Usually when I start a puzzle, I either open Paint or Excel. Most puzzles can be boiled down to either a math problem, or a spatial awareness optimiation. For this puzzle, though, I had no clue where to start. I just threw some stuff together, while trying to keep the footprint as small as possible. Because of my lack of process, I can’t tell if this is good or not. 

This solution’s biggest downfall is wasting quicksilver. Using it to upgrade Lead to Tin hurt my soul, and putting a disposal glyph feels bad. That being said, both of those tradeoffs lead to a low area, so I’ve got that going for me. 

Ultimately, I don’t think this is a great solution, but I’m glad to have something to submit. Given the low time spent, I’m happy with this.

Enjoy