I remained in the pocket space for a few seconds, letting myself settle. Then a soft chime echoed in my ears. A notification.
I pulled it open.
[Quest Update]
Objective 1: Investigate the base | Reward: 10 Merit Points | Status: Done
Objective 2: Capture the traitors | Reward: 20 Merit Points | Status: Done
Objective 3: Kill Abominations and Phutonomies | Reward: 100 Merit Points | Status: Done
Objective 4: Destroy the base | Reward: 500 Merit Points | Status: Done
[Quest Complete]
[Total Merit Points: 630]
[Current Rank: XXX29]
I exhaled slowly.
That notification meant the asteroid behind me wasn't an asteroid anymore, just drifting debris and dust where a fortress and an army once stood. I called the gift I left behind the Time Bomb. A delayed explosion of Fractured Unity.
Another panel unfolded in front of me. This one was new.
A merit shop.
My eyes scanned through the list, focusing on the items I could actually afford. Everything beyond my MP range was blurred out.
