Alchemists do not need self-cultivation

"Hey, isn't this Isaac? Da Bao has already told me about your situation." Luca came out from inside and shook hands with Isaac. "You've grown quite a bit taller in the four years I haven't seen you."

“It’s been a long time, Uncle Luca,” Isaac greeted him. “I might need your help during my time in Yelkastum.”

“No problem, no problem,” Luca laughed. “But your father is really something, knowing how chaotic this city is, he still sent you here alone.”

“He had important business to attend to, so I took over.”

"Don't stand outside, come in first."

For some reason, Luca always chose to conduct his business in a brothel. The first floor was the lobby, the second floor was the guest rooms, and the third floor was his office.

“As you know, the discrimination against the ‘Twilight Race’ here has been getting worse lately, and as the clan leader, I need to protect them at all times.” Luca sighed. “More and more Twilight Race members have died in the riots recently.”

The anti-twilight race movement seems to be a feature of Yelkastum and even the country, and it started more than a decade ago.

Back then, whenever the Twilight People walked on the streets, they would be persecuted by the mobs during the demonstrations. Male Twilight People would be killed on the spot, while the women fared even worse. In this chaotic place, they were often raped and murdered, and even children were among them.

"I'm speechless. The local government hasn't even stepped in to do anything about it," Isaac said helplessly.

“The government won’t get involved,” Luca said. “Perhaps this country doesn’t want the Twilight Race to exist either.”

"Tsk, this is really troublesome."

Isaac, having said this, looked at Luca and continued, "Uncle Luca, your goal is to protect the Twilight People here, right?"

"Yes."

"I can help you."

"what?"

“On the condition that those Twilight People are willing to work for me,” Isaac said. “I plan to build a factory here and need some employees, and if any Twilight People are willing to work for me, I will protect their safety.”

"Build a factory? You?"

Looking at the teenager in front of him, Luca almost laughed.

“Yes, it’s me.” Isaac said, placing a stack of documents on the table. “The factory’s permit was issued by the Yelkastum administration.”

"Let me see."

Luca picked up the document and looked at it line by line, discovering that it was indeed a permit from the city government.

"Is everything alright now?"

“You’re really something. In theory, there shouldn’t be any problem, but there’s something you need to know,” Luca said seriously. “In Yelkastum, the real power doesn’t lie with the government, but with the mafia. Government approval is useless; if those mafia don’t agree, your factory can’t start operating even if it’s set up.”

“I never intended to consider the gang’s opinions.” Isaac pointed to the location on his file. “Do you know who’s in charge of this area?”

“Currently, a new gang is in charge of Ximen City. If you want to build a factory there, you must get their permission.”

“Okay, they’ll agree,” Isaac smiled. “I’ll give them a deal they can’t refuse.”

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The factory matter isn't actually that urgent; right now, we need to get the medicine Erica needs.

Once Isaac gets his hands on the medicine, he can analyze its contents and mass-produce it. Not only will he no longer need to come to buy medicine, but his employees will also receive free medicine.

This makes them more willing to work overtime.

In order to better control the Twilight race in the city, the government has strict control over drugs. Not only can they be bought in designated places, but they are also extremely expensive. Normal Twilight race members cannot afford the cost of drugs on their own, so they can only rely on the government or powerful forces.

Fortunately, Isaac isn't short of money.

"Doctor, please give me an inhibitor."

In a hospital, Isaac, with Erica by his side, spoke to the doctor at the front desk.

"I'm sorry, all the Twilight Race inhibitors are sold out."

"Are you fucking messing with me?"

"That's not what I meant." The doctor quickly waved his hand and pointed to a man in a black suit next to him. "This gentleman just bought the remaining five bottles of inhibitors."

"Tsk, troublesome."

Isaac had no choice but to find that person.

"Hey, sir."

"Huh? What do you want, brat?" The man in the black suit looked arrogant, his eyes filled with disdain as he looked at Isaac.

After all, in Yelkastum, a kid who doesn't look very strong is either a tourist or a duck.

"Could you give me a bottle of the medicine you bought before? I can pay double the price," Isaac said patiently.

"What? You pretty boy like you're going to keep those monsters as pets?" the man mocked, then he noticed Erica next to Isaac. "Hey, that one you're keeping looks pretty good, why don't you give it to me..."

boom!

Isaac pulled out a pistol and shot him in the head.

