Chapter 697: Shot Even While Lying Down

Hohenheim Estate.

A young red-haired man stood in the sun with a confident smile. There was a white round table under the shade of a tree next to him. Sitting next to the table was a middle-aged man. This man also had red hair. The two of them had extremely beautiful faces. resemblance.

The young man pointed to the puppet next to him and said, "Father, this is the puppet I have just successfully refined in the past few days. Please evaluate it."

The middle-aged man put down the tea cup, glanced at it casually, and said lightly: "The defense of the magic core on the chest is too fragile. If it is a combat doll, it will be easily destroyed by the ranger. If it is a work doll, The processing of the ball joints is not perfect, which will cause the doll to malfunction during work and slow down its movement efficiency. In addition, you have some flaws in the design of the magic channel..."

The middle-aged man just took a glance and found four or five problems, which made the originally proud young man freeze there.

This was his proud work, but unexpectedly, it was full of flaws in his father's eyes.

The middle-aged man shook his head and said: "Alphonse, my son, you still need to keep working hard. If you are only at this level, the Hohenheim family cannot hand it over to you, and your grandfather will not agree."

Alphonse Hohenheim clenched his fists tightly, lowered his head and said, "Yes, Father."

The red-haired middle-aged man is the current patriarch of the Hohenheim family and the biological father of Alphonse and Edward, Garfield Hohenheim, a master-level magician and a senior alchemist.

Looking at Alphonse who turned away, Garfield sighed softly and looked at the sky with a dazed look.

If it were Edward, he would definitely be able to do better...

The appearance of Edward was a miracle, but it was also a mistake. His alchemy talent was so good that Garfield once thought that he was the one who really should inherit the Hohenheim family.

But it is precisely because of this excellence that the current situation has occurred.

Edward was forced away by Alphonse, but he couldn't stop him because he was a concubine and his mother was just an unidentified maid. Moreover, Edward inherited more of his mother's blood, and his blond hair was his iconic feature. .

In this ancient family that has been passed down for thousands of years, bloodline is very important. Every child of the Hohenheim family will follow a strict testing standard when choosing a wife. The woman must have a high enough magical talent and pass numerous tests. Become eligible to marry into the Hohenheim family.

On the one hand, this is to ensure the excellence of the Hohenheim family's bloodline. On the other hand, it is also because the gods punished their family - the direct descendants of the Hohenheim family have very low fertility rates.

That's why Garfield said Edward's birth was a miracle.

The housekeeper with a numb face came over: "Master, the young master is back."

Garfield frowned slightly: "I know, he has been back a long time ago."

"No, I'm not talking about Master Alphonse, but Master Edward. Master Edward has returned with his friends."

"What?"

Garfield frowned slightly, why would Edward come back?

Doesn't he know what consequences his appearance will bring?

"Take me to him quickly."

"yes!"

the other side.

"damn it!"

Alphonse cursed in a low voice, turned his head and glanced at the alchemy puppet following him, silently reciting a spell, and the blazing fireball instantly burned the puppet that he had spent a lot of energy on to ashes.

"If it hadn't been for that guy...if it hadn't been for him, my father wouldn't be so disappointed!"

Alphonse clenched his fists, and what he recalled in his mind was Edward's face. Because of his amazing talent since childhood, everyone would compare Edward and Alphonse every time. In front of him, Alphonse's Alchemical level eclipsed.

If he hadn't caught the painful leg of his impure blood, kicked him out of the family, and even deprived him of the right to use the surname "Hohenheim", I'm afraid his inheritance rights would have been really in danger.

A servant with a numb face came over: "Master Alphonse."

"What's up?"

"The young master is back."

Alphonse was stunned for a moment and said decisively: "This is impossible!"

"But it's true! The master has passed!"

"lead the way!"

Alphonse immediately became nervous, his face extremely gloomy, and his already bad mood became even worse.

damn it……

Could it be that because he knew what was going on here, he came back to fight for the inheritance?

No, I will never give it to him. He will never inherit the Hohenheim family!

At the entrance of the manor, Tang En, Elijah, Angus, and Edward were standing there. Garfield had just arrived, looking at his son whom he had not seen for several years, the expression on his face was a bit stiff.

There are surprises, worries, happiness, sadness...

Tang En stared at him for a long time, and he still felt a little weird.

This guy's name is not von Hohenheim, but Garfield Hohenheim... Is it because the first name has too few characters and is not qualified enough?

