After Rainer finished speaking, Lanchester began directly explaining the results of his experiments. Following the principle of conservation of elements, he rewrote the Alchemy reaction equations for many important experiments discovered in the past. In three of those reactions, he had identified three entirely new compounds based on this law—compounds that had previously been overlooked.
The entire conference hall was silent. Everyone was taking notes in their own way. Even Rainer, after returning to his seat, buried himself in the catalog, frantically absorbing knowledge.
Time passed quickly. The morning session ended, and the attendees headed to the manor's dining hall to enjoy a lavish meal. Rainer was starving. Disregarding his image somewhat, he took several portions of food and sat down at the table to feast.
Besides the usual fruitwood-roasted chicken, pan-seared steak, creamy cod soup, and other dishes, there were many rare foods Rainer had never seen before. According to the introduction, these ingredients came from other demiplanes. Most had slight mana-regulating effects and were quite helpful to mages. With the mindset that free food was never a loss, Rainer took a little of everything.
But no one mocked him now. In the eyes of the mages, this apprentice was clearly a rising star. Especially after several enthusiastic mages came over to ask questions and learned that Rainer was only twenty years old, their expectations grew even stronger.
Knowledge and strength could be cultivated over time, but the mindset needed for observation and discovery was difficult to nurture in a short period. Rainer already possessed the foundation to become an outstanding mage. As long as he continued moving forward, he was bound to achieve something.
"Rainer, I suppose I can call you that?"
As Rainer sipped a pale green wine said to be brewed from the juice of carnivorous