State alchemists can turn metal into gold but it's expressly against the law. [ Otherwise they'd all be swimming in gold and then where would the economy be. ] But it is quite powerful; the military has a special branch comprised of solely alchemists.
[ Their trump cards in winning any war, as terrible as that is. ]
With that said, simply because you can do something with alchemy doesn't mean you should. I imagine the same tenet holds true with medicine.
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State alchemists can turn metal into gold but it's expressly against the law. [ Otherwise they'd all be swimming in gold and then where would the economy be. ] But it is quite powerful; the military has a special branch comprised of solely alchemists.
[ Their trump cards in winning any war, as terrible as that is. ]
With that said, simply because you can do something with alchemy doesn't mean you should. I imagine the same tenet holds true with medicine.