Chapter 141: Request from a friend
Irwin hummed, focusing his energy before striking the metal with all the power he could muster. As the energy from his Hammer card flowed out, leaving three-fifths left, he stepped back with a nod. Ever since his first mistake of emptying the energy of two of his cards, he'd made sure not to do that again. Instead, he only used two strikes infused by his flame card and one by his hammer card.
Now, although he was feeling slightly groggy, he wasn't close to dropping a slumber again.
I wonder why it shrank so much faster at the start, he thought as he examined the metal.
Over the last few weeks, he'd managed to shrink the metal to the size of a hand, but it was becoming progressively harder to purify.
"So little progress," Ambraz grunted as Irwin removed the Purperion-riddled slab of metal from his surface.
"It's not going to happen in time for the auction," Irwin said, knowing it was an understatement. If the current trajectory held, it would take years instead of the months he'd hoped initially.
He inspected the metal. There was no more semblance to the hoop it had once been, but the purple metal streaks now were clear as day. It wasn't just that, he also had the feeling there was more of it, which Ambraz had said shouldn't be possible. He also had no clear idea how much his hammer and flame card had grown, but every time he woke, they were brimming with energy and definitely held more than they had the day before.
Well, I guess it might be better if it takes longer. Who knows, I might actually grow two cards to Ammolite like this, he thought.
"We have about three weeks left before it starts, so I need to focus on reforging a few more cards that I have lying around."
Ambraz let out a weary sigh before nodding. "Perhaps you can find another growth card! The best would be one that increases the energy capacity of the other cards."
"Those exist?" Irwin asked as he looked up in surprise. He'd never seen a card with a skill that did that.
"Of course they do," Ambraz snorted. "You remember those two cards you saw that let you use skills more often?"