Royal Alchemist

Yuan Da finally calmed down, which was a good thing for Zhuo Fan. He could concentrate on researching the Dragon Fighter without worrying about being harassed.

But Yuan Da smoked more fiercely. He kept looking for things to do to keep himself busy all the time, because once he stopped, he would feel helpless in his heart.

He has been thinking about the question Feng Qi asked: Have you really thought about it?How to do?

He would often climb up a signal tower at the base alone, because the tower was so high that he could see the buildings of the research institute from there, although he couldn't actually see anything clearly.

Boss Jin boarded the signal tower and looked up, the sky was so close that he could touch it: "It's a good place, you really know how to find it."

Yuan Da ignored him, took a deep puff of the cigarette, and the white smoke blurred his face.

Compared with Boss Jin, Yuan Da looked much older. He didn't pay attention to maintenance at all. He was exposed to the sun and rain all day, and there were a few shallow fine lines on his face. When he squinted his eyes, the lines appeared will deepen.But the fine lines do not make him look old, on the contrary, they add a kind of mature charm, making people feel stable and reliable at first glance, he is a man who can entrust his life to him.His hands were broad and rough, covered with calluses, when he clenched his fists, there was a heavy sense of strength, as if all the heavy things in the world would be as light as a feather in his hands.

Boss Jin leaned his back on the railing and looked at Yuan Da. In order to keep a promise and inherit the will of the marshal, this man led them to hibernate for many years, survived with difficulty, and carried all the burdens on his shoulders. With will and strong strength, he overcame the ups and downs, found the marshal's successor, and brought the glory back to the stage of history.But unfortunately, he broke down on the road of emotion.

He is worthy of Marshal, Qiu Ye, and thousands of people, but only one person.

"Give me a cigarette." Boss Jin stretched out two fingers at him.

Yuan Da took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket: "You smoke too? Are you afraid of being talked about by that kid Zhu Xifeng?"

"I'm still afraid of him?" Boss Jin didn't take it seriously, and then asked again, "Did you bring chewing gum?"

Yuan Da shoved the cigarette back into his pocket contemptuously.

"Get one!" Boss Jin grabbed his clothes and touched his pockets.

"Don't play tricks! After a while, Zhu Xifeng will come and scold me for courting death and dragging you into the water!"

"What are you doing with him, one for one!" Boss Jin took out his cigarette and took out one.

The wind on the signal tower was very strong. Boss Jin lit the cigarette with one hand behind him. He took a puff and was choked and coughed.He hadn't smoked for a long time, unlike Yuan Dayou's addiction, maybe because Yuan Da was too stressed and couldn't get rid of it, so he could only rely on smoking to relieve a little, and the addiction became more and more serious as time passed.

Seeing his distressed appearance, Yuan Da sneered and laughed, shaking the ashes in his hand with the cigarette in his mouth.

"He's not sensible, so don't argue with him." Boss Jin said solemnly.

Yuan Da knew he was talking about Zhu Xifeng: "He is right."

"Give up?" Boss Jin's gaze sank, looking in the direction of the research institute.

"No, I just don't want to do useless work. And I have to spend some time thinking about it carefully before I act." Yuan Da found that although the two had been separated for more than 20 years, he had never seriously considered their future. What is the desired result, and what can be done to achieve this result?During these 20 years of blankness, every time I think of Zhuo Fan, I always keep avoiding and avoiding, so that I have no confidence in meeting each other.

"Back then when you all arrived on Queser Star, when I was still the dean of the Academy of Sciences, I kept thinking about how to leave with the least harm. But after thinking about it, I found that no matter what I did, I would be sorry to Zhu Xifeng. I also I wanted to simply fake my death, but one day there was an accident in refining and I was injured, Zhu Xifeng said to me with a dark face, if one day I die, he will definitely come to accompany me immediately." Boss Jin recalled the past, even though There was a smile on his face, but he couldn't hide the heaviness of the content, "He is serious, he is such a stubborn person, he will do what he says. So I dare not fake death, for fear that he will really die foolishly. Saying the session is missing is not a good idea either, but I can't think of a more appropriate way."

The cigarette in his mouth burned out, leaving a long section of soot, Yuan Da bit the cigarette butt and narrowed his eyes.

"I hung him like this for more than ten years, and I didn't dare to think about him during those years." Boss Jin pressed his half-smoked cigarette against the railing and rolled it a few times, extinguishing the spark.

