Chapter 406: Xiang Bubu Opens the Box

Riding Xiang Bubu Teni for half an hour, a small town vaguely appeared in front.

Su Xiao didn't enter the town. He jumped off Xiang Bubu Teni's back, pulled open his collar, and a steel bar was inserted into his chest.

The steel bar wasn't long, and the wound wasn't deep. He hadn't dared to treat the wound earlier; the smell of blood would attract the attention of that gorilla.

Grabbing the steel bar, Su Xiao pulled it out slowly without changing his expression. Blood sprayed from the wound, staining his clothes.

Being injured was a common occurrence. Su Xiao skillfully cleaned the wound and drank a bottle of 【Low-level Alchemical Potion】.

Undoubtedly, if killing that gorilla could yield huge gains, it was obviously impossible, at least not something Su Xiao could do now.

Although Su Xiao had a spirit of not being afraid of death, he wouldn't go to his death.

At least before promoting to a Second Tier contractor, he wasn't a match for that gorilla.

Su Xiao's level rose too fast. Excluding the Trial World, War World, and Promotion World, he had only experienced four derived worlds in total.

Obtaining high ratings multiple times caused his level to climb continuously.

There was a restriction before promoting to Second Tier, which was that attributes could only be raised to a maximum of 49 points.

Su Xiao was currently developing four attributes in a balanced way, with no attribute reaching 49 points.

Low attributes didn't mean low combat power. Su Xiao believed that among those contractors lying on the ground earlier, there must have been people with attributes above 40 points.

For example, that cross-dressing big shot; the other party's intelligence attribute was at least above 40 points.

But they had an essential difference from Su Xiao. Those contractors were single-attribute developers; they might have some advantages in the early stages, but they would become weaker the later it got.

Su Xiao was improving steadily. Although his highest attribute was only 38 points now, his Blade Master level was very high, having reached level 18, which was something First Tier contractors dared not imagine.

Most of the strong people Su Xiao had fought were balanced developers. Crazy Milk was a dual-main attribute developer, with Strength and Stamina as main attributes and Intelligence as a secondary attribute. The Revolver Man was also the same, with Strength and Agility as main attributes and Stamina as a secondary attribute.

Su Xiao's situation of developing four attributes was very rare; either they were eliminated in the early stages, or they soared after promotion.

However, Su Xiao couldn't soar yet. His attribute points were too scarce. When he did soar, all enemies would have to lie down.

Su Xiao took out a walkie-talkie. He tried to contact someone with the walkie-talkie.

The signal was very bad, and Su Xiao could barely hear the other party speaking.

"Outside the city... eight o'clock... old place... meet."

Vaguely hearing these keywords, Su Xiao knew where the old place was.

……

At eight o'clock that morning, Su Xiao was waiting in a forest. Not long after, a hooded figure walked into the deep forest.

"Here."

Hearing Su Xiao's shout, the person took off the hood. It was Colonel Mustang, the Flame Alchemist. Now the two were allies, at least their goals were consistent.

"You caused quite a scene last night. What was that gorilla? The military dispatched tens of thousands of troops, yet that thing escaped."

Mustang no longer had his previous hostility. Su Xiao had provided him with a lot of intelligence, and now Mustang understood the secret of this country.

Mustang's identity as a human pillar undoubtedly strengthened his determination to rebel. A general who didn't want to be president wasn't a good general.

"That was a chimera. I almost died in its hands. It's best that it escaped Central City."

The gorilla escaping Central City was undoubtedly good news. The Dwarf in the Flask was already hard enough to deal with; if the gorilla were added, it would be hopeless.

Mustang nodded and began to describe the situation on his side.

"I've basically arranged things on my side, but large-scale warfare will still take some time. I investigated last night; there is indeed an 'Undead Legion' in that place."

The so-called Undead Legion was a type of soldier manufactured by the Dwarf in the Flask, using Philosopher's Stones to transmute flesh, and then forcibly adding souls into those bodies. The principle was somewhat similar to Alphonse's, just replacing the armor with flesh.

The Undead Legion wasn't completely immortal, just without vital points. Even if their heads were cut off, they could still fight. Fortunately, they didn't have the recovery power of the Homunculi.

"What's the quantity?"

"At least tens of thousands. Looking at them, they haven't had souls added yet."

