Reynard put more pressure on the bellows and added coal to the furnace, but it was all fruitless. The magical gold lump refused to grow any closer to melting.
Not entirely discouraged, Reynard pulled the metal out and put it on the anvil. He smashed the yellow-hot lump with his hammer at full force, testing how malleable it was.
Ding!
To Reynard's shock, the hammer barely left a dent, even though the metal was so hot!
He tried twice again and even tested the metal's ability to bend by trying to break off pieces with his tongs. But Reynard's strength was barely enough to make a scratch on the magical gold.
Finally, sweaty and panting, Reynard let the metal cool off.
"This is really something, Chili," he muttered. "To work with this metal, you must have a strength of… I don't know, a Citrinito magi? Or, at the very least, some crafting magic to help you…"
"Oink! Oiiiii!"
