Kaelen Vance stood up from his folding bamboo stool.
After forty-five days of protecting his alchemy streak through travel and interruptions, he had grown stiff from the long vigil. His bones popped in a satisfying series of sharp clicks as he stretched his arms toward the morning sky. The straw hat tipped back, revealing calm, untroubled dark eyes.
Deep within his soul, the Fallow Slate hummed with vast, celestial power.
[Stage 4: 120-Minute Transcendent Burst Window Active!]
[Multiplier Applied: 10,810x!]
[Track 3 (Alchemy Refinement) Cashed: 1,080h -> Multiplier 10,810x!]
[Track 4 (Dao & Array Comprehension) Cashed: 336h -> Multiplier 337x!]
[Tracks 3 and 4 Reset to 0h 00m (1x).]
