"What's this thing called?" Kyle asked.
"I never named it. There's no reason to," Theodor answered.
Kyle just shrugged and opened his hammer.
The head split into several different pieces, revealing the old core.
When Kyle saw the old core made of Craftsmen's Stone, he remembered Theodor's trial.
Back then, it had been his task to upgrade the hammer, and he had done that by creating the Craftsmen's Stone.
"Is this thing valuable?" Kyle asked, taking out the old core.
"In its raw form, it would be worth about two Ether Stones, but it has already been purposed, making it essentially worthless."
Kyle looked at the old core for a bit before shrugging and eating it.
'No point in wasting Ether. I still feel a bit hungry.'
Kyle's Ether storage recovered, and he put the new core into the hammer.
After putting the new core in, Kyle closed the hammer again, and moments later, the hammer started to shine a bit.
The lines between the components vanished, and the hammer returned to its old appearance.
He swung it around a bit, but its weight had barely changed.
"You can strengthen it now with the remaining materials," Theodor said.
Kyle activated its absorption function and held it to the materials, which all vanished in less than a second.
"Whoa!" Kyle shouted.
BANG!
The hammer hit the ground as it became too heavy for Kyle to lift easily.
He lifted it again, but his two hands barely fit around the handle.
This thing was unreasonably heavy while being way too small for Kyle.
"Open the Mining Weapon and follow my instructions," Theodor said.
Kyle did just that, and under Theodor's instructions, Kyle created a tiny and very simple rune in one part of the core.
"Close it again," Theodor said.
"Wait, that's it?" Kyle asked. "Just this tiny rune?"
"Close it," Theodor repeated.
"Sure thing, Boss," Kyle said, closing the hammer again.
"Will for it to become bigger," Theodor said.
Kyle did just that, and his eyes widened when the hammer suddenly grew to a length of over five meters.
"Not that big," Theodor commented with annoyance.
Kyle experimented a bit with the hammer, and after a while, he got it to a perfect size for his new True Body.
As he lifted the hammer, he felt its old familiar weight.
It was perfect.
He could swing it with two arms, but it required a lot of power.
"This is great!" Kyle said with a smile. "Didn't know it was so easy to make a weapon change its size!"
"It's not, " Theodor said with a snort. "The function was already in it. The rune you added simply connected the core to the function."
"Oh, yeah, okay, makes sense," Kyle said. "That should be everything, right?"
"Yes," Theodor said. "When you get out, you should focus on getting familiar with your new powers."
"In addition to your usual training, you also need to learn how to utilize your Remote Infusion in serious battles. The very thing that makes Warriors so threatening is that they have access to a usable Center, mind, and Soul."
"With these Aspects, a Warrior can also act as a threatening ranged attacker."
"Warriors are unique in the way that they do not have any weaknesses. They are threatening in a melee battle and just as threatening in a ranged battle. No matter what you do, a Warrior will always be threatening."
"Your goal is to become a threatening Warrior for now," Theodor explained.
Kyle nodded. "Sounds good. I'll give it my all."
He was already getting excited about trying out his new abilities in combat.
Yet, as the minutes passed, his excitement vanished, replaced with boredom.
'Is Noah opening the door anytime soon?' he thought as he looked at the closed door.
Then, Kyle got an idea.
'Wonder if I can move that.'
He walked over to the door and grabbed the handle.
Then, he pulled.
"Ooof," he said as he stopped pulling.
The door didn't move an inch.
Then, he grabbed the big handle again and pulled with more gusto.
All of Kyle's muscles bulged, and he even started placing his legs on the second door.
After 20 seconds of pulling, Kyle lost all power and sat down in front of the door.
"Is this thing locked?" he asked in shock.
"No," Theodor answered. "Adamantium is just very heavy."
"But how is a door that heavy?" Kyle asked. "I mean, it's swinging on hinges, right? As long as the hinges are oiled, it should be relatively easy."
"Imbecile," Theodor said with a snort, "hinges capable of lifting such a door would be a waste of money. The floor is made of Adamantium as well, and pulling a block of Adamantium over a floor made of Adamantium won't cause any damage to either."
"You just have to use more power."
Kyle took a deep breath and looked at the door again.
"I'm not giving up," he said.
Theodor didn't comment.
Kyle, once again, pulled on the door with all of his power.
This time, he even used the Ether in his Center to strengthen his body.
'You will fucking move!' he thought. 'Move!'
Kyle's entire face had already turned red.
'Fucking move!'
At that moment, Kyle felt a vibration on the door, and his eyes widened.
'It's moving!'
'Pull!'
'You can do it!'
Then, the door moved.
Kyle's eyes widened as the door moved way faster than expected.
He lost his grip on the door and was flung back to the center of the room.
"What?" Kyle shouted, looking at the open door.
"Kyle!" a smiling Bonk shouted. "Big! Big Kyle!"
"Everything okay?" Noah asked with a lifted brow from behind Bonk.
Kyle scurried back to his feet and coughed awkwardly. "Yeah, everything's fine. I was just trying to see if I could open the door myself."
"It's heavy, isn't it?" Noah asked with a small smirk.
"Sure is," Kyle said. "I couldn't move it at all."
"I know all too well," Noah said. "That's why I brought Bonk."
Bonk just looked at the big Kyle.
Kyle was twice as high as Bonk and three times as wide.
"Kyle look strong," Bonk said. "Kyle fight Bonk!"
"Train?" Kyle asked.
"Yes, train," Bonk answered.
Kyle nodded. "Yes, train!"
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