Alchemists do not need self-cultivation

The right half of the Kabane's body had been blown apart, but it still roared and charged at the crowd.

Seeing this, Isaac clasped his hands together on the ground, and the ground rapidly deformed in the lightning, revealing a giant hand that smashed the Kabane into a pulp with a single slap.

"Sorry, I forgot there was one more who slipped through the net," Isaac said.

Turning around, he found everyone else staring at him in horror.

What's wrong with you?

"Brigadier General... what was that just now...?" Tenryu Mima asked, pointing to the enormous hand that Isaac had created.

“Oh, this is alchemy,” Isaac said.

Alchemy?

Mima kept his head down, and no one noticed the longing in his eyes.

This is the technology! With this technology, your plans will definitely succeed!

“Anyway, go back and discuss it first, and give me the list of weapons you need to order tomorrow,” Isaac said. “I’ll have someone send you the pricing for the weapons later.”

"it is good."

Amatori Mima led everyone back, but his inner world was not as calm as his expression suggested.

After they all left, Isaac returned to the Eastern Command.

I've been spending these past few days with this group of foreigners, and I've fallen behind on my work quite a bit.

If it weren't for Violet's help, I might already be collapsed at my desk.

"Brigadier General Isaac, you have a phone call," Violet said as she walked up to Isaac.

"Hold on."

Isaac stood up and took the phone from Violet's hand.

"Hey?"

“Hello? Is this Isaac?” It was Roy Mustang’s voice.

"What's wrong? You can't make it in the central government and are planning to come back to me?" Isaac laughed.

“How could that be! I’m thriving right now.” Roy was very unhappy, then whispered, “I’ve discovered that the central government has a big secret.”

"Oh? What big secret?" Isaac asked, thinking to himself that this guy had indeed noticed the abnormality in Central City.

"I can't go into details, and I don't even know if I'm being monitored right now," Roy said in a low voice. "I'm not using the military's phone right now, so I'm calling you from the bar's phone."

It seems Roy's condition is quite serious.

"Anyway, Isaac should come to Central if he has time. Hughes hasn't told me what's going on either." Roy hung up the phone after saying that.

Isaac sighed as he looked at the phone, which was making a 'beep beep beep' sound.

He also wants to go to the central government, but he can only do so after the weapons are sold.

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After returning home, Mima sat on the sofa and pondered.

How can I obtain alchemy?

As a core technology of this country, much like the alchemy of the New Kingdom, it is rarely shared with outsiders. The New Kingdom and Amestolis are separated only by a desert, and they have no opportunity for exchange or learning between them.

"Brother, what's troubling you?" Wuming asked as he ran over to Meima, who was looking down.

"It's nothing, just a small matter," Mima said with a smile. "By the way, Nameless, I have a task for you to complete."

"Brother, please speak."

“You’re to sneak into Isaac’s house now and see if he has any materials on alchemy. If so, bring them to me,” Mima said. “From what I’ve observed, he should still be at the Eastern Command at this time.”

To be honest, Mima's order was a bit like sending Wuming to his death. But Wuming didn't notice and said with a smile, "Mission accomplished!"

No sooner had Wuming left than Siwen, who had originally been dressed as a monk but had now changed into casual clothes, returned.

"How's the investigation going?"

“Lord Mima, we’ve roughly figured it out,” Siwen said. “That man named Isaac is indeed the State Alchemist. He used alchemy to wipe out thousands of Dorakma’s troops a few years ago and made a name for himself in the Ishvalan War five years ago.”

Siwen handed a photo to Meima, showing the marks left by Isaac after using a thermobaric weapon.

"It's terrifyingly destructive. If we get it, it means the entire Japanese mainland could be destroyed in an instant," Mima said in a low voice.

“Lord Mima, what worries me more is that if Amestoris wants to attack Hinomoto, we will be powerless to resist,” Yoshimon said worriedly.

This concern is not unfounded; Isaac's presence is like a sword hanging over the heads of all the surrounding countries.

“Isn’t that even better?” Mima blurted out.

"What did you say, Lord Mima?"

“It’s nothing, don’t worry about it,” Mima said. “Now we just need to see if Nameless can complete the mission.”

……

As Wuming walked along the road, the soldiers were no longer so strict in guarding them because the previous misunderstanding had been cleared up, and some soldiers even greeted her on the way.

