It has to be said that Jiang Chenchuan and Ethan seem to have a special fate. No matter how they wander around the city, they can always meet this guy.
Ethan also felt that this incident was a bit ridiculous. After finally sleeping in the college, he was yelled at and dragged on the floor.
"Please, I didn't sleep last night!"
he roared in pain.
"Professor Hyman is looking for you."
One sentence made Ethan wake up instantly.
Professor Hyman, that's no ordinary person.
That is a researcher and inventor at the national treasure level of England and Wales, a mechanical alchemist as high as the ceiling of the Atlas Alchemy Academy——
Hyman Winters.
Great inventions such as the instrument for determining the sequence of relics and the Heyman counting alarm are all the results of Professor Heyman's research.
"Do you know what Professor Heyman wants to see me for?" Ethan got up, put on his coat, and went to the mirror to straighten his hair.
"It seems that there is something wrong with the monitoring equipment at the museum. I heard that Professor Erwin will also be there. Your task is to drive Professor Hyman here."
The roommate handed the key to the steam car into Ethan's hands.
Since Professor Hyman retired, he has rarely seen this legendary figure in the laboratory. He only heard that he opened a small shop of his own outside. He occasionally returns to the college to see these former students who have grown up. They have become adults, and some even stayed to become teachers, educating the next generation of alchemists.
Ethan was humming a song as he drove his car down the street, passing carriages. When he was approaching Professor Hyman's house, he noticed a colorful man standing on the street, wearing clown makeup. Standing on the tram platform and waiting.
Because the color was so bright, Ethan couldn't help but slow down and take a few more glances. He must be an actor from a theater or circus. What's more concerning than his exaggerated makeup is his hands. Lifting box.
It is an imitation mechanical storage box that seems to be only sold on the underground black market. In terms of the power to suppress relics, it is naturally not as good as the relic recycling box invented by the Alchemy Institute for the museum. However, for the convenience of daily use, many bells and whistles have been added. It has attractive extra functions, so many mechanics or alchemists will buy it for their own use.
It can be said that such suitcases are quite common on the market, but when they appear on a clown, they feel somewhat inconsistent.
Ethan felt a little strange, but he didn't think much about it. He ignored the clown and drove away.
The car was parked on the street. According to the address given to him by the college, Professor Hyman's shop was here, but he went around and couldn't find it. Finally, he found the legend in an inconspicuous and remote street. watch repair shop in.
"Professor Heyman!"
Hearing the call, Hyman Winters looked up from the machine table and saw Ethan walking in excitedly.
"It's not easy to find you!"
"Ethan Manstein."
After seeing his face clearly, he recognized this junior who was quite powerful. He could be considered the best among the mechanical alchemists of the same period. He heard that in addition to the invention of some alchemy and monitoring instruments, his research direction also included Formed a joint laboratory with Erwin to study the relationship between the human body and machinery.
"You remember me."
Ethan scratched his head, even if he was as thick-skinned as he was, he would still be embarrassed in front of Heyman.
"of course I remember……"
Before Heiman finished replying, he saw another figure gradually approaching. His eyes lit up, and the only customer came to the door.
Before they even had time to say hello, they heard Jiang Chenchuan say helplessly:
"Ethan? Why are you everywhere?"
"Evel! Why are you here?"
When Ethan turned around and saw Jiang Chenchuan, he was also surprised. He didn't expect that he would actually meet Professor Heyman.
Amidst the mutual surprise between the two parties, Heiman noticed the box in Jiang Chenchuan's hand.
"Excuse me...this is?"
Following his gaze to his hand, Jiang Chenchuan remembered his purpose of finding the watch repairman. He placed the box on the table. When he opened it, there was a strange burning smell.
The eggs have been burnt, leaving only an incomplete shell. Use tweezers to open the shell, and you can vaguely see a black insect corpse. You can feel it slightly, but there is no power flowing inside.
"This is not the one last night..."
Ethan recognized this pile of black things at a glance as the relics that Jiang Chenchuan had recovered yesterday. He didn't expect that they would end up like this after not seeing them for a long time.
"Huh……"
Heyman made a puzzled sound, and after careful observation, he took away the whole insect egg and the box and placed it on his usual workbench. Ethan and Jiang Chenchuan looked at each other in tacit understanding without saying anything to disturb him.
It seems that there is something wrong with this egg, otherwise it would not have attracted Professor Heyman's attention.
The waiting time is always long, there is almost no space in the store, and the bored two people can only stand at the door.
Ethan took out a cigarette and lit it, leaning against the door. His helpless eyes could be seen in the lingering smoke.
"You know I'm very busy!"
"Just wait, Ethan."
Looking back at Professor Heyman who was concentrating on analysis, Ethan could only wait.
"Regarding the outcome of the Church of Dawn's treatment, is there any news from the Knights of the Pure Palace?"
"It seems not yet." Ethan exhaled a circle of smoke and said slowly, "However, if there are no accidents, the man's body should be handed over to Atlas Alchemy Institute for disposal."
"Your college?"
"Yes, things like this kind of contamination mutation are mostly left to the perverts in the Department of Biochemistry. However, there are also some interdisciplinary subjects, such as mechanical heart, component analysis and other topics. Special groups will be set up in different colleges. Cooperation."
Ethan had no reservations. Jiang Chenchuan was an employee of the museum. In a sense, they also had a cooperative relationship.
"If it has no research value, it will be dragged to the Blood Hunter Cemetery for burial. Unexpectedly, no matter what you believe in during your lifetime, you will be buried under the hands of the Church of the Dead after your death."
"This is probably why the Church of the Dead can become one of the four righteous churches."
Jiang Chenchuan sighed.
We were chatting without a word, and not long after that, I heard Professor Hyman cough, clear his throat and say:
"come in."
Hearing the sound, Ethan quickly put out his cigarette and walked in with Jiang Chenchuan.
After briefly identifying the eggs, Professor Hyman took out the iron box and came to the conclusion:
"This is a man-made [criminal] relic, and there are still residues of [Pure Land] power on it. The two relics probably repel each other, resulting in a burning reaction. There is no big problem."
"really……"
Jiang Chenchuan whispered, and the results given by Professor Hyman confirmed his conjecture.
"but……"
Professor Heyman paused for a moment, showing an unpredictable expression, and then continued:
"It is not easy to artificially create this imitation, and it requires a lot of experiments and research. Just like building blocks, there must be a foundation."
"So, what you mean is..."
Ethan vaguely understood what he meant, but just tried to lure him into saying the next words.
"If you can make a replica, you must have the real thing."
Professor Hyman replied in the affirmative.
