Alchemists do not need self-cultivation

Leonard has indeed changed a lot since Isaac first met him.

“That’s not a given. Besides Fei Fan and me, who else has the resources to take over the world?” Leonard shrugged. “I’ve been thinking that if we can cooperate, the world will soon fall into our hands.”

“I would also like to cooperate with you, after all, the entire ‘mercury alloy’ is now in your hands.”

"Do not."

Leonard shook his head.

“I’m not the only CEO of ‘Amalgam’; there are others, and not everyone wants me in this position.”

"Oh ho, then things are simple."

Isaac grinned maliciously as he smoked a cigarette.

“Bring out the list of CEOs. Going against you is going against IW’s future partners. If these guys who are blocking our way don’t step down obediently, the cooperation can’t be negotiated.”

Chapter 1317: Correcting History

"You mean that kid suddenly appeared in Japan?"

In an abandoned building, a middle-aged man wearing a suit and with receding hair is on the phone.

"He actually came to an area that he shouldn't have been in charge of. Does he even have the awareness of being a tool? Honestly... I felt from the beginning that we shouldn't have let him climb to such a high position. He's starting to get out of control."

The middle-aged man's face was full of disdain. He then said into his phone, "Have someone monitor him. Report to me immediately if anything happens."

After he finished speaking, he waited for a reply from the other end of the phone.

however……

"Hello? Can you hear me? Answer me!"

There was no sound from the other end of the phone except for a busy tone.

"Is the signal bad?"

The middle-aged man frowned as he looked at his phone, which showed that the call had ended.

Unbeknownst to him, a masked man was pointing a silenced pistol at his head from behind.

boom!

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"Ah, I understand. Thank you for your hard work."

In the Western restaurant, Isaac smiled and placed his phone on the table in front of Leonard, who was sitting in front of him.

The phone displayed a photo of a middle-aged man lying in a pool of blood, shot in the head.

"Mr. Au is dead. Along with Mr. Sn and Mr. Na from before, all three guys who dared to block your way are gone."

"That's fast!" Leonard exclaimed.

Although the mercury alloy organization is hidden in the shadows, it is quite large in scale.

Its members are scattered across various countries around the world, and some have even infiltrated the administrative systems of certain countries.

However, despite the sheer size of this amalgam, only six people held real power, and these six were known as the executive officers.

The three people Isaac just ordered to be disposed of were the executives of Amalgam. In just a short while, Isaac had already disposed of half of Amalgam's executives.

“These three executives have their own factories and troops; you’ll be in charge of taking those in,” Isaac said, leaning back in his chair with a smile. “Should we get rid of the other two?”

"No need. The remaining one is already defunct, and the other is not worth worrying about at all."

Leonard laughed.

"To be able to severely damage 'Amalgam' in such a short time with just a list, he truly deserves to be called Extraordinary Brother."

After all, the person with the highest authority has been directly cut in half, which will cause unimaginable shocks within the entire 'Amalgam' organization, and the power structure will begin to tilt.

"It's already very slow."

Isaac smiled slightly and reached out to touch the coffee cup.

"The coffee's gone cold."

"It's really laughable when you think about it. Those guys all treated IW as an enemy, but they never thought that IW was an unshakeable force for them."

Leonard took a sip of his now-cold coffee and smiled at Isaac.

"But that's to be expected, because it's an organization established by Extraordinary Brother, how could it be the same as an organization established by a group of ordinary people?"

"Stop flattering me. I'm just an ordinary person, no different from any other mortal."

Isaac waved his hand, then looked seriously at Leonard.

"So, can you tell me about your plan? You've gone to great lengths to seize 'Amalgam,' it can't be as simple as just wanting to take over the world, right?"

"That's true, but if the goal is achieved, this world will naturally be within our grasp."

As Leonard spoke, he smiled and looked at Isaac sitting in front of him.

"Since it's you, Brother Feifan, who asked, then I'll give you a little hint about my plan."

"I'm all ears."

"I want to...correct history."

"……what?"

"I don't know if you've noticed, Feifan, but the technology in this world is very abnormal, or rather, the whole world is abnormal."

Leonard stated frankly.

"Should things like 'listeners,' 'cutting-edge technology,' 'AS,' 'ECS electromagnetic stealth,' and 'λ-driver' really exist in this world?"

"..."

As Leonard said, the technology in this world is not normal.

When Isaac first saw the AS, a humanoid machine used in war, he felt that this world was very abnormal.

Having traveled to several worlds, Isaac knew that even by 2031, operating systems like AS and ECS would be impossible, let alone now, which was still the 20th century.

Furthermore, people like the 'Listener' are quite strange; those who are born with knowledge of future technologies in their minds are inherently very odd.

They are not like Isaac, who traveled to different worlds by opening the doors of truth; they are native to this world.

Isaac has never been able to figure out why such a group exists.

"Many modern wars have the shadow of mercury alloys, such as the recent wars in Afghanistan and Vietnam. Ending a war too quickly is not good for those interest groups, so they try to prolong the battle lines."

Leonard lowered his head and said.

"We must start changing this organization from its very inception..."

"and many more."

Isaac interrupted Leonard.

He looked at the other person with some curiosity.

"I'm curious, how do you plan to rewrite history?"

"Of course, we should go back in time and make changes."

"what?"

"If we could go back in time, then rewriting history would be an easy thing."

Leonard looked into Isaac's eyes and said.

"'Time-space communicator' and TAROS, that's what I need to use."

"Time-space communicator... TAROS..."

Isaac's pupils contracted briefly.

"So... a time machine?"

"You can understand it this way: once TAROS is activated, it can correct history in an instant, and no one can detect the change."

"Reinard said."

"I don't know exactly what will happen. Maybe it will directly alter history, or maybe it will create parallel worlds at the point of divergence... But ordinary people can't observe it."

"What do you mean?"

“Even if the world changes, ordinary people cannot detect anything unusual, but ‘Listeners’ can,” Leonard explained. “‘Listeners’ possess a mental communication ability called Omni-Sphere, which transcends time and space, so we can detect changes even if the world changes.”

"I've never heard Ayana or Chidori mention anything like that."

After thinking for a moment, Isaac suddenly remembered something and asked.

"Then I'm not a listener either; if history changes, am I not even aware of it?"

“Brother Feifan, your situation is rather special. I don’t know if you have the ability to be a ‘listener’.”

Leonard said with a smile.

"So, just to be on the safe side, I'd like you to use TAROS with me, so that your memories won't be altered, Feifan-ge."

"..."

Isaac lowered his head and remained silent for a long time before looking up at Leonard.

"Rewriting history... I have no interest in that. Whether it's the happy and touching moments I created or the tragedies I created, these are all stories that record my life. Using a time machine to change history? Do you want me to deny my life?"

"Brother Feifan..."

"but."

Isaac stood up, extended his hand to Leonard, and smiled slightly.

"If such a machine really exists, I would be happy to witness it. I don't want to revise history, I just want to see the limits of science and technology."

Leonard stared at Isaac's outstretched hand, paused for a moment, then stood up, smiled, and shook his hand.

"Welcome to the team, Feifan. With your help, the plan should be able to proceed smoothly."

"Some recent events have piqued my interest in time travel," Isaac chuckled. "By the way, has your machine been completed yet?"

"I have completed the initial construction based on the knowledge in my mind, but... something is still missing. I need your help with this, Brother Feifan."

"what?"