Aster yipped, “But you make a great seat right now!” Matt laughed but scooped his bond off their friend, and while activating [Mage’s Retreat], helped her roll over. Metal got heavy as it Tiered up, and her standing up at all was an impressive feat that spoke to her armor’s powers. Once she was back in Tier appropriate, standard armor, Susanne laughed. “It’s perfect! Strength buff, physical defenses, and magical shielding all in one.” Hearing her gush, Matt looked at the item that he was hoping was going to turn into a growth item. Neither his mana stone nor his armor were showing any signs of reacting to the Genesis Energy that he’d been cycling through them during their downtime. He was about to ask when Liz did it for him. “Did you feel anything before now? A sign that it was turnin