Yuan Da took out another cigarette without saying a word.

"Smoking less, it's almost time to quit smoking." Boss Jin patted him on the shoulder and walked down the signal tower.

Hearing the sound of his footsteps walking away, Yuan Da was the only one left on the signal tower high in the sky, and his hair was disheveled by the strong wind.He played with the cigarette between his fingers for a long time, but finally stuffed it back into his pocket.

-

A fighter plane of the Demon Dragon has been completely disassembled. Qiuye and Zhuo Fan cooperated with each other to study each part carefully.

A piece of broken black metal was placed on the complex and delicate alchemy circle, the magic circle was running with brilliance, and the strange light and shadow rendered the whole laboratory into a dreamlike scene.

The black metal was smelted into a ball of black slime, which was suspended in the air and changed its shape. When a burst of energy was injected into the alchemy formation, hundreds of millions of molecular structures appeared before their eyes.

The expressions of the two changed at the same time, and their eyes widened in shock.

There seems to be something vibrating in every molecule, like a slender blood vessel contracting, they are alive!But that life didn't feel alive, instead it was full of dark dead air, like a person who had lost his vital signs and was relying on a machine to maintain his breathing.

After refining, the black slime slowly fell to the ground, still twisting and turning, and returned to its original shape after a while.

Zhuo Fan remained silent. This was a piece of living metal that he had never seen in decades of smelting.

He looked back at another fighter that hadn't been dismantled. So, all the fighters that the Demon Dragons are flying now are "living" fighters?Then why is it so deadly?

Qiu Ye's face was heavy and sad, because not only did he see the life of the metal, he also saw the wailing hidden behind through that blood.

That is the desperate cry of the dead!

These fighters are all refined by humans!

The black dragon captures human beings and absorbs the energy of the dead, not only to restore their strength and create more dragons, but also use them to refine them into fighters!

Creatures are the most essential part of a space, and human beings stand at the top of all creatures. How can it be possible that fighters refined from the most advanced life forms in the space are not powerful?

Qiu Ye told Zhuo Fan the inference, and Zhuo Fan turned pale and couldn't accept it.

"It seems that if the Demon Dragon Man is not eliminated, the final outcome will be the destruction of mankind." Zhuo Fan sighed.

Akiba held the fragment in his hand and looked over it, and had an idea in his heart: "It is definitely impossible to use humans to refine fighters, but we can refine sub-life as one of the raw materials for fighters."

Zhuo Fan immediately understood what he meant, sub-life is a simulated organ refined by human beings, with certain life characteristics.

"Yes, although it may be worse than the Dragon fighters, but with the change of form, we can surpass them!" Zhuo Fan walked up to the fragments of the fighters, his eyes were cold, "Then let's try it now, if we can achieve it one day earlier , with less sacrifice.”

"No problem!" Qiu Ye jumped up from the ground, "I'm going to apply for a batch of materials now, and I'll start right away! I'll write a list first, and you can see if there is anything missing, or I can send my The materials in the laboratory are brought over for use. The refining can be handed over to me, my refining efficiency is very high now, professor, you are mainly responsible for the design, assembly and internal system. Well, what else?"

Zhuo Fan couldn't help smiling when he looked at the enthusiastic Qiu Ye. He was like a vigorous energy body, motivating the people around him and dispelling the shadows in others' hearts with enthusiasm.

"What are you laughing at?" Qiuye asked strangely.

"It's nothing. When I was teaching you basic smelting, I thought you would definitely make a difference in the future. It's a pity to know that you mainly focus on refining medicine. Now I can create fighters with you. It's a happy thing to think about. I'm looking forward to it." Creating a new type of fighter is also a severe challenge for Zhuo Fan.

"I'm looking forward to it too!" Qiu Ye clenched her fists.

A month passed quickly, and they imitated the characteristics of the Dragonman fighter and designed a new fighter.

They directly chose to manufacture S-class fighters. Because of the presence of autumn leaves, a lot of basic smelting time was shortened. Under normal circumstances, the metal that alchemists took more than a week to refine could be completed in an hour. On the contrary, Zhuo Fan spent a lot of time revising the drawings.They integrated the sub-life into the fighter plane, endowed the fighter plane with the breath of life, and greatly improved the combat effectiveness.

The three forms of the fighter plane were listed in front of them, and it looked a bit dim because it hadn't been quenched, but it didn't affect its momentum in the slightest.

The two were extremely excited. Although they hadn't had a good rest this month, they were still full of energy.

