"Hey, Jiumei...Is there nothing special about this country?"
"It's almost a mix of the first and second worlds of the previous "Visit", except that it changed from a black-haired and black-eyed Oriental to a Westerner like our husband."
"The most distinctive "Alchemy" is completely invisible... The most distinctive feature is gone, so disappointing."
"Hmph, the government has restricted the dissemination of technology, which has slowed down the development of people's livelihood. It is simply a failed ruler."
"—Hey, the two heroines who spoke earlier, since you look down on this world so much, can you stop walking so fast? We can't keep up with your rhythm!"
Zhang Jing and Murong Jiu's comments are correct.
This is a world between "The Age of Steam" and "The Age of Electricity". For example, social industry is mainly developed around steam engines, and only a small amount of engines are owned by the military; for example, there are telephones, radios, telegraphs, and electric lights, but TV and movies have not yet come out; for example, the train is a steam train instead of a tram... This is not a problem, and it is not surprising that the entire line will enter the "Electric Age" in another hundred years.
What's disappointing is that in "Alchemy", even Leeds imagined that this world is a world where even two little devils can do alchemy. Form a formation! However, the reality is that this world is no different from the pure technology world. The technology that can be widely spread only exists in the hands of one person, and then becomes the power of the army - it is a bit disappointing.
Of course, to say "disappointment", this is still a brand new world for Leeds and others, and everything is worth being curious about.
"Hmm~! You walk faster! How many places can you see if you walk so slowly!" Zhang Jing complained with her arms crossed.
"What's the hurry, isn't Quan Dang good for a walk~" Liz said with a smile, "Besides, look at me, who is not the quiet one, even Jiu Mei was originally the kind of person who was elegant and calm, she was brought by you. It just got hot."
"Hmph, that's how people are!" Zhang Jing turned her head and said.
"Haha~~ I like my special personality very much~ But," shrugged, "How about taking a leisurely stroll with me this time? Maybe this city won't be able to maintain its current tranquility soon, so it's better to cherish it? "
"… What did you find again?"
"Haha, let's finish enjoying it slowly~"
Anyway, this city is not really as ordinary as it seems.
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"Illustration · Alchemy, I remember that this book is very rich in content, with a lot of pictures and paintings, and it is very friendly to beginners; "Alchemy Mythology", this book is not bad for beginners, it seems to have mentioned the East. Alchemy; the language of "Alchemy: The Great Mystery" is a bit obscure, and I don't know if they can't read it; "Nikola's Will"... Take this book too, although it involves some alchemy knowledge Less, but it is also good to read as a novel, which can mobilize the enthusiasm for learning.”
Get off the train, "get on a taxi" and find a hotel. Needless to say, this regular rhythm.
Although Leeds and his party have a clear purpose [to learn alchemy], everyone will not forget the fact that "one time travel = one game = one journey", since it is a journey, don't look around with the mentality of tourists. Look, it's not okay to run around. Therefore, the Liz family, the Zhao Yun family, the Lyon family, the Sima Yi family, and the Yaoyue Lianxing sisters all took this travel brochure from the first floor of the hotel and went their separate ways, which is no problem.
But Edward and Al, who also came to the capital for the first time, did not go crazy with them, but just brought the "Three Households of the brothel" who were temporarily their temporary guardians to buy textbooks - neither Edward nor Al were ungrateful people, they were true They take "teaching alchemy" to heart, and their bodies remind them to "repay their kindness" all the time, even how to rebuild their homes, how to start a new life, and how to set goals for the future. behind.
"Sure enough, that's all there is to it?" Brother Al took Jia Xu and Li Ru to other bookstores to buy books, and the temporary guardian Klaussa couldn't help. It took Edward half an hour to search the bookshelf... The harvest is not small, but This is still far from what he expected, "Boss, is this the only book on Alchemy?"
"There should be some on the old bookshelf in the corner...?"
"Wow, doesn't that look like it can't be sold at all?" The bookshelf can be positioned at a glance. For Edward, the books in the high places that can only be obtained with the help of stepping things are already dusty, but He still walked over, "Hey, isn't this "Seventy Books" by Jabir ibn Hayyan, and his "Book of Balance"... and Paul Coelho's "The Alchemist" here? "
"Ah, here's Ibn Sina's Book of Healing...!" Edward's hand reaching for the book stopped abruptly.
Not because the book was so dirty, not because it was useless for teaching, but he suddenly remembered what it was about—the author was explicitly "against attempts to resurrect the dead."
Edward had read this book, but at a young age, he ignored the point of view of this book and forcibly tried to resurrect his mother, which led to their disaster for the past four years... No, if you think that Al changed from "his own body" to "Daji fabricated it" body”, maybe this disaster will last a lifetime, but they just choose to compromise.
"Hey!" Edward gritted his teeth, but still pulled out the "Healing Book", and never let the mistakes of the year become a lifetime of mental trauma!
After confirming again and again that there were no introductory to elementary books in Alchemy on the bookshelf, Edward walked to the counter with great difficulty, holding a pile of books stacked high, and put them down, "Boss, I bought all of them."
"Hey~~ Are all the books of "Alchemy"? The young man has the ambition to challenge this most promising and most difficult profession." The bookstore owner praised.
"No, I didn't buy it for myself..." Edward tried to explain that they had read these books at home and in his father's study in Hohenheim. At his current level, he didn't need this kind of introductory book at all.
"I understand, I understand. When I was the same age as you, I worked hard in this direction," the bookstore owner sighed, "I just gave up after trying a few times. Different... By the way, boy, why don't you buy a few copies first?"
"No, I'm already a regular alchemist. I bought these books just to teach people..."
"These books are still a bit expensive for children. If you buy too many and you can't read them, it's too extravagant." The owner of the bookstore is probably a conscientious old man.
pity…
"—Listen to people!!!"
Edward had a deep desire to grow taller, and he felt the truth of being petty again.