Rivyn leaned against the wall of his alchemy room, idly glancing at his system screen. The recent battles in the white space had been grueling, but they'd paid off in small increments. His experience bar crawled forward steadily, and his stats reflected the progress.
Still, something was bothering him.
"Level 203," Rivyn muttered to himself, fingers drumming against the hilt of his greatsword. "Yet, I'm still in E-rank."
He couldn't help but wonder about the tower's requirements for advancing to D-rank. Most assumed level 200 was the threshold for crossing ranks, but Rivyn had already surpassed that milestone. Was the system flawed? Or were the requirements deliberately opaque? The idea that he might need to reach level 500 to ascend filled him with a mix of dread and determination.
He pulled up his status screen again:
[Rivyn – E-rank]
[Level – 203]
[Strength – 369]
[Agility – 356]
[Defense – 355]