Mustang sighed. Although he already knew who the enemy was, the enemy was truly too strong.

"The Undead Legion is just a small problem. When the war starts, those high-ranking military generals must be solved immediately."

"That's no problem. Don't forget we have 'Hawkeye'."

Su Xiao nodded. Riza Hawkeye's sniping ability was unquestionable; this was a female sniper born with a scope.

"Very good. I'll go contact another ally recently. Envy has been dealt with by me. By the way, tell you, Maes Hughes was killed by Envy."

"What."

Mustang's pupils contracted, and his gaze became gloomy.

Maes Hughes was Mustang's good friend and comrade-in-arms; the two were life-and-death friends.

"Why didn't you tell me this before?"

Mustang hadn't been able to kill the enemy with his own hands, which made him very dissatisfied.

If compared by strength, Mustang indeed had the ability to kill Envy. Mustang's flame ability could be called the nemesis of the Homunculi.

"You couldn't have found him. If the Homunculi could be easily found, do you think I would stay in Central City?"

Su Xiao and Mustang were only in an alliance relationship; this relationship could be dissolved at any time, but the two had a common enemy: the Dwarf in the Flask.

"I need a safe residence and a train ticket to the northwest."

Mustang nodded: "A safe residence is no problem. As for the train ticket to the northwest, where are you going?"

"Briggs."

"That big snowy mountain? Could it be you want to unite with..."

"Yes, it's her."

"That woman won't intervene in this matter. Although she's only a major general, the northwest fortress is her kingdom. It's already semi-autonomous; they don't even need Central to provide military expenses now. She's collecting taxes herself."

Mustang wasn't optimistic about the ally Su Xiao wanted to unite with. It wasn't that the other party was weak, but that woman was very hard to persuade.

"No, she will definitely unite with us. Don't forget, the northwest is a corner of the National Transmutation Circle. According to the Dwarf in the Flask's plan, war will definitely break out there."

Hearing Su Xiao's words, Mustang shook his head.

"I thought of this long ago, but with her style, heh~, that woman has always thought I rose to my position through relatives."

Su Xiao lit a cigarette. That woman was indeed not easy to deal with.

"I'll find a way. The day after tomorrow, you start cleaning up the unstable factors in Central, Mustang."

"No, start tomorrow."

It seemed Mustang was even more anxious than Su Xiao.

"It will rain tomorrow."

Mustang was speechless. He was useless on rainy days; let alone flames, he couldn't even strike a spark in the rain.

"Then the day after tomorrow. As for the safe point you want, go to my hometown; the Central Army can't intervene there."

"Can do."

Su Xiao stood up and left. Mustang leaned against a tree.

"Explosion Alchemist, what exactly do you want to obtain? What is the purpose of defeating the Dwarf in the Flask?"

Mustang had never been clear about Su Xiao's purpose. If it weren't for the ironclad evidence placed in front of Mustang, he wouldn't cooperate with Su Xiao.

"Perhaps he wants to save the world."

Riza Hawkeye's voice came; she had been nearby.

"If it were someone else, perhaps I would believe it, but the Explosion Alchemist wanting to save the world is no different from a fantasy."

……

Two days later, in a small town in the northwest direction.

Su Xiao sat in front of a heater. He couldn't return to Central City for a short time; he had killed too many Homunculi.

The President and Pride hadn't appeared before, likely because of the gorilla, otherwise the two would definitely have besieged Su Xiao.

Sitting in front of the heater, Su Xiao took out a few Philosopher's Stones and a purple treasure chest. He would manufacture alchemical potions in large quantities after opening the chest.

Nowadays, Paradise Coins were abundant; the only thing lacking to improve "Alchemy Potion Making" was proficiency.

There would be no fighting in the near future; Su Xiao's task was to continuously manufacture alchemical potions.

Su Xiao looked at the purple treasure chest in front of him. The chest was exceptionally exquisite, heavy to the touch, and emitted purple light.

He was hesitating. The cooldown time for Fate Redemption +7 hadn't arrived yet. Should he open it directly?

Opening a treasure chest naked was a common occurrence for other contractors, but for Su Xiao, it was a huge challenge.

Su Xiao looked at Xiang Bubu Wang to the side; this was a good choice.

PS: (Weakly begging for monthly tickets, shivering in fear.) ===== CHAPTER 407 =====