Realistically, Liam had to rest.
As resilient as Liam was, he had gone all-out against a mid-stage branching expert right after an alchemical session. The latter hadn't been intense, but exhaustion had piled up nonetheless.
Still, time was of the essence since Liam wanted to continue clearing his goals despite the political mess that was bound to arrive. According to Rachel, the window was narrow, too, so he had to push himself a bit longer.
The location wasn't important as long as Liam was fast, at least for the first part of his strategy. After flying for a few hours, he settled into another underground hall and got ready for the semi-experimental project.
Liam had nothing to hide from Rachel anymore, so he summoned all his stockpiled venom, uncaring of the reactions that abundance might stir. The two amphoras and brown slab came next, as well as the almost-grey cauldron and the ceramic basin.
