Chapter 840 Good Omen

"what is that?"

Huai Shi was stunned and whispered softly.

For a moment, Huai Shi suspected that she had not woken up from the nightmare.

But when he judged that he was completely awake, he wished he was still in that nightmare...

He was silent for a long time and looked at Tong Ji: "Where is the Helios workshop?"

Tong Ji was puzzled, "Isn't this what it is?"

Huai Shi swallowed dryly: "...that giant thing that is riddled with holes, filled with strange stones, and seems to have been scrapped and broken down?"

Based on the information he collected, is this a great miracle that includes hundreds of alchemists, is maintained by countless artificial humans, and is so prosperous that it feels like returning to the age of gods?

Like a small world sailing in the vacuum, always emitting brilliant light, solemn and sacred, an authoritative relic that rotates in the universe like a sun wheel?

Is this the Helios chariot?

Huaishi lowered his head, took out his phone, raised his hand, and compared it with the original pictures on the phone.

In this photo that Harper observed three years ago, the dazzling golden city glows with magnificent brilliance. Even if it is just a glimpse, the scales observed from the abyss are still majestic and sacred in an incredible way.

But in front of him, this thing was almost scrapped, as if it had been contaminated a hundred thousand times and then smashed into pieces.

Are you telling me this is the same one?

"I have to say, it wasn't like this the last time I came here." Tong Ji shrugged regretfully, "Although I don't know what happened, Helios has become such a dick. There's nothing I can do about it, sister."

Huai Shi asked subconsciously: "How long ago was the last time you mentioned?"

Tongji didn't answer, just smiled.

Look at him with a smile.

Huai Shi trembled, then obediently looked away, not daring to ask any more questions.

To save face, everyone pretends nothing happened.

He wisely did not dwell on the issue.

Okay, let's get back to reality.

After a bumpy and long journey, they successfully arrived at their destination, which was really gratifying.

The good news is that the Son of Leviathan didn't explode!

The bad news is... Helios blew up.

Huai Shi's tears were about to fall.

.

After getting over the initial shock and sluggishness, all the alchemists soon came to their senses.

Unspeakable panic filled every corner of the lounge.

No one would have thought that the once glorious Sun Chariot, which had not been seen for seventy years, had fallen to such an extent...

All questions can be answered in an instant.

Why was it so troublesome to transfer various tools and go through such a long journey to arrive this time? Why was Helios not able to enter the earth-moon space this time...

Because it has already anchored in the upper levels of Jupiter!

And it doesn’t look very good...

It remains to be seen how many functions Helios still possesses after becoming like this, what exactly was attacked by something and turned into this state, and whether the alchemists on Helios still have the possibility of survival.

Even in the end...

Is it really the will of the 'Helios Workshop' that called them here?

"This...what on earth is going on!"

Rachel's expression twitched, and she turned back blankly: "Garland... Garlandon, what on earth is going on!"

Just outside the door of the lounge, Garlandon, who had just arrived from the workshop laboratory, could not hide his tiredness. After seeing the scene in front of him, his expression became stiff.

Complex and stunned.

Immediately, I seemed to understand something and suddenly understood.

At that moment, Huai Shi was keenly aware of the subtle changes in the old man's expression. He didn't know whether it was shock or anger, joy or sadness.

Or a combination of both.

But no matter which one, it makes Huai Shi a little inexplicably creepy.

"Is that so..."

After Garlandon pondered for a moment, he regained his usual calmness. His majestic gaze swept across the room, suppressing the restless atmosphere in the lounge.

But everyone looked wary.

I don’t know what kind of medicine the Stone Cauldron Society sells in the gourd, and I don’t know why they brought their group here.

But no matter what I do, I'm afraid it won't be a good thing.

We are all alchemists, fanatics who pursue taboos in the abyss. No matter how innocent they are, who doesn't have taboo secrets and techniques in their mind?

Even Huai Shi, the most despicable person here, still carries a derivative of the element of destruction in his arms, not to mention the casting technology that once created the eternal hell twilight.

