Alchemists do not need self-cultivation

Isaac smiled and walked up to them, patting the armor: "Long time no see, Alphonse."

"haven't seen you for a long time."

Although the armored figure had no expression, his tone revealed that he was very happy.

After greeting everyone, Isaac smiled and looked at the smug blond boy next to him.

"Little Edward, don't be shy, you can stand a little closer."

Edward instantly exploded upon hearing Isaac's words: "It's not like closer objects are bigger or farther objects are smaller! You bastard!"

He was about to rush up and duel Isaac when Alphonse stopped him.

"Calm down, brother. Mr. Isaac was just joking."

"Don't stop me! Alphonse! I'm going to beat this guy up!" Edward shouted as he was held in the arms of the giant armor.

Ignoring Edward's commotion, Isaac asked Alphonse, "I heard you're traveling now."

"Yes, my brother and I are currently looking for ways to recover our bodies."

"Oh, have you found any clues?"

"Not yet." Alphonse's voice was somewhat downcast. "By the way, Mr. Isaac, I heard you went on a business trip to the continent of Tersis. How did the work go?"

"It went quite smoothly. Although I sustained some injuries, I've accomplished the mission," Isaac said with a smile. "Thank you so much for writing to me, Alphonse."

"Oh, not at all," Alphonse said, scratching his head sheepishly.

"I was thinking of bringing you some gifts, but I don't know what you like, Alphonse," Isaac said, turning his gaze to Edward.

Edward noticed his gaze was fixed on him and asked awkwardly, "What are you doing?"

"I don't know Edward's size, so there's no way I can buy him height-increasing shoes or anything, even if I did wear them, they might not be effective."

"I'm definitely going to beat you up!"

Edward, his sore spot touched, jumped up and threw a punch at Isaac. Alphonse had no chance to stop him.

Seeing the fist aimed at him, Isaac smiled slightly, spun around and easily dodged the punch, tripping Edward to the ground.

"Young man, you can't do it this way."

"hateful!"

Edward, who had fallen to the ground, felt extremely embarrassed. Alphonse also went over to help his brother up.

“Speaking of which, Mr. Isaac, we happen to have something we’d like to ask you.”

"what's up?"

When Isaac heard that Alphonse had a question he wanted to ask him, he could roughly guess what it was.

"As I mentioned in my previous letter, does Mr. Isaac know anything about the Philosopher's Stone?"

Sure enough, that's exactly what they wanted to ask.

Isaac thought for a moment and replied, "I have indeed heard of such a thing, and I can tell you with certainty that the Philosopher's Stone does exist."

Yes, you've been searching for the Philosopher's Stone for so long, and now you've just put it in your pocket.

"Are you telling the truth?" Edward asked hurriedly.

"I'm sure it's true, but I don't know exactly where it is. However, I can tell you that the area can be basically controlled within Amestoris."

"Isn't that the same as saying nothing at all?" Edward looked at Isaac speechlessly.

Isaac shrugged. "That's all I can tell you."

“Never mind. Let’s keep looking.” Edward said, preparing to leave with Alphonse. Before leaving, he said to Isaac, “Try to visit Risenberg sometime. Wendy and her family miss you a lot.”

Are they the Rockbell family?

“I understand. Please be careful on your trip,” Isaac said.

The two brothers left the headquarters.

On the way, Edward suddenly said, "Alphonse, you can sense it too, right?"

"Hmm... Mr. Isaac's feet are probably..."

From the moment Isaac tripped Edward, he heard a very faint metallic clanging sound. His left leg was covered in mechanical armor, so it would only make that sound when it collided with a metal object.

Alphonse said, "Colonel Mustang said before that Mr. Isaac went to fight on the continent of Tersis, and I guess he was injured at that time."

"Tch, they told us to be careful on the journey, but they themselves are so careless." Edward said this, but he was still a little worried.

"Should we wait until we find the Philosopher's Stone and then help Mr. Isaac recover his foot as well?"

"Let's talk about it once we find it."

The two continued their journey in search of the Philosopher's Stone.

In the office, Roy looked at Isaac with a serious expression.

"Isaac, what happened to your leg?"

