It took six more tries.
On the seventh, the moment the last etching was completed, the fragment pulsed with faint light. The
markings glowed like embers being coaxed into flame.
[Mission Complete. Reward Granted.] [Acquired: Passive Skill – Structural Intuition I] [+10
Contribution Points]
A warmth surged through his fingers, then his mind. He blinked—and suddenly he could see the cracks in
walls, the weak points in stone, the stress tension in metal. It wasn't knowledge. It was instinct. Like his
fingers could feel the truth of things.
He touched a broken beam in the shack and knew exactly where it would split next storm. He looked at a
cracked bowl and could tell how much longer it would hold water.
Structural Intuition wasn't magic. It was awareness, the kind that craftsmen spent decades developing.
Kai felt his heart race. This wasn't just about fixing things. He could build.
He slept like a man reborn.
The next morning, the System offered him something new:
[Access Unlocked: Contribution Point Exchange Center]
And so, the doors to another world cracked open.