Norland's Downtown District.
Ever since the patent law was enacted, Norland had whipped up a surge of inventive fervor as mages set up ateliers all across Norland. The downtown area was the place with the densest concentration of ateliers.
However, all of the ateliers belonged to lesser-known mage apprentices and adepts who were hoping that their works would catch the eye of a big merchant. Then they could become renowned people like those great investors.
Hyrlan was also one of these many mage apprentices, but her ambition ran much further than her fellow adepts who only focused on money and status.
What she wanted was fame, and she hoped to display a new arcanotech made by herself in the World Exhibition in two months' time. She wanted to let the whole world know her name, and her family name, Lloyd.
It was the wish of her mother who had passed away early on. The item Hyrlan had prepared for the exhibition was also her mother's legacy.
