[ And the fake chaos shards might allow for the same phenomenon to happen... That does seem to track. Magla, the matter all magic derives form, can be made manifest as crystals in More's world as well, so all of this makes more sense to him than it maybe should. ]

Failing a way of securing that you remain supplied with a shard, then maybe you should look into a world that is... more futuristic, more likely to actually sustain beings like you properly?