Quenched long order

Chapter 161 New Era
Westwood Harbor.

The Golden Dawn Mansion.

As the first ray of morning sun pierced the darkness, alchemists, astrologers and mystics who had already been invited came one after another.

Last night, the investigators who went to the ocean took the ship Flower Box to the place where the black mist spread, collected the black mist, and sent it back through the relic.

At this moment, six days ago, the black mist that suddenly appeared on the horizon, the mysterious substance that separated the sky and the earth, finally officially arrived at Ximu Port, but only a small part.

Although the specific arrival time of the black fog has not yet been determined, according to investigators, once the black fog arrives, the decline of Ximu Port will proceed at a speed visible to the naked eye. This also means that in the near future, Ximu Port is likely to become A city of disaster, all people living in Ximu Port need to find a new home.

Kraut adjusted his collar. He hadn't participated in this kind of meeting for a long time. Most of the time, the meetings in the association were just chatting and transactions that couldn't be made public.

Most of the time, no one dared to force him.

The reason is very simple, people who are stronger than him in alchemy usually have a lower level of quencher than him, and those who are better than him in alchemy usually have lower levels of alchemy than him.

"Clout?" An old and kind voice sounded from behind.

Kraut turned his head and saw a hale and hearty old man with white hair. The old man was half a head shorter than him, but his eyes were clear, and there was no trace of aging between his brows.

Lupin.

Vice President of the Golden Dawn Society.

A representative figure among the alchemists of Westwood Harbor.

"Why are you free today?" Lupine stepped forward and patted Kraut's shoulder lightly.

"It's related to the whole Westwood Port, how can I not come?" Kraut smiled, but his eyes fell to the distance, the figure he was staring at, after realizing that he was being followed and exposed, he left temporarily and hid in the dark place.

The members of the Stewart Island investigation team were still following him, but due to his identity and strength, they did not dare to act rashly.

"Come on, let's go in. You just care too much about what happened back then and wasted your time. Kraut, since you have embarked on this path of seeking the truth, you don't need to care so much about other things. They are just time. A moment in the middle," Lupine persuaded earnestly.

Kraut frowned slightly and did not answer.

"Tell me about the black mist?" Kraut raised his mouth.

Lupine thought for a while, nodded, and walked forward.

"The nature of the black mist has been discovered, and it can definitely be a 'blessing'." At this point, Lu Ping turned his head and looked into the distance, his eyes deep, "We conducted experiments on some death row prisoners and slaves, and most of them were ordinary people. After people come into contact with the black mist, they will show typical excitement and their vitality will be temporarily improved. Even if they are killed at this time, their severed bodies can still survive for a period of time. It is worth mentioning that even if these people have died , but the position and shape of the internal organs have all changed to a considerable extent."

Following Lupine's narration, the two gradually approached the meeting room of the Golden Dawn.

Kraut looked at the alchemy array statue at the door of the conference room, and time seemed to go back to five years ago in an instant. At that time, he was also very high-spirited, and there was an endless stream of colleagues coming to cooperate with him every day, and wealthy businessmen making large sums of money.

"Most?" He said softly, grasping the point.

Lupine looked at Kraut and smiled, very satisfied with the performance of the younger generation, "There are still some condemned prisoners and slaves, but the number is very small, they survived miraculously in the black mist, but they can't maintain the human posture, No, it should be said that the surface can temporarily maintain a human posture. In fact, the interior has already been transformed...or...evolved, internal organs, etc. have evolved into brand-new creatures. In addition to the true form, these people have a special ability."

"Special ability?" Kraut blinked, "Isn't that the Temperator?"

"No, not Tempering." Lu Ping shook his head. "Tempering is the ability to control consciousness, but these humans infected by the black mist are more like acting according to their inner desires. They have the ability to survive in the black mist for a period of time. , they will still die afterwards, but after these creatures die, they will leave behind a substance called memory sediment. After crushing it, you can see some important memories."

