My slow journey to infinity

When he found himself reborn in the infinite world, Wang Shui did have a brief moment of excitement.

But the high-intensity war in the Awakening World, coupled with his encounter in Tiefeng City, left him with only one goal in life - to live.

His unusual talent start made his life extremely difficult. For half a year, he was not even qualified to be cannon fodder.

He has worked very hard to read various professional books, practiced shooting, and watched various tutorials on the Dreamland Internet.

But this world is not a game. It lacks attributes and knowledge in the early stage, and the various values ​​​​on his data panel will not skyrocket because of his simple learning.

In the first six months, resources were tight and he didn't know how to acquire skills.

He had also read some of the more expensive extraordinary system books, but simple alchemy didn't have much combat power, and he couldn't afford to learn things like magic.

Low-level alchemy was quite expensive, and the low-level output could not even be sold for much money, not to mention that Aqua Regia had no confidence in learning alchemy at that time.

The information on the Internet was even more complicated and even contradictory in many places. He did not dare to believe it.

For a long time, Wang Shui could only understand basic science and make money by repairing low-level equipment.

During that time, it was really unbearable to look back. He came to a strange world penniless. Just to survive, Wang Shui had already exhausted all his strength.

He had taken the time to look at many keys to fantasy worlds and seen many public world missions. The mission panels were full of unknowns and dangers, and he was very afraid.

Before SAO, he really had never seen a familiar fantasy world.

I never thought that the fantasy world would be so long and wonderful.

It has been seventeen years since he came to the world of steelmaking. The talent of [Arrogant Knower] has brought him exaggerated profits.

Xinguo, Jingcheng, Dongcheng District.

[Tiandao Research Institute] Today’s meeting is over. The Alchemy Research Institute far away in Ishval uploaded the data. Tens of thousands of scientific researchers left one after another, while Wang Shui continued to sit at the top, sorting and selecting the most valuable things. .

"Living Materials: Chimera of Microorganisms and Ceramic Steel"

"Research Report on the Conversion of Earth's Crustal Energy into Explosive Mechanical Power"

"Pharmacology: Rapid Classification Mechanism, Research on Classification of Medicinal Properties of All Things"

"Research on the Body of Dragon Vein Users"

"Alchemy, External Alchemy to Inner Alchemy, Systematic Research on "Qi" Energy"

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Many research projects seem very pragmatic, such as new materials and updated iterations of energy use methods.

And some are much weaker, such as inner alchemy and the like.

Wang Shui got many books from the Emperor of the New Kingdom, including things like the "Tao Te Ching" that he had read, and many of them did not come from his memory.

In Wang Shui's impression, most of these mysterious things were summarized by the ancients on health-preserving experiences, insights into heaven and earth, philosophical thoughts, and explorations of human medicine.

Many things cannot be explained and become mysterious.

Before Aqua Regia crossed over, there were still many things that had not yet been confirmed and studied by modern science, and were called dross or ignorance by some modern people.

But in fact, the ancients did not always make a fuss about gods and ghosts. Religion and literature about exploring the world are not the same thing.

As for the unknown, the ancients were also trying to explore it in their own way. Maybe the direction was wrong, or maybe the knowledge base and tools destined them not to go far.

But they are really trying to explore the world and try to understand the unknown.

This is science.

Ancient science with backward methods and tools is not all dregs. We cannot stand on the high platform of modern science and laugh at them as the cornerstone.

Aqua regia's current situation is even more complicated.

Alchemy and alchemy, which were originally just conjectures of early science, have become a basic supernatural phenomenon in this world. Similarly, other knowledge has also undergone strange changes.

To put it simply - he has formed a pill.

It is not the system in those works on cultivating immortals. Wang Shui does not have processes such as Qi training and foundation building. At least his next stage is not Nascent Soul, but directly becoming an immortal, if he can really do it.

His cultivation of immortality later turned into a grinding process, and Wang Shui couldn't get a clue of becoming an immortal.

In fact, the process by which aqua regia is able to produce [inner elixir] is quite strange.

He spent a year maintaining his health and practicing cultivation. He not only practiced feeling the "qi" between heaven and earth, feeling the "dragon veins", but also felt his own "qi" and felt the generation and disappearance of "qi".

Then according to the classics, he reflected the heaven and earth with his body and became a small heaven and earth himself.

He used the heaven and earth as a furnace to refine himself, and used his own small world as a furnace to smelt [essence, energy, and spirit]. Then, there was an inexplicable mass of something in his body.

