To keep pace with a madman, you had to show just as much madness yourself. Mulan had plenty of experience with that.
Matt, on the other hand, found it extremely difficult to adjust. Still, he forced himself to get into the spirit of things, feeling that if he acted too normal, the two madmen beside him might kill him.
Mulan was clearly feeling generous today and drew quite a bit of his blood for research. After listening to Professor Alopha pour out his thoughts, he believed the research was feasible.
"Wonderful! Absolutely marvelous! This is exactly the feeling!"
Alopha excitedly laid out a row of culture dishes, conducting today's experiments with unprecedented extravagance. He had forgotten how long it had been since he last worked with others, especially people he considered worthy.
By nightfall, Mulan finally had to leave.
"Professor Alopha, I have classes tomorrow, so I have to go now. I'll come back after class."
"Yes, yes, I have classes too."
Matt hurried to follow him. Alopha looked thoroughly reluctant and followed them all the way to the door, still trying to persuade them to stay.
"Who cares about classes? We should hurry and finish our research!"
Mulan turned to Alopha and spoke with solemn sincerity.
"Professor Alopha, you should rest too. Constant excitement and a lack of rest will affect the precision of your experiments. And we can't neglect our classes. The new alchemy we're developing is the future of alchemy, but the people studying alchemy are its future too!"
"Also, Professor Alopha, seriously, get some proper rest tonight. We'll continue working together tomorrow."
"The future of alchemy..."
Alopha suddenly felt a measure of genuine respect for Mulan, something beyond the joy of finding a rare kindred spirit. Indeed, the future of alchemy lay not only in pioneering