Ten Years of Change (Part 1)

Ten years.

Under the leadership of King Gran, the nobles of the Duchy gradually stabilized after a major purge. People resumed production, and the Temple of the Goddess of Wisdom was completely uprooted in a series of brutal battles.

Today is the Grand Duchy's annual Alchemy Achievement Convention.

However, this is only the third time the Grand Duchy has hosted it.

Three years ago, after the princes of Xilan Duchy completely annihilated the Kingdom of Finland, a large number of scholars flocked to the Grand Duchy. King Gran then ordered that an Alchemy Master Achievement Convention be held in Dubit every year on October 10th, and an Alchemy Association be established there to support the northern economy.

Following the Duchy's policies, many merchant guilds turned their attention to the Alchemy Association.

With the influx of capital, this new association quickly rose to become an entity comparable to established associations.

The reason was simple.

The profits in this industry were too substantial!

As one of the founding members of the Alchemy Association and one of the 18 registered alchemy masters in the Duchy, Reilo had served as a judge in the previous two Alchemy Achievement Conventions. He refused to be a judge for the third convention this year.

At present, he was offering his blessings to the nine graduating students of the Red Ridge Alchemy Academy during their graduation ceremony.

The former enlightenment academy, after Reilo's modifications, now included a six-year advanced alchemy curriculum after the three years of compulsory basic education. He, as the lord, also served as the principal.

Furthermore, due to his influence, the honorary vice-principals of the academy were all renowned alchemy masters from the Duchy.

Generally, graduating students would choose to join the Star Merchant Guild under Xiao Kang.

After the nine graduating students departed, Reilo