Ron: "?"
What the hell?
One experiment had actually solved two problems at once?
"So this means we can confirm elemental conversion as well?" Ron asked, raising a brow.
"Of course we can't be that hasty." Ilya shook her head. "At the very least, we need to conduct multiple trials and establish that this phenomenon isn't accidental, but reproducible."
"Besides that, we need to test the other elements one by one as well, to prove this isn't an isolated phenomenon that occurs only between water and earth elements."
Ron waved a hand with a headache, thinking that by the time Ilya finished those experiments, more than half a month would probably have passed.
Edith popped up beside him at that moment and suggested, "Prince Ron, have we considered recruiting more people for our experimental area?"
"With such a large space, having only the few of us use it is really a bit of a waste."
"Given the scale of our experimental area, we could accommodate at least fifty or sixty mages conducting research together without it feeling crowded. On the contrary, the equipment here would be put to more reasonable use."
"And it would reduce Ilya and Harper's experimental workload, letting the two of them focus on key experiments."
"The simple, repetitive trials could be handed directly to other people."
"Wouldn't that be great?"
Stroking his chin as he considered Edith's suggestion, Ron nodded. The experimental area really could start recruiting from outside.
For one thing, Disode Magic Academy, the most prestigious magic academy on the continent, was right nearby. Wouldn't it be outrageous not to poach a few people from them?
He was just afraid Headmaster Wosbaits would come knocking in a rage...
Still, Disode Magic Academy had always revered mages' free will, advocating the provision of a pure