The Alchemist in Bleach

"Although my alchemy department doesn't mainly research the return path, I'll be temporarily in charge of that since the medical department hasn't been established yet. But don't be too happy, many of you are members of the chanting squad, so you should know that my Zanpakuto world has been in charge of the recent teaching, so I definitely don't have much energy to guide you."

Furthermore, this was not the original intention behind the establishment of the Technology Development Bureau. Here, only research capabilities matter; all other identities and positions are secondary! As long as you have the ability, you can get what you want!

"..." At this moment, a middle-aged man in the crowd suddenly spoke up, "So this is the chicken soup you mentioned before, Minister Tianxin III? Didn't you say it was the thing you hated the most?"

Ichiro paused for a moment, then suddenly stroked his chin and fell into deep thought. This is... becoming the kind of person he hates the most?

"Ahem~ Minister, we haven't finished talking about important matters yet." Suzuran Tsuki, standing behind Ichiro, raised her hand slightly and coughed softly, reminding Ichiro.

"Um... I understand. Go on. These are some research projects I've set up for you. You can choose some to conduct research on. It can be done individually or in groups. There are no restrictions. Among them are three medical research projects: body restoration, limb regeneration, and internal organ restoration. If you can successfully research these three, then the Medical Department will be officially established, and whoever succeeds will become the minister."

"Um...Minister, but it seems like all these chanting ceremonies are available, right?"

"Yes, but can you use it? What's the use of the fixed chanting of the optics society? Moreover, this research is to develop the corresponding drug, which not only requires you to be proficient in these three chanting techniques, but also requires a high level of pharmacological knowledge. Otherwise, do you think being the Minister of Medical Affairs is so easy?"

As he spoke, Ichiro handed a stack of documents to Suzuran Tsuki beside him, indicating that she should distribute them.

"The specific research projects are all listed above. These are the parts I can think of right now, the parts we still lack in the field of return navigation. But as I just mentioned, the Technology Development Bureau is a free place. If you have other research topics you want to study, write a detailed report for me, along with your research ideas. If it's suitable, I will provide you with funding. If it's not suitable, you'll have to do the research yourself. Do you have any other questions?"

After a moment's pause, seeing everyone nod, Ichiro looked intently at the documents in his hand and said with satisfaction, "Alright, once you've decided what to research, go to the warehouse and collect the corresponding research materials. Meeting adjourned!"

"Lily of the Valley, Tiancheng, come to my office later."

After saying that, Ichiro turned and walked towards his office. The current funding was only enough for one Gundam experiment. He couldn't afford to blow it up again. He needed to organize the data and produce something else so that the old men in the Central 46th Division could see the benefits and thus better apply for funding.

The technology development bureau is still in its early stages, so it's impossible to provide too much funding; otherwise, it wouldn't have been destroyed by just a few explosions.

In the office, Ichiro was engrossed in organizing experimental data, specifically the data related to Senjumaru's special threads. After a simple analysis, Ichiro discovered that the explosion of the new power source was caused by incompatibility with these threads. The exact reason was still unclear, but he figured this data would be helpful for Senjumaru's research on the Shinigami Armor.

Just as Ichiro finished organizing the data, Suzuran Tsuki and Tensei Shiro walked in.

"Minister Tianxin." X2

"Hmm, have a seat. I called you two here for one thing. You two are the most talented among the people who came to the team, so I hope that the position of Minister of Medical Affairs can be chosen from among you."

"Is it pre-arranged?" Tensei Shiro asked with a hint of excitement.

"..." Ichiro looked at him speechlessly. This guy was good at everything, knew the big picture and was talented, but he had one flaw: he was too mercenary. He was a typical person who had been in Rukongai for too long. But this kind of person was a smart one. "Have you forgotten what I just said? What are you thinking? If you want the position of department head, work hard. I called you here to ask if you have any research directions?"

Tiancheng awkwardly scratched his head and said, "As for the direction, I do have some ideas. What I want to research is a rapid healing technique, similar to Hollow's super-fast regeneration, or even faster! This would be a great help in combat."

"Rapid healing? Good idea. This is a blind spot right now. Instant medical treatment in battle. So far, we can only rely on Zanpakuto. If you can really make it work, the position of minister will be within reach."

Tiancheng smiled and nodded, feeling even more confident.

"And you, Suzuran?" Ichiro turned his gaze to Suzuran.

"Me?" Hearing Ichiro's question, Suzuran seemed to hesitate for a moment. She glanced at Ichiro, and finally, as if she had made up her mind, she said to Ichiro's surprised look, "I want to study the chanting method of the Tenshin Department Head. Because of your help and the help of everyone in the Fourth Division, I was able to speak. So I hope that the chanting method can be developed better and live up to everyone's good intentions."

However, Ichiro frowned and said, "I'm happy that you think that way. I also believe that Chanting Path has a very bright future and will eventually have a status no less than Kido. But you have to understand that you can't become a department head by relying on Chanting Path. With your talent, that would be a bit of a waste."

As the founder of chanting the way back to the source, Ichiro naturally knew how broad its prospects were. Basically, all new fields are very promising, especially practical new fields.

but!

