Using the underground waterway, the three of them hurriedly left the Alchemy Academy and returned to the garrison camp. However, the three of them could not let go of the strange liquid for a long time.
Amy suddenly asked Anna: "Your Highness, I have an idea that I am not sure about - is that liquid the ocean fire of our Seven Hills Empire?"
"Ocean fire?" Anna was stunned for a moment, then shook her head, "I have never seen an ocean fire with my own eyes. From what you said, it does look like it is indestructible when exposed to water."
Amy suddenly became worried when she heard that Anna had never seen a real ocean fire. She only knew that the formula of Ocean Fire was one of the top secrets of the Qi Qiu Empire, but she did not expect that even Anna would not have the opportunity to come into contact with it. In this case, what is this liquid in the island republic?
"I have only seen your Majesty make imitations, which are very different from the real ones due to insufficient preparation conditions. Your Majesty also mentioned to me that the real ocean fire is inextinguishable when exposed to water - but she never It was said that ocean fire will explode when it encounters water! This is very different from being 'inextinguishable when exposed to water'. What does the island republic intend to do with this kind of thing when it prepares it for war?"
Compared to the worried Amy, Anna seemed much more relieved: "You want to say that the island republic is going to use this liquid to deal with my father's fleet? But the bay has been blocked, and they can't equip it to the ships that have already gone to sea. On the fleet, right? If it’s just a fleet guarding the island republic, even if it’s equipped with ocean fire, it’s useless. After all, we also have ocean fire.”
However, Amy couldn't feel at ease at all. She remembered Ella's battle against "White Shirt" Halfdan. It was a battle that was destined to be lost, but because Ella rushed to imitate Ocean Fire, the situation was reversed in one fell swoop. Ella obviously does not want the Seven Hills Empire to lose this war. Therefore, Amy must pay attention to every factor that can turn defeat into victory for the island republic.
"Tomorrow you will continue to inquire about Paracelsus, and I will go to the square alone to take a look." Amy said, "I always feel that something bad is going on there."
The next day, the fire-making platform was still set up in the square, and it was raised a little higher than yesterday. The entire high platform is hollow, with an opening at the top, like a trapezoidal chimney.
There is a ring-shaped vehicle placed on top of the platform. The ring is made of woven rattan. The outer and inner rings are heightened, and the two middle parts are sunken. Four to five people can sit inside. The lower part of the opening of the ring is facing the opening of the chimney, and a huge cloth bag is pulled out above the opening. If the cloth bag is opened, its area will be dozens of times that of the circular carrier. But it is now shriveled up, hung high by two poles planted next to the platform.
There seemed to be some kind of device at the interface between the cloth bag and the ring, but it was covered by the cloth bag and Amy couldn't see clearly.
The square was tightly guarded by guards, and there were many people like Amy watching on the outside of the square.
Amy heard two people discussing underground;
"I heard that there will be a second flying experiment tomorrow."
"Flying experiment? Again? Didn't the ball that flew into the sky last time have a platform to light the fire?"
"This time we are going to send people to the sky. The last time we flew into the sky, we used the element of air, but the teachers and students at the Alchemy University are now busy refining the element of fire. The governor could not get a large amount of the element in a short time, so So I switched to the second plan. This time I wanted to use part of the extracted fire element to send people into the sky."
"Excuse me, it's just the air element. The fire element can also send people into the sky?"
"Of course. Have you heard of Aristotle's theory? The properties of the element of air are heat and moisture, and the properties of the element of fire are heat and dryness. As long as dryness becomes wet, fire becomes air. There is no doubt that, This flight experiment is also led by Paracelsus, who controls the element of fire. And I also heard that Paracelsus will personally ride on this new flying vehicle tomorrow!"
The word "Paracelsus" caught Amy's attention. She looked for the voice and saw that the speaker was a drunk man with red cheeks and a wine bottle in his hand.
The person talking to the drunk man was a short man. But judging from his expression, he didn't have much trust in what the drunk man said.
"How do you know this kind of thing?"
"Hehe, I used to be a student at Alchemy University, and Paracelsus was still my classmate. Of course I have channels to get some... inside information."
"Come on, I know you are the only student who was expelled from the Alchemy University. A few years ago, you still swore that an alchemist used alchemy to create humans. Such a big thing, but now there is no movement at all. , you heard the story from the bard, right?"
The drunk man's face turned red all of a sudden, whether it was because he was drunk or because his lie was exposed.
"You...if you don't believe it, forget it, I'll go drink, drink!"
Amy blocked the drunk man who was about to walk out of the crowd: "Wait a minute, I want to hear something more about Paracelsus."
"Huh? Who are you?" The drunk man rolled his eyes at Amy, "I'm going to drink, but I don't, I don't have that much time!"
"Want to drink? I'll treat you to it."
The drunkard grinned; "Okay, two barrels of ale!"
Amy took the drunk man into a pub and ordered two barrels of malt liquor for him. After a few glasses of wine, the drunk man started talking.
"Miss, you don't look like a local, nor do you look like a businessman here to discuss business. What are you here for?"
"Don't ask irrelevant questions. You said Paracelsus was your classmate. Is he a boy or a girl?"
"Hey, why are you still asking about Paracelsus and you don't even know this? Of course Paracelsus is a man. He is a great alchemist, arrogant, but he does have great magical powers!"
Amy was a little disappointed. What this man said was exactly the same as John de Lupisisa, the president of the Alchemy University. Maybe he really knows a lot about the real Paracelsus, but what Amy is looking for is the girl who calls herself Paracelsus.
However, the drunk man was keenly aware of the change in Amy's expression: "There is something wrong with your expression - why do you ask such a question? Have you ever seen the female Paracelsus?"
Amy was also keenly aware of the hidden meaning of the drunk man's words: "Do you know about that girl?"
The wine glass in the drunk man's hand suddenly stopped in the air. His pupil opened wider and wider until his eyes were bloodshot, and he finally remembered to blink.
"How about... let me tell you a famous legend that circulated in the island republic a few years ago. It's about an alchemist and the child created by his skills."