"The temperature is already cold enough to keep methane in liquid form, hence large methane lakes exist in the North."
"But even in the methane lakes, there's a type of strange fungal organism that stubbornly survives. The Leaping Clan often harvests these fungi as a special local product, which makes them quite wealthy."
"What's the use of the fungi?"
"An... alchemy material," said the Great Scholar. "In the Northern Territory, ice element extraordinary materials are excessively abundant, so there's always a need to find a way to utilize them. Those fungi can convert ice elements into more gentle life elements, so they're quite popular."
Alchemy, in other words, is medicinal science.
Pill-induced upgrades are quite popular here.
The Human 18th Civilization has scientific research methods, and the local natives have also found their own localized alchemy through long practice.
"I roughly understand it, continue,"
