Chapter 151: [Hidden]
"It's probably because some of those traders prefer trading lots of these useless cards for one or two high-quality ones," Ambraz said.
Irwin gazed at the sorted stacks across the table, shaking his head.
Over the last few months, Gadorley had returned twice more. Besides news about some heated conflicts and the eviction of a group of merchants that had been found selling illegal memory-alteration cards, Irwin was shocked by the number of cards he gave. Although nearly all of them were what was commonly deemed 'useless' or close to, the sheer quantity of them made Irwin wonder how many demons must have been hunted and killed for them.
"Perhaps, but there's nearly a thousand cards here," Irwin said, looking up. "Imagine if we reforged them all, and I handed them out in my hometown?"
"To do what? Create a town filled with people using cards to increase their baking skills or with the ability to wash a dozen sets of clothes in a minute?" Ambraz said with a loud snort.
Irwin sighed, staring at the card in question.
"Alright. Enough procrastinating," Ambraz said before he began humming an incredibly intricate song.
Irwin nodded, got up, and began pacing through the room as he listened to the hum. The melody seemed to flow through him, almost sounding familiar in its beauty. At one point, Ambraz's hum became a melodious rising and falling, and as much as Irwin enjoyed it, he grimaced as he recognized it from the previous times Ambraz had hummed the entire tune.
"So, we got to this part," he muttered when Ambraz stopped.
"Yeah, after this, there are two variations of things you've already learned. Now, try and do what I just did a few times. I'll correct you after a while."
Irwin nodded and stood still in his smithy. Closing his eyes, he recalled where Ambraz had started and tried to recreate the hum. Within moments, he knew he was making dozens of mistakes, but for now, he focused on the main rhythm. As with most songs he heard, he managed to roughly complete it, the sounds somehow seeming to linger in his mind. It also helped that his cards vibrated happily along with him.
"You keep surprising me, kid," Ambraz said after he finished.