At that moment, the scene that appeared before the four girls was one they had never imagined.
It was an enormous facility of truly staggering scale.
The facility occupied an area at least equivalent to more than a dozen vast football fields.
Countless mana furnaces of all sizes stood like pillars, connected by innumerable pipelines. They were layered one over another, countless in number, constantly operating and radiating waves of astonishing power.
Students from the Omni-Fusion Alchemy Department were constantly moving about, either manning their respective stations or operating complicated instruments while discussing and observing things with one another. They looked incredibly busy and professional.
When these people saw Luo Zhen entering with three girls, they all froze in unison before stopping what they were doing.
"""""Lord Rorerei!"""""
Every staff member present greeted Luo Zhen in unison.
Ignoring Chris, the Academy Director, and even ignoring Furon, the head of the Aerial Combat Mage Department, they acted as though Luo Zhen alone was the supreme existence, bowing to him.
"Continue with your work."
Luo Zhen was not surprised in the slightest. He simply gave the order calmly.
"""""Yes!"""""
Everyone immediately answered loudly, then resumed their work without paying any further attention to what was happening here.
It was clear from this just how highly Luo Zhen was regarded by these people and how much weight his words carried.
That was only natural, wasn't it?
"Looks like you've completely conquered the people of the Omni-Fusion Alchemy Department during the past year or so."
Chris sighed.
"After all, you're the 'Magecraft King' who developed countless formulas and technologies, advancing the development of magecraft by half a century."
Furon spoke just as calmly.
"As people who personally witnessed the countless miracles Lord Rorerei created and the various technologies he developed, those belonging to the