Just as Kraut was about to speak, Lupine interrupted him first.

"But... the role of memory precipitation is more than that." Lupine smiled and did not continue, as if waiting for the younger generation in front of him to take his words.

Kraut naturally knew what Lupine meant. The old man in front of him always liked to test it from time to time, so that the person talking could follow the train of thought.

"It's more than that..." Kraut sighed, "...If it were me, I would give the memory deposits to other...experiments, give it a try, and see if there are other effects."

As an alchemist, it is natural to consider more possibilities.

Hearing this answer, Lupine was very happy. He nodded with satisfaction and said, "Exactly, these memory deposits are very important for other people who were transformed in the black mist... Food, other After the memory precipitation was swallowed, the people after swallowing had obvious changes:
First, even if you become a monster, you can turn back into a human, but only once, and you can also recover from your physical injuries;
Secondly, special abilities will be enhanced, but the magnitude of the enhancement is uncertain and requires continued research. At the same time, the survival time in the black mist will also be extended;
Third, these transformed people will temporarily fall into a period of calm, or in other words, a period of laziness. The experimental subjects in the period of laziness have obvious differences in their desire to attack. According to my observation, it is most likely due to the accumulation of memory. For experimental subjects, these memories are likely to act as buffers when we prepare potions. "

Speaking of the latter, Lupine became more and more excited.

"Currently, the Golden Dawn Society has formulated a follow-up research plan to divide the experimental objects into various groups, including age, gender, environment, exposure to black mist, etc... If we can find the trick, we may be able to create infinite Possibly, what are other things, do you know what is the special ability of an experimental product?"

Then, he stretched out his right hand and said in a slightly trembling voice:
"He can fuse two items, such as a stick and a piece of iron. After this experimental subject touches and uses his ability, the stick and iron will merge into an iron rod. In addition to items, there are also creatures that can fuse an iron rod. Put a live cat and a dead cat in front of him, and after fusion, you will get a cat whose life or death is uncertain. It sometimes lives and sometimes dies, which is really amazing."

"Claude, work with me, I promise, we are ushering in a new era, and everyone will remember our name."

This kind old man had unconcealable enthusiasm in his eyes.

"So...what about the quencher?" Kraut didn't shake hands. He couldn't really get along well with these people. He still couldn't become a pure alchemist, treating everything as something else, even himself, " What will happen to the quencher in the black mist?"

He asked this question because he thought of Sauer.

Lupine frowned when he heard this question, and shook his head slightly, "There is no test yet, but soon, we will first find some budding quenchers to test, but the soul of the quencher has too much control over the body, Most likely, the soul energy will be exhausted first and die during the contact with the black mist. Of course, some accidents cannot be ruled out, such as using drugs to suppress the soul of the quencher in advance, so that the body of the quencher can skip the soul and directly Transformed by the black mist, we will also prepare corresponding experiments."

Perhaps Kraut's idea is exactly Lupine's future plan. Therefore, after asking this question, instead of being displeased, Lupine is more satisfied with Kraut than before.

Just when Lu Ping was about to continue speaking, a woman wearing light blue clothes appeared, "Vice President, someone is looking for you."

"Think about it." Lupine patted Kraut on the shoulder, and then followed the woman away temporarily.

Kraut watched Lupine leave, and then he sighed softly and walked towards the door of the meeting room.

The conference room is semicircular and has many seats. Usually, there are not too many people at this time, but now, there are nearly half of them.

These people were in groups of three or five, each with their own circles. Since the meeting hadn't started yet, the meeting room was very noisy, and they were all discussing the most important topic of this memory, the black fog at the sea level.

Kraut found an empty seat and sat down.

Time passed by minute by minute.

"Mind if I sit here, Mr. Kraut." A boy about ten years old stood beside Kraut. The boy was wearing a white top, brown bottoms, and a luxurious blue cloak behind him. The front of the cloak is buckled by a bright gold disc.

Kraut looked at the boy in front of him with a surprised expression.