It doesn't seem to really exist, but Aqua Regia can always easily perceive it. It is a round white mist with substantial "qi" energy inside.

This is the [Inner Alchemy]. Aqua Regia cannot use the word "Elixir" to describe it. It is not even a ball, but a strange round shape.

The inner elixir and the body of aqua regia are superimposed on each other in a strange state.

The inner elixir exists in any position at the same time. It has no concept of area and volume. As long as the aqua regia is thought of, a large amount of "qi" will emerge throughout the body along the meridians.

And as long as he concentrates his energy, these energies will converge into [Inner Alchemy].

Maybe it's because his physical attributes are high enough and he can practice aqua regia and form pills very quickly.

In the entire New Kingdom, only a few people have mastered the effect of inner elixir, and most people are still in the stage of using "qi", so in a short period of time, the research on cultivating immortals can no longer be advanced.

On the character panel of Aqua Regia, the energy description has also changed.

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[Energy 1·First-order attributeless energy: 1200/1200]

[Energy 2·Unknown Energy: 100%]

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The system doesn’t seem to recognize “qi” energy?

"Hey, is Hill here?"

"What are you doing? The protagonist group is fighting here. Didn't you ask me to keep an eye on it for you?"

"I have a small question. I just gained a new energy, and the system marked it as unknown energy. Is this normal?"

Wang Shui didn't understand, so he naturally had to ask the senior.

"Unknown?! Is there [Unknown Ability God Energy] in the text description?"

"There is no, just, unknown energy. The displayed value is in percentage form, without detailed units and levels."

"Oh, that's fine, as long as it's not the energy of a different god. There are many kinds of energy. Awakened people often get some messy energy in various worlds. It's normal.

You now have the right to name this new energy, but if someone else also has this energy, it will still appear unknown, and others also have the right to name it.

Unless you can publish a detailed energy research report and submit the properties of this energy to the system in detail, then you have real naming rights. "

"Is there no reward?"

"Yes, but not much. Most people prefer to hide it. You must not take the initiative to come into contact with various energies for rewards. Some energies are very dangerous."

"Ability god energy?"

"Not only that, but the energy related to the alien gods is definitely dangerous. Even those alien gods that are friendly to ordinary extraordinary people, their energy radiation will turn you into a monster and their loyal believer .”

"Understood, my energy should be safe."

The relieved Wang Shui gave the new energy a name - [True Essence].

A bad name, but I have to say it's very appropriate.

It has not been long since Wang Shui mastered this special enhanced version of "qi" energy, but he has already appreciated its peculiarity.

[True Essence] is not particularly destructive for the time being, but it is powerful in that it can greatly enhance Aqua Regia's physical fitness, allowing Aqua Regia to gain abilities far beyond the attribute value with the human limit of "5" points in all attributes.

Unfortunately, there is not much time left for Wang Shui's quiet research.

In the last period of time, various research institutes were solving the problems he raised, while he himself was mastering the [True Essence] and learning magic at the same time.

Speaking of which, there has also been considerable progress in magic.

A long time ago, the [Spell Card·Deadly Flying Blade (Green)] obtained by selling blood from [Winter], the priest of the Rose God, had been completely analyzed by him in a stupid way.

Wang Shui relied on his self-taught knowledge system to construct magic.

But in this world, his non-attribute energy recovery speed is very slow, and he relies entirely on converting his physical strength to obtain energy.

Playing magic all the time is very harmful to the body. Earth's crust energy, dragon vein energy and [True Essence] cannot directly construct spells. Their existence forms and properties are completely different.

Wang Shui has gained enough from this trip to the new country. He has stayed here for more than a year, which far exceeded his expectations at the time.

Tonight he will return to Amestris to make final preparations.

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The artificial man has already fought against the protagonist group.

Because of Wang Shui's interference, there are a few key figures missing, such as the vengeful monk Ska who drives various events, and Enwy and Kimbli who should still be active.

While the plot deviates, it also maintains a certain degree of regression, which reassures Wang Shui a lot. At least for now, it seems that the androids are still suppressing the protagonists.

With no one paying attention, Wang Shui returned to the small town of Lisenberg. Because he did not deliberately hide his whereabouts, the next day, Edward, who was recuperating in the town and avoiding wanted by the military, came to visit him, and Wenli came with him.

Both young men had grown up a lot at this time, especially Edward. At the age of 16, he finally started to grow taller.

"Long time no see, Mr. Via."

