Alchemists do not need self-cultivation

"Satomi~ I came to see you, did you miss me... Oh dear, why do you look so disappointed?"

Chapter 320: Unconditional Support

"I thought my helper had arrived."

"I'm a helper too~ A helper who can solve any problem for Satomi."

As Wei Zhi spoke, she naturally leaned against Isaac's chest and chuckled softly, "You can come to me with any kind of problem~ including health and sports..."

"what?"

Swish!

Suddenly, a cold blade of light slashed towards Miori, but she dodged it by sidestepping.

"Oh, it's Kisara. I didn't notice you at all."

"It's been a long time, Miori. I never imagined that you weren't among the five million people who died in Tokyo. What a pity."

Kisara drew his sword from his waist, a very kind smile on his face, but this smile, combined with the murderous aura emanating from him, gave people a chilling feeling.

"Still so irritable."

"Words are useless; this time, I will definitely kill you!"

Miori also took out a holmium metal fan, and the two soon started wrestling.

Akima watched all of this with shame.

"Aren't you going to stop them?"

"No need, we'll be friends after a fight."

However, their fight didn't last long before they were pulled apart by the people inside the room.

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The group sat on the sofa, and Isaac spoke first, asking:

"Weizhi, you said you were coming to help me? How exactly will you help?"

“There are many things, such as providing you with enough weapons and some defensive military facilities,” Miori said with a smile. “For Xiaoli’s sake, these are all free of charge.”

"Free of charge? Your Sima Heavy Industry should still be in a period of crisis right now."

The period of crisis that Isaac spoke of was precisely what happened a few days ago at Sima Heavy Industry, before the megalith collapsed.

The Self-Defense Forces, citing the need to protect citizens in Tokyo, have confiscated a large number of weapons from Shiba Heavy Industries.

Since it's a levy, there must have been no payment made.

This resulted in Sima Heavy Industry incurring significant losses during this period, and its stock price continued to decline.

If a large number of weapons were provided for free during this period, the company, while not necessarily going bankrupt, would be close to its demise. Isaac's team has at least five hundred police units, all armed with holmium-based weapons, which are extremely expensive.

"Huh? Is Kosato worried about me?"

Miori suddenly moved closer to Isaac, but was immediately pulled back by Kisara.

"Of course I'm worried."

"Wow~ Could this be a confession...?"

"I bought your company's stock two weeks ago, don't let it plummet to the daily limit now."

"..."

Miori sighed softly, then revealed a confident smile.

"No way, Sima Heavy Industries won't go bankrupt because of such a small loss."

"That's good." Isaac smiled and said, "Since you're providing me with equipment support, I must reciprocate in kind."

Upon hearing this, Miori immediately perked up: "Is Kosato planning to marry me?"

"What are you thinking? We're just paying you a price equivalent to the value of this equipment."

"Equivalent compensation?" Wei Zhi lost her spirits again and waved her hand dismissively. "It's okay if we don't have that kind of thing. I already said it's free support."

“That won’t do. Principles are principles,” Isaac said. “You don’t seem to care much about money, so let’s find another one.”

"Change what?"

"The Tokyo area will then provide Sima Heavy Industries with various policy benefits. What do you think of that?"

"Huh?" Miori was taken aback at first, then laughed, "Little Satomi is really confident, but only someone of the level of the Holy Emperor or Kikunojo Tendo can say such a thing."

"Then let them talk."

Miori narrowed her eyes slightly: "What if they disagree?"

Isaac laughed and said, "That's not up to them."

His tone was full of confidence.

"You're so confident, Satomi~" Miori's face flushed for some reason, and she covered her cheeks with her hands, saying, "I want you more and more."

"That is impossible."

"You bastard, you still haven't given up your evil intentions!" Kisara drew his sword once again.

"Shut up, you weakling who can't even get what you want by working in the same company as Kosato all day. If Kosato and I were in the same company, she'd have kids by now."