"Aaaaaaahh ...

Upon seeing someone lying in a pool of blood, the hospital instantly descended into chaos.

"Damn it, what a waste of time. You're forcing me to rob you outright." Isaac crouched down and began looting the corpse.

Not long after, five bottles of medicine were found.

Chapter 541: Finally, the police came knocking.

"So this is what an inhibitor is. Why is one bottle so expensive?"

After taking five bottles of medicine from the body, Isaac also pulled out a receipt that showed the price of one bottle of medicine was three thousand US dollars.

This one bottle of inhibitor can only sustain a person of the Twilight race for about a month.

Previously, when Isaac's father came to buy medicine, he always bought it by the case. That was because he was a major general in 'Mithril' and his salary was usually quite generous. This time, he specially prepared a check for $100,000 for Isaac.

After the murder, the hospital began to stir. The doctor who had previously picked up the medicine hid under the counter, and the entire lobby was empty in an instant.

"Alright, remember to take your medicine on time." Isaac handed two bottles of medicine to Erica.

"Yes."

Erica took the inhibitor, her feelings a mix of emotions.

“Isaac…”

"Ok?"

“If we ever encounter an enemy in the future, please let me handle it,” Erica said. “My duty is to protect you.”

“The capable should do more work. At least I’m an expert in eliminating manpower.” Isaac smiled and waved his hand, indicating that Erica didn’t need to worry.

Looking around at the empty surroundings, the two who had received the medicine were preparing to leave the hospital.

Waaaaaah...

Just as the two walked out of the hospital, five police cars suddenly stopped in front of them, and a group of police officers got out and hid behind the police cars, pointing their guns at the two.

"Don't move, you're surrounded."

Isaac: "..."

Logically speaking, killing someone will definitely attract the police, but after so long, if all the people who died at Isaac's hands were converted into bread, he probably wouldn't be able to finish eating it all in his lifetime.

However, this was the first time he had seen police come to arrest him; the last time he had seen police was when he had taken the initiative to attack the slum detention center with a gun.

Seeing the police surrounding him, he felt a rare sense of accomplishment.

The lead police officer shouted through a megaphone, "We've received a report that someone has been murdered in the hospital..."

“I did it. The deceased was male, wearing a black suit, and looked to be around thirty years old. The cause of death was brain death caused by a bullet penetrating his head.”

"...Why are you describing things in such detail?" The lead police officer, probably seeing this kind of killer for the first time, immediately shouted, "Since it's you, that's right. Don't resist. I'm going to arrest you now."

boom!

Just as he was about to step forward, a bullet struck right in front of him.

"!"

He looked up and was instantly horrified.

Dozens of fully armed soldiers were lying in ambush in the surrounding buildings, all holding assault rifles and aiming them at his team; some even had rocket launchers.

Dozens of infrared beams were aimed at the police officers who surrounded Isaac, causing them to freeze in place for a moment, too afraid to move.

They were all soldiers sent by Isaac to Yerkastrum, i.e., IW employees.

“Officer, I’m very touched that you’re willing to come and arrest me, but my time is very limited,” Isaac said with a smile. “How about you do me a favor? In Yelkastum, even the death of a person requires your help, so I doubt you have much free time.”

The police officers were at a loss for what to do.

As Isaac said, if the police had even a little bit of say in the city, they wouldn't be controlled by several major gangs now.

When gangsters commit murder, no one dares to call the police, and even if someone is in power, they will be advised not to get involved.

The reason they came to cause trouble for Isaac was, of course, because nobody knew which faction he belonged to.

"Officer Atkins, what do we do?"

"..."

The man in the lead, known as Atkins, was nearly sixty years old. He pointed a gun at Isaac and didn't know what to do.

beep~

A voice broke the tense atmosphere; his phone suddenly rang.

"Hey, boss, it's me." He picked up his phone and answered the call, but he still didn't let his guard down.

However, it wasn't long before cold sweat began to pour down his forehead.

"What? Okay... I understand."

He put down his phone and shouted, "Fall back!"

"Huh? We can leave now?" A junior officer looked at the senior officer in surprise.

Even though he was facing soldiers on the surrounding buildings who were clearly better equipped than his own, he thought retreating was a good idea.

“Let’s go.” The old policeman’s face was very grim. “The other side is more terrifying than all the gangs in this city combined.”

"What's their background?"