Is It Too Late to Leave the Chat Group? Book 06 Chapter 069.2: Have You Ever Heard of the Philosopher’s Stone? Part 2

Root always had high expectations for Chen Heng because you never knew what kind of crazy ideas he would come up with. For instance, making a new world consciousness call him “Papa”…

“Wanna know? I’m not telling you.”

“…”

“Since you’re so curious, how about a guessing game with prizes? Each person gets one chance.” Chen Heng extended a finger toward the three in front of him.

“Just one chance? There are so many things in the Dimension Administrators Association’s store; one chance isn’t enough,” Root objected.

“You can guess or not; it’s up to you. If you don’t guess, I’ll start, and once I start, there won’t be any rewards if you guess correctly later.”

“Elder Brother, give us a hint,” Sirin urged with a hint of seduction, trying to coax information out of him.

“No use. You have ten seconds, or rather, ten, nine, eight…” Chen Heng began counting down without succumbing to Sirin’s ploy.

“Well, I guess it’s a Poké Ball,” Root suggested. She figured that Chen Heng had been using Poké Balls to solve problems quite often recently, to ridiculous effect, and although the odds of using a Poké Ball to capture the All the World’s Evils weren’t high, it was still a better guess than nothing.

“I’ll go with Poké Ball, too,” Sirin said, thinking her elder brother’s antics could lead him to try using a Poké Ball to capture the All the World’s Evils.

“What about you, Little Li?” Chen Heng turned to the only person who hadn’t hazarded a guess.

“…A Philosopher’s Stone.”

[TL note: The Philosopher’s Stone is a powerful transmutation amplifier. One of the known ways of creating a Philosopher’s Stone is by sacrificing human lives. It gives the illusion of making one’s alchemy abilities stronger or being able to ignore equivalent exchange, but that is not true, as the price is the consumption of the Philosopher’s Stone. The Philosopher’s Stone does not last forever and can get used up. Here is more information about it: https://fma.fandom.com/wiki/Philosopher%27s_Stone.]

“Good guess, my younger sister. You’re quite clever.” Chen Heng ex

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