I had sixty-five available points that I could freely distribute, and without overthinking it any further, I committed all of them to Intelligence.
If mana was the fuel behind authority, then Intelligence was the reservoir.
The numbers shifted the moment I confirmed the allocation.
[Stats]
Strength: 112
Stamina: 132
Agility: 114
Intelligence: 100 + 65
Perception: 95
(Available Points: 0)
The change wasn't just numerical.
It was physical.
A faint pressure built behind my eyes before spreading inward, not painful, but dense, like my thoughts had gained weight and structure. My awareness sharpened further, not in the sense of spotting distant movement, but in processing speed—connections forming quicker, calculations settling cleaner, distractions fading faster.
And then I watched my MP adjust.
It surged from 1335 to 2203.
A massive jump.
