"Truthfully, nothing. I just know you can make pills and sometimes heal people..?"
Hearing this, Faust sighed.
"Tsk. The stereotypes assigned to alchemists are truly ridiculous. They make us sound like glorified doctors."
"…"
"I know what you're thinking and we are not."
Faust waved a hand and behind him, sixteen golden circles appeared.
"Alchemy is the study and practice of the esoteric. A great man once said 'Know. Hold. Shape.' It's a pretty simple saying but it encapsulates our essence."
"We study the world and its mysteries to comprehend and harness it then, we reshape these mysteries to our image."
"People don't know it but alchemy and cultivation are two sides of the same coin. The only reason why they're seen as separate concepts is because of a war that happened a while ago."
"There once was a time where everyone wielded alchemy."