He looked around, trying to find the boy's parents, but found nothing.

"Where are your parents?" he asked suspiciously.

"They were very busy and asked me to come here alone." The boy smiled, looking calm and confident, "My name is Edward."

"How did you know me?" Kraut remembered another thing.

After all, he had lived in seclusion for five years, and his reputation was no longer what it used to be.

"I heard something about the conversation you had with Vice President Lupine just now." Edward smiled, "But I didn't eavesdrop on purpose, it was just a coincidence. I hope you don't mind."

Kraut carefully recalled the conversation just now, and did not notice any suspicious outsiders.

"Sit down." Kraut smiled, looking at the genius boy in front of him, but his eyes kept looking.

"Thank you." Edward sat down gently and looked away from Kraut.

Then, an atmosphere of silence enveloped the two of them.

Until Edward spoke again, "I have a question I want to ask Mr. Kraut."

"Huh?" Kraut responded.

"Do you think miraculous creatures have their own consciousness?" Edward propped his cheek with his right hand.

"Miracle creations...have their own consciousness..." Kraut frowned, "...I'm not sure what kind of 'consciousness' you mean? Do miracle creations have their own preferences, or do they choose their master? Or other aspects?"

"A human-like consciousness," Edward added.

"A human-like consciousness?" Kraut glanced around the conference room and shook his head, "...I have never encountered it, but I cannot rule out this possibility. The reason why special cases are special cases is precisely because they cannot Use common sense to infer that if there is, it may trigger a trend in the industry."

"Is that so..." Edward thought about it, sat down again, and looked at the podium.

As the number of people in the conference room gradually increased, Vice President Lu Ping had also come to the podium. In his right hand, he was holding a transparent jar filled with black mist. After shaking it slightly, he could even see the black mist rolling in it. Mark of.

"ladies and gentlemen."

Lu Ping's voice was amplified by the alchemy array and transmitted to every corner of the venue.

"We are all busy people and have our own things to do. I believe you are not here just to listen to me talk nonsense, so I will skip the tedious greetings that everyone is tired of and get into the whole thing."

"There are two points, I can tell you directly, if we don't do something, the black fog at the sea level will definitely reach Westwood Port, and it will definitely cause very serious consequences. This is a threat to the entire Westwood Port Disaster events, the scope of influence of the current disaster, is preliminarily determined to be at the city level, and the type of disaster is 'flooding', it can be foreseen that Westwood Port must not be the final destination of the disaster."

"Second point, the black mist is not only a disaster, but it is also an opportunity for everyone here..."

Later, Lupine informed everyone in the conference room of the information he had shared with Kraut. Of course, the information omitted many contents. The focus was that the black mist, as a blessing, would create new life forms among ordinary people. thing.

When Lupine finished speaking, the alchemist below couldn't help raising his hand to ask.

The question-and-answer session that originally took some time to arrive came directly at this moment.

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Along the way, Martha hurried home regardless of other people's strange gazes. Originally, she planned to go to the garrison to inform about the statue of the King of the Black Territory and the affairs of the Black Territory Cult, but the conversation she heard before, Let her keep an eye on it.

At that time, she was hiding in the statue of the King of the Black Domain, and a man said something to the leader, to the effect that the garrison and the Medal of Honor Center did not find any suspicious persons.

This made her feel uneasy.

Therefore, the first thing she did was to go home first, change the clothes on her body, so as not to attract too much attention, and bring some self-defense weapons and supplies on her body in case of accidents, after that, she quickly rushed to Liufeng Ta, tell her trustworthy teacher about this first.

With this layer of protection, even if something happens later, someone will know the reason.

However, when she rushed to Liufeng Tower, she learned that her teacher had attended the meeting today.

"Ah?" Martha looked at the teacher's message and put her right hand on her forehead. Two seconds later, she wrote down her discovery, put it in an envelope, and stuffed it into the teacher's drawer. , you will know what happened.

(End of this chapter)