Chapter 386: Node

"Promises are not credible. I want to see the benefits immediately."

"Fine."

Envy took out a fingernail-sized Philosopher's Stone from his bosom and threw it to Su Xiao.

"This is just a deposit."

Su Xiao caught the Philosopher's Stone, and a prompt from Reincarnation Paradise appeared.

【You have obtained Philosopher's Stone (Purple), Energy 470/470, (Not notarized).】

With this thing, Su Xiao has a way to improve his Alchemy Pharmacy.

However, the energy is still too little. To raise Alchemy Pharmacy to the maximum level, at least four Philosopher's Stones of this size are needed.

"In the future, every time you do things for us, we will provide you with Philosopher's Stones."

Hearing Envy's words, Su Xiao smiled, but the negotiation couldn't end just like that. He is currently an alchemist suffering from war trauma; if he appears too rational, he will be suspected.

It was because of war trauma that he attacked ordinary soldiers, eventually leading to his imprisonment.

"Envy, I've always had a question I wanted to ask you."

Envy was stunned: "What?"

"If I'm not mistaken, the energy you consume is the Philosopher's Stone, right? With your massive body size, the energy required daily shouldn't be small."

Although Envy looks like a frail boy, his true form is not small.

"What are you trying to say?"

Envy already felt something was wrong.

"Consuming so much energy, and your combat power is very strong. I've seen you recover from injuries quickly before. This is very interesting."

Su Xiao looked Envy up and down, as if Envy were lying on an experimental table waiting for him to dissect.

Envy's expression turned cold, then he thought of something, and a smile appeared in his eyes.

"If you want to die, you can try."

Su Xiao hesitated for a long time, then finally turned and left.

A few minutes after Su Xiao left, a voice came from the shadows of the basement.

"He just wanted to dissect you. Is it really okay to use someone like this?"

The voice came from the shadows, but there was no one in the shadows.

"It is precisely because of this that I released him. Do you think those righteous alchemists would cooperate with us? He counts as one, and Kimblee in prison also counts as one. These are the few alchemists we can cooperate with. However, be cautious when cooperating with this guy; his mental state is unstable. Sometimes he is very calm, but other times he is not quite normal."

Envy seemed to have a headache; their manpower was too scarce.

"Makes sense. Having weaknesses and flaws makes him easier to use. However, he is also a good Human Pillar candidate."

"Yes, it is precisely because of this that Father asked me to find him."

"Is it Father's order? Understood."

The voice in the shadows disappeared. This was Pride among the homunculi; his ability is to merge into shadows and use shadows to attack.

Leaving the Fifth Research Institute, Su Xiao strolled along the streets of Central City.

According to the direction in his memory, Su Xiao arrived in front of a two-story building; this was his residence.

Taking out the key and opening the door, the door opened in response. It seems he remembered correctly.

The room was full of dust; no one had been here for a long time.

Cleaning the bed, Su Xiao went to the bathroom to wash the blood off his hands. When he returned to the bedroom, he found Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang already lying on the bed, asleep.

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang was lazy while cleaning, but after the bed was cleaned, this idiot fell asleep immediately.

Su Xiao lay on the bed, took out his tablet to play a puzzle game for a while, but his mind was thinking about one thing.

How can he leave Central City, and do so without others knowing? There should be many such opportunities. Central City is the homunculi's territory, and situations rarely happen here; today's matter was just an exception.

If he cleans up the homunculi one by one, he must do it flawlessly. Once discovered, he will be hunted down by the homunculi.

Su Xiao already had a preliminary idea, but this required an opportunity.

Early the next morning, after Su Xiao got up and washed, he began to manufacture 【Primary Alchemical Secret Medicine】.

The 【Primary Alchemical Secret Medicine】 made with the Philosopher's Stone has a drawback: it cannot be taken out of the Fullmetal Alchemist world.

Come to think of it, if these potions could be taken out of the Fullmetal Alchemist world, it would be a windfall. Obtaining Philosopher's Stones in the Fullmetal Alchemist world is not difficult, and the alchemical potions made from them cannot be notarized by Reincarnation Paradise.

Not only the alchemical secret medicine, but even the Philosopher's Stone cannot be taken out of the Fullmetal Alchemist world.

To be precise, Philosopher's Stones obtained through trading with homunculi cannot be taken out of the derived world, whereas Philosopher's Stones opened from treasure chests are different.

Philosopher's Stones notarized by Reincarnation Paradise are good things, highly sought after by contractors. Just the point of replacing casting materials is enough to reflect the preciousness of the Philosopher's Stone.

Light flickered in his hands, and bottles of 【Primary Alchemical Secret Medicine】 appeared in his hands.

3 bottles, 8 bottles, 10 bottles.

When 400 points of mana remained, Su Xiao stopped manufacturing, having made a total of 15 bottles.

Looking at the 【Primary Alchemical Secret Medicine】 in front of him, Su Xiao nodded with satisfaction. At least he wouldn't be short of recovery items in the Fullmetal Alchemist world.

At the same time, he had an idea. This derived world has no hunting missions, so he is not hostile to other contractors. He could completely sell the excess potions to those contractors.

However, there is a prerequisite: he must ensure that those contractors' missions do not conflict with his.

The possibility of the main mission conflicting with the promotion mission is not high. Su Xiao estimated that the contractors' main mission is likely to defeat Father or defeat the President, or save this country, etc.

Although these alchemical secret medicines cannot be taken out of the Fullmetal Alchemist world, they can be used within it. If the price is lower, those contractors will definitely buy them.

Since Reincarnation Paradise doesn't notarize these alchemical secret medicines, Su Xiao will find a way himself.

There are at least dozens of contractors who have come to the Fullmetal Alchemist world. There must be quite a few contractors entering such an Lv. 10 derived world.

If he could sell potions in large quantities, the profit would definitely not be small.

However, be cautious when selling; never aid the enemy. Aiding the enemy would be ridiculous.

"Ring, ring, ring~."

The phone in the room rang. As a State Alchemist, and a combat type, there is a dedicated telephone line in his home. This line won't be cut off even if he doesn't pay the bill.

Answering the phone, Su Xiao didn't make a sound.

"There is something I need you to do. A riot has broken out in the town of Resembool. Go and suppress it."

It was Envy's voice.

"Resembool? That small town near Ishval?"

"Yes, that's the place. Make sure the riot stops within three days, and don't kill people on a large scale."

The phone hung up, and Su Xiao tapped his index finger on the table.

"Actually asking me to suppress a riot. It seems the location of Resembool is outside the alchemical array. If the people there die, it will lead to a decrease in the number of Philosopher's Stones."

If you take out the map of Amestris at this time, you will find that the map of this country is circular.

On this circle, connecting all the locations where wars have occurred will form an alchemical array.

Where there is war, there will be deaths, and the alchemical array is powered by these wronged souls.

Father's leadership + a large number of Philosopher's Stones + five Human Pillars + an underground tunnel circling the entire country + a large number of casualties at the nodes of the alchemical array—this is everything the super-large alchemical array needs. ===== CHAPTER 387 =====