Everyone's first reaction was that Shi Ke had learned how to play Immortal Jump.

There must be some ulterior conspiracy behind this.

But soon, Garlandon reached out and slowly and slowly took out a pure white prismatic crystal from his material bag under the watchful eyes of everyone.

The truth stone.

It was a 'lie detector' provided by the Stone Cauldron Society for use in the highest-level border trials. It was the purest and weakest 'crystal' in the world - extracted from countless languages, but could not withstand any lies. .

As long as you are within the confines of a lie, the cracks will burst.

The people here are all alchemists, and even a great master cannot possibly do anything with this kind of relic that has an extremely simple internal structure but extremely complex refining conditions.

After allowing others to test its authenticity, Garland said: "I, Garland Van Helt, hereby assure you that the Stone Cauldron Society only abides by the contract and accepted the gift from Helios. Si's message was used to transport the contracted alchemist here instead.

In other words, it is Helios himself who calls you here. "

As soon as the words were spoken, everyone stared directly at the Truth Stone.

The pure white appearance is flawless.

In the corner, Irma, an old woman from Egypt, raised her eyes, her pupils shrunk, like vertical pupils like a wild beast: "In this case, it is just a task of leading the team... why do you need a master of labor?"

A dignified consultant of the Stone Cauldron Society, an important upper-level leader, and only eleven grand masters in the world, why should he deign to lead a group of alchemists?

"This is my second mission of this trip."

Garlandon answered calmly: "According to the observations made by the Stone Cauldron Society half a year ago, the star trajectory of the Helios Workshop is abnormal, and there is a high probability that a taboo-level alchemical secret ritual is being carried out. As a stone cauldron, I The representatives of the Cauldron Society came here this time to investigate and judge the Helios Workshop.

I just didn't expect that it was too late. "

In just half a year, Helios, one of the sources of alchemy in the past, once the chariot of the Sun God, and one of the top ten workshops, had fallen to this level.

Even the alchemist above may have encountered something unexpected.

Today's Helios has become a dangerous existence comparable to the depths of hell.

"ha!"

Valery Ugarov, the master of metallurgy in the Russian Federation, sneered: "Did the Stone Cauldron Society not know what was going on here before coming here? I remember that four of the largest telescopes in the country are maintained by the Stone Cauldron Society. Right? You still bring us a group of unknown people here, do you expect us to be cannon fodder to explore the road? "

In the silence, Garlandon looked over indifferently: "Valery, your coming here is a contract between you and Helios. If you accept Helios's relics and gifts, you must serve him. You can break the contract and pay the price. But your contract has nothing to do with the Stone Cauldron Society.

Don’t forget, the essence of alchemy——”

If there is a principle in this world that says, "You must give up to gain," then the essence of alchemy is "To gain, you must give up."

In the furnace of constant matter, if you want to sublimate, you must abandon the dross; if you want to transform, you must abandon the old form.

The price of all miracles is disaster.

The consequence of all changes is sedimentation.

At the end of all sublimations, something will solidify.

At the same time as he obtained the relics of Helios, he was destined to have a relationship with Helios' workshop.

Valery was silent and didn't speak.

"Please rest assured that I have no intention of forcing you to serve me or sacrifice your life."

Gallandon said, "The party that is unable to fulfill the contract now is Helios. It can be attributed to force majeure factors and has nothing to do with you - but due to the limitations of the mission, we are still conducting preliminary research on what happened on Helios. I cannot return until the search and rescue of the survivors has been ascertained and completed.

If any of you are unwilling to go to Helios, you can wait peacefully on the Son of Leviathan. All treatment will not change, but you must hand over your token certificate and accept supervision. "

As soon as he said this, many people's expressions changed.

"Why!"

"Grand Master, is this arrangement a little too much?"

"What if I say no?"

Many alchemists looked dangerously in their eyes.

"The reason is very simple. First of all, only the token voucher is the only way to enter Helios."

