King opened his character interface.
The rune balance sat at 562,000 currently. He navigated to the level-up panel and began converting.
The runes poured in, level thresholds consuming the balance in large chunks as each tier demanded more than the last. King watched the number fall, three hundred thousand, two hundred, one hundred, fifty, and kept confirming until the system returned an insufficient funds notification and the process stopped.
540,000 runes spent. 22,000 remaining.
His rank settled at #44.
King checked the accumulated stat points. 170 stat points, built up across every level gained in the conversion, waiting for distribution. He opened the allocation panel and worked through it without hesitation, the build already decided before he started.
44 points to Strength. His new Tank class had increasing need for it. He addressed it.
40 to Speed.
43 to Mind.
43 to Constitution. Eli's condition was a reminder. HP was not a vanity stat.
