章節 171: Final Confrontation (I)

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For the Fourth Phase of the plan, Edward could have used the virus, but decided to be more cautious and used another method. He took out a small orb from his interdimensional ring; this orb contained a small pocket dimension inside.

And inside that pocket dimension were many clones sleeping in a pod that looked like a coffin. They were at least a hundred of them. On the forehead of these clones was a small red crystal.

The clone entered the pocket dimension to look at the clones. After pressing a button, the red crystal in their foreheads activated and the clones opened their eyes.

After they stood up, they lined up like they were a well-trained army. However, their eyes were cold and indifferent as if they were machines instead of people.

Well, they were indeed machines. The red crystal in their forehead allowed the clone to remotely control these people if necessary.

"Do you all know your missions?"

"Yes," replied all the clones in unison, their voices echoing in the large room.

"Then, let's begin."

More than a hundred cloaks suddenly appeared in the hands of these droid clones; the cloak looked exactly like the Invisible Cloak. The main clone that was in charge of this operation took out the real cloak and activate it.

A black light flew from the Deathly Hallow before entering the cloak of these droid clones, blessing them with the [Death Authority]. Once the droid clones put on the cloak, they also became invisible.

Edward then ordered two of them to secretly exit the manor and go kill a few prisoners to test the water. Three days later, the two droid clones returned intact, without suffering any repercussions.

However, Edward realized that the power in their cloak could not last long. According to his calculation, every seven days, they need to receive the blessing again to continue functioning. And after three months, the cloak will become waste and destroy itself.

Edward did not care about this. Although the material for these cloaks is very precious, he was rich so it did not matter to him. He was prepared to pay more to accomplish his plan.

After checking the power of the Substitute Cloak, Edward released all these clones into the world. While continuing to monitor the spread of the virus, he begin to enchant the manor he was.

This manor will play a great role in the future.

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Amestris, eastern area, in a small town.

A middle-aged man was slowly walking with a sack on his back. His eyes were listless, full of sadness. As he was heading home, he met a passing old man.

The old man paused and said, "Thomas, I'm sorry about your wife. You have to be strong and live your life to the fullest. This is the only way for the living to honor the dead."

Thomas nodded his head in thanks before continuing home; the sorrow enveloping him did not diminish the slightest. When the old man saw this, he shook his head.

On his way home, Thomas encountered a few villagers, and they all said some words of encouragement.

After entering his house, Thomas placed the sack on the floor before heading to his study. Inside the room were rows of alchemy books, but Thomas ignored all of them.

He walked straight to a picture frame showing him and his wife. He caressed her beautiful face while reminiscing about all the happy memories they had together.

She always wanted children, but he was always busy with his work, so he always delay, thinking that he would always have time later on.

While Thomas was lost in his memory, an idea suddenly entered his mind:

'Why don't I try using Human Transmutation to revive my wife?'

Thomas quickly shook his head as he knew that Human Transmutation was impossible. He once attended am Alchemy Conference held by the Elric Brothers. They publicly explained to all the alchemists there their experience with messing with human lives, then provided evidence as to why Human Transmutation was impossible to bring the dead back to life.

Despite knowing this, Thomas could not remove that idea from his head. According to him, just because the Elric brothers did not succeed does not mean he could not.

That night, Thomas did not sleep at all; he dedicated all his time thinking about possible ways to accomplish Human Transmutation.

Countless formulas appeared in his mind; his brain has never been more clear in his entire life. Thomas felt like he was a true genius the more he complete the formula inside his mind.

Once everything was done, he begin to prepare to try.

What Thomas did not see or realize was that one of the droid clones was next to him, feeding him the idea of Human Transmutation and the formulas to succeed.

Three days later, Thomas stood in front of a transmutation circle. He activated it. Unfortunately, he did not succeed as he expected, instead, he experienced backlash.

The Gate of Truth was opened and he was captured inside and received some knowledge after paying a price.

Inside the Knowledge Dimension, Truth was immediately aware of Thomas opening the Gate of Truth, and he was a little surprised.

After the Elric brother's tour, it has become a known fact that Human Transmutation was impossible by the majority if not all alchemists. Additionally, not just anyone could perform Human Transmutation.

It requires both talent and the right formula.

Right now, Truth was busy studying the vast knowledge he exchanged from the Akashic Record, so he did not have the time or mind to pay attention to this kind of thing.

So, he created another clone to punish Thomas for breaking the Law of Equivalent Exchange.

Three months later, another alchemist from the Southern Area who lost his loved one also performed Human Transmutation under the guidance of the droid clones.

Truth once again punished this guy, however, they became annoyed and decided to just leave a clone to deal with this kind of situation and not interrupt it.

This clone was a mindless one, similar to a programmed robot. All it did was punish people who broke the taboo of Alchemy.

This was another manifestation of Edward's plot armor. Once again, fate was in his favor.

Just like, Alchemists all over the world would perform Human Transmutation after a certain time interval. These people were from Amestris, Drachma, Creta, Aerugo, Xing, and even the newly created Ishvalan Empire located in the Desert.

This Empire was the result of Edward. The Ishvalans that accompanied him to learn from the Xerxes Empire put what they learned to use and created their own Empire in the desert.

