Nighttime at the stone house in the outer ring.
Denise Green is diligently practicing her meditation method in her bedroom.
The snow-winged cat curls up in its cage, belly up, and sleeps soundly.
Noland Lee sits in his study with five invitation letters placed on the desk in front of him. In his hand, he holds a gold coin used for practicing the meditation method.
In the study's trashcan, many magic trinkets have been violently destroyed by Noland.
Noland uses passive deconstruction to transform magic trinkets into energy points which are used to practice the "Strong Metal Fusion" meditation method.
One coin after another is forcibly merged into his body, with his energy points steadily decreasing and one system message after another popping up.
After half an hour of practice, Noland relaxes his palm and looks at his increasingly strong arm.