After piecing together the situation from everyone's overlapping explanations, Ethan finally formed a clear picture of what Ethereal's Energy Pool system actually was.
The concept itself was outrageous.
This newly unlocked system, fully integrated into the game world, allowed ordinary people to strengthen themselves simply by using VR Capsules. More than that, it generated a faint but genuine trace of Energy within their bodies. The rate at which this Energy grew depended on the supply level granted by the Energy Pool, which players could enhance by purchasing multipliers with large quantities of in-game gold.
