Alex had homework now.
The Artifact God had given him hundreds of different materials, most of which were some sort of metal, rock, glass, wood, or gem. There were more types of materials, but these were the ones he had to start with.
Each of the materials she provided had a detailed list of explanations on what it did and how it was used.
Since Alex's canvas was empty, he needed to fill it in with various materials. However, if he only used the technique on the materials, he would understand that it was similar to another material. Never would he truly learn what exactly it was that the material did.
So, he needed some base information he could start from before he could get somewhere.
He started with the metals and read up on them while using the technique to get an understanding of what it was that their aura felt like. Not only that, there was something else within the aura that he needed to learn so that he could ignore it in the future.
