Alchemists do not need self-cultivation

Samurai would enter the castle, and every passenger would have to strip naked for inspection. It's important to note that many of the passengers were women, while the majority of the samurai were men.

They would check every part of the body for bite marks, and any suspicious abrasions or bruises would result in three days and three nights of confinement until it was confirmed that the disease had not progressed. Any resistance would result in immediate execution.

The people here have developed a morbid fear of the Kabane.

"Is this the Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress? It's quite big."

Isaac, who had already arrived, began to examine the Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress that had stopped inside.

Like all trains, the Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress has no windows. The only way to see outside is through the narrow observation mirror. Windows are not something that can be installed on a train, because it would be suicidal to install windows on a train running on roads full of Kabane.

"Hey! Why won't you cooperate with the inspection?!" a samurai shouted.

The person he was scolding was a little girl.

The little girl wore wooden clogs, her two snow-white legs exposed to the air, and a pink top. What was particularly striking was the blue ribbon tied around her neck.

"I don't need to be checked~"

"What nonsense are you talking about? Even children aren't exempt from inspection!"

Isaac looked back and realized he recognized the little girl.

An unnamed person who once visited Amestris.

Wuming also noticed Isaac and showed a surprised expression when he saw Isaac. He skipped around the samurai in front of him and came to Isaac.

"I didn't expect to see you here too?"

"What a coincidence to see you here," Isaac said casually.

"Hey! Wait a minute!"

The samurai chased after the nameless man as he fled, but immediately stood up straight and stopped when he saw Isaac.

"My lord, I am so sorry, I didn't notice you just now."

"Alright, that's none of your business, stay out of the way." Isaac waved his hand, shooing the warrior aside.

The nameless man looked closely at Isaac and said, "I've heard that soldiers from Amestoris have come here, but I didn't expect it to be you."

Chapter 416: Invasion

“Yes, it’s me,” Isaac said.

"Eh~ I didn't expect you to be interested in Hinomoto." Wuming laughed.

"It's just a strategic necessity; there's nothing here that particularly interests me," Isaac said casually. "But what are you doing here instead of following that pink-haired girl?"

"Of course, it's because my elder brother gave me a task."

As Wuming spoke, he stared at Isaac for a long time.

What are you looking at?

"We haven't seen each other for a long time, and your reaction to seeing me again is too bland," Wuming said, pouting.

"Because this isn't anything exciting."

"What did you say!?"

Just as the two were chatting idly, a commotion suddenly broke out nearby.

A man wearing only a loincloth stumbled off the train, looking terrified, followed by samurai who had come running after him.

"Don't let him get away!"

"You...you guys stay away! I wasn't bitten!" The naked man screamed as he ran into the road. But because he wasn't watching where he was going, he tripped over a pipe in the road.

He fell to the ground, and the surrounding warriors surrounded him, pointing steam guns at him.

"I really wasn't bitten! You have to believe me!"

"Shut up! Where did all those wounds on your body come from if you weren't bitten?!" The samurai completely ignored him, his face contorted with fear.

"It happened in a car!"

"Don't waste your breath on him! We'll know whether he's been bitten or not once we shoot him!"

The man was terrified, and so were the armed samurai. Their hands remained on the triggers, as if they would shoot him at the slightest sign of trouble.

Those around just watched; even those who wanted to help the man lacked the courage to step forward when they saw the gun in the samurai's hand.

Isaac stared blankly at everything that was happening over there.

"Is this the first time you've seen this scene?" Nameless leaned against a pillar on the platform, bored. "If he gets even the smallest wound, he'll be suspected of being someone who's about to become a Kabane and will be treated like this by the samurai."

"Not even a small wound is allowed? Isn't that going too far?" Isaac frowned. "It's one thing to be afraid of fighting, but a group of armed samurai are afraid of an unarmed person?"

Instead of fighting the Kabane, Isaac turned his gun on his own people, which gave him a new perspective on the warriors of this country.

"Is this the first time you've heard about the ugliness of human nature?" Wuming asked with a smile.

"Of course I know about the ugliness of human nature, but this is just too damn ugly." Isaac rubbed his head.

In the previous world, Isaac saw many Japanese citizens oppressing the cursed child out of fear, but he didn't feel anything at the time, only that it was meaningless.

In a way, Japan and Japan seem to be two similar places from different worlds...

"Could it be that this kind of person is a local specialty?" Isaac muttered to himself.

Did you just say something?

“No.” Isaac said, stepping forward.