"Quick! Hurry up and do the last tempering step! Our fighter plane is finished!" Zhuo Fan was so excited that his eyes lit up.

On the huge alchemy formation, three fighter planes were placed at three points, and Qiu Ye poured the fire in the middle.

"Is this the key to switching forms?" Zhuo Fan asked.

"Yes."

Qiu Ye pressed both hands on the imprint to activate the alchemy formation, and the surging energy penetrated the formation and flowed and circulated on the three fighter planes.

When the energy reaches its peak, the wing-shaped machine explodes first, a soaring light surrounds the wing-shaped machine, breaks through the roof, and flies into the sky, shining dazzlingly, a gust of wind brought by the energy blows Akiba's hair upright, Clothes rattled.The wing-shaped machine in the light began to melt, dissipating in the light like crushed pearl powder little by little.

Boom!Immediately afterwards, the position of the beast-shaped machine erupted with light, and the thick beam of light instantly swallowed the giant beast, which resonated strongly with the light beam of the wing-shaped machine.The bright light illuminated Qiu Ye's face as snow-white, her eyes were black and bright, Zhuo Fan couldn't help but backed up a few steps, and raised his arms to cover his eyes.

Boom!Like a boulder shattering and waves whistling, the beams of light from the humanoid machine rose from the ground, and the three beams of light complemented each other, making a huge roar. The powerful energy almost toppled the roof, and a strong wind blew all the things in the research room for a while. It's all over the place.

Qiu Ye didn't expect that the quenching reaction would be so great. In an instant, a golden dragon rushed out from behind him, screaming loudly, flapping its wings, flicking its tail, and burrowed into the alchemy formation.

The almost berserk energy was subdued, rolling and spinning within the control range of the alchemy formation.

The three beams of light slowly moved towards the middle, slowly closing together, at first they were not willing to close together, they squeezed each other, competing with each other.

Qiu Ye closed her eyes and sent the last burst of energy into the formation. The three beams of light suddenly merged into one, piercing through the sky and the earth, like a glorious feast.

Seeing all this through his fingers, Zhuo Fan was deeply shocked, this was tempering he had never seen before, such a huge momentum, so shocking.

Qiu Ye wiped off her sweat, and exited the alchemy formation with a smile on her face.

The light gradually dissipated, like a receding tide, revealing the completed fighter.

"It's done!" Qiuye's voice changed in excitement.

Zhuo Fan was no better than Qiu Ye, his fair face flushed red, his fingertips trembled slightly.

The machine body is black and yellow, and the light can be seen. The huge body stands firm, and the mighty momentum is sharp and compelling. Standing at its feet, people can't help but look up.

finished!The fighter plane they built together has turned from a flat drawing into a huge object, and the long-term hardships have yielded fruitful results.

The assistants also rushed into the laboratory, because they were not strong enough to withstand the powerful energy, so they could only wait outside during the tempering, but the rays of light soaring into the sky had already ignited their blood.

"Is it finished?" The fastest one bumped into it.

"It's so cool! It's so majestic!" Someone covered his face and wept.

"My God, I want to be a driver too." Someone took off his hat and threw it on the ground.

Akiba's heart was surging, and he couldn't calm down for a long time. This was the first S-class fighter he manufactured, and more importantly, it was also the first S-class fighter of Shining Empire.

"May I give it a try?" Qiu Ye was eager to try, he had never piloted an S-class fighter, let alone the latest model.

"Go!" Zhuo Fan couldn't wait to see the performance of the fighter.

The door on the top of the laboratory opened, Qiuye started the fighter plane, and flew from the roof into the air with a huge roar, Zhuo Fan immediately chased it out.

Outside is a test field, surrounded by autumn leaves quickly, enter various attribute tests, and switch freely among the three forms.

Feng Qi stood in front of the window, looking at the fighter plane up and down in the distance, he felt Qiu Ye's ecstatic mood at the moment, and unconsciously, a smile appeared on his face.

"It's so cool!" Qiuye yelled excitedly, her heart almost jumped out of her throat.He quickly completed all the tests, both in terms of speed and power, which were much improved compared to previous fighters, and the smoothness of driving was far from comparable to that of ordinary fighters.

This is only manual driving. The S-class fighter can be matched one-on-one with the driver. After the matching, you can directly drive it with mental power, and there will be a qualitative leap in response and sensitivity.

match?Akiba suddenly noticed a problem.

