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The next morning, Gardenia finally woke from her deep slumber, still exhausted from helping Elayne forge so many soul treasures the day before. Elayne, however, felt energized and eager. The time had finally come to tap into her Spiritual Energy Reserves and relearn the abilities and powers from her past life.
She had already used some of those reserves yesterday, yet she still possessed plenty for the next steps she had in mind. Because most of them required Gardenia's assistance, she had patiently waited for her friend to recover.
Even after waking, Gardenia still looked somewhat drained, so the two decided to start the day with a large, nourishing breakfast. Elayne filled the meal with generous amounts of spirit crystals and nether crystals. Gardenia had mutated in the Netherworld and could now absorb these dark energies, though the process still tired her. Each time she synthesized them, however, it became a little easier.
