[Comprehensive Anglo-American] Gem Merchant

On the other side, Karma Taj.

The advantage of magicians being able to jump in space is that they can cruise around the world within the gravitational pull of the earth.

Alphonse rarely came to the temple, and sat on a chair under the gaze of a group of new and old magicians, rolling the two blue cone stones in his hands boredly, just like some old Asians are rolling walnuts .

Lord Gem's reputation is still very popular in the mysterious field, not to mention that the other party is also the heir of the second law. After being watched for a while, a courageous magician came up to chat and ask for advice in a low voice.As a magician, it doesn't involve issues like keeping secrets, so Alphonse also had questions and answers, and the atmosphere was quite good for a while.

The current supreme mage Gu Yi pushed open the door and saw that his disciples had all dispersed, leaving Alphonse alone in front of the square table.

The supreme mage sat down beside Alphonse with a smile, and looked at the three undamaged buttons on his clothes: "I thought you would use at least one."

"There was a surprise."

Alphonse didn't seem to want to talk about this topic: "You called me here suddenly today because...?"

"Don't worry."

Gu Yi clapped his hands lightly, and there were two cups of steaming tea on the table in front of him: "Is it okay to drink this?"

Alphonse nodded, and the steaming hot tea fogged the monocle in his right eye.

"I hope Modu and the others didn't cause you any trouble."

Master Gu Yi smiled: "It's not very peaceful in the Dark Dimension recently, I don't have much time to look after them... Emperor Weishan's magic has always been on thin ice, known for being able to quickly grab magic power, but in contrast, The practitioners will need to face a series of obstacles and tests, and those who are not firm enough will soon fall into the abyss with excessive pursuit of power."

Alphonse nodded, a bit puzzled why the other party would suddenly say this to him: "I can open a portal at most for the magic of your faction, and my magic circuit doesn't fit well with the power of Weissandi. , and there is no need to absorb magic power from this direction."

The second method is originally a means to obtain a large amount of magic power. Alphonse's own magic circuit is also quite good among magicians. Coupled with the eclecticism of gem magic, he really doesn't need to walk a tightrope without going astray.

Gu Yi took a deep look at him: "Just like the magic in "Dayuanxue" can use the earth's veins, the magic of Weishan Emperor Yuanliu is also a technique to obtain magic power from other sources, so it is not like other factions. A magician needs years of learning process, if the degree of fit with the Weissandi system is exceptionally high, and people's understanding is good enough, they can improve at a speed that other people find unbelievable."

Alphonse: "..."

So, having said that, I don’t have any talent in this area. I just learned it casually because I just think it’s convenient to send couriers...ah, no gems.

But he looked at the serious eyes of the other party, but he couldn't say a word of rebuttal.

Being dubbed as Ancientone, the hard power is almost comparable to that of the gods. The Ancient One mage has lived for many years and has the ability to see the future. It is impossible to tell him some useless information, so Alphonse can only Be patient and keep these basic knowledge in your mind.

What's more, if Averageone symbolizes the magical attributes of the five elements, Ancient seems to be paying tribute to the long time spent by the other party as a human being and as a supreme mage.

500 years is enough for Maqili Zorgen, who was looking forward to saving mankind, to become the monster Matou Zouken who committed all kinds of crimes in Fuyuki City in order to survive. Since World War II, he has already started to make S.H.I.E.L.D. Dugan felt a little uncomfortable. The human soul is not stronger than the gods, and it will continue to be damaged by the passage of time. The aging of the body can be made up for by various means, while the loss of the soul is more like A war with no end in sight, with oneself, without gunpowder.

500 years ago, human beings were still in the Age of Discovery, the church was gradually splitting, and the mystery had not faded away. However, 200 years ago, there was no America in this world.Mage Ancient One's expression was calm and stable, as if the long time hadn't left any marks on her body at all.

"Magic power is a double-edged sword, Al. Human beings who are born with magical adaptability are rare, but such power can affect the veins of the earth and burn themselves."

The other party said in a gentle voice: "I know you know this better than anyone else, but at the same time, 500 years is enough for other human beings to touch the authority that can only be achieved by magicians. Although it is still not as good as the gods, But science has changed the world too much, if it is all for the smooth continuation of the world, it does not necessarily have to leverage the mysterious power."

Having said that, anyone can guess what the ancient master wanted to express. Alphonse couldn't help touching the bridge of his nose cautiously. Unexpectedly, the ancient master was also concerned about the turmoil in Gotham City.

