Golden numerals exploded across the darkness of Kaelen’s mind in a cascade of liquid light.
A resonant chime vibrated through his bones, chiming with the pure, heavy weight of an ancient bronze bell.
The splintered fragments of the flagship’s pine mast were still bouncing across the teak deck.
The sulfur smoke from Hesper’s catapult fire hung thick in the air, swirling around the snapped rigging.
[The Fallow Slate: Stage 5] [Track 1 (Cultivation): 1,440h Reached -> 2-Month 10x Bonus (14,410x UNLOCKED)] [Track 3 (Alchemy & Refining): 1,440h Reached -> 2-Month 10x Bonus (14,410x UNLOCKED)] [Track 2 (Martial Combat): 720h (7,210x SEALED)] [Track 4 (Comprehension & Soul): 720h (7,210x SEALED)] [Quad-Track Milestone Concurrence Detected — Five-Minute Burst Window: ACTIVE]
Kaelen swallowed the final bite of his purple sweet potato.
He wiped his sticky fingertips on a dry linen cloth, folding it neatly into a small square.
Then he reached down, picked up his unlidded celadon teacup, and set it carefully on the wide teak railing.