The warriors were about to fire when Isaac suddenly stood in front of them.

Amidst the puzzled gazes of the crowd, Isaac crouched down and examined the wounds on the man's body.

"Are you... a lord from Amestoris?" the man asked, trembling.

“Hmm,” Isaac replied casually, then stood up and turned to the warriors, saying, “The wounds on this person were indeed caused by an impact, and there is no virus spreading, so there is no need to worry.”

"what?"

“Um… Lord Isaac,” the samurai said hastily, still holding his gun, “we can’t be sure if what you’re saying is true; that requires…”

"It's alright, put down your gun."

"but......"

Isaac smiled, stepped forward, grabbed him by the neck, and lifted him off the ground with one hand.

"Lord Isaac... please spare me..."

The samurai's face contorted in pain, his feet twitching wildly off the ground, while the other samurai watched in fear.

Just as no civilians were willing to help the man when he was being harassed, they dared not come to his aid when their companions encountered difficulties.

Isaac looked at the samurai he held in his hand and asked calmly, "I'm asking you, who is the current master of Hinomiya?"

"Yes... sir..."

"very good."

Isaac swung his arm, and the warrior was thrown out, crashing into a pillar and knocking himself unconscious.

He looked at the other frightened samurai and stretched his arms: "When I tell you to stop, all you have to do is stop, not question me, understand?"

"Understood...understood." The samurai nodded in unison.

Just then, Yoshikazuki Kensho arrived with his men to inspect the situation. Upon seeing the unconscious samurai, he asked, "What happened?"

The guards who were watching told him what had happened. Jianjiang didn't say much. After having the unconscious warrior taken to the dungeon, he came to Isaac and exchanged pleasantries with him.

They now deeply understand that Japan has changed hands.

Although warriors had power over commoners, they had no say in the presence of the Amestris.

"By the way, Lord Isaac, is there something about my daughter that displeases you?" Jian was still somewhat nervous when facing Isaac.

“Oh, no, I just found a tour guide at the factory and sent her back first,” Isaac laughed.

"Oh, I see." Jianjiang breathed a sigh of relief.

When they saw Changpu return, they thought their daughter had upset the man.

"Hey, are you the highest-ranking official here?" Wuming suddenly asked after seeing Jianjiang.

Kensho initially thought it was a child talking to him, but when he turned around and saw Mumei, he smiled and said, "I am Kensho, the head of the Yomogawa family. I have already learned about the general situation in the letter. Please come to my humble abode for a chat in a while."

"I understand, I'll come over later."

Wuming waved his hand to indicate that he understood.

After inspecting the surroundings, Jian bid farewell to Isaac and returned home.

The nameless man walked up to Isaac and said, "You haven't changed at all, but you really showed no mercy when you were teaching the samurai a lesson."

“If I hadn’t shown any mercy, he would already be dead,” Isaac said nonchalantly. “What do you think I came all the way to Japan for?”

"To help the people here? To eliminate the Kabane?"

“You’re overthinking it. I’m not a good person,” Isaac said. “I’m not here to do charity. To be precise, what I’m doing is more like…”

"aggression."

Chapter 417: Be Punctual When Shopping with a Girl

After Isaac arrived in Japan, all the treaties he signed were aimed at consolidating Amestris's power in the country. Some of these treaties even included agreements to help eliminate the Kabane.

Within a month, Isaac and his men had wiped out the Kabane in several coastal areas. After building a defensive line and a temporary airfield, they notified Olivia to bring people and supplies.

After ports were built in these coastal areas, the local residents became relatively wealthy, at least no longer having to worry about food.

The common people were quite accepting of Isaac's occupation of Japan.

They were already living at the bottom of society anyway, so this just meant another class was standing above them. Besides, at least the Amestris people didn't have a habit of oppressing commoners; they would even clean up the Kabane outside to improve their lives. In the eyes of the common people, their image was far superior to that of the warriors.

As for the powerful and wealthy, after Isaac opened the country's doors, a large amount of resources poured in, and the local economy and security index improved significantly, so they had no other thoughts.

If we were to ask who was the most unhappy, it would naturally be the samurai class.

Not only did they get nothing, their already low standing among the common people also declined, and the feeling of being oppressed by a class made them extremely resentful. This gave them the feeling that their good days were over.

Many warriors believed that Isaac had seized their country and organized a resistance group to attack the soldiers of Amestris.

When soldiers went into the city to resupply or rest, they would often encounter one or two samurai who would attack them, but they were all dealt with by soldiers who carried pistols and grenades.