When Gawain saw ores being pushed over by the apprentices, he immediately determined that these ores contained a substance that was related to magic.
These were minerals with stripes that were grayish silver and had a hint of bluish purple. Under a specific angle of illumination, it would produce a metallic texture. When paying attention to the bluish-purple stripes, it would look hazy and illusory. They were distinctive characteristics of magic materials, especially magic materials with high purity and superior magic-conducting properties.
To discover brand new ores in the Dark Range that could be applied in the magic field was definitely great news, but Gawain was more worried that Nicholas Egg might have a long-term illness after being affected by such "stimulants". "How long before you recover from your cold? Is this illness… severe among your species?"