Golden runes cascaded across the hovering surface of the Stage 3 Fallow Slate with crystalline resonance.
Nearly three days had passed since Sera Thorne’s breakthrough at the southern gatehouse. Throughout the valley, the crisp morning air smelled of mountain pine and cold river stone.
Inside the peaceful seclusion of Cold-Spring Grotto, Kaelen Vance lay comfortably in his silk hammock, propped against a pile of clean down pillows. In his hands rested a steaming ceramic mug of roasted barley tea.
Before his eyes, the stone slate chimed with a deep, harmonious hum.
[Fallow Slate: Dual Milestone Update] [Track 1 (Cultivation Base): 965 Hours 00 Minutes | Multiplier: 9,660x] [Track 2 (Sword Body & Vessel): 965 Hours 00 Minutes | Multiplier: 9,660x] [Track 3 (Alchemy & Comprehension): 725 Hours 00 Minutes] [Milestone Achieved Five Hours Earlier: 1-Month Lunar Fallow Surge (Track 3)] [Track 3 Multiplier Upgrade: 10x Surge Applied -> 7,210x Milestone Seal Locked]
Kaelen took a slow, appreciative sip of the warm barley brew.
Parallel timers are truly an exceptional invention, Kaelen thought, feeling the faint, gentle warmth radiating from his sea of consciousness. Most cultivators have to pick one discipline and neglect the other two. I simply lie in a hammock and let all three clocks tick at the same time.