This is not worth it for Lily of the Valley at present, not worth it at all!

First of all, it should be made clear that the Chanting Path is not yet fully developed, and although Suzuran has good talent, she is no match for Ichiro. She simply cannot keep up with Ichiro's development speed.

In other words, once she chooses to study the path of chanting, people will take whatever results she makes for granted, because she is following in Ichiro's footsteps and it is unlikely that she will produce results that surpass Ichiro's. If she does not produce any results, then people will think that she is nothing special.

In any case, her situation is not going to be good.

Under normal circumstances, it wouldn't matter, since they were comparing themselves to Ichiro, whose records over the years had long since dispelled any thoughts of competition. But this time is different...

Now is the time to run for Minister of Medical Affairs at the Technology Development Agency. It's no exaggeration to say that this is a turning point in his life. After all, with the same talent, different resource allocations will inevitably lead to different results.

Therefore, the best option for Suzuran now is to choose a new field to study. This would increase her chances of being recognized by the outside world and would be more advantageous for her campaign for minister. This is also the easiest way for her to become a minister.

According to the final decision made by the Central 46, only the Kido Department, the Medical Department, and the Research Department led by Urahara are permanent departments. The others, including Ichiro's Alchemy Department and the Soul Department, are subject to assessment. In other words, if you fail the assessment, the department will be canceled.

Furthermore, the entire Technology Development Bureau, including its three permanent departments, can only have a total of ten departments at the same time. Otherwise, the expenditure would be too enormous. When it comes to their own interests, those old guys in the Central 46th Bureau are all incredibly shrewd.

In other words, after removing the three permanent departments, only seven can be applied for establishment. Furthermore, disregarding Ichiro and his group of four, since with their abilities, let alone development, they could easily meet performance targets for over a hundred years using their old "toys" (not annual assessments).

Therefore, only three people are left who can apply freely, and it's an elimination process, so it will only get harder and harder as time goes on.

As a result, the permanent medical department and the Kido department have become highly sought-after. Compared to Kido, which every Shinigami knows a few techniques of, there are far fewer Shinigami who understand Kido. Most of them are concentrated in the Fourth Division, and Suzuran is one of the best among them, giving her a significant advantage.

If she were to choose to chant a hymn of return at this moment, she would undoubtedly be ruining her future!

However, Suzuran shook her head, looked at Ichiro firmly, and said with a faint light in her eyes, "Minister Tenshin, I have made up my mind. I plan to make chanting the return to the Dao my main research project."

"Hiss~ I think you should think about it some more. The chanting route is right there. You can wait until the election is over before you consider it. By then, whether you succeed or fail, you will have enough time and energy to deal with it. Don't make decisions about your life lightly."

“I understand, Minister Tianxin. However, didn’t you also say that interest is the best teacher? My talent has been recognized by you, so now I want to do what I’m interested in. As for the minister, that’s not that important to me. The research on chanting and returning to the Tao doesn’t cost much.”

Ichiro shook his head. The position of minister is not just about funding...

Anything whose quantity is fixed will inevitably have its value magnified to a certain extent. But since Suzuran has made her decision, what can Ichiro do?

He could only sigh and agree to Suzuran's choice. However, he felt a little sorry for her. She was able to graduate from the Shinigami Academy early. Even if she missed some tests due to her physical condition, her talent was already very strong, as she was able to awaken her Zanpakuto and perform Shikai in her first life.

Especially after joining the Fourth Division, thanks to Ichiro, her muteness was cured here, making up for a weakness that prevented her from fading into obscurity. Her future is incredibly bright; this choice seems somewhat unwise...

However, some things that you think are good for her may not actually be good for her. Perhaps she can find a different path on her own?

Ichiro can only wait and see...

Ichiro waved his hand, dismissing the two men to their work. He sat down and thought for a moment, then shook his head, deciding to stop thinking about it. He got up and started searching on the bookshelf behind him.

As the originator of chanting the return path, Ichiro can be said to be proficient in all the mainstream return paths in Soul Society. After cooperating with the Tsunayo family, he even learned all the return path techniques in Soul Society to date through the Tsunayo family!

However, he basically just learned about this part without going into too much depth. He only reached the level of being able to use it. Only a few special ones were studied in depth and he became proficient in them.

Otherwise, it would have been impossible to create a systematic and unified chanting system for the return of the Way.

Therefore, he happens to know a little bit about the research areas of Tiancheng and Linglan. It's impossible for him to help them improve their research, as this is research, not something else. He doesn't have that much energy for it. But finding some information for the two of them is a piece of cake.

Coincidentally, he also knew a little about the Ghost Path. Whether it was Tiancheng or Linglan, their research all revolved around the Ghost Path.

Meanwhile, after Tenma and Suzuran returned to their research area, Tenma suddenly said, "I didn't expect you hadn't given up yet..."

Linglan smiled, looked up at the ceiling, and said with a hint of reminiscence in her eyes, "Some things are not so easy to let go of."

"Then I think you should be the minister."

