Ethan's chest tightened. He immediately pulled up the system interface.
Scan.
Data streamed across the screen in real time.
Then—something new popped up.
A stat he hadn't seen before:
Mental Force.
A type of power that didn't rely on the body. Didn't rely on energy forms.
Invisible.
But capable of directly affecting reality.
"So that's it…"
Ethan finally understood why Calrakk's power system had always felt so chaotic.
These blood-red gems didn't grant a single, unified power.
They—
Amplified whatever latent potential the user was closest to awakening.
At that moment, the rest of the Emerald Castle team, who had followed him into the hall, began to take notice of the gems too.
One person touched a gem—and their physical strength surged.
Another triggered a wave of elemental energy.
Someone else awakened a strange ability the system couldn't even categorize yet.
Ethan's gaze returned to the blood-red gems embedded in the walls and floor.
