Alchemists do not need self-cultivation

"what happened?"

"No, I just saw someone I didn't want to see."

Isaac followed his father's gaze and saw a middle-aged man wearing glasses with a serious expression.

The man seemed to have noticed the father as well, and slowly walked over.

"I never expected to meet you here, Colonel Yao, no, I should call you Major General Yao now." He pushed up his glasses, the lenses emitting a piercing light.

"Tsk, I didn't expect to see you here. Aren't you from the Royal Navy, Madhukas?"

The soldier next to him explained, "Lieutenant Colonel Madukas was invited by us to enter 'Mithril'."

"Oh, you've come to 'Mithril'."

Isaac's father suddenly patted Madukas on the shoulder with a mischievous grin, "Well, what a coincidence, I'm your boss now."

"Humph!"

The man named Madukas slapped his father's hand away and snorted disdainfully.

At this time, there were still several soldiers and staff in the base, and at the bottom of the center was a large body of water in which an enormous submarine was moored.

"The displacement must have exceeded 30,000 tons," the father remarked with some emotion.

Isaac stood on high ground, watching the submarine in the water.

Unlike the teardrop-shaped design used in modern submarines, this submarine is more like a fish, and its huge hull should be able to hold a lot of things.

"This was originally a transport submarine designed by the former Soviet Union, but it was abandoned when the Soviet Union collapsed during the construction of the first half. We obtained the wreckage and blueprints through some political negotiations."

Madukas frowned slightly as he looked at the submarine.

"It will probably be sunk on its maiden voyage."

“That’s what I think too,” Isaac’s father nodded. “Operating such a large submarine would generate tremendous noise, which is fatal for a submarine whose primary function is stealth.”

"No, I don't think that will happen."

At that moment, Isaac suddenly spoke.

"what?"

Everyone looked at Isaac with a puzzled expression.

“The noise problem caused by submarines can be solved by using magnetohydrodynamic propulsion, so stealth is not an issue,” Isaac explained, looking at the giant submarine. “However, using such a device to propel such a huge submarine would result in insufficient thrust, so any designer with a brain would use hybrid propulsion, such as adding a pump-jet propulsion system to the stern and placing shock absorbers on the engine…”

"..."

Madukas stared at Isaac with a bewildered expression.

"May I ask who you are?"

“He is my son, Yao Feifan,” the father explained on his behalf.

"what?"

"As expected of Major General Yao's son, he could tell the technology of this submarine with just one glance," the staff member laughed. "That's right, the designer of this submarine did exactly that."

"The designer? Who is it?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a petite figure with silver hair walked over from a distance.

“It’s been a long time, Mr. Yao, and Mr. Madukas.” Tessa greeted them with a smile. “And Isaac, I didn’t expect you to be here too.”

Chapter 536: Tessa's Invitation

"Tessa?"

Isaac's father already knew about this, but Madukas looked surprised.

He was very curious about who designed the submarine, and to his surprise, it was the daughter of his acquaintance, Karl.

“It’s you, Miss Testarossa.”

"Really, just call me Tessa." Tessa chuckled. "I heard you talking just now. I didn't expect Brother Isaac to know so much."

"Just some basic theoretical knowledge."

"Just like my brother said, Isaac is a very capable person."

"You mean Leonard? He's here too?"

When Renard was mentioned, Tessa's eyes showed a hint of sadness.

Isaac's father also asked, "What's wrong, Tessa? Has something happened to you?"

"My brother... has been arrested."

"what?"

Isaac frowned slightly, not expecting that the group would come back after the last attack.

Four years had passed since the last attack on Testarossa's family. In those four years, Isaac hadn't paid any special attention to their whereabouts, and he didn't even know where they were hiding afterward, assuming that the matter was over.

This situation... is not good.

"Where's Karl? And how are Maria and the others?" Madukas asked hurriedly.

“My parents died two years ago, and my brother was arrested and has been missing ever since.” Tessa was very sad, but perhaps the past two years have eased her grief, and she is now relatively sane.

