Fallen Star City…
It took Ethan and the others a full week, but they finally finished absorbing all the crystal cores.
As expected, Ethan's strength climbed to Tier 35.
Chris and Sean both reached Tier 34, and the rest of Fallen Star Squad hit peak Tier 33.
The second echelon—over three hundred Awakened—also stabilized at Tier 32.
On the city's side, the upgrades finished exactly the way Miles predicted:
Fallen Star Guard: everyone at peak Tier 29
Fallen Star Corps: everyone at Stage A
Miles still had a decent pile of Stage B and Stage A crystal cores left. It wasn't enough to push the Fallen Star Corps up another Tier across the board, so he kept it for later—either to set up more bizarre defensive ritual circles when he had time, or to feed the laser cannons.