And even Stark's matter... Even if he has no prejudice against science and mystery, Alphonse subconsciously feels that the supreme mage of the earth always focuses on those more far-sighted events—if the sky falls If he had to be tall, in the field of mysticism, his master and Gu Yi were the two who were "a bit taller" among the crowd.

But now those eyes were looking at him, looking extraordinarily calm and gentle.

Sorcerers Supreme have no right to die until they find their next successor.

"...I was not taken away because of the authority of mysticism."

Alphonse thought for a while: "However, human beings need their heroes, and it's not worth it if they are lost in such a place."

Mage Ancient One immediately wanted to laugh—of course, she still had the expression of a supreme mage, without any obvious fluctuations on her face.In her eyes, Alphonse obviously carried traces of the education of a traditional magician. Even if he was worried, he would express anger, and his subconscious reaction should be judged as "it is not worthwhile for human beings to lose a hero like this."

However, the fact that a jeweler who was originally not emotional could lose his composure in such a way is enough to make people ponder.

The child whose soul was frozen by the goblin is stepping towards human beings step by step, which is good. In this world where bad things happen every moment, even one more good thing will make people feel happy.

"So you really don't intend to take my class?"

The ancient mage was in a good mood visibly with the naked eye, and even started to bring up old things again: "You have actually learned the magic of my faction, and you can definitely do an extra job as a supreme mage."

"It's still free."

Alphonse refused without hesitation: "If the part-time job of guarding the dark dimension is added, a human life may not be enough for me."

"I trust your self-control, Al."

The ancient master took a sip of tea, and the alchemist in front of him was extremely resolute. Otherwise, it would have been difficult to survive for so many years under the hands of that Wanhua mirror: "Even if you use foreign objects to continue Life, about 200 years of life will not cause you any obvious alienation."

"I don't want to wait too long in vain, and Animsfia wants to do the same."

The blond-haired alchemist lowered his eyelashes, which was a rejection: "And the time is not too much, and it can't even be extended to Olga Marie's generation. She doesn't have the adaptability of that technique."

Gu Yi smiled lightly, and did not express his opinion again. Alphonse then lowered his head and took a sip of hot tea. The hot mist of water vapor filled his eyes. In Walter's jewelry store, the heat of the tea in his hand has not completely dissipated.

Although I don't know why Gu Yi suddenly asked him to talk about some big things, but after all, that person has a vision of the future, and it seems that no matter what he says, it has something to do with the future.Alphonse put down his teacup, and the gemstones on the table were only half polished, and the jewelry-cutting tools were randomly scattered on the workbench, just like before he left.

Don't think about things that you don't understand for the time being, after all, Gu Yi is one of the few remaining seniors who can make people feel at ease.

The agreed date came soon, and a small area of ​​martial law was cleared by the S.H.I.E.L.D. on the coastline of New York. Steve Rogers had been waiting at the beach for a long time to get ready to go, wearing his iconic tights. When he saw Alvon Si, just waved at the other party on the beach.

"...you still wear work clothes to the concert?"

Alphonse thought for a while, and asked in consideration.

"Ah, I thought about it because it was commissioned by S.H.I.E.L.D...."

The veteran of World War II said somewhat cautiously: "So no matter where you go to the concert, you should wear casual clothes... Or, in order to show respect, should we wear formal clothes? Is there still time? I'll go back and get it!"

The other party said so, but after taking two steps, he remembered with embarrassment that since he woke up in this era, he had never thought of buying clothes suitable for this occasion.

"It doesn't matter. Most of the Atlanteans don't know much about the surface anyway. As long as they don't dress too exaggeratedly, they won't be able to tell the difference at all."

Alphonse said with relief that he himself is wearing an alchemy robe today, which is also different from most "surface people".

"Right."

Captain America smiled a little shyly: "Just let them feel the sincerity."

For this reason, he didn't even bring his iconic buckler today.

As soon as the words fell, the golden-red battle suit fell from the sky. Under the streamlined aerodynamic shape, there were two rows of closed magazines on the shoulder blades of the battle suit, which looked particularly unfriendly at first glance.

Steve: "..."

Alphonse: "...Forget it."

Anyway, in Aum's eyes, this guy is still an arms dealer, and he spent a lot of money to build a garbage disposal station. If he dresses strangely, he should be weird.

Alphonse quickly looked away and stared at the calm sea. The white waves pushed each other and surged to his feet. The sea breeze blew a slightly humid breath, and the ferry sent by Orm was coming from the direction of the horizon. .

