Chapter 116: The clumsy teacher
As expected on the first day back to classes, the lessons were pretty simple. And as soon as the class was dismissed, Davi disappeared, not wasting any time chatting with his classmates.
He could make friends another day, for now, he intended to visit the lab that Amalia had assigned him to work in. After all, the woman said it would be advantageous for him.
After walking for a while through the academy campus, Davi finally reached the indicated location: the Alchemy Department.
The first thing that caught his attention was the sheer size of the place. There was a large area set aside just for the department, with several small buildings scattered around, and at the center of it all stood a large, modern five-story building that stood out even from a distance.
Its facade was covered in shiny metallic panels, interspersed with large reinforced glass windows that reflected the afternoon sun in a particularly annoying way.
Inside, there were various specialized laboratories, analysis rooms, storage for rare ingredients, and even containment chambers for more dangerous experiments. And, each floor was dedicated to a specific area of alchemy
Besides the labs, there were also individual workrooms where professors could carry out their own research... or just grade texts while enjoying the air conditioning and internet funded by Enki.
As the name suggested, the building was exclusive to professors specializing in alchemy. There were other similar departments for other specialties, although alchemy was one of the best-funded areas of research.
Ange, the professor Davi had been forced to work with due to Amelia’s insistence, was not only an alchemist but also the head of the Advanced Alchemy with Monsters Laboratory, an area Davi knew little about.
"Who are you?" a man wearing full armor approached Davi and asked in a calm tone upon seeing him near the department.
Only professors and their supervised students were allowed into the Alchemy Department, so it was no surprise that security was tight. The guard at the entrance gave him the typical suspicious look, but followed it with a polite smile.