Alchemists do not need self-cultivation

“...Yes.” Lanfang lowered her head.

Could you be more specific?

"Ok."

Lanfang slowly recounted the events of the past to Isaac.

Ten years ago.

She had grown up with her prince since childhood and had been taught from a young age that she was to protect him. So she did hard training every day and would be scolded for the slightest mistake.

That day, I was severely reprimanded by my grandfather for making a mistake during training. After the reprimand, I ran to the yard and hid in a corner, crying.

"Huh? Lanfang? What are you doing here?" At this moment, His Highness suddenly appeared beside him.

"Eh!! Your Highness!" Lanfang exclaimed nervously upon seeing the newcomer.

Are you crying?

"No...no." Young Lanfang didn't want His Highness to see her so sad.

"No, never mind then." Suddenly, the young prince pulled out a large camera from behind him. "I found something very interesting in the backyard. Let's play with it."

His Highness did not regard Lanfang as his servant at all; he always thought of the little girl in front of him as his playmate and friend.

"But...I..."

"This thing seems to be called a camera. I've taken pictures with Grandpa and the others before, let's take one too."

"This……"

"Consider it a souvenir." The young prince laughed heartily. "I'm about to leave the new country."

"Huh!? Why?" Lanfang asked anxiously.

"I want to help my father find the way to immortality, become emperor, and then save the Yao clan," he said.

"Then...why now? At least wait a few more years." Lanfang was unwilling for His Highness to leave just like that and tried to dissuade him.

But His Highness shook his head: "I must find the way to immortality before all my brothers and sisters, so the sooner the better."

“But…” Lanfang wanted to dissuade him, but was stopped by the boy in front of her.

“I’ve made up my mind,” he laughed. “So let’s take a picture before I leave, just the two of us.”

Lanfang blushed slightly upon hearing this and replied, "Okay."

They randomly found a servant, turned on the camera, and after a burst of intense flashes, a photo of the two was taken.

As he was leaving, Lanfang called out to him, "Your Highness!"

"what?"

"When you return, can I be your bodyguard?" Lanfang asked with her last strength, then looked at him with a flushed face.

"Of course," His Highness said with a smile.

After His Highness left, each girl kept a copy of the photo in her own place, and the girl trained hard, striving to become a qualified guard when His Highness returned.

However, ten years passed in the blink of an eye.

Let's go back to the present.

After listening to this, Violet said, "No wonder he's Mr. Isaac; he's wanted to be emperor since he was a child."

Isaac laughed and said, "Of course, I'm always this ambitious, no matter where I go, hahahahaha."

Lanfang felt very uncomfortable standing to the side.

The reason he harbored hostility towards Violet was not only because His Highness lost his limbs protecting her, but also because he himself should have been His Highness's bodyguard.

I was the one who went first.

“Speaking of which, since I used to be from here, I should have a name, right?” Isaac suddenly asked Lanfang.

"Your Highness, are you referring to your former name?" Lanfang asked, feeling a pang of sorrow. What had happened to His Highness outside that he had even forgotten his own name?

"Yes, the name Isaac was given to me by my superior, the current Major General Olivia Amestoris, but I should have had a name when I was in the new country."

Upon hearing this question, Lanfang answered without hesitation:

"Your Highness's former name was Yao Feifan."

"What did you say?!" Isaac roared.

What kind of lousy name is this? My cheap younger brother's name is Yao Lin, and I'm at least called Yao Long or Yao Hu or something. What the hell is Yao Feifan? Are you kidding me?

"I heard that this was personally chosen by the current emperor."

"Is the emperor less educated than I am?"

Just then, Yao Lin appeared out of nowhere and saw Isaac skipping over, greeting him:

"Hi~ Feifan-ge".

For some reason, Isaac suddenly snapped and punched Yao Lin, who hadn't even reacted yet, knocking him unconscious to the ground.

Chapter 108: Meeting the Emperor

"That's so mean! Why did you suddenly punch me? I was kicked in the restaurant and the injury hasn't healed yet." Yao Lin, who woke up a few minutes later, pulled out a handkerchief from somewhere and wiped away non-existent tears.

"I just got inexplicably angry when I heard you call my name." Isaac had no intention of paying any attention to this person who was making a fool of himself in front of him.

"Hey~ Aren't we brothers?"

"This is the loving education your older brother gave you; I don't know if you felt it."

