Testing against curses
The following days, Nero once again fell back into his training routine. Even though he was growing extremely fast due to the aether rich food, Footer always found new ways to exhaust him and tire him out.
But beside his immense physical growth, Nero also discovered that his intense routine benefited his cultivation as well. By Tuesday of his second week, Nero had reached 2% absorption!
Although it was not intense growth, it was the first time he had made measurable progress, and he hadn't even been spending much time actually cultivating. This was just a passive result of the copious amount of aether that was flowing through his body, not only due to the food he was eating, but because of his training as well.
To respect Silas' privacy, Nero did not share details of his card with anyone, but he did use it before one of his training sessions with Footer. Although he did learn a lot about his ability, it was not as fruitful as he expected.