Mr Isaac felt an amazement he had rarely experienced in his life, especially being so used to instructing others.
"It's because the fibers are perfectly aligned," Ren explained while immersing another batch. "Like when the Shadow Stalker prepares to sleep. I achieved it using a different fixative proportion and very little Bronze crystal powder, look..."
Isaac paused briefly, interested. "Why does it work with so little powder?"
"Powdered crystal fixative is designed for most skins, which have residual mana," continued Ren, his knowledge helping him understand, to then explain. "That's why they use so much powder, to seal the skin with more mana. But here there's no mana to seal."
"Interesting theory," Isaac stroked his beard thoughtfully.
"And eight and a half minutes," he murmured. "Not ten."
"Why eight and a half?"
