Location: Dark Forest - Outer Ring Cave | Doha (Lower Realm)
Time: Day 398, Dawn
Dawn light painted the cave entrance in shades of copper and rose, but Jayde barely noticed. She sat cross-legged on her bedroll, surrounded by carefully bundled herbs that represented thirty days of opportunistic gathering. Red blossom lotus wrapped in cloth. Dragon grass tied in neat bundles. Moon thyme and fire lavender sorted by quality.
One hundred twenty-seven specimens. Collected between hunts, harvested from seven different clearings she'd mapped throughout the Outer Ring.
(All this work. Worth something, right?)
Resource inventory complete. Now, determine the optimal utilization strategy.
She'd been reviewing her supplies when the Divine Tome's interface flickered to life unbidden—not the usual mission summary or combat analysis, but something new. Golden text scrolled across her vision with an almost eager quality.
NEW FEATURE UNLOCKED: INTER-DIMENSIONAL TRADE NETWORK