"Where exactly does that guy live?" Wuming asked, troubled.

Just then, Habock happened to be passing by on his way home from get off work.

"Hey? Isn't this Hinokawa's little sister? Still taking a walk so late?" Hubble laughed.

“Yes, sir, just out for a walk,” Wuming said with a smile. “By the way, do you know where Isaac usually lives?”

“Brigadier General? Everyone knows he lives in the apartment behind the Eastern Command.” Habock smiled, always very friendly to the little girl. “If you need to see him, you can tell me, and I will report to him.”

"No need, I was just asking. Goodbye, sir." He then turned and walked back.

Knowing where he lives, we can sneak in late at night. Anyway, my brother said he's currently working at the Eastern Command Headquarters.

The troublesome part is that you have to find the rooms one by one.

Isaac was indeed at the Eastern Command at that time.

But that doesn't mean there's no one at his home.

In Isaac's house, two girls looked at each other.

"Miss Lanfang, why are you at Brigadier General Isaac's house so late?" Violet asked the black-haired girl in front of her.

"Of course... I have something to discuss with Your Highness!" Lanfang stammered, but then changed the subject, "But what about you! Violet, what are you doing here so late?"

“As the brigadier general’s adjutant, I regularly help him tidy his room,” Violet said, taking out a key. “The brigadier general has already given me the spare key.”

"What! You even have the key!" Lan Fang collapsed to the ground in an instant.

With such a huge advantage, how can we possibly win?

“So if Miss Lanfang has anything she wants to discuss with the Brigadier General, I can report it for you,” Violet said calmly, her voice completely flat.

She didn't seem angry; rather, she maintained a businesslike attitude.

"No...it's all over now..."

Just as Lanfang was about to leave, she sensed a strange 'qi'.

"Someone."

Chapter 157: She's Arrested

Lanfang clearly sensed an unusual aura outside the room, emanating from the window.

It's impossible for a normal person to walk through a window.

She whispered to Violet, "It seems like someone's at the window."

Upon hearing this, Violet immediately turned off the lights and pressed her ear against the window to listen to what was happening outside.

Outside the window, Wuming stood on the high platform.

"This seems to be the room. The lights aren't on, so there shouldn't be anyone inside," Wuming muttered to himself as he slowly approached the window.

He slowly opened the window, looked around, and jumped inside when he was sure no one was there.

"Infiltration successful."

Just as Wuming was about to look around, the window behind her suddenly closed and the lights suddenly came on. She saw a girl in front of her and a girl behind her.

"Who are you? What is your purpose in coming to His Highness's room?" Lanfang asked sternly.

Violet was taken aback when she saw her and asked, "Are you... Miss Nobody?"

Because Isaac was involved in the arms deal with Hinoh, Violet, as his adjutant, recorded the names of all the visitors, including this nameless one.

Wuming was bewildered to find himself surrounded. Although Isaac was indeed not there, why were there two girls in his room?

In any case, the primary objective now is to extricate ourselves from this predicament.

“Um… I’m here to visit Brigadier General Isaac,” the nameless man said.

However, this explanation does not apply to Violet.

“Miss Unnamed, as a virus-infected person, you should stay in the designated area. You have no right to enter the apartment complex,” Violet said.

Upon hearing this, Lanfang also looked at Wuming warily. Could this person be coming to His Highness's room in the middle of the night with the intention of harming His Highness?

"Looks like there's no escaping it," Wuming said helplessly, then untied the ribbon around his neck.

"In order to complete the task my elder brother entrusted to me, I can only ask that you two take a nap for a while," Wuming said, his eyes shining like jewels.

------

After Isaac returned from organizing documents at the Eastern Command, he was so exhausted that he wanted to go back to his room, collapse onto the bed, and fall asleep immediately.

It was already late at night.

When Isaac opened the apartment door, he saw a surprising scene.

Lanfang and Violet sat at the dining table, with an unidentified object bound with duct tape on the floor that was constantly writhing.

"Lanfang, what are you doing here?" Isaac asked. "And what's that thing on the ground?"

Upon seeing Isaac return, Lanfang blushed and said, "I... I just wanted to pay a visit to Your Highness."

Unconsciously, she used the same answer as Wuming from before.