And someone always wants to break this calm, Tony Stark took a few steps and walked around to Alphonse: "The new battle suit has strengthened the pressure resistance of the structure and shape, and a special model with added underwater combat functions. It can withstand the water pressure in the deep sea and is more reliable than nuclear submarines."

His tone is full of pride, the new model, the deep sea mode, these are all technological breakthroughs that can make all the news media crazy about it, but the key part is not here.

Alphonse stared at the chest of the golden-red battle suit. The brand-new inverted triangle reaction furnace was emitting the blue glow of Cherenkov radiation.

That was not the palladium metal cold catastrophe reactor he was familiar with before, Alphonse thought, this was something new and more mysterious...something he didn't know.

After seeing the gaze of the alchemist, under the mask of the steel battle suit, the mustache businessman smiled triumphantly: "This is a new element I discovered, which can replace the function of the previous reactor. Clean energy is definitely going to be a hit, and my genius mind is always so reliable."

He didn't even mention the declaration that Alphonse said "will not sell spinel anymore", and flipped the page lightly, but the pride in the words seemed to Steve to be gone. It was about to overflow from the golden-red armor.

Alphonse once said that knowledge leads to the same goal in essence. Races with magical powers will subconsciously develop civilizations based on mysticism, and species like humans are not isolated in the universe.

Heroes do not become heroes because they have extraordinary minds and feelings, even if they often have such qualities.

Heroes can be heroes because they are strong enough.

The lake-green eyes are thoughtful.

The boat that Aum called to pick up the people looked like a huge fish. After opening the hatch, he could see four seats that looked like the interior of a car—except for the driver, exactly one for each person.The natives of Atlantis were in charge of driving the boat. They nodded at everyone with a neither humble nor overbearing attitude, and turned sideways to give way to the boat.

"Wow, fish scale bodysuit."

Tony Stark whistled immediately: "Old Popsicle, I think your aesthetics are very close to those of the Atlanteans. If you put fish scales on your clothes, you will not look much different. .”

Steve: "..."

With a clumsy mouth in a quarrel, he will never be able to win an argument against Stark, he can only smile: "He is not malicious, Stark is more unforgiving in his mouth."

The temporarily requisitioned driver rolled his eyes under the mask. He actually disliked the land people by nature, but His Excellency Prince Aum ordered him to maintain basic etiquette and not to lose Atlanta in front of the land people. Deece's dignity, so he did not respond to the provocation of the land iron can, but silently activated the fish-shaped submarine.

The front searchlight illuminated the sea in front of him, and Steve consciously sat in a seat similar to that of the co-pilot, leaving Alphonse and Tony sitting in the back row.

"No seat belts."

Tony sat in the cabin and scanned around: "It's not nuclear powered, and it doesn't have electric motors or internal combustion engines. From the appearance and structure, I can't imagine where they put the combustion chamber."

He reached out and knocked on the glass on the surrounding cabins—if it was indeed glass—the metal fingers knocked on the portholes and made a clanging sound: "The depth has been decreasing, and the outer skin of this ship is obviously not as thick as that of a submarine." , but even so, there is no sign of being crushed at all... What is the principle of this?"

"This is the protection of magic, and all fish-shaped boats made by shipbuilders have this function."

It seems that the driver's curiosity about Atlantis and the exploration of technology are quite beneficial, and the other party replied naturally while driving the boat: "It's different from land people who are not born with magical powers."

These words are very unpleasant to hear. Stark, who never bears to go back on the spot when he is indecisive, immediately said: "The one next to me is a land magician, and your prince is still his big client." , and even if I don’t know magic, I can blow up a volcano by myself.”

Alphonse: "..."

He glanced at Tony, and began to wonder what kind of method the other party used to prevent the Yellowstone Park volcano from erupting.

Feeling the alchemist's entanglement, Tony Stark added awkwardly: "Well, no, I mean, locally trigger some small explosions, preventing all bombs from detonating at the same time... In a sense It’s like blowing up a volcano.”

He paused, and looked out the window curiously: "I haven't seen a volcano under the sea yet."

Alphonse: "..."

There is no problem with these two sentences separately, but if they are connected together, the murderous intent will increase invisibly.

The submarine does not have a rearview mirror, the ocean is vast enough, and it is difficult for a ship to collide with the ship. The driver turned his head directly from his position and looked at Stark in surprise—he knew that this man was the most land-based person. Well-known arms dealer, the words just now are not threatening them, right?

"Stark, I beg you to be quiet."

Steve, who was sitting in the co-pilot seat, thought of Nick Fury's exhortations to "express his desire for peace to Atlantis" before leaving, and suddenly felt that he had a heavy task and a lot of pressure.