Erik chooses to use wish on day one to remove the cursed item from his person as the most recent incidents during the adventure they went on has caused him to decide that the item is too risky to hold onto. Erik then imbues a card each morning with the simulacrum spell and then flourishes it to cast the spell creating a simulacrum of himself without needing any of the spell components for casting. He then orders the sim each day to create a gem valued at 25,000 gold coins. By the end of the seven days, he has collected a total of 7 gems valued at 25,000 gold coins each. The total value is 150,000 gold coins. During the week Erik also choose to carouse among the nobles in an effort to further his progression in power as a magic user. Now that their group has become widely known as powerful heroes, he wants to take advantage of this.