Much talk doesn't happen with Ava since she was looking tense, and after calming the situation a bit, they all returned to their own destinations.
It was indeed quite uneventful, which was unexpected.
The next day, during training, Cale was moving through his usual routines when the system chime hit him like a physical blow.
[SYSTEM NOTIFICATION: TRIAL PERIOD TERMINATED]
Cale stumbled, one knee dropping to the ground as information flooded his consciousness.
The messages kept cascading:
[SYSTEM UNDERGOING COMPLETE OVERHAUL...SYSTEM UPDATING...]
[NIGHTMARES FROM NOCTURNUS CONTRACT: PERMANENTLY DISABLED]
[ALL CULTIVATION VARIANTS STANDARDIZED - TERMED AS "CULTIVATION"]
[LUST BOND OFFICIALLY RENAMED: HAREM BOND]
[HAREM BOND ABILITIES: UNLOCKING...]
[CONTRACT PERIOD: NOCTURNUS CONCLUDED]
