"Yes."
A quiet pulse rippled through her mind. Something invisible clicked into place, like a gear sliding into alignment.
Notifications cascaded.
Main Quest complete. Credits rewarded. New summons unlocked. Skill upgraded. Share percentage increased.
Her lips curved faintly.
Absolute Freezing now extends a hundred meters. Ice Bolt could conjure spears at will, freezing whatever they pierced. Ether energy temporarily surged with advancement.
Power, layered carefully atop calculation.
"Good," she whispered.
Her summons were multiplying. Lightning Crocodile. Frosty Roc. And if necessary, temporary beasts from advancement pills.
Yet ether remained the true limitation.
"I need crystals," she muttered, gaze drifting toward the hills. "Or something bigger."
She rose, brushing grass from her robe.
Bandits.
Desmont Valley stretched for hundreds of kilometers. Searching blindly would be foolish.
Before she could form a plan, Noah's voice cut gently through her thoughts.
