Alchemists do not need self-cultivation

"You did a very good job."

Isaac said with a smile.

"As the acting president of IW, sometimes you need to make bold decisions. As the leader of the organization, you can't be timid and hesitant. When necessary, you have to make independent decisions."

"Yes!"

"By the way, how much money did you invest?"

"Ten million US dollars."

"Ten million... that's a bit too little as an investment."

"It's just the initial investment. We'll build a few first and then continue investing later," Sousuke Sagara said. "We already have a prototype, and I'm keeping it at the school now."

"Oh? Let me see."

Isaac expressed great interest in this.

This was the first decision Sagara Sousuke had made since breaking away from his orders, and Isaac was also curious to know what he would do after gaining temporary command of the organization.

"Please come with me."

As Sagara Sousuke spoke, he walked toward the abandoned sports warehouse of Jindai High School.

Isaac followed behind him.

Arriving at the entrance of the abandoned sports warehouse, Sousuke Sagara opened the iron gate.

As sunlight streamed into the abandoned sports warehouse, Isaac finally saw the small AS machine that Sousuke Sagara had invested in.

“This is my latest investment in AS,” said Sousuke Sagara.

Isaac: "..."

"It uses the latest radar and fire control system, and its defensive performance is excellent."

Isaac: "..."

"Given its height of only about two meters, it is very suitable for use as an infantry unit."

Isaac: "..."

"It uses traditional gas-fired power and can withstand .50 caliber machine gun rounds..."

Isaac: "Sagara, wait a minute."

"What's wrong, Instructor?"

"I think... everything you've said is very useful. If used as infantry, it can indeed achieve good results on the battlefield. It can also be very effective in counterinsurgency warfare such as street fighting. I must say, Sagara, your judgment is indeed sharp."

"You flatter me."

"But... how should I put it..." Isaac's face was full of hesitation, "May I ask, which company did you use for manufacturing?"

"A weapons factory in Belgium."

"Are you sure it's a weapons factory?"

"Yes." Sagara Sousuke nodded.

"...Let me ask you this, Sagara: besides offense, what is the most important function of a weapon?"

"The report is a deterrent."

"very good."

As Isaac spoke, he pointed to the thing in the warehouse that looked like a rat puppet.

"So, what exactly is the deterrent effect of this thing?"

The item in the warehouse was less a weapon and more a life-size doll. It was made of fluffy yellow cloth, had the appearance of a mouse, two cute big eyes on its head, and wore a small green round hat. It looked very adorable.

"Instructor, its name is 'Peng Taijun'."

"Putting aside its name, this looks like the mascot of the amusement park next door. It doesn't even fit the style of this thing on a warship."

Isaac sighed helplessly and placed his hand on Sagara Sousuke's shoulder.

"Sagara, it was wrong of me not to teach you about investing. I'll tell you now. When you don't know the performance of a weapon, just look at its appearance. Those cool-looking weapons are usually quite practical."

Chapter 1322: Isaac Teaches You Business

"Instructor, please rest assured. Although this small AS looks a bit cute, its functions are absolutely fine. I can guarantee that."

"No, I'm very confident about its functionality... What I wanted to say was..."

The AS Isaac in front of him seemed to have no problems; at least in terms of functionality, it did meet the necessary conditions for urban warfare.

The only reason Isaac couldn't accept it was because it was too cute and not handsome enough.

The reason he included the F-14, a fighter jet that was later phased out by the United States, in the Amestrel Navy was simply because it was cool.

Isaac was always devoted to his work and helping the country develop, and he had very few hobbies. The aesthetics of weapons were probably his only hobby.

As he stared blankly at the mouse-like puppet in front of him, Sagara Sousuke had already opened the rear hatch and entered the interior.

It has to be said that the action of entering the cabin is very similar to the way a staff member at an amusement park unzips their costume and walks in.

As Sousuke Sagara stepped inside the 'doll,' this incredibly cute AS was activated.