"This training is too strict! You even broke my bones before," Yao Lin said, touching the spot where Isaac had kicked him in the restaurant.

Isaac's right leg was a mechanical limb, and the force of the kick was several tons. The reason this kick didn't kill him was because Yao Lin adjusted his body in an instant, dissipating most of the impact. But even so, he still broke several ribs.

Hearing Yao Lin's complaint, Isaac sighed, took out the Philosopher's Stone from his pocket, and placed it on his waist.

A flash of red lightning streaked across the sky, and Yao Lin was surprised to find that his original injuries had actually healed.

"Wow, amazing! Brother Fei..." Yao Lin was about to say "Brother Feifan" when he was glared at by Isaac's murderous eyes.

However, he was also amazed by Isaac's alchemy, which completely healed the broken bones with just a light touch.

When her older brother left home, she was only three years old. Her memories of this older brother were very vague. She only remembered that he was a very caring and gentle person. She had never heard of him knowing any martial arts or alchemy.

He came back ten years later and had completely changed.

"By the way, brother, let me ask you something. You've been in Amestris for so long, have you ever heard of the elixir of immortality?" Yao Lin asked at this moment, still not giving up on the method of achieving immortality.

“This stone in my hand is what you call the elixir of immortality,” Isaac said, waving the Philosopher’s Stone in front of them.

"what?!"

Yao Lin and Lan Fang, who were standing next to him, exclaimed in surprise.

Because of the elixir of immortality, dozens of princes and their forces throughout the new kingdom have been investigating it, turning the entire kingdom upside down, but they have never been able to find out the truth.

I didn't expect that Isaac had already found it.

"Is this... real?" Yao Lin asked, trembling as he looked at the stone.

He knew what obtaining this stone represented: it represented the new nation, one of the world's greatest powers, and that the next emperor had essentially been chosen.

Isaac said, "I think so. Theoretically, this stone could turn a person into an immortal being, but it hasn't been tested yet."

"Your Highness, if we present this stone to His Majesty the Emperor, then you will be the Crown Prince," Lanfang said eagerly.

"That powerful?" Isaac looked at the Philosopher's Stone with some surprise.

How could someone who could create stones at will become the ruler of a country?

"His Majesty's health has been poor these past few years, so princes and princesses from all ethnic groups are searching for ways to achieve immortality in order to please him. Whoever offers His Majesty immortality will be the crown prince," Lanfang explained.

“I see…” Isaac then asked, “What illness does the old emperor have?”

"I don't know, but his body is getting weaker and weaker. According to the imperial physician and several of his concubines, he may be nearing the end of his life."

"I see... Wait, what did you just say? Several concubines?"

Lanfang didn't understand why Isaac was reacting so strongly, but she still answered, "Yes, they are concubines from several other tribes..."

"Wait a minute, the new kingdom has a total of fifty tribes. As emperor, he will marry the princess of each tribe to ensure stability, which means... he has fifty wives?"

"Um... that's roughly the situation," Lanfang said.

"This might be due to a slight kidney deficiency."

"What did you just say, Your Highness?"

"Don't you have any idea why your emperor is in poor health?"

Lanfang felt a little embarrassed when she heard Isaac say this: "Everyone knows about this in private, but it would be better if Your Highness didn't say it directly."

After all, if this got back to the emperor, it would be a crime of deceiving the emperor.

"What's there to be afraid of? I'm the State Alchemist and Colonel of Amestris. Our boss will cover for me if anything happens," Isaac said nonchalantly.

President Bradley, far away at the Central Army Headquarters in Amestoris, suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.

Just as they were talking, Uncle Fu came back.

"Your Highness, I have informed Madam of your return. She is very excited and hopes you can meet her."

Madam? So you mean his birth mother?

"I've lost my memory, how am I supposed to see her?"

"This..." This question stumped Master Fu. It was indeed a big problem. If Madam knew that her son, whom she hadn't seen for many years, had lost his memory, she would be very sad.

"Forget it, let's at least get acquainted with her first. Where should we meet her?"

"The Imperial Palace."

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The royal palace of the new kingdom could only be described as magnificent; it was roughly half the size of a city. It was surrounded by resplendent gold, and guards, each exuding a menacing aura, were stationed outside – clearly not to be trifled with.

But this only applies to ordinary people. Isaac was not affected by them at all and swaggered in.

"Halt! Who goes there?" A guard stopped Isaac.

“He’s here to visit relatives,” Isaac said.