After more than 20 years, their population has reached a certain number, so they began to prosper.

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Next Chapter Title: Farewell

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章節 172: Farewell

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The Void, outside of the universe, Edward was sunbathing with an artificial sun; he laid in a chair with a drink next to him while reading a book. The title of the book was "The Synchronization of Time Flow Between The Void and the Universe."

This was book was written by him and little Morgana. One thing he has always been curious about was the fact that the passage of time in his Gate was the same as the Full Metal Universe.

Logically speaking, the void was outside of space and time, so there should be some difference. Yet, they were the same. Additionally, while in his gate, he could still communicate with people inside, and even still feel the connection with his clone.

All of these should be impossible. So, he did some research on the subject to find the reason.

Unfortunately, the best answer he came up with was because of some of the enchantments that Merlin gave him. Edward thought that he had completely understood these enchantments–especially after translating them into his new magic system.

But he was wrong. He was far from reaching the level of Old Man Merlin. Truth be told, Edward suspect that the Merlin he met in his homeworld was actually the real one.

From what he knows, Merlin has existed in countless media, thus countless universes. So, he theorized that there was an original or real Merlin while the others are clones or projections of the true one.

The same theory can be applied to Nicolas Flamel and Atlantis; this is one of the reasons that he did not destroy or conquer it before he left the Empire despite knowing that these sea breathers were troublemakers.

While Edward was engrossed in reading his book, the watch on his hand suddenly chirped. He glanced at for a moment, then muttered: "It's been 50 years, now, the time has finally arrived."

In the past 50 years, he has spent most of his time studying and developing his new magic system. By now, he has already translated all the spells in the Empire's Library and invented many more.

He conducted many other experiments and deepen his understanding of magic.

As for his strength, he was still in Tier 5, but his mana has increased a lot. However, he could feel that he was nowhere near the 6th Tier.

The reason for that was his body. Edward discovered that his Wizard System was different than the previous. Before, as long as his soul was powerful enough to control his mana, he could rapidly increase it by either relying on potions or the Philosopher's Stone.

However, now, there was a third requirement: his body needed to be of sufficient strength to withstand his crystalized mana, otherwise, it will just damage it instead.

Luckily for him, he had previously invented the [Aura Master] profession which could strengthen his body. Regrettably, this system is very crude and rudimentary.

It mainly involved transforming mana into aura, then using said aura to strengthen the body. That's basically it. As such, the increase in his body strength has been quite slow.

Over the years, he has discovered that his talent for [Aura] is quite mediocre, so he is waiting to return to the Empire to have other people–especially the Wizard Knights–to develop this system further.

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After receiving the notifications in his watch, Edward's consciousness descended into the world.

Armstrong Family Manor, two old people with hunch backs stood on the balcony. It was one man and one woman.

"So, I've reached my limit?" asked Olivier who looked at the wrinkles on her finger and arm; she was old.

"Yes," replied Edward's clone.

"Well, to live up to 107 years, it's not bad."

"That's true."

The two paused for a moment, then Olivier asked: "How do you feel about watching all the people you knew die?"

Edward was silent after hearing this. In the past 70 years, all the people he knew or even considered friends already died of old age.

The Elric Brothers, May Chang, Izumi Curtis, Roy Mustang, Riza Hawkeye, and even Hughes and his wife. Edward attended their funerals one by one. He even offered Hughes immortality with his family and the prospect of going to his universe with him, but he refused.

In the end, he died peacefully.

And he was not the only one who refused. The little girl Nina Tucker also refused his offer. In the end, she died at 70 years old.

"One of the things that I will have to learn in my travel is to get used to death. I can not save everyone, nor can I force everyone to travel the same path as me. I'm just glad that I found you and you accepted my offer."

Olivier nodded her head. Decades ago, she decided to send her family away with Edward, so he enjoyed her peaceful mortal life while she could. Now, she was prepared for the journey ahead.

"When are you starting?" asked Olivier.

"What do you mean?"

"I'm not stupid. I could feel that you are preparing to do something major, and you're just waiting for me to leave before you begin."

Edward paused for a moment before saying: "One of the downsides of being with me is that sometimes, you have to look the other way around and not ask questions."

"What will happen if I keep asking questions?"

"You won't find any answer from me."

"What if I find the answers myself."

Edward became silent for a few long seconds, "In that case, you might discover the real me."

"Is that a bad thing?"

"I honestly do not know," replied Edward as he looked into the distance. Olivier raised her hand to caress his face, then said: "You do not have to worry; no matter what I found, I will still love you: both the good and the bad."

Edward smiled after hearing this, "It's time to go."

A Gate suddenly appeared swallowing the two of them. Edward proceeded to feed her a Youthful Potion, then used an Elixir of Life to prolong her lifespan.

Since Olivier did not want to use the Elixir from the stone made of human souls, he had to use one made out life force similar to the one he gave to May Chang.

Once she regained her youthful vigor, he placed her in cryosleep.

Meanwhile, the clone inside the Void Shield suddenly opened his eyes, then muttered: "It's time for the final confrontation."

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Next Chapter Title: Final Confrontation (II)

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