I've played Lance five times, and I can't even get past the first round's plot. I can't take it anymore …
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"Major General Armstrong, if you don't stop, then don't blame me for being rude." Sei Itō shouted from behind the iron wall, but what answered him was an even fiercer attack. He no longer hesitated and decisively activated his alchemy. Several iron walls instantly emerged from the floor and appeared under the feet of the surrounding soldiers, sending them flying.
"Don't stop, continue!" Major General Armstrong did not care about the injuries of the soldiers who were sent flying. He just continued to shout loudly.
"Yes!" The soldiers on the side quickly responded and brought over more guns and ammunition.
In an instant, the firepower became even fiercer. Bullets flew towards Sei Itō as if they were free.
In the field, the alchemy formation flashed non-stop, and the iron walls continued to appear. Unknowingly, they formed a circle, and then the circle formed by the iron walls suddenly lit up. A large fireball that almost occupied the entire space erupted from the circle formed by the iron walls. The blazing aura and the shockwave from the explosion of the fireball roasted the surrounding soldiers who couldn't dodge in time.
"Bastard!" Major General Armstrong was more severely affected by the shockwave because he was standing at a higher position. There was blood at the corner of his mouth, and his face was black and gray as he looked at the situation in the field and cursed.
"Major General, can we talk now?" Sei Itō didn't pursue the victory and quickly reduced the fireball's power as he shouted.
"Someone, take the injured soldiers away for treatment. Melucci, go and bring that bastard to my office." Armstrong muttered to himself and quickly ordered.
"Major General Armstrong!" As soon as the order was given, a few officers immediately expressed their anger at letting Sei Itō go. At the same time, they also expressed their concern for the safety of Major General Armstrong who was about to be alone with Sei Itō.
"Do as I command." Armstrong said without turning his head, and then disappeared from everyone's sight through the side door.
"Carry out the order." The officers looked at each other and said helplessly.
After that, more healthy soldiers rushed out and quickly ran to the group of injured soldiers who were affected by the explosion of the fireball. One, two, or three people carried the injured soldiers on the ground and walked to the infirmary.
At this time, a brown-skinned officer with a pair of goggle-like glasses on his eyes and his white hair tied up in a bun behind his head walked up to Ito Sei and said calmly, "Mr. Ito Sei, please come with me."
Sei Itō nodded indifferently and followed him into the Stronghold.
After a few turns, they finally arrived at a room. The man knocked on the door and said, "Major General, Sei Itō is here."
"Let him in." Major General Armstrong's unique voice sounded from inside the room.
Then, the man opened the door and stood sideways to look at Sei Itō.
Sei Itō understood and strode in. With a muffled bang, the door was closed again after he entered the room. The brown-skinned man did not follow him in. He must have stayed at the door to guard it.
"Well, it's just the two of us now. Tell me why you're here. Former national alchemist, now national wanted criminal, Sei Itō." Armstrong sat on a wooden chair with his right leg crossed over his left leg. He held a sword in his left hand and placed his right hand on the table beside him. His index finger tapped lightly as he looked at Sei Itō and said in a deep voice.
A sense of heaviness in the atmosphere instantly overwhelmed Ito Sei, who was still standing.
How could this oppressive feeling, which might be uncomfortable for ordinary people, affect Sei Itō? He completely ignored Major General Armstrong's question and walked to the side to sit down. He leaned back slightly, put his hands behind his back, crossed his legs, and looked at Armstrong in front of him without speaking.
Armstrong frowned when Sei Itō looked at him. His hand holding the sword tightened unconsciously as if he wanted to kill him at any time.
After a while, Sei Itō, who felt a little bored, looked straight and said, "I plan to stay in Briguz Fortress for a while. I hope to get your permission."
"Why?" After Major General Armstrong heard Sei Itō's request, he did not agree or disagree. He just asked.
"I need to stay for some reason." Sei Itō said, "Of course, I will do something for you during my stay."
"Do you think I will take in a national wanted criminal?" Major General Armstrong looked at Sei Itō mockingly.
"Why not?" Sei Itō straightened up and spread his hands, "As far as I know, there are many soldiers in Briguz who do not comply with national regulations or commit crimes, right?"