"You discovered it?"

“The sound was faint, but I still heard it,” Roy said. “What happened?”

Isaac touched his right leg: "I got hit by an enemy grenade. That's common in war."

“You really are…” Roy didn’t know what to say.

The Elric brothers continued their journey, Isaac and his friends continued their work, and Violet attended classes at the officer training school as usual.

The following days were quite ordinary, with nothing particularly noteworthy happening.

Spring has passed and autumn has come; it's graduation time for the sergeant school again.

Chapter 125: Warrant Officer Eve Garden

"Eve Garden, although your grades have indeed met the requirements for graduation... could you please reconsider?" The counselor looked helplessly at the stubborn girl in front of her.

He hoped that the girl in front of him could study for a longer period of time and accumulate more knowledge.

“I want to get to Brigadier General Isaac as soon as possible,” Violet said.

Two years have passed since Violet enrolled in school.

Two years have passed quickly. Isaac is now nineteen and Violet is fourteen.

Fourteen-year-old Violet has changed dramatically; in terms of height and build, she is nothing like the innocent little girl she was when she first entered school.

Seeing Violet's serious expression, the counselor sighed, "Alright, in that case, I won't stop you."

Violet, who had studied at the officer academy for two years, officially graduated.

Graduates are naturally required to attend a graduation ceremony, which is held in the auditorium of the sergeant school.

At the graduation ceremony, classmates chatted while watching Violet.

"Is she Violet Evergarden, this year's number one?"

"It's so beautiful."

"It is said that he was only twelve years old when he enrolled."

Violet's name is known to everyone at the military academy. Not only are her grades excellent, but her fighting skills are so good that she can easily defeat the male cadets, making her a rare genius.

Just as the trainees were chatting happily, they saw a group of soldiers gradually arriving at the door and standing in a row.

"what happened?"

"They seem to be the officers of the Eastern Command."

Are they attending the graduation ceremony too?

This officer training school was located in Dongfang City, and officers from the Dongfang Command could be seen presiding over the graduation ceremonies of each year.

This year is no exception.

The trainees immediately sat up straight. They didn't want to leave a bad impression on the higher-ups of the Eastern Command, as they might be assigned there in the future and would be targeted if that happened.

Not long after, several people dressed in blue military uniforms walked into the auditorium.

The trainees nervously swallowed as they watched the person walk in.

"Lieutenant General Gulaman, Colonel Mustang, and... Brigadier General Isaac?!"

"Brigadier General Isaac?! Doesn't he never participate in these kinds of activities?"

Why did he come this time?

The trainees dared not speak loudly, but only whispered among themselves.

Lieutenant General Gulaman, who was walking at the front, looked at Isaac with a sly smile: "They're all talking about you, little Isaac."

"After all, this is my first time participating in this kind of event, and I still won't come to these boring events in the future," Isaac said, yawning.

To be honest, if Violet hadn't been in this year's class, he really wouldn't have been interested in coming.

"Don't say that, the students here all admire you very much."

"Come on, when I visited Violet last time, they all looked like they wanted to devour me."

The group sat in their seats, waiting for the graduation ceremony to begin.

Looking at the students below the stage, many of them were older than Isaac, most were in their early twenties, and the youngest were at least eighteen.

Lieutenant General Guraman began scanning the graduating class, his gaze immediately landing on Violet.

"Is that little girl Violet? She's quite beautiful." Lieutenant General Gulaman was still smiling, but to Isaac, the smile was unusually irritating.

"Since it's rare for little Isaac Ken to come, you'll be in charge of awarding the graduates their diplomas and ranks this time."

He then shoved a stack of documents and certificates into Isaac's hands.

"You really like ordering people around," Isaac said helplessly, taking the item and handing it to Roy. "You can help me out in a bit."

"So you still have the nerve to talk about others?" Roy said, covering his face.

The graduation ceremony officially began.

The graduates stood in a neat row on the high platform of the auditorium with their hands behind their backs. Having undergone training at the sergeant school, the students now exuded the aura of soldiers.

Isaac and Roy also went up on stage. Roy held the certificates and medals, while Isaac was in charge of presenting them.