Alchemists do not need self-cultivation

boom!

Olivia slammed her hand on the table: "That's why I can't trust you with the power!"

"Sir, I think this is negotiable."

"Yes, it's negotiable."

Olivia got up, took a piece of paper from the bookshelf, and placed it on her desk.

"This is?"

“The basic political exam at the sergeant school,” Olivia said. “It’s out of 100 points. If you can get 60, all the power that originally belonged to you can be given to you.”

"Ha, that's easy."

Isaac looked confident and casually took the test paper to look at it.

About an hour had passed.

"Your results really exceeded my expectations," Olivia exclaimed, looking at the test paper.

"Hmm? How many points?" Isaac looked at Olivia expectantly.

"Nine points."

"..."

"I'm speechless. You only got three true/false questions right on this test, and all the multiple-choice questions were wrong." Olivia covered her head. "You didn't even guess a single one of the one-in-a-quarter chance questions."

“I think the exam is beyond the syllabus,” Isaac said shamelessly.

“This is the most basic test question in the sergeant school.” Olivia was looking at Isaac as if he were an idiot. “Your adjutant got a perfect score on this test back then.”

"..."

To be honest, if circumstances allowed, Olivia would also like to delegate some authority to Isaac, so that she wouldn't have to face piles of documents all day and could have Isaac share some of the burden.

But the current situation makes her unable to feel at ease.

“In short, I’m not comfortable handing over the power of Central City to you for the time being,” Olivia said, then suddenly changed her tone, “but you can freely mobilize the troops in the five regions.”

Isaac's eyes suddenly lit up.

This means that although you don't have political power, you have all the military power.

Olivia had considerable confidence in Isaac's military abilities, so she would hand over command of the army to him without hesitation.

"Thank you, sir."

Chapter 360: Natsume Senju's Meeting with Violet

The future plans have been partially completed.

According to Olivia, increasing the sales of domestic products overseas can effectively alleviate domestic economic pressure.

The task naturally fell to Isaac and his newly established 'Isaac Future Technology Co., Ltd.'. Having returned from another world, he had already decided on the products he wanted to develop.

"Let's sell air conditioners first," Isaac thought.

Originally, the idea was to directly produce televisions, but then I realized that if the televisions were produced and there were no TV stations to watch, they would basically be no better than scrap metal.

Air conditioning is a great thing. Isaac, who wanted to stay in an air-conditioned room all day in the previous world, thought it was awesome.

Regarding the company's development, everything should be done gradually.

Let's hire a few employees first, the kind who will work overtime if you just ask.

As Violet emerged from Olivia's office, she was greeted by Violet, who was waiting outside.

"Brigadier General, is there any new mission?"

“I’ll go to New Zealand in a while, just like going back to my hometown to visit relatives,” Isaac said, pointing to his epaulets. “Also, I’m a lieutenant general now.”

“Congratulations, Lieutenant General Isaac,” Violet said with a smile.

"We still have some time, let me take you to meet a few people."

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Inside an apartment in Central City, Sumire Muroto and Natsuyo Chizu were tidying up the room.

"This place is not bad, although there is no TV, no computer, and not even air conditioning," Sumire Muroto said with a smile as she tidied up.

"Doesn't the doctor plan to continue living in the lab or the basement?" Xia Shi asked.

“Coming to a new world is a new experience, and there’s no point in living in that kind of place again,” Sumire Muroto said with a smile.

They had been in this world for several days now, and because of their individual personalities, they hadn't left the room much.

The task of buying food was always left to Chizu Natsuyo. If she were in Tokyo, a cursed child like her would likely be insulted and beaten if she went out, but in this country she felt a different atmosphere.

People didn't have gloomy expressions on their faces; when she went grocery shopping, everyone she met would greet her with a smile. Without realizing it, she had come to love this world.

"Speaking of which, Isaac has been missing for several days now. He hasn't forgotten about us, has he?"

“Mr. Isaac must have work to do; after all, he is a soldier of this country,” Xia Shi said after thinking for a moment.

Xia Shi hadn't seen Isaac for several days, and to be honest, he missed him terribly.

I had heard that the country was at war, and although I hadn't experienced that atmosphere, I could guess that Isaac had probably gone to the battlefield.

Xia Shi was very worried. She had seen Isaac's strength before, but this was her first time in this world. She wondered if all the enemies in this world were on the same level as Isaac.

Boom boom boom!

Just then, there was a knock on the back door.

"I'll go open the door."

Sumire Muroto put down what she was holding and went to open the door. Natsume continued tidying up her clothes.

"Oh? Isaac, you've arrived."

"!"

Muroto Sumire's words made Natsume immediately stop what he was doing and run to the entrance in his slippers.

“Mr. Isaac, you…”

She suddenly stopped halfway through her run.

She saw the person next to Isaac, a female officer in military uniform.

Isaac smiled and patted Violet on the shoulder, saying, "Let me introduce you to my excellent adjutant, Violet Evergarden."

“Nice to meet you, I am Lieutenant General Isaac’s adjutant,” Violet said, bowing to her.

"Oh, hello, you must be the adjutant Isaac often mentions. Nice to meet you. My name is Sumire Muroto, and I'm a doctor," Sumire Muroto said with a smile.

Xia Shi continued to stare blankly at Violet.

She remembered what Isaac had said to her in that world.

Can't I work alongside you?

"I'm surrounded by combat units; there's not much work for you to do."

'Well... what about an adjutant...?'

'My adjutant is already taken, and she's irreplaceable.'

……

Xia Shi carefully examined Violet.

With a face so exquisitely beautiful it resembled a doll's and elegant manners, she appeared to be almost perfect at first glance.

Undoubtedly, this put immense pressure on Xia Shi.

"I feel like I have absolutely no chance of winning..."

"Ok?"

"It's nothing! You... hello, my name is Chishou Natsume," Natsume said softly, his voice slightly stuttering.

“Hello, Miss Xia Shi,” Violet said with a smile.

"..."

Xia Shi lowered his head, feeling the invisible pressure growing stronger and stronger.

Isaac clapped his hands: "Alright, I've come here today to ask Xia Shi for a favor."

"What is it?" Xia Shi quickly looked up.

Isaac said, "I'd like to know about the air conditioner manufacturing process and production line. You should know..."

"I'll get ready right away!"

Xia Shi finished speaking and immediately ran back to his room.

“…Um, there’s no need to rush.” Isaac was momentarily confused about what had happened.

Violet tilted her head, equally unaware of what had happened.

"It's alright, it's all because your adjutant is too outstanding, which put a lot of psychological pressure on that kid." Sumire Muroto said, suppressing a laugh and patting Isaac on the shoulder.

"Huh? What kind of reason is that?"

Isaac had no idea what Sumire Muroto meant.

“Speaking of which, you don’t even have a computer here, it’s very difficult for me to do my research,” Sumire Muroto suddenly said.

"I remember bringing a computer back with me."

“Your computer, which you use to play Steam, is definitely not suitable for processing the data I need for research. What I need is a workstation, if not a supercomputer,” Sumire Muroto said. “Besides, I didn’t bring any research equipment with me, so I probably can’t help you develop anything.”

"Anyway, there's nothing that needs your development right now. I'll go back to that world and retrieve it for you when I have time."

The human transmutation array is still there; we'll try to return to that world again sometime.

Before long, Xia Shi's side was all set.

She came out of the room with several sheets of paper in her hand.

“Um… this is about the manufacturing process of air conditioners,” Xia Shi said.

"Okay, thank you, Xia Shi." Isaac smiled and patted her little head.