Arc 1 - Chapter 68 - The Storm I
When Thea stirred awake in the pre-dawn hours of the assessment's tenth day, several things immediately stood out to her.
The first was the absence of anyone rousing her from sleep.
'Command must still be confused about what to do with us,' she mused, sinking further into her bedroll.
The squad had collectively agreed that she should maximise her rest at night, given her role in leading them throughout the day. This arrangement conveniently freed her from night watch duties, a fact she greatly appreciated, as uninterrupted sleep was something she relished.
Secondly, she noticed the peculiar, euphoric yet foggy haze that had permeated her mind over the past few days had finally lifted. From the moment she had awakened from her coma, something had felt amiss—the Psychic Gate incident during her journey back to the front lines definitely not helping in that matter.
Now, at last, she felt like her old self again.
Seizing this rare moment of solitude and relative lucidity, Thea decided to tackle some long-neglected administrative chores that had been repeatedly postponed amid the whirlwind of events following her coma.
She pulled up her System interface to review the accrued rewards from the past forty-eight hours.
| [System]: You have received 34 Contribution Points, 61 System Merit and 92 System Credits. (Combat) [System]: You have received 8.45 Contribution Points, 13 System Merit and 29 System Credits. (Objectives) [System]: You have received 49 Contribution Points, 72 System Merit and 106 System Credits. (Combat) [System]: You have received 11 Contribution Points, 24 System Merit and 35 System Credits. (Objectives) [System]: Meditation Focus has reached Level 3. [System]: Inspect Target has reached Level 3. [System]: Sky Step has reached Level 3. [System]: Improved Sprint has reached Level 3. [System]: Silver Respiration has reached Level 3.
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