A public lecture hall in the Furnace Black Tower.
On the podium, a stern professor with a powerful aura was explaining Chapter Three of *The Design and Construction of a Wizard Workshop*—"Safety Designs for Magic Power Circulation Conduits."
Allen sat in the middle-back of the classroom, diligently taking notes.
After two days of Advanced Apprentice courses, he now had a macro-level understanding of the alchemy school's body of knowledge.
It was a major school of thought founded on matter, driven by energy, and ultimately aimed at manipulating the fundamental rules of the world.
And the starting point for all of this was a single place—a Wizard Workshop.
Allen had only just begun his studies and hadn't yet touched upon more advanced knowledge. The academy's workshops were too expensive, and renting one now would be an inefficient use of his funds.