"So what?" Major General Armstrong said disdainfully.
"Nothing. I'm just stating a reason why you can let me stay in the fortress." Sei Itō replied with a smile.
"But that's not enough. I need you to tell me the truth about your purpose of coming to the fortress. Otherwise, I won't agree." Major General Armstrong said.
"Eh, how should I put it? I can only guarantee that this has nothing to do with your fortress. It's just a coincidence that I need to stay in the fortress for a while, but I believe it won't be long. As for the other matters, it's personal. It shouldn't be a matter of disclosure. "Sei Itō shrugged.
"Is that so?" Major General Armstrong first looked at Sei Itō for a moment, then said, "Well then, I agree to let you stay in the fortress. But if you do anything unusual, don't blame me for being rude."
"Don't worry, I'm just here to do something. I'll leave once I'm done. I won't affect Briguz's normal operations." Sei Itō chuckled.
"But rules are rules. You still have to work for Briguz." Major General Armstrong replied, then shouted, "Major, take him to work."
"Yes, sir!" The door was opened, and the man who led Sei Itō here appeared in the room again, quietly looking at Sei Itō.
"How straightforward." Sei Itō sighed, amused, and followed the man out of the room.
"Hey, what's your name?" Sei Itō followed behind the man and asked, bored.
"Meluz," the man replied.
"Oh." Sei Itō nodded, then continued to ask, "What kind of work are you going to arrange for me?"
"You'll know when you get there," Meluz said without turning his head.
"How cold." Ito Sei muttered in a low voice. After that, he stopped trying to strike up a conversation with her. The two of them walked silently all the way to a room with cold wind coming out of it. When they walked in, a large area of frost and ice cones immediately appeared in front of Ito Sei's eyes.
"This is your job. Clear the ice in this place." Meluz stood at the door, and pointed at the frost on the ground and the icicles on the top of their heads.
"Can I use alchemy?" Sei Itō looked around and asked.
"Up to you. But you have to make sure you don't damage anything here," Meluz said.
"That's easy." Sei Itō nodded. He didn't walk in, and just stood at the door and pressed his hands on the ground. Instantly, a large area of red spread out from where Sei Itō's hands were pressed, and soon covered a large area of the ground in front of them. Immediately, steam rose from the ground, and the icicles on the top melted and fell to the ground, shattering into pieces of ice. Then, the red light on the ground turned them into steam and evaporated.
This formed a cycle, and a large area could be cleared in just a few minutes.
"What a convenient and practical ability," Meluz, who had been standing behind Sei Itō the whole time, said.
"Well, alchemy is really handy when doing some rough work," Sei Itō said as he got up from the ground and walked to the next area.
"Looks like I'll have to tell the Major General to give you all this work in the fortress and free up more people to do other things," Meluz said.
"…" Sei Itō choked on Meluz's words. He forced a smile on his face and continued with the work at hand.
Just like that, Sei Itō successfully moved into the Briguz Fortress. Of course, because of Sei Itō's actions when he first entered the fortress, no one paid him any attention. It was obvious that he was an unwelcome and even hated person.
But on the afternoon of the third day after Sei Itō entered the fortress, a convoy appeared in front of the Briguz Fortress. Kimblee, who was wearing a white suit, was accompanied by a few Santeral officers. They were led into the fortress by the Briguz soldiers.
"Hello, Major General Armstrong," Kimbly greeted Major General Armstrong in an elegant manner.
"Speak. What's the matter that requires the military to give an order for full cooperation?" Major General Armstrong didn't bother with small talk. He just asked directly.
"According to the intelligence, the national fugitive Sei Itō is currently in the Briguz Fortress. So, we took the liberty to come here to arrest him. As for the military's orders, that's just to reduce unnecessary trouble," Kimblee explained.
"He's just a former national alchemist. Isn't it a bit of a fuss to release you from prison?" Major General Armstrong asked.
"Forgive me for not being able to say anything about that." Kimblee was still smiling.
"Hmph, people from the central city are always so annoying." Major General Armstrong turned and left Kimblee and the others, leaving only a lingering voice in the air.
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