Chapter 40 The choice between prayer and destruction
The Central Municipal Command specially opened a building for national alchemist assessment. Kim Bradley looked at Yi Dao Ren standing with his head held high in front of him and the Ellik brothers who were the same movement but were obviously restrained and smiled kindly: "I haven't seen him for a while, Captain Yi. There are two little alchemists."
"Hello, Mr. President Bradley!" The Ellik brothers said hello in unison.
"Yes, it's been a while, but I didn't expect that the President still remembers me. It's so honor." With his upright standing posture and standard military salute, Yi Daoren showed a perfect military style.
"The title of Prayer was seriously injured in order to perform official duties some days ago. How could I forget it?" After patting Yi Dao Ren's shoulder kindly, feeling his tough and elastic muscles, Kim Bradley's one-eyed eyes flashed: "It seems that even if you join the institute, you have not neglected your own exercise!"
"Only a strong body can support long-term research and work... Besides, compared with Your Excellency the President, I am nothing." Yi Dao Ren, who has a considerable understanding of Kim Bradley, was not surprised that Kim Bradley just patted his shoulder and understood his own situation.
King Bradley's previous record has clearly told him that King Bradley is definitely one of the top fighters in the world!
After nodding and expressing his appreciation for Yi Dao Ren's modest performance, Kim Bradley smiled and said, "Minister Suz of the Military Law Conference should have already told you about asking you to come here, right? Captain Yi, the director of the Third Institute, often mentions you to me, don't let him down and me."
"I will definitely not disappoint His Excellency the President and the Director!"
"It's good that you have this confidence!" Kim Bradley glanced at the Ellik brothers, saying: "This time, there is no need to be tested for written tests and mental appraisals. As a researcher and a soldier, you are a waste of time to evaluate those tests. Just test your alchemy application."
"I understand, Your Excellency the President!"
"For brothers Ellik, please participate in the alchemy application assessment with Captain Yi. I hope your performance will not be weaker than Captain Yi."
"I understand, Your Excellency the President!" The Ellik brothers agreed loudly as if they were like Taoist Yi.
"The most basic alchemy application assessment is to change the shape of an object, which seems a little simpler..." After thinking for a moment, Kim Bradley suddenly raised his eyebrows: "Captain Yi, are you planning to inherit the title of Alchemist of Ashes this time?"
Kim Bradley's question made Taoist Yi stunned for a moment, and he was a little confused about what Kim Bradley's words meant.
However, after thinking for a moment, Yi Daoren smiled and said, "The Alchemist of Ashes is the title of teacher. Even if he stepped down, he should not be inherited by me who has only learned half a slack."
"Oh? It seems that Captain Yi is planning to get a new title." A touch of play flashed in his one-eyed eyes. After Kim Bradley looked at Yi Dao Ren for a moment, he smiled and said, "So what title are you planning to get? How about praying?"
"If Your Excellency the President thinks this title is suitable for me, of course I am very willing to use it as my prefix. But I haven't passed the assessment yet, so it would be a little earlier to talk about the title."
"Are you a little early..." With a smile, Kim Bradley looked at the Ellik brothers and said, "Two little alchemists, use your alchemy to create something that you think is the strongest."
"Yes! Your Excellency the President!" After a loud agreement, the Ellik brothers came to the open space used to perform alchemy.
But after coming to the open space, Alphonse Ellik suddenly scratched his head: "Brother, I don't seem to have participated in the National Alchemist Assessment, right?"
“Eh?”
After a moment of silence, Edward Ellik suddenly remembered that he was the only one who participated in the National Alchemist, and Alvance Ellik was just accompanying him.
And he himself did not want Alphonse Ellik to become a national alchemist!
The lackey of the army, the weapon to execute the orders... no matter which one, he did not want Alphonse Ellik to get involved!
But when he was facing Kim Bradley, the supreme leader of Armestris, due to nervousness, he and Alphons Allic forget that Alphons Allic is actually not a participant in the national alchemist assessment!
Have you made it clear to the President?
Kim Bradley, who looked back at a calm look, but just standing gives people a sense of intimidation, Edward Ellik hesitated for a moment and was about to speak: "That..."
"Brother, don't worry about that! Let's start quickly, don't let Your Excellency the President and Captain Yi wait too long!" When Edward Ellik hesitated, Alphonse Ellik had already drawn the formation on the ground and pressed his hands on the edge of the formation: "Let's create the strongest object together!"
"But……"
"Didn't Master Xiuzi say it? This time we are not officially taking the assessment, so let me show it too!"
He looked at Alphonse Ellik, who was about the same height as him even when he squatted down, and Edward Ellik said in a deep voice: "Then I must tell you later that you are not here to participate in the National Alchemist Assessment!"
"I see!"
After receiving Alphonse Ellik's affirmative reply, Edward Ellik's face smiled and said, "Then let Your Excellency the President and Captain Yi see the power of our brothers!"
"oh!"
"The hardest substance in nature is of course diamonds. But while diamonds are hard, they are also extremely fragile, because they lose their toughness for hardness!" Without paintings, Edward Ellik closed his hands and pressed them directly to the ground: "Steel is different. Although artificially made steel is not as hard as diamonds, it has the toughness that diamonds lack! Al, let us make the hardest and toughest steel! Just like our determination!"
"I understand, brother!"
The bright blue crafting reaction exploded from the formation drawn by Alphonse Ellik and Edward Ellik's hands. Then, a huge piece of steel appeared in the middle of the formation, and the ground around it sunk at a speed visible to the naked eye!
Is it necessary to extract carbon and iron from nature to form steel? It's good, simple and practical. Moreover, the body changes very quickly. It seems that the style of these two little guys should have something to do with steel. But... If I read it correctly, that little guy Edward did not use the power of the formation!
