper.
Later, when Edward was about to return to his room, he met Alphonse on the way.
Alphonse is still troubled by what Butcher Barry said, and he is doubting whether everything he has said is true.
Edward originally wanted to ask the other party to go back to the room together, but he found that the other party was in a bad mood. Due to his own injuries, he finally did not pay too much attention to the other party.
When Winry arrived, she saw the injuries on Edward's body and thought it was caused by her forgetting to install the parts. She immediately felt sorry and repaired Edward's right hand.
During this time, Edward told the other party about Alphonse's situation, but Winry obviously didn't know what happened to Alphonse.
In the evening, Wen Li took advantage of the opportunity to stay at Lieutenant Colonel Hughes's home and happened to encounter the other party's daughter's birthday and attended the birthday party.
At the banquet, Winry asked Lieutenant Colonel Hughes about the recent situation of Edward and Alphonse, but the other party advised her that some things would be better if the parties involved said it themselves.
The next day, Winry went to the hospital to visit Edward, only to find him arguing with Alphonse.
The reason was that Edward thought Alphonse was in really good shape, he was tall and a great fighter.
Alphonse, who already had doubts about himself, immediately refuted and asked about his own doubts, suspecting that everything he had was fake and fabricated by Edward.
After hearing Alphonse's words, Edward fell silent and left the ward alone.
Seeing this scene, Winry finally couldn't bear it anymore. While crying, she hit Alphonse's head hard with a wrench and told him that Edward had never dared to tell him because he was worried that his brother would hate him because of the past.
Edward has always been worried that it was because of him that Alphonse lost his body and his feelings.
Upon learning all this, Alphonse fell into a daze and hurried to find Edward.
Edward didn't say anything and just started fighting with him.
After the battle, the two brothers reconciled and re-determined to get their bodies back.
At the same time, on the other side, Scar suddenly had a dream. He dreamed of the past. When he returned to his hometown, he found that everything had disappeared.
A man named Kimbre, who claimed to be the State Alchemist, appeared and injured him.
Then he woke up from his dream and found himself rescued by some Ishval people, who were survivors of the civil war.
He asked these people if his right hand still existed, and a little Ishbal boy nodded yes and asked him what the pattern on his arm was.
Scar replied that this was an important bond left to him by his relatives.
At this point, another episode of the story has come to an end.
…
"Oh, brother Edward cheered up really quickly."
"I really didn't expect Alphonse to be so shaken for so long over something like this."
"But there's nothing we can do about it. My brother's personality is obviously a bit introverted. Plus, he's lost his body and his actual senses, so it's normal for him to have doubts. But Winry, her appearance has adjusted the attitudes of the two brothers very well. She's really a great character!"
"This character is really good. She is considerate and can support the protagonists. She can be said to be a perfect heroine."
"I heard from the grapevine that the actress who plays Wen Li has a very special relationship with Director Du Lin. The relationship between the two seems to be worth pondering."
"Is this true? Where did you hear that?"
“So it’s just gossip.”
"But to be honest, it really feels very strange that Director Du Lin personally made the movie and chose someone who has such a good relationship with him to be the heroine."
"Maybe in two years there will be other news."
"Ohhh, you are really... good at gossiping!"
“Brother, give you a thumbs up!”