"How could Satomi possibly be interested in you! You snake woman!"

Just as the two were about to start fighting, a voice came from outside the door.

"It's really lively here, Satomi-kun."

Everyone turned around and saw a man in a red suit and a smiling mask standing outside the door, next to him was a green-haired girl carrying two knives.

Hiruko Kagetane and Hiruko Kohina have arrived.

“Oh! You’ve finally arrived,” Isaac said with a smile.

Hiruko Kagetane removed his top hat, bowed in a noble manner, and then led Hina into the room.

"You didn't act like this when you saw me, Satomi." Miori pouted unhappily.

Isaac walked over to Hiruko Kagetane, patted him on the shoulder, and said to the crowd:

"This is the helper I was talking about, Hiruko Kagetane."

"Please give me more advice."

Isaac's words caused an uproar in the audience.

"what!?"

"It's him!?"

Kisara was alright; she already knew that Isaac and Hiruko Kagetane had some connections.

However, people like the Katagiri siblings and Akima were very surprised, since Hiruko Kagetane was a wanted criminal who had previously caused a disturbance at the Ministry of Defense.

"That's right. When I go to deal with Angsoo, he will protect the safety of the camp."

Akira leaned closer to Isaac and whispered, "Is this person trustworthy?"

"It's fairly credible, and I can't find anyone else."

Isaac dared not expect much from the combat effectiveness of most police officers; among the people he could think of, only Hiruko Kagetane was passable.

"Well then, I won't waste any more time. After I leave, I'll leave the command to you, boss."

"Okay." Kisara nodded.

When will Kosato depart?

"We'll set off soon and take advantage of the darkness to go check it out. Let's try to complete the mission as soon as possible."

The enemy is a Gastrea hiding deep in the forest, about fifty kilometers away. It will take a lot of time to get there.

Fortunately, Isaac could still sense Qi, so getting up wasn't too difficult once he arrived at his destination.

"Rentaro, it's too dangerous for you to go alone. There are a lot of Gastrea along the way," Enju advised.

Tina, who was standing to the side, kept nodding in agreement.

“It’s alright, I can manage on my own,” Isaac laughed.

Actually, Isaac's decision to go alone wasn't just because he felt that one person was enough; more so because he wanted to try out the new knowledge he had learned.

That is, the techniques derived from the combination of quantum mechanics and alchemy in Sumire Muroto's book.

Chapter 321: Charged Particle Cannon

A series of roars echoed from the depths of the dark forest, as if driving away any creature that approached.

From the moment the megalith collapsed, the forest near the camp was overrun by a large number of Gastrea, which turned it into their dens.

Normal people, even police officers, would not want to go near this place. They know that once they enter, the chances of survival are slim, and it's basically a dead end.

However, in search of Pleiades, Isaac still came to this forest.

"It's really easy to get lost in the forest."

Isaac looked at the map in his hand and said helplessly.

He was surrounded by a dense mass of Gastrea carcasses.

Isaac only brought a backpack with him this time, containing some survival tools. Actually, Isaac didn't want to bring these things, but Mugen insisted that he take everything, saying that he could use the flares inside if they encountered danger.

Of course, this is only part of it. Another part is the pizzas that Tina made. The only dishes that the child can cook are pizzas of various flavors.

Isaac walked along the winding mountain road, munching on a pizza.

It's been quite a while since we set off, about two hours. We left in the early morning, so we figured we wouldn't find our target until morning.

……

Time ticked by, and the target remained elusive. However, the number of Gastrea dying at Isaac's hands was steadily increasing, reaching nearly two hundred.

Perhaps the Gastrea knew that if they continued to send them away like this, they would likely be at a disadvantage in the subsequent war with humans, so for the rest of the time, no Gastrea came looking for them.

Just then, he sensed an unusual aura.

That was indeed gas from Gastrea, and from the large kind at that.