The tool market, in the Academy's Alchemy Department district.
Although the Alchemy Department's teachers and students were all somewhat deranged in both personality and research interests, they held considerable influence at Glory Kail Academy and even throughout the Royal Capital's magical community.
The reason was simple: these people's ability to make money was downright terrifying.
The alchemical items they produced and improved ranged from dust-removing handkerchiefs that automatically cleaned stains (5 silver coins).
To elemental protection potions that briefly increased resistance to a particular element (10-50 gold coins, depending on the element and duration).
Even magic scrolls that replicated a single use of a high-level offensive spell (80-200 gold coins) were highly sought after by adventurers, nobles, and even the military.
Under the internal agreement between the Academy and the Alchemy Department, the department had to hand over twenty percent of the profit from every transaction in the Academy's market district as a venue and management fee.
This was an enormous source of revenue, enough to support the Academy's many expensive research projects and maintain its infrastructure.
Frankly, if these eccentrics hadn't brought in such astonishing profits, Academy Head Olivia, with her carefree nature and aversion to trouble, probably would have lined them all up to be shot long ago rather than endure the explosions they caused every other day.
"But now that you two finally have a sizable sum of money, are you really not going to splurge on their signature Dragon-Breath Flame-Roasted Meat Set at the Golden Crucible Restaurant and enjoy life a little? Are you seriously going to sink it all into boring old studying?"
Greg asked Victoria and Sylvia as he walked beside them through the bustling streets of the alchemical tool market, where all sorts of strange odors filled the air.
"Hmph, do you think