This is not a general-purpose fighter. The wing form is too large and has increased firepower. The human form has slightly thicker limbs, which is suitable for pilots who focus on strength. The beast form has a tiger-like appearance, and its fangs Zhuofan require Made of the hardest metal so it's razor-sharp.

Qiu Ye vaguely realized something, focusing on firepower and strength is Yuan Da's fighting characteristics, and Yuan Da's alchemy beast is a tiger.

This is Zhuo Fan's tailor-made fighter for Yuan Dao!

In fact, the love in his heart has never changed, even if time passes and the years are old, it remains the same.

Qiu Ye's chest felt hot, and she looked up to the ground, Zhuo Fan set up a canopy with his hands and looked up at the fighter plane, with a bright and gentle smile on his face.

Behind the cheering crowd, Yuan Da stood far away, also staring intently at this black and yellow fighter plane, watching it switch between human form and tiger form, but it was too far away to see the expression on his face clearly.

Suddenly he rubbed his face, turned and left.

-

One month is fleeting, and Zhuo Fan is going back to the Solomon Empire.The night before leaving, Zhuo Fan packed his luggage in the room.

He didn't have many things, so he sorted them out quickly. He was so busy every day that he fell asleep when he came back at night. He didn't have anything to do all of a sudden, but he was a bit boring.

He sat on the bed, rubbed his hands casually on the suitcase, and the silence made his thoughts a little messy.

One month is so fast, so fast that time slipped through my fingers before I felt it.

Did you just leave?

Zhuo Fan was gloomy and depressed, and Yuan Da's rough face appeared in his mind, the clumsy look of a big dog following behind to destroy, and the look of being wronged and anxious when being scolded.

Did you just leave in the end?

Zhuo Fan was just about to lie on the bed for a while, when suddenly the doorbell rang.He jumped up abruptly, jumped out of the bed three steps and two steps towards the door, but he was not in a hurry to open the door, but adjusted his breathing first, and then opened the door.

Standing at the door is the assistant.

"Professor, do you need my help to tidy up?" the assistant asked.

Disappointment appeared on Zhuo Fan's face unabashedly: "No more, you can go."

"Okay, just call me if you need anything."

After closing the door, Zhuo Fan walked back to the bed with heavy steps.

As soon as he lay down, the doorbell rang again.Zhuo Fan hesitated for a moment, then rushed to open the door.

"Professor Zhuo, I've brought you something!" Qiu Ye raised the memory chip in her hand.

Zhuo Fan was startled: "It's you?"

Qiu Ye's expression was stiff, and she had never been so disliked by others before: "Who else could it be if it's not me? I'll give you the alchemy formula for tinder."

"Come in." Zhuo Fan didn't seem to be energetic, and he didn't even care about something as important as fire.

Qiu Ye inserted the chip into the optical brain and opened it in front of Zhuo Fan: "It's all here, you can take it back."

Zhuo Fan didn't care much, and believed that Qiu Ye would not deceive him with fake products, but after a glance, he immediately went to the screen to browse carefully.

"Is this the alchemical formula of tinder?"

The dense formulas keep scrolling, and it takes hours to read just to read.

"But the problem is..." Zhuo Fan looked serious, "These formulas can't be worked out at all!"

Although Zhuo Fan's specialty is fighter smelting, the auxiliary systems are still connected. He can see at a glance that these formulas written by Qiu Ye only exist in theory and cannot be realized at all, even the great alchemist is no exception.

Akiba rubbed her nose and smiled.

Zhuo Fan understood that the fire was created by Qiu Ye, and only he has the strength to refine it. Even if he has the alchemy formula, it is tantamount to a wordless scripture.

"So you called me here to help you build a new type of fighter, and you gave me a bunch of completely useless formulas?" Zhuo Fan couldn't laugh or cry, and was a little bit embarrassed, how should he explain to Safirol when he went back?

"Of course not. Although it's useless for you to take these formulas, Feng Qi asked me to prepare a gift for you." Qiu Ye opened the window and motioned Zhuo Fan to look out, "Take these things back, and Feng Qi If you have something to say to Safirol, please bring it too."

After Qiu Ye left, the room became quiet again. Zhuo Fan lingered in the room for a long time, wondering if someone would come, but he never did.

Falling asleep in a daze until late at night, Zhuo Fan was awakened by the doorbell.

In fact, the doorbell only rang for a short time and then stopped, but Zhuo Fan woke up immediately, sat up and found that he was still the same as before going to bed, with no clothes changed, no quilt covered, just fell asleep in such a daze.