The two of them said hello together, but they seemed to have their own thoughts.

"Edward, have you consumed your life energy?"

Wang Shui noticed at a glance that something was wrong with Edward's "qi".

He remembered that in the original book, Edward was fatally injured while dealing with Kimblee in the North, so he had to regard himself as a philosopher's stone to heal himself.

Now it seems that even if the plot changes, certain key nodes still happened.

"Thanks to the Philosopher's Stone technology you provided, the injury has healed... Mr. Via, since we parted last year, I have always wanted to ask you something."

As he spoke, Edward's eyes unconsciously glanced at the small leather bag on Wang Shui's waist.

Inside is the alchemy pen of aqua regia. The alchemy pen contains something that Edward cares about - the sage's graphite water.

Wang Shui was more straightforward. He grabbed three philosopher's stones directly from the leather bag and placed them on the table, and asked:

"Is that what you want to ask?"

"Yes...yes, Mr. Via, you made them for...what kind of mentality did you have, and why can you use it so calmly?"

Edward's face became very serious, and Wang Shui also answered seriously:

“Because I need it, I need power, I need knowledge, I need to use it to accomplish meaningful things, I need to use it to save people and kill people.

You can think of me as a morally flexible person, or as a plain bad person.

I will not restrain myself based on the good and evil prevailing in the world, nor will I overestimate my own morality. Everything I do is for profit and efficiency, and to achieve my goals.

Of course, I won't cross my bottom line casually, although it is not high. "

Edward frowned, with a mixture of surprise and disappointment on his face. In his eyes, the omnipotent Mr. Via should not be such a bad person.

But Edward doesn't have the heart of a holy mother. He can accept Wang Shui's behavior, but he just can't agree with it.

"It seems that your thoughts and character have matured enough. Now, I will give you a chance to recover your hands and feet for free, including Alphonse. Oh, by the way, where is Al?"

"Al and his father are helping to rebuild in a small town called [Leo], and everyone is preparing for the day of the decisive battle."

Edward was not happy that Aqua Regia was going to restore his health. Instead, he asked:

"To help us recover our bodies, do we need to use the Philosopher's Stone?"

"Although with my knowledge and power, I can completely avoid consuming the Philosopher's Stone, but I have no choice but to ask "God". He doesn't want to give your body back to you so easily, and the Philosopher's Stone has permission that He cannot refuse. . "

Wang Shui picked up a philosopher's stone and placed it in Edward's hand.

"Are you already so familiar with "God"? Go to see Him often? "

“Don’t test me so carefully, I do see Him often and use the Philosopher’s Stone as a ticket.

But He treats everything in the world equally. As long as you are bold enough, He is a talker. It doesn't matter. So, what is your choice? "

"No, I won't use it... Why, Mr. Via, why can you play with souls so calmly and face their wails so calmly?"

"Listen for yourself. There is absolutely no wailing sound from these Philosopher's Stones."

Edward felt surprised. He did not have the ability to alchemy, but generally speaking, the spiritual power of an alchemist was enough to sense the soul in the Philosopher's Stone.

Sure enough not!

"This! Could it be! These Philosopher's Stones are not made with human lives?!"

"No, it's just that I have good skills. The piece you have is for 300 people."

Edward shook his hand, and the Philosopher's Stone fell directly, but the stone did not fall to the ground. It floated strangely in the air, and then slowly flew back to Wang Shui's hand.

"You! You actually killed so many people!"

Edward was so surprised that he stood up, but no matter how panicked and angry he was now, he couldn't take action against Mr. Via in front of him. He didn't want to and didn't dare in every sense of the word.

Wen Li was also shocked, and her reaction was not small.

Wang Shui is the improver and pioneer of modern mechanical armor technology, and is Wen Li's absolute idol.

Faced with the shock of the two of them, Wang Shui calmly put the Philosopher's Stone back into the small leather bag, then stood up and walked outside his house.

"I have killed far more people than you think. There is no need to force yourself to respect me. Everyone has their own scenery and different roads leading to these scenery.

I'm more pleased that you still maintain your bottom line.

For the sake of countless innocent civilians, you can take action against the [Little Man in the Bottle] and plan with your friends to defeat it. But if you want to challenge me for those murderers, for those who deserve to die... I still advise you to think more about the people around you. "

Before Aqua Regia walked out of the room, Edward asked one last question:

"Mr. Via! Those people you killed were all criminals and deserved to die?!"

Wang Shui had already left the room, and his lie was heard outside the room:

"certainly."