“fumo~fumofumo…”

“Hey Sagara, don’t tell me it’s making that cute sound to confuse its opponent?” Isaac’s brow twitched.

"fumo?"

"So, can you make a normal sound? Aren't AS systems usually connected to broadcast systems?"

"Fumo, mofumo!"

The doll-shaped AS seemed to be thinking, then handed Isaac a Bluetooth headset with its cylindrical hand.

"..."

Isaac took the Bluetooth earphones and put them on his ears, and Sousuke Sagara's voice came through the earphones.

"How about it, instructor? This is the latest voice encryption feature."

"I have to say it's completely unnecessary. I now have serious doubts about his ability to go to the battlefield."

"The instructor can try firing a few shots at it; I've specifically tested its bulletproof performance."

"Are you sure? If it goes right through, you'll still be inside."

"Please rest assured."

"OK then."

Isaac nodded, took an automatic pistol out of his pocket, and aimed it at the 'doll' in front of him.

Bang bang bang! !

Three shots were fired in quick succession, all of which grazed the edge of the 'doll' and hit the wall.

"Instructor, you really don't need to worry about my safety. There's absolutely no problem with the pistol bullets."

"...No, that's not the reason."

The reason is that Isaac's marksmanship is really bad.

Previously, his ability to hit people relied entirely on his mechanical prosthetic eye on his left side. As long as someone was a person, they could be locked onto by thermal imaging, and then the angle at which Isaac held the gun would be adjusted through a neural network.

However, the AS in front of him seemed to be blocking Sousuke Sagara's information, so that what appeared to the mechanical eye was not a human-controlled AS but an inanimate object like a wall.

That makes it impossible to lock.

boom!

Finally, Isaac moved to a very close distance and fired a shot, which finally hit the 'doll'.

As Sousuke Sagara said, the 'doll' has excellent bulletproof performance; even a 9mm bullet wouldn't leave a scratch on it.

"Okay, I admit that what you made, Sagara, does have some practical value."

"Thank you for the compliment."

Sagara also stepped out of the 'doll'.

He patted the 'doll's' furry body and said, "Now we need to think about how to sell it."

“From a consumer’s perspective, this thing probably doesn’t have much of a market, but there are always exceptions,” Isaac said. “The product’s advantages are irrelevant; what matters most is that customers need it. Even a pile of manure can fetch a good price if it meets someone who truly needs it.”

"so……"

"So now that you're the acting director of IW, you should learn how to do business."

"The essence of business is to understand the relationship between supply and demand. The most important thing is demand, and when there is no demand, you must learn to create demand."

After school, Isaac, Sagara Sousuke, Chidori Kaname, and Fujisawa Ayana walked out of the school gate together.

Because of the matter between Tessa and Sagara Sousuke involved IW, Tessa, who originally wanted to come out with them, was forced by Isaac to go home with Chinatsu.

The four of them are currently sitting in a croquette shop, and Isaac is giving a lesson to Sousuke Sagara.

"To give a simple example, a 500ml bottle of water costs around 50 yen in Tokyo, and many people would choose to buy other drinks. But if it were sold to people in desert areas, the price of that bottle of water could be ten times higher."

"I see."

"Selling weapons is the same principle. If you try to sell weapons in a peaceful and honest place, you might not be able to sell them at all. But if you're in a war-torn region..."

"So you can sell it for a very high price?"

"Then it's even more likely that they won't sell."

"Huh? Why?" Sagara Sousuke asked, puzzled.

"Because the market can become saturated, and don't think you're the only arms dealer in the world. Everyone knows that weapons are easy to sell in war-torn areas, so they'll definitely flock there."

Isaac said.

"At this point, countries or forces need to shift from a market-oriented approach to a competition-oriented approach, which is what we often call commercial warfare."

Chidori, sipping her drink, looked at Isaac and said, "I didn't realize you would talk to Sousuke about things other than ordinary warfare."

"After all, I'm someone who founded an organization and helped it grow."