Moto Kyuutei Renkinjutsushi no Watashi, Henkyou de Nonbiri Ryouchi Kaitaku Hajimemasu! - Ch. 11 - Alchemists Can Also Help

[flannan]

Well well well, if it isn't the consequences of your actions

Not really. It's the consequences of alchemy department being badly understaffed and poorly organized due to somebody else' bad personnel policies.

 

[someunregpunk]

If the paint hardens 5 minutes after being exposed to air, why wouldn't that have happened to the exposed surface while in the bucket?

Think of it like plaster of paris. That stuff hardens fast but you can retard that speed or speed it up or even keep it nearly indefinately wet if you add different types of ingrediants to the plaster as you mix it up.