I am finding that scissors from the sawmills are harder to obtain. I should have enough to finish, but the last 4 collections (with 2 sawmills that makes 8 opportunities) gave me just 2 scissors total. If I hadn't purchased the study circle, I would be in trouble. While fangbeasts are a little easier to spawn now, the scissors are harder to find.
Is there any reason I should wait to expand to the Academy plot until I'm done with the first part of this Academy challenge (Long forgotten spell)?