Did the doorbell really ring just now?Zhuo Fan almost thought he was hallucinating.

He stood in front of the door and lightly touched the handle, motionless, the cold touch spread from his fingertips to his heart, as if he was waiting for something, but also seemed to be resisting something.

Finally, he opened the door abruptly, and saw Yuan Da turned sideways, as if he was about to leave.

Yuan Da paused, obviously very surprised: "You haven't slept yet?"

Zhuo Fan's sleepy eyes were hazy, and a small bundle of hair on his head was sticking up irregularly, shaking and shaking, which made Yuan Da's heart itch.

"what's up?"

Yuan Da scratched his head, hesitated for a moment, and mustered up his courage to say, "Come with me?"

Even the invitation seemed so clumsy, Zhuo Fan wanted to laugh, but endless sadness welled up in his heart.

The two came to the open space outside the house, and Yuan Daning turned out a fighter plane that was so broken that it was about to fall apart, with "xxx here for a visit" sprayed on it.

This is Zhuo Fan's first fighter jet. He clearly remembers himself as a young and stubborn man. In order to prove to his family his determination to learn how to make fighter jets, he spent several weeks in the junkyard of abandoned fighter jets. After blood bubbles came out, it was successfully assembled in the end. It was precisely because of this junk that it was accepted as an apprentice by the most famous mechanic at that time, Archibald.He regarded this broken fighter plane as his treasure, until it was arbitrarily snatched away by a combat department with a simple mind and well-developed limbs.

Although the fighter plane was broken, it was wiped clean and looked well maintained. Zhuo Fan stroked the fighter plane's feet: "So you really kept it."

Yuan Da jumped on the fighter plane and reached out to him: "Come."

The two were flying in mid-air, and the dots of starlight on the ground were like night pearls on black velvet, beautifully quiet and peaceful.

After a while, the fighter stopped moving forward and hovered in mid-air, undulating slightly, as if sitting in a small boat and floating gently with the waves.

The night is quiet, and the star river like broken diamonds hangs across the sky. Yuan Da also flew himself into the night sky in the past. This is his only romance.

"Are you leaving tomorrow?" Yuan Da said in a low and hoarse voice.

"Yes." Zhuo Fan nodded.

Yuan Da looked at Zhuo Fan, his unruly hair was still sticking out, and he really wanted to comb it neatly.

He pointed to the ground: "The following is our new barracks. These recruits will be sent to the major legions after completing basic training. His Majesty Feng Qi is still preparing to recruit troops and is preparing."

Zhuo Fan asked suspiciously, "Why are you telling me these things?"

"His Majesty Feng Qi has great ambitions. What he wants is not only to drive away the dragon people, he also wants the Solomon Empire, even the Golden Magnolia Empire, and maybe even the entire universe."

Zhuo Fan was even more at a loss: "What do you mean?"

"He has always asked me to think about what kind of result you want. I have thought about it for a long time." Yuan Da said to himself, "It is impossible for your family to betray Solomon and ask you to abandon your family and leave the Solomon Empire. , obviously impossible, I can't do anything to hurt your feelings."

Zhuo Fan remained silent and looked ahead.

"I have been thinking about you and loving you all these years. I have made you sad for so long. I am sorry for you."

Zhuo Fan's hand hanging by his side clenched his fist, and his nails dug into his palm.

"So..." Yuan Da paused, and exhausted all his strength to say these words, "Wait for me for a few more years, maybe even shorter, and I will go to the Imperial Capital to pick you up, and take my army there in a fair manner. The Emperor Star will pick you up!"

Zhuo Fan suddenly turned his head and looked at Yuan Da in astonishment, starlight fell into his eyes, shining brightly.

"Can you give me another chance?" Yuan Da asked nervously.

Zhuo Fan sniffed, lowered his head and wiped the corners of his eyes, his eyes turned red, and the emotions that had been suppressed for a long time suddenly burst out.

Yuan Da's heart twitched, he threw his arms around Zhuo Fan, and hugged him tightly.

After more than 20 years, Yuan Da's heart was surging as he hugged him again and breathed in his refreshing breath.

The collar was wet with tears, Yuan Da folded his arms, wishing to embed someone in his body, he stroked Zhuo Fan's hair, and pressed the messy strand of hair into his hair.

The hanging heart finally let go and turned into warm water, rippling in the chest.