Outside, the night was already nearing its end. The dawning morning star was about to shatter the shackles of darkness.
Meanwhile, inside the experimental workshop, Angel and Benbo suffered another failure.
Netherflame now resembled a guttering candle in the wind.
Fortunately, Benbo noticed in time and replenished it with Aggregation Energy, allowing it to blaze anew.
Yet even though the flames had reignited, the sense of instability Netherflame gave off had not vanished.
Clearly, after an entire day and night of full-force smelting, even Netherflame was beginning to feel dazed.
It was not just Netherflame. The radiance emitted by the Orichalcum on the experimental table had also contracted to its limit, leaving only a thin veil of faint glimmer.
No matter how exceptional Orichalcum was, after being enchanted and reforged a dozen or twenty times, its potential was nearly exhausted.
"We can't keep tormenting it like this." Benbo sighed. "How about this? One last time today. If it still doesn't work, we'll leave it for another day."
Angel nodded.
He looked calm on the surface, but he was feeling somewhat weary inside as well.
Moreover, dawn was almost here. Hidden Waters would reconnect with Companion Star Lake, and he would need to make some arrangements then.
"I picked the auxiliary materials every time before. Since we've decided this will be the last attempt, I'll leave the selection to you this time." Benbo teased, "You found a way for every race in the Mirror Realm to survive under the threat of the Calamity Puppet. Maybe you can work another miracle with this selection."
Angel said, "The two can't be compared. Besides, I don't create miracles. I merely go with the flow."
Despite saying that, Angel began choosing the auxiliary material for the final attempt under Benbo's urging.
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