He was practically firing on all cylinders.
And once Archmage Elric got into that state, everyone working alongside him was dragged into the madness as well. He pushed the other mages relentlessly, demanding more calculations, more experiments, and faster results. By the end of it, they probably felt as though they'd been worked like donkeys turning a mill, barely having time to catch their breath before being handed another task.
Still, the results spoke for themselves. Not only had they successfully completed the magical tools, but the intense workload had also opened up new avenues for their own research, allowing several mages to make breakthroughs and advance projects they had been struggling with for months.
In the end, perhaps no one benefited more from this unexpected crisis than Archmage Elric and the mages of the Mage Tower themselves. As exhausting as the whole ordeal had been, the discoveries and progress they'd gained were undeniably rewarding.