Did you read it wrong? Refining a formation is a must for alchemy. How can one be activated and refined without refining a formation? Is the reason for the human body refining?
While watching the Ellik brothers launch alchemy to create steel, Yi Daoren frowned slightly.
Well? My brother still needs to use the power of refining the formation? Hasn’t he already refined the human body?
Unlike Yi Daoren's thinking about why Edward Ellik could be activated without regulating a formation, Kim Bradley's eyes were on Alphonse Ellik.
In his impression, as long as the alchemist has practiced the human body and survived, the alchemist can start alchemy without forming a formation!
Because, an alchemist who has undergone human body refining is itself equivalent to the most advanced refining formation!
"Okay!" Not long after, with Yi Dao Ren and Kim Bradley's thoughts, the Ellik brothers finally completed the refinement.
Just looking at the items made by the Ellik brothers, Yi Daoren pulled the corners of his mouth, and Kim Bradley on the side also raised his eyebrows... The statue of Kim Bradley made by the Ellik brothers was a steel cast!
Kim Bradley looked at the Ellik brothers and asked with a smile: "Do you think the strongest thing is made of steel?"
"Hey hey..." Sorry, Edward Ellik smiled: "In our imagination, anything with a tangible body is not the strongest. Everything has its weaknesses, and only the soul is the strongest... Since Your Excellency the President is the supreme leader of Armesteris, he must also have the strongest, as tough as steel!"
"Is steel..." After ignoring his eyes, Kim Bradley looked at Taoist Yi: "Captain Yi, go and destroy that steel statue."
"What?"
"Why?"
The Airlick brothers' expressions that were somewhat complacent froze.
Smiling at the Ellik brothers, Kim Bradre said: "Your ideas are correct, but not all. Moreover, I don't need a statue!"
"Do you destroy this statue..." He glanced at the Ellik brothers, and Taoist Yi smiled and said, "You two have given me a difficult problem."
He took out chalk and drew a formation on the ground. Yi Dao Ren closed his hands together, closed his eyes like a prayer for a moment, and then pressed it on the ground.
There was no such dazzling refinement reaction as when the Ellik brothers started the refinement reaction. The refinement reaction that appeared on the refinement formation drawn by Taoist Yi was extremely weak, but it was like a living thing, like a spirit snake winding through the whole body of the steel statue.
"Bilibar..."
The cracks instantly spread throughout the body of the steel statue. Then, the hard and tough steel statue seemed to have weathered. When blown by the wind, it turned into gravel and flew all over the sky!
"What... what can I do?" Edward Ellik looked at Yi Daoren in disbelief. He didn't expect that his proud work would have been easily destroyed.
He clapped his hands and patted the chalk dust stained on his hands. Yi Daoren said lightly: "What are the three processes of alchemy?"
Although it was an inquiry, there was no inquiry in Yi Daoren's tone at that time.
"Understand, decompose, and then form..."
"Yes, understand, decompose, and reconstitute. I just omitted the process of reconstituting... As for the composition of steel, I think any alchemist will know it." After explaining, Yi Dao Ren looked at Kim Bradley, waiting for Kim Bradley to give him the evaluation.
"The effect of decomposing the known composition and causing damage... I am worthy of being Captain Yi, alchemy can still be used like this!" Edward Ellik's tone was full of admiration and sigh.
"Excellent! Very wonderful!" With the clapping, Kim Bradley smiled: "Use known knowledge and the smallest strength to create the greatest effect. Captain Yi, you are indeed a qualified national alchemist. Whether in scientific research or combat."
Kim Bradley knew that since Taoist Yi could instantly decompose steel of equal size into gravel, then it would be no difficult to break down the living person into a pile of useless minced meat!
After all, there are too many materials for him to understand the structure and composition of human beings in the place where Yi Dao Ren works.
As for the issue of refining the formation, Kim Bradley ignored it directly.
All alchemists will have personal items that portray the alchemy they are good at simply refining into formations. Jin Bradley knew very well that with the character of Taoist Yi, it was impossible not to prepare such props for himself.
At least, the formation of human meat bars, or all biological meat bars, Yi Dao Ren must have been ready!
"Where is it, I just used something that everyone knows." Dao Ren Yi smiled modestly.
"Although everyone knows it, you are the only one who is the application for the time being... Well, I won't say much nonsense. I am very satisfied with the performance of the three of you! Now announce my opinion..." After a smile, Kim Bradley's eyes were flowing back and forth between the Ellik brothers and Yi Dao Ren, and fell on the Ellik brothers: "Edward and Alphons, you are qualified to become national alchemists. I hope you can show your achievements today in a few days of assessment."
After saying that, Kim Bradley ignored Edward Ellik who wanted to say something, waved his hand and looked at Taoist Yi: "Captain Yi, your performance has not disappointed me. It's just...what title should I give you? Pray? Or destruction?"
With a wry smile, Yi Daoren said, "To be honest, I don't like these two titles very much. Why did Your Excellency the President win these two titles for me?"
"Prayer represents your human nature, and destruction represents your behavior." After explaining the origin of the title he gave to Yi Dao Ren, Kim Bradley stared at Yi Dao Ren with one eye: "Captain Yi, maybe you have discovered something. But I want to tell you that what you see is not necessarily the right one."
His body stiffened slightly, and Yi Dao Ren said, "President's advice."
"This country needs stronger strength to face the coming danger. Captain Yi, are you willing to transform into the sharp knife of the army and cut a way for the army?" Kim Bradley's tall and majestic body seemed to be taller and more majestic, and at the same time he brought a sense of oppression like a mountain!
Chapter completed!