"You shouldn't have come back."

After a long silence, Garfield said calmly: "You know Alphonse's attitude towards you."

"I have no intention of contesting his inheritance."

Edward expressed his attitude directly: "I came back this time just because my teacher has something he wants to consult with grandpa."

"But he doesn't think so. He only sees you as a threat."

"I have abandoned the surname Hohenheim."

Edward sighed: "Even so, is he still worried?"

Garfield said flatly: "I know him. He will never feel at ease if he doesn't get the right to inherit. Maybe in his eyes, even I am an obstacle to him."

"He's too ambitious."

"This is a good thing. It will at least ensure that the Hohenheim family becomes stronger."

"Too big ambition will only bring destruction."

"The Hohenheims fear no threats."

After Garfield finished speaking, his eyes fell on the others: "Are these your friends? Although I want to entertain them, it is not convenient for outsiders to enter the family now."

Seeing that his father had skipped the topic, Edward had no choice but to put away his worries and began to introduce Tang En and the others: "Perhaps you will change your mind. This is my new teacher. I think his name should be familiar to you. , he is the legendary hero who saved Purandal, Angus Shoval, Master of Miracle Hands."

"Miracle Hand Angus!"

Garfield's eyes seemed to open a little wider, and a smile appeared on his face: "Are you really Master Angus?"

Angus smiled slightly: "I don't think anyone dares to pretend to be an old man like me."

"I didn't expect that the master would come in person. It would be a sin to miss the welcome... But it is not convenient for the Hohenheim family to open to the outside world now, so..."

Tang En felt very surprised. No matter how proud Garfield was or how powerful the Hohenheim family was, he would not dare to show off in front of Angus. After all, the person standing in front of him was the legendary hero who saved Purandal and was the leader of all races. A hero who must be respected!

Now he actually refuses Angus entry into the manor?

Tang En felt happy. He didn't expect that Angus, who had such a high reputation, would not be able to work here.

Garfield's attitude made Angus feel very unhappy. He was about to speak when he heard Garfield say: "If the master is willing, we can arrange a residence nearby for the master to stay for a few days, and we can exchange alchemy with each other." experience.”

The smiling Angus neither refused nor agreed, he just smiled and dealt with him.

With Angus standing in front of him, Garfield completely ignored Tang En and the little girl Ilia after their transformation. In his opinion, Tang En and Ilia were probably Angus's other two apprentices, so he didn't need to care about them at all. .

"Father!"

At this time, Alphonse hurried to the door. After shouting, his eyes were firmly locked on Edward. A trace of panic and vigilance flashed in his eyes, and then he suddenly said sarcastically: "Edward, this Why didn’t you bring your tin can with you this time?”

The expression on Edward's face was a bit complicated: "Alphonse...Long time no see."

He was obviously such a lively and lovely younger brother...

Tang En was startled. It has the same name as that armored puppet?

Alphonse growled sullenly: "Don't call my name! You broke your oath! How dare you, a bitch like you, step into the territory of the Hohenheim family!? Get out of here!"

Garfield's face sank: "Alphonse! There are guests here, don't be presumptuous!"

"Father, don't forget your promise."

Alphonse reminded Garfield, who immediately fell silent.

Edward looked directly at Alphonse, with a hint of sadness on his face: "I have no intention of competing with you for inheritance."

Why did it come to this point...

"But that's not what you did."

Alphonse sneered, and a blazing fireball suddenly appeared in his hand: "Do you think I dare not kill you!?"

"Alphonse!"

Garfield suddenly became angry: "Get back here! It's not your turn to act wild here!"

"go to hell!"

Alphonse ignored Garfield's warning and threw a scorching fireball with a roar.

The blazing fireball whizzed towards Edward, and Garfield only had time to reach out his mage's hand to intercept it, which only deflected the fireball a little - the fireball's lock was broken and it flew straight towards Tang En.

Damn it!

Tang En was messy in the wind. Does this count as being shot while lying down?

Neutralize it? Or brute force it? Or fly out?

Before he even thought about how to deal with the fireball, the fireball had already triggered the power of the arcane barrier. Suddenly the fireball roared back at several times the speed before, hit Alphonse with a bang and exploded. Got it!

"Alphonse!"

When Garfield saw the afterglow of magic on Tang En, he suddenly took a breath of air and exclaimed: "Seventh level magic arcane barrier!? Supreme level!?"