My condolences.

“Yes.” Tessa nodded. “After that, I was invited to design this submarine for Mithril.”

“I see.” Madukas said knowingly, turning to look at his father. “You knew about this all along?

“I don’t know the specific details, and I didn’t contact Carl for a long time afterward.” The father’s expression was also not good. “I only knew that the designer was Tessa, but I didn’t expect that Carl and the others had already perished.”

"Who did this?"

"The KGB of the former Soviet Union."

"Damn it, it really was them."

Isaac: "..."

I never expected that the blame I shifted out four years ago would come in handy now.

To be honest, that was just one of the suspects; there's no clear evidence that they were the ones who did it.

"Why did you get involved in the design of Mithril's submarines? Was it to avenge the organization that attacked your parents?"

“No,” Tessa shook her head, looking at the quiet submarine in the water, “it’s just atonement.”

"Atonement?" Madukas didn't quite understand.

A staff member standing nearby said, "The ESC (electromagnetic stealth device) system she developed was used in war; this stealth system was used on intercontinental ballistic missiles."

"What!?"

“Oh, that one,” Isaac suddenly said. “It’s the technology you and Leonard came up with. I even helped refine it.”

“Yes,” Tessa said. “It’s that technology. My brother once talked about Isaac. He said you told him that this system would be used in war sooner or later.”

"I did say that."

“So I want to finish ‘her’ as soon as possible, and that’s why I invited Madukas here this time.” Tessa turned to Madukas, who was still in a daze, “I would like to ask you for your help.”

As she said this, she pushed a stack of documents onto Madukas.

Madukas trembled as he took the documents and looked at their contents. The technical details were exactly the same as what Isaac had said.

He once visited his friend Carl Testarossa's house and met Tessa once before. At that time, Tessa was just a shy little girl, but now she...

They must have realized it long ago.

"That's it, please give me your feedback."

"Ah, yes."

Madukas quickly shook hands with Tessa.

Isaac's father looked at them and sighed, "It's really amazing that such young children have endured such a fate."

"I think I'm a little better."

"Come on, Tessa will be a captain someday, you're just a high school student right now."

"……hehe."

After Tessa finished speaking with Madukas, she blushed slightly and turned her gaze toward Isaac.

"Brother Isaac, can you come and help me?"

"I don't have international time! Ah..."

Before Isaac could finish speaking, his father punched him on the head.

"What?"

"Why did you refuse so readily when a beautiful young woman asked you for a favor?" the father said, exasperated. "Your emotional intelligence is seriously lacking. I'm really worried that your mother and I won't be able to hold our grandchildren in the future."

"Tsk." Isaac looked at Tessa helplessly. "How do you want me to help you?"

“There are still some technical aspects of the submarine that need improvement. I’ve always heard my brother say that you’re even more capable than him. He’s never praised anyone like that before, so I think you can definitely help me,” Tessa said with a smile. “I asked my uncle to invite you here this time.”

No wonder my husband always brought me here without hesitation.

“Reinard was too kind to shake my hand, but I may not be able to offer any specific help.” Isaac extended his hand. “Let me see your information; perhaps I can offer some suggestions.”

"Ok."

Madukas walked to his father's side and looked at Isaac, who was talking to Tessa in the distance, and said, "Your son doesn't seem to be a simple character either."

"Yes, he and Tessa are the same kind of people."

"'The Listener'? I've heard of that before." Madukas chuckled, looking at Isaac who was seriously flipping through the documents. "Fortunately, your son is much more serious than you, which is a good thing."

"Isn't it good to be like me? At least I'm very loving with my wife now, unlike you who got divorced."

"you!"

Madukas was a very rigorous and meticulous soldier, and he didn't get along well with Isaac's father, who was a smooth talker, even when their fleets were working together.

Of course, Isaac and his father have completely different personalities.

The scene cuts back to Isaac's side.