The next day, Leitlin and his companions threw themselves straight into work.
Applying for a laboratory, calibrating instruments, installing alchemy benches...
Just watching them exhausted Roland.
Although teleportation by magic array was quick and convenient, some people could not adjust to it and suffered dizziness, vomiting, and other adverse reactions.
They had also been dragged out for quite a few drinks last night, while a crowd of older students interested in alchemy surrounded them with questions, turning the welcome party into an outright lecture on arcana.
Was this really all right?
Leitlin smiled. "It's fine. We people from the Alchemy School are used to working day and night."
"Mr. Roland, don't believe a word of that. Leitlin is the only one who does that."
His two companions, Thibault and Hitya, could not resist exposing him. Both had dark circles under their eyes and kept yawning.
Leitlin said solemnly, "We have no choice. If we want to conduct research in the field of Bronze Script, we have to get ahead of everyone else.
"It wasn't easy to agree with Roland on our respective areas of focus. We can't let outsiders beat us to it."
The other two could not help complaining, "The Compendium of Bronze Inscriptions hasn't even been published yet! There isn't so much as a hint of any potential competitors!"
Whether or not Leitlin feared Roland might change his mind and wanted to settle things before complications arose, Roland could only give someone this enthusiastic a thumbs-up in admiration.
Following Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang's example, Roland had already crowned him the "Seris Alchemy King" last night.
And the man had charged straight into battle. By the looks of it, conquering a vast realm would be no problem at all.
Before long, Froya, Skord, Yvonne, and the others arrived