Garlandon tapped his staff, causing the son of Leviathan to let out a long, mighty groan.

Soon, everyone saw an artificial man being put into a spacesuit, thrown into the vacuum of the universe, and gradually heading towards Helios in the distance.

And just as it was approaching dozens of kilometers around Helios, it exploded into a ball of fire.

It instantly turned into ashes and disappeared.

"As you can see, although Helios is damaged today, it still maintains the operation of the secret ritual of defense - the Flame of the Moon Crown."

Gallandon explained.

In alchemy, the moon corresponds to the sun.

As a symbol of the sun, the Helios chariot can naturally stimulate the power of the corona and use unparalleled heat to achieve the most complete destruction of the enemy.

But such a maximum output, even with countless years of energy accumulation by Helios, still cannot be maintained for a long time.

What's more, it's a weapon of destruction, not a shield.

Hence the existence of the Mysteries of Transformation. Through the secret ritual, the existence of the 'invisible moon' was projected around Helios, replacing the substantial sun flame with the void moon and turning into the moon surface.

As long as the body of Helios still exists, this kind of defense can be endless.

Now, when Helios becomes unresponsive, unless the alchemist who signed the contract with Helios' workshop carries his own certificate, any substance that breaks into it will be burned by the cold lunar corona flames. Become nothingness.

At this moment, everyone understood the conditions that Garlandon had put forward when leaving the moon.

But he immediately realized something was wrong.

The one-eyed Ragna asked: "Even if this is the case, even if we hand over the certificate, your people in Garlandon will not be able to use it, right?"

"The specific exploration will be carried out by my seven disciples who have signed a contract with Helios, as well as the alchemists who volunteer to assist."

Garlandon said bluntly: "The reason why I want you to hand over your credentials is just to avoid unnecessary situations."

When it comes to this level, it can't be more straightforward.

You don't have to participate in the assistance, but don't think about sneaking up and causing trouble on your own.

He did not hide his suspicion.

Garlandon put the issue out in the open from the beginning and did not allow anyone to avoid it.

"……this……"

After a short silence, someone forced a laugh: "Isn't Garlandon looking down on others too much?"

"Yeah, maybe."

Garlandon retorted calmly: "But clarifying some things from the beginning is the only way to maintain long-term respect, isn't it?

Now that Helios has fallen to this point, even though I am the Grand Master, I have no compulsory command authority over you. Therefore, it is better not to let unnecessary surprises occur in the first place.

Besides, this is also for your safety. "

"Safe?" Ragna sneered: "Is it safe to accept house arrest and custody?"

"I'm just considering that some of you may not have pure intentions."

Garlandon glanced at him: "For example, you, Mr. Ragnar, as the future successor of the Silver Monument, you have already stood at a height that many people cannot reach in their lifetimes without Helios, then Why are you here?

And Mr. Izzy, the inheritor of the noble blood in America, is not even an alchemist, but he holds a certificate of his own. He can't really come to visit relatives and friends, right?

Ms. Ima, as the chief priest of God Bast and a son and daughter of the Pharaoh, even if you are seeking a higher realm, why don't you search for the endless treasures of Egypt?

And...Mr. Huaishi. "

His cold eyes suddenly looked at Huai Shi, who was silently watching the show in the corner: "As the transcendent Lord of Danbo and the registered military attache of the Astronomical Society, you have never been famous for alchemy, and you have never pursued it. The essence of alchemy...even possesses a complete caster heritage.

But now, why are you here? "

"Ah this..."

The Sophora poet was dumbfounded.

Old man, you are crazy, there is no way I am here to study hard and make progress every day!

Why do you underestimate my passion for alchemy!

How dare you slander my character and personality!

Huai Shi's expression became serious, and she was about to retort loudly, and then she suddenly realized that she seemed, maybe, maybe it was true...

Belong to that wave of people with impure intentions?

I have been thinking for a long time whether a good omen counts, but the science fiction world says it counts, so then... (laughs

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