"Minister, you still have plenty of opportunities, but I think you should do things your own way... Enough about me, what about you? Do you have any ideas?"

Tiancheng shook his head with a wry smile and said, "As for ideas... before coming here, I had everything, but now that I'm here, I'm not used to it. I have nothing for now. What about you?"

"Me too... I suppose others are probably in the same boat. Let's go talk to others, maybe we'll find the answer? Didn't Minister Tianxin say that technology progresses through continuous communication?"

"Okay, let's go then." Noticing Suzuran's address, Tensei shook his head, but he understood. Shinigami from Rukongai like them always paid extra attention to such things; wasn't he the same way himself...?

Following behind Suzuran Yue, Tensei Shiro looked at her back and couldn't help but recall the scene when the two first met, which was incredibly awkward... Of course, it was only his embarrassment; Suzuran Yue didn't know that he had once caused trouble for Sugo Koichiro because of his mockery of her.

Although Ichiro didn't pursue the matter afterward, he felt extremely embarrassed and relieved every time he saw Ichiro afterwards. And when he met Suzuran Tsuki, the cause of everything, that feeling of embarrassment reached its peak...

But perhaps this is fate. Despite his past conflicts with Ichiro, he didn't become Ichiro's complete enemy. Instead, he became one of Ichiro's more capable subordinates, and inexplicably became good friends with Suzuranzuki...

Sometimes fate is just that magical. Of course, this is also the result of his own efforts. If he had just recklessly confronted Ichiro back then, and then sought revenge and harbored resentment towards Suzuranzuki, things might be very different now.

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Chapter 185 Inviting Aizen to Join the Technology Development Bureau! (Happy National Day!)

"Huh? Where are they?" After finishing organizing the data, Ichiro walked into the research area where Suzuran and the others were working and asked the Shinigami who was reviewing the data, "Where are Suzuran and Tensei?"

"Minister Tianxin 3... they've gone to talk to the other team members."

"...Just call them Minister. 'Three Ministers' sounds awkward. When they arrive, let them know this is the relevant data for their research. I have other things to do, so I'll be leaving now." Ichiro waved the compiled documents in his hand and placed them on their table.

"Uh... okay." The Grim Reaper nodded, a hint of envy flashing in his eyes.

But all I can do is envy them; what can I do when I'm not capable enough?

After putting down the materials he had prepared for the two of them, Ichiro turned and walked towards Senjumaru's research area. He had some new ideas about the dynamic nervous system of Gundam and wanted to discuss them with Senjumaru.

"Dong Dong~"

A little while later, Ichiro arrived at Senjumaru's research area and gently knocked on the door.

"Please come in~" Senjumaru turned around and asked curiously, "Ichiro? You shouldn't have any missions today, so what brings you here to see me?"

"I have some data to show you regarding what you have."

"Oh? What is it?" Senjumaru curiously put down the Shinigami armor in his hand and looked at Ichiro with a hint of anticipation.

Ichiro smiled, stepped forward, and placed a chip on the spirit computer. Instantly, a large amount of data flowed into the spirit computer like a waterfall.

The advantage of Death lies in this: superhuman physical abilities allow them to avoid a lot of trouble in experiments and research.

For example, the massive explosion that Gundam just caused—if it were in his previous life, he would definitely be dead by now. Of course, he wouldn't have dared to do that experiment in his past life either.

For example, in their previous lives, with so much data, they would probably have to slowly look through it and calculate it for two or three days. But now, thanks to the Grim Reaper's super-fast reaction speed, the data that is falling like a waterfall is all in their view, and all kinds of calculations are just a piece of cake.

Before long, they finished reviewing all the data. Ichiro smiled and looked at Senjumaru, who was deep in thought, without disturbing her.

"Will it clash with the high-energy particle aggregate and cause an explosion?"

"No, if that happens, Soul Society will be destroyed..."

"That's not right either. The power of the Ultimate Threads is too weak to trigger a reaction from the entire Soul Society, so there's no way to detonate the Soul Society. That's an energy level?"

"That's not right either..."

After pondering for a long time without reaching a conclusion, Senjumaru looked at Ichiro helplessly and asked, "I may have to disappoint you, I can't see what went wrong either, but if we explode it again, we'll find the answer."

“…Hiss…” Ichiro gasped, pressed his brow, and said with a troubled expression, “You think so too? Then it looks like we’ll have to study the other parts first.”

Seeing Ichiro's expression, Senjumaru smiled. She still had a strong impression of the frequent explosions that had occurred recently, so she teased, "Not enough money? Go scam some more."

"Wait a few days... no, what do you mean by lying! That's called applying!"

Hehe~

"How's your research going? I heard that Niejianli is close to success, and he's been very proud of himself lately."

"It's still not quite there; the ultimate thread cannot fully integrate into the concept of death."

"Can we try a different approach?"

"What?" Senjumaru looked at Ichiro curiously.

"Since fusing into the concept of the Grim Reaper is a bit troublesome, how about fusing into the bloodline of the Grim Reaper? Every descendant of the Grim Reaper will have the Grim Reaper's armor on their body the moment they develop the power of the Grim Reaper."