Alchemists do not need self-cultivation

"Give me some of your blood," Wuming said bluntly.

“I’m the one drawing your blood now, so what do you want my blood for?” Isaac asked.

"drink."

"Drinking blood?"

At this moment, Mima Tentori, who was standing nearby, said, "We Cabanelli must regularly consume human blood to maintain our bodily functions."

"Didn't you guys go for a drink when there were so many people around?" Isaac asked.

The nameless man said, "I'm not full!"

Wow, that's a really confident statement.

"Okay, you can drink it when they come back from the Ministry of Health."

"No! I'm hungry!" Wuming shouted.

"Bear with it."

"I couldn't hold back anymore."

"You have to endure it even if you can't help it."

"I'm so exhausted because of you!" Nameless shouted. "I was freed from my shackles during our fight yesterday, and that took a huge toll!"

Isaac then remembered that she had untied the blue ribbon around her neck when they fought yesterday, and her aura had changed drastically.

“So you have to take responsibility!” Nameless puffed out his cheeks and looked at Isaac.

“…Fine, this won’t happen again,” Isaac agreed.

Wuming happily handed Isaac a bamboo cup. Isaac then cut his left hand, and blood flowed out, filling the entire cup.

"Take it."

"Thank you so much~" Wuming happily accepted the cup.

Isaac, carrying the test tubes containing their blood, also left the room.

As Isaac stepped out of the room, he looked at the test tubes containing the blood of the three people and gave a sinister smile.

"It's time for human trials again~"

Inside the room, Wuming handed the cup to Amatori Mima, saying, "Brother, we have his blood."

“Well done, Nameless,” Mima laughed, her mind racing as she looked at the bottle in her hand. “Maybe we can uncover the secrets of alchemists through his blood.”

This was a plan that Wuming and Meima had discussed from the beginning.

He might not be able to fool Isaac, but a nameless twelve-year-old girl was very deceptive.

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In the lab, Isaac examined the three men's blood samples under a microscope. Their blood did indeed contain an unknown virus, but the substance could not be identified at this time.

"Bring up death row inmate number one."

A death row inmate was strapped to a bed; he was supposed to be executed today, but Isaac stopped him.

Isaac injected the blood directly into his veins.

The death row inmate convulsed and began to struggle incessantly, but he was tied to the experimental bed so no matter how much he struggled, it was useless.

In no time, Isaac saw the skin where the blood had been injected turn purple with red lines. Then the virus spread rapidly, covering his entire body with purple skin and shiny red lines.

The condemned prisoner died as the lines spread across his head, and at the same time, a glowing substance grew from his heart, surrounded by a mesh-like substance for protection.

"Does the virus damage the brain, leading to the death of the infected person? Then the skin hardens and keratinizes? Or is it simply an increase in density?"

After being put down from the lab bed, he roared and lunged at Isaac.

Isaac didn't panic when he saw him coming. He pulled out his pistol, pressed it against Isaac's heart, and fired a shot.

boom!

The bullet pierced the heart and exited directly from behind the Kabane.

"It's not that strong. How come Japan is having such a hard time dealing with something like this?" Isaac asked, puzzled.

But in an instant, he remembered the weapon that Habock had shown him that morning.

"It seems we've found the reason."

Chapter 154: Preparing to Deceive

Isaac's research was progressing smoothly, and he had basically figured out most of the aspects of the Kabane virus in one night.

However, Mima Amatori, who was also researching Isaac's blood, did not have such a smooth experience.

"Lord Mima, have you figured out anything?" Metsu asked as he walked up to Mima.

"We've made absolutely no progress, not even a clue." Mima covered her head, somewhat frustrated.

Isaac's blood, in his view, contained cells with extremely high activity, to the point of being inhuman. However, this had absolutely nothing to do with alchemy, because the substances in his blood, apart from their activity, were no different from those of ordinary people.

Is the secret of alchemy not in the blood?

Mima looked thoughtfully at the remaining vial of blood.

"Extinguish, and let Nameless drink the rest of his blood."

"……Yes."

Mie agreed, saying that Meima wanted to use Wuming for experiments, and although she couldn't bear it, she still obeyed the order.

As he walked out of the room with the remaining bottle of blood, he saw Wuming lying bored to death to the side.

"Nameless, this bottle of blood is for you."

After hesitating for a moment, Mie handed the bottle containing Isaac's blood to Wuming.

"Has your experiment finished, elder brother?"

"Yes, he said it was the blood of an ordinary person, and he made you drink the rest."

"Alright, I'm hungry right now," Wuming said with a smile, taking the bottle and chugging it down his throat.

Glug glug.

The nameless man drank the entire bottle of blood.

"How are you feeling?" Mie asked.

“It tastes great!” Wuming said, licking his lips. “It’s completely different from ordinary blood.”

At this moment, Mima also came out of the room, looked at Wuming and smiled, "Wuming, do you have any strange feelings about you?"

"No, what's wrong, elder brother?" Wuming asked.

“No, it’s nothing,” Mima said.

It seems that alchemy and blood really have nothing to do with each other.

The next morning.

Isaac stayed at the research institute all night and didn't go home.

"Inmate number thirty-seven, experiment begins."

As he injected blood into the condemned man's body, Isaac simultaneously pulled out the Philosopher's Stone.

The condemned prisoner began to tremble, his body turned purple and red lines appeared and spread rapidly. Just as they were about to spread to his head, Isaac quickly used the Philosopher's Stone.

The red electric light illuminated the entire research institute, and the death row inmates who had been infected returned to their original state, their breathing weak but at least still alive.

Next, Isaac took out a corpse and injected it with the virus.

Not long after, the corpse was covered in red lines, and its heart began to glow. The nearly decomposed body stood up again.

Using the Philosopher's Stone to decompose the virus, the patterns on the corpse disappeared, and it turned back into a corpse.

Experiments have shown that this virus cannot resurrect the dead; it merely activates the brain nerves of the corpse, thereby gaining the ability to control it. The changes in the body are simply due to the accumulation and rearrangement of human elements on the skin's surface.

But there are still many mysteries surrounding this virus.

"Let's go check on them first."

My main task is to sell the obsolete weapons stockpiled in the warehouse. Judging from the current technological level of that group, it shouldn't be a problem to sell them for a high price.

Thinking this, Isaac grinned wickedly.

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After breakfast, Isaac came to their house again.

Before leaving the lab, Isaac received an inspection report from the Ministry of Health, which showed that none of the people who went for the inspection were carrying any suspected viruses.

The only ones with problems are those three.

They knocked on their door, and it was Wuming who answered it again.

"Could you give me a little more of your blood?" Wuming laughed.

"You really don't hold back at all," Isaac said with a laugh. "No way."

"Tch, stingy!" Nameless walked away.

Isaac also saw Mima Amatori sitting on the sofa.

"Commodore, you've arrived," Mima said with a smile.

“Yes, I took the blood you gave me yesterday back to study it, and I’ve made a major breakthrough,” Isaac said with a smile. “But this virus is still somewhat dangerous, so I don’t care about the others, but you can leave the room, though, but you can only move around in the designated area.”

“That’s no problem,” Mima said. “Then, about the weapons deal…”

“About this.” Isaac clapped his hands, and two soldiers carried a box into the room.

Isaac pointed to the box and said, "You guys should demonstrate what your so-called weapons actually look like."

Everyone picked out their weapons from the box and put them on.

Wuming also took out a pair of pistols from inside, each with a tube attached to the bottom, which connected to a metal box behind her waist.

"Demonstration? How do I demonstrate?"

Isaac laughed and pointed to himself: "Shoot me."